California’s Governor Gavin Newsom urged Europeans on Tuesday to stop playing nice with US President Donald Trump over Greenland, "develop a backbone" and "punch him in the face." "He's good at exploiting weaknesses, but he backs down when he's punched in the face," Newsom said. He called Trump's bid to take over Greenland "madness" but said the US president would not try to seize it "militarily." Punch him in the face," Newsom said. "But we cannot negotiate our very fundamental values, sovereignty, the identity of our countries and our borders.

Source: Punch January 20, 2026 20:01 UTC