maybe a taste of thin . s the panama canal. maybe a taste of things to _ the panama canal. to come _ the panama canal. maybe a taste of things to come in _ the panama canal. maybe a taste of things to come in what - the panama canal. maybe a taste of things to come in what has - of things to come in what has to ten. he also mentioned during that rally elon musk saying he wasn't ever going to be president musk because there was a rumour, using that phrase president musk on social media. yes, musk was someone who tanks the government spending deal a few days ago, he tweeted 100 times against it and then congressional republicans kind of fell in line and started blocking it. if you are someone like steve bannon or elon musk, you don't stay in favour with donald trump temporarily if you overshadow the man. so it is always about number one with donald trump. i think he may have two put elon musk in his place if he starts to outshine him when he takes office in less than a month.- less than a month. daniel, thank you _ less than a month. daniel, thank you very _ less than a month

what with respect, kind of my silver and t o by the panama canal. let's listen to that. the china will, as always, respect, panama sovereignty over the canal and recognize the canal as a permanently neutral international waterway. we believe the canal will continue to make new contributions to facilitating integration and exchanges between people of different countries and enhancing humanities, wellbeing. audio one announcing his pay off the he, west, and box of the to denmark. he indicates of interest and taking control of greenland out for the following reasons. for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the united states of america feels that the ownership and control of greenland is an absolute necessity. as we know, don't trump made his name and real estate, and actually during the 1st time of his presidency, he also spoke about and he discussed purchasing green lunch as well. and off to the wall street journal reported on that day mutual, sororities dismissed the site. they actually saying that, that open for business and not for sale, and t

uh, we take uh, the panama canal. these were put into question over 40 years of international relations and diplomacy between these 2 countries. let's not forget the wasn't mentioned to 77 that the 3 host carter, uh, the treaties were assigned. so this would set the country back any, nothing shows that us imperialism might be a sleep, but it might not be that. i mean, i also and dogs controlled, made it pretty clear that ultimately this was all about, uh, china. he claims that it would quote phone into the wrong hands, the canal. and of course it's very strategic and it's in the us is by god. what exactly is facing stakes and not pups of the world? and why does trump see it is such a threats? well, let's not forget that raising has been invested in latin america, ended africa for many years now. even they suggested the creation of a canal in the cut off, well, a couple of years ago. so the why is this not like china to be meddling? if you will, in the panama canal, or other areas they considered to be there, even thou

united states has a big invest that it says the secure, efficient and reliable operation of the panama canal, the us health finance and construct the canal a 100 to 10 years ago. and finally handed over control of the passage to panama in 1999 passing through the panama canal. it significantly reduces some maritime travel time by connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans enabling more efficient global trade. the president elect fees of the countries could gain too much influence on the canal. head for all is good. when president jimmy carter flawlessly gave it away, gave it away for 1 dollar, 1 dollar. during his sermon office, it was only for panama to manage and not for china or any other country to manage it. see what's going on there. china, the principles both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving or not follow. then we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america upon him as president closer. oh, i'm willing to reject that. china has any sight in the management of the canal and insisted everyone has equal treatment. come out of the uni

if this is not followed will demand the panama canal returned to united states of america. ering] full, quickly and without question so the officials of panama will be guided accordingly. twenty the president of the united states because of best sums of money he brought into our country, the person who caused the money president theodore roosevelt used to build the panama canal and other things, a great president, they took his name off mount mck mckinley. a very good business plan. very successful and then he ran for president and he won. he was able to use business principles and a strong believer in tariffs and probably the wealthiest of anytime relatively speaking at any time in the history of our country in the 1890s, we had commissions set up, what to do with the money, we only had tariffs, the most beautiful word in the dict dictionary. [cheering] president mckinley was responsible for creating a vast sum of money in the united states that teddy roosevelt spent so both excellent presidents but mckinley did that and that's one reason we are going to bring back the name

