'Speak softly and carry a big stick': Jon Sopel on Trump's Davos speech
January 21, 2026
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as posted by the channelJon Sopel, co-host of The News Agents, joins Shelagh Fogarty to discuss the main takeaways from Trump' speech in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump told world leaders he will not take Greenland by force but did call for “immediate negotiations” on acquiring it during his crunch speech in Davos.
Speaking at the summit in Switzerland, the US president made his pitch to acquire the Danish territory.
Amid growing fears that he would use the US military to take over the island, Trump said: "We won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive force, we'd be unstoppable, but we won't do that."
He then issued a chilling warning to world leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) over his attempted Greenland takeover, telling them: "You can say yes, and we'll be very appreciative, or you can say no and we will remember."
The American leader outlined that he wanted Greenland for "strategic national security and international security".
The US already has the power to bring as many troops as it wants to Greenland under existing agreements with Denmark.
It also has more than 100 military personnel permanently stationed at its Pituffik base in Greenland's north-west - a facility it has operated since World War Two.
During his speech, which lasted more than an hour, Trump said that he had "tremendous respect" for the people of Greenland and Denmark, but added there was "no sign" of Denmark on the island.
He also claimed that the Danes were spending less money than promised on Greenland.
"It's the US alone that can protect this giant mass of land, this giant piece of ice, develop it and improve it," he said.
As Trump arrived in Switzerland, Sir Keir Starmer told MPs in London he would not "yield" to pressure from the US president on Greenland.
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