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Trump refuses to rule out military force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal

Jan 07, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    36% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    2% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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8% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Trump has also publicly pondered the idea of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state.
46% : You get rid of that artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like, and it would also be much better for national security," Trump said.
45% : "They charge more for our Navy than they charge for navies of other countries," Trump said.
42% : "No," Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago Florida home and private club when asked whether he can rule out military or economic coercion in the two locations.
38% : "Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has openly discussed the U.S. acquiring Greenland, a mineral-rich territory controlled by Denmark, and the Panama Canal, which has been operated by Panama since 1999 following a deal orchestrated by the late President Jimmy Carter 22 years earlier.
32% : "I'm not going to commit to that," Trump said when asked specifically about military force to acquire the Panama Canal and Greenland.
12% : "More:Donald Trump lashes out at Panama, says he might demand the country hand over canalTrump said he is not considering military force to annex Canada ‒ whose longtime prime minister, Justin Trudeau resigned Monday ‒ but said he hopes the U.S. can acquire the neighboring country to the north through "economic force.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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