Trump Heads To Davos Again After Switching Planes Due To Tech Issue

US President Donald Trump resumed his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, hours after a "minor electrical issue" forced his plane to return to its air base in Maryland.

Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews, an air base in Maryland, out of an abundance of caution, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. It landed shortly after 11 pm (local time), after about an hour and 20 minutes in the air.

Journalists travelling with Trump reported that the lights in the cabin went out briefly after takeoff, as per the news agency AFP.

Trump and his entourage resumed their trip to the World Economic Forum after switching to another plane. Trump took off two-and-a-half hours after his initial departure. He is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday and leave on Thursday.

"America will be well represented in Davos — by me. GOD BLESS YOU ALL! " Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, ahead of his departure.

Trump is expected to meet "various parties" at Davos over his bid to seize Greenland, he confirmed on Tuesday.

"I agreed to a meeting of the various parties in Davos, Switzerland," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

"As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security. There can be no going back - On that, everyone agrees!"

Hours before he was to head to the World Economic Forum, Trump was asked how far he would go for Greenland. He replied with a simple: "You'll find out."

"We have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland, and I think things are going to work out pretty well," Trump told reporters about his Davos meetings.

Trump has time and again said that the US needs Greenland "for national security, not for minerals."

"If you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need it for national security. We have to have it," Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida.

However, Greenland's leadership has made it clear that the island is not for sale. During a recent debate at the European Union's legislative body, European Parliament Member Anders Vistisen addressed Trump directly, asking him to "f*** off" as Greenland was not for sale.

"Dear President Trump, listen very carefully. Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It is an integrated country. It is not for sale," he said.

Vistisen then added, "Let me put this in words you might understand: Mr President, f*** off."