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DEBUNKED: Media says Trump may take Panama Canal and Greenland by FORCE

Donald Trump is making some big and unusual promises ahead of his second term in office. These include renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and an apparent plan to buy Greenland and make Canada the 51st state. “This is the problem.” glenn beck The “Glenn Beck Program” begins. “There's about 12 of […]

Panama Canal leader issues warning to Trump, denies China in control

The chief executive officer of the Panama Canal has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the waterway, built by the United States more than 100 years ago, is now under Chinese control. Panama Canal Authority official: “Accusations that China is running the canal are baseless'' Ricaurte Vasquez Morales told the Wall Street Journal on wednesday. […]

GOP Rep. to Introduce Bill to Authorize Trump to Retake Panama Canal

Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would give President-elect Donald Trump the power to buy and retake the Panama Canal. Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) explained to hill President Trump is “right to consider buying back the Panama Canal,” he said, adding that regaining U.S. control of the Canal “could be an important step” […]

Anxieties jump at Trump's Greenland, Panama Canal military talk

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Panama Canal chief dismisses Trump’s claims on China, fees

The head of the Panama Canal Authority dismissed President-elect Trump's claims that China controls the trade route and criticized his comments about tolls. Ricaurte Vázquez Morales said. wall street journal President Trump's accusation that China runs the Panama Canal is “baseless,” he said. “China has no involvement in our business,” he said. Vázquez-Morales said there […]

JESSE WATTERS: Trump has got his eye on a country, an island and a canal

Fox News host Jesse Watters trashed President-elect Trump's focus on expanding American territory on “Jesse Watters Prime Time.” Jesse Waters: Mr. Trump is out shopping. He focuses on countries, islands, and canals. But before he pulls out his checkbook, he's rebranding the body of water. 'Beautiful name': President Trump announces pro-American revamp of Gulf of […]

Trump won’t rule out using ‘military force’ to acquire Greenland, Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not rule out using “military force” to make Greenland and the Panama Canal U.S. territories. “No, I can't guarantee either of those things,” the president-elect told reporters when asked about the use of military force or economic coercion to gain territory. This sparsely populated island is considered […]

Trump's Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism

Republican lawmakers are preoccupied with President-elect Trump's ambitions to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, a grand plan the commander-in-chief put back on the table during the Christmas and New Year's recess. It's a thing. Republican senators and congressmen see the prospect of a U.S. occupation of Greenland as particularly far-fetched, but are wary […]