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Trump also published personal texts to him by Macron and NATO head Mark Rutte.

Both men compliment Trump on his many accomplishments before saying they'd like to talk to him about his Greenland thinking.

French TV commentators called Trump's foreign policy brutish and one based on provocation and humiliation.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

While he did not directly address Trump, Macron did not completely shy away from the subject either.

He opened his speech by saying, it's a time of peace, stability and predictability to considerable laughter in the room.

Macron said Trump wanted to weaken and subordinate Europe with an accumulation of endless tariffs.

Europeans are bracing for Trump's arrival at Davos and a possible showdown over Greenland.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

President Trump published messages from President Emmanuel Macron and Secretary General Mark Rutte on Truth Social last

Both leaders reached out to commend his accomplishments but questioned his Greenland logic.

Trump has also threatened additional tariffs on eight European and NATO nations who showed solidarity with Greenland.

European Parliament member Nathalie Loiseau says it's unacceptable.

She says the EU parliament is preparing a tariff package of $100 billion on American goods if Trump continues to pursue Greenland.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

European Parliament member Bernard Guetta says Trump's inflammatory threat to slap tariffs on any country that tries to stop him from taking Greenland went too far.

Guetta says Europe has been taking it from the Trump administration because it can't afford to lose U.S.

support on Ukraine, but there are limits.

He says the EU is ready to apply counter-sanctions and more.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.