WATCH LIVE: Macron delivers speech in Davos after telling Trump he does ‘not understand’ Greenland plan
French President Emmanuel macron spoke at the World economic Forum in Davos, delivering remarks amid a diplomatic spat wiht President Donald Trump over Trump’s expressed interest in acquiring Greenland. Macron urged European leaders too consider using a proposed “trade bazooka” – punitive trade measures – in response to threatened U.S. tariffs on countries that resist the Greenland plan.The tension escalated when Trump warned of steep tariffs, including a cited 200% on French wines and champagne, and later shared private messages from Macron in which the french president said they agreed on Syria and Iran but “did not understand” the Greenland move and invited Trump to dinner. The episode has become a focal point for discussions among world leaders at Davos.
WATCH LIVE: Macron delivers speech in Davos after telling Trump he does ‘not understand’ Greenland plan
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to speak in Davos at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday at 8 a.m.
WHAT IS EUROPE’S ‘TRADE BAZOOKA’ BEING FLOATED AS AN ANSWER TO TRUMP’S GREENLAND THREATS?
Macron launched to the center of the American foreign policy conversation on Monday as he urged European leaders to use the “trade bazooka” in response to President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on European countries that disagree with his aims of acquiring Greenland.
The future of the Arctic island, now a territory of Denmark, is largely expected to be a hot topic among the major world leaders gathered in Davos. As Trump boarded Air Force One overnight, he threatened Macron with a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes if Macron was hostile to joining his Board of Peace. Trump later posted friendly private messages from Macron on his Truth Social platform, in which the French president invited him to dinner.
“My friend, We are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” Macron said in the message. “Let us try to build great things.”
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