Davos 2026: President Donald Trump 1/22/26

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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President Donald Trump joins CNBC’s Joe Kernen in Davos during the World Economic Forum, outlining what he called a framework for a future deal with Greenland. President Trump also weighs in on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, his push for a temporary cap on credit card interest rates, and the search for the next Federal Reserve chair. In this episode: President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Well, we have a concept of a deal.
0:06.0	I think it's going to be a very good deal for the United States, also for them.
0:10.0	And we're going to work together on something having to do with the Arctic as a whole, but also
0:15.0	Greenland.
0:16.0	And it has to do with the security, great security, strong security, and other things.
0:21.6	President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,
0:26.4	an extended interview with our own Joe Kernan.
0:30.3	Forever.
0:31.5	Forever.
0:32.2	It'll be forever.
0:33.3	For Greenland at this point.
0:35.6	Yeah, forever.
0:36.5	That's staggering. That's better than a 99-year lease. Greenland at this point. Yeah, forever. That's staggering that... That's better than a 99-year lease.
0:39.3	Greenland, tariffs, and of course, the next Federal Reserve chair.
0:44.3	They're all good. You know, all three are good.
0:46.3	All three would be, I think, good.
0:48.3	We have a problem with a man that's there now.
0:51.3	It's too late. He's always too late, except when it comes to politics for the other side.
0:56.7	Plus a cap on credit card interest rates
0:59.3	and the president's plans for Iran.
1:03.4	Sanctions.
1:04.3	Sanctions.
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