Donald Trump promised to fix all of America’s problems, including two of the biggest issues of the 2024 election: the high cost of living and immigration and enforcement at the US-Mexico border.

He didn’t mention anything on the campaign trail about expanding America’s borders by annexing territory from longstanding US allies — including by hostile means, if necessary.

With just two weeks until his inauguration, however, Trump is pushing — or at least joking about pushing — to absorb the sovereign nation of Canada, one of America’s closest allies, and more seriously promoting the seizure or purchase of Greenland, which is owned by Denmark, another steadfast US ally and NATO member.

Along with his stated desire to reassert US control over the Panama Canal, Trump’s latest twist in foreign policy would usher in a new era of American imperialism not seen since the late 19th century.

Trump has repeatedly referred to Canada as the "51st state."

At a press conference on Tuesday, the president-elect even refused to rule outusing military force or economic sanctions to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, arguing the US needed them to stem the influence of Russia and China and to bolster national security.

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