Trump to Davos as Greenland Tensions Rise; Marks 1st Year of 2nd Term | NTD Evening News (Jan. 20)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight. Tensions are escalating over the fate of Greenland. President Trump about to head to the World Economic Forum in Davos. On the way, he made an appearance at the White House press briefing on the anniversary of his historic second term. Mario Tsu on the ground in Switzerland. As President Trump wraps up his first year in office, the Department of Homeland Security says deportations are in the millions. The Supreme Court considers whether a Hawaii law violates gun owners' Second Amendment right to bear arms. A final decision could depend on how much the state relied on local traditions. Arlene Richards with the details. In one year since the start of the second Trump administration, how has the president shaped the economy and the world outside America's borders? Kevin Hogan brings us a recap of the past year. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Tiffany Meyer. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump is set to head to Switzerland as tensions with European leaders remain high over his plans to acquire Greenland. Before departing Washington, he stopped in at the White House briefing room to tout the first year of his second term. We now go live to NTD's Washington correspondent, Mario Tsu, who's in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. Mario, good evening. What can we expect from the president's Davos trip? Tiff, good evening to you in New York. And that's right. Today marks the anniversary of President Trump returning to the White House for his second term, and he's certainly not slowing down. He's on his way. He's about to depart for Davos tonight, or he's expected to unveil some economic policies for the upcoming year at the World Economic Forum alongside other world leaders. President Trump earlier this month teased a housing announcement when he called on Congress to codify a banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes. And aside from domestic announcements, the president's not backing down on his bid to take Greenland, citing national security reasons, citing escalating threats from Russia and China in the Arctic. Take a look. We have to have it. They have to have this done. Let's put it this way. It's going to be a very interesting Davos. In recent years, the Chinese communist regime has been developing its commercial and military capabilities in the Arctic. If you take a look outside of Greenland right now, there are Russian destroyers, there are Chinese destroyers, and bigger. Over the weekend, President Trump said he would impose 10 percent tariffs on Denmark and seven other European countries, including France and the UK, until a deal is struck to acquire the island. He's also sharply criticizing the UK over its plan to hand over ownership of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Guess who was behind Mauritius? The Chinese. So we needed to own that island, but the Brits are giving it up. Meanwhile, the White House touting the first year of President Trump's second term. Look, we have the hottest country in the world. I think God is very proud of the job I've done, and that includes for religion. From securing the border and cracking down on crime, to expanding the U.S.'s production of rare earths to curb reliance on China. Nationwide, over the last 11 months, achieved the largest reduction in violent crime on record, including the largest one-year drop in murders ever recorded. Internationally, President Trump highlights his pursuit of peace through strength, using tariffs and trade to broker peace deals. If they take those tariffs away, China will eat our lunch. I hope the Supreme Court does the right thing for our country. Multiple armed conflicts were brought to an end, including between India and Pakistan, Cambodia and Thailand, and the Congo and Rwanda. And one of his highest-profile achievements, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, leading to the return of nearly all Israeli hostages. The momentous breakthrough that we're here to celebrate tonight is more than the end of the war in Gaza. It's with God's help. It'll be the new beginning for an entire beautiful Middle East. In June, President Trump ordered Operation Midnight Hammer, precision strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. And just a few days after the new year, the U.S. military captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. We built Venezuela's oil industry with American talent, drive and skill, and the socialist regime stole it from us during those previous administrations, and they stole it through force. We want peace, liberty and justice for the great people of Venezuela. And on his second and last day in Davos, President Trump is expected to participate in a Board of Peace meeting. That's about phase two of that U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza. President Trump is chair of the board, and some people on the board include his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Dozens of countries have also been invited to join the board, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. And President Trump today at TIFF says it might even replace the United Nations. Back to you. All right, Mari, thanks for those updates. President Trump warns that the U.K. handing over a strategic island is an act of total weakness, saying China and Russia are watching closely. Tonight, Ambassador Jim Jeffrey shares what's really at stake for U.S. military power and how Greenland fits in. That's at 7 p.m. Eastern on Capitol Report with Steve Lance. From tariffs and the economy to immigration, NTD's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley has more on what President Trump said about his accomplishments over the past year. This is the