00:00A stunning reversal from the White House, the United States has abandoned plans to seize
00:25Greenland, not because the idea locked ambition, but because it risked something far more dangerous
00:31for President Donald Trump, impeachment. According to Reuters, the threat of congressional action
00:38forced Trump to retreat from a move that could have shattered NATO and ignited a constitutional
00:44crisis at home. Since early January, Trump and his inner circle had been actively discussing
00:51ways to take control of Greenland, the strategically vital Danish territory. But alarm bells quickly
00:57rang on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers from both parties warned the White House that any attempt to seize
01:04Greenland, especially without congressional approval, would trigger immediate impeachment
01:09proceedings. The message was blunt. Invade and the presidency is at risk. Just days ago, Trump was
01:17openly threatening tariffs on European allies as leverage, refusing to rule out the use of force.
01:23But on January 22, while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president abruptly
01:30changed course. He ruled out military action, stepped back from tariff threats, and signaled that the
01:37confrontation with Denmark and NATO was on hold. After meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda,
01:44Trump struck a dramatically different tone. He suggested a negotiated deal over Greenland,
01:50one that would give the U.S. access to critical minerals and support a Golden Dome missile defense
01:55system while countering Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic. Trump called it a forever deal,
02:02claiming it would satisfy all sides and secure long-term Western interests. European diplomats say the
02:09sudden shift helped defuse what was becoming the deepest transatlantic rift in decades. Trump's
02:16earlier rhetoric, combined with tariff threats and territorial ambitions, had shaken allies already
02:22uneasy about U.S. leadership. While the dispute is far from resolved, officials say the retreat buys time to
02:29settle differences behind closed doors, without tanks, tariffs, or impeachment hearings.
02:35What are some of the elements of the Greenland concept that you can tell? There was a really a
02:47negotiation, but it's infinity. The time limit is infinity, meaning there is no time limit. It's
02:55forever. It's a year about 99 years, 50 years. It's forever. That was discussed. We can do anything we
03:06want. We could do military. We could do anything we want. And it's being negotiated. And let's see
03:12what happens. I think it'll be good. When the U.S. have pockets of sovereignty over March?
03:21We have a lot of, we have a lot of, we have a lot of great things in the deal. And don't forget,
03:27they're also good for Europe. Because you know, when we're good, they're good. And if we're not good,
03:33that's not very good for them. Because we hold it all together. We're holding it all together.
03:41Does that actually give you control of land in Greenland? Does it give U.S. control ownership of land?
03:47We can do whatever we want. We're all going to work together. And actually,
03:51NATO is going to be involved with us. We're going to be doing it in conjunction,
03:55parts of it in conjunction with data, which is really the way it should be.
03:59But did you talk about the U.S. will not have any expense? Because we're not going to have expenses.
04:05Other than building the Golden Dome, we're going to build the Golden Dome. And we'll have participation
04:11of that also. The cost of the Golden Dome, we'll have participation in that also, meaning with the
04:17expense of it. And it'll be like no other. I mean, you know, our technology is incredible.
04:22Is Denmark signed off on this? Are they on board with this concept? Is Denmark on board with this
04:27concept? I think everyone likes it. I mean, I think. I'll let you know in about two weeks.
04:32Have you spoken with Denmark about this plan? The Secretary General Mark is a great guy.
04:43He's a great guy. And he's spoken to everybody. And when you spoke with the NATO Secretary General,
04:49did you talk about U.S. military presence in Greenland? About military presence?
04:54We talked about everything. And you saw him yesterday. He was interviewed on Brent Baer.
04:58And he was very happy. He was very convinced this is a good deal for everybody.
05:03President Trump, how does your conversation go with President Valentin?
05:07We had a conversation. I've had numerous conversations on Ukraine.
05:12It'd be nice to end that war. You know, it costs us nothing. We make money. I don't want to make money,
05:17but we make money. Whereas Biden spent $350 billion stupidly, it lost a lot of money. But it's not about
05:25the money. It's about 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers a month. Mostly soldiers. A month of being killed.
05:33Do you think that the Secretary General Mark and Jared are right now on the way to Moscow,
05:42so we'll see how that works out. I had a good meeting, but I've had, you know,
05:46numerous good meetings with President Zelensky, and it doesn't seem to happen. You know, it's funny,
05:53I put out a 35-year war in a day, a 32-year war in two days. In other wars, the worst was like four
06:02days. And this one goes on and on forever. And actually, they may have been more complex.
