Donald Trump refuses to remove the power to take Greenland and the Panama Canal

Donald Trump has vowed to call the Gulf of Mexico “America’s Gulf” and has refused to use force to acquire Greenland or control the Panama Canal.

In a press conference less than two weeks before taking office, the US president-elect threatened to use his country’s economic and military power against traditional allies for national security and territorial expansion.

He asked to avoid the use of military or economic coercion Greenland Or take over the Panama Canal: “No, I can’t guarantee you either. But I can say this, we need economic security. . . We need Greenland for national security.

At a press conference Tuesday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump During his first term in office, he promised to “tariff Denmark at a high rate” unless he took control of Greenland, which he wanted to buy.

On Tuesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that Greenland, an autonomous part of the Danish territory, It was “not for sale”. But she stressed her willingness to cooperate with Washington in the Arctic.

As of 2019, Trump has sought control of the world’s largest island, home to just 56,000 people but at the heart of the strategically important Arctic region.

In the press conference, he argued that the US needs to control the Panama Canal, which the country built 100 years ago, because of the canal’s strategic role.

“The Panama Canal is important to our country,” he said. “It’s being made in China. . . And we gave the Panama Canal to Panama, not to China.

On the traditional ally, Trump said that the US joining Canada “will definitely happen”, but it will happen through “economic force” rather than military action.

“You remove that artificially drawn line and see what it looks like, and it’s going to be a lot better for national security. “Don’t forget, we basically protect Canada,” he said.

He said he was prepared to hit Canada and Mexico with heavy tariffs, citing the United States’ deficit with both countries and the influx of immigrants along America’s southern border. “We will put very heavy tariffs on Mexico and Canada. . . Then we want to communicate with everyone, he said.

He added: “We will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.” “What a beautiful name. And appropriate,” he said.

Trump called Mexico a “very dangerous place” that “allows millions of people to flow into our country” and is run “primarily by (drug) cartels.”

Mexico in 2010 Since 2009, it has been living through an unprecedented wave of killings by organized crime gangs, which include migrants from drug and oil theft and extortion.

Mexican President Claudia Schinbaum initially hinted at retaliation when Trump proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada shortly after his election in November.

While the two leaders have since said they had good talks, Sheinbaum is now bracing for mass deportations, trade barriers and a bigger U.S. role in fighting criminals.