anniversary, first anniversary, January 20th. President Trump speaking to a packed briefing room at the White House on the anniversary of his first year in office for his second term, going over several aspects of his achievements, from ice arrests in Minnesota, with many of those pictured accused of violent crimes, to historic investment commitments into the U.S., trillions of dollars from U.S. companies and other countries, he said in large part due to tariffs. But a pending Supreme Court case may determine the fate of these tariffs and the revenue collected from them, which all have to be refunded if it were struck down. I don't know what the Supreme Court's going to do. We've taken in hundreds of billions of dollars, and if we lose that case, it's possible we're going to have to do the best we can in paying it back. I don't know how that's going to be done very easily without hurting a lot of people. The president also touting several job cuts to the federal workforce and job creation to the private sector, most of which going to native-born Americans. As far as the foreign sector, President Trump touted his efforts to get NATO members to contribute to 5 percent of their GDP to defense spending. But even so, the president says he's not sure NATO allies have America's back. The big fear I have with NATO is we spend tremendous amounts of money with NATO. And I know we'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours. The president has also used tariffs for national security purposes, like securing investment into critical tech sectors like A.I. and chips to maintain an edge on China. He's also used the threat of tariffs to end several armed conflicts in the world. The White House says eight in total. In ending those wars, President Trump said that he received no support from the United Nations and no recognition from Norway's Nobel Peace Prize. I should have gotten the Nobel Prize for each war, but I don't say that. I saved millions and millions of people. That's why I have such respect for Maria doing what she did. She said, I don't deserve the Nobel Prize. He does. When she got it, they named — they said, wow, that's amazing. I thought President Trump would get it. President Trump deserves it. He ended up eight wars. As the president heads to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, he has a message for European leaders, and that's to get their immigration and energy back on track and align with the United States' policy under President Trump. Reporting from the White House, Jack Bradley, NTD News. The Department of Homeland Security says almost three million deportations have taken place during President Trump's first year back in office, and the Department of Justice vows that it will pursue federal charges after anti-ICE activists disrupt a church service in Minnesota. NTD correspondent Jason Blair reports. The Department of Homeland Security says that nearly three million illegal immigrants have left the United States during the Trump administration's first year. According to the latest release statistics by the DHS, 675,000 illegal immigrants have been forcefully deported, and 2.2 million illegal immigrants have self-deported. And the total number of deportations since Trump took office is about 2.9 million. This also includes about 7,000 gang members that the DHS says have been arrested and taken off the streets. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin says, When we say we are targeting the worst of the worst, this is exactly what we mean. These vicious criminals murdered, assaulted, robbed, and terrorized innocent Americans for sport. But under President Trump's and Secretary Noem's leadership, ICE is turbocharged to arrest even more gang members and make America safe again. President Trump says they are saving many innocent lives. There are thousands of vicious animals in Minnesota alone, which is why the crime stats are nationwide the best ever recorded. The administration has been focusing on Minneapolis. With an immigration enforcement operation, the DHS has called the largest one so far. Customs and Border Protection Commander Greg Bovino says that their arrests are focused and targeted. They are not random, and they are not political. They are about removing criminals who are actively harming Minneapolis neighborhoods. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says that 10,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Minneapolis during Trump's first year. And the Department of Justice says that charges are coming after an anti-ICE group stormed and disrupted a Sunday church service at a church in Minnesota. The people who did this made a big, big mistake. Dillon says that the Department of Justice has put wheels into motion to make arrests. I see various crimes that have occurred, exactly what they are. I'm not going to flag. State prosecutors could have arrested some of these people yesterday. They don't have some of the same hurdles that we do. With DOJ, we gather our facts. We go to a federal judge. A federal judge has to issue the search warrants. Among the group was former CNN journalist Don Lemon, as well as activist and civil rights attorney Nekima Armstrong, who has taken credit as one of the organizers. We show up somewhere. They don't expect us to come there. And then we disrupt business as usual. Kent Dillon also issued a warning to other protest groups, telling them to not try the same thing at other churches this Sunday. Jason Blair, Entity News. The Supreme Court's majority today appeared likely to side with gun owners who are challenging Hawaii's ban on carrying a gun on private property that's open to the public without specific permission. Entity's Arlene Richards reports on the arguments before the court and some of the justices' questions. Three Hawaii gun owners with concealed carry permits say the state is still restricting gun possession and carry, even after a recent Supreme Court case. They say a new state law places restrictions on when and where they can carry their guns, violating the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The Hawaii law prohibits them from bringing a gun onto private property that is open to the public unless the property owner gives them specific permission to do so. Much of the arguments Tuesday centered around whether Hawaii's law applied national traditions or only those unique to Hawaii. Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned whether the state had accurately applied previous Supreme Court cases. The court's cases have started with the text, which declares an individual right. And then in Heller and in Bruin, the court has elaborated on, of course, as there are with all rights, as Heller said, some exceptions. But those exceptions to be recognized must be historically rooted, deep tradition, broad tradition, widely recognized, commonly recognized, not isolated examples, particularly not ones from the Black Codes, but even apart from that, not isolated examples. Justice Neil Gorsuch wanted to know why the state relied on the Black Codes, which were restrictive laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War, to restrict the freedoms of Black Americans. I struggle to see what relevance laws that are outliers. And in Bruin, we're not supposed to consider outliers, that they're put aside under our test. We're looking for the mainstream and a significant tradition. And you rely very heavily on an 1865 Black Code law in Louisiana. At the end of the day, it was unclear which way the court would rule. But considering that several of the arguments and questions centered around the court's reasoning in a similar gun law case, the majority appears to be leaning toward not allowing the Hawaii law. Marlene Richards, NTD News. Coming up, how has the president shaped the economy and the world outside America's borders? Kevin Hogan brings us a recap of key highlights of the second Trump administration's first year when we come back. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Today marks one year since the beginning of President Trump's second term. The leader of the free world took bold action to bring peace in places near and far and usher in what he calls the golden age of America. NTD's Kevin Hogan walks us through the key highlights of this administration. This year was marked by massive change. President Trump's economic moves, global tariffs, hardline immigration enforcement, and one aspect at the forefront, grappling with conflicts and geopolitical challenges across the globe. Let's start there with President Trump's peace through strength doctrine. Trump is not afraid to use military strength to achieve foreign policy goals and protect Americans. Back in March, he authorized airstrikes on Houthi terrorists in Yemen. Houthis were targeting ships believed to be linked to Israel, dealing a major blow to global shipping and done to stop threats to U.S. naval assets. In June, in Operation Midnight Hammer, Trump brought stability to the Middle East and the world through decisive military action using B-2 bombers flying across the Atlantic Ocean, striking Iran's nuclear sites. It prevented the Iranian regime from getting weapons-grade uranium. The Pentagon says it set their nuclear program back up to two years. Then, starting in early September, Trump ordered military strikes on boats deemed to be carrying illegal drugs from Venezuela to the U.S. Trump says these were, in part, Tren de Aragua gang members acting at the direction of Venezuela's socialist regime leader, Nicolas Maduro. They All this building up to Maduro's capture and indictment on narco-terrorism charges. The Trump administration says Maduro is at the forefront of corruption, responsible for transporting thousands of tons of cocaine into the U.S. The socialist regime leader is now facing justice on American soil for allegedly harming Americans through addiction, crime, and thousands of deaths. So that's how President Trump used different branches of the military and law enforcement to bring about the so-called peace through strength agenda. But what does this non-military approach include? Here's how Trump used diplomacy over the past year. The president says he's resolved eight conflicts around the world using different forms of statecraft. These span three continents. In Africa, between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia. And now in Europe, between Serbia and Kosovo. And in Asia, between Thailand and Cambodia, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan, Israel and Iran, Israel and Hamas. At the end of September, President Trump unveiled a 20-point peace plan for Gaza. In October, Trump gathered world leaders at a peace summit in Egypt to make this deal official. This paved the way for the release of Israeli hostages and aid for the people of Gaza. And now the second phase of the peace plan is underway. That's diplomacy. But Trump had other ways to secure peace too. For example, when resolving the India-Pakistan conflict in May, the president says he used trade as leverage to bring about a resolution. And it's trade, tariffs and Trump's dealmaking that are a centerpiece of this administration's global agenda. Here's Trump. To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff. The higher the tariff, the more likely it is that the company will come into the United States and build a factory in the United States so it doesn't have to pay the tariff. That would take many, many years. So just like we saw in that clip, many were skeptical of Trump's tariffs agenda. Let's see the results so far. Those tariffs raked in $265 billion last year. That's over a quarter trillion dollars, more than three times as much revenue in 2024. Another direct impact, President Trump has secured 