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{{main|Alberta separatism and annexationism}}While Ontario and Quebec reject annexation by the United States, Albertans saw the idea more positively in the lead up to the 2025 Canadian federal election, seeing their culture as more akin to that of Montana and the United States, than that of eastern Canada.{{cite news |author=Nadine Yousif |date=26 April 2025 |title='We have more in common with America than the rest of Canada' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkg8r85n1eo |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=BBC News}} A January 2025 poll by the Angus Reid Institute indicated that approximately 18% of respondents in Alberta favored Trump's annexation proposal, the highest of any province in Canada.{{Cite web |date=17 January 2025 |title=Join the U.S.? No way, say most Canadians surveyed. But nearly a quarter may be open to it |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-join-u-s-poll-1.7434317 |website=CBC}}

{{main|Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland#Proposals by Donald Trump}}

File:President Trump Meets with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark (49170427867).jpg in 2019]]

In December 2024, Trump stated a further proposal for the United States to purchase Greenland from Denmark, describing ownership and control of the island as "an absolute necessity" for national security purposes. This builds upon a prior offer from Trump to buy Greenland during his first term, which the Danish Realm refused, causing him to cancel his August 2019 visit to Denmark.{{Cite web |last=McCormack |first=Caitlin |date=2024-12-23 |title=Trump indicates he may be interested in buying Greenland — again |url=https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/us-news/trump-indicates-he-may-be-interested-in-buying-greenland-again/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223133026/https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/us-news/trump-indicates-he-may-be-interested-in-buying-greenland-again/ |url-status=live}} On January 7, 2025, Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. visited Greenland's capital city Nuuk alongside Charlie Kirk to hand out MAGA hats.{{Cite news |last=Eller |first=Emil |date=8 January 2025 |title=Trumps søn beskyldte Danmark for racisme: 'Det har han sådan set ret i' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/trumps-soen-beskyldte-danmark-racisme-det-har-han-saadan-set-ret-i |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117163132/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/trumps-soen-beskyldte-danmark-racisme-det-har-han-saadan-set-ret-i |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=8 January 2025 |work=DR}} At a press conference the following day, Trump refused to rule out military or economic force order to take over Greenland or the Panama Canal.{{Cite web |title=Trump ramps up threats to gain control of Greenland and Panama Canal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzn48jwz2o |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.bbc.com |date=8 January 2025 |language=en-GB}} However, he did rule out military force in taking over Canada. On January 12, then-Vice President-elect JD Vance repeatedly stated that controlling Greenland is critical for U.S. national security and said there's "a deal to be made in Greenland".{{cite news |last1=Lotz |first1=Avery |title=JD Vance says there's "a deal to be made in Greenland" |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/01/12/jd-vance-trump-greenland-deal |access-date=January 25, 2025 |work=Axios |date=January 12, 2025 |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124233428/https://www.axios.com/2025/01/12/jd-vance-trump-greenland-deal |url-status=live}} Asked on 14 January by Senator Mazie Hirono about the potential use of military force to integrate Greenland into the United States, Pete Hegseth stated he would not provide details in a public forum.{{cite news |last1=Lotz |first1=Avery |title=Five questions Hegseth dodged at his Defense Department confirmation hearing |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/hegseth-defense-confirmation-hearing-dodge-questions |access-date=January 16, 2025 |work=Axios |date=January 14, 2025 |archive-date=January 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116082545/https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/hegseth-defense-confirmation-hearing-dodge-questions |url-status=live}} On January 14, the Trump-affiliated Nelk Boys also visited Nuuk, handing out dollar bills to locals.{{Cite news |last1=Gille |first1=Anna Danielsen |last2=Jørgensen |first2=Nicolai Jørgen |date=15 January 2025 |title=Jacobs 11-årige søn fik 100 dollar af Trumps YouTube-venner i Nuuk: 'Ikke i orden' |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/jacobs-11-aarige-soen-fik-100-dollar-af-trumps-youtube-venner-i-nuuk-ikke-i-orden |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117161422/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/jacobs-11-aarige-soen-fik-100-dollar-af-trumps-youtube-venner-i-nuuk-ikke-i-orden |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=DR}}

File:Thule Air Base aerial view.jpg, the U.S.-run ballistic missile-warning site in Greenland]]

On January 16, the CEOs of major Danish companies Novo Nordisk, Vestas and Carlsberg among others were assembled for a crisis meeting in the Ministry of State to discuss the situation.{{Cite news |last=Jørgensen |first=Steen A. |date=17 January 2025 |title=Politikere har været til nyt hastemøde om Trump og Grønland |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE17817853/politikere-har-vaeret-til-nyt-hastemoede-om-trump-og-groenland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117155746/https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE17817853/politikere-har-vaeret-til-nyt-hastemoede-om-trump-og-groenland/ |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=Jyllands-Posten}}{{Cite news |last=Mortensen |first=Mikkel Walentin |date=17 January 2025 |title=Mens verden holder vejret, forbereder danske virksomheder sig på Trumps trusler |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/business/2025-01-16-mens-verden-holder-vejret-forbereder-danske-virksomheder-sig-paa-trumps-trusler |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117160019/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/business/2025-01-16-mens-verden-holder-vejret-forbereder-danske-virksomheder-sig-paa-trumps-trusler |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=TV 2}} On the subsequent day, former chief executive Friis Arne Petersen in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the situation as "historically unheard of", while Noa Redington, special adviser to former prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, compared the international pressure on Denmark that during the 2005 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.{{Cite news |last=Hansted |first=Morten |date=17 January 2025 |title=Danmark i "historisk uhørt" krise: - Alarmtilstanden går kun én vej, og det er op |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2025-01-17-danmark-i-historisk-uhoert-krise-alarmtilstanden-gaar-kun-en-vej-og-det-er-op |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117155039/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2025-01-17-danmark-i-historisk-uhoert-krise-alarmtilstanden-gaar-kun-en-vej-og-det-er-op |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=TV 2}} Political commentator Henrik Qvortrup stated on the 17th that a mention of Greenland during Trump's inaugural address on January 20 would confirm Trump's seriousness, making the situation one of Denmark’s largest international crises since World War II.{{Cite news |last=Brisling |first=Alexander Søgaard |date=17 January 2025 |title=Qvortrup: Det kan ende i den værste krise for Danmark siden Anden Verdenskrig |url=https://www.bt.dk/politik/qvortrup-det-kan-ende-i-den-vaerste-krise-for-danmark-siden-anden-verdenskrig?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AVINqTx1NlPmc3GurfLVlYWqmU-15JqJGMl_dmdrBjDmOKBYwZ2k1306V40mNhBG_WE%3D&gaa_ts=678a8c27&gaa_sig=GvbDjYGw9XjNjgYgixcHP_t3pG8Y4ZL3utFu0d3gVpKYwU5sKViunvwKl4tmkcJpLBQ3vKK0QyeF8iSoBbmDxQ%3D%3D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117164714/https://www.bt.dk/politik/qvortrup-det-kan-ende-i-den-vaerste-krise-for-danmark-siden-anden-verdenskrig?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AVINqTx1NlPmc3GurfLVlYWqmU-15JqJGMl_dmdrBjDmOKBYwZ2k1306V40mNhBG_WE%3D&gaa_ts=678a8c27&gaa_sig=GvbDjYGw9XjNjgYgixcHP_t3pG8Y4ZL3utFu0d3gVpKYwU5sKViunvwKl4tmkcJpLBQ3vKK0QyeF8iSoBbmDxQ%3D%3D |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=Ekstra Bladet}}

On 6 February 2025, a poll conducted by USA Today between 7 January 2025 and 10 January 2025 was released which showed that only 11% of Americans said that Trump should purchase or annex Greenland. 29% of Americans said that they thought that acquiring Greenland was a good but unrealistic idea, and 53% of Americans said that they don't support the idea of annexing Greenland.{{cite news |author1=Cybele Mayes-Osterman |author2=Sudiksha Kochi |author3=Kim Hjelmgaard |title=What do Americans think of Trump's plans to acquire Greenland? Half say it's a bad idea. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/01/15/trump-greenland-poll/77668938007/ |work=USA TODAY |archive-date=2025-01-28 |access-date=2025-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128050705/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/01/15/trump-greenland-poll/77668938007/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Kurkowski |first1=Seth |title=More people believe in alien abductions than support an invasion of Greenland |url=https://spaceexplored.com/2025/02/05/more-people-believe-in-alien-abductions-than-support-an-invasion-of-greenland/ |website=Space Explored |date=6 February 2025 |access-date=6 February 2025 |archive-date=10 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210082901/https://spaceexplored.com/2025/02/05/more-people-believe-in-alien-abductions-than-support-an-invasion-of-greenland/ |url-status=live}}

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On 13 January 2025, legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Andy Ogles to authorize the United States Government to acquire Greenland on behalf of the U.S., granting to Congress a 60-day review period prior to integration of Greenlandic territory into the United States.{{cite news |title=Tennessee Rep. introduces Make Greenland Great Again Act supporting territory acquisition |url=https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-rep-introduces-make-greenland-great-again-act-supporting-territory-acquisition-donald-trump-andy-ogles-denmark-politics-national-security |access-date=January 16, 2025 |work=WZTV-TV |date=January 14, 2025 |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115082746/https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-rep-introduces-make-greenland-great-again-act-supporting-territory-acquisition-donald-trump-andy-ogles-denmark-politics-national-security |url-status=live}} As of the date of introduction, the bill had 12 co-sponsors and had been referred to the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs for review.

On 26 January 2025, former Minister for Greenland Tom Høyem stated that the 1917 agreement with the United Kingdom still stood, giving them the right of first refusal in the event of any sale of the islands.

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On 10 February 2025, Republican representative Buddy Carter introduced a legislation which would rename Greenland to "Red, White, and Blueland" and allow US President Donald Trump to "purchase or otherwise acquire" Greenland.{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/greenland-red-white-blueland-bill|title=Republican bill would rename Greenland to Red, White, and Blueland |work=National Post}}{{cite web |title=Carter introduces bill renaming Greenland |url=https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398 |website=Congressman Buddy Carter |language=en |date=11 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212154706/https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Ryan |title=GOP rep unveils bill empowering Trump to acquire Greenland, rename it 'Red, White, and Blueland' |work=NYPost |url=https://nypost.com/2025/02/11/us-news/gop-rep-unveils-bill-empowering-trump-to-acquire-greenland-rename-it-red-white-and-blueland/ |date=11 February 2025 |archive-date=11 February 2025 |access-date=11 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211173246/https://nypost.com/2025/02/11/us-news/gop-rep-unveils-bill-empowering-trump-to-acquire-greenland-rename-it-red-white-and-blueland/ |url-status=live}} Carter further stated, "When our Negotiator-in-Chief signs this historic agreement, we will proudly welcome the people of what is now Greenland to join the freest nation in history. President Trump has rightly identified this purchase as a national security priority."{{cite news |title=Greenland No More? US Lawmaker Wants To Rename It 'Red…' After Acquisition |url=https://www.news18.com/world/greenland-acquisition-donald-trump-us-buddy-carter-wants-to-rename-it-red-white-and-blueland-latest-news-9223711.html |work=News18 |language=en}} The legislation gives the office of the Secretary of the Interior six months after its passage to ensure that federal documents are updated to reflect the name change.

{{See also|Death and funeral of Pope Francis}}

In February 2025, amid a health crisis involving Pope Francis, it was reported that, according to Vatican politics observers, the White House was looking for someone "less confrontational" and would have no trouble influencing a possible conclave.{{cite news |last1=Munster |first1=Ben |date=17 February 2025 |title=Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-francis-legacy-death-complex-italy-rome-health/ |work=POLITICO}} After spending a brief visit from Vice President JD Vance on 21 April 2025, Pope Francis died hours later. Following the funeral of Pope Francis, Trump said that he would "like to be pope," which would be his "number one choice," when asked by a reporter who he would like to see succeed Pope Francis. Trump's aspiration garnered support from Republican senators.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Benedict |date=2025-04-30 |title=‘Trump for pope’ gains support from Republican senator |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/04/30/trump-pope-republican-senator/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Trump reveals his top pick for the new Pope - himself |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-wants-to-be-pope-b2742082.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=The Independent |language=en}} A few days later, he shared an AI-generated image of himself dressed in papal attire, which many criticized as disrespectful and mocking of the Pope's death.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=Pope Trump? POTUS Shares AI Image as Pope After 'Joking' He’d ‘Like to Be One’ |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/pope-trump-potus-shares-ai-image-as-pope-after-joking-hed-like-to-be-one-article-151553686 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Times Now |language=en}}

{{Main|Gulf of Mexico naming controversy}}

Trump has alleged that the United States is subsidizing Mexico and that this suggests that Mexico should become a state. In an interview with NBC, Trump said, "We're subsidizing Mexico for almost $300 billion. We shouldn't be — why are we subsidizing these countries? If we’re going to subsidize them, let them become a state."{{cite web |title=Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-interview-meet-press-kristen-welker-election-president-rcna182857 |website=nbcnews.com |date=8 December 2024 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131210613/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-interview-meet-press-kristen-welker-election-president-rcna182857 |url-status=live}}

Trump also proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America". Trump first proposed the idea in a news conference, and he mentioned it in his inaugural address.{{cite web |title=Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America.' Can he do that? |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-gulf-of-mexico-bc438f4feca1234475a1adef99344da7 |website=apnews.com |date=7 January 2025 |publisher=AP News |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202184158/https://apnews.com/article/trump-gulf-of-mexico-bc438f4feca1234475a1adef99344da7 |url-status=live}} Upon taking office on January 20, Trump signed an executive order renaming the portion of the gulf from the U.S. shoreline to "the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba" as the "Gulf of America" in federal usage.{{cite web |title=Trump signs order to rename Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-executive-order-gulf-mexico |website=The Guardian |date=21 January 2025 |access-date=2 February 2025 |last1=Helmore |first1=Edward }}{{cite web |title=Trump signs executive order to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-denali/ |website=cbsnews.com |date=21 January 2025 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-date=29 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129185024/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rename-gulf-of-mexico-denali/ |url-status=live}}

{{main|Donald Trump's Gaza Strip proposal}}

Trump has proposed resettling Palestinians in the Gaza Strip elsewhere in places like neighboring Egypt and Jordan, with the United States taking it over and rebuilding it, following the Gaza war. Trump described ambitions to make Gaza "the Riviera of the Middle East," in which "the world's people" would live.{{cite web |title=Trump won't rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees 'long-term' US ownership |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3 |publisher=AP News |access-date=4 February 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Holland |first1=Steve |title=In shock announcement, Trump says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-netanyahu-set-pivotal-talks-middle-east-agenda-2025-02-04/ |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=Reuters |date=4 February 2025 |ref=Holland et. al 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250205045451/https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-netanyahu-set-pivotal-talks-middle-east-agenda-2025-02-04/ |archive-date=5 February 2025}}

On 21 February 2025, after opposition from Arab states, Trump said he would "recommend" but not enforce his plan for the US takeover of Gaza and the resettlement of the Palestinian population.{{cite news |title=With No Buy-in From Egypt or Jordan, Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/trump-gaza-egypt-jordan.html |work=The New York Times |date=February 21, 2025}}{{cite news |title=Trump says he will 'recommend' rather than force Gaza expulsion plan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/2/21/trump-says-he-will-recommend-rather-than-force-gaza-expulsion-plan |work=Al Jazeera |date=21 February 2025}}

