Gary O'Donoghue
Chief North America correspondent, at the White House

This is the president in his most enigmatic and expansive mood. During the campaign this used to be called "the weave" – meandering from subject to subject, often the connections not immediately obvious.

Then there are the odd little interludes – the most bizarre this time when he mused about a ring binder when he closed it and joked it could have taken his finger off.

"I wouldn't have shown the pain," he tells the briefing room, and indeed the rest of the world. Trump sounds a little low on energy – we know he was up late last night posting on social media – but he unquestionably has stamina.

This one could go on for a very long time.

Trump takes defensive tone at news conferencepublished at 19:25 GMT 20 January

19:25 GMT 20 January

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

For a news conference that was billed as a celebration of Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House, the president is taking a very defensive tone.

At one point, he complained he wasn’t getting credit for the booming stock market.

“Maybe I have bad public relations people,” he said.

He groused that there was “zero talk” about his efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and he blamed the media for not reporting on it.

Trump is hardly the first president to grumble about his news coverage.

While the powers of the presidency are enormous and the Oval Office can be a potent megaphone, public opinion is often difficult to shift - particularly when a White House message conflicts with what Americans are feeling in their daily lives.

“I don’t like to do this,” Trump said of his news conference sales pitch. “I do this because we’ve got to get the word out.”

Trump now moves on to tariffs, after saying he visited a Ford plant in Michigan, which he says two years ago was about to close but now is going into 24-hour production.

"Tariffs did that," he says, before adding "I don't know what the Supreme Court is going to do", in reference to the case about the legality of those tariffs.

"We've taken hundreds of billions of dollars, and if we lose that case it’s possible we’ll have to do the best we can in paying it back," he continues.

He goes on to say he doesn't know "that's going to be done very easily without hurting a lot of people", claiming the US has "tremendous national security and no inflation" as a result of tariffs.

The ruling in that case is expected soon.

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

Public opinion polls show many voters are souring on Donald Trump’s immigration policies and their views of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement efforts are turning negative.

The first 15 minutes of the president’s appearance in the White House briefing room appears to be an attempt to change the public’s mind.

Holding a stack of printouts of immigrants with criminal records who have been detained by US authorities in Minnesota – “the worst of the worst”, they are labelled – the president is trying to make the case that his immigration policies are achieving results.

As daily photographs and videos out of Minnesota show immigration officials clashing with protesters and pulling suspects out of homes and vehicles, Trump wants to change the debate.

“This is what the people are trying to protect,” he said. “All ICE wants to do is get them out of our country.”

Image source, Reuters

Gary O'Donoghue
Chief North America correspondent at the White House

Donald Trump is clearly keen to mark what he sees as his achievements in his second term, one year to the day since his inauguration.

In the White House press briefing room before Trump began to speak, they were handing out copies of a press release talking about "365 wins in 365 days” for the president.

Number one on that list is achieving negative net migration - for the first time in decades, it says.

Number 365 says Trump has tripled the opportunities for hunting in the United States – so there is a spectrum of issues there.

Once he begins to take questions, we're expecting Trump to be asked about Greenland, Venezuela and all the tariffs he's threatening.

I’ll be listening out for how serious the president is sounding about those economic measures before he heads off to Davos for those key meetings with European leaders.

Trump is now talking about immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, where he says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended 10,000 undocumented residents, all of whom Trump says are "criminals".

It's not clear if every one of those people arrested has a criminal charge or conviction, or just undocumented status.

The US state has experienced weeks of unrest and protests after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good earlier this month.

Trump briefly touches on Venezuela, mentioning María Corina Machado - the country's opposition leader who gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal when visiting the White House earlier this month.

"Maybe we can get her involved in some way," Trump says, calling Machado "an unbelievably nice woman".

Machado has contended that she should be the new leader of Venezuela after the US seized President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on 3 January.

Trump has declined to endorse her, saying she did not have enough domestic support - despite her opposition movement claiming victory in 2024's widely contested elections.

