US President-elect Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that he cannot rule out a possible forcible annexation of the Panama Canal and Greenland during a press conference at his home in Mar-a -Lago. Two places that he considers essential for the economic security of the United States.
Donald Trump refused Tuesday to rule out the idea of using force to annex the Panama Canal and Greenland, also threatening to use “economic force” against Canada.
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The 1977 agreement castigated
“I cannot assure you, on either one,” declared the president-elect, questioned about a possible use of armed forces to annex the canal, a vital artery of global maritime transport, and Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark . During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Donald Trump added that both were “very important to the economic security” of the United States.
-Donald Trump has already stated on several occasions that he wants to take back the Panama Canal, built by the United States and inaugurated in 1914, if toll prices for American ships were not reduced. He again castigated on Tuesday the agreement made in 1977 by then-President Jimmy Carter, which resulted in a transfer of control of the canal to Panama in 1999.
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Just before Christmas, Donald Trump also ruled that “for national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” His son, Donald Trump Jr, also arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit, as a “tourist” claiming not to have planned any official meetings.
