Gabriela Pomeroy
Live reporter

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It's been a busy day of diplomacy over President Trump's threats to take control of Greenland.

We'll be closing this live page shortly, but before we go here's a quick summary with some of today's key developments.

• Trump was asked by a journalist at the White House how far he was willing to go to acquire Greenland. "You'll find out," he replied. He said he was "sure they are going to be thrilled", when asked another question about Greenlanders not wanting to be part of the US

• The US president also said there was "no going back" on his plan, claiming "Greenland is imperative", and questioned whether Nato would come to the rescue of the US. "I know we'll come to (Nato's) rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours," he said

• A hard fought trade deal between the European Union and US is set to be suspended, according to sources close to the European Parliament’s international trade committee. The deal was due to be ratified next week

• Earlier in the day, at the Davos World Economic Forum meeting of global leaders in Switzerland, the Canadian prime minister talked about a new world order in which “compliance won't buy safety”

• This morning, in a string of posts on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump shared an illustration of himself placing an American flag on Greenland
• He also made public messages that appeared to be sent to him from French President Emmanuel Macron and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, asking for dialogue about Greenland

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Gary O'Donoghue
Chief North America correspondent, at the White House

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Reporters arrived at today’s White House briefing with questions that spanned continents – Greenland, Venezuela, and Iran foremost among them – and our ears pricked when we heard that it would be Donald Trump himself, not his press secretary, taking the mic.

But the message the president was determined to deliver was squarely for his domestic audience.

Unlike all he’s been saying in recent weeks, and his posts on social media last night, Trump deflected lots of foreign policy questions.

On how far he’s willing to go on Greenland, “you’ll have to find out”.

On whether he’s prepared to break up Nato, “I think we’ll work something out”.

On Iran, "I can't tell you what's going to happen in the future”.

Trump said he was frustrated that his arguments on energy, gas prices, and the cost of living weren’t getting through, and he promised big new plans on housing. That’s all crucial as we head towards November’s mid-term elections.

Marking the anniversary of his second inauguration, Trump also used the press conference to show off what the administration is calling his “365 wins in 365 days” since returning to office.

At the top of that list was immigration - with the claim that the number of people in the United States has fallen because of Trump’s policies.

Jonathan Josephs
BBC business reporter

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There is “no alternative” but to suspend the EU-US trade deal because of threats over Greenland, an influential German Member of the European Parliament has told BBC News.

Bernd Lange, who chairs the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, said “by threatening the territorial integrity and sovereignty of an EU Member State and by using tariffs as a coercive instrument, the US undermines the stability and predictability of EU–US trade relations”.

His committee needs to give its approval to the deal, whose details have been being finalised in recent months, before it could go to a sitting of the full parliament for a final vote.

The deal was struck by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen when she met President Trump at his Turnberry golf course in July.

Lange added “the European Parliament is clear in a unshakable commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland".

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As Trump's threats against European allies loom, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Europe needs to show strength and confidence.

"Appeasement is always a sign of weakness," Tusk wrote on social media, not mentioning Trump directly.

"Europe cannot afford to be weak - neither against its enemies, nor ally. Appeasement means no results, only humiliation. European assertiveness and self-confidence have become the need of the moment."

Jamie Whitehead
Live reporter

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If you are just joining us, US President Trump has just spoken for one hour and 40 minutes at the White House.

He touched on everything from Minnesota's most wanted criminals to the "hundreds of billions" of dollars he says the US has taken in tariffs.

Here's a quick look at some other points he touched on:

• Nato - The US president questioned whether Nato would come to the rescue of the US. "I know we'll come to (Nato's) rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours," he said
• Greenland - Trump said he thinks "things will work out very well" and that he has a lot of meetings about this lined up over the next few days at Davos. When asked how far he'd go to acquire the territory, he replied "you'll find out"
• Chagos Islands - He was asked if he'dchanged his position on the Chagos Islandsfollowing his Truth Social post, where he called a plan to give the islands back to Mauritius "an act of great stupidity". He said the UK should keep the Chagos Islands, as it's a "reasonably important area of the globe"
• UK and French leaders - Trump says he gets on well with President Macron of France and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, but added "they get a bit rough when I'm not around"
• Board of Peace - When asked if he would like his planned Board of Peace to replace the United Nations, Trump responding that it "might". He said the United Nations "isn't helpful", adding it has potential but he never thought to go to them to settle any wars
• Nobel Peace Prize - Trump also said he had "lost a lot of respect for Norway"and that Oslo "controls the Nobel Peace Prize". For context, an independent committee, not the government of Norway, awards the prize
• Wars - Trump said he has "settled eight wars", but "didn't do it for the Nobel Prize". He added he is trying to solve Russia's war in Ukraine at the moment

A warm-up speech before Davos?published at 20:56 GMT 20 January

20:56 GMT 20 January

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

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After a series of late-night Truth Social posts rattled America’s allies, Donald Trump took a more measured attitude in his comments in the White House press room today.

He said he "gets along well" with British PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, adding that the latter was "a nice guy".

On his desire to acquire Greenland, Trump said that he thinks "things are going to work out pretty well" and that he has "a lot of meetings scheduled" on the subject when he is in Davos, Switzerland, tomorrow.

It’s not unusual for Trump to run hot and cold when dealing with foreign leaders, depending on the circumstances and his mood. In Davos earlier today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent counselled European leaders to be patient.

But given the amount of push-back the American president has received from his foreign counterparts in the past few days, Trump may find it harder to calm frayed nerves when he arrives in Switzerland tomorrow.

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Trump is asked again about Greenland by a member of the media who says "Greenlanders have made it clear they don't want to be part of the US".

Trump says when he speaks to Greenlanders he is "sure they are going to be thrilled".

He is then asked if he is committed to keeping the US in Nato.

