President-elect Donald Trump made waves during the holidays with a series of social media posts suggesting that the United States could assert control over the Panama Canal, annex Canada, and acquire Greenland. The posts, which included criticisms of world leaders and policies, came alongside Trump's official announcement of key ambassadorships.
Regarding Panama, Trump included a pointed remark about China's involvement near the Panama Canal. "Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal," he wrote. He went on to make reference to the 38,000 American lives lost during the canal's construction over a century ago and criticized the billions of dollars the U.S. spends on canal-related maintenance without having "anything to say about 'anything.'"
