President Trump kicked off Davos week with a Cold War-style troll — and European leaders took the bait.
Early Tuesday, Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself planting a U.S. flag on Greenland, flanked by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
In the picture, a sign declares Greenland a “US territory est. 2026.”
Then came the sequel.
Trump posted another AI image showing European leaders — including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — gathered around a map in the Oval Office.
On that map? Greenland, Canada, and Venezuela absorbed into the U.S.
BREAKING: Trump has posted an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States pic.twitter.com/ywz0n5l8dt
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 20, 2026
And Trump wasn’t just posting memes. He doubled down Tuesday on his push to acquire Greenland, saying there was “no going back” — and refusing to rule out taking the Arctic territory by force.
Next, Trump went full receipts-mode. He shared screenshots of private text messages from Macron and Rutte, praising him for foreign-policy wins in Syria and beyond — with Rutte sounding like he’d joined the fan club.
“Mr President, dear Donald — what you accomplished in Syria today is incredible,” Rutte also gushed in another text exchange, according to a screenshot shared by Trump.
“I will use my media engagements in Davos to highlight your work there, in Gaza, and in Ukraine. I am committed to finding a way forward on Greenland. Can’t wait to see you. Yours, Mark,” the message concludes.
Trump announced plans to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries that recently deployed troops to Greenland, starting Feb. 1 — with a threat to jack them up to 25% if he doesn’t get the icy island by June.
More over at The New York Post:
Trump trolls European leaders with wild AI image of him planting US flag on Greenland, leaks fawning texts from world leaders https://t.co/ppsk3t71qw pic.twitter.com/RFnYWUrEml
— New York Post (@nypost) January 20, 2026
