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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

sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } {beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec Newsletter {beacon} Defense &national security Defense &national security Full text   Bolton: Trump's Greenland strategy could help Xi and Putin John Bolton, former national security adviser to President-elect Trump, said Trump's reluctance […]

Lawmaker lauds Trump's expansion plan: Panama, Greenland, Canada 'should be honored’

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said the United States should “respect” President-elect Trump's ambition to make Canada, Panama and Greenland part of the United States. “I think the people of Panama, the people of Greenland, and the people of Canada should be honored that President Trump wants to bring these territories under the umbrella of the […]

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 […]

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 […]