According to ChainCatcher, during a press conference held at Mar-a-Lago, U.S. President-elect Trump made several shocking statements in just one hour and escalated his rhetoric regarding sovereignty issues with countries like 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 that NATO countries 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 fall into chaos."
Additionally, Trump promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "American Gulf." Besides threatening to impose tariffs on non-cooperative countries (including Denmark), he did not explain how these seemingly unattainable promises would be fulfilled.
In response, various parties addressed Trump's remarks. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said that Canada could never become a state of the U.S., while the country's foreign minister stated that they would never back down in the face of threats; the Danish Prime Minister reiterated that Greenland is not for sale; and the President of Panama responded that he would not comment on Trump's statements regarding the Panama Canal before Trump takes office.
Foreign media commentary stated that Trump's remarks align with a bolder posture, suggesting that Trump believes he has been authorized (by the public and the electoral college) to express opinions and take actions almost at will.