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Greenland ‘Will Fight Back’, Stocks Tumble, MN Lawsuits and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A lawmaker in Greenland says the country is prepared to defend itself in the face of President Donald Trump’s plans to annex it. Meanwhile, global stock markets are not reacting well to Trump's threats. The Justice Department has lodged legal appeals to ramp up its immigration crackdown. It’s been a year since a measles outbreak started in Texas and cases are still rising. Plus, Netflix has revised its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, January 20th.

0:07.0

Greenland's Prime Minister is warning that the current situation over the island could threaten world order.

0:13.0

President Donald Trump is not backing down from his threats to acquire Greenland.

0:17.0

And now the Danish government says it's sending more equipment and advisors to Greenland to beef up emergency preparedness.

0:22.6

An official says Danish authorities are also giving Greenland advice on securing communication and critical infrastructure at the request of the territory's government.

0:30.6

Member of parliament Kuno Finker tells CNN that his people are prepared to defend their nation against potential attacks.

0:37.5

We will fight back no matter what, if it's Denmark or US, even though we know we are much less

0:43.4

stronger and we don't even have a military, but we will have to fight back no matter what.

0:50.0

Meanwhile, Trump shared screenshots of private messages from world leaders in multiple social media posts overnight.

0:56.2

In one of them, French President Emmanuel Macron says, quote,

0:59.0

I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.

1:02.0

A source close to Macron confirmed it was a real text.

1:05.0

And adding fuel to the fire, Trump also posted two AI-generated images of the U.S. claiming Greenland.

1:15.6

And this Greenland thing is causing big ramifications in the stock market. We'll have more on that after the break.

1:18.6

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1:21.6

They can teach you how to fry an egg and even write a poem, pirate style.

1:26.6

But it knows nothing about your work.

1:31.2

Slackbot is different.

1:32.6

It doesn't just know the facts.

1:34.4

It knows your schedule.

1:36.0

It can turn a brainstorm into a brief.

1:38.5

And it doesn't need to be taught.

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