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Trump does not rule out using military force to take control of Panama Canal and Greenland

Jan 08, 2025 View Original Article
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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -27% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Though Trump said he is OK if Republicans pass their policy goals through one reconciliation package, he noted that "if two is more certain, it does go a little bit quicker because you can do the immigration stuff early.
50% : "Meanwhile, the day after the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, Trump echoed his campaign pledge that he would pardon those charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.
49% : "But I can say this: We need them for economic security," Trump said.
49% : "We will drill, baby, drill," Trump said.
43% : Trump added that he wanted to move away from wind energy.
42% : "He added that raising or suspending the debt limit had no effect on his goal to lower federal spending.
39% : "Trump also did not rule out using military force to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland -- two locations with critical implications for the transport of global commerce.
38% : Trump also announced that a Dubai-based company, DAMAC Properties, would be investing at least $20 billion in the United States to support "massive new data centers across the Midwest, the Sun Belt area and also to keep America on the cutting edge of technology and artificial intelligence.
37% : Trump, who will take office Jan. 20 after lawmakers breezily certified the election results Monday, continued to place blame on outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden for what he will be left with in his second term as he dives into an ambitious GOP agenda.
36% : "No, I can't assure you on either of those two," Trump said when asked if he could assure the world that he would not use military or economic coercion to take over both locations.
35% : There is no federal electric vehicle mandate, but Trump has said he wants to end the $7,500 consumer tax incentive, and Republicans have sometimes characterized the Biden administration's regulations tightening automotive emissions as an EV mandate.
31% : "As Republicans look to use a complicated legislative process known as budget reconciliation to pass significant immigration, border security and tax policy changes, as well as address the country's debt limit, Trump said Tuesday that he wanted to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt.
29% : "Trump also said he would end a "mandate" for electric vehicles.
25% : "We are inheriting a difficult situation from the outgoing administration, and they're trying everything they can to make it more difficult," Trump said.
22% : "It appears unlikely Trump can unilaterally reverse the protections.
9% : Trump slammed Biden's decision earlier this week to prohibit future oil and gas drilling off the entire East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the remaining portions of Alaska's Northern Bering Sea, saying he would "reverse it immediately.

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