Republican strategist Lance Trover said Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments on Greenland and the Panama Canal are strategic steps to curb Chinese influence.
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“We're not going to war with Panama or Greenland. I don't think there will be an invasion in the near future,” Trover told Wolf Blitzer. “I think they're negotiating tactics. He thinks there's a price issue here.”
Trover said Trump's tactics are misunderstood but essential.
“There's one central theme that I'm hearing in all of this, and that's the Chinese Communist Party, because they're clearly taking Panama and Greenland seriously.” In fact, they're saying they're taking ports on both ends. I know that I am in control. We know they are investing billions of dollars in Panama's Belt and Road Initiative. We know they tried to buy Greenland and build on it,” Trover said.
The Republican strategist also said what appears to be an erratic foreign policy threat is a calculated move to counter China's quiet but steady incursions into a region critical to global trade and security. He also said that there is. (Related article: 'World leaders know they should take him seriously': Veteran journo breaks down the effectiveness of President Trump's trading strategy)
“So this is really about the national security issues that Donald Trump is talking about, and I don't think we should just ignore what Democrats like to do when they post something on social media. Because clearly the Chinese Communist Party is taking these countries seriously. Maybe we should at least take a hard look at what's going on there,” Trover said. .
In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, President Trump called for the Panama Canal to be returned to U.S. control unless Panama stops charging excessive tolls. He said the canal was important as a national asset. President Trump said the United States would take Panama back if it did not respect the spirit of cooperation that characterized the original transfer.
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