President-elect Donald Trump expresses interest in acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal, citing their importance for US security. He also threatens to use economic power against Canada and criticizes its trade with the US.
The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump , has shown no signs of stopping his desire for the US to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal . He stated that both are critical for US security. When asked if he would reject the use of military or economic force to take over the Danish autonomous territory or the Panama Canal , he replied, “No, I can’t guarantee either.” “But I can say, we need it for economic security,” he said during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Trump vowed to use “economic power” when asked if he would try to control Canada, describing the shared border as a “artificially drawn line.” The border is the longest in the world between two countries and was set through agreements that began since the founding of the US in the late 1700s. Trump said the US spends billions of dollars to protect Canada and criticized imports of cars, timber, and dairy products from Canada. “They should be a state,” he told reporters. Denmark and Panama have rejected any proposals for the two countries to relinquish their territories. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was “no chance whatsoever” for the two countries to merge. Greenland is located on the shortest route from North America to Europe and is home to a large American space facility. The island also has some of the world’s largest deposits of rare earth minerals, which are important for the production of batteries and high-tech devices. Trump suggested that the island is important for military efforts in tracking Chinese and Russian ships, which he claimed were “everywhere.
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