16 trade deals with other nations, lowering tariffs, securing investment and helping American businesses to more easily sell their products in those markets. Taiwan was the most recent deal inked, bringing semiconductor investment. And 16, that does not include the temporary deal with China and the two deals, one with the Philippines and one with Pakistan, in which only one side has confirmed. So 19 total in the works. Now, back in April, President Trump declared America's massive trade deficit a national emergency. He credits his tariff policy with slashing that number. The latest monthly data, $74 billion in October 2024 to $29 billion in October 2025. That's down 60%. And the investments that Trump says are a result of the tariffs total over $9 trillion, according to White House numbers. On top of that is a new $250 billion investment pledge by the Taiwanese government. So that's about four and a half trillion from the private sector and over five trillion from investments by foreign nations. Now, investments aside, many economists said tariffs would stifle economic growth and cause runaway inflation. Did they? No. And here's why I say that. In 2025's fourth quarter, real GDP growth, real, that's adjusted for inflation, that's forecasted at 5.4%. If Trump keeps that pace up, you'd have to go back about 50 years to find another administration that did that. And inflation didn't change that much at all. Actually, it ticked down a bit, down to 2.7% in January. Now, we just discussed how the country as a whole is doing with some macro numbers. What about real take-home pay for workers? That's what you see right here. Americans are taking home about $800 more in 2025 than the year before it. Now, this is according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's extra money in your pocket. And of course, one of the biggest news stories in 2025, on his very first day of the year, President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk. The goal was to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. Doge estimates its total savings to date at $215 billion. That's over $1,300 per taxpayer. So the economy was a big cornerstone of Trump's reelection campaign, but perhaps the biggest one was immigration. Now, these are the monthly encounters at the Southwest border going from up until now. Under the Biden administration, border crossings were very high at sustained levels that you normally don't see, because usually it peaks and troughs over the course of the year in different months. But what we saw was very high levels. And right here, in December 2023, that's when it peaked. You saw about 300,000 in just one month alone. That's about the population of Pittsburgh. Under Trump, encounters are at about 10,000 per month. That's because on day one, Trump declared a national emergency at the border. And then in March, to give just one example, his enforcement efforts, striker units were deployed there. So now this whole thing that we're looking at encompasses what President Trump has done to secure the border. Now, that's the border. What about the interior? Well, the Department of Homeland Security says that about two and a half million deportations have taken place since last January. 1.9 illegal immigrants have voluntarily self-deported, and about 600,000 were removed by federal agents. The administration says they're targeting the worst of the worst criminals. On the campaign trail, Trump said he would launch the largest deportation operation of criminals in history. And the arrests by ICE are a very big part of that. In 2024, from January to September, there were around 85,000 arrests. But under Trump, that number skyrocketed to 209,000. That's about 150% increase. And it's brought a lot of protests and a lot of praise, especially from angel parents whose kids were killed by illegal immigrants. In January, Trump signed the Lakin-Riley Act that requires that illegal immigrants arrested for heinous crimes to be held for immigration authorities. So we've covered Trump's military and diplomatic means to bring about peace, tariffs, and the economy. What's on the horizon? The Supreme Court ruling on whether President Trump has the authority to impose tariffs could happen within the coming days. But the exact timeline is unclear. And if the high court doesn't strike them down, well, Trump says that middle to low-income Americans could get $2,000 checks by the end of the year as a tariff dividend. He also says this could be a year of big tax refunds. That's due to the standard deduction being increased and an increase in the state and local taxes cap. And on the security front, President Trump says that the U.S. military may soon start striking land in Mexico, attacking cartels. And overseas, the U.S. is in the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, and it expects that Hamas terrorists will go along with it. So as we said, a lot happened and a lot is ahead. Back to you. Coming up, the European Union improving its cybersecurity amid a growing threat from China. Ariane Posdar has the details of the plan recommended by the United States. And Speaker of the House Mike Johnson warned British lawmakers about CCP espionage as the U.N. government approves a Chinese mega embassy in London, which sits dangerously close to vital fiber optic cables. Luis Martinez reports after the break. Welcome back. I'm Tiffany Meyer. After pressure from the U.S., the European Union is working to improve its cybersecurity amid a growing threat from China. The bloc is considering a proposal to phase out gear supplied by companies like Huawei. And today's international correspondent Aaron Posdar tells the story. The European Union is working to protect its critical infrastructure, such as high-speed telecom networks. Under new draft legislation, telecom equipment from so-called high-risk suppliers would be phased out within