s deal with panama to use the canal. ts either lower fees or he's going to demand that panama return the key trade route to the united states which kind of handed it over gradually to panama in 1999. it became officially theirs. and this has to do with how much panama is charging for us to use the canal. it also has to do with china. to back things up a little bit, over the weekend president-elect trump posted on truth social saying the fees being charged by panama are ridiculous especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to panama by the u.s. which by the way built the canal. he says this complete ripoff of our country will immediately stop. trump also expressed concerns over china's use of and control over the canal. beijing is the canal's second biggest user behind the united states. a chinese company owns two of the five ports next to the canal as well. >> it's falling into the wrong hands. it was not given for the benefit of others by a token of cooperation but it was given to panama and t

donald trump has threatened to reassert united states control over the panama canal, saying american ged excessive fees by the central american nation. panama's president has hit back — insisting panama's sovereignty and independence are non—negotiable. the canal — which links the atlantic and pacific oceans — is critical to international trade, with about 40% of american container traffic passing through it. largely built and administered by the us from the beginning of the last century, it was eventually handed over to full panamanian control in 1999. mr trump made his comments to a conference of the conservative "turning point usa" group in arizona. it's his first political rally since winning the presidential election in november and comes four weeks before he officially takes office on january 20th. he told the audience he is not happy about the panama canal arrangement and is concerned it is falling into quote "the wrong hands". here's a little of what he said: you've got to treat us fairly, and they haven't treated us fairly. if the principles, both moral and legal, of this mag

every single square meter of the panama canal belongs to panama _ the panama canal belongs to panamato belong to panama. the sovereignty and independence of our country are non—negotiable. as mr trump's innauguration approaches, speculation is mounting about what day one of his term might look like, particularly when it comes to immigration — a subject mr trump also touched on at his rally. 0ur reporter mike wendling was in phoenix for the event and shared his analysis with me earlier — take a listen. he largely stuck to the script keeps talking about throughout the campaign and since he was elected, he has consistently said that mass deportations of millions of immigrants who do not have legal permission to be in the united states will start on day one. he will take immediate action on that and that brought a big applause today. it's more complicated than that and it is notjust signing a piece of paper. he also pledged to shut down the motherboard or and prevent migrants from moving across the southern border and said he would take action on treed. 0ne would take action on treed. on

the president of panama said every square meter of the panama canal belong to panama and continue to be the sovereignty and independence of our country is not negotiable. trump replied we'll see about that with an image of american flag planted in the canal with the caption welcome to the united states canal. >> the panama canal is considered a vital national asset for the united states of america due to its critical role of american economy. the whole world economy and also national security. the panama canal. has anyone ever heard of the panama canal? we are being ripped off at the panama canal like we are being ripped off everywhere else. >> trump expressed renewed interest in controlling greenland yesterday in a statement connecting the ambassador to denmark that owns greenlands. we feel the ownership and control of greenland is an absolute necessity. ken will do a wonderful job representing the interests of the united states. greenland's prime minister responded in a frosty statement. we are not for sale and will never be for sale. foreign policy was at the front of mind for trum

we are no more going to take back the panama canal than panama is going to come in and try to take thessippi river from us. >> but, republicans agree with trump. >> i think it's more than just the fees charged to the panama canal. there is a concern that china is becoming more involved and choke point for world trade and, again, we gave it to panama freely and i think prematurely but we should insist that china not have a major role in how that canal is run or restricting access to the canal. >> even before taking office, president-elect trump is putting world leaders on notice. in addition to suggesting canada could become the 51st state, the incoming president has also discussed taking control of greenland for national security purposes mark says it will boost spending for the territory $1.5 billion. calling it an irony of fate that the announcement comes after trump's comments. >> and as president-elect trump prepares to move into the white house in just 25 days, the current president is out of town, president biden and his family arrived in st. croix in the u.s. virgin islands this

