Trump floats claims for Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal (2 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

Donald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal.

apnews.com

 

[superchuck500]

I feel like this is the early stages of a potentially very dangerous path. I would hope that's all it stays as.

At the very least though, I wouldn't be surprised to see further backing of destabilising movements in targeted nations. Not in the sense of, "We'll just install a puppet government and then get what we want," more in the sense of, "These people oppose us, we'll do what we can to hurt them and see where that takes us." E.g. Musk has already been sounding off about the UK government - not for any good, or even vaguely rational, reason as far as I can tell - and talking about backing the so-called 'Reform UK' party (although apparently he's now decided Farage needs to be replaced as their leader). Getting involved in other nations' politics is a line none of this particular mob seem concerned about crossing.

So it's not hard to see the notion of, for example, hijacking the independence movement in Greenland for their own interests occurring to them. Not necessarily successfully, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be damaging.

And that said, recent history is not short of examples showing that people can be persuaded to vote against their own interests.

It's all very anchluss/lebensraum in vibe.

 

[efil4]

The Gulf of America. ( Formerly Mexico )

and he was serious.

 

[Dragon]

His needs do not supersede the rights of other nations to maintain their independence or safeguard their territory. The man is a dangerous egomaniac. So because he claim that the US "need" something - they have the right to just take it? What if Russia "needs" Alaska ?

 

[Sendai]

Gulf of Mexico was given the name by Spain. And it stuck.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Gulf of Mexico was given the name by Spain. And it stuck.

And should remain

 

[Dragon]

Putin is feeding his ego and fueling his ambitions. He knows it would disrupt NATO and U.S. relationships worldwide.

 

[Devildog]

He is such a forking moron.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[superchuck500]

This is all so GD stupid

 

[SFIDC3]

He is following the lead of his idol.....Daddy Putin.....it's utter insanity....

 

[efil4]

This is all so GD stupid

i was just thinkin- all those oil and gas leases (contracts ) in name "The Gulf Of Mexico" - would they have to be "redone" or since the name change would be simply from "Mexico to America" the contracts would still be valid?

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

This is all so GD stupid

Their pride in their stupidity shows the world the people of the US elected proven idiots to lead them!

 

[Optimus Prime]

i was just thinkin- all those oil and gas leases (contracts ) in name "The Gulf Of Mexico" - would they have to be "redone" or since the name change would be simply from "Mexico to America" the contracts would still be valid?

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

This is more appropriate here than the EE:

 

[brandon]

Do Republicans not realize adding Canada would be tantamount to adding another California?

You would be giving Democrats another 50 electoral votes.

Bold assumption that we’re still having elections.

 

[superchuck500]

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social)

“Back in 1867, Democratic President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland”

bsky.app

 

[superchuck500]

I hate the way Bluesky embeds here

 

[coldseat]

I hate the way Bluesky embeds here

I haven't joined Bluesky, but I like the comments in that link. It's fun to read people's comments when they're sane and not MAGA-fied.