three years. This comes amid rising concerns that European countries are vulnerable to the dominance of Chinese tech manufacturing. The proposals don't mention any countries or companies by name, but the term high-risk has been previously used to refer to countries like China, home to tech giant Huawei. Commenting on the new draft, the EU tech chief says, with the new cybersecurity package, we will have the means in place to better protect our critical supply chains, but also to combat cyberattacks decisively. The proposed restrictions would also cover equipment in other sectors, like security scanners used at border checkpoints, water supply systems, and health and medical devices. The U.S. already banned new Chinese equipment in 2022 and has urged European allies to follow suit. Last year, the Trump administration issued an executive order aimed at strengthening the nation's cybersecurity. The White House released a statement at the time, saying the People's Republic of China presents the most active and persistent cyber threat to United States government, private sector, and critical infrastructure networks. And just two months ago, the administration released its 2025 national security strategy. It highlights China's cyber activities in the context of economic competition, intellectual property theft, and supply chain threats. The document warns of grand-scale intellectual property theft and industrial espionage. Ariane Pasdar, NTD News. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson warned British lawmakers about the sophisticated forms of subversion that the Chinese Communist Party is deploying against the West and its value system. Our Washington correspondent Luis Martinez has more on the story. Those hostile to the West and to our shared values are engaging in increasingly sophisticated forms of subversion and espionage. We see China, Russia, and Iran grow more aggressive and emboldened as they intensify their efforts to exert economic, political, and military influence around the world. Mike Johnson became the first Speaker of the House to deliver a speech at the British Parliament. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson warned that the enemies of the United States and the United Kingdom are emboldened and actively working to subvert democratic systems. And remind our adversaries and the terrorists and tyrants everywhere that our nations that are dedicated to freedom and justice and order and human dignity are stronger and more resolved now than ever before. Johnson's speech comes the same day that the British Parliament greenlit the construction of a controversial mega-Chinese embassy in the heart of London's financial district. The Chinese Communist Party purchased the Royal Mint Court Building in 2018 for over $300 million. The site is a block away from the famous Tower of London and Tower Bridge, and a few feet away from crucial fiber-optic cables carrying sensitive British financial data. The 215,000 square foot mega-embassy will become the CCP's largest diplomatic outpost in Europe. Clearly, President Trump is taking seriously the modern and dynamic threats that China and Russia pose to our global security, especially in focus the last few days as it relates to the Arctic. Speaker Johnson also encouraged British lawmakers to work with the United States to defend common interests and maintain a historic relation that has produced great stability in transatlantic relations. As the Prime Minister said yesterday, let us look to agreement, continue our dialogue, and find a resolution just as we always have in the past. Upon his return to the United States, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is expected to put a three-bill minibus funding package to a vote on the House floor to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Reporting from And joining us now to discuss the UK and Canada's recent cozying up with communist China is J. Michael Waller. He is a former CIA operative and senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Policy. He will also explore President Trump's push to acquire Greenland and U.S.-Europe relations. Michael, thank you so much for joining us. Great to have you here now. First off, reports note that Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping personally asked British to intervene after the embassy was stalled for three years. The approval also comes ahead of an expected visit to China by Stalmer this month, the first by a British leader since 2018, with officials from both sides saying the trip was dependent on this embassy's approval. How are you reading this and the security concerns this raises for you? Well, huge security concerns. This embassy is going to be five acres of floor space right in the middle of London, right on the side of the Old Mint, and right on top of the financial district and the fiber optic cables that govern the central capital of our most important ally. And digging into this, we have MI5, Britain's spy agency, has warned of broader threats from China, but hasn't raised formal objections over this embassy. Now, the government said intelligence agencies have devised a range of protective security measures. Could the embassy impact US, UK intel sharing? Sure, absolutely. It would compromise really everything if you have the Chinese having such a huge complex in the core of the capital of our, again, of our ally, which we rely on so much. I mean, there's a reason why Communist China is demanding that embassy in exchange for Stalmer's desperate desire to visit Xi Jinping. Now, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who have fled to Britain for their safety have been raising concerns over this embassy. And we've seen more broadly, the Chinese Communist Party has been carrying out transnational repression and monitoring of dissidents abroad, like adherents of the spiritual