01:00Lawmakers from both parties warned the White House that any attempt to seize Greenland, especially without congressional approval, would trigger immediate impeachment proceedings.
01:11The message was blunt. Invade and the presidency is at risk.
01:15Just days ago, Trump was openly threatening tariffs on European allies as leverage, refusing to rule out the use of force.
01:24But on January 22, while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president abruptly changed course.
01:32He ruled out military action, stepped back from tariff threats, and signaled that the confrontation with Denmark and NATO was on hold.
01:40After meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda, Trump struck a dramatically different tone.
01:47He suggested a negotiated deal over Greenland, one that would give the U.S. access to critical minerals and support a Golden Dome missile defense system, while countering Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic.
02:00Trump called it a forever deal, claiming it would satisfy all sides and secure long-term Western interests.
02:06European diplomats say the sudden shift helped defuse what was becoming the deepest transatlantic rift in decades.
02:15Trump's earlier rhetoric, combined with tariff threats and territorial ambitions, had shaken allies already uneasy about U.S. leadership.
02:24While the dispute is far from resolved, officials say the retreat buys time to settle 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?
02:46There was a really a negotiation, but it's infinity.
02:51The time limit is infinity, meaning there is no time limit.
02:55It's forever.
02:56It's a year of about 99 years, 50 years.
03:01It's forever.
03:03That was discussed.
03:04We can do anything we want.
03:06We can do military.
03:08We can do anything we want.
03:10And it's being negotiated.
03:11And let's see what happens.
03:12I think it'll be good.
03:13What does the U.S. have pockets of sovereignty over March?
03:21We have a lot of great things in the deal.
03:27And don't forget, they're also good for Europe.
03:30Because, you know, when we're good, they're good.
03:32And if we're not good, that's not very good for them.
03:35Because we hold it all together.
03:38We're holding it all together.
03:41Does that actually give you control of land in Greenland?
03:44Does it give U.S. control ownership of land?
03:47We can do whatever we want.
03:48We're all going to work together.
03:50And actually, NATO is going to be involved with us.
03:53We're going to be doing it in conjunction, parts of it in conjunction with NATO,
03:58which is really the way it should be.
04:00But be clear, will the U.S. own have any expense?
04:03Because we're not going to have expenses.
04:05Other than building the Golden Dome, we're going to build the Golden Dome.
04:09And we'll have participation in that also.
04:12The cost of the Golden Dome will have participation in that also, meaning with the expense of it.
04:19And it'll be like no other.
04:20I mean, you know, our technology is incredible.
04:22Is Denmark signed off on this?
04:24Are they on board with this concept?
04:26Is Denmark on board with this concept?
04:28I think everyone likes it.
04:29I mean, I think.
04:31I'll let you know in about two weeks.
04:32Have you spoken with Denmark about this plan?
04:38The Secretary General Mark is a great guy.
04:42He's a great guy.
04:44And he's spoken to everybody.
04:46And when you spoke with the NATO Secretary General, did you talk about U.S. military presence in Greenland?
04:53About military presence?
04:54We talked about everything.
04:55And you saw him yesterday.
04:56He was interviewed on Brent Baer.
04:58And he was very happy.
04:59He 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.
05:09I've had numerous conversations on Ukraine.
05:12It'd be nice to end that war.
05:13You know, it costs us nothing.
05:15We make money.
05:16I don't want to make money.
05:17But we make money.
05:19Whereas Biden spent $350 billion stupidly and lost a lot of money.
05:24But it's not about the money.
05:26It's about 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers a month.
05:30Mostly soldiers.
05:31Are you ready to sign?
05:32A month of being killed.
05:34Do you think that the mistake you signed is security?
05:36Is the security deal already able to sign that?
05:38The President Trump and Jared are right now on the way to Moscow.
05:42So we'll see how that works out.
05:44What kind of confession?
05:44I had a good meeting.
05:45But I've had, you know, numerous good meetings with President Zelensky.
05:49It doesn't seem to happen.
05:52You know, it's funny.
05:53I put out a 35-year war in a day.
05:57A 32-year war in two days.
06:00In other wars, the worst was like four days.
06:03And this one goes on and on forever.
06:06And actually, they may have been more complex.
06:09Do you think of that trilateral that the U.S., 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.
