Donald Trump’s attempts to bring Greenland, the Panama Canal and even Canada under American rule are part of his plans for a new American empire, experts say.
The president-elect has expressed his intentions to pursue an aggressive foreign policy upon his return to the White House, which includes tariffs on both Canada and Mexico.
Those aren’t his only plans for our northern neighbors, as Trump has made repeated social media posts suggesting Canada become the United States’ “51st state.”
He has also rekindled his desire for the United States to buy Greenland and even regain control of the Panama Canal once he is in office.
‘World leaders are flocking to the table because President Trump is already delivering on his promise to make America strong again. “When he officially takes office, foreign nations will think twice about defrauding our country, America will be respected again, and the entire world will be safer,” said Trump spokeswoman Anna Kelly. news week in a statement.
Professor Sean Adams, an expert in American history at the University of Florida, said Trump’s plans date back to the ideas of Democrats 200 years ago, especially Andrew Jackson, a well-known favorite of Trump’s presidents.
“The plan to acquire Greenland offers a throwback to the 19th century, when many American politicians – particularly Democrats – were quite aggressive about territorial expansion,” he said.
He adds that this policy was known as ‘spread-eagleism’ and an ideology aimed at expanding the American style of government throughout the world, as the United States bought parts of Mexico, Alaska and attempted to annex the now known as the Dominican Republic, in addition to Greenland and Iceland.
‘The idea was that republican government was America’s gift to the world and needed to be extended as much as possible. The economic opportunities that came along with the expansion were also a nice bonus.”
Donald Trump’s attempts to bring Greenland, the Panama Canal and even Canada under American rule are part of his plans for a new American empire, experts say.
The president-elect has declared his intentions to implement an aggressive foreign policy upon returning to the White House, including tariffs on both Canada and Mexico, in addition to Trump repeatedly posting on social media suggesting that Canada become the “51st state.” ” from the United States.
Adams calls Jackson-inspired imperialism “a dramatic departure” from the current establishment.
Daniel Immerwahr, a Northwestern professor and expert on American imperialism, says that while Trump’s plans break from the current mold, they may not resemble the colonialism of the past.
“It wouldn’t be a stretch to see America’s hundreds of military bases outside its borders as some kind of empire… But Trump is clearly more comfortable with an older form of power projection that dates back to the bloody days of Teddy Roosevelt,” he stated.
In late November, Trump announced plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods, as long as the countries allowed the flow of migrants across the border into the United States.
He also said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods over the Chinese government’s refusal to fulfill a promise to use the death penalty against drug traffickers.
These actions, Trump said, would take place on the first day of his administration.
He said the Mexican and Canadian tariffs would apply to “ALL products entering the United States and its ridiculous Open Borders.”
‘This tariff will remain in place until drugs, particularly fentanyl, and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country!’
Trump has also revived his desire for the United States to buy Greenland.
He even suggests that the United States take back control to purchase the Panama Canal once it is in power.
The president-elect also suggested that Mexico and Canada had “the absolute right and power to easily resolve this long-simmering problem,” indicating that he wanted neighbors to do more to patrol their borders so immigrants couldn’t sneak into USA.
In recent days, the president-elect has suggested territorial expansion into Canada, Greenland and Panama, and has mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “governor.”
At Christmas, Trump intensified his campaigns against the governments of Panama and Canada.
‘Merry Christmas to everyone, including the wonderful soldiers of China, who lovingly, but illegally, operate the Panama Canal (where we lost 38,000 people in its construction 110 years ago), always ensuring that the United States contributes billions of Dollars money for “reparations,” but will have absolutely nothing to say about “anything,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.
‘Also, to Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada, whose taxes on citizens are too high, but if Canada became our 51st state, your taxes would be reduced by more than 60%, your businesses would immediately double in size, and you would be protected militarily like no other country in the world.
‘Likewise, to the people of Greenland, who the United States needs for national security reasons and who want the United States to be there, and we will be!’
Trump recently posted that “Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state” and offered an image of himself superimposed on a mountaintop looking out over the surrounding territory next to a Canadian flag.
Trudeau has suggested that Trump was joking about annexing his country, but the two met recently at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to discuss Trump’s tariff threats.
Trump expressed interest in purchasing Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, during his first presidential term.
At Christmas, Trump intensified his campaigns against the governments of Panama and Canada
Trump recently posted that “Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state” and offered an image of himself superimposed on a mountaintop looking out over the surrounding territory next to a Canadian flag.
He was publicly rejected by Danish authorities, who reiterated that the island was “open for business, not for sale”, before talks could take place.
The Danish Prime Minister’s Office said in its own statement that the government is “looking forward to welcoming the new American ambassador.” And the Government looks forward to working with the new administration.”
“In a complex political security situation such as the one we currently experience, transatlantic cooperation is crucial,” the statement said. He noted that he had no comment on Greenland except that “it is not for sale, but it is open to cooperation.”
Trump again has plans for Greenland comes after the president-elect suggested over the weekend that the United States could retake control of the Panama Canal if something is not done to alleviate the rising shipping costs needed to use the waterway that It connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino responded in a video that “every square meter of the canal belongs to Panama and will remain so,” but Trump responded on his social media site: “We’ll see about that!”