Sarah Smith
North America editor at the White House

Donald Trump seems very quiet and low key as he arrives in the briefing room.

Even though he is talking about one of his favourite topics – his immigration crackdown – he doesn’t have his usual passion and bombast.

In the room I can barely hear some of what he is saying. We know he was up late last night posting on social media about Greenland and criticising European leaders.

Maybe he didn't get enough sleep.

Donald Trump says he is soon going to a "beautiful place in Switzerland" - there are a few chuckles around the room.

He adds: "I'm sure I'm very happily awaited for."

As a reminder, the president is expected at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland tomorrow, where his threats to slap tariffs on allies unless they agree to the US acquiring Greenland have been widely discussed.

French President Emmanuel Macron told world leaders the "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the US is "fundamentally unacceptable" and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney similarly said he "strongly opposes" tariffs over Greenland.

Almost an hour behind schedule, the US president arrives at the White House podium with a large binder of files that he calls a list of his "achievements".

Trump's showing some of them to the room and is mainly talking about his immigration policies of the past 12 months.

He holds up some photos up of people who have been arrested in Minnesota, claiming they are "criminal, illegal aliens".

Image source, The White House

The US president has just joined his press secretary in the White House briefing room and is starting to speak to the media.

Stick with us as we bring you the key lines.

We're still waiting for President Trump to begin his news conference.

Earlier, the White House press secretary posted on social media hinting at an appearance from the president at 18:00 GMT.

There's no sign of the president yet but we can see a plinth with the presidential seal in place, in front of a room packed full of reporters.

Stick with us and we'll bring you the latest updates.

A year of dizzying news from the Trump White Housepublished at 18:17 GMT 20 January

18:17 GMT 20 January

Sarah Smith
North America editor at the White House

On the first anniversary of President Trump’s return to the White House there is no shortage of momentous changes and dramatic developments to look back on.

President Trump will probably focus on his immigration policies – closing the southern border and sending immigration agents in US cities to detain and deport undocumented migrants.

That policy is under huge scrutiny at the moment after the shooting of protestor Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minnestota.

He will also want to talk up the American economy which he often describes as the “hottest in the world”.

He may also boast about how much money the US Treasury has taken in from trade tariffs charged on goods imported into the US.

But the administration knows that many voters are still complaining about the cost of living and now blame Donald Trump for high prices rather than former President Joe Biden.

On the world stage President Trump can reflect on the success of his dramatic military interventions in Iran, where he bombed the regime’s nuclear facilities last June.

And in Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro was seized and deposed earlier this month.

But at the end of a year of dizzying news and events emanating from the Trump White House, there is barely time to reflect on how he has changed the US and the world, as we are focused on what he plans to do next – particularly over Greenland.

Sarah Smith
North America editor at the White House

The White House press briefing room is more packed than I have ever seen it. With reporters crammed into every space (a fire hazard without a doubt).

The assumption is that the “very special guest” promised by Karoline Leavitt will be President Trump. He will want to celebrate his first year in office and his achievements so far.

We obviously want to ask him about Greenland and his threats to his Nato allies if they try to stand in his way.

Stay tuned…

The White House has confirmed that President Trump will be joining today's regular press briefing.

It's set to take place at 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT).

Leading up to the news briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who normally addresses the media solo, posted a message on social media hinting at the president's appearance.

"A very special guest will be joining me at the podium today…. TUNE IN!," she wrote.

In previous weeks, she's had Vice-President JD Vance and other members of Trump's cabinet.

Which countries have troops in Greenland?published at 17:34 GMT 20 January

17:34 GMT 20 January

By Tamara Kovacevic

President Trump threatened eight European countries with tariffs on their exports to the US after claiming they had "journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown".

The countries have sent troops to the island - which Trump wants to acquire - as part of efforts by Denmark to increase its Arctic training there, external, along with Nato allies.

We've been speaking to the countries' militaries over the past two days to find out how many troops they currently have in Greenland.

