Ex-Minister Urges Swiss Government To Reject Trump's Board Of Peace

In front of the world's media, US President Donald Trump mocked Switzerland in his speech at the WEF and insulted Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter. At the subsequent meeting between Trump and a three-member delegation from the federal government, the provocation was not discussed, and President Guy Parmelin did not address the issue.

The insults by the US president are not the problem, said former Swiss minister Micheline Calmy-Rey on Swiss public television SRF. It was the right decision for the government to swallow them.“What have they swallowed except words that don't count?” said the former foreign minister.“The government must defend our interests, and you don't do that by provoking the most powerful man in the world.”

But that's where Calmy-Rey's words of understanding for the government end: the Swiss government should have responded publicly to Trump's threats against Greenland, according to the former minister.

This content was published on Jan 23, 2026 Donald Trump dominated the WEF to such an extent that it was difficult for many observers to watch.