President-elect Donald Trump threatened the sovereignty of Panama, Denmark and Canada during a wide-ranging and often rambling press conference on Tuesday.
Donald Trump won the 2024 election by vowing to solve America's problems at home, but now he can't stop talking about his ambitions of expansion abroad.
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for Canada to become the 51st state and questioned Denmark's control of Greenland, suggesting the US might
Trump plans to order “very serious tariffs” against Canada and Mexico — and vowed to rechristen the Gulf of Mexico.
Strategically positioned, Greenland is also viewed as important for U.S. defence. Russia is a close high Arctic neighbour to the island. And Russia has agreed to collaborate with China in developing an Arctic shipping route that Chinese President Xi Jinping has dubbed an “Ice Silk Road.”
Panama said on Tuesday that the sovereignty of its interoceanic canal was non-negotiable, while Denmark said Greenland is not for sale, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military or economic coercion to gain control over relevant regions.
DONALD Trump has refused to rule out using force at the Panama Canal and threatened Canada during a fiery press conference. The Republican, who is two weeks away from entering the White House, has
Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on Denmark over its control of Greenland and musings about “economic force” to absorb Canada as a US state were a fresh reminder of how rocky executing the president-elect’s trade agenda could prove.
The US President-elect has made a number of territorial claims, against 2 military allies, and a Central American nation, the leaders of which have their own responses to this.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland, absorbing Canada and taking control of the Panama Canal.
As it turns out, both Europe and Canada may be in the market for upgraded alliances. Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20th brings with it the prospect of tariffs and jingoistic bluster.