‘Trump hails Greenland deal’ and ‘All I want is a piece of ice’
Donald Trump’s announcement that he has reached an agreement with NATO allies on Greenland is on the agenda of Thursday’s newspapers. The Times leads the US president to announce that a “framework agreement” had been reached following talks with NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte, saying it “gives us everything we need to get”.
The Financial Times said the US president had signaled there would be “additional discussions” over Greenland’s role in the Golden Dome, a missile defense system planned to protect the US from all missile attacks.
In light of the deal, the Guardian said Donald Trump had backtracked on his threat to impose tariffs on European allies who opposed his purchase of Greenland.
Markets in the US rebounded and stocks rose again on Wednesday as a result of Donald Trump getting rid of his tariff threat, the Daily Mail reported. Elsewhere, the newspaper continues to publish more details of the Beckham family row.
“It’s a Don deal,” says the Daily Star, describing the Greenland saga as “baby boy mayhem”.
Despite the easing of tensions, i Paper quotes a senior NATO official warning that “if we don’t give Greenland to the US, they will stop supporting Ukraine.”
The Daily Telegraph fills its front page with a picture of a smiling Donald Trump. Elsewhere, the paper points out one of the US President’s jokes to the audience during his speech at the World Economic Forum: “If it weren’t for us, you’d all be speaking German.”
The Independent reports in more detail on the US President’s speech in Davos, in which he insisted that the US should have Arctic lands for its own national security. The newspaper summarizes his words with the following headline: “All I want is a piece of ice.”
The Daily Mirror describes Donald Trump’s Davos speech as a “delusional rant” in which he insisted European leaders “loved him” ahead of his Greenland ambitions. The paper also calls him “Daddy Fool”, a play on Boney M’s 1970s hit.
Prime Minister Rachel Reeves has been criticized by the Conservatives for costing UK jobs after it was revealed pubs will face “massive years of tax rises”, the Daily Express reports. The party is accusing Reeves of “closing shop” on the country’s high streets after the Treasury said tax breaks to help homeowners cope with business rate rises will be “gradually relaxed” over the next three years.
The Metro is carrying a report from an ongoing trial in London in which a jury heard Donald Trump’s son Barron say a friend saved his life during an attack. The newspaper says the US president’s youngest son called the police after he saw his friend being attacked by her ex-boyfriend during a FaceTime call.
Finally, following Prue Leith’s departure as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, the Sun reports that Nigella Lawson is in the running to replace her.
The majority of the front pages focus on Donald Trump announcing a framework agreement for Greenland. Including Guardian The US president “suddenly backed down” from threatening to impose tariffs on his European allies for leverage, “after weeks of rhetoric that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades,” the report said. The Times reported While this development created a “palpable sense of relief” in European capitals, Recommended by Daily Express This proves that Western nations “should not panic” every time Mr. Trump “tries a new gambit.”
The lack of details about the framework agreement leads many articles to speculate about what might be involved. There are resources he told the Daily Telegraph The sale of Greenland would be ended, but the United States would instead be allowed to maintain sovereign control over its military bases on the island. According to Daily MailTrump is considering offering 57,000 people living in the region $1 million each if they vote to join the United States. NATO officials he told iPaper They fear that the president “might demand Greenland as the price of support for Ukraine.”
Daily Mirror He was highly critical of Trump’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying Trump gave a “mindless and rambling” speech to an audience of “bemused” world leaders. Daily Star notes While the president has repeatedly confused Greenland with Iceland, Daily Telegraph he argues that it is “not a comedy special filled with cutesy anecdotes and wild impersonations.” The newspaper notes that Trump’s parody of his French counterpart included an accent that “many European states would prosecute as a hate crime.”
main news for Sun Dame Prue Leith’s decision to leave the Great British Bake Off after almost a decade as a judge on the show. It is claimed she will be replaced by Nigella Lawson, and the telly cook is said to be “ready to sign on the dotted line” before filming for the new series begins in April. The newspaper’s headline mentions a well-known type of pastry and says, “Nigella is a choux-in.”
