Andrew Day and Joseph Addington talk to conservative commentator Scott Greer about President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, Europe’s negative reaction, and year one of Trump 2.0. Recorded January 21, 2026. The post TAC Right Now: Trump Covets Greenland, Europe Freaks Out appeared first on The American Conservative.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) alleged on Wednesday that his speaking engagement in Davos, Switzerland, was canceled due to pressure from the Trump administration. Newsom is in Switzerland for the Davos World Economic Forum, where he was scheduled to participate in a fireside chat following President Donald Trump's address, according to his press office. The event was to take place in the USA House, recognized by the United States as the country's headquarters at the Davos summit. The governor's office said that the USA House denied him entry to the venue and event "under pressure from the White House and State Department." The USA House said having an "elected official" speak did not "align with their afternoon programming," according to an official and instead offered Newsom the option to attend an evening "nightcap reception" to have a drink. "How weak and pathetic do you have to be to be this scared of a fireside chat?" Newsom asked in a post to X.

President Trump and his administration have made the acquisition of Greenland a major focus of his second term, citing national security concerns, economic advantages, and access to rare-earth elements and minerals as reasons the U.S. should have a stronger presence in the country. Yesterday, President Trump announced that he had a productive meeting with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, which led to the formation of a framework for a deal over Greenland. "This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress," the President wrote in a Truth Social post.

President Trump on Wednesday de-escalated his threats to seize Greenland and hammer Europe with new tariffs, but some lawmakers in both parties fear the damage to NATO and the transatlantic alliance has already been done. "It's hard to un-ring the bell," said Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.), the senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. "He was willing to threaten and use coercive power to try to take the sovereignty of another nation — a NATO ally. It has damaged the relationship, and now our partners and allies think that they'd better have a back-up plan, because they can't depend upon us."

For years, Jack Smith — the prosecutor with the best chance of putting President Donald Trump in prison — was an elusive figure. His work was cloaked in secrecy and his voice was seldom heard aloud, save for a few choice utterances at carefully scripted news conferences. Public sightings were rare, and he was best known by a single scowling image from a 2020 appearance at The Hague. Thursday morning, however, Smith's low profile will disappear when he becomes one of the most-watched people in Washington.