Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
In his 2nd term as president, Donald Trump has entertained proposals to acquire Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st US state, and seize control of the Panama Canal - Anadolu Ajansı
When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.
Rubio explained that Trump's vision to acquire Greenland and retake the Panama Canal comes from concerns that China poses.
Donald Trump has been eyeing countries and territories beyond America’s borders in recent weeks, threatening to bring the Panama Canal, Greenland, and even Canada under US authority. While he has yet to put any plans in motion,
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that President Donald Trump's plan to buy Greenland was "not a joke." Earlier this month, Trump said that U.S. economic security depends on controlling Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Bernie Sanders had some words for President Donald Trump and his plans with Greenland. After continued rhetoric from 47th president on buying or taking Greenland from Denmark's ownership, Sanders said on X,
The top US diplomat said President Donald Trump’s proposal to buy Greenland “is not a joke” because of the risk that China would station resources on the island that threaten American security and the importance of Arctic shipping lanes for energy exports.
Rather than appeal to Denmark’s goodwill, President Trump’s rhetoric risks trapping the U.S. in a cycle of increasing coercion.
Trump’s bid for the Arctic territory was laughed off as a joke. Now, it’s gaining traction and provoking jitters in Europe.
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