Trump says the US should take possession of Greenland and threatens to take over the Panama Canal

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump announced that he had chosen PayPal co-founder Ken Howery to be the next US ambassador to Denmark, writing: “The United States of America is committed to national security and freedom around the world “that ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”

The Danish government has not yet responded to Trump’s comments and Howery has only said he looks forward to working with the teams at the “US Embassy Copenhagen and the US Consulate Nuuk in Greenland to deepen the ties between our countries.”

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix on Sunday, Trump reiterated his complaints about the “highly unfair” fees Panama charges 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 being handed over to Panama, but Trump said he would demand that “the Panama Canal be returned to us completely, quickly and without questions” unless the Panamanian government complies with its requirements “moral and ethical principles”. “legal” requirements.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected the proposal in a video message, saying: “Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent territory belongs to PANAMA and will continue to be so.”

Trump responded in a Truth Social post: “We’ll see” and posted a photo of the US flag above the channel with the text “Welcome to the United States Channel!”