Stocks in Europe fell Tuesday and US stocks were set to open lower as investors continued to digest President Donald Trump’s clash with European leaders over ownership of Greenland.
Day: January 20, 2026
Macron, who has been critical of Trump’s recent tariff threats against Europe, purportedly texted him, “I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Britain’s plan to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was an “act of total weakness,” adding that it was “another in a very long line of national security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired”.
A senior U.S. official said Davos attendees should prepare to be insulted.
President Donald Trump posted a private text message from French President Emmanuel Macron to Truth Social on Monday evening. The post Trump Posts Private Message From French President Macron to Truth Social: ‘I Do Not Understand What You Are Doing’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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Trump also reiterated his plans to control Greenland, saying that European leaders “won’t push back too much.”