06:09Do you think of that trilateral that the US, Russia, and Ukraine are having in Abu Dhabi,
06:15this weekend leads to a trilateral between you, Putin, and Zelensky?
06:19Look, it's all good. Any time we meet, it's good. If you don't meet, nothing's going to happen.
06:24I mean, for the first three years, nobody met. Under Biden, nobody met. And you know one thing,
06:31if you don't meet, nothing's going to happen. So we are meeting, and we'll see what happens.
06:36I hope we can save a lot of lives. And so-
06:39Mr. President, what kind of concessions does Vladimir- Mr. President, what kind of concessions
06:45does Vladimir Putin need to make at this point?
06:49He'll make concessions. Everybody's making concessions to get it done.
06:54Europe is going to be a part of it. It's got to be a part of it. Look, it's more for Europe than
06:58for me. I mean, I'm doing this more for Europe than for me. I'm doing it to save lives, number one.
07:04I'm doing it secondarily for Europe. I'm not doing it so much for the... It doesn't affect us very much.
07:10Other than the loss of lives, you know, we're not affected by this still. It's
07:16thousands of miles away. We're separated by an ocean. But I have an ability to get things done
07:23like this, and we'll see if I can get it done. I mean, we... It would never have gotten done.
07:29I thought Putin wanted the whole thing. Maybe he does, but he's not gonna... He's not gonna be going
07:33there unless we don't make a deal. We had a good meeting today with President Zelensky. I think a very good
07:39bit. What's the main holdup? What's the... What's the main holdup to getting a deal?
07:44The main holdup is the same things that have been holding it up for the last year. Look, this is a
07:51war. This is Biden's war. This isn't my war. This is a war that should have never happened. But it's
07:56complex because you have beats and bounds. You have... You have streets. You have rivers. You have
08:02everything. You know, winters and ends. So it's a little bit complicated. But I've had that in
08:07five of the other wars. You know, there are beats and bounds. It's a location. It's boundaries.
08:15And I got them done fast in days. And this one is just going on.
08:20You know, what's happened here is there were times when Putin didn't want to make a deal,
08:24times when Zelensky didn't want to make a deal. And it was like opposite times. Now,
08:30I think they both want to make a deal, but we'll find out. Could something change that makes you
08:36think that Putin and Zelensky now are serious about it? I don't have any predictions. There are no
08:41changes. I think that President Putin would like to make a deal. I think that President Zelensky would
08:48like to make a deal. What did Zelensky say today? I mean, he came all the way there to meet you.
08:55What did he say? He said he'd like to make a deal. I mean, you know, there's not much he can say.
09:03People know the parameters. It's not like, you know, we're discussing things that have been
09:08discussed for six or seven months. And he came and he said he wants to make a deal. Because I wasn't
09:14necessarily sure. I think he should want to make a deal. It's pretty tough. It's really tough on the
09:20people of Ukraine. How they live without heat, where it's 20 degrees below zero. You know,
09:29it's very cold. It's a very, that's a colder climate for the most part than Canada. But they
09:37live without heat. I asked him, I mean, how do they, how do they do that? And he gave me the answer.
09:43It's pretty amazing what they do to live. It's no way to live. Yeah. Back to back to
09:50Greenland. Can you elaborate more on just we're trying to understand what exactly the concept is
09:54here? Is the U.S. going to actually take ownership? We'll have something in two weeks.
09:59There's a good spirit to get something done. And we have to have a strong freedom. We have to have
10:06the ability to do exactly what we want to do. We have a great military. I built a great military. I did
10:13this at my first time at continuation, big continuation. I think what we did with the
10:19defense companies was very important because we need things faster. We have the best weapons in
10:25the world by far. We showed that last week with Venezuela. We have the best weapons in the world.
10:31We have to make them faster. How would be any different than the current situation? The U.S. can
10:36much different, much more detail, much more generous to the United States. It's a much more
10:42generous deal. It has to be. And we're building a golden dome and you see the way it works.
10:48That is so much better for us and for Europe to have that piece of ice covered by the golden dome.
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