united states of america even existed. gulf of mexico sounds outdated. mr. trump said gulf of america has a big beautiful ring to it. sounds like his endorsement of one big beautiful budget bill to cut taxes and seal tthe border. but speaking of ceiling the border, does not sound like mexican president sheinbaum has done much to help u.s. sseal the border. he threatened a 25% tariff on mexico if they don't cooperate and repeated that the today, what happened to monroe doctrine? that was codified over 200 years ago. but u.s. will not permit european interference in llatin america, you toss in the panama canal, you should add u.s. cannot tolerate chinese interfere reason and mr. trump tossed to greenland. the same core principle alies with russia and china, for building a strong hold for air force or naval power, president trump threatened canada with 25 percent tariff, if they don't cooperate on our northern border. now, trump's trolling of justin trudeau about canada the 51 state, knee capped left wing prime minister out of the

. ♪ larry: so let's start right there, gulf of america. t was, of course, the gulf of mexico. but that was named in the 16th century before the united states of america even exist exist -- existed. so gulf of mexico sounds rather outdate to me. it's time for a change. so mr. trump basically said gulf of america has a big, beautiful ring to it. sounds a lot like his endorsement of winning big, beautiful budget bill to cut taxes and if seal the border. speaking of sealing the border, doesn't sound at all like mexican president sheinbaum has yet done very much to to help the u.s. seal the southern border. for example, with 25,000 troops that that helped ensure president trump's first term success of remain in mexico. he threatened a 25% tariff on mexico if they don't cooperate, and he repeated that that today. well, whatever happened to the monroe doctrine? that was codify pd over 200 years ago that the will not permit european interference in latin america. when you toss in the panama canal if that mr. trump also a mentioned today, we should

as in, "there was another horrific oil spill in the gulf of america!" , fine, let's rename the gulf, i guess. now let's focus on the price of eggs! >> donald trump urging america's northern neighbor to, quote, merge with the u.s., saying many people in canada love being the 51st state. >> canada and the united states, that would be really something. you get rid of the artificially drawn line and you take a look at what that looks like. >> desi: what? that would go all the way from the arctic down to the gulf of america! this is insane. canada can't become part of america! that's the country i pretend to be from when i'm traveling abroad! why does trump want canada so much? when he hears that canadians "love pouring gravy on their poutine," he knows they're not talking about... you know... by the way, this isn't the first time he mentioned this. he's been tweeting about making canada the 51st state for months now. side note, i'm impressed that he currently knows there are 50 states. but surely canada's not going to just take this! prime minister trudeau,

i saw you pumping your fist at the gulf of america. dea of renaming golf. >> the gulf of america. baja california should probably be part of california if we added to the list. i love it. i love the way donald trump thanks, it causes you to thin think -- i'm fascinated to see what the people of greenland think because they said with got to offer more security and evidently one of responses, we will put two more dog sleds up there and the united states military can do a far better job protecting. i love it. >> how much of this is bravado from trump and that wielding negotiating leverage moving forward versus reality? >> i think it can but it's a lot of for product, canadians are waking up and we don't need to make canada and other united states. i think they will do the right thing and put somebody in leadership now that trudeau has stepped down. when we talk about agreement or panama canal, he makes important points about national security and economic interests it is not just talking about china specifically but also russia. the last f

we will be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america.ico has to stop allowing millions of people support into a country. they can stop them. we will put very serious tariffs on mexico and canada because they konther candidate two. since we won the election a couple of months, since we won the election the whole perception, the whole world is different. people from other countries have called me and said thank you. maria: president trump calling out the d.o.j. after new york appeals court denied his bid to halt the hush money sensing which is scheduled ten days before inauguration day. all the details coming up. markets continuing to rally, take a look and features indicated again at the start of trading. the dow industrial 131 points, the nasdaq up 85 all ahead of today's job data. the adp report coming out at 8:15 a.m. eastern the december jobs report on friday. market sold off yesterday after the pipit from the federal reserve. we had a lot more bumpy performance for stocks as related to the rest of the year. we have the selloff led by

