‘I Won’t Use Force,’ Trump Says — But Greenland Fight Risks U.S.-Europe Travel

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he won’t use force to take Greenland or impose new tariffs, but his continued push for U.S. control and criticism of European allies keeps a key transatlantic travel corridor in jeopardy.

“People thought I would use force,” Trump said during his speech in Davos. “I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.”

After the speech, Trump said on Truth Social that he’d had productive conversations with NATO’s Secretary General and that, as a result, he would not impose new tariffs on European countries that supported Denmark. “We have a concept of a deal,” he said on CNBC.

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