Luke Vargas

The journal's Jenny Strasberg is at the World Economic Forum and says the president's quest to acquire Greenland is dominating a gathering that organizers had titled A Spirit of Dialogue.

Though Jenny said that not everyone is taking Carney's approach.

President Trump is set to speak at 8.30 a.m.

Eastern.

And here to discuss what we can expect from those remarks, I'm joined by the journal's Washington coverage chief, Damian Palletta.

Damian, I went through our archives to recall Trump's first Davos appearance as president back in 2018.

He was talking about going after China's trade practices, though he didn't mention China by name.

He

Floated the U.S.

joining a reworked version of the TPP, that Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.

And he framed his ideological priorities in quite conciliatory terms, saying America first did not mean America alone.

Seems like quite a contrast to maybe where we are now.

Trump comfortable being adversarial, you say, and yet he's expressing confidence that, as he's put it, things are going to work out pretty well.

Has the White House signaled what success for Trump would look like coming out of Davos?

Is there a way they think there could be a negotiated settlement over Greenland or something to that effect?

Damian, we've been speaking a lot here about foreign policy at the World Economic Forum.

And I mean, look, I doubt most voters are as glued to Davos as we are.

But does the president risk getting a bit distracted by, you know, territorial ambitions when voters we know are really focused on the economy and affordability?

Journal of Washington coverage chief Damian Paletta, thanks as always for dropping by.

Thanks.