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NPR News: 01-21-2026 6PM EST

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

0:04.2

President Trump has canceled his threat to impose more tariffs on Europe,

0:08.3

saying he has come to an agreement with NATO General Secretary Mark Ruta

0:11.7

over a framework of a future deal on Greenland.

0:15.5

He now says the U.S. will not use military force to take the Arctic Island,

0:19.6

but he's still making threats.

0:21.2

So we want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won't give it.

0:26.5

We've never asked for anything else, and we could have kept that piece of land, and we didn't.

0:34.2

So they have a choice.

0:36.8

You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative,

0:41.0

or you can say no, and we will remember. Trump's comments have sparked concerns about a potential

0:47.5

geopolitical standoff. NATO-Alli Denmark remains firm on its sovereignty over Greenland. California

0:54.0

Governor Gavin Newsom says a media

0:55.9

event he had planned at the World Economic Forum was canceled under pressure from the Trump

1:00.4

administration from member station KQED, Guy Marzarati has more. Newsom was scheduled to speak at

1:06.6

USA House, the official U.S. pavilion at the Global Summit, and deliver a critique of Trump's

1:12.5

economic management. But the governor's office says the invitation was canceled under pressure

1:18.0

by the White House and State Department. The Trump administration did not respond directly to a

1:23.2

question about Newsom's claim, but a White House spokesperson accused the governor of, quote,

1:28.0

frolicking around Switzerland instead of fixing the many problems he created in California.

1:33.5

Newsom has spent part of this week lambasting Trump policies and calling out European leaders.

1:39.2

For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzarotti in San Jose.

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