Trump shares AI photo of Greenland, Canada both under American flag

By Canadian Press on January 20, 2026.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to talk about taking over Greenland as he heads to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, where he is scheduled to speak Wednesday and meet with other world leaders.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says that Trump’s tariff threat on European countries opposed to a Greenlandic takeover are “a mistake” and bring up questions of the president’s trustworthiness after promises last year to not impose further tariffs on EU nations.

Trump went on a posting blitz on his social media platform, Truth Social, in the early morning hours focused on Greenland.

This includes an AI-generated photo of him meeting in the Oval Office with European leaders and a map of the Western Hemisphere that shows American flags over Greenland, Canada, Cuba and Venezuela.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday he is “concerned” about the U.S. ratcheting up its talk of taking over Greenland and he would relay that to Trump if he sees him in Davos.

Carney is scheduled to speak at the World Economic Forum later today.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 20, 2026.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press