Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal

Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on U.S. allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a ‘framework of a future deal’ on Arctic security.

The abrupt about-face emerged hours after Trump had insisted that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he would not use force to do so while deriding European allies and vowing that NATO should not try to block U.S. expansionism.

Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.

At least until tomorrow. - George Conway

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Trump Repeatedly Confuses Iceland and Greenland in Awkward Blunder at Davos
• Kaitlan Collins, Gavin Newsom Call Out Trump Gaffes in ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Speech
• ‘It Is Taking Place’: Trump Talks ‘White Genocide’ at Davos
• Trump Dresses Down Canada PM Mark Carney for Not Being ‘Grateful’ Enough
• ICE Has Stopped Paying Contractors for Detainee Medical Treatment
• US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant
• Protesters rally against ICE, Trump & mass deportation at Arizona Capitol
• DHS launches 'Operation Catch of the Day' enforcement action in Maine
• Pregnant woman in medical distress being deported from US, attorney says
• ICE targeted off-duty police officers in Twin Cities, local police say
• Ranking Member Jayapal Introduces Amendment to DHS Spending Bill Requiring ICE to End Targeting of US Citizens
• Israeli strike kills three Gaza journalists including AFP freelancer
• Trump says Putin and Zelensky ‘stupid’ not to strike peace deal ahead of US talks

Trump informed the gathering in Switzerland that if the U.S. had not saved them in WW2, today they would all be speaking German. The predominant language in Switzerland is German.

Sweden’s pension fund Alecta has divested most of its U.S. Treasury holdings, citing increased risk and unpredictability in U.S. politics. The sell-off totaled roughly 70–80 billion SEK ($7.7–8.8B) - Reuters

Trump just spent part of his Davos speech repeatedly calling Greenland “Iceland.”

Where’s Jake Tapper and the rest of the media meltdown crew? Any time Biden misspoke, they treated it like a five-alarm crisis.

Funny how that standard disappears when it’s Trump. - Chris D. Jackson

Mexico Gladly Unloads 37 Cartel Members ON U.S.
Mexico sent 37 cartel members to United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a “sovereign decision” by her government.

Republican Shenanigans

• Scott Bessent Slams Gavin Newsom for Being a Cross Between ‘American Psycho’ and a Ken Doll
• Karoline Leavitt Issues Brazen Denial of Trump Iceland-Greenland Flub Heard Round the World
• James Comer Declares ‘Nobody on Our Side Is Defending Pam Bondi’ During Hearing
• Speaker Johnson backs impeachment of 2 federal judges, claiming ‘egregious abuses’
• Johnson claims vindication after Trump says he won’t take Greenland by force
• Tulsi Gabbard condemns Democrats for ‘hostility towards God’
• Barron Trump ‘Saved’ Woman’s Life With Heroic Police Call as She Was Attacked

European Leaders in Davos Refuse to Give Trump Their Lunch Money. - Andy Borowitz

House To Question Ghislaine Maxwell. Closed Door, Of Course.

House lawmakers will finally get a chance to question Ghislaine Maxwell, as notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and “madam,” will appear before a congressional panel next month.

Maxwell, who’s currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in a closed-door deposition on February 9, according to reports.

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Rock The Voter News

• Gavin Newsom Claims His Trump ‘Kneepads’ Rant Was a Hit With World Leaders
• House Democrats come out en masse against DHS funding bill
• Virginia Democrats target military college’s funding after anti-DEI push
• Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President, Congress and Judges

1930's - World has to resist Nazis.

2020's - World has to resist billionaire peadophile Nazis. - Blade of the Sun

What Would Jesus Do?
The Catholic archbishop responsible for U.S. military personnel said it is “morally acceptable” for service members to disobey an order if it is against their own conscience, as the Trump administration weighs possible troop deployments to Minneapolis, and the use of force to seize Greenland.

“I don’t want to insult anyone,” — Donald  Trump after a two hour speech that insulted literally the entire planet

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Business/Tech News

• Stocks jump as Trump rules out force on Greenland
• Bitcoin struggles as Wall Street cautions 'chasing rallies'
• Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in chatbot, Bloomberg News reports
• Supreme Court appears wary of Trump bid to fire Fed's Cook

Trump: “Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down. Rent is down…Cell phone prices are down."

