President-elect Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the United States could take control of Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal in a grievance-filled post. News’ Aaron Gilchrist reports on the history of Trump’s targets and the geopolitical implications of his musings.
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#Trump #Politics #Greenland
Wacko lunitic
Trump is really good at getting people to talk about him.
He is hilarious😂
Canada is a nothing burger . Only has mass immigrants going for it. Joining America would be a dream come true.
Would Mexico like to join us? Not their corrupt cartel run government, but the people? They seem desperate to be in the states. Do they need liberation?
Nonsensical ramblings of a madman. Mentally ill complete full on dementia.
Pierre Poilievre for President !
The orange man thinks he is King of the world 🌎..
Interesting that Trump and his billionaire buddies are not talking about ocean freight carriers, who have formed a cartel and have absolute control over ocean freight rates.
Why not add Taiwan as 52 state
What Donnie is gonna do if they refuse to hand in a part of their territory? Increase the tariffs 😂
What a coincedence…. Trump and Netanyahu grabbing for new “Lebensraum”.
What historic figure is inspiring them?
Who cares? that orange thing cant take/buy any sovereign nation! The orange is trolling.
It needs too control his diaper.. what a national disgrace !!!!
This is what happens when you have a president with an eenie weenie tiny weenie mushroom suffering from expansion issues?
Buy taiwan! Make it a US state! Just like Hawaii! 25M new Americans! Hello Americans!
ONLY accept them IF and ONLY IF they make our BILL OF RIGHTS and OUR CONSTITUTION the law of their land too – NO EXCEPTIONS – otherwise let them on their own
No video? Odd…
Man how amazing would it be to bring Greenland home to North America, where it belongs!
The great white hope !! Thats our name for Trump !! North Philly @@@
Join the states and lose free healthcare and so much more.
I thought he was going to end WW3?
😂lol
~YOU ”KNOW” back in the day’ LIKE ”DAYS” & DAYS LONG AGO” @ man like tRUMP would have been ser!0usly ?? about his ”mental HealTh ?” because the things HE’S ”saiD and D0n3” would have been considered ‘crazy> EXTREMELY unsettled AND incoherent UNSAFE >(W) RECK less> VERY QUESTION ? ABLE?? h e ll ! PHYSCHO TIC !!~ ‘We ”ALL” NEED 2. question this man’s MENT@L H3@LTH ?? and the decisions he’s going 2. make.
Having lived in Panama, Trump is 100% correct on getting control of the canal back….
Here’s a good video on the subject, “Keep Trump Away from Greenland”: https://youtu.be/FsFjE6ZkjaQ?si=419k6LK0LwVDaCSS
A couple of things here. If these journalists were competent they would have found the fee schedule and shown us whether or not Panama is charging the USA higher fees.
Competent and sane leaders do not denigrate, troll other leaders. Especially allies. Something else that should have been pointed out.
This station along with most of the American media is as guilty as the rest of America in the election of the Trump. They sane washed Trump, leapt on Biden and Harris at the slightest hint of a mistake, while ignoring Trump’s gaffes, and idiocy.
Jajaj this guy is Crazy. What embarrassing another 4 next years.
What happens if Panama blows up the canal to prevent a USA takeover?
People Are Paying Attention, and Questioning Trumps Mental Competency!
He’s getting just like Putin lol! Trump wants to rule the world….
Brief history lesson. Remember the attempted invasion of Finland.
Canada healthcare is way better than USA… So I will be skeptical
British needs to defend Canada as Trump is planning slaughter of 41 million Canadian. US/Canada used to be part of western civilization. Canada head of state is British King.
Yeah, I don’t agree that Canadians want the USA to expand into Canada. I don’t think most people think trump is an effective or sane leader. I don’t think thump cares for the American people. He only cares about himself and control. The perfect toddler.
Healthcare for all!
How is Trump going to make Canada, Panama, and Greenland a state but snub Porto Rico?
Trump’s hemoglobin shot must have worn off.
Signs of Trump’s dementia.
And there it is! The American government making more enemies and getting everybody against them with their stupid philosophy of control everything! The US is a joke!
A Canadian supporting Trump?Get out!!
❤💙🤍 MAGA*INDEED
The wannabe dictators wet dream abouT
CANADA
GREENLAND
PANAMA CANAL
Is just that, a wet dream.