i asked him why trump has chosen now to bring up the panama canal. it's a little curious. ed the fees for ships going through their canal after there was a major drought in the last year or so, but you have to wonder, was there some shipper who was mad about this and got in the ear of trump? this kind of reminds me of when he wanted to buy greenland a few weeks ago. when he had dinner with the canadian leader, justin trudeau, hejoked about trying to make canada the 51st state. so he kind of sometimes has a short attention span, so in a few weeks i don't expect him to be talking about this again. yeah, china has tried to gain lots of influence in central america, in latin america, but what's interesting is the current leader of panama is a pro trump populist, so he has stuff in common with trump, but i think he is almost... you know, he will probably want a meeting with trump to discuss this, and i don't expect trump to be sending the us marines down to panama to seize back control. this was given back to the panamanians 25 years ago. trump does not like foreign conflict. he

on the panama canal. we bought it, we paid for it, it's ours, he said. so carter had to convince two-thirds of the senate to vote for treaties two of thirds of the public opposed and more than half a dozen senators lost their seats because they sided with him on the panama canal. everybody told him do it in your second term, don't do this now, it's a political disaster. and he said because it's in his interest to do it, the joint chiefs told him if he didn't ratify these treaties, there would be sabotage of the canals, the main artery of commerce in the western hemisphere, and that we would have to have 100,000 troops there permanently, we'd have a festering vietnam in central america. we have to avoid that, we have to turn the canal over. and later after reagan was elected, i asked a senior reagan official why didn't you aggregate the treaties, which is what trump is talking about doing now, and he said because reagan understood once he got to office these treaties are very much in the national interest

is firing back. >> i want to express square meter of panama canal belong to panamadeleine: trump is setting his sights on greenland, and announced his house for u.s. ambassador to denmark. trump says for purposes of national security and freedom throughout w0r8d the united states of america feels ownership and control of greenland is a necessity. trump was looking into it is u.s. buying greenland and danish officials rejected selling, it is part of denmark. >> carley: madeleine rivera live in washington. thank you. bring in executive director of center for secure free society, joseph fumeyer. interesting things to talk about today from panama to greenland, two countries we don't often talk about. what do you think about what president trump is saying and trying to plush? >> i think as usual president trump is forecasting something that is strategic. panama canal is one of the seven strategic choke points, waterways throughout the world. not just a hub for u.s. commerce, it is transit hub for u.s. navy. panama canal has been diminished by having control over china. t

stop. >> reporter: panamanian president jose mulino swung back, saying every square meter of the panama canal adjacent area belong to panama. which brought this response from trump: "welcome to the united states canal." >> let's recognize that we signed a treaty back a number of years ago. >> reporter: that treaty, says former pentagon official sherri goodman, transferred control of the canal to panama 25 years ago. today, over $270 billion worth of cargo travels through the waterway every year, including 40% of all u.s. container traffic. meanwhile, chinese companies are investing in the canal infrastructure and manage control of two of its five ports. >> it was solely for panama to manage and not for china. how valid is the concern about china's influence on the panama canal? >> well, i think we need to combat growing chinese economic and political influence. we've long had very deep relations with the panamanian government, and we should continue and deepen our relations. >> reporter: trump is also floating the idea of buying greenland, a denmark territory. the world's largest island, rich

now, as it relates to the panama canal specifically, i'm told that donald trump believes that america that he wants really american vessels to have better shipping rates and better rates as they pass through the canal. that is one overarching goal for all of this. but also, he believes that china controls a lot of the ports in the canal, and that essentially is giving them control over the shipping rates, but also which vessels can pass through. now for something like greenland, where he's calling for, again, this reviving, this desire from 2019, really, of them wanting to buy greenland. i'm told that really he thinks that having more u.s. control over that region could help deter russian aggression in the arctic. now, i'm going to read to you just what one of these advisers told me. they said, quote, everything has to be looked at in terms of curbing russia and china influence, while also protecting the economy. that is what they said. this all comes down to. now, one thing that i also just found very interesting is i had a lot of people asking me this week, you know, where is this c