, he's facing his sites much further to we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america. what a beautiful name and it's appropriate. it's appropriate. sports started from statement did not come with any explanation about how or why he planned to change the name. it's just the latest in a string of claims he's made about us expansionism. in addition to the gulf of mexico, he's also states as sites on the panama canal, claiming the us will take control of the crucial shipping lane. canada is also on trump's wish list. he wants to absorb the know the neighbor and green light, and the resource rich danish tier a tree is also in his sites. his son, donald trump junior touch down in greenland capital nukes this week, supposedly on a tourist visit in macs, prime minister says greenland future is completing linds people to decide some as a very close ally to the us. there was a reason to be pleased with the growing interest, but it has to take place in a way that is respectful to as the population of

crossing our border immediately he is going to rename the gulf of mexico. >> we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america. what a beautiful name. >> so the president-elect largely with an international focus at that news conference yesterday, today focusing more on domestic priorities in washington, d.c. he will meet with senate republicans it discuss how best to advance his agenda through congress when he takes the white house in under two weeks. we'll send it back to you guys. >> steve: beautiful day down there. during that report, we showed the cover of the "new york post" right now. and it's the don row doctrine. thank you very much, nate. >> nate: you got it. >> steve: don row doctrine. what they have done is see canada and crossed that out and says trump wants that to be the 51st state. down south the gulf of mexico now the gulf of america. panama maga canal is the panama canal and in the upper right greenland is our land. and yesterday the it is not for sale. >> brian: two bases there. we need a bigger presence there and see what they can work o

gulf of mexico. we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautifult covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. joined by his special envoy to the middle east, donald trump says there has already been a lot of progress on efforts to release about 100 hostages held by hamas in gaza. he wants them freed before his inauguration in less than two weeks. if those hostages aren't back — i don't want to hurt your negotiation — if they're not back by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say any more, but that is what it is. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear... n under a fortnight, history will repeat itself when donald trump is once again sworn in as the us president. this time around he wants to use the power of his office to reshape the world in a way that puts america's — and only america's — interest first, threatening and warning other nations not to stand in his way.

today trump proposed another interesting idea. >> we will be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of americaot of territory. the gulf of america what a beautiful name. >> greg: you have to give him credit nobody would have thought of this except for him. it is amazing while liberals are busy renaming schools in columbus state trump's like fine we will do bodies of water. kat, i know it is probably just a troll but isn't it awesome? >> probably? you think there is a chance that we invaded canada. i think i'm going to go i feel comfortable going i'm not a betting person but i feel comfortable going beyond probably. i will predict that right now. we are not going to invade canada. >> greg: or you going to call arizona. >> i would also say we are not going to invade greenland either. i love the way sometimes he talks he just says the stuff like we will call the gulf of mexico the gulf of america very much a thought you would have in the shower but he just brings it out there. and of course people love it because it is the kind of thing you're not supposed to say and people have been told for so

its belt and road initiative in the south of america, central america, and preserving and keeping the panama canal is important. i mean, symbolically, the gulf of america is a good idea. i think it shows mexico that we are not going to continue to allow the cartels to control our border and be weak on our border where we have a southern border that's causing problems in our country along with the northern border, which is where i hail from. so these are really important issues he's facing directly. transparently, the most transparent president we've ever seen in american history in the time of social media and age of information. liz: it's like the media and democrats and biden want to keep america trapped and distracting fights about lawfare tactics and president trump. president trump is talking about national security threat from china, even the general that leads the u.s. southern command warn that had china is stepping in in a big way in the panama canal to dominate shipping. dominate the export of their own goods. the world's bibbingest exporter -- biggest exporter but president trump said president biden is undercutting and sabotaging

i guess gulf of america does have a ring to it, as in, there was another horrific oil spill in the gulf of america. >> so now if i understand this correctly the gulf of mexico will become the gulf of america. new mexico will be dry america. and cinco de mayo will be the fifth of mayo. >> stayed up almost all night to come up with the gulf of america. from now on tortillas known as little round blankets. >> the late night shows reacting to donald trump's news conference yesterday where he also suggested using military force to take control of both the panama canal and greenland. we're going to play for you his comments on that, and we will have a fact-check on his claims that he is inheriting a bad economy. i think, perhaps, that might not be true. we'll check into it. also ahead, we'll go through the major change coming to facebook and instagram. when it comes to fact-checking, as mark zuckerberg says it will now be up to users to combat misinformation on both platforms. joe, this is, i think, one of the big stories of the day that we're going to be getting to. >> it really is. it is. a

