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Hello and welcome to NewsHour Live from the BBC World Service in London.
I'm Rebecca Erkesby.
President Trump has made landfall at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Before his arrival, there were already strong headwinds,
a doubling down of his plan to acquire Greenland one way or another,
and the reiteration of his planned extra tariffs on NATO allies who complain.
It's fair to say European leaders are braced for impact.
His comments in the first 21 days of this year have already caused chaos in normal diplomatic relations.
So what is the message today?
Well, the president has taken to the stage in the past 20 minutes or so.
He's been focusing on the U.S.
economy and he also turned to other matters.
Let's take a listen.
Issues like energy trade,