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he wants to take back the panama canal. he's also pushing back on democrats claims about billionaire elon musk and his increasing political clout with republicans, despite some in the party welcoming musk into the fold. >> it's interesting. we have a president, we have a vice president, we have a speaker. it feels like as if elon musk is our prime minister. and i spoke with elon a couple of times this week. i think many of us unelected, well, unelected. but i mean, he has a voice and i think a lot of large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people. >> cnn's steve contorno joining us now live from florida. so it's interesting to see all of these moments, especially that reference there to elon musk being sort of the prime minister as we look at all of this. a lot to unpack. we'll get to elon musk. talk to me, though, about panama. greenland, canada. i mean, these are some interesting ideas to be throwing out at this point. steve. >> it certainly is certainly nothing that came up during the presidential ca

traffic going through from one port to another through the panama canal. e treaty, which was signed, leaves an out for the united states that says if the neutrality of the canal is threatened, that we could take it back. you know how we do it with the u.s. military. i don't know if anybody remembers operation just cause, but we sent the u.s. military down there to kick some and oust the president and put a new president in. we did it within about like 24 hours so we could do it. if i was the panamanians, i wouldn't cozy up to the chinese too much. if i was the chinese, i wouldn't get too cute. >> so, wait, is this do i do i sum this up to it's like option all of it's like choose your own adventure on on on the land grab of the day. and this is the negotiating position. do you take him seriously or it's not a land grab? >> this is u.s. national security. u.s. national security is at interest here. there's a neutrality provision that was put in that treaty for a reason. if that neutrality is threatened by the chinese, their belt and road initiative continues

panama has rejected threats from us president—elect donald trump about the sovereignty of the panama canalands if panama doesn't cut transit fees. mr trump made the threat in a speech at the talking point usa conference in arizona, his first political rally since he won the presidential election in november. you have got to treat us fairly, they haven't treated us fairly, if they haven't treated us fairly, if the principles of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america in full, quickly and without question. i am not going to stand for it. so to the officials of panama, please be guided accordingly. the panama canal has been the main link between the atlantic and pacific oceans for more than a century. it was built with american funds and was a special us territory until 1979, when the us handed it over to the panamanian government. over the past year, plumetting water levels brought on by drought have forced authorities to cut the number of ships transiting the canal. transit fees have skyrocket

the panama canal authority operates somewhat independently from panama's government and the canal is horse a huge contributor to panama's gdp -- of course a huge contributor to panama's gdp. panama and the u.s. have had a good relationship over the canal. panama had issues with water shortages that limited traffic that can go, but by and large, this asset provides a huge benefit to the u.s. and the u.s. system of trade. tom: this all coming after a fresh reminder of the volatility at least that can be caused in the domestic policy -- politics of the u.s. by trump and mosk last week with the nailbiting count down to a potential shutdown, got very close to that, managed to avoid it and got the bill across the line, the president signed it. what got it across the line? what are the hills and where does that leave funding the government? >> in terms of the last-minute agreement it did not end up, the final deal that was passed by both houses of congress and sent to the president didn't differ that significantly from the first deal that elon musk kind of lead the charge on blowing up. he a

i get a pretty sight, i want to express clearly that every square meter of the panama canal, and it's adjacent area belongs to panama and will remain. so the sovereignty and independence of our country are non negotiable. the channel is not controlled directly or indirectly by china. the e u. the us or any other power, i strongly reject any manifestation that distorts this reality. panama respects other nations and demands respect. we'll see about that. welcome to the united states canal. us donald trump is preparing to take over the office and the upcoming days. um he demanded fees reduction from the panama canal socrates for ships passing through the water away. and i think it's the best thing that we have to mention has why this panama canal is so important? well, it's a vital both the way it contributes a billions of dollars to the economy of a ton of myself. and is preschool for global trade for trumps. call ministry from the president itself, and from the threats as an affront to kind of most so to bring to the reaction from the president of panama himself, most of them the new

