Trump trades isolationism for expansionism — possibly with military force

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Trump trades isolationism for expansionism — possibly with military force

The president-elect wants to annex Greenland and regain control of the Panama Canal.

Trump contemplates taking Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal

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By Megan Messerly and Lisa Kashinsky

01/07/2025 02:41 PM EST

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President-elect Donald Trump isn’t ruling out using military force as he seeks to annex Greenland and regain control over the Panama Canal.

The extraordinary remarks, which came during a wide-ranging press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, represent the latest evolution of Trump’s “America First” agenda from the isolationist approach of his first term to a more interventionist one, seeking to annex new territory and stamp America’s name around the world. They foreshadow the dramatic and transformational effect that Trump’s second presidency could have globally — and have already forced other world leaders to respond.

“Since we won the election, a couple of months since we won the election, the whole perception of the whole world is different. People from other countries have called me, ‘Thank you. Thank you,’” Trump said. “We’re going to have to settle some big problems that are going on right now.”

The president-elect will enter office later this month with wars raging in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and with Russia and China continuing to ramp up their strategic positions on the global stage. He comes with promises of a robust set of tariffs likely to put the U.S. at odds with most of the rest of the world, including its neighbors in Mexico and Canada.

Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his interest in annexing both Greenland and Canada, both for strategic and economic reasons. He promised that he wouldn’t use........

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