Trump’s Greenland threats; Anti-ICE church protest; Indiana’s perfect season; and more
The 7
The Washington Post
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Tuesday, January 20. The seven stories you need to know today.
If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | President Donald Trump tied his attempt to take over Greenland to the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 0:09.0 | That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, January 20th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:20.0 | President Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:28.7 | President Trump has wanted a Nobel Peace Prize for a long time. |
| 0:39.4 | He was not the 2025 winner, and apparently that snub by the Nobel Committee in Norway is continuing to sting with big geopolitical implications. |
| 0:46.9 | In a weekend text to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garstora, Trump wrote that he no longer needed to think purely of peace after he didn't win the peace prize last year. Trump then repeated his |
| 0:53.9 | ambition for the United States to take |
| 0:56.1 | complete and total control of the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. Stora said he has repeatedly |
| 1:03.1 | explained to Trump that it is up to the Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian government to award |
| 1:08.6 | the annual Peace Prize. But Trump, speaking to reporters yesterday, |
| 1:13.4 | pushed back. If anybody thinks that Norway doesn't control the Nobel Prize, they're just kidding. |
| 1:21.5 | They have a board, but it's controlled by Norway. And I don't care what Norway says. But I really |
| 1:27.1 | don't care about that. What I care about is saving |
| 1:29.7 | lives. And Trump doubled down on his Greenland demands. Well, I don't think they're going to push back |
| 1:36.3 | too much. Look, we have to have it. They have to have this done. They can't protect it. Denmark, |
| 1:42.6 | they're wonderful people. And I know the leaders are very good people, but they, they can't protect it. Denmark, they're wonderful people. And I know the leaders, |
| 1:45.6 | they're very good people, but they don't even go there. |
| 1:50.1 | Trump's bid to buy or seize Greenland and to unleash a trade war with European leaders who |
| 1:56.2 | disapprove has sparked the greatest transatlantic crisis in generations. |
| 2:04.6 | The Justice Department is considering a rollback of gun regulations. That's number two. |
| 2:11.8 | Part of President Trump's base believes that his administration has not been aggressive enough |
| 2:16.7 | in easing firearm restrictions, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Washington Post, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Washington Post and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.