Donald Trump Threatens Panama With AI Image of U.S. Flag in Canal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "The Panama Canal is considered a VITAL National Asset for the United States, due to its critical role to America’s Economy and National Security," Trump wrote.
63% : Trump continued.
55% : Trump wrote on Sunday, in a message that appeared across several social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.
50% : Trump first suggested he would try to take ownership of the Panama Canal a day earlier in a message spread cross two Truth Social posts Saturday.
49% : "Trump echoed the statements he'd already said on social media during his live speech.
47% : Trump said.
45% : It appears the image was supposed to symbolize Trump conquering Canada, though the image clearly represented natural formations in Europe.
44% : "The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S.," Trump wrote.
43% : Trump wrote.
42% : "If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, quickly and without question," Trump said, according to the CBC.
38% : Trump also included a threat against Greenland on Sunday in an announcement that he was making Ken Howery the ambassador to Denmark.
36% : After the speech, Trump wrote on Truth Social "we'll see about that" in response to President Mulino's message, making it clear he's going to be as antagonistic as possible.
36% : "For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump wrote.
35% : It's not immediately clear where Trump or his social media team found the image, but the president-elect has been known to spread sensationalistic images found on Twitter, especially when they're hateful and racist.
28% : This isn't even the first time Trump has used AI-generated images to threaten a foreign country with invasion.
27% : Trump posted AI images of cats and dogs in September when he helped spread the lie that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating domestic animals.
26% : "Trump then went on to say that unless concessions are made, the U.S. will "demand" control of the Canal, essentially a threat of war with a foreign ally.
25% : We'll find out soon enough whether Trump tries to make any moves against allied countries.
23% : The president-elect even included an AI-generated image of an American flag in the middle of the Canal, making it the second time Trump has threatened an ally nation with AI images after he made a similar threat against Canada.
19% : Donald Trump tweeted threats against the nation of Panama over the weekend, suggesting in posts on Truth Social that he would seize control of the Panama Canal if his demands weren't met.
19% : President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty in the 1970s to give control of the Canal back to Panama but Trump would like to undo that.
17% : Trump responded to Mulino with more unhinged nonsense at an event called AmericaFest, organized by the far-right political organizations Turning Point USA.

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