Trump's bizarre plot to expand US to include Panama Canal, Greenland & Canada

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : "Ken will do a wonderful job in representing the interests of the United States," Trump added.
55% : Trump, who won a sweeping victory in the November elections, said that the US ownership of Greenland is an "absolute necessity" to protect global "national security and freedom".
49% : "Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State," Trump posted on Truth Social.
45% : "It was given to Panama and the people of Panama, but it has provisions," Trump said of the canal.
45% : Since then, Trump has repeatedly referred to Trudeau in social media posts as the governor of Canada -- a title used by leaders of the 50 US states.
43% : "During his first term in 2019, Trump suggested that the US should buy Greenland - the largest island in the world that is not a continent - given its strategic importance.
42% : This is not the first time Trump has openly considered territorial expansion.
42% : The post is not the first time Trump has publicly mused the idea, particularly following the shock resignation of Canada's deputy prime minister on Monday.
39% : He said the canal's tariffs were carefully and transparently evaluated, and that these maintain the canal and helped expand it in 2016, boosting traffic and global trade.
36% : He has also threatened a 25-percent tariff on Canadian goods - a policy that he said would be implemented from day one until the countries stop the flow of illegal drugs and migrants into America.
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.
19% : According to Fox News, Trump suggested that merging the two nations would not only resolve his concerns about fentanyl trafficking but could also stem illegal immigration -- an issue that mainly affects the US southern border.
15% : Meanwhile, Trump has threatened to reimpose US control over the Panama Canal, citing what he said were excessive fees to use the canal and a risk of Chinese influence.
14% : DONALD Trump has proposed to seize the Panama Canal and buy Greenland in a bizarre plot to expand US territory.

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