At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, NATO Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte publicly defended aspects of U.S. President Donald Trump as other European leaders have condemned him for his aggressive approach towards Greenland.
In a panel titled "Can Europe Defend Itself?," with other European leaders, Rutte said "I'm not popular with you now because I'm defending Donald Trump, but I really believe you can be happy that he is there because he has forced us in Europe to step up, to face the consequences that we have to take care of more of our own defense."
