{"id":2941,"date":"2026-01-24T19:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:25:28","slug":"awkward-moment-musks-greenland-joke-met-with-silence-at-davos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2941","title":{"rendered":"Awkward moment Musk&#8217;s Greenland joke met with silence at Davos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-world-s-unfunniest-man-strikes-again\">The world\u2019s unfunniest man strikes again.<\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk delivered a moment of toe-curling awkwardness at Davos this week as he tried to make a joke about Greenland. <\/p>\n<p>Musk is many things, but one thing he is absolutely not is funny. In fact, he might be the unfunniest man to walk this planet. There is not a single ounce of humour or comedy in his body. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the real tragedy of Musk is that the one thing he wants to be more than anything is funny. So he persistently tries with all his might to make people laugh, failing every single time. <\/p>\n<p>The latest instance of this took place in Davos at the World Economic Forum, where the billionaire was speaking on stage. <\/p>\n<p>At one point, Musk attempted to make a joke about Donald Trump\u2019s new Board of Peace. <\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI heard about the formation of the Peace Summit, and I was like \u2018is that P-I-E-C-E?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Queue complete silence, before laughter from Musk and the other person on stage, trying to humour him.<\/p>\n<p>Musk didn\u2019t stop there though, adding: \u201cYou know, a little piece of Greenland, a little piece of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we want is \u2018piece\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you can bear to watch this comedy failure, you can do so below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, even Elon Musk is poking fun at Donald Trump&#8217;s ridiculous &#8220;Board of Peace&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard about the formation of the Peace Summit (Board of Peace), and I was like \u2018is that P-I-E-C-E?\u2019 You know, a little piece of Greenland,\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WxKJhbENLT\">pic.twitter.com\/WxKJhbENLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdKrassen\/status\/2014371966648451497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Painful. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Bottom ad unit --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Custom pseudo content\/category -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>#Awkward #moment #Musks #Greenland #joke #met #silence #Davos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s unfunniest man strikes again. Elon Musk delivered a moment of toe-curling awkwardness at Davos this week as he tried to make a joke about Greenland. Musk is many things, but one thing he is absolutely not is funny. In fact, he might be the unfunniest man to walk this planet. 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