None of those countries have a dumb and dumber leader, and there are STRICT INTERNATIONAL LAWS that a mentally lightweight
like a baffoon Trump cannot comprehend.
Why not to control Siberia if he is such a hero
The U.S. President-elect’s recent statements concerning the Panama Canal necessitate a nuanced examination of the canal’s legal, historical, and geopolitical context. Central to this discussion are the two pivotal treaties that have governed the canal’s status: the Panama Canal Treaty and the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty.
The Panama Canal Treaty, signed in 1977, facilitated the gradual transfer of canal control from the United States to Panama, culminating in Panama’s full administrative authority over the canal on December 31, 1999. In contrast, the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty—a perpetual agreement—remains in force as of 2024. This treaty ensures the canal’s permanent neutrality, mandating its accessibility to vessels of all nations under equal terms during both peace and war. Significantly, it grants the United States the right to intervene, including through military means, to uphold this neutrality and guarantee unimpeded passage. These provisions underscore that, despite the administrative handover, the United States retains enduring legal rights concerning the canal’s operation and security.
The Neutrality Treaty is further reinforced by a protocol to which major maritime nations are signatories, collectively acknowledging and supporting the U.S. role in maintaining the canal’s neutrality. This international endorsement amplifies the treaty’s legitimacy and the United States’ capacity to enforce its stipulations.
Panama’s constitutional prohibition against maintaining a standing army compounds the canal’s security dynamics, rendering the nation reliant on international agreements and external support to safeguard this critical waterway. Internal challenges, such as investments by Mexican and Colombian cartels and the exploitation of Panama as a transit hub by human trafficking gangs, further complicate the security landscape, raising concerns about the canal’s stability.
Adding to the complexity is the operational management of Panama’s ports, many of which are overseen by companies based in Hong Kong. This reflects China’s expanding economic influence in the region and aligns with its broader strategic interests, including proposals to construct an alternative canal through Nicaragua. Although Nicaragua’s National Assembly canceled a previous Chinese-backed canal concession in 2024, recent reports indicate that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has revived the interoceanic canal project, offering it to Chinese enterprises with a new proposed route. If realized, such a project could disrupt regional economic balances and directly challenge the Panama Canal’s dominance in global trade.
Furthermore, the emergence of Arctic shipping routes, facilitated by diminishing polar ice, presents a potential alternative to traditional passages like the Panama Canal. The Arctic Institute notes that the reduction of Arctic ice could threaten the Panama Canal’s economic significance as shipping routes are redirected through shorter Arctic passages. While the full operationalization of these routes depends on various factors, including environmental conditions and infrastructural developments, their potential to alter global shipping patterns poses a strategic challenge to the Panama Canal’s future relevance.
The recent expansion of the Panama Canal, completed between 2006 and 2016, aimed to accommodate larger commercial vessels and enhance its competitiveness. This ambitious project was financed through sovereign loans secured by Panama, reflecting the nation’s commitment to maintaining the canal’s strategic importance. Should the United States consider reasserting control over the canal, it would likely inherit the financial obligations associated with this expansion, presenting a substantial economic burden.
In summary, while the United States retains legal rights under the perpetual Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty to ensure the canal’s neutrality and operational security, any move to reassert control must consider the intricate web of geopolitical dynamics, emerging global trade routes, internal security challenges within Panama, and significant financial implications stemming from recent infrastructural investments. A comprehensive analysis of these factors is essential to inform any policy decisions regarding the future governance of the Panama Canal.
LOCO LOCO
All the news is about now is social media posts?
He Supports GENOCIDE
and if Grandma had wheels she’d be a bicycle. Trump isn’t even POTUS yet and you can’t help yourselves… It’s a joke, not a 🍆, don’t take it so hard.
Come get it! 🇨🇦🇨🇦. If you get into a war with Canada, where will all the USA citizens run and cower to again? to avoid the draft😂😂
Trump prescription for peace is to give America’s enemies anything they want while stabbing allies in the back. Trump is a traitor to America and a global threat. He works for Putin, Kim and MBS.
The US just got thru a government shut down by just agreeing to owe more. Now you want to absorb the Canadian debt. And how would you do that? Pay off debt is not something the US is good at.
trump is trying to buy middle earth from Narnia
Why are they even reporting this crap?
