U.S. President Donald Trump will appear Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a day after the elite event produced contentious statements and economic threats arising from tensions between the U.

Follow live coverage from NBC News as President Donald Trump attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland as he clashes with Europe over Greenland.

President Donald Trump arrived in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum and is set to deliver his speech at its scheduled time despite his flight being delayed by a mechanical issue.

Trump on Wednesday is set to address the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps, where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use his appearance at the gathering of global elites to address affordability issues back home.

President Trump began his speech in Switzerland by criticizing Europe, saying “certain places in Europe are not recognizable, frankly, anymore,” blaming a belief that unchecked government spending, unchecked mass migration and endless foreign imports was the only way to grow an economy.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says: "President Trump has made it clear that we will not outsource our national security".

Trump on Wednesday is set to address the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps, where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies.