Donald Trump on military interventions: The president-elect was asked by journalists at a press conference on Tuesday, January 7, can he assure the world that he will not use the military or economic pressure regarding Greenland and the Panama Canal, he replied that he has no intention of doing this. He also repeated that Greenland is needed by the United States to secure its national and economic security. He called the Panama Canal crucial for USA. – You may be forced to do something – he said Trump.
What about Canada? Trump also said that in the case of Canada, it will not use the military and will rely on “economic pressures”. The president-elect has been talking for several weeks about taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal and about incorporating Canada into the US, which would become the 51st state. He has repeatedly referred to the Prime Minister of Canada as the governor, who is the highest official in each US state.
Trump announces tariffs: The president-elect has announced that he intends to impose significant measures tariffs on Mexico and Canada. In the same way, he threatened Denmark if it resisted attempts to buy Greenland. He also appealed, among others, about it Rechristen the Gulf of Mexico as the American Gulf.