World Holds its Breath as Trump's Davos Address Begins

The global diplomatic community is on high alert as President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos at approximately 3:30 PM (local time).

Analysts predict the address will be "aggressive and personal," serving as a direct counter-offensive to French President Emmanuel Macron, who used the same podium yesterday to launch a scathing attack on the American administration.

The speech is expected to center heavily on the issue of Greenland. Tensions have reached a boiling point, with European leaders threatening unprecedented sanctions in response to what they describe as Trump's "obsessive" fixation on acquiring the Danish autonomous territory.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signaled that the continent is ready for a fight. "Europe prefers dialogue and solutions, but we are fully prepared to act with unity, urgency, and determination if necessary," she warned ahead of the speech.

Trump’s address is widely expected to be a retaliation against Macron, who yesterday accused Washington of "bullying" and using tariffs as "political blackmail" to undermine European sovereignty.

In a speech filled with thinly veiled jabs at Trump, Macron drew a sharp moral line between Paris and Washington: "We prefer respect over bullies, we prefer science over [conspiracies], and we prefer the rule of law over brutality."

Macron also mocked Trump’s claims of being a peacemaker, suggesting that global conflicts were being "fixed" rather than solved, and urged Europe to stop being "naive" and adopt its own protectionist economic policies to counter "American over-consumption."

Now, the world waits to see how the American President, who teased reporters by saying, "You'll see what I'm capable of", will respond.