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The next day, appearing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president drew renewed criticism during a speech, when he openly questioned whether NATO allies would support the U.S. – one of its 12 founding members – in a crisis.
“I know we’ll come to [NATO’s] rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they’ll come to ours,” Trump told reporters, according to the BBC.
U.S. ‘treated very unfairly by NATO’
Trump’s skepticism toward NATO isn’t new, but it has grown increasingly pointed. At Davos, he reignited a controversial and widely criticized proposal to acquire Greenland, insisting the alliance back the move.
“I’m seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, just as we have acquired many other territories throughout our history, as many of the European nations have,” Trump said.
He claimed that such a move would strengthen the alliance rather than weaken it. “But this would not be a threat to NATO. This would greatly enhance the security of the entire alliance, the NATO alliance. The United States is treated very unfairly by NATO,” he continued.
‘Frankly unstoppable’
Although Trump stated he would not use military action to annex Greenland – that he confused with Iceland – his tone alarmed allies.
