WATCH: Trump won’t rule out use of military force to seize Panama Canal and Greenland in first remarks since vote certification

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Photo caption: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. January 7, 2025. Photo credit: Reuters / Carlos Barria (Reuters). Article by Will Weissert, AP and Zeke Miller, AP. PBS News – January 7, 2025.

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security. Speaking to reporters less than two weeks before he takes office on Jan. 20 and as a delegation of aides and advisers that includes Donald Trump Jr. is in Greenland […]

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