the gulf of america. laughter ] which has a beautiful ring. that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america. what a beautiful name. >> jimmy: yes, yes, what a beautiful name, you spent two seconds thinking of. he still has no health care plan. stayed up all night drinking diet cokes to come up with the gulf of america. and from now, on tortillas will be known as little round blankets. [ laughter ] this press conference showed that the real gulf of america is the one between those who think trump belongs in the white house, and those who think he belongs in a home, because he hasn't gotten away from any of is the old stuff, he played all the hits today. >> the windmills are driving the whales crazy. >> jimmy: he would know. he is stuck on these windmills, which aren't even windmills, they're turbines. and whales. he wants to kill the sharks and save the whales. most of all, he's still very upset about the water pressure at his house. >> they also want to go back and they have already started that, to, w

our investment by investing in the panama canal and investing in greenland and making gulf of mexico the gulf of america. all what i think are great policies in general. larra rhode islander these are core u.s. interests. core american interests. these are not far flung widespread other side of the world interests. these are right here. core interests and these are monroe doctrine interests and trump doctrine and china infiltrating latin america and central america and south america and panama canal and these are china and russia, nosing around greenland and arctic for naval bases and air force bases and whatnot. these are core american interests and these are vital security. can i ask you a question, getting to frustrated and i covered this for so many years and why would democrats, there was a time when the democratic party had national security experts like a sam nun or others going back and knee jerk and hakeem jeffreys and i don't even know the man. trump knows things that make eminent sense and take it seriously and what is wrong with that, wesley hunt. >> it's going to be an ideology as a whole.

. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautifulring that covers a lot of territory, the gulf of america. what a beautiful name. >> my next guest tonight was in the trump administration. the last time he thought about getting his hands on greenland. former national security adviser john bolton is joining me now. ambassador, i'll ask you about the gulf of america in a moment. but. but you were there in 2019 when trump this is not a new idea for him. he had talked about the this his first term in office. you had actually argued in subsequent interviews that it would be good for u.s. national security. you thought that's the same argument that trump is making. where do you stand on this? after hearing from him today? >> look, the greenland issue is very serious. the question is what what kind of answer is there to make sure that we don't lose our strong nato position in the arctic circle that endangers or puts us in danger from russia, and that we don't allow china to take advantage of its desire to be hard for some people to hear this

we have to denigrate america. gulf of mexico? gulf of america. >> jesse: how are you going to disagree with that? come out against america? what are you, for the mexicans? permission to make an analogy? >> greg: permission granted. >> jesse: this is like tyrus. tyrus' neighborhood. tyrus is kind of like the neighborhood watch. the one man neighborhood watch. and he happens to also have the biggest house in the neighborhood, and he also happens to be a trillion or. one day tyrus takes a stroll in the neighborhood. looking around, he sees a house next door that he likes. he knocks on the door. knock, knock. "how much?" "this house is not for sale." "of course it is. how much?" i can take it by force, or you guys can sleep on it and maybe tomorrow you can tell me what the price is." that's where we are with trump. he's america's real estate tycoon. he's testing the waters, he's flexing his muscle. he is seeing what's possible out there and trying to find out the new contours of the new world order. ultimately trying to get a better

let's hear it. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. >. not what we were looking for. [ light laughter ] that just sounds like a merger between gulf and bank of america. how would that -- [ laughter ] how would that even help? gas prices are high because of an oil spill in the gulf of mexico. you mean an oil spill in the gulf of america. [ laughter ] but maybe he's just doing a silly one to kick things off before he gets into the serious stuff. let's try again. here's trump's plan to lower grocery prices. >> he wants everybody to have an electric heater instead of a gas heater. gas heater is much less expensive. the heat is much better. it's a much better heat. as the expression goes, you don't itch. >> seth: that's -- [ laughter ] -- not an expression. that's not even a good slogan for aveeno. nobody -- [ laughter ] nobody says that. sorry. as the expression goes, nobody says that. see? you can do it with anything. if a guest at your party says, "i'm super itchy, is this electric heat?" [ laughter ] that's how you know they just did a to

