World leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos were not met with applause, laughter or the usual diplomatic pleasantries when President Donald Trump took the stage. Instead, they were met with something Glenn Beck says he has never witnessed from a U.S. president.
“This is the strongest language I have ever seen a President of the United States give,” said Glenn Beck during his reaction to Trump’s speech. “He’s putting the entire world on notice.”
No Laugh Lines, No Applause
Beck emphasized the unusual atmosphere in the room, noting that even when Trump made remarks that would normally be treated as jokes, the response was silence.
“There has been no laugh line here,” Beck said. “He has said things that he means as a joke a couple of times, but you’ve noticed there hasn’t been any laugh.”
Beck described world leaders as listening intently, calling the moment “the most consequential speech I have heard a president give since possibly the Berlin Wall speech or the ‘Evil Empire’ speech.”
“But this is much, much deeper,” he added.
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America’s Strength Versus Globalist Failure
According to Beck, Trump spent the early portion of the speech highlighting U.S. economic strength, energy production and industrial expansion, contrasting it sharply with Europe’s stagnation.
“He spent the first part talking about our economic growth,” Beck said, citing Trump’s claim of 5.6% GDP growth. “That’s way beyond what the IMF said that we would be growing at.”
Beck said Trump framed globalism as a failed system that hollowed out the middle class and empowered unelected bureaucracies.
“He is breaking up the United Nations. He is breaking up the bureaucracy of the WEF,” Beck said, referring to the World Economic Forum. “He is declaring an end to this globalist kind of thing that the world has been building.”
Greenland and ‘Tough Love’
One of the most striking moments, Beck said, came when Trump addressed Greenland directly.
“You can say yes to giving us Greenland,” Beck quoted Trump as saying. “You can come to the table, we’ll make a deal, or you can say no. But we will remember.”
Trump also emphasized restraint, stating, “I don’t want to attack and I won’t attack,” while still underscoring U.S. leverage.
Beck described the approach as “tough love,” comparing it to a father refusing to coddle a failing child.
“He’s saying, ‘Get your butt into the gym. Work out. Practice your jump shot,’” Beck said.
Allies Put on Notice
Trump’s remarks toward Canada stunned Beck, particularly his response to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“Canada lives because of the U.S.,” Beck quoted Trump as saying. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”
Beck said Trump made it clear that decades of U.S. military protection for allies would no longer be unconditional.
“You have all benefited from the shield of the United States military,” Beck said. “We have not asked you for anything since 1945.”
A World Order Ending in Real Time
Beck said Trump’s message aligned with Carney’s own admission that “the old order is not coming back,” but with a fundamentally different conclusion.
“Trump is saying that hasn’t worked,” Beck said. “More bureaucracy will not fix it. More globalization will not fix it.”
While the tone made Beck uneasy at times, he said the clarity was necessary.
“He knows he is carrying a very, very large stick,” Beck said. “And he knows it.”
Beck concluded the moment marked a turning point.
“We’re seeing a eulogy in a funeral right now at the WEF,” he said. “The world is changing.”
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
