Macron Message on Greenland Shared by Trump Sparks Tensions (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: This is a screenshot of a private message sent by the president of France about Greenland and posted online by Donald Trump. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland, says President Macron, in a message that was then posted to Truth Social by President Trump, even as tensions grow around Greenland ahead of a series of meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos. A source close to the French president has confirmed to CNN that the message is real. In it, the French president says that he and President Trump are aligned on Syria and Iran, but questions the new American position on Greenland. President Trump also shared screenshots of a number of other conversations with world leaders. Now, CNN has not been able to verify the authenticity of those messages, but President Trump has repeatedly claimed that Greenland is necessary not just to American, but to world security, a language that has been drawing serious pushback from European leaders.
- A private message from Macron questioning U.S. intentions on Greenland was posted publicly by Trump.
- A source close to Macron confirmed the message’s authenticity, while other shared messages remain unverified by CNN.
- Macron indicates alignment with Trump on Syria and Iran but disputes the Greenland stance.
- The issue is unfolding amid heightened diplomatic sensitivities ahead of Davos meetings.
- Trump frames Greenland as critical to U.S. and global security, drawing European criticism.