US President Donald Trump has sought support from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte regarding plans to potentially incorporate Greenland into the United States during a meeting at the White House on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump has once again floated the idea of annexing Greenland, suggesting that NATO could play a role in the acquisition. His remarks have drawn sharp criticism from Greenland’s leaders,

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte demurred on Thursday when President Donald Trump baited him into backing his dream of the United States annexing Greenland. Rutte—who has been nicknamed NATO’s “Trump whisperer”—shared laughs with the president throughout their Oval Office meeting on Thursday.