Live Eventsas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelUS President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday revived his long-running claim over Greenland, saying the United States was “stupid” to return the territory to Denmark after World War II, as he addressed global leaders at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos amid a standoff with Europe over the Arctic island.“We gave back Greenland to Denmark after World War II. How stupid were we to do that, we did that,” Trump said, even as he initially told the audience he was “gonna leave Greenland out of the speech.”Trump said the United States had fought to secure Greenland during the war and to keep it within the Western hemisphere. “We fought to keep it in our hemisphere, and after the war, which we won, we gave Greenland back,” he said.The president linked his remarks to what he described as renewed American strength on the global stage. “We are a great power,” Trump said, adding that he believed adversaries had been reminded of that fact “two weeks ago during the Venezuela operation,” without providing further details.Trump’s comments on Greenland come amid heightened tensions between Washington and European capitals, particularly Denmark, which has repeatedly rejected any suggestion that Greenland could be sold or transferred.

Source: Economic Times January 21, 2026 20:36 UTC