Trump says ‘you’ll find out’ on Greenland takeover strategy
U.S. President Donald Trump signals during a one-year press conference entering his second term in office at the White House on January 20, 2026 in Washington, DC, USA.
Nathan Howard | Reuters
President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a day before he is scheduled to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, refused to detail how far he would go to achieve his goal of making Greenland part of the United States.
“You’ll find out,” Trump said in response to a question asking how far he would go to take Greenland during a nearly two-hour press conference at the White House.
Trump’s aggressive pursuit of Greenland, including threatening to impose tariffs on a number of European countries until Greenland is handed over, shook financial markets on Tuesday.
European leaders resisting the US takeover of Greenland are backing down against the threat of tariffs and warning that they will retaliate if tariffs are imposed.
Trump has been looking for Greenland, Denmark’s autonomous island region, for a long time. The president claims that obtaining it is critical to U.S. national security interests in the Arctic. Their search for the island intensified after the military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was launched.
Trump said Tuesday that he plans to meet with his counterparts in Davos this week to discuss Greenland.
“We have several meetings planned in Greenland,” Trump said. “As you know, I’m leaving tonight for Davos and we have several meetings planned in Greenland and I think things will turn out pretty well.”
