Us president Donald Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. US president Donald Trump eventually called his own bluff on his deranged plan to buy Greenland with a rambling self-aggrandising speech in Davos. Notably, while echoing support for, and solidarity with, Denmark and Greenland the Government has not directly criticised Trump or his administration for its latest take on the Monroe doctrine. “Collectively we need to de-escalate this situation, we need to dial down and engage in those areas that matter.”But if Trump didn’t win, neither did Europe or Ireland. “[Trump] is living out a dream of possessing power without limits.

Source: The Irish Times January 22, 2026 09:48 UTC