Trump\u2019s Davos appearance became less a policy speech and more a geopolitical showdown.<\/p>\n
Arriving late after Air Force One\u2019s emergency U\u2011turn, he tore into Europe\u2019s \u201cseriously weakened\u201d<\/p>\n
leaders, questioned NATO\u2019s reliability, and bizarrely linked a US stock market dip to Iceland.<\/p>\n
Then came Greenland: an \u201cobligation\u201d for America to control, a \u201cgolden dome\u201d<\/p>\n
he said the US must build, insisting only Washington could truly defend the Arctic island.<\/p>\n
European leaders pushed back hard. Macron framed the moment as a choice between<\/p>\n
\u201crespect\u201d and \u201cbullies,\u201d while Belgium\u2019s prime minister likened Trump to the \u201cVery Hungry Caterpillar,\u201d<\/p>\n
devouring trust and alliances.<\/p>\n
Tariff threats \u2013 10%, then 25% \u2013 now hang over Europe\u2019s economies like a sword,<\/p>\n
explicitly tied to Denmark\u2019s refusal to sell territory. In a single speech,<\/p>\n
Trump turned Davos from a forum on cooperation into a l<\/p>\n
ive test of how far he\u2019s willing to go to get what he wants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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