Overview
- A reported electrical issue forced Air Force One to return to Joint Base Andrews, delaying President Trump's trip before he flew on a replacement aircraft and landed in Switzerland.
- Because of the late arrival, the planned one‑on‑one between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Trump in Davos likely did not occur, according to multiple outlets.
- Trump has signaled he is prepared to pursue acquiring Greenland and has threatened new punitive tariffs on Germany and other European states.
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared Greenland's sovereignty non‑negotiable, and EU leaders are preparing coordinated countermeasures, with a crisis summit in Brussels set to consider retaliatory tariffs if U.S. duties are imposed.
- Merz coordinated with Macron, Starmer, Meloni and Denmark's Mette Frederiksen, indicated Germany would protect European and national interests if needed, and European and NATO discussions include enhanced Arctic surveillance and potential German participation.