U.S. President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades, Reuters reports.
Trump, who marked the end of his turbulent first year in office on Tuesday, is expected to overshadow the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering where global elites discuss economic and political trends in the Swiss mountain resort.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that Trump’s arrival in Davos, where he is due to address world leaders, would be delayed by about three hours. Trump had to change aircraft on Tuesday night after the crew identified what the White House called a “minor electrical issue” shortly after takeoff.
Trump told a news conference on Tuesday that he would have meetings about the Danish territory of Greenland in Davos and was optimistic that an agreement could eventually be made.
“I think we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy and where we’re going to be very happy. But we need it for security purposes. We need it for national security,” he said.
