'Trump blinked, Europe won': Trump's special address in Davos

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On tonight’s Nightcap: The President posts that a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland has been reached, and walks back his threats of new tariffs. Then, the administration reportedly begins arresting immigrant in Maine in an operation that was intended to target the Somali community. Plus, the Pentagon orders active-duty military police soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis. David Rohde, Evan McMorris-Santoro, Dan Nathan, and Ahmed Baba join The 11th Hour this Wednesday night.

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0:00.0	Good evening once again. I'm Stephanie Ruhl and I have been waiting all day long to talk about today's news.
0:11.0	This is the midweek nightcap. And if you want to check your calendar, we are 285 days away from the midterms.
0:18.0	But today, today was a biggie. Today President Donald Trump was at the World Economic Forum in Davos,
0:23.9	Switzerland, where he posted the following words.
0:28.7	Quote, based upon a very productive meeting with the Secretary
0:32.1	General of NATO, the framework of a future deal on Greenland
0:36.8	has been reached.
0:37.8	And he would not be enacting new tariffs February 1st.
0:41.2	A NATO spokesperson issued a statement reading this in part.
0:44.6	Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold economically or militarily in Greenland.
0:56.0	Newsflash, that wasn't happening anyway.
0:59.0	Even without specifics, the market rallied on the news.
1:02.0	It all came after the president appeared to rule out using military force
1:06.0	to acquire the territory in his address to Davos.
1:09.0	However, the world leaders, they are not exactly reassured.
1:12.8	And here's why.
1:15.5	Certain places in Europe are not even recognizable, frankly, anymore.
1:20.0	I love Europe and I want to see Europe go good, but it's not heading in the right direction.
1:26.0	Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German and
1:29.9	little Japanese. It's the United States alone that can protect this giant mass of land, this
1:35.8	giant piece of ice. Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark?
1:41.2	What I'm asking for is a piece of ice, cold and poorly located,
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