donald trump said it should be time to rename the gulf of mexico, we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of. >> america, which has a beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory, the gulf of america. what a beautiful name. >> a beautiful name, perhaps, but not something that the president of the united states can do. one thing is clear as donald trump heads toward his second term in office, the america first isolationist agenda that really encapsulated his first term seems to be changing. american expansionism clearly is on his mind. the question if it's bluster, a negotiating tactic, or an obsession of his. jeff, cnn, west palm beach, florida. >> michael genovese is a political analyst and president of the global policy institute at loyola marymount university. and he joins me now from los angeles. good to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> so in a far reaching and provocative news conference, president elect donald trump suggested he could use the military to seize greenland and the panama canal and reiterated his desire to make canada the 51st state of the u.s. by using economic force to ann

we're going to change the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. which has a beautiful ring. that covers... a lot of territory. the gulf of america. what a beautiful name. >> harris, it has a ring to it. >> harris: you know who believes it is mexico. they are continuing with the interoceanic canal, and they want to put pressure on the pacific and atlantic oceans, and put pressure on the panama canal which this president incoming also has his eye on. it's more than just a name. it's a reminder of what he puts in his front-view mirror. it's us. it's this country. and since we surround that body of water, i could understand why he might want to change the name. but it also lets all of the countries who think we are joking about that fact know for sure that we're not. i mean, mexico is going to be sitting right next door to the gulf of america, potentially. >> that's right, and emilie, hee called the smooth transition just talk, and one of the data points is the 6.5 million acres that biden took off the map off u.s. waterways off the coast to make them

checkbook he's rebranding bodies of water. >> we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of americaich has a beautiful range of a lot of territory gulf of america what a name and it's appropriate. it's appropriate. >> congress already drafting ability to rename it and why not? democrats renamed columbus day. after that it's time to buy some real estate. >> the panama canal is a disgrace what took place at the panama canal. give it away for a dollar. but the deal was like if they have to treat us fairly. they don't treat us fairly. they charge more for our ships than ships of other countries. they charge more for -- or our navy than navies of other countries drink they love us because they think we're stupid but we are not stupid any more of your. >> ejecta prices and since our ships of the biggest and use of the most we are the hardest hit. >> where the victim. like ronald reagan set about the canal we bought it he paid for it we built that. the least they can do is give us a discount but it's not just panama that needs to get it together. >> canada and the united states act that wo

the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. >> take a look at this. ump this morning pointing to a map and saying the gulf of mexico name is internationally recognized. outgoing canadian prime minister justin trudeau responded to trump's idea of the u.s./canada. trump said canada is so dependent on the u.s. for economic and national security it may as well be america's 51st state and posted the map showing the countries united and captioned it quote, o canada, trump wouldn't rule out using military force to acquire greenland where his son visited yesterday or the panama canal. >> we need greenland for national security purposes. the panama canal is vital to our country and it is being operated by china, china. we gave the panama canal to panama, not china. they've abused that gift. >> and not to be left out trump sent a message to the middle east particularly hamas saying if the terrorist organization doesn't release its hostages by the time that he takes office, quote, all hell will break loose in the region. bill. >> bill: nate, thanks. we're ready f

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. >> we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. >> norah: u.s. expansion? president-elect donald trump hints at military or economic force when it comes to the panama canal, greenland, and even canada. >> it shouldn't have to impact, like, our future and our financial stability. >> norah: a new credit score rule impacting 15 million americans with tens of billions of dollars of medical debt. what you need to know. the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell. we want to begin tonight with an emergency situation developing in southern california, an explosive fire burning out of control, and it is being fueled by a life-threatening wind storm. these powerful santa ana winds with hurricane-force gusts, as high as 80 miles per hour and climbing. now that is combined with what has been an eight-month dry season and hardly any rain. firefighters are now dealing with blowtorch conditions. the palisades fire has exploded in just hours to, listen to this, more than 1200 acres. that is according to cal fire. this fast-moving w

