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Trump Says He Wants to Get Greenland, Without  ‘Excessive Force’

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US President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Donald Trump said the US is seeking “immediate negotiations” to acquire Greenland, but ruled out using “excessive force” to take the Artic territory, just after arriving in Davos, Switzerland today.

I don’t have to use force,Bloomberg Terminal” the US president told business and political leaders gathered for the annual World Economic Forum in a long and combative speech. “I don’t want to use force.”