unless he goes to war with panama, trump can't reassert control of the canal. so why even make these kinds of threats? >> yeah. look, i we're not going to war with panama or greenland. i don't think there's any invasions happening anytime soon. i heard what elena said. i think that she's right. i think there are negotiating tactics. he believes there's a price issue that's going on here. but there's one central theme that i hear out of all of this, and that is the chinese communist party, because they clearly are taking panama and greenland seriously. we know for a fact they do control ports at each end. we know that they have been investing billions and billions of dollars through their belt and road initiative in panama. we know that they have tried to buy and build in greenland. so this is really about a national security issue that donald trump is talking about. and i think it's one that we should not just brush away that democrats like to do when he puts something on social media, because clearly the chinese communist party are taking these countries seriou

by the way, china is not operating the panama canal.'ve got some hong kong based firms operating hutchison whampoa, which is which is a publicly listed company in hong kong. >> and that seems to be some of the basis of this. listen, gentlemen, let's keep up this conversation, because there are going to be a number of places around the world where the u.s. comes nose and nose with russia and china. david knows i covered this very closely. we'll have to leave this one here tonight. >> david, i'm telling the truth, jim. you know i'm telling the truth about russia and china. >> i don't know about war in panama, but, you know, we can carry that conversation on to the next show. >> okay, we'll do it. have me back coming up this hour. >> we will have you back. new yorkers reeling from just a gruesome murder of a woman lit on fire, allegedly by a fellow subway passenger. they now speak out about their fears of violent crime in the nation's most populous city. and later, new concerns about bird flu potentially spreading to humans after the deadl

he says donald trump threats to require the panama canal or illegal, and the panamanian government must hold its sovereignty and financial authority over the canal. a feel good. okay. okay. the how many i believe the threats made by president elect donald trump, regarding the potential react position of the panama canal, because he's unhappy with the price is panama charges calling them a legal. there's no way to do this, or the bundle of tag collections is my goal. through it, the citizens will then be able to determine the political course of our country. that's what it's all about. therefore, i am raising the question of confidence for the voters. do we have trust in ourselves and our country? no point staying in power though when you can't get anything done because the yellow light centers party of your traffic light coalition governments majority bills out as it did earlier this year. and the majority of the bonus tag proved to be quite willing to indulge salts, approving his own notion of non confidence in himself. the vote also turned out to be a real chance for law makers to pay

to all, including the wonderful soldiers of china who are lovingly but illegally operating the panama canal. panama's president merlino pushing back, noting once again there are no chinese in the canal, saying it's as simple as that. there are concerns about china's rising power globally. this is something that has always sort of been under donald trump's skin. could that maybe be guiding this decision making or attempt at pushing a conversation? >> you know, speculation is always difficult, and especially when it comes to donald trump, i think in the report we just heard, there may be some elements of truth in there. trump likes to keep his adversaries and his friends on edge. he likes to be unpredictable. he considers himself a disruptive force. as president. i think one, it bears saying there's no way he's going to take the canal back by force. absent a second. just cause the 1989 invasion where the united states grabbed manuel noriega and took him home for trial on drug trafficking charges. but i don't think that president trump and his domestic political advisers believe that he's real

i want to express that every square meter of the panama canal, and it's adjacent areas belong to panama, is and we'll continue to belong to panama. the sovereignty of independence of our country are not negotiable. no, so let's say now from she advertise the who has moved from washington a raft through us the reception in phoenix, arizona of donald trump, once again vowed to make america great again for a combination of mass deportations, tax cuts, drilling as much oil as possible. i'm stopping was that he says would never overdone, where he, president, over the last 4 years. as far as his economic message is concerned, we have seen a new element. he is still plunging to play economic hardball with us to allies the u. canada, mexico. but over the last few days, a new element has emerged in his troops, social and social media posts are now in the speech. he has complaining about how much power was charging us commercial may, will shipping from transiting through the panama canal between the atlantic and pacific oceans and violent america will take it back. if things don't change, you've

yes, president elect donald trump is threatening to take back control of the panama canal. accusing the central american country of charging excessive rates to use the passage. the canal was built in large parts by the united states. the us little to control the surrounding territory for decades. it was funny handed over to panama in 1999 after a period of joint administration. what kind of medium president also valid marino has responded by re offending the countries hoping to get over the panama canal. trump made the threat as they delivered a speech in phoenix, arizona. i'll just say what she advertise, she has more now from washington, a raft through us the reception in phoenix, arizona of donald trump. once again vowed to make america great again for a combination of mass deportations, tax cuts, drilling as much oil as possible. i'm stuffing, was that he says would never over gone where he president, over the last 4 years. as far as his economic message is concerned, we have seen a new element. he is still plunging to play economic hardball with us to allies the u. canada, mexico.

