He's been dubbed the "Trump whisperer," but NATO general secretary Mark Rutte struggled to get a word in Thursday as the US president mused about annexing Greenland and criticised allies over defence spending.

President Donald Trump mused at length over his desire to absorb two countries protected by the NATO alliance on Thursday in a White House meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Both Canada and Greenland,

I think it will happen,’ the POTUS said when asked by a reporter about US’s plan of taking over Greenland. The two leaders were sitting in the Oval Office when the American leader made the proclamatio