TL:DR – Elon Musk’s Greenland Joke Falls Flat at Davos: A Missed Opportunity for Laughter
- Elon Musk commented on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Musk joked about the board’s peace initiatives, referencing Trump’s Greenland claims.
- Trump’s board, initially focused on Gaza, faces scepticism from the UK and other allies due to concerns about Russian involvement.
- Yvette Cooper highlighted the UK’s cautious approach, emphasising the need for broader discussions in the Gaza peace process.
Elon Musk’s awkward Greenland joke fails to land at Davos | News World
Elon Musk took the stage at Davos in Switzerland and appeared to take a dig at Donald Trump’s controversial ‘Board of Peace’.
Trump has tried to spotlight his newly proposed Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum this week, but it’s been overshadowed by his threats to seize Greenland, and then by a dramatic retreat from that push.
At the beginning of his speech, Musk told the crowd: ‘I heard about the formation of the peace summit, and I was like, is that p‑i‑e‑c‑e?
‘You know, a little piece of Greenland, a little piece of Venezuela. All we want is peace.’
Attendees chuckled quietly at the joke before Musk quickly moved on to other subjects like tariffs and other issues.
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ was initially envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, but has morphed into something far more ambitious.
Skepticism about its membership and mandate has led some traditional US allies not to commit – including the UK.
Musk spoke at the forum about tariffs and other issues (Picture: Getty)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is still consulting with Moscow’s ‘strategic partners’ before deciding to commit.
Britain said they haven’t committed yet over concerns about potential Russian involvement in the plan, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Yvette Cooper said the UK would discuss with allies the ‘different supportive role’ it could play in the Gaza peace process as she faced questions about the prospect of joining the group.
She told BBC Breakfast today: ‘There’s a huge amount of work to do. We won’t be one of the signatories today because this is about a legal treaty that raises much broader issues.
‘And we do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace when we have still not seen any signs from Putin that there will be a commitment to peace in Ukraine.
‘And to be honest, that is also what we should be talking about.’
Trump held up a signed charter for the Board of Peace at Davos (Picture: AP)
Trump has called his project ‘the Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place’.
The officials listed included US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Former UN special envoy Nickolay Mladenov was also named to the board, alongside billionaire Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and US Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gabriel.
Trump previously said the board would include former Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom he called a ‘good man’.
Other officials come from Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia.