Trump floats claims for Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal (Update: Trump wants Gaza too) (4 Viewers)

[superchuck500]

Oh, but he's only joking - well, maybe, so they say. Or sort of joking with Canada, and maybe not joking with Greenland - saying that "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity" doesn't sound like a joke . . . and um, not sure about what the about Panama Canal thing is?

Trump Jokes Canada Becoming 51st US State 'A Great Idea'

US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be "a great idea" for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that "many Canadians" welcome the idea, as Ottawa is wracked by a political crisis.

www.barrons.com

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestion

Trump didn't explain how such a takeover would be possible, given that the U.S. relinquished control of the canal to Panama in 1999 under a treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977.

apnews.com

 

[CajuninVA]

Until just a few weeks ago, it was an exhilarating time to be a Conservative in Canada

After nearly 10 years of Liberal rule, a deepening cost of living crisis had soured public support for Justin Trudeau and his shop-worn government. The Tory leader, Pierre Poilievre, had seized on a controversial carbon levy, and pledged to make the next federal vote an “axe the tax” election.

Pollsters predicted his party would seize a convincing majority of seats. The country was on the cusp of a new Conservative era.

And then Donald Trump suggested the US might take over Canada.

The US president’s threats – ranging from “economic coercion” to outright annexation – have upended Canadian politics in a way few could have predicted. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday as he travelled to the Super Bowl game, Trump further escalated his rhetoric, claiming that Canada is “not viable as a country” without US trade, and warning that it can no longer depend on the US for military protection.

For the last two years, any consideration of the future of Canada’s Liberal party had focused on the scale of its impending electoral loss. But in recent weeks, a series of polls have suggested that the Liberals have reversed their freefall.

And a key factor in the party’s apparent resurrection has been Trump.

Since Trump’s comments, Canada has seen a groundswell of visceral patriotism. Maga-style hats emblazoned “Canada Is Not For Sale” went viral. Canadians jeered visiting American sports teams, even during a children’s ice hockey tournament in Quebec City……….

Canada’s Liberal party was left for dead, but Trump might have just given it a second chance

Experts say the US president’s takeover threat will shift election priorities to who seems best suited to face Trump

www.theguardian.com

It would be nice if he ends up providing the same reaction/rebirth for the liberal party in the US, too.

 

[Optimus Prime]

It would be nice if he ends up providing the same reaction/rebirth for the liberal party in the US, too.

Here’s hoping

 

[superchuck500]

 

[Booker]

Rubio's face says it all.

 

[efil4]

that whole statement reminded me of

 

[efil4]

Rubio's face says it all.

the constipation? lol

 

[Eeyore]

We're paying them for this?

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

We're paying them for this?

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161

bruh

 

[efil4]

bruh

there is no governance- its a bunch of trolling at this point.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

there is no governance- its a bunch of trolling at this point.

This isn't even trolling, this is just juvenile.