Overview
- Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews for a minor electrical issue, and the White House said the president will continue to Switzerland on alternate aircraft.
- Before departing, Trump said a solution with Europe on Greenland was “probable,” yet he has recently insisted the U.S. will not “back down” on the island.
- Trump published screenshots of private messages from France’s Emmanuel Macron and NATO’s Mark Rutte and threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne.
- Ursula von der Leyen called the proposed tariffs an error and pledged a “firm, united and proportionate” EU response, announcing Arctic security measures and investment supporting Denmark and Greenland’s sovereignty.
- European Parliament leaders signaled readiness to suspend last July’s U.S.-EU trade understanding as the bloc weighs anti‑coercion tools, while Zelensky canceled his Davos visit due to Russian strikes and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev arrived.