2026-01-21
13 分钟Davos gears up for President Trump with all eyes on how hard he pushes for Greenland.
This is a completely different president than in past years.
He's very at peace, ironically, being more adversarial with U.S.
allies and he's not going to take no for an answer.
Plus, the U.S.
shifts military firepower to the Middle East and a big day for the Fed's independence at the Supreme Court.
It's Wednesday, January 21.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
After a brief delay leaving the U.S.
due to mechanical issues on Air Force One,
President Trump is set to take center stage today in Davos, Switzerland.
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.
Really every topic, robotics, artificial intelligence.
critical minerals, everything has been overtaken by discussion of Trump's visit today.
Everyone's talking about his plan to acquire Greenland,
his doubling down on that, despite the fact that global leaders are fighting back.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada delivering a speech that saw a relatively rare standing ovation.
We're reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry.
That the rules-based order is fading.