DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland, after insisting he wanted to get the island "including right, title and ownership."
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President Donald Trump president rides up an escalator after his speech during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, says that U.S. President Donald Trump taking a military option off the table shows that support for his plan to annex Greenland is deeply unpopular among lawmakers and voters. 'He had a very weak hand to begin with,' Vistisen said.
President Donald Trump walks on to the stage during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, right, sits with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, center left, as they listen to the address of President Donald Trump during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Lawmakers of the European Parliament vote to refer the signed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur to the European top court, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Strasbourg, France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
Stock markets began to rally after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke in Davos on Wednesday. While Trump continued to express desire to control Greenland, he claimed he wouldn’t use force and was instead looking to negotiate.
President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Greenland Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research Vivian Motzfeldt, center right, hugs a woman after arriving at the airport in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Photos of daily life in Greenland as Trump pushes to take it over
A boy runs across a street at a sunset in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
John Hansen, 61, holds a reindeer's head with antlers in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
An American flag is displayed on the facade of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Fishermen arrive at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Fishermen load fishing lines into a boat in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A man cuts seal meat at the market in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Cross-country skiers train in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A man walks near the church in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People walk on a street in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A woman walks with her dog in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Danish serviceman walks in front of Joint Arctic Command center in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Fishermen load crab trap into a boat at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People walk through the snow in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Boys play with a ball in the snow in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the sky above Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