On 26 February 2025, Trump posted an AI video on Truth Social. The video opens on war-torn images of Gaza before transitioning to videos of a beachfront resort, including shots of Elon Musk eating and dancing, bearded belly dancers performing and Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—both shirtless—drinking poolside.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=Trump Posts Bizarre AI Video Promoting 'Trump Gaza' After Saying US Should Take Over Palestinian Territory |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/26/trump-posts-bizarre-ai-video-promoting-trump-gaza-after-saying-us-should-take-over-palestinian-territory/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}} The creators of the video said they did not know how Trump obtained the video and criticized Trump for posting the video without credit or permission, adding that they did not support Trump’s "propaganda machine."{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=Solo Avital and Ariel Vromen: Who Are the Creators of 'Trump Gaza' AI Video and Why Are They Accusing Trump of Theft? |url=https://www.ibtimes.sg/solo-avital-ariel-vromen-who-are-creators-trump-gaza-ai-video-why-are-they-accusing-trump-78769 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=www.ibtimes.sg |language=en}}

{{See also|History of the Panama Canal#Demands by Donald Trump to reclaim U.S. control of the canal}}

In 2024, Trump demanded that Panama return control of the Panama Canal to the United States due to 'excessive rates' being charged for American passage.{{Cite news |date=2024-12-23 |title=Donald Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/donald-trump-threatens-to-retake-panama-canal/104757424 |access-date=2024-12-24 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=2024-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224101154/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/donald-trump-threatens-to-retake-panama-canal/104757424 |url-status=live}} If the United States were to take control of the Panama Canal, it would mark the first time the United States controlled Panamanian territory since the 1989 United States invasion of Panama.{{Cite web |title=Dec. 20, 1989: Invasion of Panama |url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/invasion-of-panama/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Zinn Education Project |language=en-US}}

On 7 January 2025, Trump stated that he had not ruled out the use of military to take control of the Panama Canal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-use-military-force-acquire-panama-canal-greenland-econo-rcna186610|title=Trump suggests he could use military force to acquire Panama Canal and Greenland and 'economic force' to annex Canada|date=January 8, 2025|website=NBC News|access-date=January 28, 2025|archive-date=January 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128170803/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-use-military-force-acquire-panama-canal-greenland-econo-rcna186610|url-status=live}} The next day on 8 January 2025, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh declined to answer a reporter's question regarding the potential use of military force to annex the Panama Canal.{{cite news |title=Pentagon holds briefing after Trump refuses to rule out military action for Panama Canal |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-pentagon-holds-briefing-after-trump-refuses-to-rule-out-military-action-for-panama-canal |access-date=January 8, 2025 |work=PBS |date=January 8, 2025 |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108185557/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-pentagon-holds-briefing-after-trump-refuses-to-rule-out-military-action-for-panama-canal |url-status=live}} On 14 January 2025, presumptive nominee for the United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declined to answer a question by Senator Mazie Hirono about the potential use of military force take the Panama Canal and Greenland and if he would comply with an order to do so.{{Cite web |last=Lotz |first=Avery |date=2025-01-14 |title=Five questions Hegseth dodged at his Defense Department confirmation hearing |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/hegseth-defense-confirmation-hearing-dodge-questions |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Axios |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129184044/https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/hegseth-defense-confirmation-hearing-dodge-questions |url-status=live}}

In his first official trip abroad, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama to push to reclaim the Panama Canal for the United States.{{Cite news |last1=Toosi |first1=Nahal |last2=Gramer |first2=Robbie |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Rubio is heading to Panama |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/22/marco-rubio-panama-00200137 |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=Politico |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124084712/https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/22/marco-rubio-panama-00200137 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Matthew |date=January 23, 2025 |title=Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state |url=https://apnews.com/article/rubio-central-america-panama-canal-trump-29479c783a58ef52ae2d8b1938b642ad |access-date=2025-01-25 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123201324/https://apnews.com/article/rubio-central-america-panama-canal-trump-29479c783a58ef52ae2d8b1938b642ad |url-status=live}}

On 28 January 2025, the United States Senate held a hearing on the Panama Canal.{{Cite web |title=Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security |url=https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/1/examining-the-panama-canal-and-its-impact-on-u-s-trade-and-national-security/2bd42caa-e77a-440f-9693-5db9a3ebed01 |work=United States Senate |date=28 January 2025 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}{{Cite news |date=January 28, 2025 |title=Senate holds hearing on Panama Canal's impact on U.S. trade, security |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-holds-hearing-on-panama-canals-impact-on-u-s-trade-security |publisher=PBS |access-date=January 30, 2025 |archive-date=January 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130000356/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-holds-hearing-on-panama-canals-impact-on-u-s-trade-security |url-status=live}} During the hearing, a bipartisan group of senators claimed China maintains influence over the Panama Canal, with Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell saying: "I am concerned about the Chinese-owned ports in Panama and their proximity to the Canal."{{Cite news |last1=Shepardson |first1=David |last2=Parraga |first2=Marianna |date=January 28, 2025 |title=Senators raise concern about Chinese influence on Panama Canal operations |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/senators-raise-concern-about-chinese-influence-panama-canal-operations-2025-01-29/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=January 30, 2025}} The Hong Kong-based company manages two of the canal's five ports,{{cite news |title=Panama lawsuit requests axing Hong Kong firm's canal concession |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250204-panama-lawsuit-requests-axing-hong-kong-firm-s-canal-concession |work=France 24 |date=4 February 2025}} and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping integrated the canal into his Belt and Road Initiative.{{cite news |title=Panama Canal caught in power struggle as US and China vie for trade dominance |url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250216-panama-canal-caught-in-power-struggle-as-us-and-china-vie-for-trade-dominance |work=France 24 |date=16 February 2025}}

On 2 February 2025, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he "vowed" to "take back" the Panama Canal and warned of a "powerful US action" saying, "China is running the Panama Canal that was not given to China, that was given to Panama foolishly, but they violated the agreement, and we’re going to take it back, or something very powerful is going to happen".{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/americas/panama-china-belt-and-road-initiative-rubio-visits-intl-latam/index.html|title=Trump reiterates threat to retake Panama Canal 'or something very powerful' will happen|author1=Samantha Waldenberg|author2=Michael Rios|date=February 3, 2025|website=CNN|access-date=February 4, 2025|archive-date=February 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204141613/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/americas/panama-china-belt-and-road-initiative-rubio-visits-intl-latam/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/02/03/trump-re-iterates-threat-to-take-back-the-panama-canal/|title=Trump re-iterates threat to 'take back' the Panama Canal|website=CTV News}}

On 5 March 2025, the American investment company BlackRock announced that a consortium, including also Global Infrastructure Partners and Terminal Investment Limited, would buy CK Hutchison's 80% holding in Hutchison Port Holdings, which owns ports at either end of the canal.{{cite news |author1=Eric Platt |author2=Kaye Wiggins |author3=Chan Ho-Him |author4=Ivan Levingston |title=BlackRock to buy Panama Canal ports after pressure from Donald Trump |url=https://www.ft.com/content/b3a1ea24-72c6-4fad-9de1-e7411048ad31 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Financial Times |date=2025-03-05 |location=London}} According to the New York Times, the Hong Kong-based Li family felt "under political pressure to exit the ports business"; discussions with BlackRock about the Panama Canal had begun only a few weeks prior, coinciding with the beginning of the Trump administration.{{cite news |last1=Mesa |first1=Jesus |title=BlackRock's $23 Billion Panama Canal Deal: What We Know So Far |url=https://www.newsweek.com/blackrock-panama-canal-deal-what-we-know-2040093 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Newsweek |date=2025-03-05}}{{Cite news |last=Eavis |first=Peter |last2=Farrell |first2=Maureen |date=2025-03-04 |title=BlackRock Will Buy Panama Canal Ports from CK Hutchison |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/business/blackrock-panama-canal-ports-hutchison.html |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304171122/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/business/blackrock-panama-canal-ports-hutchison.html |archive-date=2025-03-04}}

Trump told Congress in March 2025 that his "administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal."{{cite news |last1=Kube |first1=Courtney |last2=Lubold |first2=Gordon |last3=Lee |first3=Carol |title=Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-white-house-asked-us-military-develop-options-panama-canal-offic-rcna195994 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |work=NBC News |date=March 14, 2025}} Also that month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the Trump administration to "immediately" present "credible military options to ensure fair and unfettered US military and commercial access to the Panama Canal".{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Zachary |last2=Liebermann |first2=Oren |title=Pentagon tasked with providing 'military options' to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/pentagon-panama-canal-options/index.html |access-date=March 16, 2025 |work=CNN |date=March 14, 2025}}

