Meet the Press NOW — January 19

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🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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President Trump escalates his threat to take over Greenland with both economic leverage and potential military force. The Pentagon orders approximately 1,500 troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota amid intensifying protests. President Trump calls for new leadership in Iran. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Gabe Gutierrez in Washington, and we begin with President Trump's escalating threat to take over Greenland, either by economic leverage or military force, and the
0:23.0	intensifying backlash from Europe and NATO allies. Over the weekend, President Trump
0:28.0	threatening to impose 10 percent tariffs starting on February 1st on eight European countries
0:34.1	opposed to the U.S. takeover, including Denmark, France, Germany, and the U.K.,
0:39.3	saying those tariff rates will climb to 25% in June. There is not a deal for the, quote,
0:45.9	complete and total purchase of Greenland. Yesterday on Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
0:52.2	defending the latest tariff threats.
0:55.5	President Trump is looking, is being strategic.
0:59.0	He's looking beyond this year.
1:00.4	He's looking beyond next year to what could happen for a battle in the Arctic.
1:05.1	We are not going to outsource our national security.
1:09.3	We are not going to outsource our hemispheric security to other
1:13.4	countries. What is the national emergency that justifies these new slate of tariffs?
1:18.7	The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency.
1:23.3	Today, President Trump's showing no signs of backing down. In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News,
1:29.0	when asked if he will follow through on those tariffs, absent a deal on Greenland, President
1:34.1	Trump saying, quote, I will. 100%. And when asked if he would use force to seize Greenland,
1:40.8	President Trump saying, no comment. The pushback from Greenland and Europe has been intense.
1:47.1	On Saturday, at least a thousand Greenlanders marching in opposition to a U.S. takeover,
1:52.4	waving their national flags and reiterating the territory is not for sale. Some demonstrators
1:58.8	wearing their own version of a MAGA hat. Make America go away. This was
2:04.3	their message to the U.S. President. This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO. It's for what
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