Donald Trump

Newsweek - President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the World Economic Forum that "sometimes you need a dictator" while addressing the CEO Reception and Dinner at the Davos, Switzerland event.  

Independent, UK -  Donald Trump is demanding a federal judge block his Department of Justice from releasing Jack Smith’s report on the president’s alleged hoarding of government documents and classified materials at his Mar-a-Lago residence.

The president filed a motion Tuesday arguing that the release of the former special counsel’s "inherently biased” report would "irreparably harm” the president and his former co-defendants.

Florida District Judge Aileen Cannon — the Trump-appointed judge who dismissed the case against the president in 2024 — had previously blocked the Justice Department from sharing a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago report with members of Congress, ensuring that Smith’s final report wouldn’t see the light of day during his first months back in office.

The judge will now decide whether that report can ever be released.

Newsweek -   President Donald Trump appeared to repeatedly confuse Iceland with Greenland as he gave a speech at the Davos economic forum in Switzerland on Wednesday.

"They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. I mean, our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money," the president said, in an apparent reference to Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly demanded Denmark ceded the island territory to the United States and has previously declined to rule out military force to take control of it if necessary. However, in his Davos speech, Trump said "I won't use force."

The president's mix up between Greenland and Iceland was quickly noted by critics.

Bloomberg - The latest wrinkle in Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace for Gaza”? A US official said the president could still chair the group even after he leaves the White House, until he chooses to resign. Trump has suggested the board may replace the UN—his list of invitees is certainly far-ranging—but there’s little indication any charter would be signed in Davos as the president wishes.

NPR - While Trump was on the campaign trail, he promised to cut Americans' energy bills in half and lower gasoline and electricity prices. One year in, gasoline prices are down about 20%, but electricity prices are going up. The Trump administration has also invested in nuclear power, which could help reduce costs in the long term. Take a look at how he has delivered on his goals.

Time -   Asked on Tuesday for a preview of his address in Davos, Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room that he plans to project American dominance. “I think more than anything else what I'm going to be speaking about is the tremendous success that we've had in one year,” he said.

Time -    The first year of Trump 2.0 has been soundly rated a failure in all major national polls and in each dimension of national and international priorities. Gallup found that only 36% of Americans approve of the President’s job performance. And according to a CNN poll, just 37% of Americans say that Trump places the good of the country above his personal gain and 32% say that he’s in touch with the problems ordinary Americans face in their daily lives.