On 9 April 2025, during a visit to Panama, United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth suggested that the United States could "revive" military bases or naval air stations in Panama by stationing American soldiers in them.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/10/pentagon-chief-pete-hegseth-us-panama-bases-canal|title=Pentagon chief says US could 'revive' Panama bases|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=April 10, 2025|via=The Guardian}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/04/09/pentagon-chief-says-us-could-revive-panama-bases_6740037_4.html|title=Pentagon chief says US could 'revive' Panama bases|date=April 9, 2025|via=Le Monde}}

On 10 April 2025, a joint deal was signed between the United States and Panama which would allow American troops to be deployed to Panama as long as the Panamanian government agrees to the deployments.{{Cite web |title=US troops headed to Panama {{!}} Responsible Statecraft |url=https://responsiblestatecraft.org/troops-panama/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=responsiblestatecraft.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=US to deploy troops along Panama Canal under new deal |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250411-panama-deal-allows-us-to-deploy-troops-to-canal |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=France 24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=US seals Panama deal to deploy troops to canal amid Trump's takeover threats |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3306079/us-seals-panama-deal-deploy-troops-canal-amid-trumps-takeover-threats?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article}}

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On 9 January 2025, legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Dusty Johnson to authorize the United States Government to acquire the Panama canal zone on behalf of the U.S.{{cite news |title=House Republicans introduce bill to repurchase Panama Canal after Trump raises concerns of Chinese control |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-introduce-bill-repurchase-panama-canal-after-trump-raises-concerns-chinese-control |access-date=January 28, 2025 |work=Fox News |date=January 9, 2025}} As of the date of introduction, the bill had 16 co-sponsors and had been referred to the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs for review.

{{main|Proposed United States invasion of Venezuela}}

While campaigning in North Carolina in June 2023, Trump told reporters, "When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over, we would have gotten all that oil."{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/estados-unidos/donald-trump-genre-polemic-when-talking-about-venezuela-we-would-have-kept-all-that-oil-nid12062023/ |title= Donald Trump generó polémica al hablar sobre Venezuela: 'Nos hubiéramos quedado con todo ese petróleo' |date=June 12, 2023 |website=La Nación}}{{dead link|date=August 2024}} Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that "all options should remain on the table" to remove Maduro from power and restore democracy in Venezuela.{{Cite web |last=Maldonado |first=Mauricio |date=2024-11-12 |title=How would Marco Rubio as secretary of state affect Nicolas Maduro's rule in Venezuela? - CBS Miami |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-nicolas-maduro-venezuela/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} Axios reported that President Donald Trump and his team wanted a regime change in Venezuela to go in a similar fashion to the fall of the Assad regime.{{Cite web |last=Caputo |first=Marc |date=2025-01-18 |title=Trump's team wants Maduro to leave Venezuela |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/01/18/trump-venezuela-immigrants-maduro |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Axios |language=en}} Puerto Rican governor Jenniffer González-Colón said in a letter to US President Donald Trump that Maduro "is an open threat to the United States, our national security and stability in the region".{{cite web | url=https://thehill.com/latino/5085427-puerto-rico-trump-venezuela-maduro-gonzalez-colon-greenland-panama-canal/ | title=Puerto Rico asks Trump for help after Venezuela's Maduro threatens invasion | work=The Hill | date=14 January 2025 | last1=Bernal | first1=Rafael }}{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/puerto-rico-calls-on-trump-to-respond-after-maduro-threatens-to-invade-b2679750.html | title=Puerto Rico calls on Trump to respond after Maduro threatens to invade | website=Independent.co.uk | date=15 January 2025 }} On 27 April 2025, Trump administration began designating a Venezuelan gang known as the Tren de Aragua as a Venezuelan state-sponsored international terrorist organization.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/27/what-is-tren-de-aragua-trump-venezuela

Numerous politicians outside of the United States have criticised Donald Trump's annexation comments. Many have also compared Trump's comments about Canada, Greenland and Panama to Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments about Ukraine and CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping's comments about Taiwan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3y8l8nwlo|title=Trump wants to take Greenland: Four ways this saga could go|date=January 11, 2025|website=www.bbc.com}}{{Cite news |last1=Bryant |first1=Miranda |last2=Rankin |first2=Jennifer |date=2025-01-28 |title=Danish PM says Europe must 'stand together' as Trump threatens Greenland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/28/olaf-scholz-says-borders-must-not-be-moved-by-force-after-trump-greenland-comments |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=Collinson |first=Stephen |date=2025-01-08 |title=Analysis: Trump's threats to Greenland, Canada and Panama explain everything about America First {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/08/politics/trump-greenland-canada-panama-analysis/index.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192631/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/08/politics/trump-greenland-canada-panama-analysis/index.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Ellyatt |first=Holly |date=2025-01-08 |title=Why Trump's pursuit of Greenland could be cheered on by Russia |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/why-trumps-pursuit-of-greenland-could-be-cheered-on-by-russia.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192631/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/why-trumps-pursuit-of-greenland-could-be-cheered-on-by-russia.html |url-status=live}}

Experts believe that the U.S. president possesses an imperialist outlook, to the extent that former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder stated that under Trump's administration, the rules-based order has effectively ceased to exist.{{cite web |title=Trump's expansionism threatens the rules-based order in place since second world war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/23/trump-expansionism-threatens-the-rules-based-order-in-place-since-second-world-war |website=the guardian}}

According to a joint Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll that was conducted in April 2025, 68% of Americans (including 81% of Democrats, 58% of Republicans and 65% of Independents) think that Trump is serious about trying to take control of Greenland.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/americans-oppose-trump-term-taking-control-greenland-canada-poll/story?id=121244234 In the same poll, 53% of Americans (including 75% of Democrats, 35% of Republicans, and 49% of Independents) think that Trump is serious about trying to take control of Canada.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/29/trump-poll-canada-greenland-third-term/ The poll also showed the percentage of Americans who would support taking control of Canada and Greenland. 22% of Americans supported annexing Greenland and 76% of Americans opposed it, while 13% of Americans supported annexing Canada while 86% of Americans opposed it.https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/29/trump-poll-third-term-canada-greenland-00314921

Donald Trump's proposals have been received negatively in Canada, with it being condemned by all major political parties and leaders as well as causing an increasing strain on Canada–United States relations. Polling conducted on Trump's proposals have received extremely little support among Canadians to the proposal of Canada becoming the 51st State with an Angus Reid poll showing that 90% of Canadians are against being annexed by the United States.{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Angus |date=2025-01-14 |title=Canada as 51st State? Four-in-five Americans say a merger should be up to Canadians; 90% of us say 'no' - |url=https://angusreid.org/canada-51st-state-trump/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=angusreid.org |language=en-US}} Polls also showed a sharp rise in Canadian nationalism among Quebecers.{{cite news |title=Trump tariffs: Canadian pride on the rise, especially in Quebec |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/video/2025/02/06/trump-tariffs-canadian-pride-on-the-rise-especially-in-quebec/ |work=CTV News |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Canadian pride is on the rise in wake of Trump's tariff threat - especially in Quebec |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/politics/article/canadian-pride-is-on-the-rise-in-wake-of-trumps-tariff-threat-especially-in-quebec/ |work=CTVNews |date=6 February 2025 |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2025 |access-date=10 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207004021/https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/politics/article/canadian-pride-is-on-the-rise-in-wake-of-trumps-tariff-threat-especially-in-quebec/ |url-status=live}} An assessment by the University of Toronto showed that even if America successfully invaded Canada and defeated the Canadian Armed Forces, the American Army would still have to deal with a decades long war of resistance.{{Cite web |agency=The Canadian Press |date=2025-03-31 |title=American invasion of Canada would 'immediately result in the defeat of the Canadian Armed Forces,' expert warns |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/american-invasion-of-canada-would-spark-decades-long-insurgency-expert-predicts/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=CTVNews |language=en}} Aisha Ahmad, a historian who's studied insurgencies for more than 20 years said, "Even if only 1% of Canada’s population waged a war of resistance against American forces, that would be 400,000 insurgents. That’s about 10 times the number of Taliban fighters who outlasted the American-led coalition in Afghanistan."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Trump saying that there's "not a snowball's chance in hell" that Canada would be annexed by the United States.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada will join US |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzn4xx0q2o |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Trudeau rejects Trump's idea of forcing Canada to become a US state |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-rejects-trumps-comments-about-possible-use-economic-force-2025-01-07/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=Reuters}} Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stated that Canada would never become the 51st state of America.{{Cite web |last=Ha |first=Stephanie |date=2024-12-20 |title=Poilievre to Trump: 'Canada will never be the 51st state' |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/poilievre-to-trump-canada-will-never-be-the-51st-state/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=CTVNews |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192642/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/poilievre-to-trump-canada-will-never-be-the-51st-state/ |url-status=live}} On 7 February 2025, Poilievre further stated that Trump's 51st state comments are not a joke saying: "I’ve always taken it seriously, and I’ve always clearly and consistently condemned it. Canada will never be the 51st state. We will be a strong, independent, sovereign country when I’m prime minister."{{cite news |last1=Lilley |first1=Brian |title=LILLEY: Poilievre says Trump's 51st state comments are no joke |url=https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/poilievre-says-trumps-51st-state-comments-are-no-joke |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=Feb 7, 2025}}