practice Falun Gong, Tibetans and others over the years. How could the creation of this mega embassy impact Chinese dissidents living in London? Right now, the Chinese diplomatic facilities in London are nearly a dozen buildings scattered around London, and now it's all centralized once they have this new embassy in place. This means that the CCP will have extraterritorial capabilities in one central location, meaning free of British surveillance, to go out and not only spy on the British and on us and our allies, but also to repress Chinese emigres, Chinese exiles, Chinese refugees, and anybody subscribing to beliefs that the CCP is against. The regime is going to be spying on them now through this embassy in London. Quite concerning indeed. We also saw Canada strike several deals with China, including around Chinese EVs and inviting Chinese security forces to cooperate on countering crime. Are these US allies softening their security stance on China? How are you reading this? Well, the whole world had really softened its stance on China, including the United States under various administrations. It's nice to see from your earlier report now that these European countries are taking heed of Trump's warnings from his first administration, probably kicking and screaming while they did it. But it's really important, you have Canada, we have an unfortified border with Canada. What's going to happen now with Canada opening up so much to Communist China? What kind of deals is the Prime Minister of Canada, who's really no friend of the United States, what kind of deals is he making? When he was head of a trillion dollar company, not just a year ago, he was cutting deals with China. He was cutting financing from the Communist Party. What's he doing now? Rather than try to mend fences with the United States, he's trying to divide Canada from the United States by joining forces with the CCP. A lot to watch for there. Zooming out though, President Trump has been raising concerns over Russia and China when it comes to Greenland. Do you see the moves by the UK and Canada with China impacting the conversation around the future of Greenland? Yes, because it's colossally bad timing. One of the main reasons the United States is so concerned about Greenland is not just what the Russians would be able to do there and how we need Greenland to defend against the Russian missile attack, but because the CCP is developing its own ocean capability, its own icebreaking fleet. It's not an Arctic power, but it's going to be using the Arctic as a shortcut for not only its trade, but for its growing naval power projection. So for the NATO alliance to be divided so sharply the way it is right now, it's terrible timing for the Prime Minister of Canada and now the Prime Minister of the UK to go and kowtow to Xi Jinping. It's just what Xi wants to do. To your point, China also declared itself a near-Arctic state back in 2018, so there's that element as well. Now, you've said that Denmark has been in violation of Article 3 of the NATO treaty. What does that mean exactly? How could this impact Trump's plans for the island? Well, it was a former ambassador, American ambassador to Denmark, who raised this just today, and that is that the NATO treaty, we hear about Article 5, which is the part of the mutual defense that kicks in if a member is attacked. But Article 3 requires every member of the alliance to do everything possible to defend its own territory on its own and in partnership with the rest of the allies in mutual defense. Denmark has completely failed to protect Greenland. It has relied on us to protect Greenland since the end of World War II. So what could we see with that? For instance, you had President Trump saying Denmark sent a second dog sled to protect the island. It's true. In their defense budget of a year or so ago, they voted to have a second dog sled team to patrol. Denmark doesn't have a permanent ship home port presence there for its navy. It doesn't have even permanent helicopters in Greenland. It has dog sled teams and about 150 military, both civilian and uniformed, and that's it for that whole huge island. So Denmark has really it's violated its terms of its NATO agreement. It has shown that it's unwilling to protect Greenland and is unable to protect Greenland. I had some Danish military officers tell me a year ago that there's no way that Denmark can protect Greenland. And at some point, if the Greenlanders decide to vote for independence, 57,000 people, that would immediately take them out of NATO. What would that do? Who would be, say, prone to funding different movements like independence movements? Not the United States, not the Europeans, but the CCP is funding these movements all around the world. A lot at stake, for sure. Jake Michael Waller, thank you so much for joining us. Good to be with you. Coming up in college football, the turnaround is complete as Indiana beats Miami for their first ever national title. Dave Martin joins us to discuss when we come back. And now for your sports news, we're joined by NTV's Dave Martin. Dave, we've got NBA news, but let's start in college football as Indiana beat Miami last night, as you predicted, to win their first ever national title. Now, this is a program that had the most losses in NCAA history when Kurt Cignetti took over two years ago. Have you ever seen a faster turnaround? I mean, no. I think this is still the most amazing turnaround in college football history. In fact, I can't even think of a similar turnaround in sports history in general, at least in how fast they did it. Now, when Cignetti took over Indiana two years ago, they had never won more than nine games in a season in their 120-plus years of college football. He got 11 in his first season. He got 16 this year, which ties the NCAA record. Now, I will grant this is the new era of the transfer portal. You