President-elect Donald Trump has expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark, citing national security concerns. This move follows his suggestion to potentially reclaim control of the Panama Canal. Critics argue Trump's aggressive approach towards friendly nations resembles his business tactics.
for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark , adding to the list of allied countries with which he's picking fights even before taking office on Jan. 20.
Trump again having designs on Greenland comes after the President-elect suggested over the weekend that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal if something isn't done to ease rising shipping costs required for using the waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. It is 80% covered by an ice sheet and is home to a large U.S. military base. It gained home rule from Denmark in 1979 and its head of government, Múte Bourup Egede, suggested that Trump’s latest calls for U.S. control would be as meaningless as those made in his first term.
The President-elect also posted a picture of a U.S. flag planted in the canal zone under the phrase, “Welcome to the United States Canal!”The canal depends on reservoirs that were hit by 2023 droughts that forced it to substantially reduce the number of daily slots for crossing ships. With fewer ships, administrators also increased the fees that shippers are charged to reserve slots to use the canal.
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