In his 2nd term as president, Donald Trump has entertained proposals to acquire Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st US state, and seize control of the Panama Canal - Anadolu Ajansı
With Trump sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, he returned to power with a pledge to end what he sees as America's decline and "completely and totally reverse"
Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced the Make Greenland Great Again Act into the House of Representatives on Jan. 13, 2025. The legislation's announcement said the goal of the bill is to drive Congress to support Trump's negotiations with Denmark to obtain Greenland.
The president has repeatedly discussed his desire to "retake" the Panama Canal and take possession of Greenland.
The Panamanian government formally raised concerns with the United Nations over President Trump’s threats to retake the Panama Canal, noting any threat of force would violate rules. In
Nancy Soderberg, a former United Nations ambassador and the director of the Public Service Leadership Program at UNF, joins Bruce Hamilton on Politics & Power this week to see if President Donald Trump is trying to gain the upper hand with China or even truly has an expansionist agenda.
President McKinley … gave Teddy Roosevelt the money for many of the great things he did, including the Panama Canal, which has foolishly been given to the country of Panama,”
Donald Trump would have no recourse under international law if he decided to make a play for the passage, and Panama's president has rejected the US president's words, saying no nation "interferes with our administration".
President Donald Trump appears to be strong-arming unwilling leaders into negotiating, according to aides and foreign policy experts.
Overall, a plurality of the poll’s respondents said they were opposed to the U.S. trying to gain ownership of Greenland and control of the Panama Canal. A majority also said they were opposed to the U.S. trying to attain Canada.
I'm sure that Denmark will come along,” Trump told reporters after ... Trump has also been vocal about his intentions to take control of the Panama Canal. Also read | ‘China is operating…,’ Trump vows to ‘take back’ Panama Canal; Panamanian ...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China's influence on the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump has vowed the United States would take back.