Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Sunday that he believes President Donald Trump has made a “compelling argument” about Panama and Greenland.
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SenateMajorityLeaderJohnThuneofSouthDakotaonSundayarguedthatPresidentDonaldTrumphasmadea“compellingargument”abouttryingtoacquirethePanamaCanalandGreenland.
NewsweekreachedouttoThune’sofficeandtheWhiteHouseforcommentbyemailonSunday.
WhyItMattersTrumphasrepeatedlydiscussedhisdesireto“retake”thePanamaCanalandtakepossessionofGreenland.HehasrepeatedlyclaimedthatGreenland’sresidents“wanttobewithus,”andhehasinsistedthatU.S.ownershipofGreenlandis“necessaryforinternationalsecurity.”
Thepresidenthada“fiery”phonecallwithDenmark’sprimeministerlastweek,duringwhichTrumpwasreportedlyaggressiveandconfrontationalabouttheissue.OneofficialtoldtheFinancialTimesthatthecallwas“horrendous”andthecallprovedtobea“coldshower”forDanishofficials.
TrumphasthreatenedDenmar
