Donald Trump to use military force to take control of Greenland, Panama Canal after January 20 inauguration?
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
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Speaking to reporters less than two weeks before he takes office on January 20 and as a delegation of aides and advisers that includes Donald Trump Jr. is in Greenland, Trump left open the use of the American military to secure both territories. Trump's intention marks a rejection of decades of U.S. policy that has prioritized self-determination over territorial expansion.
«I’m not going to commit to that,» Trump said, when asked if he would rule out the use of the military. «It might be that you’ll have to do something. The Panama Canal is vital to our country.” He added, „We need Greenland for national security purposes.“
Greenland, home to a large U.S. military base, is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding member of NATO. Trump cast doubts on the legitimacy of Denmark's claim to Greenland.
The Panama Canal has been solely controlled by the eponymous country for more than 25 years. The U.S. returned the Panama Canal Zone to the country in 1979 and ended its joint partnership in controlling the strategic waterway in 1999.
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