Trump Backs Down on Greenland

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Speaking to leaders in Switzerland, President Trump gives up on a military takeover of Greenland. Jurors acquit a Uvalde, Texas police officer on all charges of child endangerment. And the Supreme Court seems likely to rule against President Trump's attempt to oust Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.6	uk slash pod for an exclusive discount. It's Thursday, January 22nd. The military threats are over.
0:34.6	The hostilities are not. You start here. President Trump backs off his plan
0:42.2	to seize Greenland by any means necessary. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't
0:47.3	use force. Military intervention is off the table and tariffs might be too, so why does nobody
0:52.9	seem happy at Davos? A Yuvaldi police officer is acquitted.
0:57.5	The jurors thought they were just gaping holes in the case.
1:01.0	This could have been the first conviction in the Rob Elementary shooting response. Instead, it's more pain for the parents.
1:07.0	And the Supreme Court seems poised to tell President Trump, you can't say you're fired to just anyone.
1:12.7	They disagree on the terms of that removal.
1:15.8	How does it work?
1:16.8	Who gets to decide why even conservative justices seem fed up?
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1:26.0	I'm Brad Milkey.
1:39.4	Davos, Switzerland is a pretty sleepy town. It's only got about 10,000 residents. Before it became home to the famous world economic form, it was best known for skiing and ice hockey.
1:45.2	No city in Europe lies at a higher altitude, I learned today. Well, yesterday, everyone was awake and ready in
1:50.0	Davos as President Donald Trump arrived to give an anticipated address.
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