Trump's Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism

The prospect of the United States seizing Greenland is considered especially surprising in the ranks of the American conservative ruling party. This was written by The Hill, reported by UNN.

Senators and members of the House of Representatives from the Republican Party find the prospect of taking over Greenland particularly exciting, but they are wary of confronting Trump.

They also note that there has been no serious discussion of such ideas in Washington since Trump left the White House four years ago.

"I don't think it's for sale. He probably means some of it, but I'm not sure how legally you can buy it if that's what he's talking about," Congressman Michael McCaul, a Republican from Texas, said of Greenland, smiling. Previously, McCaul was the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The idea of restoring direct U.S. control over the Panama Canal also seems unlikely. At the same time, some Republican lawmakers say the United States has a vital national security interest in protecting the neutrality of the canal.

McCall on the Panama Canal:

I think he thinks that Jimmy Carter, God rest his soul, sold him for a dollar, and that was a bad deal. We gave up a lot of things

To recap

In his Christmas posts on social media, President-elect Donald Trump drew attention to Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal, hinting at the possibility of their control by the United States.

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