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‘I won’t use force’ and other key quotes from Trump’s Davos speech

WASHINGTON — President Trump delivered a sharp critique of U.S. allies and rivals alike during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, questioning Europe’s political direction, casting doubt on NATO’s reliability and reiterating his intent to push to acquire Greenland. Speaking before an audience of global political and business leaders, Trump said European…

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Trump backs away from military force, says U.S. has ‘framework’ for Greenland’s future

NUUK, Greenland — President Trump retreated Wednesday from his most serious threats toward Denmark, easing transatlantic tensions and lifting Wall Street after rejecting the prospect he would use military force to annex Greenland, a Danish territory and the world’s largest island. Instead, the United States struck a “framework” agreement in talks with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s…

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Moscow cheers NATO crisis as Ukraine war stifles Russian economy and forces companies to 4-day weeks

President Donald Trump’s feud with NATO over his plans to take over Greenland has precipitated an existential crisis for the alliance that Russia is celebrating. On Saturday, Trump announced tariffs targeting NATO countries that deployed troops to the semi-autonomous Danish territory, until a “Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.” That…

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Column: Trump’s 626 overseas strikes aren’t ‘America First.’ What’s his real agenda?

Who knew that by “America First,” President Trump meant all of the Americas? In puzzling over that question at least, I’ve got company in Marjorie Taylor Greene, the now-former congresswoman from Georgia and onetime Trump devotee who remains stalwart in his America First movement. Greene tweeted on Saturday, just ahead of Trump’s triumphal news conference…

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