On January 21, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a combative 70-minute address at the annual session of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
During the speech, Trump criticized Europe's immigration, social welfare, and import policies as systematic threats to its social order and economic competitiveness, suggesting that the region will be marginalized in global competition unless it reverses course.
Trump emphasized the U.S. would not seize Greenland by force, but also reiterated his administration's intent of controlling the island. He noted Denmark's capitulation to Germany within hours of being invadedduring the Second World War and the subsequent U.S. wartime occupation of the island after 1941, framing the U.S. as Greenland's historical security guarantor and criticizing Denmark for being ungrateful. （Related： Opinion | East Asia’s Birth Rates Have Collapsed — and the Demographic Crisis Is No Longer Reversible ｜ Latest ）
He dismissed claims that he sought control of the island for mineral resources, instead stating the island's strategic position in the Arctic was critical for U.S. global defense strategies.
