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In terms of substance, we don't know much yet.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has suggested that Trump will unveil a new housing policy.
Beyond that, we know he likes to talk about tariffs.
And days ago, he threatened to tariff goods from eight European countries until the U.S.
has a deal to acquire Greenland.
Well, Trump posted that he's going to impose 10 percent tariffs on those eight countries starting on February 1st, then raise it to 25 percent in June.
That is until a Greenland deal happens.
Now, we don't really know details here.
I've asked the White House, for example, what law would even authorize this, and I haven't received word yet.
But those European countries, meanwhile,
They're all NATO members, and they've all said they stand in full solidarity with fellow NATO member Denmark, as well as with Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Well, maybe most famously over the weekend, Trump texted the Norwegian prime minister that because Trump didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize, he no longer feels the need to think, quote, purely of peace, adding that the US should have total control over Greenland.
Now, of course, the Norwegian government does not decide who gets that prize.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly elaborated to NPR that Greenland is important for national security and that Trump thinks, quote, Greenlanders would be better served if protected by the United States.
That's, of course, certainly not how everyone sees it.
In that overnight message from French President Emmanuel Macron that you mentioned, he said at one point, I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.
Well, that is something that Trump laid out when he talked about how he wants to solve the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
And that announcement, that charter announcement that the White House talked about is happening on Thursday.
We've learned more about that charter recently, according to a copy obtained by NPR.
Permanent cease will cost nations a billion dollars each, and Trump is set to be the permanent chair.