Trump calls US control of Greenland 'absolute necessity'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Trump expressed interest in buying Greenland , an autonomous territory of Denmark, during his first presidential term.
48% : Trump said at AmericaFest, an annual event organized by Turning Point, an allied conservative group.
46% : Trump, 78, made the stark declaration Sunday night as he announced his pick for ambassador to Denmark, PayPal co-founder Ken Howery, who also served as the US ambassador to Sweden from 2019 to 2021.
44% : 'It was given to Panama and the people of Panama, but it has provisions,' Trump said of the canal, which was once owned by the United States but was handed over to Panama decades ago. '
40% : Although he has publicly mused about expanding US territory, Trump has not shared a specific plan to do so or revealed how much America would pay for such acquisitions.
37% : While Trump is interested in the benefits that American-control over Greenland would provide, it is unclear how the Greenlandic public would feel about a US purchase.
34% : It is not clear how Trump would seek to regain control over the canal, and he would have no recourse under international law if he decided to make a play for the passage.
31% : They also underlined an expected shift in US diplomacy under Trump, who has not historically shied away from threatening allies and using bellicose rhetoric when dealing with counterparts.
19% : Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Arizona, Trump said he would not let the canal fall into the 'wrong hands,' warning of potential Chinese influence on the passage.
18% : Trump on Sunday accused Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.

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