President-elect Donald Trump once again reiterated his desires for US territorial expansion. In a Christmas Day message, Trump took aim at the Panama Canal and Greenland, while also addressing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly.
“Merry Christmas to all, including China’s wonderful soldiers, who lovingly, but illegally, run the Panama Canal,” the president-elect began in a post on Truth Social, before claiming that “38,000 people” had died during the construction of the waterway. . (The BBC previously verified that the number was Closer to 300.) He continued, “The United States is investing billions of dollars in ‘reform’ money, but will have absolutely nothing to say about ‘anything.'”
Trump then mocked Trudeau, referring to him as Canada’s “governor,” and again floated the idea of the country becoming “the 51st state,” while promising to “cut taxes by over 60%, and they’ll go out of business immediately.” They will be twice their size, and they will be militarily protected like no other country anywhere in the world.
The president-elect also reiterated his previous intention to bring Greenland under American control, writing that the territory, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, “is needed by the United States for national security purposes, and who wants the United States to be there,” and we will!
Greenland’s Prime Minister Mot Egedy clarified on Monday that the area was not for sale. The Prime Minister said in his speech: “Greenland is ours.” statement. “We are not for sale and we will never be for sale. We must not lose our years-long struggle for freedom.”
However, the Danish Prime Minister’s Office issued Separate statement He said that the government “looks forward to welcoming the new American ambassador.” The government looks forward to working with the new administration.”
The Danish government later on Monday announced a significant increase in Greenland’s defense spending BBC.
Trump also used the opportunity to deliver another holiday message on Wednesday, urging Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister of Canada. “I just let go of Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great’ as he is known in ice hockey circles,” Trump wrote in another Truth Social post. “I said to him: ‘Wayne, why don’t you run for Prime Minister of Canada, soon to be known as Governor of Canada – you’ll win easily, and you won’t even have to campaign.’
