Can Trump Become Lord of Greenland and the Panama Canal?

American God Emperor Trump wants to expand 
America’s dominion.

Critics say he’s crazy, but can he actually pull it off?

Welcome to America Uncovered. I’m Chris Chappell.

They say Manifest Destiny ended when 
Hawaii embraced the bosom of the US union.

But fear not

! It remains alive 
and well as MAGA-fest Destiny!

Every time Donald Trump gazes upon the lands 
of Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada,

his eyes sparkle with possibility!

To 
Trump, the US flag needs more stars!

Given Trump is BFFs with Elon Musk 
, it may not be long before SpaceX

takes to the skies and adds some 
literal stars to America’s domain.

But Trump’s earthbound 
ambitions might be a stretch, even for Trump.

Canada probably 
won’t become the 51st state.

Though personally I’m in favor.

Forget war for oil.

I’m down for a war for 
poutine.

I love that stuff.

However, Trump is dead serious when 
it comes to Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Ahem, I mean the United States Canal.

And the rebranded Gulf of America!

That’s not a joke, Trump said,

“We're going to be changing the name of 
the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,

which has a beautiful ring…The Gulf of America.

What a beautiful name. And it's appropriate."

These renamings have big “Freedom Fry” 
energy.

And for those of you old enough to remember that reference,

it’s time 
to schedule your first colonoscopy.

Trump is so serious his son Donald Trump Jr.

and other representatives traveled to Greenland…

And met with MAGA supporters there.

Yes, there are actually MAGA 
supporters in Greenland. Go figure.

When asked about his wants, Trump had 
something completely uncontroversial to say.

“To Greenland and the Panama Canal, so forth,

can you assure the world that as you try to get control of these areas,

you are not going 
to use military or econo mic coercion?” “No.”

Warhammer is coming true.

Guardsman Chris 
warns you about Chaos.

True to form, the mainstream media couldn’t help but go 
absolutely ballistic over that one-word response.

Just as you’d expect,

there’s a gazillion headlines on Trump 
potentially using military force.

Which has led the media to compare Trump to 
Vladmir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine…

And to talk about what would happen if 
NATO members went to war with each other.

Well, considering America foots most of the 
bill for NATO,

I think I know how that would go.

You might be getting the impression 
that Trump is absolutely crazy,

or worse: he’s both dumb and dangerous.

But the US wanting Greenland and the Panama 
Canal

isn’t nearly as outrageous as you'd think.

Let’s first look at Greenland.

Trump said ownership of it 
is an “absolute necessity”...

To save the animals!

They’re eating the 
whales!

They’re eating the polar bears!

He even went as far as suggesting putting tariffs 
on Denmark,

a US ally, to make the sale work.

But this isn’t new for Trump. He’s had 
eyes on Greenland since his first term.

At the time, people thought he was joking.

What “an absurd discussion”. Right?

Well, it might not be as absurd as you 
think

. This isn't the first time the US has considered purchasing Greenland.

The US considered it in 1867 and 1946.

It makes a lot of strategic and economic sense.

It’s so important the US has had a base there 
since the 1950s,

now known as Pituffik Space Base.

You see China and Russia are rapidly 
expanding their footprint in the Arctic.

Trump wants the US, not China or Russia,

to access Greenland’s resources, including 
oil, rare earth minerals, and uranium.

And if you’re thinking, “But wait, 
isn’t Trump a puppet of Putin’s,

so wouldn’t he want his master to have 
all those resources and not interfere?”

Welcome back to reality.

Take it slow, 
you went on a pretty nasty MSNBC bender.

What it comes down to is the 
more resources the US has,

the less dependent it and other countries

are on Chinese and Russian supply chains.

Trump also wants to keep Arctic sea lanes

from falling under Russian or Chinese control.

Because the last thing we need is for the 
Arctic Ocean

to become something like a New South China Sea

full of militarization 
and competing territorial claims.

And Denmark has sold territory to the US 
before—

the Danish West Indies, which we now call the US Virgin Islands 
.

So why not try another deal?

Many people in Greenland don’t even 
want to be under Denmark’s thumb.

In case you haven’t heard, there’s 
a push for Greenland’s independence.

With a majority of Greenlanders 
already in favor of it.

Greenland has already drafted its 
own constitution,

and the Prime Minister hinted at a referendum 
on independence later this year.

But even if Greenland gains independence,

it’ll have to worry about how to sustain itself.

It currently depends on 
Danish subsidies to keep afloat.

So why not join the US?

After all, the US and Greenland have common Viking 
roots

, as I learned in this documentary series.

But short of full annexation, many speculate 
that Trump will try to get Greenland

to agree to a Compacts of Free Association 
styled agreement—

a pact similar to what the US has with several Pacific Island 
nations

where the U.S. gets military and economic privileges in the region

while 
allowing countries to maintain sovereignty.

As for the Panama Canal,

which the US built a century ago and 
gave away under President Jimmy Carter…

Trump cites “ridiculous” fees.

He feels 
like American ships are being ripped off.

But that’s not the only reason 
he wants the US to retake the Panama Canal.

Trump alludes to national 
security threats there, namely, China!

Panama’s president claims that 
there’s no Chinese interference

or participation in anything that 
has to do with the Panama Canal.

But China has a lot of its 
sticky fingers around it.

Since 1996, Panama has outsourced 
management

of the canal’s two entry ports to a subsidiary of Hutchison 
Whampoa,

a Hong Kong-based shipping firm.

Which, by the way, co-owns a real 
estate joint venture with Aviation Industry Corporation of China ,

one 
of China’s largest defense companies.

This is despite the fact that the US and Panama 
made a deal

that guaranteed Panamanian operational control, local security

, and ownership with the 
understanding the canal would remain neutral.

Wow. I can’t believe Panama would 
outsource work to China.

Thankfully no American companies do that.

Boy, that would be really stupid.

When the agreement was first made, 
Hong Kong was a British colony,

But times have changed.

It’s now 
under mainland China’s control.

And China has been making tons of 
investments around the Panama canal.

With dozens of Chinese companies operating 
in the area,

building infrastructure and commercial projects in sectors like mining,

finance, logistics, and telecommunications.

Given that every Chinese company must 
obey the Chinese Communist Party,

it’s safe to say that they all act 
as agents for Chinese influence.

So whenever you see tons of Chinese investments,

you bet you’re seeing tons of 
Chinese corruption and influence.

In fact, according to an analysis by the 
China Index

, an initiative created by Doublethink Lab ,

a civil society organization 
dedicated to studying digital authoritarianism,

Panama is one of the most China-corrupted 
countries in the world,

ranking at number 12.

There’s especially a lot of Chinese 
influence in Panama’s domestic

and foreign policy, as well as media and society.

So the US has every right 
to be concerned about this.

Over 60 percent of goods transiting

through the Panama Canal originate in 
or end up in the US market.

Should war between the US and China break 
out,

China could easily weaponize ports.

China could surveil ship and cargo movements …

Hinder US naval ship movement…

Disrupt supply chains…

Cripple the US economy, and more.

So… yeah. Wanting the Panama Canal suddenly 
seems less manifest destiny

and more “Why did we ever give it away in the first place, 
what were we thinking?!”...

destiny.

Trump knows that he needs to put the US in a 
stronger position to counter Russia and China.

That’s why he’s looking at every possible 
avenue,

no matter how crazy it might sound.

After all, the man does have a golden throne.

What do you think?

Can you imagine a 
world with more than 50 US states?

Let me know in the comments below or on the comment 
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