. >> we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. , which is a tiful ring. to that covers a lot of territory. to the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. but it is appropriate, it is appropriate. >> president-elect trump reacted in real time when a reporter told him that judge aileen cannn florida was blocking the release of the jack smith report on the mar-a-lago documents case. the president-elect said that is a big story and he said that is very good news. he was also joint for a few minutes by middle east on dwight's has negotiations to free americans captured by hamas october 7th have been going well and he claimed negotiators are taking president-elect's ultimatum seriously. >> if those hostages aren't back i don't want to hurt negotiation, if they are not backed by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. it will not be good for hamas, and will not be good frankly for anyone. all hell will break out. >> the president-elect gave us details how far he is willing to go to improve america's strategic positions

on our investment by investing in panama canal, and investing in greenland and making gulf of mexico gulf of americay: these are core u.s. interests. >> yes. larry: not -- not f far-flung wide spread other side of the world interests, they are right here, core -- interests. this is china and russia nosing around greenland and the arctic for naval bases and air force bases, these are core american interests, they are vital security, can i ask you a question, i get so frustrated. why wouldn't democrat, there was a time that democratic party, had you know national security experts, like a sam nunn, like this knee-jerk react, hakeem jeffries i don't know the man, trump said some things that make sense, they don't take it seriously, they fire back, no, no, where -- why? what is wrong with that? >> it is the dichotomy in our ideology at a whole, they are still will to send billion to ukraine with no return on that investment this is roi, individual of invest -- idea of vist investing in something, we get to up unleash, this is getting something for something, giving it away. it makes good sent to me, it h

gulf of mexico. we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautiful a beautiful name. joined by his special envoy to the middle east, donald trump says there has already been a lot of progress on efforts to release about 100 hostages held by hamas in gaza. he wants them freed before his inauguration in less than two weeks. if those hostages aren't back — i don't want to hurt your negotiation — if they're not back by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say any more, but that is what it is. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear... in under a fortnight history will repeat itself when donald trump is once again sworn in as the us president. this time around he wants to use the power of his office to reshape the world in a way that puts america's — and only america's — interest first, threatening and warning other nations not to stand in his way. sarah smith, news, washington. sarah smith, bbc news,

. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautifulg, that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. geoff: mr. trump also attacked his perceived political enemies as he battles legal challenges before he takes office. our white house correspondent laura barron-lopez joins us now. what were the other takeaways from the press conference today? laura: this was one hour long rambling press conference and he talked about using force to gain control over countries and territories. he raised the possibility of using military force to secure greenland and the panama canal, and also talked about using economic control to acquire a canada. and renaming the gulf of mexico as the gulf of america. he also says all hell will break out of hamas does not release hostages by the time he takes office. he said he wants to use tariffs at a high level against denmark to try to pressure it, to cede control of greenland to the u.s. on the idea of the annexation of canada, outgoing prime minister justin trudeau outright rejected

it's a very unorthodox approach but it might actually be effective. >> talk about gulf of america. the 51st state of canada. he was talking about being in play about negotiation tactics making it very clear he was, that all of this is part of that. i want to throw to this because he said this multiple times. all will break out if hamas hostages are not released in return by the time he's in office. >> if those hostages aren't back , i don't want to hurt your negotiation, if they are not backed by the time i get into office all will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas and it will not be good for anyone. >> he's choosing to send a very strong message there. >> he's throwing down a challenge i think many people expect that maybe hamas, it's a ron who calls the shots here, they will say we don't want to take a chance that donald trump may do something where all will break loose. he's crossed the line by -- he's issued a redline that we talked about in diplomatic terms. if iran doesn't tell hamas to release their hostages by noon on january the 20th he's going

president-elect: we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, whicheautiful ring. that covers a lot of territory. the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. geoff: mr. trump also attacked his perceived political enemies as he battles legal challenges before he takes office again. our white house correspondent, laura barron-lopez, joins us now. so, laura, what were the other takeaways from mr. trump's press conference today? laura: well, this was a one-hour-long, rambling press conference, geoff. and in it, the president-elect talked about using force to gain control over countries and territories. he raised the possibility of using military force to secure greenland and the panama canal. he also talked about using economic control to pressure canada to acquire it. and he said that -- as you played there, geoff, renaming the gulf of mexico as the gulf of america. and he also said that -- quote -- "all hell will break out" if hamas doesn't release hostages by the time he takes office. in addition to that, he said that he wants to use tariffs at a high

