On January 7, Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. - Not ruling out the use of force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland: Trump said that out of consideration for the "economic security needs" of the United States, he did not rule out the possibility of seizing control of the Panama Canal and Greenland through "military or economic coercion", threatening Denmark to give up control of Greenland, otherwise it would face high tariffs. In response, the Panamanian Foreign Minister responded that the sovereignty of the Panama Canal is not negotiable, and the Danish Prime Minister reiterated that Greenland is "not for sale". - Want Canada to join the United States: Trump said he intends to use "economic power" to join Canada to the United States, but also admitted that he does not have the "power" to join Canada to the United States, and also said that the United States "subsidizes" Canada by up to 200 billion US dollars each year. - Suggest to rename the Gulf of Mexico: Trump proposed to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "American Gulf", saying that "this name sounds beautiful", and also said that Mexico "took advantage of the United States" on trade and immigration issues, and Mexico must prevent "millions of people from pouring into the United States"
- Review the "Capitol Hill Riots" and consider pardons: Trump said that he would conduct a comprehensive review of the "Capitol Hill Riots" and would conduct "large-scale pardons".
- Overturn the offshore drilling ban: Trump said that the policy of banning offshore drilling will not be maintained and will be overturned immediately on the first day of his inauguration. The United States will increase drilling in many places, and "energy costs will drop significantly."
- Announcement of investment in data center construction: Trump announced that UAE investor Hussein Sajwani will invest $20 billion to build a data center in the "Sun Belt" of the United States to support the development of artificial intelligence.
- Hope that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will end within six months: Trump proposed that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will end within six months, and also expressed understanding of Russia's opposition to Ukraine's joining NATO.
- Statements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Trump warned that if Hamas did not agree to release the detained personnel before he took office on January 20, "the Middle East would be in chaos." His nominated special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, expressed the hope that a 42-day temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas could be reached before January 20, and was expected to go to Qatar on Wednesday to continue mediation.