Overview
- Video from the World Economic Forum shows President Trump saying “Iceland” multiple times while discussing his Greenland proposal.
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected a reporter’s account by pointing to the president’s written text describing Greenland as a “piece of ice.”
- Clips circulated across social media contradicted the denial, drawing swift backlash and accusations of gaslighting from journalists and commentators.
- In the speech, Trump called for “immediate negotiations” for U.S. control of Greenland, described the move as a “very small ask,” and threatened tariffs on European nations that oppose it.
- European officials have discussed retaliatory trade measures as the Greenland dispute heightens concerns over NATO cohesion and transatlantic relations.