U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Level USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024.
Cheney Orr | Reuters
President-elect Donald Trump took purpose at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a collection of Christmas Day social media posts that instructed the USA may take management of all three.
Writing on his Fact Social platform, Trump kicked off the prolonged posts by wishing a merry Christmas to all, “together with to the fantastic troopers of China, who’re lovingly, however illegally, working the Panama Canal.”
He referred to the American lives misplaced in the course of the canal’s development greater than 100 years in the past and added that the USA “places in Billions of {Dollars} in ‘restore’ cash, however can have completely nothing to say about ‘something.'”
Trump then mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he known as “governor,” and instructed as soon as once more that the USA may annex Canada as its 51st state.
He wrote that “if Canada was to change into our 51st State, their Taxes can be reduce by greater than 60%, their companies would instantly double in measurement, and they might be militarily protected like no different Nation anyplace within the World.”
Trump continued his submit by addressing “the folks of Greenland, which is required by the USA for Nationwide Safety functions and, who need the U.S. to be there, and we are going to!”
Trump stated in one other submit 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 just lately instructed that his administration may acquire management of the Panama Canal, criticizing the charges Panama has charged to make use of it.
America 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 2 international locations 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 staff 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 Fee and the Miami-Dade Worldwide Commerce Consortium.
Trump raised the thought of shopping for Greenland — which is a part of Denmark — throughout his first time period. However he confirmed recent curiosity within the matter this week in his assertion asserting 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.
On the subject of Canada, Trump in latest 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 change into the 51st state. Fox Information 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 ‘Glad Gilmore 2’