After winning the 2025 Canadian federal election, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the BBC during an interview, "He has territorial views. That’s never, ever going to happen, with respect to Canada — frankly I don’t think it’s ever going to happen with respect to any other, whether it’s Panama or Greenland or elsewhere."https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/trump-won-t-add-canada-greenland-or-panama-to-us-territory-carney-says/article_80583b63-c550-48f3-9c7d-549e3d76c5d8.htmlhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-30/trump-won-t-add-canada-greenland-or-panama-to-us-territory-mark-carney-says

The Danish government has repeatedly stated that "Greenland is not for sale".{{Cite web |date=2024-12-23 |title=Greenland tells Trump it is not for sale |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791xy4pllqo |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192631/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791xy4pllqo |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=As Trump ratchets up Greenland bid, Danish PM says Nordic leaders are united - National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10979328/donald-trump-greenland-nordic-leaders-not-for-sale/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Global News |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128193450/https://globalnews.ca/news/10979328/donald-trump-greenland-nordic-leaders-not-for-sale/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gpgqqzqymo|title=Denmark vs the US: What Greenland really wants|date=February 3, 2025|website=www.bbc.com|access-date=February 4, 2025|archive-date=February 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204110254/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gpgqqzqymo|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.eu/article/danmark-fm-lars-lokke-rasmussen-us-greenland/ | title='It will not happen': Trump's Greenland grab hits new Danish resistance | date=31 January 2025 }} In a poll published by Berlingske and Sermitsiaq, 85% of Greenlanders have stated that they are against being annexed by the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/greenland-opposes-us-annexation-donald-trump-poll-denmark-danish-news/20db3d0d-8e59-4577-bc4a-631d619fe98b|title=Greenland residents overwhelmingly opposed to Trump's takeover plan|date=January 29, 2025|website=www.9news.com.au}}{{Cite web |title=Greenlanders Reject Trump with 85% Against Joining US |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/greenlanders-reject-trump-with-85-majority-against-joining-us |website=www.bloomberg.com}} The poll also showed that 45% of Greenlanders view Trump as a threat while 43% view Trump as an "opportunity" and 13% are undecided.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greenland-residents-reject-trump-idea-to-be-part-of-us-poll-shows/|title=85% of Greenlanders don't want their island to become part of the U.S., poll finds - CBS News|date=January 29, 2025|website=www.cbsnews.com}} Trump's interest in Greenland has bolstered the cause of the Greenlandic independence from Denmark.{{cite news |title=Greenland's independence movement sees opportunity in Trump's interest |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/03/greenlands-independence-movement-sees-opportunity-in-trumps-interest |work=Euronews |date=3 February 2025}}

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that "Europe must stand together" against Trump. During a press conference on 21 January 2025, Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede stated, "We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danish either. Greenland’s future will be decided by Greenland".{{Cite news |last=Krupa |first=Jakub |date=2025-01-21 |title='We don't want to be Americans,' says Greenland prime minister – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/21/europe-live-donald-trump-reaction-latest-news |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Kristian Søby Kristensen, a defense researcher from the University of Copenhagen said that Denmark could not defend Greenland from America on its own and that the Danish Armed Forces are neither equipped nor trained to stop an American invasion from happening.{{Cite news |last1=Gozzi |first1=Laura |last2=Greenall |first2=Robert |date=January 11, 2025 |title=Trump wants to take Greenland: Four ways this saga could go |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3y8l8nwlo |access-date=January 11, 2025 |publisher=BBC}} Furthermore, Kristensen stated that Denmark's military stocks have been significantly depleted by arms transfers to Ukraine. On 2 February 2025, during an EU meeting in Brussels, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters "I will never support the idea of fighting allies. But of course, if the U.S. puts tough terms on Europe, we need a collective and robust response."{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/faced-trumps-threats-greenland-denmarks-leader-seeks-support-118390931|title=Faced with Trump's threats over Greenland, Danish leader seeks EU partners' support|website=ABC News|access-date=2025-02-04|archive-date=2025-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204103300/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/faced-trumps-threats-greenland-denmarks-leader-seeks-support-118390931|url-status=live}} On 4 February 2025, Greenland introduced a bill which would ban "foreign political donations".{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/greenland-to-ban-foreign-anonymous-election-donations-ahead-of-spring-vote/3470985|title=Greenland to ban foreign, anonymous election donations ahead of spring vote|website=www.aa.com.tr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/greenland-foreign-funding-bill-trump-denmark|title=Greenland moves to ban foreign donations ahead of election amid Trump takeover concerns|first=Rebecca|last=Falconer|date=February 4, 2025|website=Axios}} The bill, which is planned to be passed in a week, is viewed as a way to safeguard the 2025 Greenlandic general election which was held on 11 March 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/03/greenland-plans-to-ban-foreign-political-funding-over-trump-led-election-fears|title=Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears|first1=Miranda|last1=Bryant|date=February 3, 2025|work=The Guardian}}

Most European politicians have voiced their support for Denmark.{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250128-danish-pm-marshals-european-support-against-trump-s-threats-to-greenland|title=Danish PM marshals European support against Trump's threats to Greenland|date=January 28, 2025|website=France 24|access-date=January 29, 2025|archive-date=January 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130024953/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250128-danish-pm-marshals-european-support-against-trump-s-threats-to-greenland|url-status=live}} French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that if Denmark were to request "solidarity" from EU countries, "France will be there."{{Cite web |title='Ready to defend': EU hardens line on Greenland as Trump doubles down threat |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/28/ready-to-defend-eu-hardens-line-on-greenland-as-trump-doubles-down-threat |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.euronews.com|date=28 January 2025 }} He also stated that France would not tolerate American military intervention.{{Cite web |last=Lund Nielsen |first=Magnus |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Europe reacts to Trump's threat to Greenland |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/europe-reacts-to-trumps-threat-to-greenland/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=Euractiv}} France also debated with Denmark about the possibility of the deployment of French troops to Greenland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/france-fm-jean-noel-barrot-floats-sending-troops-to-greenland-denmark/|title=France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says|date=January 28, 2025|website=POLITICO|access-date=January 29, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129230426/https://www.politico.eu/article/france-fm-jean-noel-barrot-floats-sending-troops-to-greenland-denmark/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/videos/france-floated-sending-troops-to-greenland-8662918|title=France floated sending troops to Greenland|date=January 29, 2025|website=Wion}}{{Cite web|url=https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2025-01-28/france-greenland/|title=France signals sending troops to Greenland if Denmark requests|date=January 28, 2025|website=EFE Noticias|access-date=2025-01-29|archive-date=2025-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128183002/https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2025-01-28/france-greenland/|url-status=live}} On 4 February 2025, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte sat down with EU leaders for lunch and suggested the deployment of NATO soldiers to Greenland in order to "defang the threat from the U.S. president".{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-leaders-us-donald-trump-greenland-affairs-buying-trade-war-china-mexico-military-force/|title=EU leaders deflect Trump on Greenland and on tariffs|date=February 4, 2025|website=POLITICO|access-date=February 4, 2025|archive-date=February 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204111535/https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-leaders-us-donald-trump-greenland-affairs-buying-trade-war-china-mexico-military-force/|url-status=live}}

