OURLAND: Trump Says He's Close to a Deal With Denmark | Finally, Some Good News From the Gopher State | 1/22/26

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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President Trump dominates Davos with a major NATO-backed framework on Greenland and the Arctic, averting tariffs while advancing U.S. strategic interests against Russia and China. Congressional Republicans (with bipartisan support) take a bold step holding the Clintons in contempt over Epstein-related subpoenas. Plus, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launches a Senate bid in Minnesota, Virginia Democrats push a controversial bill on federal benefits, and reactions pour in on the ongoing Greenland saga in our poll of the week.

The AM Update, Trump Greenland deal, NATO Arctic framework, Clintons contempt Congress, Epstein investigation, Michele Tafoya Senate run, Minnesota politics, Davos 2026, Gavin Newsom roast, Virginia Democrat bill, immigration asylum scam Ohio

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, January 22nd, 2026. It's not Greenland, it's our land.
0:04.9	Congressional Republicans finally clear a low bar and some good news finally out of the gopher state.
0:11.3	Next on the AM update.
0:15.8	President Trump spoke at Davos yesterday at the World Economic Forum Confab, just dominating the news cycle,
0:23.1	news and notes out of that event this year. In the middle of speaking engagements and meetings
0:30.1	with NATO members and other dignitaries of import from around Europe, President Trump posted
0:36.5	on Truth Social, quote, based upon a very
0:39.8	productive meeting that I have had with Secretary General of NATO, Mark Routi, we have formed the
0:45.5	framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic region.
0:51.6	The solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America and all NATO nations.
0:57.7	Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st.
1:04.3	Additional discussions are being held concerning the Golden Dome.
1:07.5	That's the missile defense that Trump wants to build as it pertains to Greenland.
1:11.2	Further information will be made available as discussions progress.
1:14.9	Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio, special envoy Whitkoff, and various others as needed will be responsible for the negotiations.
1:23.3	Some of the details of that framework that was agreed upon by NATO members at Davos are starting
1:31.3	to leak out. Under the deal, again, these are leaks, so this is nothing set in stone yet.
1:37.1	Denmark would give the United States sovereignty over pockets of Greenlandic land, where the United
1:42.9	States could basically have sovereignty overbilled military bases, among other uses.
1:47.9	The New York Times first reported some of the details of this, again, just a framework of something that's being discussed.
1:54.5	NATO Secretary General Mark Routy also said yesterday he's actually in agreement with President Trump when it comes to national
2:01.6	defense and NATO defense for Greenland. So statements from me will not add anything here. And when
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