Donald Trump the US president-elect, who will be inaugurated on January 20, threw the stone into the lake again this week by mentioning his old idea. And this is nothing but Greenlandcapturing the largest island on Earth. In 2019, during his first presidential term, Donald Trump first came up with the groundbreaking idea that the United States would buy it with noble simplicity Denmark its autonomous territory, Greenland under the control of the European state.
Denmark – to put it mildly – was not enthusiastic about the proposal even then, hearing the republican politician’s suggestion that the USA should take over Greenland, which has a population of nearly 60,000 and is rich in natural resources, was outraged this time as well. “For the national security and freedom of the world, the United States believes that ownership and control of Greenland is absolutely necessary” – Trump published on his Truth Social social media site before Christmas.
“Let’s make Greenland great again!” vs Greenland not for sale!
The “project” to buy the island was again on the agenda this week after the son of the US president-elect, Donald Trump Jr., visited it on Tuesday. Moreover, the First Boy he also delivered his father’s message to the locals that they would be treated well after they joined the US. In parallel with all this Donald Trump confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday that he claims Greenland, which geographically belongs to North America and is politically under Danish jurisdiction at the moment.
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In addition, the elected US president also explained that he does not rule out using military or economic force to acquire Greenland, as he believes that the acquisition of the island beyond the Arctic is in the interest of national security. Of course, the leading Danish politicians and the representatives of Greenland, which has an independent government and parliament, immediately rejected Trump’s intention to annex, and they declared: Greenland is part of Denmark, which has principles and is not for sale.
Peppery punitive duties or joining, you can choose
If all that wasn’t enough, Trump Canada also pinned it on the American map in his head this week. The American president-elect signaled that Canada could join, and could be the 51st member state of the USAand reiterated his promise of significant tariffs on Canada. Donald Trump also posted about this on his social media page, as he also spoke at a press conference following the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday.
Many people in Canada want to see a 51st member state. The US can no longer afford the massive trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this and resigned. If Canada were to unite with the United States, there would be no tariffs, taxes would be greatly reduced, and they would be completely safe from the threat of Russian and Chinese ships constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great nation this would be!
– explained Donald Trump on the Truth Social site, who confirmed that in response to a journalist’s question he plans to annex Canada not by military force, but by economic force. He also said that the border between the two countries is just an “artificially drawn line.” In response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday rejected the future US president’s suggestion, saying: “There’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada will be part of the United States.”
Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico
The plowing up of the world map did not end at this point either, as Donald Trump also spoke at his press conference in Florida on Tuesday: he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Of course, all this would not rule out that impose significant tariffs on Mexico as well. At the same time, the Republican politician condemned Mexico again because he believes: the Latin American state does not act with sufficient force against immigrants going to the USA, nor does it curb the drug trade.
It denotes a large area (this is the geographical name). American Gulf. What a wonderful name!
– declared Donald Trump, to which Mexico’s scathing response did not fail. The Gulf of Mexico is an internationally recognized name, he retorted Claudia Sheinbaum to the renaming attempt, adding: “but why not call the United States Mexican America? Sounds good, doesn’t it?” The Mexican first lady also explained that relations with Donald Trump will be good.
The USA is the crypto capital of the planet
Donald Trump was president between 2016 and 2020 bitcoin was a vocal critic who believed that the value of cryptoassets was not real, that their value was based on air. In comparison, in the summer of 2024, he struck a completely different tone last summer at the biggest crypto event of the year, the Bitcoin Conference held in Nashville. where he said, among other things, if elected:
- stop President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ “anti-crypto crusade”;
- makes the US the crypto capital of the planet;
- amasses a national bitcoin stockpile;
- the federal government never sells its bitcoin reserves;
- creates a Presidential Advisory Council on Bitcoin and Crypto.
Richard Tanthe CEO of the crypto exchange Binance, says that the golden age of cryptocurrencies has begun with the election of Donald Trump as president. His statement proves his wise foresight, that according to the signs the digital gold rush is nowhere near its peak: the value of bitcoin recently exceeded $100,000, so that the value of bitcoin in 2024 more than doubled in the four weeks after Trump’s re-election. According to analysts, the current bitcoin exchange rate is far from the end of the story.
The Russian-Ukrainian war was resolved in less than 24 hours
Among Donald Trump’s election promises, the most clearly burned was that, if elected, he would end the war in Ukraine started by Russia within 24 hours. “I know Zelensky well, and Putin even better. And I had a good relationship with both of them. I would just say to Zelensky that it is time to agree on something. And to Putin that if he does not agree, we will give them (the Ukrainians) a lot, much more than they have ever received, if we have to do this. I could fix it in a day. In one day,” said the US president-elect in an interview with Fox News in the summer of 2023.
Source: www.economx.hu
