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Morning Announcements

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 - Trump vs. Greenland; Markets slide; ICE deaths surge; DOJ issues MN subpoenas

Morning Announcements

Betches

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: President Donald Trump kicked off a fresh round of global chaos with late-night posts about the U.S. taking over Greenland, plus screenshots of flattering texts from French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO’s Mark Rutte. The posts landed as world leaders gathered in Davos, where Canada’s Prime Minister warned the global order is facing a “rupture, not a transition.”  Macron later declined to join Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” prompting Trump to threaten a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne. Denmark announced it’s sending more troops to Greenland, and Greenland’s prime minister told residents to prepare for a possible invasion, signaling Europe is taking the threat seriously. Back in the US, the Archbishop overseeing the American military said troops could be morally justified in refusing unlawful orders, adding to growing backlash over the administration’s use of military force. Markets finally reacted: the Dow dropped about 800 points as stocks slid and investors fled to bonds amid rising trade and geopolitical uncertainty. The Justice Department issued subpoenas to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over immigration enforcement, while new data shows deaths in ICE custody hit a record high last year. A new study confirmed Trump’s tariffs are paid almost entirely by U.S. businesses and consumers. Meanwhile, Elon Musk donated $10 million to a pro-Trump Senate candidate in Kentucky, breaking his own record. And finally, Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance announced they’re expecting their fourth child later this year. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Axios: Macron declines to join Trump's Gaza peace board. Here's who's been invited Bloomberg: Greenland PM Tells People to Prepare for Possible Invasion AP News: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leaders WaPo: ‘Morally acceptable’ for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says Yahoo: Stock market today: Dow plummets 800 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink over 2% as Trump's Greenland threats clobber stocks WSJ: Minnesota Democratic Officials Subpoenaed by Justice Department Axios: Immigrant detention deaths reach 20-year high under Trump Bloomberg: Americans Bear Almost All the Cost of Trump Tariffs, Study Shows Axios: Scoop: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race CNN: Second lady Usha Vance announces she’s pregnant with her fourth child Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today is Wednesday, January 21st and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.

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I'm your host, Sammy Sage,

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and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't a megaphone

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for the loudest voices, but a magnifying glass for the most important news. One quick thing before we

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so if you want to keep listening to the morning announcements, make sure to follow the show so it ends up in

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your feed. Now on to the news. We have to return to the middle of the night on Tuesday night

1:07.0

at around 1 a.m. when President Donald Trump started posting a series of crazy shit

1:12.0

on his little fucking social media app, specifically memes about the U.S. taking over Greenland

1:17.6

and text screenshots from French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO chief Mark Ruta,

1:22.9

in which both were absolutely just kissing his ass, to the extent that California Governor Gavin Newsom,

1:28.5

who has decided to show up at Davos with all of these people, said that they should have

1:32.7

brought knee pads. Also at Davos yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech

1:38.1

where he called the present situation, quote, a rupture, not a transition. I'm glad someone

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finally gets it.

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