Image source, Reuters

Denmark

The Danish authorities would not confirm how many extra troops they had sent to Greenland but said Denmark was "strengthening its presence" on the island.

Germany

A spokesperson for the German government told BBC Verify a 15-strong team had been sent consisting of "experts from Joint Force Command, the Army, the Air Force and the Navy… made up of specialists in logistics, pilots, sailors, infrastructure and planning".

Sweden

The Swedish government told BBC Verify that three military officers had been sent: "At present, there are no plans for them to return to Sweden."

The Netherlands

The Dutch government sent us a press release, external confirming that two naval officers had taken part in reconnaissance and provided operational and logistical expertise. They "have completed their work as planned. They are departing Greenland today (Monday)".

Norway

The Norwegian government told us on Monday the two officers were sent to "assess opportunities for further cooperation with Allies to strengthen security in the Arctic. […] The initial planning work is now complete, and we plan for the personnel to return to Norway this week".

Finland

The government of Finland also sent two officers, external on "a reconnaissance mission to explore exercise opportunities".

UK

Defence Secretary John Healey announced, external on 14 January "at the request of the Danish government there is one UK military officer that is part of this reconnaissance group".

The MOD says it is currently not able to comment on whether that officer is still in Greenland or not.

France

Initial reports suggested 15 soldiers were deployed, external. However, neither the defence ministry nor the president’s office would confirm this number.

Image source, Getty Images

Donald Trump says that no-one - "no single person, or president" - has ever done more for the Nato military alliance than himself.

"If I didn’t come along, there would be no NATO right now!!!" he writes on his Truth Social platform.

"It would have been in the ash heap of History. Sad, but TRUE!!!" he concludes.

As we've been telling you, this comes after his threats to slap tariffs on his Nato allies over their objections to his plan to acquire Greenland.

Trump is expected to appear at a White House briefing alongside press secretary Karoline Leavitt at 18:00 GMT, and we're poised to bring you the latest.

We've heard a lot today about Trump's tariff threats toward Europe - but what exactly has he said?

The US president has said he will add a 10% tariff to "any and all goods" imported from eight European countries, from 1 February, if they opposed his proposed takeover of Greenland.

These countries are: The UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland – all of which are Nato members.

This is also the list of countries who have sent troops to Greenland over the past week.

Trump says these tariffs will increase to 25% on 1 June if a deal for the US to purchase the island is not finalised.

In addition to this, Trump has threatened to slap 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne after Macron declined Trump's invitation to join his Gaza "board of peace".

Image source, Getty Images

Faisal Islam
Economics editor, at Davos

We've heard from Canada’s prime minister addressing delegates at Davos this afternoon, but I’ve also been speaking to the country’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand about the escalation over Greenland.

She admitted this was a "moment of stress" for the Western alliance, and said she would be travelling to Greenland herself early next month to open a consulate in the territory.

She also defended Canada's signing of trade deals in China last week as part of what Mark Carney has referred to as "a new world order" in which China could be a stable partner.

"China came to the table with Canada... after many weeks of hard work," she told me, when I asked if China was now more reliable than Donald Trump's America.

Image source, Reuters

As we've been reporting, a EU-US trade deal that the European Parliament was due to ratify next week is set to be suspended.

In July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with President Trump at his golf course in Scotland and came away with tariffs of 15% on everything the EU sells to the US.

This was better than the 30% America had originally threatened.

For its part, Brussels had also prepared a package of tariffs that would come into force if it failed to reach an agreement with the US.

That included tariffs on €93bn (£80bn; $108bn) worth of goods that the US sells to the EU - including everything from livestock to whiskey to aircraft parts. The agreement meant those taxes were suspended while details were worked out.

But if the EU does not sign off on last year's deal, the tariffs on billions of euros worth of American goods will kick in on 7 February.

That risks a political backlash in the US for Trump from companies that export to Europe.

• You can read more detail on the US EU trade deal here.