Trump rules out force on Greenland — but keeps Europe guessing – POLITICO

DAVOS, Switzerland — The European leaders gathered for Donald Trump’s speech to the World Economic Forum, Wednesday, were once again reminded of the key principle that has guided the U.S. president’s foreign policy: “It’s important to make me happy.”

That was the rationale Trump gave for ordering the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro earlier this month, and it formed the throughline of his address in Davos as well.

Despite their best efforts to get in his good books, they have struggled to dissuade him from his attempt to take over Greenland or to keep him focused on helping Ukraine. His highly anticipated speech in Davos will likely have done little to ease their alarm and confusion about how to play him.