Trump at Davos
“I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t so grateful — they should be grateful to the U.S., Canada. Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said, an apparent reference to the military protection the U.S. provides to the continent.
“Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,” he said, but not to the prime minister directly, who left the summit before Trump delivered his remarks. The two did not meet on the sidelines of the summit.”
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Good Wednesday morning Beloved Sentients. Just a short preliminary post which I will add to as the day progresses. I want to get the initial analysis of Trump’s speech to the assembled leaders at Davos posted first.
Folks, I made myself laugh last night. Reading the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seminal speech yesterday--which included a standing ovation at the end–
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-speech-davos-rules-based-order-9.7053350
I imagined Carney going on to win the Nobel Peace Prize next year. I laughed out loud at the thought! Can you imagine sentients? Trump would have a conniption fit and immediately invade Canada were that to happen. LOLOLOlolololol
After all–Carney seems to be taking a leadership role in the Trump crisis…even offering to support Greenland as arctic “blood brothers”.
If it does happen that Mark Carney of Canada gets the Nobel Peace Prize–just remember you read about it here first! LOL.
So please review the following links from the Davos coverage this morning and I will have further comments afterwards and as the day goes on.
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Trump calls Denmark ‘ungrateful’ — but tells Davos forum he ‘won’t use force’ to acquire Greenland
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/trump-carney-davos-9.7054255
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a lengthy speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, said he would not use force to acquire Greenland, though he did again call for U.S. control over the semi-autonomous territory. The president, who covered a range of issues, also called out Canada’s prime minister, saying Mark Carney ‘wasn’t so grateful’ to the U.S.
The Latest
- U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today, expressing his desire for control of Greenland and criticizing Europe and Canada.
- Trump said he was seeking immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland, which he called a ‘very small ask’ for ‘a piece of ice.’
- Trump said Canada should be grateful and that Prime Minister Mark Carney wasn’t grateful in his speech at Davos yesterday: “Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”
- Trump also referenced Canada’s auto industry trouble, despite U.S. data showing a contraction in auto industry jobs south of the border.
The big takeaways from Trump’s speech
We’re wrapping up our live updates on Trump’s remarks to a large Davos crowd this morning.
The U.S. president’s speech was over an hour long, as his speeches often are.
Here are some takeaways:
- Trump vaunted his administration’s economic and immigration policies, and took jabs at perceived opponents, including former president Joe Biden, Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell — and addressed Prime Minister Mark Carney directly, calling him “Mark” and saying Canada “lives because of the United States.”
- On the heels of tariff threats to European nations, Trump said he was seeking “immediate negotiations” to purchase Greenland and said it was of “strategic international importance” for the U.S. to run it for security reasons.
- Despite repeatedly returning to the subject, Trump said he would not “use force” to acquire Greenland, leading to an apparent sigh of relief by Denmark, whose foreign minister said the assertion was positive and that the European nation would maintain its diplomatic track in discussions.
- Trump took vague swipes at “Europe” at the beginning of his speech, saying, “It’s horrible what they’ve done to themselves.” Over the weekend, eight European Union countries defended Greenland’s sovereignty in the face of Trump’s annexation threats.
- The U.S. president said he’s still seeking to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine and that he will be meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday.”
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Trump makes California Governor Gavin Newsom [The US’s next president, IMO] laugh.
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Greencrow continues: Some pundits are saying that a drop in the Stock Market and some countries announcing a pull out of their investments in the US was behind Trump’s apparent walk back over invading Greenland.
Al Gore appalled by Trump’s ‘crazy’ threats against allies
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Below are a couple of links I put on this draft a couple of months ago. At the time they seemed relevant. So I will leave them here and continue the current post after:
Barry Appleton: The case that could rewrite American power — and Canada’s trade reality
Every generation gets its constitutional reckoning. This one begins with tariffs.
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Folks, remember when Canadians and Americans were bosom buddies and did kind things like this for one another?
Alabamian who mistakenly ordered from N.S. burger joint sends cash and apology by mail
‘I hope the amount enclosed is enough to cover the cost of my embarrassing mistake,’ reads handwritten letter
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ns-alabama-burger-mixup-9.6974005
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Greencrow continues: Looking at more links from this morning’s analysis–the pundits are referring to the passing of “Peak Trump” and saying the age of ‘denigrating rhetoric’ is almost over. Could it be?
LOLololol—for your further amusement….we have this video interview of Canada’s former criminal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Davos Forum–interviewed on the street by Rebel NewZ‘s EZra Levant. EZra and Rebel NewZ are not my favourite entities due to their pro Israel annihilation/extermination stance re the indigenous Palestinians in Gaza.
But to my knowledge this is is the ONLY time Trudeau is asked about the recent Canada Federal Appeals Court support of the Mosley Decision of January 23, 2024 that deemed the February 14, 2022 invocation of the Emergencies Act to be illegal and unconstitutional….so there’s that.
Greencrow as the crow flies 
Boomers you so predictable! Over sudden you support Carney, never mind he’s pure globalist with skeletons in his closet not to mention how he ripped Canada in a last five years just being Trudop adviser. And don’t forget who was behind frozen banks accounts
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