Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal. She says she reads his comments more as a warning to China and other global players to keep their hands off such strategically important interests.
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Rather, she said, Trump’s comments were “a message to some other big global players more than any hostile claim over these countries.” Meloni was speaking at an annual press conference during which she was peppered with questions about her relations with Trump and Elon Musk. She confirmed she hoped to attend Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20, but was checking her agenda before confirming her presence.
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