Vance arrives in Greenland as Trump insists territory is needed for world peace 02:23. President Trump repeated vows to secure U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal in his speech to a ...

During a House Armed Services Committee hearing held on June 12, 2025, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) presses Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether or not he has a plan to take Panama and ...

WASHINGTON − Why is President-elect Donald Trump so committed to acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal that he’d be willing to use military coercion to get them?. The short answer is that ...

Greenland and Panama made clear to President Donald Trump that his ambitions in their countries are unwelcome after he against addressed them in a speech to Congress.

The president-elect is suddenly pushing to annex Greenland, reclaim the Panama Canal and absorb Canada, provoking longtime allies just days before taking office. IE 11 is not supported.

Donald Trump is “100% serious’’ about wanting to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal as US territory, according to sources close to the president-elect — adding he looked into Greenland ...

President Trump says he wants to buy Greenland and reclaim the Panama Canal. NPR's Juana Summers and Ari Shapiro compare their recent reporting from both locations.

Greenland and Panama are both part of the intensifying global rivalry between Washington and Beijing for 21st-century geo-strategic dominance. So like the Panama Canal, which ...

Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has openly discussed the U.S. acquiring Greenland, a mineral-rich territory controlled by Denmark, and the Panama Canal, which has been operated by Panama ...

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino has disputed Trump's claims. "There is absolutely no Chinese interference nor involvement in anything to do with the Panama Canal," he said in late December.

President Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places are so important.