Trump makes bid for Panama Canal, Greenland

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00:00And in news overseas, with barely three weeks left until he officially returns to the Oval Office and to power as the leader of the free world,

00:07President-elect Donald J. Trump has renewed his wish to put Greenland under U.S. control and ownership.

00:13In addition, he seeks control and management of the Panama Canal to be reverted to the United States

00:19after noticing how China has cozied up to the Panamanian government over the years.

00:24VOA's White House correspondent Patsy Wittekeswara tells us more.

00:31Greenland, the ice-covered, semi-autonomous Danish territory, is again in President-elect Donald Trump's crosshairs.

00:38As he named his ambassador to Denmark on Sunday, Trump wrote that,

00:42quote, for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world,

00:46the United States of America feels the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.

00:52Trump also suggested Sunday he would retake control of the Panama Canal.

00:57He called the rates Panama charges to use the vital shipping route a, quote, complete ripoff.

01:03If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed,

01:10then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America in full, quickly and without question.

01:21Every square meter of the canal will continue to belong to Panama,

01:25said the country's president, Jose Raul Molino, rejecting Trump's allegations of overcharging.

01:31Rates are not a whim.

01:35They are established publicly in an open hearing,

01:38considering market conditions, international competition, operating costs,

01:43and the needs of maintenance and modernization of the interoceanic waterway.

01:48Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also pushed back, saying Greenland is not for sale.

01:54Trump's initial calls to purchase Greenland in 2019 during his first term came to nothing.

02:00But his statements now, as he prepares to take the oath of office on January 20th,

02:04are making some allies and partners wary.

02:07That includes Canada.

02:09Trump has referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as, quote, the governor,

02:13suggesting the U.S. can absorb its northern neighbor, as he threatened 25% tariffs against the country.

02:19Trump's end goal is unclear.

02:21But on Monday, his son Eric Trump posted to social media a doctored photo of the president-elect

02:27purchasing Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal via Amazon, the online shopping website.

02:33Pat Siwidaku, Suara Viewing News, Washington.

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