During a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that, "Borders must not be moved by force. To whom it may concern."{{Cite web |date=2025-01-28 |title=German, Danish leaders meet after Trump Greenland warnings |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250128-german-danish-leaders-meet-after-trump-greenland-warnings |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128193331/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250128-german-danish-leaders-meet-after-trump-greenland-warnings |url-status=live}}

Russian press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, "We are watching very closely this rather dramatic development of the situation, so far, thank God, at the level of statements."{{Cite web |last=Devyatkin |first=Pavel |date=2025-01-10 |title=Uncertainty and Tension: Russia reacts to Trump's Greenland Proposal |url=https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/uncertainty-tension-russia-reacts-trumps-greenland-proposal/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar Security Studies |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192635/https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/uncertainty-tension-russia-reacts-trumps-greenland-proposal/ |url-status=live}}

Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, in contrast, was rather skeptical regarding Trump's statements, stating that she did not believe President-elect Trump has a plan to purchase Greenland, Panama or Canada or acquire them through military force, suggesting that instead it was merely a "message" to other "Great Powers"{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Perché Donald Trump vuole Groenlandia, Panama e Canada? Cosa c'è davvero dietro secondo Giorgia Meloni |url=https://www.virgilio.it/notizie/perche-donald-trump-vuole-groenlandia-panama-e-canada-cosa-c-e-davvero-dietro-secondo-giorgia-meloni-1655541 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=www.virgilio.it |language=it-IT}} (such as China).{{Cite web |author=A. O. L. Staff |date=2025-01-09 |title=Italy's Giorgia Meloni: Trump's Greenland remarks 'a message to some other big global players' |url=https://www.aol.com/italy-giorgia-meloni-trump-greenland-193427191.html |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}} When Trump posted his "Trump Gaza" video, Giorgia Meloni did not comment,{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=Video di Trump su Gaza, opposizioni: “Un insulto, Meloni intervenga”. Schlein: “Progetto spietato” |url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2025/02/26/news/reazioni_video_trump_gaza_opposizioni_meloni-424029169/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}} leading to critics from the opposition leader of the Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), Elly Schlein.{{Cite web |title="Abhorrent Video on “Trump Gaza”. Meloni Should Be Ashamed of Her Political Partnership" |url=https://partitodemocratico.it/aberrante-video-di-trump-su-gaza-meloni-da-che-parte-sta/ |website=Partito Democratico |language=it}}

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In response to Trump's statements during his second term, Danish residents issued a satirical petition for Denmark to purchase California from the United States for $1 trillion.{{cite news |last1=Padilla |first1=Cecilio |title=Petition for Denmark to buy California for $1 trillion surpasses 200,000 signatures - CBS Sacramento |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/denmark-buying-california-petition-greenland-trump/ |work=www.cbsnews.com |date=11 February 2025 |archive-date=13 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213012419/https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/denmark-buying-california-petition-greenland-trump/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Kenn |title=Fake Danish petition aims to crowdfund $1 trillion to buy California from Donald Trump |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/danish-petition-california-donald-trump |work=National Post |date=Feb 11, 2025}} The petition parodied Trump's rhetoric as president, bearing the slogan "Måke Califørnia Great Ægain" and vowing to "bring hygge to Hollywood, bike lanes to Beverly Hills and organic smørrebrød to every street corner."{{cite news |last1=Nowell |first1=Cecilia |title=Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump's Greenland aims: 'We'll bring hygge to Hollywood' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/denmark-california-greenland-california |access-date=12 February 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=11 February 2025 |ref=Nowell 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211210256/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/denmark-california-greenland-california |archive-date=11 February 2025}} It also stated that California's name would be changed to "New Denmark".{{cite news |title=Danish petition supporting plan to buy California 'reaches 200,000 signatures' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/denmark-califronia-greenland-petition-trump-b2696278.html |work=The Independent |date=11 February 2025 |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212080704/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/denmark-califronia-greenland-petition-trump-b2696278.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Danes offer to buy California from the US, rename it 'New Denmark' |author=Eileen Ng |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/danes-offers-to-buy-california-from-the-us-to-rename-it-new-denmark |work=The Straits Times |date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Kontrafouri |first1=Filio |title=Denmark Claps Back: If Trump Wants Greenland, We'll Take California |url=https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/12/thousands-denmark-sign-petition-buy-california-trump-greenland/ |work=GreekReporter.com |date=12 February 2025}} The petition surpassed 200,000 signatures in less than 12 hours.{{cite news |last1=Guy |first1=Jack |title=Danish petition to buy California attracts hundreds of thousands of signatures |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/europe/danish-petition-purchase-california-scli-intl/index.html |work=CNN |date=12 February 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news |title='We'll bring hygge to Hollywood': Danes offer to buy California after Trump's Greenland claims |url=https://news.sky.com/story/well-bring-hygge-to-hollywood-danes-offer-to-buy-california-after-trumps-greenland-claims-13307781 |work=Sky News |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/11015671/denmark-greenland-buy-california-petition-trump/ | title='Måke Califørnia Great Ægain': Over 200K Danes sign 'buy' California petition - National | Globalnews.ca }}

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump's annexation suggestion by saying, "Mexico is a free, sovereign, and independent country, and we will always defend that."{{cite web |title=Trump Proposes Mexico Annexation / Housing Program |url=https://mexicobusiness.news/policyandeconomy/news/trump-proposes-mexico-annexation-housing-program |website=mexicobusiness.news |date=9 December 2024 |publisher=Mexico Business News |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202135224/https://mexicobusiness.news/policyandeconomy/news/trump-proposes-mexico-annexation-housing-program |url-status=live}}

Sheinbaum responded to Trump renaming the gulf by saying that Google Maps should present the map of América Mexicana over the United States. She also explained that territorial waters only extend up to 12 nautical miles, and that the renaming could not apply to the entire gulf.{{cite web |title=Mexico's president calls on Google to identify US as 'América Mexicana' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gulf-president-america-mexicana-b2689624.html |website=independent.co.uk |publisher=The Independent |access-date=2 February 2025}}

On 13 January 2025, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro called for a military campaign to "liberate" Puerto Rico with the aid of Brazilian, Cuban, and Nicaraguan troops.{{cite web | url=https://belatina.com/dictator-nicolas-maduro-claims-venezuela-and-brazil-will-liberate-puerto-rico/ | title=Dictator Nicolás Maduro Claims Venezuela and Brazil Will 'Liberate' Puerto Rico | date=13 January 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/nicolas-maduro-calls-puerto-rico-invasion-liberate-island-us-2013920 | title=Nicolás Maduro calls for Puerto Rico invasion to "liberate" island from US | website=Newsweek | date=13 January 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://cssh.northeastern.edu/nicolas-maduro-calls-for-puerto-rico-invasion-to-liberate-island-from-us/ | title=Nicolás Maduro Calls for Puerto Rico Invasion to "Liberate" Island from US | date=13 January 2025 }} Maduro said in a speech during a rally, "Just as in the north they have an agenda of colonization, we have an agenda of liberation. And the agenda was written for us by Simon Bolivar, the freedom of Puerto Rico is pending and we will achieve it, with the troops of Brazil. We are preparing together with Cuba and Nicaragua and together with our older brothers in the world so that if one day we have to take up arms and defend the right to peace and sovereignty, we will fight in the armed struggle and win it again. We are not lukewarm leaders, we are the Bolivarian Revolution of the 21st century. If it is by fair means, we will advance by fair means. If it is by foul means, we will also defeat them so that they respect us".{{cite web | url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2025/01/13/67853f5246163f11378b459d.html | title=Nicolas Maduro threatens US with 'liberating' Puerto Rico with help of Brazilian troops | date=13 January 2025 }}

