Davos

by Donald Trump

 I was a little tired but otherwise relaxed and confident flying into Davos on Air Force One which is a decent plane but not as lavish as I’ll have when my new super jet from the Qataris is fixed up. I wish my beautiful wife could be here. She loves going to big events with me but is preparing for the debut of her great documentary Melania.

Technically, I’m in this wonderful Swiss city to make deals with billionaires and other rich and powerful people at the World Economic Forum. I’m sure that will happen because everyone wants to do business with the United States and the man responsible for making our country the greatest in history. We’ve got more money than anyone’s ever had. We’ve got the best scientists and technicians and soldiers and businessmen and, most important, we’ve got a leader who’s brilliant and not afraid to make bold moves.

I know the audience won’t be rude to me. People all over the world need me and are also afraid to make me mad. They don’t know what I might do. I’m not sure either but have always been able to improvise. With the timing of a top ranked reality TV star, I asked, “Would you like me to talk about Greenland? I was going to leave it out of my speech but didn’t want you to worry. I have tremendous respect for both the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark… but every NATO ally has an obligation to be able to defend their own territory. And the fact is, no nation or group of nations is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the United States.”

Remember World War II. The Germans conquered Denmark “after only six hours of fighting,” and the Danes certainly couldn’t have done anything for Greenland. The United States was compelled to send its young soldiers there to protect the people. We did this “at great cost and expense… Denmark knows that. We literally set up bases on Greenland for Denmark. We fought for Denmark. We weren’t fighting for anyone else. We were fighting to save it for Denmark, a big beautiful piece of ice. It’s hard to call it land. It’s a big piece of ice.” If we hadn’t rescued Greenland, “you’d all be speaking German and (maybe) a little Japanese.”

And after the war we stupidly gave Greenland back to Denmark. But look how “ungrateful” they are now. They and all of you in Europe need to understand that the world now faces “much greater risks than it did ever before. Because of (nuclear) missiles and weapons of warfare that I can’t even talk about.”

You need to keep in mind that “Greenland is a vast, almost entirely uninhabited and undeveloped territory that’s sitting undefended in a key strategic location between the United States, Russia and China. That’s exactly where it is. Right smack in the middle. It wasn’t (nearly that) important when we gave it back.” But if there’s another world war, all the nuclear missiles will be flying right over Greenland. That’s what worries the United States and should worry you, too.

We’re not after rare earth minerals. To get those you’d have to “go through hundreds of feet of ice.” We don’t need that. We need Greenland for “strategic national security and international security… That’s why American presidents have sought to purchase Greenland for nearly two centuries…” Now, in the nuclear age, we need Greenland for our extraordinary new Golden Dome missile shield.

On cold winter nights, I want you to remember Russian and Chinese nuclear-missile-firing submarines and other warships are circling the North Pole and waiting to pounce. And I’m the only one who can protect you. “All I’m asking for is Greenland, and that is a very small ask… (Don’t worry.) I won’t use force. We’d be unstoppable.” We all understand that Europe and NATO are in a very weak state. You’ve weakened yourselves by years of depending on the United States and spending far too little on defense.

I want to help you and all free nations. Sell Greenland to the United States. “You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no, and we will remember.”

Editorial Notes: Words in quotes are from Trump’s speech in Davos on September 21, 2026.

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