Fact check: FALSE. - Brad

DHS Hasn't Paid Rent For Over 3 Years
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel announced that his administration will be terminating a lease agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a county-led inquiry found that an arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owes the county more than $115,000 in unpaid rent after occupying county-owned office space for approximately 38 months.

President Trump just said” Restaurant’s are full And busier than ever” in @washingtondc when just in December I went on a Thursday night to a restaurant that usually is full…with just one table of 2 and 4 Secret Service guys…empty!  Who was there? @SecScottBessent Restaurants in DC are actually closing at a higher rate in 2025, 92…than in 2024, 73…23% moreClosings….what we need is stability…Tariffs, tourism, Ice etc  are affecting negatively the economy… - Chef Jose Andres

I'm Guessing, Better Late, Than Never?
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday stopping Wall Street investors from buying and owning single-family homes, amid his push to focus on affordability ahead of the November midterm elections.

People think I do all the cooking for myself and my husband because I have some trad belief that men don’t belong in the kitchen. The truth is that I am Italian and my husband is English, and I do not believe any English person of any gender belongs in my kitchen. - icona

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Odd News

• Massive Winter Storm To Target Over 180 Million From Texas To New England With Potentially Damaging Ice, Heavy Snow
• A failed galaxy could solve the dark matter mystery : Short Wave
• Record-setting astronaut Suni Williams retires from NASA after 27 years
• Coyote swims to Alcatraz Island in first-ever documented case
• Nebraska woman's long-lost class ring found on New Jersey beach
• Woman gives birth to baby that isn’t hers, sues Florida IVF clinic: documents

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Sequoia National Park in California. Perfect for cross country skiing.

Peace.

Trump speaks at White House as Macron warns of shift to 'world without rules'

Greenland latest: Trump speaks at White House as Macron warns of shift to 'world without rules'

The US president earlier said Nato would be in "the ash heap of history" without him, after doubling down on his Greenland demands.

There’s an old expression: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Donald Trump didn’t just bite the hand that has been feeding the U.S.—he bit it off. The main problem for Trump and the economic ignoramuses in his cabinet is a complete lack of understanding of who is feeding whom. - Peter Schiff

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• ‘Nobody Wants This!’ Fox News Heavyweights Bluntly Trash Trump’s Greenland Push
• Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Pushes Back on Trump’s Greenland Goals at Davos Forum
• ‘A Deal is a Deal’: EU President Questions Trump’s Trustworthiness On Tariffs
• Gallego on Trump Greenland takeover push: ‘He is a madman’
• Judge allows Trump administration to block lawmakers’ access to ICE facilities
• DOJ subpoenas Walz, Frey, Her and others in probe alleging immigration obstruction
• Smiley establishes ICE-free zones in Providence
• Bruce Springsteen criticizes ICE as ‘using Gestapo tactics’
• Trump plans to charge $1 billion for permanent seat on ‘Board of Peace’

Danish parliamentary member Rasmus Jarlov hopes US President Donald Trump's aide Stephen Miller is kept away from young women, because Miller has the “mentality of a rapist.”

Amid Trump's push for Greenland, Stephen Miller said Denmark is so tiny that it cannot defend its territory.

After being asked to comment on Stephen Miller's observation, Jarlov said, “I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying.”

How To Make Enemies and Not Influence People

President Trump fired off a flurry of social media posts overnight, sharing private text messages with world leaders, mocking America's European allies and reaffirming his insistence that the United States must seize control of Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory.

“There can be no going back,” Trump wrote in one of a series of posts on his Truth Social platform.

What if Europe would play as dirty as Trump does?

We could set a deadline: impeached Trump before March 31st or Europe will see all US bonds (which are about 60% of the US bonds globally)…?

The US dollar would drop to nowhere within hours.

Let’s play! - Johannes Köpl

I say this with no flippancy or sarcasm at all, but every single Republican is afraid of being killed by the Trump mob.

In the long-term, January 6 worked. - Rick Wilson

Republican Shenanigans

• Nearly all Epstein files still unreleased a month after Congress deadline
• Trump’s Bizarre Behavior Has a Clinical Name: Disinhibition
• Doctor who treated Dick Cheney calls for congressional inquiry into Trump’s presidential fitness
• Former Trump aide on threatening allies over Greenland: ‘Mentally ill, deranged’
• NY TIMES STUNNER: Trump Pocketed ‘At Least $1.4 Billion’ in the Past Year
• Trump continues to play kingmaker in Republican primaries

King Charles Cancels US Visit and Will Send Andrew Instead. - Andy Borowitz

Maine Knows ICE Is Dangerous

Officials in Maine on Tuesday said they would halt federal immigration officers from being granted undercover license plates as reports of statewide enforcement operations surface.