Panamanians say the Panama Canal is part of their national identity.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=What Panamanians have to say about Trump's threats to retake the canal |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/panamanians-say-trumps-threats-retake-canal-rcna188866 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129035217/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/panamanians-say-trumps-threats-retake-canal-rcna188866 |url-status=live}} Paula Rodriguez, a cafe owner told the Guardian, "Panamanian people – we rise, you know, we defend and we unite, after all, to defend our country and our people. Because it’s not about the canal, it’s about our integrity. If you can see in the social media, people are angry, angry, and writing: ‘No way – this is not gonna happen again."{{Cite news |last=Roth |first=Andrew |date=2025-01-26 |title=Tension and defiance in Panama after Trump threatens to 'take back' canal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/26/panic-and-defiance-in-panama-after-trump-threatens-to-take-back-canal |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}} Numerous anti-American protests have taken place across Panama since 24 December 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241224-panamanians-protest-public-enemy-trump-s-canal-threat|title=Panamanians protest 'public enemy' Trump's canal threat|date=December 24, 2024|website=France 24|access-date=February 5, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129195530/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241224-panamanians-protest-public-enemy-trump-s-canal-threat|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/panama-protesters-say-enemy-trump-must-leave-canal-alone/a-71156004|title=Panama: Protesters say 'enemy' Trump must leave canal alone – DW – 12/25/2024|website=dw.com|access-date=2025-02-05|archive-date=2025-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112124432/https://www.dw.com/en/panama-protesters-say-enemy-trump-must-leave-canal-alone/a-71156004|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Meriguet |first1=Pablo |title='He is declaring war on the Panamanian people': unions respond to Rubio's visit |url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/04/he-is-declaring-war-on-the-panamanian-people-unions-respond-to-rubios-visit/ |work=People's Dispatch |date=February 4, 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Fisher |first1=Marc |title=The Panama Canal: The Trump obsession more sideshow than substance |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/05/trump-panama-canal/ |work=Washing Post |date=February 5, 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5272622/how-trumps-comments-about-panama-and-greenland-are-going-over-in-both-locations | title=How Trump's comments about Panama and Greenland are going over in both locations | work=NPR }} On 28 January 2025, a coalition of civil society groups released a joint statement which condemned "any foreign political intervention".{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/panama-canal-trump-rubio-china-ports/#cookie_message_anchor|title=Panama Isn't Surprised by Trump's Imperial Fixation|first=Cristina|last=Guevara|access-date=2025-02-05|archive-date=2025-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205201436/https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/panama-canal-trump-rubio-china-ports/#cookie_message_anchor|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Carta abierta a organizaciones de la sociedad civil de las Américas |url=https://cdn.corprensa.com/la-prensa/uploads/2025/01/29/Carta%20abierta%20a%20%20sociedad%20civil%20de%20las%20Americas%202.pdf |access-date=2025-02-05 |archive-date=2025-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210075653/https://cdn.corprensa.com/la-prensa/uploads/2025/01/29/Carta%20abierta%20a%20%20sociedad%20civil%20de%20las%20Americas%202.pdf |url-status=live}} Political scientist Osvaldo Jordán told CNN on 21 February 2024 that Panama was "already in a situation of instability... then President Trump jumps onto the scene."{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/climate/panama-canal-drought-dam-trump/index.html | title=Trump wants to reclaim the Panama Canal. He'd be taking on a waterway facing crisis | website=CNN }}

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino rejected Trump's claims about "retaking" the Panama Canal.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=Donald Trump: Panama rejects Trump vow to 'take back' Panama Canal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2egwzvp080o |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} He further stated, "Every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to Panama and will continue to be. The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable."{{Cite web |title=José Raúl Mulino: Address to the Nation on Ownership of the Panama Canal (transcript-video) |url=https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/joseraulmolinopanamacanalownership.htm |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.americanrhetoric.com |archive-date=2025-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112202417/https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/joseraulmolinopanamacanalownership.htm |url-status=live}} On 19 March 2025, Mulino said that Panama "will not give in to Trump’s canal threats."{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5202957-panama-will-not-accede-to-trumps-canal-threats/|title=Panama will not accede to Trump's canal threats}} Saúl Méndez of SUNTRACS said in an interview, "Trump tries to erase with a single whim, what was conquered here with the life of patriots, but today more than ever the defense of sovereignty is intact in the Panamanian people."{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2025 |title=Panamanian movements vow to resist Trump's threats to their sovereignty |url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/20/panamanian-movements-vow-to-resist-trumps-threats-to-their-sovereignty/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=Peoples Dispatch |archive-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192647/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/20/panamanian-movements-vow-to-resist-trumps-threats-to-their-sovereignty/ |url-status=live}} Panama's UN Ambassador Eloy Alfaro de Alba stated that the United States should refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-23 |title=Why Trump says he wants to take back control of the Panama Canal |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-23/what-is-the-panama-canal-why-does-trump-want-it/104845758 |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128192631/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-23/what-is-the-panama-canal-why-does-trump-want-it/104845758 |url-status=live}} Panama City mayor Mayer Mizrachi posted on his X account that Panama would never become the 51st state. Former Panamanian President Ernesto Pérez Balladares said that if the US were to invade there would be "many, many casualties on our side, and international condemnation of the U.S."{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/panama-trump-confrontation-war-00201759|title='There will be many casualties': Panama girds for war as Rubio opens talks|first=Ben|last=Schreckinger|date=February 1, 2025|website=POLITICO}} After Pete Hegseth's comment on 9 April 2025 about the idea to station American soldiers in military bases and airfields in Panama, Panama's Defense Minister Frank Abrego said during a joint press conference in Panama City, "Panama has made it clear through President Mulino that we cannot accept military bases or defensive installations."{{Cite web|url=https://a2news.com/english/rajoni-bota/bota/kthimi-i-ushtrise-amerikane-per-te-ruajtur-kanalin-panamaja-i-d-i1145066|title=Panama opposes Trump over return of US military to guard canal|date=April 10, 2025|website=A2CNN}}

After the signing of the joint security deal with the United States, many Panamanian politicians and citizens have criticized the government.{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Société- |date=2025-04-17 |title=FIRST PERSON {{!}} I didn't vote for 21 years. Trump's attacks on my homeland and Canada changed everything |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2157537/first-person-voting-first-time |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}

On 10 April 2025, several groups of workers protested while chanting "No bases!".{{Cite web |last=AFP |date=2025-04-11 |title=U.S. Troops to Deploy Near Panama Canal Under New Agreement |url=https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/11/u-s-troops-to-deploy-near-panama-canal-under-new-agreement |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=The Tico Times {{!}} Costa Rica News {{!}} Travel {{!}} Real Estate |language=en-US}} More protests were planned for 12 April 2025.{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/panamanian-politicians-accuse-us-of-launching-a-camouflaged-invasion-as-trump-deploys-troops-to-secure-canal/ar-AA1CO6IV |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.msn.com}} Panamanian trade union leader Saul Mendez told Agence France-Presse about the joint security deal, "What we have here is a setback to national sovereignty. What the Panamanian government has done is an act of treason. They are traitors and must be tried."

