Robert Spencer gives one of his normal cogent opinions on God-Emperor Trump’s musings about annexing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
There’s the bottom line: if the United States doesn’t control the Panama Canal and Greenland, China or Russia likely will, and the consequences could be severe both for the American economy and for national security.
Yeah, forget about Canuckistan; we absolutely do not need a colder and more Commie-fied version of California in our republic, and 51 is an unwieldy non-round number. (I think Trump was just trolling the soon-to-be ex-prime minister anyway.)
As for Greenland and the Canal: why not annex them both and make them U.S. protectorates like Guam and the USVI? I find Spencer’s arguments quite compelling in both cases.