“The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a request for confidential, undercover Maine license plates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These requests in light of rumors of ICE deployment to Maine and abuses of power in Minnesota and elsewhere raise concerns,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in a statement. 

Gosh, I’ve heard of fighting fire with fire…

Fighting ICE with ice is a pretty clever variation. - Kevin Kivikko

Selling stolen oil and putting billions of dollars in a bank in Qatar to be spent without Congressional approval is not Constitutional.

Only Congress can appropriate money. 

The President can’t legally create a second Treasury overseas for his own piggy bank.

Wake up Congress. - Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY

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Rock The Voter News

• DoJ subpoenas Minnesota Democrats accused of impeding ICE efforts
• Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power
• Democrat loses it when Anderson Cooper presses him: “You really think he’s insane?”

America’s allies and business leaders need to understand this: 

There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump. 

Get off your knees and grow a spine. - Governor Gavin Newsom

Apparently, The NEW New Jersey Governor Is Locked and Loaded

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) drew parallels between the current political moment and the American Revolution on Tuesday as she was sworn in as governor of the Garden State.

“The list of grievances in our Declaration of Independence included these charges against the king: He has refused his assent to laws. He has obstructed the administration of justice. He has made judges dependent on his will alone, and yes, he has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislatures,” Sherrill said in an inaugural address that underscored New Jersey’s role in the Revolutionary War.

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Business/Tech News

• Stocks hammered as tariff fears, bond rout weigh on Wall Street
• China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump's shifting trade policy could disrupt deal
• The TACO theory on Trump makes every 'dip' a buy, analyst says
• Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices

China just bit-h-slapped Trump over his rant that that he needs Greenland due to Chinese threats:

“We urge the United States to stop using the so-called threat from China as a pretext to pursue its own selfish interests.” 

Humiliating.

I Imagine Somalis Hate Trump Too...

President Donald Trump went off on Somalia on Tuesday, saying the African country is “probably the worst” in the world and only good at one thing — “pirating ships.”

The president ripped Somalia and Somalis living in the U.S. during a special guest appearance in the White House press briefing room on Tuesday. Trump was there to celebrate his first year back in office — which he started off by flashing pictures of several “criminal illegal aliens” who have been arrested by ICE.

Trump later mentioned “halting” all refugee applications from Somalia as another win for his administration.

It takes 4 days to recover from losing 1 hr of sleep. So I should feel normal in about 83 years.

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Odd News

• Chaotic timelapse shows enormous eruptions bursting out from the hottest part of the Sun
• A New Theory Says Gravity May Come From Entropy—Which Could Lead to a Unified Theory of Physics
• Scientists develop synthetic bacteriophages to fight drug-resistant bacteria
• Austrian researchers document first case of a cow using a tool
• Freeze, please! China's winter swimmers take the plunge

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Bergen, Norway, a port city, is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital, Oslo.

Peace.

Trump Pens Unhinged Greenland Letter: ‘No Obligation to Think Purely of Peace’

Trump Pens Unhinged Greenland Letter: ‘No Obligation to Think Purely of Peace’

Trump directly linked his demand for Greenland to his personal grievance over the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter sent to Norway's prime minister.

The entire world knows we have a president who's mentally ill.   When are we as a nation going to start talking about that? - George Conway

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• UK’s Starmer confronts Trump on Greenland: ‘We must stand up for our values’
• Trump’s immigration crackdown faces growing disapproval from voters
• Trump Suggests Ilhan Omar Be Jailed or ‘Sent Back to Somalia’ in Fraud Tirade
• Minneapolis PD Chief Questions Why ICE Agent Was In Front of Renee Good’s SUV
• Jacob Frey rejects Noem’s call for protest zone: Free speech ‘not limited to one park’
• DOJ threatens to ‘come down hard’ on protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service
• Trump’s suspension of naturalization ceremonies leaves hopeful citizens in limbo
• 60 Minutes Finally Runs CECOT Report — Adds Nothing New From Trump After Delay
• Rand Paul says US in ‘ongoing war’ with Venezuela
• Putin Invited to Join Trump’s Gaza Peace Board, Kremlin Says

Donald Trump said today that he’s going to declare war on Denmark because Norway didn’t give him the Nobel prize. 

