Trump Spends a Second Day Threatening to Take Back the Panama Canal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Trump asked an audience of supporters at a Turning Point USA conference in Arizona.
56% : In 2019, the Wall Street Journal first reported Trump was interested in acquiring Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory in the north Atlantic.
47% : "The United States is the number one user of the Panama Canal, with over 72% transit heading to or from US ports," Trump said.
41% : "It's not the first time Trump has floated the idea of expanding US borders or acquiring foreign territory.
40% : In response, Trump took to his Truth Social app once again to taunt the Panamanian president, writing "we'll see about that!"
23% : On Sunday, Trump implied that Panama was not upholding their end of the deal.
21% : Since his reelection in November, Trump has also repeatedly joked about making Canada the "51st state," even reportedly joking about the proposal to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
11% : "Trump criticized Carter's decision to return the Canal Zone to Panama, and suggested foreign adversaries were trying to gain control of the trade lane.

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