Overview
- After an in‑flight aircraft switch due to a minor electrical issue, the president continues to Switzerland for a speech this afternoon and a series of talks focused on Greenland.
- He repeats that the United States needs Greenland for security reasons and signals confidence in a NATO‑level outcome while refusing to specify limits on how far he will go.
- He threatens new duties on Germany and other European nations starting February 1 unless there is movement toward a U.S. purchase, with reports suggesting higher rates could follow by June.
- The EU has put a planned transatlantic trade deal on hold and is weighing a roughly €93 billion counter‑tariff package under its anti‑coercion tools.
- Denmark has reinforced its presence on the island, several NATO countries conducted a brief reconnaissance that included about 15 German soldiers, and new research finds roughly 96% of recent U.S. tariff costs fell on American buyers.