President Donald Trump bizarrely boasted that Europeans call him “Dad” during a speech at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

The right-wing leader made the comments after telling the crowd that he has been dealing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said he believes “want to reach a deal” amid ongoing talks for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

“But they have to stop that war, because too many people are dying, dying unnecessarily,” he continued. “Too many souls are being lost. That’s the only reason I’m interested in doing it.”

Claiming that he had been “helping” Europe and NATO, Trump then veered off topic, saying “they loved me” until he tried to annex Greenland, except he incorrectly referred to Greenland as Iceland.

“They called me ‘daddy’, right? Last time?” [A] A very intelligent man said: ‘He is our dad.’ He directs it,'” he added without naming the person he was referring to. “I was like, directing it. “I went from directing him to being a terrible human being.”

Trump has been seeking control of Greenland, prompting backlash from European leaders and allies who have emphasized that annexing the territory would demolish NATO. In response to the dispute, Trump threatened last week to punish countries that do not support his decision to obtain Greenland. with rates.

President Donald Trump spoke at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump spoke at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

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But Trump surprisingly withdrew his tariff threats on Wednesday.

“Now what I ask for is a piece of ice, cold and poorly placed, that can play a vital role in the peace and protection of the world,” he said.

Calling their desire to obtain European territory “a very small ask compared to what we have given them for many, many decades,” he went on to argue that “the problem with NATO” is that the United States “will be there for them 100%, but I’m not sure they would be there for us if we gave them the call.”

“‘Gentlemen, we are under attack. We are under attack from this or that nation,'” he said, imitating a fake call. “I know them all very well. I’m not sure they would be there. I know we would be there for them. I don’t know if they would be there for us.”

NATO notably helped the United States after 9/11 by invoking Article 5, which states that “an armed attack against one member of NATO shall be considered an attack against all of them.”

“So with all the money we spent, with all the blood, sweat and tears, I don’t know if they would be there to help us,” he alleged. “They are not there for us in Iceland. I can tell you that.”

He added: “I want to say that our stock market suffered the first drop yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money.”

Watch Trump’s speech below (fast forward to 41:46 to hear his comments).

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