06:20Anytime we meet, it's good.
06:22If you don't meet, nothing's going to happen.
06:24I mean, for the first three years, nobody met.
06:28Under Biden, nobody met.
06:31And you know one thing.
06:31If you don't meet, nothing's going to happen.
06:33So we are meeting, and we'll see what happens.
06:36I hope we can save a lot of lives.
06:39Mr. President, what kind of concessions does Vladimir Putin need to make at this point?
06:48He'll make concessions.
06:50Everybody's making concessions to get it done.
06:54Europe is going to be a part of it.
06:55It's got to be a part of it.
06:57Look, it's more for Europe than for me.
06:59I mean, I'm doing this more for Europe than for me.
07:01I'm doing it to save lives, number one.
07:04I'm doing it secondarily for Europe.
07:07I'm not doing it so much for the U.S.
07:08It doesn't affect us very much.
07:11Other than the loss of lives, you know, we're not affected by this.
07:15You know, it's thousands of miles away.
07:18We're separated by an ocean.
07:19But I have an ability to get things done like this, and we'll see if I can get it done.
07:25I mean, it would never have gotten done.
07:29I thought Putin wanted the whole thing.
07:30Maybe he does, but he's not going to be going there unless we don't make a deal.
07:35We had a good meeting today with President Zelensky, I think a very good meeting.
07:39What's the main holdup?
07:42What's the main holdup to getting a deal?
07:45The main holdup is the same things that have been holding it up for the last year.
07:50Look, this is a war.
07:51This is Biden's war.
07:52This isn't my war.
07:53This is a war that should have never happened.
07:55But it's complex because you have beats and bounds.
07:59You have streets.
08:01You have rivers.
08:01You have everything.
08:02You know, where it is.
08:03So it's a little bit complicated.
08:06But I've had that in five of the other wars.
08:10You know, there are beats and bounds.
08:11It's a location.
08:13It's boundaries.
08:15And I got them done fast.
08:16In days, 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.
08:27And it was like opposite times.
08:30Now I think they both want to make a deal.
08:32But we'll find out.
08:33Did something change that makes you think that Putin and Zelensky now are serious about it?
08:39I don't have any predictions.
08:40There are no changes.
08:42I think that President Putin would like to make a deal.
08:46I think that President Zelensky would like to make a deal.
08:50What does Zelensky say today?
08:53I mean, he came all the way there to meet you.
08:56What did he say?
08:57He said he'd like to make a deal.
09:00I mean, you know, there's not much he can say.
09:03People know the parameters.
09:05It's not like, you know, we're discussing things that have been discussed for six or seven months.
09:10And he came and he said he wants to make a deal.
09:13Because I wasn't necessarily sure.
09:16I think he should want to make a deal.
09:17It's pretty tough.
09:19It's really tough on the people of Ukraine.
09:22I'll tell you that.
09:22Mr. President, how they live without heat, where it's 20 degrees below zero.
09:29You know, it's very cold.
09:30It's a very, that's a colder climate for the most part than Canada.
09:37But they live without heat.
09:38I asked him, I mean, how do they, how do they do that?
09:42And he gave me an answer.
09:44It's pretty amazing what they do to live.
09:47It's no way to live.
09:48Yeah.
09:49Back to, back to Greenland.
09:50Can you elaborate more on just, we're trying to understand what exactly the concept is here.
09:55Is the U.S. going to actually take ownership of it?
09:57We'll have something in two weeks.
09:59There's a good spirit to get something done.
10:02And we have to have a strong freedom.
10:06We have to have the ability to do exactly what we want to do.
10:10We have a great military.
10:12I built a great military.
10:13I did this at my first time.
10:14At continuation.
10:16Big continuation.
10:18I think what we did with the defense companies was very important, too, because we need things faster.
10:23We have the best weapons in the world.
10:25By far, we showed that last week with Venezuela.
10:29We have the best weapons in the world.
10:31We have to make them faster.
10:33How would it be any different than the current situation?
10:35The U.S. can...
10:36Much different.
10:37Much more detail.
10:39Much more generous to the United States.
10:42It's a much more generous deal.
10:43It has to be.
10:45And building a golden dome, and you see the way it works.
10:48That is so much better for us and for Europe.
10:53To have that piece of ice covered by the golden dome.
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