Donald Trump appeared ready to drag the U.S. into a catastrophic showdown over Greenland. Then his bravado suddenly evaporated—after intervention from one key leader.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, 58, talked the 79-year-old president down from his escalating threats to seize Greenland from NATO allies at the Davos summit on Wednesday, solidifying his reputation as a “Trump whisperer.”
Rutte, who honed his consensus-building skills while leading the Netherlands’ fractious parliament during a record-breaking 14 years as prime minister, successfully brought Trump on board for a “future deal” on Greenland and steered the NATO alliance back from the brink.
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