Karoline Leavitt’s attempt to smooth over Trump’s ‘Iceland/Greenland’ blunder backfires spectacularly
During the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, this week, Donald Trump went completely whack, making one untruthful claim after another. Rightfully, parts of his speech from the event made their way to social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter). One such moment that has gained significant attention online is of Trump repeatedly referring to Greenland as Iceland.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is clarifying a comment made by Trump during his visit to the World Economic Forum. As mentioned previously, during his speech, Trump referred to Greenland as Iceland multiple times, inviting scrutiny from a significant number of people. One of the individuals to call out this mistake, or rather mention it, was NewsNation White House Correspondent Libbey Dean, who on her X account wrote on January 21, 2026, “During his @wef (World Economic Forum) remarks, President Trump appeared to mix up Greenland and Iceland around three times.” It did not take long for Karoline Leavitt to refute these claims, who, while sharing Dean’s post, wrote, “No he didn’t, Libby. His written remarks referred to Greenland as a “piece of ice” because that’s what it is. You’re the only one mixing anything up here.” In addition to her remarks, Leavitt also attached a screenshot of a Google-searched image of Greenland that featured mountains and water covered with ice, in an effort to substantiate Trump’s “ice-land” comment. People were not buying into Leavitt’s desperate attempts at cleaning up Trump’s mess, and they flooded the comments section of her post with videos of the orange overlord making the “Iceland” remarks repeatedly at the Davos event, while directly and indirectly calling out Leavitt’s lies. Even The Late Show host, Stephen Colbert, a well-known Trump critic, got on the bandwagon and called out Leavitt’s lies. Referring to the incident of Leavitt calling out Dean for misjudging Trump’s Greenland/Iceland, Colbert called the former’s attempts a “grade A big brother propaganda.” He continued dissing on Leaviit and the situation, saying:
As George Orwell wrote in 1984, ‘War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Karoline Leavitt is a dumbass.”
Colbert’s comments about Leavitt were appreciated by a significant number of people online. On X, a page called Democratic Wins Media, which posted this video, amassed hundreds of comments, mostly in support of Colbert. They appreciated his bravery in confronting Leavitt and Trump, as well as his dedication to shedding light on the truth. Consequently, they concluded that Trump supporters probably didn’t care about Trump’s gaffe as they themselves weren’t aware of the truth.
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