. >> we're gonna be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. ing] >> stephen: yeah, yeah. it's gonna be a long four years. so now if i understand this correctly, the gulf of mexico will become the gulf of america, new mexico will be dry america, and cinco de mayo will the fifth of mayo. with all the horrible people coming back into power, to remember that decent human beings like jimmy carter existed. president carter, who last sunday passed away at 100, was it murder? probably not. as our oldest surviving president, carter was a lesson in humility and perseverance. he rose from being a peanut farmer in plains, georgia, to become the commander-in-chief. let's take a moment to remember some of the more colorful details of this man's great l life. in 1924, jimmy carter became the first u.s. president to be born in a hospital. it's true. before carter, every single president was hatched. carter also had one of the greatest love stories in political history. he was married to his wife rosalynn for 77 years, and it was love. [applause] isn't that won

next few years. >> leader schumer just said he will work with trump to rename the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. where do you stand on that. rep. jeffries: i think we have got to focus on the issues that matter to the american people. housing costs are too high, grocery costs are too high, insurance costs are too high. utility costs are too high and childcare costs are too high. we have to build an affordable economy for hard-working american taxpayers. it's what we will focus on and that's what we look forward to getting done for the people. >> on the lake and riley act, whatever your conversations been like with house democrats caused mark rep. jeffries: there was no whip notice sent on that particular piece of legislation. >> senator fetterman did compare trump's talk about greenland to the louisiana purchase. do you have a stance on the possibility of the united states purchasing one of these territories if the deal is right. rep. jeffries: our focus is on lowering costs for hard-working american taxpayers. what about the november presidential election had anything to do with invading green

gulf of mexico. listen to this. >> we'll be changing the name of gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. beautiful ring that covers a lot of territory. gulf of america, what a beautiful name. >> trump said mexico and canada need to address trade concerns or be hit with tariffs. trump suggested united states and canada merger, the parties l leader said canada will never be the 51st country. trumps he needs panama canal and did not rule out military force to make that happen. germany is reacting saying borders must not be moved by force. and the danish prime minister has blunt message for trump, greenland is not for sale. trump looked to middle east and had this message for hamas about releasing hostages. sg if they are not back by time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east and it will not be good for hamas or anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say anymore. that is what it is. >> trump's special enavoid to middle east steve whitkof said he's been working hard on this and made a lot of mro aggress and he's heading back to the middle east today and hope a

gulf of mexico, foresees the panama canal by force. we were sent to washington to lower the high cost of living in the united states off america. america's too expensive for working-class families and middle-class folks all across the country. that should be our mission and that is what we aresi going to focus on over the next few years. humor just to do a quick trip to reopening the goal of mexico's gulf of america. where you stand on that? >> i think we've got to focus on the issues that matter to the american people. housing costs are too high. grocery costs are too high. insurance costs are too high utility costs are too high childcare costs are too high. we have to build an affordable economy for hard-working american taxpayers for that is what we are going to focus on and that is we look forward to getting done for the people. >> thank you sir. on that lake and rightly act how strong did you encourage members of your house congress to vote against it and more broadly winter conversations admin like? >> there was no notice sent on that particular piece of legislation. >> note senator fetterman didn't compare process talk a

we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautiful ring that windmills are driving. the whales crazy joining us now to discuss is t.w. >> faraji. he is a former aide to senator lindsey graham and mike pompeo. and he's also vice president at the push digital group. also with us is nomi kunst, a former surrogate for senator bernie sanders. t.w., i want to start with you on what trump said about not ruling out military force to try to take over the panama canal and greenland. what do you think? bluster, negotiating tactic, a real threat. what's your view? >> i think it could be a negotiation tactic. i don't know. i haven't spoken to the president about it, but i want people to realize that the greenland conversation and panama is actually just good statecraft. could you imagine our posture toward russia, our defense posture, if we didn't have alaska or with china, if we didn't have guam? well, when we were going to acquire both those areas, you heard a lot of the same arguments you're hearing now about greenland. um, and, and panama. but

and trump also said he wants to rename the gulf of mexico the gulf of america because he thinks thatounds better. all of this is obviously ridiculous and in many ways it is a distraction from the things trump could actually do as president. but the idea behind this territorial expansion is very serious. as reagan proved 50 years ago, the concept of america as an expansive global empire can be a very intoxicating political force. and while buying greenland may be a fantasy, powerful nations like russia and china are trying to expand their territorial control at all costs. and america will have to decide if it wants to be on the side of sovereignty and self-determination or whether it wants to be on the side of imperial expansion, however unhinged that expansion may be. a choice, as the late jimmy carter said, between fairness and force. joining me now is congressman jim himes, congressman from connecticut, ranking member on the house intelligence committee. congressman himes, thank you for being here on this extraordinary day. first, let me just get your reaction to trump's territoria

