In a controversial news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using defense action to acquire control of Greenland and reclaim the Panama Canal, citing “economic protection” as his main issue, Daily Beast reports.
In response to a question from David Sanger from The New York Times, Trump was asked if he could promise the world that he would not use “military or financial coercion” to seize the two areas. ” No, I can’t tell you on either of those two”, Trump said, adding,” But I may say this, we need them for economical protection”.
Greenland: A novel border?
Trump has never hidden his involvement in Greenland. On Monday, he took to Truth Social, declaring,” Greenland is an amazing area, and the people will benefit enormously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation. We will cherish and protect it from a violent outside world. Generate GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN”!
His remarks come after Donald Trump Jr. visited the island earlier this month. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who has repeatedly stated that Greenland is not for sales, vehemently refrained from rebutting the assertion.
Interventionist interests
Trump’s interventionist perspective doesn’t halt at Greenland. During the same news conference, he floated the possibility of renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the” Gulf of America” and hinted at using “economic pressure” to impose control over Canada.
” Because Canada and the United States, that would really be anything. You remove that deliberately drawn line and examine what it looks like, which would also be much better for regional security, according to Trump.
Trump made fun of Indians on Truth Social the day before Justin Trudeau resigned. ” Some people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State”, he wrote. ” The United States can no longer rely on enormous trade deficits and incentives to keep its economy upright. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned”.
While outlining his passions, Trump also complained about slow-dripping plugs, nervous electric heating, and politically motivated lawyers, blaming these problems on President Joe Biden.
Trump made it clear that despite his strong ideas, he does not intend to use force militarily against Canada, but rather prefers to use economic strategies.