I wish I were making this up. Google the story, it’s horrific. - John Aravosis 

Stephen Miller Thinks He's President...
President Donald Trump’s top aide, Stephen Miller, shockingly declared that local and state law enforcement have been ordered to “stand down and surrender” as anti-ICE protests continue to grip the state

JD Vance:   “Denmark has not done a good job keeping Greenland safe.”

400 children who were shot dead in their classrooms would like to have a word about being kept safe. - Marlene Robertson

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Cabinet Official Brought Subordinates With Her to a Strip Club and Kept a Booze Stash in Her Desk: Report
• Republicans admit Trump’s grip on the congressional GOP is as tight as ever
• Republicans Condemn Trump’s Threats to Tariff Countries Over Greenland Row: ‘Bad for America’
• Probe into Minnesota fraud could hit more blue states, Republicans say
• Sarasota Republicans seek removal of School Board member Tom Edwards after anti-ICE protest remarks
• After setbacks in court, GOP lawmakers have the Utah judiciary in their crosshairs this year
• Trump’s coveted endorsement ‘changed the landscape’ in Alabama’s US Senate race
• Republicans abandon vows to get Epstein files released: 'I don't give a rip'

Trying to provoke both a world war and civil war at the same time  while demanding a Nobel Peace Prize is a level of insanity I've never seen before. 

- CC Ekeke

Scott Jennings Is A Smarmy Snake
Democratic strategist and CNN regular Julie Roginsky launched a ferocious public broadside against Scott Jennings, one of the network’s most prominent conservative voices, in an attack she admitted will “probably” get her “banned” from future appearances...“CNN once sold itself as the grown-up in the room. It was the network you turned to when the stakes got real. That reputation – earned over decades – was built on restraint, seriousness, and a basic respect for viewers,” she wrote. “Which is why CNN’s continued reliance on Scott Jennings is not just baffling, but corrosive to its brand.”

Anyone else notice how the “fishing boats full of drugs” storyline disappeared the second Trump got the oil? - Jamie Bonkiewicz

Apparently, The Justice Department Is Above The Law. How Convenient.

One month after the justice department’s congressionally mandated deadline to release all Jeffrey Epstein investigative files went unmet, victims’ advocates are expressing outrage over the department’s failure to comply with federal law.

Advocates have also indicated that they are not surprised, describing the justice department’s noncompliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act as yet another example of US officials failing to hold wrongdoers accountable in the ongoing saga.

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Rock The Voter News

• CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders
• Democrats have a strategy on Trump’s Greenland threats: Put Republicans in the hot seat
• Democrats are winning in court on one key issue: Trump’s funding freezes
• Warner: Trump ‘looks kind of silly’ accepting Nobel Prize from Machado

European Union Sprays Antipsychotic Medication in Airspace Over White House. - Andy Borowitz

Billionaire Continues His Quest To Buy U.S. Elections
Billionaire Elon Musk donated $10 million last week to a Super PAC affiliated with Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris (R), who is part of a competitive field running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios reported Monday.

Europe Forms Coalition of the Willing to Return Democracy to the U.S. - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• ‘In Nobody’s Interests’: UK PM Tears Into Trump’s ‘Completely Wrong’ Tariffs War
• Trump announces 10 percent tariffs on Denmark, allies amid Greenland turmoil
• Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase over Jan. 6 debanking
• Flying without a REAL ID? $45 alternative available soon

How does it not bother so many people that this president uses the office to enrich himself and his family? - NewReaganCaucus

Trump Is The King of Grifters
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair accepted a spot on President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” but is now balking at the $1 billion fee for nations to wishing to secure a permanent spot in the organization...

Martin Luther King Jr. received a Nobel Peace Prize and Trump didn't and never will.

Happy Birthday to my amazing big sister Dolly Rebecca Parton. 

Who would’ve thought she would live such an amazing life so far and do so many amazing things to make life better for so many people!  Love to you sister. - Stella Parton

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Odd News

• Upgraded ‘Severe’ Northern Lights Alert For 24 States Monday After Solar Flare
• Cardiff University team helps find mysterious iron bar in space
• Snow arrives in the Florida Panhandle, state’s second year with snowfall in a row
• Discount retailer offers 'crazy' deal for coins
• Book returned to California library was nearly 46 years overdue
• Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony

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Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, Germany.

Peace.