Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick refused to respond directly to a question about sovereignty amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing threats to take over Greenland, one way or another. Lutnick encouraged the panel’s moderator, Adam Tooze, a Columbia University historian, to look at the bigger picture, asserting that globalization has "failed" and "left Americans behind." He questioned European nations’ commitment to green energy milestones when "they don’t make a battery," leaving them "subservient to China, which makes a battery." The U.S. delegate then told the room that they should all want his country to be as strong as possible. "I want to point out that when America shines, the world shines. Close your eyes and think of a world without America in it. It becomes pretty dark pretty darn quickly," Lutnick said.
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