It was a moment that said it all about Donald Trump’s wild 24 hours in Davos.
The US president had just given a speech in which he suddenly ruled out the use of force to take over Greenland, a crisis that had the global elite fearing he would upend the world order.
Trump was then taken to a room to meet his host, Swiss President Guy Parmelin, who had the anxious look of many other world leaders trying to butter up the mercurial head of state.
“Davos without you is not truly Davos,” the Swiss head of state told his US counterpart.
“I agree,” replied Trump.
Trump, it was clear, had come to the Swiss ski resort to assert not only US power over the rest of the world, but also his own.
Returning after six years and a stunning political comeback, the US president appeared determined to turn the showcase event – official theme “The
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