Published Wed, Jan 21 20262:32 PM EST
Kevin Breuninger@KevinWilliamB
- President Donald Trump said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.”
- Trump said that as a result of that negotiation, he would no longer impose punitive tariffs on a slew of European countries that were set to begin Feb. 1.
- Stocks shot up immediately after Trump posted the update.
- In an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen minutes after making the statement, Trump described the Greenland framework as the “concept of a deal.”
President Trump says he reached a ‘concept of a deal’ with Greenland
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.”
Trump said that as a result of that negotiation, he would no longer impose punitive tariffs on a slew of European countries that were set to begin Feb. 1.
In an interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen minutes after posting the statement, Trump described the Greenland framework as the “concept of a deal.”
Asked for more details about the proposal, Trump said, “It’s a little bit complex, but we’ll explain it down the line.”
But he suggested that the framework involves mineral rights for the U.S., as well as the Trump administration’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system.
“They’re going to be involved in the Golden Dome, and they’re going to be involved in mineral rights, and so are we,” Trump told Kernen.
Asked to confirm that the tariffs were no longer coming next month, Trump said, “No, we took that off because it looks like we have, pretty much the concept of a deal.”
Read Trump’s entire announcement, which he posted on Truth Social:
Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. 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. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and various others, as needed, will be responsible for the negotiations — They will report directly to me. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Stocks shot up immediately after Trump posted the update.
Other details about the framework agreement were unclear. Asked for additional information, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly echoed Trump’s assurance that more details will “continue to be unveiled as discussions continue.”
Despite its lack of detail, the announcement marks a stunning twist in the ongoing controversy over Trump’s persistent efforts to acquire Greenland for the U.S.
The Trump administration in recent weeks has floated buying the island or even utilizing the U.S. military to take control of it, even though it is a territory of Denmark, a NATO ally.
Danish and Greenlandic officials have rebuffed the U.S., reiterating that Greenland is not for sale. As tensions ratcheted up, a slew of European NATO nations increased their military presences in the territory.
Over the weekend, Trump responded by threatening to hit those countries with new tariffs starting at 10% next month and increasing to 25% in June.
Earlier Wednesday, during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump laid out his case for the U.S. to obtain Greenland on national-security grounds.
His remarks, including his call for “immediate negotiations” with Denmark, unnerved some in the audience.
But Trump also said he would not use military force in pursuit of the territory, in an apparent shift from his prior stance.
Stocks, which had plummeted a day earlier amid Trump’s increasing aggression toward Greenland, immediately rebounded.
Later Wednesday, Trump — who recently said that anything less than full ownership of Greenland was “unacceptable” to him — declined to say if the new framework involved the U.S. acquiring the island.
“It’s a long-term deal,” Trump told CNN after a pause. “It’s the ultimate long-term deal. And I think it puts everybody in a really good position.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-tariffs-nato-greenland-davos.html
“They’re going to be involved in the Golden Dome, and they’re going to be involved in mineral rights, and so are we,” Trump told Kernen.
Confusing statements. During his speech he claimed he wanted Greenland for security and Greenland had no minerals.
Or was he talking about Iceland? 😂
Fuck knows. He might be talking about Mars for all I know. I know that someone would have made a killing on the stock market today. Prices dropped yesterday because TACO threatened tariffs, today stocks shot up when he announced there would be no tariffs.
The gangster certainly made a killing, no doubt.
So did I 🙂
Looks like Trump’s negotiation tactics worked again. You ask for double, hoping to get half…which is what you wanted. And the other side feels good because they talked you down to half.
It only upsets the Chicken Littles that are too lazy to think for themselves.
That tactic doesn’t work on ruSSia though. Trump remains the ignorant fool. He thinks of everything as a real estate deal. Something happens in Gaza, he sends real estate agents. When something happens in Ukraine, he sends the real estate agents. When something happens in Greenland, he sends the real estate twins. When something happens in Iran, he tells the story of his old real estate buddies and how much money they made in Iran…
Ukraine doesn’t need real estate agents, not even Jewish ones, they need ammo.
I’m not sure what he got out of this. Rutte doesn’t speak for Denmark, and it appears very vague in details.
Yeah, and we don’t have any details. Hell, no details from the minerals deal with Ukraine either. To me it sounds like a plan will be coming to construct the golden dome shield and probably a minerals deal to cut China off. Should be something in there to keep the Moskali at bay too, they already think the arctic is theirs.