Mr Trump said: “You need the ownership to defend it. But Mr Trump repeatedly returned to his argument that the US has had a raw deal from Nato, funding the protection of other European countries. Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, used his Davos speech on Tuesday to warn mid-sized countries to unite in the face of US “coercion”. Mr Trump took direct aim at Mr Carney in his speech, claiming that Canada had, “a lot of freebies” from the US. By contrast, Mr Trump said he had a “very good relationship with [Russia’s] President [Vladimir] Putin and President Xi [Jinping, of China].”- The Guardian

Source: Irish Examiner January 21, 2026 19:52 UTC