could certainly remake over your roster very quickly, which is what he did. Now, when he took over two years ago, they only had 40-something players on the roster. That's like half the normal roster size. They went to the portal and filled out the rest. Of course, this was still Indiana. They were the bottom feeder of the Big Ten. They didn't get what was considered the cream of the crop of recruits in the transfer portal, but Cignetti had his own scouting system. Some called it production over potential, which I love. That was one anyway, one person way of describing it. Clearly, it worked in this team, as you can get. Meanwhile, Miami last night, the team they beat last night had 45, so quite a difference there. They certainly played well together, winning 27-21. As I predicted, thank you for remembering. One of the few times I get it right here, too. There's a lot of focus on Mendoza. There was a lot of focus on Mendoza. He had that play of the game probably when he had that 12-yard run on fourth and four, got hit like four times and still made it to the end zone. It reminded me of John Elway back in the Super Bowl in 1998 when he did the helicopter hit where he flipped all around and still landed in the end zone. Mendoza, a heck of a game last night, too. I'll give credit to the players, but the coach, that's an amazing turnaround. Does look like it. Elsewhere in college football, though, Duke is suing their star quarterback, Darion Mensah, to prevent him from transferring. What's going on here? Yeah, what is going on here is a fight over a star quarterback, for sure. It looks like Mensah announced back on December 19 that he was returning to Duke for this upcoming season. He reportedly has an NIL contract with Duke for $4 million, according to ESPN. But just last Friday, he told Duke coach Manny Diaz that he intended to enter the transfer portal. That was the final day players could enter it. He posted then on social media a farewell to Duke, saying that it was in his best interest to enter the transfer portal. Duke then sued him to keep him from entering the portal. That request was denied by judge. Mensah's attorney says he will, Duke will actually allow him to enter the portal tomorrow. But Duke is still requesting that Mensah not be allowed to enroll at another school and licensing his name, image, and likeness to the other school. That, though, has not been ruled on. But under the terms of his NIL contract, any dispute must be settled through an arbitration. So this one is not over. It's a lot of legalese in here. But essentially, Miami doesn't want to lose a great quarterback. Duke does not want to lose a great quarterback. Miami's losing their great quarterback because he's graduating. So Duke is hoping to keep this guy. Well, speaking of Miami's fingers to the NBA, Golden State Warriors all-star Jimmy Butler reportedly tore his ACL in last night's win over Miami and may be out for the season. How does this affect what they might do at the trade deadline? Yeah, it's a good question because, you know, Golden State Warriors core, Jimmy Butler, Steph Curry, Draymond Green, they're all at least 35 years or older. And the team was definitely recently heating up too. They won 12 of their last 16 games overall. Now, last year, after they acquired Butler, they got really hot. They went 24-8 after him. They made it to the second round of the NBA playoffs. They probably would have gone farther had Steph Curry not got injured there in the second round against Minnesota. In any case, for this season, you would think they would have been somewhat aggressive here at the trade deadline if these three were healthy. I mean, this may be one of the last go-rounds for these three stars. And, of course, Green and Curry have each won four NBA titles. So, I think it would have made sense to mortgage maybe a little of the future to see if they can get another one. Now, I don't see them really winning without Butler on the team based on the past results. So, I think definitely the general manager there is going to have a real challenge on his hands what to do at the deadline if Butler isn't available because the team doesn't really look like much of a contender without him, in my eyes, all right, my view. It's another story to keep on the radar. Elsewhere in the league, though, the starters for this year's All-Star Game have been finalized and there's a notable exception here. Yes, no LeBron James. For the first time since 2004, LeBron James was not selected as an All-Star Game starter. Now, he can still make it as a reserve, which is that is decided by the coaches, but they won't actually announce until February 1st, but it's pretty remarkable that he's been an All-Star starter for 21 straight seasons. Now, this year, though, he started off really on a bad note. He missed the first 14 games of the season with a sciatica problem and he just turned 41 years old recently, so you would expect a drop off in his play. Despite that, he's averaging 22 points, six rebounds, seven assists a game for the season. Those numbers are actually much higher here in January in nine games there. In any case, the selections for the All-Star Game starters for the Western Conference, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Shea Gilgis-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Victor Wemenyama. For the East, you've got Giannis Iridopoulos, Jaylen Brown, Jaylen Brunson, Kate Cunningham, and Tyrese Maxey. You got all those names there, too? I'm glad I didn't have to say them. I'm gonna, I'm gonna quiz you later, see if you're paying attention. A little flash cards. Yeah, all right. I'm sure you'll do well. Dave, as always, thanks for joining us. Thank you, Tiff. And that's all for today's news. For around the clock coverage, visit us at ntd.com slash live or download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Good night.