CoinVoice recently learned that during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, the recently elected President Trump made several shocking statements within just one hour and escalated his rhetoric regarding sovereignty issues with countries such as Canada.
He called for economic means to absorb Canada as part of the United States and did not rule out the use of force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland, demanding NATO countries to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP. He also vowed that if Hamas did not release Israeli hostages before he took office, 'the Middle East would descend into chaos.'
In addition, Trump also promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico to 'American Gulf.' Aside from threatening to impose tariffs on non-cooperative countries (including Denmark), he did not explain how these seemingly unachievable promises would be fulfilled.
In response, various parties reacted to Trump's comments. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau stated that Canada could not possibly become a state of the United States, while the country's foreign minister said they would never back down in the face of threats; the Prime Minister of Denmark reiterated that Greenland is not for sale; the President of Panama responded that he would not comment on Trump's remarks regarding the Panama Canal before Trump takes office.
Foreign media commented that Trump's remarks align with a bolder stance, suggesting that Trump believes he has been authorized (by the public and the Electoral College) to speak and act almost at will. [Original link]