President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House’s press briefing, along with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the start of his second term. The US president came with a large binder of files, which according to him, was a list of “achievements”. The extraordinary appearance of the US president comes at a time when America is facing pushback from its European allies over the threat of imposing a 10% tariff for not accepting US take over of Greenland. .@POTUS takes the podium in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on the one year anniversary of the start of his second term: “It’s been an amazing period of time… We’ve done more than any other administration has done by far.” pic.twitter.com/g9CLwcFSQ2 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 20, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described Trump’s proposed tariff as “a mistake especially between long-standing allies” and …