LOCK HIM UP!!! Impeach on day one!! Better yet, invoke the 25th!!
HEY MAGA, we warned you!! Wake up from your stupor!! Impeach!! We could have had a great president and V.P.,but u voted for a evil lunatic who would attack our neighbors ..ugh!!
So if usa has beef with iran or russia one day. Now we gotts get hit with misslee too?
Is that an AI “man”?
Imagine what the natives think about it, he is fully of jajaja
When are they going to keep the treaties made with the Native Americans?
Trump is going nowhere except have people coming back against USA policías.
He might take over Canada!? Right on. Would we get to own firearms again. I’m down to have a constitution. We don’t have one in Canada. A lot of people don’t realize that!
Sending High Tech jobs to India, sending manufacturing to Vietnam. This is about to get real.
////Trump’s proposal for Canada to become a state within the U.S. presents a unique opportunity for both countries to reap substantial economic and geopolitical advantages. A merged market would enhance trade relations, eliminate tariffs, and facilitate smoother cross-border transactions. Canada would benefit from increased military security and a more significant role in international policy-making. Citizens could enjoy more job prospects and improved infrastructure funding. Collaborative resource management could foster greater energy independence and spur technological innovation. A referendum could empower citizens to make a democratic choice regarding this monumental offer. This alliance has the potential to elevate prosperity and influence on the world stage, while maintaining Canada’s ten provinces and existing laws on firearms as part of the agreement with the U.S. This historic proposal deserves serious consideration rather than being dismissed as a mere joke.///
Canada will be taken over by America and it will be awesome
The same this is the same crap as Putin attacking Ukraine
MAGA will implode within the first year, mark my words.
It’s being said that Trudeau went to see Trump because Canada doesn’t allow convicted felons into their country. Love it!
I have just one word for Trump: “ENEMA”
If China can take the South China Sea from other nations, the US should take the Panama Canal. The US PAID for the building of the canal!!!
Seriously solve your own issues stop harming other nations
States needs to be sold to the owners
They fed up own it
Donald Trump neds to realize that The U.S.A. is at best a second-rate economic power, and a second-rate military power. The U.S.A. could not win a war with any country.
Trump go away from canada never dream to control Canada away away
this must’ve been what the asians felt when china is threatening to invade taiwan
He should be in an insane asylum.
Trump won’t finish his term. He’s so cooked in the head, that even the Republicans will eventually have to accept that they can’t just ride rodeo for profit.
he thinks he can dictate the world, he wont even be able to deport those 13 million illegal immigrants, hahahhahaha
Donald Trump is nucking futs.
Lol. Old Donald can dream. Why would Canada want to join a country that has more debt than any other country in the world!
Donald can barely get all the Republicans on board let alone making the USA bigger.
The USA couldn’t even afford to contribute to the new Birdie Howe Bridge crossing the Detroit River!!
Maybe this is you second president in a row suffering from dementia!!
Canada and USA are actually same nation, they are west europeans and they speak the european language from England
UK and USA is the same country then
Like we are going to believe anything NBC says. We all know you are rooting for President Trump to fail.
Trump not president and Trump be surprised
DRUMPF is not to be trusted! 0:25
To think DJT is the best America could find to lead the country is hilarious. The world is laughing.
Is that why he join forces with Elon mask, to send fighting robots to this places to taken them.over..😢
Please take india also
Here it comes! the worlds new face-orange-raised-eyebrow Reich
There is lots of swampland available in Florida
Canadians don’t want to play Monopoly with you Yankees.
Trumputin
NBC News we all know how good your journalism is… your clearly biased and not what I look for when I look for news. You consistently predicted Trump to lose and only tried to push your agenda. Disgraceful. I will no longer watch until you return to an unbiased approach.
Kevin Trudeau…..
My god I felt like I was watching Russian news! Talking of annexing, saying it isn’t serious.
I watched this video hoping to see the social media posts. None provided.
You have Panamanian citizen burning American flags because of Trump
You all think this is funny or ok.
This country has become sick.
Orangeland 2025
Trump cant control his own bladder so he can be ignored when the sun or moon are in the sky
Sneer all you want, but there are people in Canada giving this serious consideration.
We can be thankful the vegetable (now at Camp David on vacation day 575!!!!!) is on its way out.