{"id":2387438,"date":"2025-01-07T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-rule-out-military-force-to-take-back-panama-canal-economic-force-to-take-canada-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T13:55:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:55:40","slug":"trump-wont-rule-out-military-force-to-take-back-panama-canal-economic-force-to-take-canada-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-rule-out-military-force-to-take-back-panama-canal-economic-force-to-take-canada-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump won&#8217;t rule out military force to take back Panama Canal, &#8216;economic force&#8217; to take Canada &#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\">38<\/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-wont-rule-out-military-force-to-take-back-panama-canal-economic-force-to-take-canada-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=2387438&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\u2062 discusses President-elect \u200bdonald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-progressive-group-launches-mega-ad-campaign-against-sen-kyrsten-sinema\/\" title=\"WATCH: Progressive Group Launches Mega Ad Campaign Against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\">controversial stance<\/a>\u200d on reclaiming sovereignty\u2064 over the Panama Canal and Greenland. During a\u2062 news\u200b conference, Trump indicated he is open to using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">military force<\/a>\u200c to assert control over these \u2064regions, emphasizing their \u2064importance for U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">economic security<\/a>.\u2062 When pressed by a reporter about the possibility of using military action for these goals,\u2064 he \u2063stated, &#8220;I can&#8217;t assure you \u2064on either of\u2062 those two,&#8221; reflecting a willingness to \u200cconsider military measures while underscoring the strategic significance of the Panama Canal, which he believes was constructed for military purposes.  <\/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 won&rsquo;t rule out military force to take Panama Canal and Greenland, &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">economic force&#038;rsquo<\/a>; to take Canada<\/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_1929816\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President-elect Donald Trump<\/a> is prepared to use the U.S. military to reclaim the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3268281\/trump-threatens-to-demand-return-of-panama-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Panama Canal<\/a> and take Greenland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump, who vowed to take back the Panama Canal and gain control of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3268657\/trump-focuses-foreign-policy-plans-canada-panama-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greenland<\/a>, was asked by a reporter Tuesday if he can assure the public that he will not use military force to fulfill these promises.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t assure you on either of those two, but I can say this. We need them for economic security. The Panama Canal was built for our military,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not gonna commit to that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3278951\/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america-mar-a-lago-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP SAYS HE WILL CHANGE THE NAME OF GULF OF MEXICO TO &lsquo;GULF OF AMERICA&rsquo;\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS HE WILL CHANGE THE NAME OF GULF OF MEXICO TO &lsquo;GULF OF AMERICA&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Donald Trump calls on a reporter for a question at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It might be that you&rsquo;ll have to do something. Look, the Panama Canal is vital to our country. It&rsquo;s being operated by China &mdash; China! And we gave the Panama Canal to Panama, we didn&rsquo;t give it to China. And they&rsquo;ve abused it. They&rsquo;ve abused that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-dems-beg-buttigieg-to-save-high-speed-rail-boondoggle-from-doge-and-trump-dump-money-on-project\/\" title=\"Calif. Dems Beg Buttigieg to Save High-Speed Rail Boondoggle From DOGE and Trump, Dump Money on Project\">gift &#038;mdash<\/a>; it should have never been made,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s affirmation that he is not ruling out the use of military force to take certain territories, he was pressed by another reporter on whether this posture also applies to his goal of making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a> the 51st state.<\/p>\n<p>Trump clarified that he would not be open to using any military force to pressure Canada into joining the United States, but he promised to use &ldquo;economic force&rdquo; if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Canada and the United States &mdash; that would really be something. 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,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget, we basically protect Canada. But here&rsquo;s the problem with Canada. So many friends up there. I love the Canadian people, but we&rsquo;re spending hundreds of billions of years to protect it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Why are we supporting a country &mdash; $200 billion-plus a year? Our military is at their disposal, all these other things. They should be a state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump announces the name of the Gulf of Mexico will be changed to &#8216;Gulf of America&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qIlDs7Nk0\">https:\/\/t.co\/9qIlDs7Nk0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PLfwm7s1Ct\">pic.twitter.com\/PLfwm7s1Ct<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1876685647760728086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The incoming administration has threatened to economically punish Canada if it does not adjust its financial contributions to the U.S. to a more equal level. Trump has also threatened 25% tariffs if the Canadian borders are not secured against the rampant trafficking of drugs and illegal migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recounted Tuesday a conversation he had with outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month: &ldquo;I said, &lsquo;What would happen if we didn&rsquo;t do it?&rsquo; [and] he said &lsquo;Canada would dissolve. Canada wouldn&rsquo;t be able to function.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the press conference, Trump also announced his intention to change the name of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a> to the &ldquo;Gulf of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump will be sworn into office on Jan. 20.<\/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_1929816\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929816\"}});<\/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 may use military force for Panama Canal, Greenland; economic pressure for Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2387439,"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\/2025\/01\/AP25007642924123.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48070,48069,47952,3634],"class_list":["post-2387438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-force","tag-military-force","tag-panama-canal","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25007642924123.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387438","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387442,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387438\/revisions\/2387442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}