The art of dealing with Donald Trump

The last week has given allies a brutal crash course in how to respond to the Trump administration — whether to treat his statements as policy goals, negotiating tactics or just inconsequential bluster.

Donald Trump has said he wants America to annex Greenland, but how serious is he? AP

Alex Rogers, Felicia Schwartz and Lucy Fisher

Jan 12, 2025 – 1.17pm

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Just over a week before his second inauguration, Donald Trump plans to redraw the map of America. Or so he wants people to believe.

Having spent the election campaign warning against new foreign entanglements, the president-elect has lately made a series of aggressive claims about American territorial expansion.

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