because we're being ripped off at the panama canal like we are being ripped off everywhere else. sident jimmy carter foolishly gave it away -- gave it away for $1. $1. [crowd boos] >> during his term in office it was solely for panama to manage not for china or any other country to manage. it was given to panama and to the people of panama but it has provisions you got to treat us fairly and they haven't treated us fairly. if the principle both moral and legal of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america. [cheers] in full, quickly and without question. that was some of the things talking about. iron dome for the country. i want green land from denmark and by the way i want the panama canal. i asked the green room about the panama canal. no proof that china owns any portion. 72% of all traffic is american. prices did go up 15%. nearly $5 billion over the last year. they say it's because of low water levels and they have onto slow down the amount of traffic that goes through. do you know

trump has picked his ambassador to panama after demanding that panama hand over the panama canal. wall street journal editorial board had this to say about trump's thoughts on panama. it says, forgive us if we missed it, but we don't recall donald trump campaigning to invade panama and retake its famous canal. but there was the president elect on the weekend threatening our central american ally with punishment if it doesn't meet his demands. the board goes on to say, it's hard to know how seriously to take mr. trump's broadsides, but threatening a takeover that would require an invasion may cause more trouble than he imagines. so i guess the question is for you, lee. what is this recent thirst for? land grabs suddenly? where is this coming from? >> i wish i could tell you that i knew where it was coming from. >> i think with donald trump we often don't know where these these things come from. >> but i think he does have this affinity for grand gestures in symbolic moments. >> i think the panama, the panama canal to him represents a lot of things for america and open trade in, in,

we've seen other countries come forward to support panama in its sovereignty over the canal, panama, as sovereign over its territory in the canal as part of that territory. while the canal is a state owned enterprises, it operates completely independently from the central government. it has a constitutional title that granted considerable financial economy. i think these disputes are primarily rhetorical and won't lead to any real issue. so sort of the threats and rhetoric from the president elected the united states are reminiscent of the things we've seen in the past regarding various topics. not just panama, but it really does say with us here on our, to international up next on inland visions. my colleague peter scott, takes us to colorado here. i forgot the name wrong just to shape house because the advocates and engagement includes the trail. when so many find themselves will support, we choose to look for the common ground, the the, the, [000:00:00;00] the with the holiday season upon us, we decided to get well and truly into the festive spirit and consent, a real winter wonder

how about this president-elect trump will demand the panama canal is returned to the u.s. in panama, sir. returned to the u.s. if shipping rates are not reduced. donald trump repeated it as a national asset. >> our navy and commerce have been treated unfair and injudicious way. the fees charged by panama are ridiculous highly unfair. especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to panama, i say very foolishly, by the united states. this complete ripoff of our country will immediately stop. it's going to stop the united states has a big and vested interest in the secure, efficient and reliable operation of the panama canal. >> the truth is it is complicated in terms of the panama canal and its relationship with the u.s. as well with part of the group that banked construction. the french started construction in '81 the construction company that started the suez canal the canal was handed over to the panamanians in the treaty. it's fascinating on the screen now, the team have moved on to greenland. i'll move on the president-elect used his truth soci

