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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Trump Rules Out Taking Greenland By Force

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

News

3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump reconfirmed his ambition to take control of Greenland, but said it will be through negotiations, not through force. He also slammed the NATO military alliance and American allies, calling his demand for Greenland a "small ask."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Thank you very much. Thank you, everybody, very much.

0:02.4

Thank you. Thanks very much for joining us. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and indeed around the world.

0:10.8

I'm Wolf Blitzer, along with Pamela Brown. You've been watching all these situations unfold. We're here in the situation room,

0:18.9

watching the President of the United States speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. And let's begin this hour with the breaking

0:26.4

news and their significant breaking news. President Trump standing before the world and putting it

0:31.6

on notice. He's not backing off at all in terms of his ambition to take control of Greenland,

0:37.1

but says it will be through

0:39.3

negotiation.

0:40.3

And just minutes ago, he wrapped up his much-anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum.

0:45.3

He delivered as clear as statement yet that he will not use military force to seize the Danish territory,

0:51.3

but reiterated his desire to take over Greenland.

0:54.9

He also slammed the NATO military alliance and American allies, calling his demand for Greenland

0:59.5

a quote, small ask.

1:04.4

We never asked for anything, and we never got anything.

1:09.2

We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive

1:12.4

strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay? Now everyone's

1:22.7

saying, oh, good. That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.

1:33.2

All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.

1:38.5

We're covering all the angles of this very important developing story. CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent,

1:44.7

Caitlin Collins, is on the scene for us in Davos. CNN International Diplomatic editor,

1:49.6

Nick Robertson is in Greenland. Caitlin, let me start with you. The president spoke for more than

1:54.2

an hour, and now he's been answering some questions. What stood out to you from the speech,

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