On 11 April 2025, leader of the opposition Ricardo Lombana called the joint security deal, "an invasion without firing a shot."{{Cite web |title='Camouflaged invasion': Panama opposition slams security pact with the US |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/12/camouflaged-invasion-panama-opposition-slams-security-pact-with-the-us |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Star |first=Morning |date=2025-04-14 |title=Panama 'invaded without firing a shot,' says opposition leader after U.S. troop deal revealed |url=https://peoplesworld.org/article/panama-invaded-without-firing-a-shot-says-opposition-leader-after-u-s-troop-deal-revealed/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=People's World |language=en-US}}

On 12 April 2025, protesters took to the streets of Panama City, shouting that President José Raúl Mulino is a traitor to the country for signing the security deal with the United States. Saul Mendez, a trade union leader and one of the protest organizers said about the protests, "Both Trump, Rubio and now Pete Hegseth have indicated that they are going to take the canal, and obviously the Panamanian people cannot accept this. And that is why we, a handful of patriots, are on the street today, rejecting the presence of the 'secretary of war' in Panama and repudiating Mulino, the traitor, who behind the people’s back is giving away our sovereignty and our self-determination."{{Cite web |title=Panamanians March in Protest as Hegseth Promises to “Take Back” the Panama Canal |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/9/headlines/panamanians_march_in_protest_as_hegseth_promises_to_take_back_the_panama_canal |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Democracy Now! |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Panamanians march in protest as Pentagon chief promises to take back the Panama Canal |url=https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/internacionales/380544-panamanians-march-in-protest-as-pentagon-chief-promises-to-take-back-the-panama-canal |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.radiohc.cu |language=en}}

On 13 April 2025, The United People’s Alliance of Panama issued a statement which reads, "The country is being handed over with the four military bases that have been talked about. We cannot accept that. In this country, several generations of Panamanians fought for the sovereignty of the country, and today the dictator [Mulino] wants to hand over the sovereignty of this country and that cannot go unnoticed. We request international solidarity from peoples around the world and progressive, democratic, and revolutionary governments. We call for struggle and popular mobilization in defense of our national sovereignty. We reject Pete Hegseth’s presence in Panama."{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-04-16 |title=The camouflaged U.S. invasion of Panama {{!}} MR Online |url=https://mronline.org/2025/04/16/the-camouflaged-u-s-invasion-of-panama/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=mronline.org |language=en-US}}

On 28 April 2025, SUNTRACS and several Panama teachers' unions announced the beginning of an "indefinite strike" and began protesting in the streets.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/29/indefinite-national-strike-continues-in-panama-defying-arrests-and-repression/

On 29 April 2025, hundreds of people took to the streets of Panama City to protest the joint security deal.https://www.yahoo.com/news/panama-protesters-memorandum-understanding-us-075904691.html Protesters claimed that the deal undermines the sovereignty of the Panama.https://apnews.com/video/panama-protesters-say-memorandum-of-understanding-with-us-violates-countrys-sovereignty-1bc1c0727aa04431af052d95f8da61df

On 30 April 2025, thousands of people took to the streets of Panama City in order to protest the joint security deal. Protest organizer Camila Aybar told the media, "We protest because they have stomped over the sovereignty of entire generations who have fought. They dumped our sovereignty to the trash by signing a memorandum of understanding that allows foreign military presence in Panama. Down with the memorandum! Down with the memorandum! Sovereign Panama!"https://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/1/headlines/panamanian_protesters_condemn_deal_to_station_us_troops_around_panama_canal

On 11 April 2025, local lawyer Neftalí Jaén filed a legal case with the National Assembly of Panama against Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino.{{Cite news |last=Youkee |first=Mat |date=2025-04-12 |title=Panama opposition party accuses US of 'camouflaged invasion' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/panama-hegseth-us-invasion-canal |access-date=2025-04-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Jaén claims that Mulino violated Article 425 of the Penal Code of Panama which criminalizes "crimes against the international personality of the state".{{Cite web |last=Mack |first=M. B. |date=2025-04-12 |title=Panamanian Politicians Accuse US of Launching a 'Camouflaged Invasion' as Trump Deploys Troops to 'Secure' Canal |url=https://www.latintimes.com/panamanian-politicians-accuse-us-launching-camouflaged-invasion-trump-deploys-troops-580591 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Latin Times |language=en}} Jaén also stated that under Article 425, the signing of agreements, conventions, or treaties that affect Panama's sovereignty could carry penalties of 20 to 30 years in prison if the act is committed by a public servant.{{Cite web |title=Presentan denuncia penal contra el presidente Mulino por la firma de Declaración Conjunta |url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/presentan-denuncia-penal-contra-el-presidente-mulino-la-firma-declaracion-conjunta-n6035661 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.telemetro.com |language=es-PA}}

On 16 April 2025, lawyer Juan Ramón Sevillano, on behalf of the Sal de las Redes civic coalition, filed a case to Panama’s Supreme Court.{{Cite web |title=Presentan demanda de inconstitucionalidad contra Memorando de Entendimiento entre Panamá y EE.UU. |url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/presentan-demanda-inconstitucionalidad-contra-memorando-entendimiento-panama-y-eeuu-n6036300 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.telemetro.com |language=es-PA}} Sevillano's case states that the joint security deal that the Mulino government signed was "unconstitutional" due to the joint security deal violating 6 articles of Panama's constitution as well as violating the Torrijos–Carter Treaties.{{Cite web |last=AFP |date=2025-04-17 |title=Panamanian Judiciary Moves to Prevent US Troops in Canal Zone |url=https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/16/panamanian-judiciary-moves-to-prevent-us-troops-in-canal-zone |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=The Tico Times {{!}} Costa Rica News {{!}} Travel {{!}} Real Estate |language=en-US}} In a document submitted to the supreme court, Sevillano also accused the security deal of being signed under pressure from the United States, saying that the "memorandum is a response to the pressures and threats we have been subjected to by the American nation, which, taking advantage of its greater military and economic power, has imposed its will in this agreement."{{Cite web |title=Presentan demanda contra memorándum |url=https://www.destinopanama.com.pa/2025/04/presentan-demanda-contra-memorandum/}}

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian condemned the United States' "irresponsible remarks on the Panama canal issue, and intentionally distorted, attacked and mischaracterized relevant cooperation".{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |title=Panama accuses US of peddling 'intolerable falsehood' about canal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/panama-canal-trump-marco-rubio |work=The Guardian |date=6 February 2025}}

On 9 April 2025, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian "firmly rejected" the remarks made by Hegseth stating, "The malicious attack against China and attempt to smear and undermine China-Panama cooperation once again revealed the bullying and hegemonic nature of the U.S. The U.S. should take a hard look in the mirror and reflect on who is truly threatening the sovereignty, security, and development of other countries."{{Cite web |last=Qingqing |first=Chen |date=2025-04-09 |title=Hegseth accuses China of Panama Canal espionage to distract from Trump's tariff disaster |url=https://peoplesworld.org/article/hegseth-accuses-china-of-panama-canal-espionage-to-distract-from-trumps-tariff-disaster/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=People's World |language=en-US}}

On 10 April 2025, the Chinese Embassy in Panama accused the Trump administration of blackmailing Panama with "repeated threats of seizing the Panama Canal" in order to diminish Chinese influence in the region.

On 23 April 2025, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun stated, "The comments made by Panama's media have accurately exposed the essence of U.S. hegemonic behavior. The U.S. has fabricated the lie of 'China controlling the Panama Canal' and maliciously attacked China, which is merely an excuse to justify its control over the Canal and push forward its expansionist and 'Monroe Doctrine'-style hegemonic agenda. The international community and the people of Panama see this very clearly. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino also rejected the false claim of Chinese interference because this is not based on facts."{{Cite web |date=2025-04-23 |title=No lie can conceal US ambition over Panama Canal: spokesman |url=https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4776625-no-lie-can-conceal-us-ambition-over-panama-canal-spokesman |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.bastillepost.com}}

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On 6 March 2025, Democratic representative Seth Magaziner introduced legislation which would prevent President Donald Trump from going to war with Canada, Greenland, or Panama without a vote from Congress.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-seeks-halt-trump-from-invading-greenland-canada-panama|title=Dem seeks to halt Trump from 'invading' Greenland, Canada and Panama|first=Diana|last=Stancy|date=March 10, 2025|website=Fox News}} The bill would also prevent the United States Armed Forces from using federal funds in an invasion of Canada, Greenland or Panama without the approval of Congress.{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/no-invading-allies-act|title=U.S. bill aims to ban funding invasion of Canada, Greenland, Panama|work=National Post}}

• Territorial expansion of the United States
• United States involvement in regime change
• Foreign interventions by the United States
• Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland
• 51st state
• North American Union
• Alberta separatism
• Movements for the annexation of Canada to the United States
• Proposed United States invasion of Venezuela
• Anglo-America

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