A.G. Gancarski
Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump opened the door to a new name for a body of water touching Florida’s west coast, and new missions for America’s military.
Early in the press conference, Trump floated renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
“It has a beautiful ring. It covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of America. What a beautiful name. And, it’s appropriate,” Trump said.
Trump was also asked if he can “assure the world” that he wouldn’t use “military or economic coercion” to take control of the Panama Canal or Greenland.
“No, I can’t assure you on either of those two,” Trump said. “We need them for economic security.”
A Florida supporter, Kevin Marino Cabrera, is slated to be Trump’s Ambassador to Panama. The Miami-Dade County Commissioner will deal with an early power struggle.
Trump has said the United States has been “ripped off” regarding the Panama Canal, with “ridiculous, highly unfair” fees imposed by the government.
“We gave it away for one dollar,” Trump said.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has said Panama will maintain control over the canal, which was ceded by former President Jimmy Carter.
“Every square meter of the Panama Canal belongs to Panama and will continue to do so,” Mulino said last month.
Turning to Greenland, Trump said the territory is an important one on the international stage.
“People don’t even know if Denmark has any right to it. They should give it up because we need it for national security. You don’t even need binoculars. You look outside and you have (Chinese) ships all over the place, Russian ships all over the place. We are not letting that happen,” Trump said, going on to add that Greenland residents would “probably vote for independence or to come into the United States.”
12 comments
Paul Passarelli
January 7, 2025 at 12:44 pm
the article states: “Early in the press conference, Trump floated renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.”
Oh how I wish I could have been a fly on the wall and watched the Liberal Heads Explode when he spoke those words!
I bet if there is video of the event, we can see the eyes of the media people twitch. Which definitively proves that stupid people do not understand the President Elect’s sense of humor.
MH/Duuuval
January 7, 2025 at 9:33 pm
Alternatively: Only stupid people can understand and appreciate Trump’s stupidity. The rest of us are watching intently to see if he begins to foam at the mouth.
Idk
January 7, 2025 at 12:55 pm
In business i balance..it’s named the shift of mind. To shared visions to mastery
Idk
January 7, 2025 at 1:03 pm
He even will use the power of leverage
MH/Duuuval
January 7, 2025 at 1:32 pm
But, can he keep his body odor in check?
Robert Zimmerman
January 7, 2025 at 1:11 pm
As the singer sang, “The times they are a-changin’.”
MH/Duuuval
January 7, 2025 at 1:31 pm
Changing for the worse if you are a middling sort — but improving for the wealthy. The aspiring wealthy must continue to faithfully buy a lottery ticket every paycheck.
rbruce
January 7, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Pres. Obama changed Mount McKinley to Denali and Pres. Biden changed many well established military base names. Why should people be upset when Pres Trump does the same?
Suggest USA builds a alternative canal in Costa Rica to compete against the Panama Canal. Competition will lower current transit rates.
MH/Duuuval
January 7, 2025 at 9:34 pm
Nicaragua has long been considered the next route.
tom palmer
January 7, 2025 at 3:43 pm
More hot air. None of that is going to occur.
Sylvia Butcher
January 7, 2025 at 4:31 pm
Cold air. Hot air can get off the ground.
Andrew
January 7, 2025 at 9:04 pm
We might as well rename the Gulf Of Mexico as the Gulf Of America since the United States seems to think that they own it anyway. I guess this country has never heard of the “Twelve Mile Limit” when they go around banning oil drilling way out past that. Maybe they could install a huge barrier across the entrance and charge admission. —- Up next — The Atlantic and Pacific oceans become ours. the possibilities are endless. ‘