Trump still wants Canada and Greenland

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The president-elect repeated his jibes that Canada should become the "51st state" after Canadian leader Justin Trudeau resigned, marking the end of his nine year tenure in power.
President-elect Donald Trump has repeated his seemingly far-fetched suggestions that the US should take over Greenland and Canada, the latter coming hours after long-standing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation.

Trudeau stepped down on Monday, citing internal battles and an unproductive government. "This country deserves a real choice," the now-former leader said, bringing an end to almost a decade in power.

In response, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that if Canada merged with the US: "there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be totally secure from the threat of the Russian and Chinese ships that are constantly surrounding them."

Trump added, "The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned."

It's not the first time Trump has mused about Canada becoming part of the US. In December he claimed that "many" Canadians wanted the nations to merge, however, a recent Leger poll suggests that the number is around 13%.

Trudeau announced he would be stepping down both as prime minister and as leader of his ruling Liberal party, which will hold a fresh leadership contest to replace him.

Critics suggested the timing of his resignation was ill-thought-out, as it comes weeks before Trump is set to be inaugurated as president of the US. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on Canadian goods on his first day in power.

"The resignation means there is now very little that Trudeau can do now to stave off Trump's tariff threat," former Canadian ambassador to the US David MacNaughton told CBC News on Monday.

MacNaughton said Trudeau should have made the move months ago so that Canada could prepare for Trump's tariff threats. Economists have warned that if they were imposed, they would significantly hurt the Canadian economy.

'Make Greenland great again'
Trump also repeated his claim that the US would take over Greenland in a post on Monday night.
“I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA’. My son, Don Jr, and various representatives, will be traveling there to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights," the president-elect said.

“Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our nation,” Trump wrote as his son, Donald Trump Jr, is set to head to Greenland.

Danish broadcaster DR cited the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mininnguaq Kleist, that Trump Jr's visit would be a personal one and there were no inquiries for him to meet with Greenland's government.

The North Atlantic island was a Danish colony until it became a self-governing territory of Denmark in 1979. In January its prime minister, Mute Egede, repeated calls for the island to hold an independence referendum.

Danish government has said little about the president-elect's son's visit, pointing out that it was not an official trip.

"We have noted the planned visit of Donald Trump Jr to Greenland. As it is not an official American visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has no further comment to the visit," the ministry told BBC News.

However, several opposition politicians have expressed concern.

Conservative MP Rasmus Jarlov posted on social media in English that "this level of disrespect from the coming US president towards very, very loyal allies and friends is record-setting".
President-elect Trump confirmed his son's trip on his Truth Social social media platform on Monday.

He said Don Jr and "various representatives" would travel to Greenland "to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights".

Trump added that Greenland and its people "will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our nation".

"We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside world," he said. "Make Greenland great again!"

Donald Trump Jr, 47, then confirmed his visit on his podcast, Triggered. "No, I am not buying Greenland," he said, explaining he loved Greenland and was flying there on his father's private jet, nicknamed Trump Force One.

The president-elect's post also included a video featuring an unnamed Greenlander- wearing a red Make America Great Again hat - telling Trump to buy Greenland and free it from "being colonised" by Denmark.

The identity of the man in the clip is unclear.

Greenland lies on the shortest route from North America to Europe, making it strategically important for the US. It is also home to a large American space facility.

The president-elect's eldest son played a key role during the 2024 US election campaign, frequently appearing at rallies and in the media.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and "economic force" to acquire Canada.

During a free-wheeling news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump was asked by a reporter if he could assure the public that he would not use military coercion against Panama or Greenland, a goal he has floated in recent weeks. “No, I can’t assure you on either of those two, but I can say this, we need them for economic security,” Trump said. He said later that he would not use military force against Canada, only "economic force."

“That would really be something,” Trump said of the U.S. taking control of Canada.

“You get rid of that artificially drawn line, and you take a look at what that looks like. And it would also be much better for national security,” Trump said. “They’re great, but we’re spending hundreds of billions here to protect it. We’re spending hundreds of billions a year to take care of Canada. We lose in trade deficits.”

He has quipped lately that it should become the 51st state and on Tuesday said that he had joked with the country’s legendary hockey pro Wayne Gretsky about becoming “governor.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ten-year term came to an abrupt end on Monday amid party infighting over his handling of Trump and the promise of 25% tariffs that Trump has promised to enact.

“Well we need greater national security purposes, I’ve been told that for a long time, long before I even ran,” Trump told reporters. “You have approximately 45,000 people there. People really don’t even know that Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security.” He threatened to levy tariffs on Denmark at "a very high level" if it thwarted efforts by the Arctic island to seek independence or to join the U.S.

In a video posted to social media earlier in the day, Trump called into a lunch event on the island with Trump Jr.

Of Panama, Trump claimed the U.S. is treated unfairly when it is charged higher rates for its ships to sail the Canal than those of other countries, and that Panama is in “violation” of a deal with the U.S. Trump said Panama has requested $3 billion from the U.S. to help repair the canal even as “China is basically taking it over.” He has threatened to try to take it back.

Once again, I say let Canada or Denmark annex New England. Screw the US. Those are both superior countries (even if Canada is getting worse).

Once again, I say let Canada or Denmark annex New England. Screw the US. Those are both superior countries (even if Canada is getting worse).

Trump doesn't want Greenland, Canada or the Panama canal.

He just wants you looking the other way while he does dodgy sh!t and rips off the American public.
Quick! Buy a Chinese bible before the tariff goes on.

Karbonhalo could very well be onto something.

However, we're still talking about the mango moron--and he really has lost his freaking mind. I believe it is just as likely that some of these babblings are just the most recent bouts of verbal diarrhea.

Just a few weeks ago he spent the better part of an hour..."dancing." As if he's drying the back of his fat neck with an invisible towel. That same guy is spouting this crap
now?

Yes, here we are again. Have the grown-ups lock the doors, and scramble the nuclear codes again. Meanwhile, I will slip some extra ambien into his diet Coke and lead him to a private room with his Fisher-Price cell phone.

I hope they've already given him the Fischer-Price nuclear football