'The Week That Was:' World Leaders Have Figured Out Sucking Up to Trump Doesn't Work

January 23, 2026, 11:52 PM

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President Trump in Davos

Host Saeed Khan talks with Darci McConnell, a public relations professional and former Detroit News and Free Press reporter; attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They talk about:

  • Trump threatens NATO allies and others with tariffs if they oppose his Greenland acquisition plans
  • World leaders have figured out that sucking up to Trump doesn’t work
  • The president hopes former special counsel Jack Smith gets indicted
  • Trump threatens CBS with a lawsuit if it edits his interview
  • The Oakland County prosecutor is accused of misconduct in the Crumbley case
  • Schmuck of the Week




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