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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Trump Sparks Firestorm With Map Depicting US Expansion Into Canada, Greenland and Venezuela

Trump stirred global debate after posting an edited map showing a dramatically expanded United States that includes Canada, Greenland and Venezuela. (Credit: The Trump White House/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

President Donald Trump has reignited one of the most controversial themes of his presidency after sharing an edited image that appeared to place Canada, Greenland and Venezuela under the American flag.

Posted on Truth Social, the image showed Trump presenting a map inside the Oval Office to visiting European leaders. Rather than announcing a new policy, the post stitched together several of Trump's long-standing ambitions into a single visual, immediately fuelling debate over whether his territorial rhetoric is becoming more than just political theatre.

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