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Trump Finds His Greenland Framework and Pulls Back Threats

The president retreats from use of military force or tariffs.
President Donald Trump addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior editor Joe Sobczyk looks at the president’s bargaining over Greenland. Sign up here. Email our editors here.

In his mission to acquire Greenland, Donald Trump deployed his trademark bargaining strategy: Take the maximalist position — in this case the barely veiled threat of using military force — then dial back once negotiations open.