Trump says he has always had a good relationship with other Nato nations, and the alliance is "so much stronger" since he has been in the White House.

"Whether you like it or not", Trump says "Nato is only as good as we are" - and without the US it is "not very strong".

The news conference has now come to an end. Stick with us for analysis and reaciton.

"Nobody has done more for Nato than I have, in every way," Trump says in response to a question from the BBC about whether the possible break up of the alliance is a price the president is willing to pay for Greenland.

He references his success in getting Nato countries to commit to spending up to 5% of GDP on defence.

They are buying a lot of things from us and giving it to Ukraine, he says.

"Nato is going to be happy and we are going to be happy."

"We need it for world security", he adds.

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Asked about Americans who don't feel the economy is doing well, Trump asserts that he inherited a "terrible mess" from former President Joe Biden.

He says the job he has done since taking office is a "miracle" and a "beautiful picture", adding that "prices are coming way down".

Economic data from September shows the US inflation rate hit 3% for the first time since January 2025, while consumer confidence fell to its lowest level since April due to concerns over the cost of living, jobs and the wider economy.

While fuel and egg prices have fallen, other food is more expensive and Americans remain unhappy about the cost of housing, childcare and healthcare.

Trump is now asked about the Greenland tariff threat and what happens if the Supreme Court rules against the legality of his use of tariffs.

"We'll have to sue something else," he says, adding "what're doing now is the best, strongest, fastest least complicated" way.

He also says "we have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland, and I think things are going to work out pretty well."

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He is then asked about his Truth Social post, in which he labelled the UK's deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base an "act of great stupidity".

Trump is asked if despite the fact he previously backed the UK's plans, if it is now his position that this deal should not go ahead.

Trump says when the UK originally planned to the move it was "talking about some concept of ownership", whereas now it's "looking to essentially do a lease and sell it" - something which he says he's against.

He says this is "nothing like Greenland but it's a reasonably important area of the globe" and he thinks the UK should keep the Chagos Islands.

Trump is asked how far he will go to acquire Greenland.

"You'll find out," he says.

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Trump is now asked about his message to Norway's prime minister, about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

"I lost a lot of respect for Norway," Trump says.

The US president says he believes "strongly" that Norway controls the prize.

He goes on to say they he "settled eight wars" and that is easy for him to resolve conflicts.

"I didn't do it for the Nobel Prize," Trump says, adding that he is trying to solve the Russia-Ukraine war now.

But he claims: "Norway has tremendous control over the Nobel Prize no matter what they say."

For context, it is an independent committee, not the government of Norway, that awards the prize.

Trump is now asked if he's spoken with President Macron of France or British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer since his Truth Social post last night in which he criticised the UK for "planning to give away the island of Diego Garcia" which he called an "act of great stupidity".

He says hasn't spoken to either of the leaders, but says he gets on well with both of them.

"They get a but rough when I'm not around," he says, adding they treat him nicely when he is around.

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Trump is now taking questions from the press.

The first is about his planned Board of Peace, and whether he would he like it to replace the United Nations.

"It might," Trump says, adding that the UN is "not very helpful".

He says the body has potential, but that he never thought to go to them to settle any wars.

Gary O'Donoghue
Chief North America correspondent, at the White House

Donald Trump has been speaking for over an hour now – without taking a single question so far.

There is a classic technique in public relations. Talk until you drop – and then your audience might be so eager for it to end that they don't ask all the difficult questions.

The White House briefing room is packed – I had to climb over people just to move around – with plenty of reporters desperate for their turn.

But this is also just a mood thing. Trump often drifts through a meandering tour d'horizon, without an obvious theme or point. At times, he turns sentimental, reciting a side story about baseball.

He's obviously having a very reflective afternoon.

Daniel Bush
Washington Correspondent

Donald Trump touted his economic record in his opening remarks at the press briefing, but also appeared to acknowledge that his messaging on the issue isn't resonating with the public.

Trump says he wasn't receiving enough credit for lowering inflation he inherited from his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.

"I'm not getting, maybe I have the, bad public relations people, but we're not getting it across. We inherited high numbers, and we brought them way down," Trump says.

Inflation was up 2.7 percent in December over the same period 12 months earlier, according to federal data released last month.

Trump's comment signals he's aware his economic policies may hurt Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. The issue will likely be a priority for many voters worried about the high cost of gasoline, housing and other goods and services.

Trump continues, saying that "nobody" has done more for Nato than him.

"I think for the most part they'll tell you that," he says. "I think you could ask the [Nato] secretary general about that."

He adds: "We spend tremendous amounts of money on Nato, and I know we'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours."

As a reminder, in an earlier post on Truth Social, Trump appears to have published a screenshot of a message from Nato chief Mark Rutte, who tells Trump he is "committed to finding a way forward" on Greenland.

Trump, after listing some of the wars he says he resolved, such as the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, goes on to claim that Norway controls the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Norway controls the shots," he says. "It's a joke."

He says Nobel peace prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado told him she didn't deserve the award, and that Trump did. Last week Machado gave her Nobel medal to the US president during a meeting at the White House.

Trump says Machado told him: "President Trump deserves it - he ended eight wars."

For context: The Nobel prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian government.

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

Donald Trump, on several occasions now, has expressed sorrow for Renee Good's fatal shooting by a federal immigration official in Minneapolis two weeks ago.

"It's a hard situation," he says. "That's so sad."

He said he felt "terrible" when he learned that Good's father was a "Trump fan".

The president even went so far as to say that ICE will sometimes "make mistakes" and "be too rough with people".

His remarks stand in contrast to those made by other White House officials – including Vice-President JD Vance and homeland security secretary Kristi Noem – in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, that characterised Good as a domestic terrorist who had intended to use her vehicle to injure ICE personnel.