Trump Talks Greenland in Davos, Treasuries Slide, More
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Karen, we begin with the latest from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. President Trump's push to take control of Greenland is already the talk of the annual gathering of global elites. The president says he has agreed to a meeting on the issue after speaking with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
We'll be talking about it with the various people. We've had we've had Tremendous success. And, you know, I've done more for NATO than anybody else.
The president spoke to reporters in Miami. Later, he posted a screenshot on social media of a text message he received, says he received from the NATO secretary general, saying that he was committed to finding a way forward on Greenland. Earlier, President Trump linked his claims to the Danish territory to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter to Norway's prime minister. The Norwegian government does not decide the Nobel winner.
While Nathan Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is urging European allies to remain calm over President Trump's Greenland claims, he spoke this morning from the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
Sit back, relax. I am confident that the leaders will not escalate and that this will work out in a manner that ends up in a very good place for all, for national security, for the U.S. and for Europe.
Secretary Besant is comparing the uproar to the political blowback over President Trump's tariff announcements last April. French President Emmanuel Macron has talked about unleashing the European Union's toughest trade tools in response to the Greenland threats, though German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has batted that down. Secretary Besant also says the idea of Europe selling U.S. treasuries in response to the president's Greenland claims is a false narrative.
Along with the Greenland push, Karen, President Trump is also bringing his affordability agenda to Davos. He has pitched his populist economic platform in battleground states in recent weeks. Now he is targeting a different audience, the global elite gathered in the Swiss ski village. President Trump has vowed to unveil details of a sprawling affordability pitch, which has landed Wall Street banks, tech companies and homebuilders in his crosshairs. Plans to do it during a speech tomorrow at the World Economic Forum.
Nathan, the Trump-Davos speech comes as a new study shows his tariffs are paid almost entirely by Americans. We get more this morning from Bloomberg's John Tucker. And John, good morning.
What did President Trump say about Greenland at Davos?
And good morning, Karen. Yeah, this study finds that only about 4% of the tariff burden is shouldered by foreign firms, with a near-complete pass-through of 96% to U.S. buyers that pay the levies and then must either absorb them or raise selling prices. This is the Kiel Institute for World Economy says the $200 billion surge in customs revenue represents $200 billion extracted from American businesses and households. That the tariff functions not as a tax on foreign producers, but as a consumption tax on Americans. Based on shipment data, this covers 25 million transactions worth about $4 trillion. The Kiel study runs completely counter to the Trump administration's argument that the trading partners pay tariffs.
In New York, I'm John Tucker, Bloomberg Radio. All right, John, thank you.
President Trump is confirming he's invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to join his proposed Board of Peace for Gaza. Here is the president speaking again to reporters in Florida.
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