Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up | Metals Mine

  • Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up

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    President Donald Trump is showing the world “the U.S. is back,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC, as tensions rise over the president’s bid to acquire Greenland. Asked about the president’s agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where Trump is set to make an address on Wednesday, Bessent said: “The U.S. is back, and this is what U.S. leadership looks like.” Tensions are high at the meeting after Trump raised the stakes on his intention to acquire the self-governing Danish territory, which has rattled the NATO military alliance. Overnight, he announced 200% tariffs on French ... (full story)

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AjayJagtap
Jan 20, 2026 6:11am
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kwock kwock kwock kwock.......
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Huntpips
Jan 20, 2026 6:29am
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Usa is back for good
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Schultz
Jan 20, 2026 8:30am
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Quoting ChaoticWave
{quote} There are so many similarities that it's now hard to ignore.
Quite so. A review of a book, the first of a trilogy, written and set during early 30s Germany. The author, Sally Carson, died in 1941, so she really had no idea of how prescient it would be.
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Polimini
Jan 20, 2026 8:54am
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Back being retarded.
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CycleGF
Jan 20, 2026 6:22am
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No Money No Honey
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Trader#40BC
Jan 20, 2026 6:44am
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USA is back in 1930' Germany...
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TraderGER
Jan 20, 2026 6:33am
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Scott Bessent, the king's lackey
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Ianh
Jan 20, 2026 3:52pm
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Quoting AjayJagtap
kwock kwock kwock kwock.......
Hope he did the hawk tua first so it went down more easily.
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ChaoticWave
Jan 20, 2026 7:02am
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Quoting Trader#40BC
USA is back in 1930' Germany...
There are so many similarities that it's now hard to ignore.
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Trader#A0A6
Jan 20, 2026 6:54am
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Epstein files never left.
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Trader#4477
Jan 20, 2026 7:39am
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cockerel
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Trader#C8F0
Jan 20, 2026 9:28am
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Back ... to junk status
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