Former President Donald Trump reignites controversy with provocative statements about foreign policy. He declares the U.S. needs control of Greenland for national security and threatens to seize the Panama Canal by force if Panama doesn't comply with demands. Trump also announces Ken Howery, co-founder of PayPal, as his pick for U.S. Ambassador to Denmark.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $944 Million For Christmas Eve Drawing—Here’s How Much The Winner Could Take Home After TaxesPresident-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. should seek to gain control of Greenland for national security reasons and threatened to take over the Panama Canal by force, marking the latest in a series of controversial foreign policy remarks Trump has made about allied nations.
, Trump announced he had picked Paypal co-founder Ken Howery to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Denmark and wrote: “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”he looks forward to working with the teams at the “U.S. Embassy Copenhagen and U.S. Consulate Nuuk in Greenland to deepen the bonds between our countries.
While speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Phoeniz on Sunday, Trump reiterated his complaints about “highly unfair” fees being charged by Panama for ships passing through the Panama Canal and said the U.S. was being “ripped off.” The canal was under U.S. control until 1977, before it was handed over to Panama, but Trump said he would demand the “Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, quickly and without question,” unless the Panamanian government met its “moral and legal” requirements.saying: “Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to PANAMA, and will continue to be.”We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines.
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