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What did Macron say in his text message to Donald Trump in January 2026?

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French Pres. Emmanuel Macron said that he did not understand what U.S. Pres. Donald Trump was doing with regard to Greenland after Trump proclaimed his intention of annexing that territory. After Trump posted Macron’s private communication, Macron delivered a severe criticism of Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying that Europe would not “passively accept the law of the strongest.”