President Donald Trump provoked various reactions this Sunday after mentioning, in an informal tone, his supposed intention to expand US territory.
Trump keeps his eyes on Greenland
During the annual dinner of the exclusive Alfalfa club in Washington DC, the president joked about the possibility of adding three new entities to the American Union, specifically pointing out the neighboring countries to the north and south, in addition to the autonomous Danish island.
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In the middle of the social event that brings together the political and business elite of the capital, the head of the Executive ruled out that Greenland It was his first option to expand the nation.
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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, joked about making Canada the 51st state, Greenland the 52nd and Venezuela the 53rd, during a dinner in Washington DC
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“I never intended to make Greenland the 51st state. “I want to make Canada the 51st state. Greenland will be the 52nd state. Venezuela can be the 53rd state.”Trump said to the audience, unleashing comments about his particular style of diplomacy.
Although the statements were made in a joking context, interest in Greenland is a recurring topic on the presidential agenda under the argument of protecting national security against the presence of Russia and China in the Arctic.
However, the mention of Canada as the 51st state marks a new nuance in its interactions with the northern trading partner, with whom it maintains a relationship of ups and downs regarding tariffs and borders.
Regarding the situation in the Southern Cone, the president took the opportunity to validate the current management in Caracas after recent political events. Aboard the presidential plane Air Force One, the American leader highlighted the harmony he maintains with the Venezuelan command. “We get along very well with the Venezuelan leadership. They are doing a really good job,” he commented Saturday, referring to the actions of the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez.
Trump’s rhetoric of territorial expansion, although it appears as humorous in social forums, it usually generates immediate responses from the governments concerned.
On previous occasions, local authorities in Greenland have rejected any attempt at foreign sovereignty, while in Canada the idea of state integration is usually received with skepticism by nationalist sectors in Ottawa.
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