US President Donald Trump has declined French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for an emergency G7 meeting, amid escalating tensions over Washington’s push to acquire Greenland.
Speaking to reporters after completing the first year of his second term, Trump said he would not attend the proposed meeting, casting doubt on Macron’s political future.
“No, I wouldn’t do that… Because Emmanuel is not going to be there very long and there’s no longevity there,” Trump remarked.
The comments came shortly after Trump shared a screenshot on Truth Social of a private message from Macron, in which the French leader invited him to a G7 meeting following the World Economic Forum. In the message, Macron said France and the United States were aligned on Syria and could “do great things” on Iran, but questioned Trump’s stance on Greenland.
“My friend, we are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” Macron wrote, proposing a G7 meeting in Paris after Davos and offering to invite leaders from Ukraine, Denmark, Syria and Russia on the sidelines. He also suggested a dinner meeting in Paris before Trump’s return to the United States.
When asked how far he was prepared to go to secure Greenland, Trump responded cryptically, saying, “You will find out.”
Trump also renewed his criticism of NATO, accusing the alliance of treating the United States “unfairly” and questioning whether its members would come to Washington’s aid.
“I did more for NATO than any other person alive or dead,” he said. “But NATO has to treat us fairly, too. The big fear I have with NATO is that we spend tremendous amounts of money, and I know we’ll come to their rescue, but I really do question whether or not they’ll come to ours.”
Earlier, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Macron delivered a sharp rebuke of US trade practices, warning that Washington’s tariff threats “openly aim to weaken and subordinate Europe” and are being used as leverage against territorial sovereignty.
Highlighting growing global instability, Macron said the world is entering a period of serious imbalance across security, defence and economic spheres. “It is clear that we are moving into a time of instability and imbalances, both from a security, defence, and economic point of view,” he said.
The French president cautioned that without stronger collective governance, global competition is becoming “relentless.” He criticised US trade policies for undermining European interests, demanding maximum concessions and imposing new tariffs, calling such practices “fundamentally unacceptable.”
Macron also warned of a broader global shift “towards autocracy rather than democracy,” pointing to rising violence and an increasing number of conflicts compared to 2024, even as he alluded to Trump’s repeated claims of having ended “eight” wars.
