President-elect Donald Trump declined to rule out the use of military force to secure U.S. control over Greenland and the Panama Canal, citing economic security as a driving concern.
Speaking at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday, Trump emphasized the strategic importance of both territories but refrained from providing further details. "I can't assure you on either of those two, but I can say this: we need them for economic security," Trump said when asked about potential military or economic coercion. "I'm not going to commit to that."
