Donald Trump Repeatedly Mixes Up Greenland and Iceland During Speech


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President Donald Trump appeared to mix up Greenland and Iceland multiple times at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump, 79, repeatedly referred to Greenland — a NATO territory which he previously expressed that he wants full “ownership” of — as “Iceland” during a speech on Wednesday, Jan. 21. “I’m helping NATO, and until the last few days, when I told them about Iceland, they loved me,” the president erroneously said, seemingly airing frustration that NATO allies have spoken out against his attempts to take Greenland. Trump then brought up a moment in June when NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte…