U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.
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President-elect Donald Trump took goal at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a collection of Christmas Day social media posts that instructed the United States may take management of all three.
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump kicked off the lengthy posts by wishing a merry Christmas to all, “together with to the great troopers of China, who’re lovingly, however illegally, working the Panama Canal.”
He referred to the American lives misplaced through the canal’s development greater than 100 years in the past and added that the United States “places in Billions of Dollars in ‘restore’ cash, however could have completely nothing to say about ‘something.'”
Trump then mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he known as “governor,” and suggested once again that the United States may annex Canada as its 51st state.
He wrote that “if Canada was to turn into our 51st State, their Taxes could be minimize by greater than 60%, their companies would instantly double in measurement, and they’d be militarily protected like no different Country anyplace within the World.”
Trump continued his publish by addressing “the individuals of Greenland, which is required by the United States for National Security functions and, who need the U.S. to be there, and we are going to!”
Trump said in another post that he had inspired former skilled hockey star Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister of Canada however that Gretzky “had no curiosity.”
In his posts Wednesday, Trump additionally mocked President Joe Biden as “a person who has completely no concept what he’s doing” and despatched season’s greetings to the “radical left lunatics.”
The posts construct upon a collection of messages Trump has delivered in latest weeks.
Trump has recently suggested that his administration may receive management of the Panama Canal, criticizing the charges Panama has charged to make use of it.
The United States helped construct the essential delivery channel within the early 1900s and managed it till 1977, when it entered into an settlement to ultimately hand management over to Panama. The two nations shared operation of the canal till 1999, when Panama took full management of it underneath the settlement.
In a proper announcement from his presidential transition crew Wednesday, Trump stated he would nominate Kevin Marino Cabrera to be the U.S. ambassador to Panama, which he accused of “ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far past their wildest dream.”
Cabrera is a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission and the Miami-Dade International Trade Consortium.
Trump raised the idea of shopping for Greenland — which is a part of Denmark — throughout his first time period. But he confirmed recent curiosity within the subject this week in his assertion saying his intention to appoint Ken Howery to be ambassador to Denmark.
Greenland’s prime minister, Múte Egede, rejected Trump’s feedback about his nation this week.
When it involves Canada, Trump in recent weeks has additionally mocked Trudeau because the “governor” of Canada whereas warning of tariffs on the nation. He additionally beforehand joked that Canada ought to turn into the 51st state. Fox News reported this month that Trump additionally raised the chance on to Trudeau throughout a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.Adam Sandler teases ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
