Trump’s high-stakes trip after Greenland comments rock NATO

GROUND IN GREENLAND, BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH GARRETT HAAKE. BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH GARRETT HAAKE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. WITH GARRETT HAAKE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT nervous system problblems, HOURS FROM HIS. MEETING WITH THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC ELITE IN DAVOS, ELITE IN DAVOS, PRESIDENT TRUMP SETTING THE STAGE. SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SHOWDOWN WITH NATO ALLLLIES OVER THE. FOR A SHOWDOWN WITH H NATO ALLIES OVER THE FUTURE OF THE DANISH. FUTURE OF THE DANISH TERRITORY Y OF GREENLAND. TERRITORY OF GREENLAND. HOW FAR ARE YOU. HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO ACQUIRE E GREENLAND? WILLLLING TO GO TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND? >> YOU'LL FIND OUT. ACQUIRE GREENLAND? >> YOU'LL FIND OUT. >> Reporter: THE. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT THREATENING DENMARK. PRESIDENT THREATENING DENMNMARK AND SEVEN OTHER. AND SEVEN OTHER ALLIES WITH ESCALATING TARIFFS. ESCALATING TARIFFS UNTIL THE U.S. CAN NEGOTIATE A DEAL TO. UNTIL THE U.S. CAN NEGOTIATE A DEAL TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE.

TAKE CONTROL OF THE ARCTIC ISLAND, BUT EUROPE NOW. EUROPE NOW THREATENING TO DEPLPLOY ITS OWN. THREATENING TO DEDEPLOY ITS OWN ECONOMIC. ECONOMIC COUNTERMEASURES, ININCLUDING A SO-. INCLUDING A SO- CALLED TRADE BAZOOKA THAT COULD BAN U.S.S. THAT COULD BAN U.S. GOODS FROM EUROPEAN MARKETS. GOODS FROM EUROPEAN MARKETS. STILL THE PRESIDENT. MARKETS. STILL THE PRESIDENT TODAY OPTIMISTIC. STILL THE PRESIDENT TODAY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A DEAL. TODAY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A DEAL. >> I THINK THAT WE. ABOUT A DEAL. >> I THINK THAT WE WILL WORK SOMETHING. WILL WORK SOMETHING OUT WHERE NATO'S GOING G TO BE VERY. OUT WHERE NATO'S GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY AND WEWE'RE. GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY Y AND WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY. HAPPY AND WE'RE E GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY, BUT WE NEED. HAPPY, BUT WE NEED IT FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. IT FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. WE N NEED IT FOR. PURPOSES. WE NEED D IT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. NATIONAL SECURITY AND EVEN WORLDLD SECURITY. AND EVEN WORLD SECURITY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SECURITY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: NBC'S. >> Reporter: NBC'S ELLISON BARBER IS IN GREENLAND D TONIGHT.

ELLISON BARBER IS IN GREENLAND TONIGHT. >> Reporter: HERE IN. nervous system problems, THE CAPITAL CITY OF GREENLAND IF YOUOU GO. GREENLAND IF YOU GO INTO A LOT OF THE SHOPS IN THIHIS AREA, INTO A LOT OF THE SHOPS IN THIS AREAEA, YOU WILL SEE SIGNS, YOU WILL SEE SIGNS, MERCHANDISE, W WITH A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE. VERY CLEAR MESSAGE JUST LIKE THTHIS. GREENLAND IS NOT FOR. . SALE. >> THEY SAY IT'S CRAZY, BUT ALSO MANY. >> THEY SAY IT'S CRAZY, BUT ALSO O MANY ARE SCARED. CRAZY, BUT ALSO MANY ARE SCARED. >> Reporter: ARE SCARED. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP ARGUES DENMARK CACANNOT DEFEND THE. CANNOT DEFEND THE MASSIVE ISLAND FROM RUSSIAN AND D CHINESE. RUSSIAN AND CHINESE THREATS TAKING THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP. UNPRECEDENTED STEP THIS WEEK OF POSTING PRIVATE E MESSAGES. PRIVATE MESSAGES FROM OTHER WORLD LELEADERS, INCLUDING. LEADERS, INCLUDING ONE FROM FRENCH PRESESIDENT MACRON. ONE FROM FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON PRAISING PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT MACRON PRAISING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MOVES IN. TRUMP'S MOVES IN SYRIA WHILE ADDING I DO NOT UNDERERSTAND.

SYRIRIA WHILE ADDING I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE E DOING IN GREENLAND AND. GREENLAND AND INVITING TRURUMP TO MEET HIM IN PARIS. MEET HIM IN PARIS. >> THEY GET T A LITTLE BIT ROUGH WHEN I'M. >> THEY GET A LITTLE BIT ROUGH WHEN I'M NOT AROUNDND, BUT WHEN. BIT ROUGH WHEN I'M NOT AROUNDND, BUT WHEN I'M AROUND, THEY. I'M AROUND, THEY TREAT MEME VERY NICELY. TREAT ME VERY NICELY. >> Reporter: ALL. NICELY. >> Repororter: ALL EVERY. >> Reporter: ALL EVERY OF. EVERY OF IT FLOWING FROM A. LENGTHY NEWS. LENGTHY NEWS CONFERENCE THE. AY. PRESIDENT HELD TODAY TO MARK THE ANANNIVERSARY OF HIS. ANNIVERSARY OF HIS SECOND INANAUGURATION, FOCUSING ON THE. TO. RISING WAGES AND GAS PRICES AT A FOUR- YEAR LOW. YEAR LOW. >> GASOLINE PRICES HAVE COME PEPER GALLON. HAVE COME PER GALLON WAY DOWN. WHEN THAHAT HAPPENS, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, EVERYTHING ELSE E COMES DOWN.

EVERYTHING ELSE COMES DOWN. >> Reporter: WITH. >> Reporter: WITH POLLS SHOWING MOST AMERICANANS NOT. AMERICANS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE COCOST OF LIVING. >> THEY CREATED THE AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM AND WE ARE. PROBLEM AND WE ARE SOLVING IT. WE HAVE SOLVED A LOT. SOLVING IT. WE HAVE SOLVED A LOT OF IT. WE HAVE SOLVED A LOT OF IT. >> Reporter: AND A. OF IT. >> Reporter: AND A PRESIDENTIAL TEXT. PRESIDENTIAL TEXT WITH NORWAY'S PRIME MINISTER RELEASED ON. WITH NORWAY'S PRIME MINISTER RELEASED ON MONDAY SHOWS. MONDAY SHOWS PRESIDENT TRUMP APPEARINING TO LINK. APPEARING TO LINK HIS PUSH FOR GREENLAND WITH HIS. HIS PUSH FOR GREENLAND WITH HIS FRUSTRATION WITH NOT. GREENLAND WITH HIS FRUSTRATION WITH NOT BEINING AWARDED A. FRUSTRATION WITH NOT BEING AWARDED A NOBEL PEPEACE PRIZE. BEING AWARDED A NOBEBEL PEACE PRIZE THIS YEAR, THE.