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Republican President Donald will return to Iowa Jan. 27 where he hopes to shore up support ahead of a competitive midterm.
Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Yesterday Donald descended on Davos. In a wide-ranging address to the economic elite, President Trump scolded Europe, touted his own successes and doubled down on the “need” to acquire Greenland.
Trump announced that starting February, a 10% import tax will be imposed on goods from eight European nations that have rallied around Denmark in the wake of his stepped up calls for the United States to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.
President Donald Trump will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, trying to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are taking a toll on Americans' pocketbooks.
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Donald Trump ruled out using force to acquire Greenland as he called for immediate negotiations over his desire to purchase the island. “People thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force,” Trump said in a highly anticipated address to the World Economic Forum.
The president maintains a complicated relationship with loyal farmers facing depressed grain prices and higher costs for items like seeds and fertilizer.