Davos, Greenland and Donald Trump
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DAVOS, Switzerland -- President Donald Trump arrived on Wednesday in Zurich, Switzerland, ahead of his scheduled address in Davos. Air Force One had earlier turned around mid-flight, after the crew identified "a minor electrical issue," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday night.
Trump delivers major economic speech at Davos, unveiling 401(k) housing plan and addressing credit card rate caps to tackle American affordability crisis.
The president is expected to emphasize housing affordability and unveil an expanded role for his Gaza "Board of Peace."
Trump on Wednesday is set to address the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps, where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use his appearance at the gathering of global elites to address affordability issues back home.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has formally invited President Donald Trump to deliver State of the Union address for 2026.
President Donald Trump’s threat to weaponize steep new tariffs as part of his bid to acquire Greenland could soon put queasy Republicans on the spot. House and Senate Democrats plan to force votes as soon as next month to block the European tariffs Trump announced over the weekend,
Greenlanders are making it clear that they don’t want the Trump administration anywhere near the self-governing territory. President Trump’s envoy to Greenland, Gov. Jeff Landry, was disinvited from its annual dogsled race—a public snub that came as the president floats a takeover of the autonomous region in Denmark.