Inside Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland

New York Times: “It was a formula familiar to anyone who has tracked the approach to power that Mr. Trump honed in the New York real estate world and brought with him to the White House, one that leans heavily on bullying and an ability to keep opponents off-balance.”

“But this week Mr. Trump also discovered the limits of his coercive powers. After he threatened a wave of new tariffs, markets fell abruptly, which always seizes his attention. Allies objected, this time openly. And by the time the president returned to Washington on Thursday night, it was clear that he had left considerable damage to the Western alliance in his wake.”

“When the climb-down came, it was with only the vaguest explanation from the president.”