President Donald Trump used his return to the World Economic Forum in Davos to declare a dramatic U.S. economic revival and to revive one of his most controversial foreign policy proposals: renewed negotiations with Denmark over the future of Greenland. In wide-ranging remarks, he defended tariffs, attacked Europe’s energy policies, and claimed progress on Ukraine and Middle East diplomacy, while critics warned his rhetoric risks straining key alliances.

Day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos exposed the fragile state of global alignment, as geopolitical tensions eclipsed economic optimism. Friction between Washington and Europe over Greenland, uneasy markets, and a sobering reassessment of AI’s real-world impact reshaped the mood across sessions and closed-door meetings. Davos 2026 is increasingly less about aspiration and more about power, leverage, and uncertainty.