{"id":2382992,"date":"2024-12-23T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-focuses-foreign-policy-plans-on-canada-panama-and-greenland-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T10:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:03:42","slug":"trump-focuses-foreign-policy-plans-on-canada-panama-and-greenland-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-focuses-foreign-policy-plans-on-canada-panama-and-greenland-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump focuses foreign policy plans on Canada, Panama, and Greenland &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-focuses-foreign-policy-plans-on-canada-panama-and-greenland-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382992&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s foreign\u200d policy \u200dplans, specifically\u200b focusing\u200c on three regions:\u2064 Greenland,\u200d Panama, and Canada, as part of his &#8220;America \u2064Frist&#8221; agenda. Trump has expressed\u200b a longstanding interest in acquiring Greenland,\u2062 a Danish \u200cterritory rich in natural resources and strategically located\u200d near the Arctic.He reiterated this\u2063 intention during the\u2064 announcement\u2063 of his ambassador to Denmark, emphasizing \u2063the necessity of U.S. \u2062control over Greenland for \u2064national security.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump has revived discussions around the Panama \u200ccanal, which the U.S. ceded to Panama in\u200b 1999 under a treaty \u2064signed by \u200cJimmy \u200bCarter.He labeled the canal a &#8220;vital national asset&#8221; for\u200b U.S. commerce and military deployment, criticizing the fees charged by Panama and\u200b suggesting\u2064 that the \u2062decision\u200c to relinquish control \u200bwas\u2064 misguided.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s focus on \u2064these territories\u200d reflects his intention to reshape\u200b U.S. foreign policy and reestablish \u200dstronger\u200c relationships \u2062with these regions, which he\u2064 views as crucial for \u200cU.S. interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump focuses foreign policy plans on Canada, Panama, and Greenland<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1919031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> has made waves with some of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"foreign policy\">foreign policy<\/a> plans, putting several countries on notice less than a month before returning to the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His &ldquo;America First&rdquo; agenda is shaping up to focus on his administration&rsquo;s relationships with several other countries and territories, specifically Greenland, Panama, and Canada, as he works to reimplement his foreign policy beginning next month. Here is what Trump has said about these three places and his plans.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greenland<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Greenland\">Greenland<\/a>, a territory of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/denmark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Greenland\">Denmark<\/a>, has been eyed by Trump since his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1163603361423351808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first term\">first term<\/a> in the White House, during which he wanted to purchase it from Denmark, but Danish officials told him it was not for sale. The territory is rich in natural resources, including gold, silver, copper, and oil, and is a vital artery offering access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3258999\/russian-navy-chief-touts-arctic-nuclear-forces-guarantee-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arctic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In announcing his ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, on Sunday evening, Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland despite the Danes showing no interest in a sale.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113698764270730405\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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. Ken will do a wonderful job in representing the interests of the United States,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent U.S. territorial acquisitions were in 1947, involving three sets of islands in the Pacific that later became independent from the country.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panama<\/h2>\n<p>Another acquisition Trump teased over the weekend was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/panama-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Panama Canal\">Panama Canal<\/a>, which the U.S. gave control of to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/panama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Panama\">Panama<\/a> under then-President Jimmy Carter. The U.S. constructed the canal in 1914 and maintained it until a treaty in 1977, which fully gave control to the Panamanians in 1999. The decision was criticized at the time by conservative politicians and has remained controversial in some circles.<\/p>\n<p>Trump renewed interest in the discussion on Saturday with a post to Truth Social in which he called it a &ldquo;VITAL National Asset for the United States&rdquo; for the economy and national security.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113693359542059043\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A secure Panama Canal is crucial for U.S. Commerce, and rapid deployment of the Navy, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and drastically cuts shipping times to U.S. ports. The United States is the Number One user of the Canal, with over 70 percent of all transits heading to, or from, U.S. ports. Considered one of the Wonders of the Modern World, the Panama Canal opened for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">business 110 years ago<\/a>, and was built at HUGE cost to the United States in lives and treasure &mdash; 38,000 American men died from infected mosquitos in the jungles during construction. Teddy Roosevelt was President of the United States at the time of its building, and understood the strength of Naval Power and Trade,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said Carter &ldquo;foolishly gave it away&rdquo; and expressed concern over how the canal is now being controlled, blasting &ldquo;exorbitant prices and rates of passage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S. This complete &lsquo;rip-off&rsquo; of our Country will immediately stop. The United States has a vested interest in the secure, efficient, and reliable operation of the Panama Canal, and that was always understood,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We would and will NEVER let it fall into the wrong hands! It was not given for the benefit of others, but merely as a token of cooperation with us and Panama. If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question. To the Officials of Panama, please be guided accordingly!&rdquo; Trump added in the two-part post.<\/p>\n<p>Panamanian officials have rejected Trump&rsquo;s calls to cede control of the canal, but Trump repeated his threats of taking the canal during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3268402\/trump-shuts-down-notion-elon-musk-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"speech\">speech<\/a> on Sunday and in another <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113698770822306365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see about that!&rdquo; Trump said in the Sunday post responding to the Panamanian president&rsquo;s rejection.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canada<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Great White North\">Great White North<\/a> is one of the U.S.&rsquo;s closest allies, but Trump has joked about the country becoming the 51st state and mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him governor.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. acquiring Canada appears to be more of a joke by Trump, he is concerned about the security of the U.S.-Canada border.<\/p>\n<p>Trump opened his foreign policy postelection by blasting Mexico and Canada over border problems and the flow of illegal drugs into the country. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> has talked with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and appears to have had productive discussions with her.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions between Trump and Canadian officials have made more headlines, as the incoming administration threatens blanket 25% tariffs if things are not changed to Trump&rsquo;s liking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canadian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3264346\/canada-plan-fight-border-crossings-with-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"unveiled\">unveiled<\/a> a slate of measures to increase border security in a bid to thwart tense relations between Ottawa and the incoming Trump administration in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s strong-arming of Trudeau and the unpopular Liberal government has put the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s tenure under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3264078\/what-comes-next-justin-trudeau-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"further uncertainty\">further uncertainty<\/a>, as polling indicates Trudeau&rsquo;s party would be swept out of power if an election were held today. Such an election would mean Trump would likely deal with a more right-wing government in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1919031\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1919031\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s foreign policy targets Canada, Panama, and Greenland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2382993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-canada-panama-greenland.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3957,4551,47289,14441,3634],"class_list":["post-2382992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-canada","tag-foreign-policy","tag-greenland","tag-panama","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/trump-canada-panama-greenland.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382992"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382996,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382992\/revisions\/2382996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}