He views Mexico as a source of unwanted migration, drugs and Chinese goods, Canada as a liberal dystopia and Greenland as a weak link. Some of his remarks are bluster. The Gulf of Mexico, he says, should be renamed the Gulf of America.

Overall, a plurality of the poll’s respondents said they were opposed to the U.S. trying to gain ownership of Greenland and control of the Panama Canal. A majority also said they were opposed to the U.S. trying to attain Canada.

During last week's tense call with the Danish premier, Trump insisted he was serious about taking over Greenland, the Financial Times reported, raising fears about the future of trans-Atlantic relations.

While Donald Trump distracts us with outlandish claims regarding Greenland and Panama, we are neglecting to examine the destruction he is planning for our democracy, (“ Donald Trump says U.S. taking over Greenland ‘is an absolute necessity, ’” Dec. 23).

Trump Threatens Military Force to Acquire Panama Canal and Greenland | Firstpost America US President-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of military or economic force to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Mr. Trump is tapping into this social and intellectual history, promising to “pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars” — even “to Mars.” But he does so in that witchy style he has perfected, which makes conventional ideas sound outlandish.

Finland's foreign minister Elina Valtonen says Greenland is protected by Article 5 of NATO. #TheEuropeConversation

Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to curb the overcharging of American ships and combat Chinese influence.

Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to curb the overcharging of American ships and combat Chinese influence.

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.