US EditionReversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option: Report
President Trump abandoned military force and tariff threats, directing officials to negotiate a deal on Greenland and the Arctic amid rising geopolitical competition, officials said.
- At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump ruled out military force for Greenland and reversed threatened tariffs set for February 1, tasking officials to negotiate for the Arctic.
- Earlier this month, Trump revived his long-standing ambition to acquire Greenland, naming Jeff Landry special envoy and appearing emboldened by the January 3 operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.
- White House sources described senior aides split over tactics, with Howard Lutnick proposing tariffs and some officials, including Stephen Miller, keeping force on the table.
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The world held its breath – and exhaled. Donald Trump has withdrawn threats of a military invasion of Greenland and new punitive tariffs on Europe. But can we trust his word this time?
Trump's reversal on Greenland: A diplomatic shift amid growing tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force, and said a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
Inside Trump’s Head-Spinning Greenland U-Turn
“When President Trump arrived in the snow-covered Swiss Alps on Wednesday afternoon, European leaders were panicking that his efforts to acquire Greenland would trigger a trans-Atlantic conflagration. By the time the sun set, Trump had backed down,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The about-face followed days of back-channel conversations between Trump, his advisers and European leaders, including NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and German C…
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Daily RepublicTrump backs away from military force, says US has ‘framework’ for Greenland’s future
President Donald Trump retreated Wednesday from his most serious threats toward Denmark, easing trans-Atlantic tensions and lifting Wall Street after rejecting the prospect he would use military force to annex Greenland, a Danish territory and the world’s largest island.
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