country putting serious tariffs on mexico and canada, canada they come through canada, too. >> gulf of america tricia i -- you love it. >> i really do taking nothing off the table this i said before art of the deal, but. maria: i like this looking at everything, not allowing anything to get past him, and if he feels that you are not being fair to america, he is coming for you -- >> have that is right, denmark a nato country what is leverage there with greenland we have a u.s. military base what else could u.s. be getting agreement strategicic territory i mentioned rare earth minerals dominates greenland rich with oil and gas, geographyly deter russia an think a a smart move a win-win situation even if we don't buy greenland. maria: can he change name of muscle of mexico. adam: i don't know what all this is -- is about, donald trump saying time for america to assert sphere of influence the same way china asserting itself in asia russia, quite frankly, doing that with ukraine america now we have a sphere these, panama matter to us in our sphere. maria: because president trump sees america as exc

he also said he would rename the gulf of mexico as the gulf of america. and declined to rule out using force to seize the panama canal and greenland. >> can you assure the world that as you try to get control of these areas, you are not going to use military or economic coercion? >> i can't assure you. you are talking about panama and greenland. i can't assure you on either of those two but i can say this. we need them for economic security. tom: panama has already vowed to not give up the shipping canal while denmark says that while it welcomes u.s. investment in greenland, the world's largest island is not for sale. that's bring in opening trade anchor kriti gupta on what we have been hearing from incoming president-elect donald trump. kriti: he also in addition to the things he mentioned talked about nato defense spending, getting it to 5% of gdp. that is a level even the united states has not hit despite their massive investment in arms. a level they have not been hit since 1980's and reaganomics. that may change under donald trump. it is a big part o

gulf of mexico. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautifulmerica, what a beautiful name. it's appropriate. it's appropriate. and mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country. >> so trump didn't provide any details on when or how he would make that name change, but within hours of the announcement, republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene releasing the text of a bill that would make the name change official, saying she plans to file the bill as early as this morning. joining us political analyst brendon buck, communication strategist and former aides to house speakers ryan and boehner. i missed this campaign promise of renaming the gulf of mexico, so what do you make of this, and is this really where lawmakers should be focusing their attention? i have to say when i saw this from the congresswoman, it seemed almost too obvious, but also, who does this help? >> yeah. i mean it's the classic example of how this has become sort of entertainment politics and, you know, when more jorrie taylor green is on the case

the gulf of america. it does have a nice ring to it. donald trump was only getting started. here's the message to panama, home to the panama canal. now under the influence of china according to many reports. take a look. >> it's a disgrace what took place at the panama canal. so it is under discussion with them right now. they violated every aspect of the agreement and they morally violated it also. and they want our help because it's leaking and not in good repair and they want us to give $3 billion to help fix it. they said why don't you get the money from china, because china is basically taking it over. they are at both ends of the canal. they are running the panama canal. they've overcharged our ships and our navy. then when they needed -- when they need repair money they come to the united states and we get nothing. those days are over. >> sean: donald trump also has big plans for another strategic area of the world. after floating an idea by greenland from denmark a few years back, trumps vision now could actually be a reality. donald trump jr. visited that island to s

. >> we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautifuling that covers a lot of territory, the gulf of america. what a beautiful name. >> you know, you got to give him credit. no one would have thought of this except for him. it's amazing. while libs are busy renaming schools and columbus day, trump's like fin. we'll do bodies of water. kat, i know it's probably just a troll, but isn't it awesome? probably, yeah. >> you think there's a chance we invade canada? yeah, i think i'm going to go. i feel comfortable going. i'm not a betting person, but i feel comfortable with going beyond probably i'm going to predict that right now. decision desk. we're not going to invade canada. >> are you going to call arizona? >> yeah. i will also say we're not going to invade greenland either. yeah, i will say that also. but i love the way sometimes he talks. he just says this stuff like we're going to call the gulf of mexico, the gulf of mexico. it's very much like a thought you'd have in the shower. but he just like brings it out there. and of course, peo