Trump declines to rule out 'military or economic' force to expand U.S.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "The freewheeling news conference was meant to showcase planned U.S. investments by an Emirati developer with long-standing ties to Trump.
51% : Yet since his first term, Trump's "America First" foreign policy has been defined by frequent departures from diplomatic norms and by his brash brand of nationalism.
47% : Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, made a brief appearance alongside Trump and said that he is making "good progress" on a deal to release Israeli hostages.
44% : "Trump also weighed in on congressional Republicans' strategy for passing their legislative priorities.
43% : We're tracking the people Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
42% : Trump did rule out military force to annex Canada, one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners.
41% : Trump has made little acknowledgment of the many political and legal hurdles to his ambitions to expand U.S. territory, but he has railed against canal fees in Panama, and has said the U.S. needs Greenland for national security reasons.
40% : Speaking for roughly 70 minutes in a meandering news conference from his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, Trump emphasized his ambitions for territorial expansion, however implausible.
40% : "No, I can't assure you on either of those two," Trump told reporters.
40% : Asked Tuesday whether he would commit to supporting Ukraine during negotiations, Trump said, "I wouldn't tell you if that were the case.
36% : But Trump almost immediately veered into other topics.
36% : "People are destroyed because of what they did, destroyed," Trump said.
34% : He said Trump wants a deal to release the hostages before he enters office in 13 days.
29% : "Trump said "all hell will break out" in the Middle East if hostages in Gaza are not returned by Inauguration Day.
28% : The president of Panama responded to Trump's repeated criticism of their canal fees -- and threats to retake the waterway -- by saying that "every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent zone belongs to Panama and will remain so."Asked on Tuesday whether he would rule out "military or economic coercion" to get control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump declined.
23% : "We're looking at it," Trump said when asked whether he planned to pardon those charged with violent offenses.
21% : End of carouselHe also reacted on the spot to a federal judge's move Tuesday to temporarily block the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into allegations that Trump mishandled classified documents.
12% : Trump has indicated that he breaks with the Biden administration especially sharply on Ukraine.

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