Trump challenges Carney at Davos, asserts Canada should be 'grateful' for Golden Dome missile defense

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States should control Greenland to build a large-scale "Golden Dome" missile defense system he claimed would also protect Canada, arguing that the country depends on U.S. security.

"We're building a Golden Dome that's going to, just by its very nature, going to be defending Canada. Canada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should be grateful also," Trump told attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

"But they're not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful. They should be grateful to us, Canada. Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements," he said, referring to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address on Tuesday. ---More...

U.S. President Donald Trump proposes a “Golden Dome” over Greenland to protect allies, including Canada.

“Canada gets a lot of freebies. They should be grateful,” he says.

“Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark [Carney], the next time you make your… pic.twitter.com/FfuBHtG5Ot

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U.S. President Donald Trump proposes a “Golden Dome” over Greenland to protect allies, including Canada.

“Canada gets a lot of freebies. They should be grateful,” he says.

“Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark [Carney], the next time you make your statements.”