The good news headline from Donald Trump’s trip to Davos was that he seemed to rule out force for now in his urgent quest to acquire Greenland. View image in fullscreen Donald Trump steps off the plane after arriving at Zurich international airport. He suggested the same for much of Europe and the world – any country that had been maintaining a trade surplus with the US. It was a speech sprinkled with the overt racism that has increasingly become part of the president’s shtick. It is the constant antidote to any temptation to laugh at Trump’s rants or gaffes.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2026 20:35 UTC