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2026 US-Denmark Tensions/End of NATO
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Then why not directly state that? What benefit has leaving the threat of invasion implied provided America?Or it was never actually on the table after all.
All it has done is draw together the rest of NATO against America, and inspired even more people to plan to do less business with America.
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An interesting read -
ca.news.yahoo.com
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said.
A couple of hundred people were invited to the dinner. Fink ended the dinner before dessert after the heckling incident as people were walking out, one of the sources said.
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 () - ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said.
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said.
A couple of hundred people were invited to the dinner. Fink ended the dinner before dessert after the heckling incident as people were walking out, one of the sources said.
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Give it a day or to before his socials light up.
An interesting read -
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 () - ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said.
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said.
A couple of hundred people were invited to the dinner. Fink ended the dinner before dessert after the heckling incident as people were walking out, one of the sources said.
All these guys should be PNG'd after this administration is over. Lutnick, Bessent, Miller, Musk, etc. All the folks who enabled this attack on Europe.
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Thats why I have some of my best sleeps in 10 mans, the methane and unburnt naphtha render me unconscious for a few hours.
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Trump's fumble with words and purposeful theatrics for the rest.
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You couldnt find youngins because they havent been on facebook in a decade
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Young people may have a Facebook account but I can guarantee you, they are not using it to chat.This is what AI tells me.
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And the hits keep coming.
"Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region."
What does that mean to us here in Canada?
Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress.
Trump says he reached Greenland deal ‘framework’ with NATO, backs off Europe tariffs
- President Donald Trump said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.”
- Trump said that as a result of that negotiation, he would no longer impose punitive tariffs on a slew of European countries that were set to begin Feb. 1.
"Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region."
What does that mean to us here in Canada?
Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress.
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Comments from someone inside the room during Trump's speech today. Based on her comments, Carney was present during the speech.
An interesting read, though it comes from a young American working for CNBC. A similar viewpoint from an European of a similar age/background would have been interesting, same with including a Brazilian or an Argentinian, someone from Australia, Japan, India, China, etc.
The audience included Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Ajay Banga, as well as senior political and business figures such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
He opened by saying it was good to see so many friends and “some enemies,” drawing laughter from the crowd. From there, he leaned heavily into self-assessment, describing himself as the most successful president and pointing to what he said were his major achievements accomplished in just one year.
“People are doing very well and are happy with me,” Trump said, prompting a mix of laughter and applause.
The tone oscillated between humor and provocation. Trump took aim at several figures, including a swipe at French President Emmanuel Macron’s sunglasses, asking: “What the hell was that?”
He also directed a number of comments at Carney. A CEO seated nearby told me, on condition of anonymity, that Carney took it in good humor, smiling and nodding along.
After more than an hour, Trump turned to the topic many in the room had been bracing for. “Would you like me to talk about Greenland?” he asked, drawing a loud “yeah!” from the audience. Around me, some attendees shook their heads. One person seated behind me, who said they were Danish, muttered: “This is ridiculous.”
Trump also kept referring to Greenland as a “piece of ice” and appeared to confuse it with Iceland — another European country altogether.
The president also criticized Europe more broadly, saying parts of the continent had become “unrecognizable,” and described former Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter as “difficult.”
“She kept saying the same thing over and over. She rubbed me the wrong way,” he said.
The address was followed by a fireside chat with WEF President Børge Brende, but by then — after well over an hour — some of the audience had begun to drift out.
As I left, I asked a few attendees what they thought. One tech CEO summed it up succinctly: he wasn’t sure whether to laugh or feel nervous, a sentiment echoed by several others.
“Yes, we laughed,” one politician told me. “But it’s also frightening to think he might actually try to execute some of this.”
An interesting read, though it comes from a young American working for CNBC. A similar viewpoint from an European of a similar age/background would have been interesting, same with including a Brazilian or an Argentinian, someone from Australia, Japan, India, China, etc.
The audience included Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Ajay Banga, as well as senior political and business figures such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
He opened by saying it was good to see so many friends and “some enemies,” drawing laughter from the crowd. From there, he leaned heavily into self-assessment, describing himself as the most successful president and pointing to what he said were his major achievements accomplished in just one year.
“People are doing very well and are happy with me,” Trump said, prompting a mix of laughter and applause.
The tone oscillated between humor and provocation. Trump took aim at several figures, including a swipe at French President Emmanuel Macron’s sunglasses, asking: “What the hell was that?”
He also directed a number of comments at Carney. A CEO seated nearby told me, on condition of anonymity, that Carney took it in good humor, smiling and nodding along.
After more than an hour, Trump turned to the topic many in the room had been bracing for. “Would you like me to talk about Greenland?” he asked, drawing a loud “yeah!” from the audience. Around me, some attendees shook their heads. One person seated behind me, who said they were Danish, muttered: “This is ridiculous.”
Trump also kept referring to Greenland as a “piece of ice” and appeared to confuse it with Iceland — another European country altogether.
The president also criticized Europe more broadly, saying parts of the continent had become “unrecognizable,” and described former Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter as “difficult.”
“She kept saying the same thing over and over. She rubbed me the wrong way,” he said.
The address was followed by a fireside chat with WEF President Børge Brende, but by then — after well over an hour — some of the audience had begun to drift out.
As I left, I asked a few attendees what they thought. One tech CEO summed it up succinctly: he wasn’t sure whether to laugh or feel nervous, a sentiment echoed by several others.
“Yes, we laughed,” one politician told me. “But it’s also frightening to think he might actually try to execute some of this.”
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I watched his whole speech plus the Q&A afterwards. He hit all his favourite talking points. It was a shambolic, dis-jointed, rambling, at times whiney, stream of consciousness embarrassment. Half the time he sounds like an insecure needy little 15 year old and at other times like an 80 year old rube. At the end of it you realize that while its hard to take him seriously he has the actual power to do what he wants. We are dealing with a modern day Commodus/Nero/Caligula
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I may fall off my chair and laugh myself to death if America achieves it's Greenland aims after the last 53 pages of vitriolic opposition to something that has been on the "to-do" list since 1867.
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Why does Trump get away with the things he does?
Why don't his own people shut him down?
www.bloomberg.com
Why don't his own people shut him down?
Dimon Says He Would Be ‘More Polite’ in Criticizing Europe
Jamie Dimon said he’d use a different tack than President Donald Trump in addressing US differences with Europe, with the goal of making the region stronger instead of more fragmented.
www.bloomberg.com
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This. They’ll reach a ‘framework agreement’ to do all the things existing treaty arrangements would let him do anyway and he’ll paint it as some victory.
Denmark made it clear Greenland’s not for sale. Europe stared him down and said they would cancel the summer’s trade deal that he was going to renegotiate on, and impose 93 billion in tariffs.
So he’s taking the off-ramp, albeit far too late to save much credibility.