i asked him why trump has chosen now to bring up the panama canal. it's a little curious. ing through their canal after there was a major drought in the last year or so, but you have to wonder, was there some shipper who was mad about this and got in the ear of trump? this kind of reminds me of when he wanted to buy greenland a few weeks ago. when he had dinner with the canadian leader, justin trudeau, hejoked about trying to make canada the 51st state. so he kind of sometimes has a short attention span, so in a few weeks, i don't expect him to be talking about this again. yeah, china has tried to gain lots of influence in central america, in latin america, but what's interesting is that the current leader of panama is a pro—trump populist, so he has stuff in common with trump, but i think he is almost... you know, he will probably want a meeting with trump to discuss this, and i don't expect trump to be sending the us marines down to panama to seize back control. this was given back to the panamanians 25 years ago. trump does not like foreign conflict. he was against the i

and to brad's point, the panama canal has actually been sort of an issue on the right. going back to ronald reagan, who was really an active campaigner against the return of the canal, which was part of the treaty with the canal. but, you know, the thing is that donald trump sees everything as transactional, and he wants in every single thing he says is about leverage. and it's a joke until it's not. >> max, your thoughts about what this tells us, about what the next four years could look like? >> yeah, look, this is donald trump implicitly threatening military action because in the end. right. if you if you look at this clash of two nations interests, what donald trump is saying is in the end, we can just take it from you. the same administration, the same campaign that said that they were the most anti-war politicians in modern political history. this is exceedingly dangerous, not just because it represents a threat of military action, but because also negotiation 101 is don't make a threat that you cannot actually follow up on. and for the life of me, i can't understa

having said that, no, i don't think that trump can take back the panama canal. s fully turned over to panama and has been for like 30 years. greenland is not for sale. it's not even clear whether denmark could sell or give greenland to the u.s., but denmark has no intention of doing it. greenland is not is not selling itself, obviously, justin trudeau, it's not going to make canada the 51st state. so none of those things is happening. so what is the purpose of it? it certainly seems like this is a few weeks, you know, before the president elect takes office. and it seems that he is trying to start both start up sort of negotiations for more favorable trade and tariffs and shipping kind of arrangements, and perhaps some partnerships that would block or push china and russia out in the arctic circle. but i don't know. who knows. it could also be stoking the base messaging, having fun, all of those things. >> yeah. to your point, you can draw a circle around all of them. it doesn't have to be one exclusively based on what we've known over the course of the last two

president-elect has been talking about trade and foreign policy, with his recent focus turning to the panama canalbuilt and ran for decades before turning it over to panama in 1999. >> they haven't treated us fairly. if the principles both moral and legal of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america. >> reporter: on christas day, trump posted a message on social media saying "to the wonderful soldiers of china, who are lovingly but illegally operating the panama canal, panama's president responded saying if you can find a single chinese soldier in the canal, i personally will give president-elect trump the right. but what he said on that subject is nonsense. china does not control the panama canal, but a subsidiary of a hong kong contract has have a contract to run two ports at the entrance. trump's ambassador to panama kevin marino cabrera could be tasked with negotiating a new deal. even the notion that the u.s. could take control of the canal sparked protests outside of the u.s. embassy in panama ci

the panama canal, we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america panama'sht after that, shortly after trump's speech. president that leno every square meter of the canal belongs to panama. continue to belong to his country. panamanians may have different opinions when it comes to canal and sovereignty we will all unite under panamanian flag. he took to his social media site in response we will see about that. hugh, your thoughts about this obviously doing a number of things. saying a number of things. greenland, the panama canal. >> he is serving notice that he is back, bret. he does do a lot of this machine gunning out of different issues. the problem with the canal, of course, is the chinese communist party owns the company that is running some ends ever the canal. i think the president is negotiating via post again which he is known to have done in term one i do want to go back to something commutations. if he comes out, we will take it all back. i don't think is he confident to be doing anything right now and they are torching his legacy, bret. so donal

>>> has anyone ever heard of the panama canal, huh?ecause we're being ripped off at the panama canal like we're being ripped off everywhere else. if the principle is both moral and legal of this magnanimous gesture of giving, we will demand that the panama canal be returned to the united states of america in full, quickly and without question. >> jonathan: president-elect trump there threatening to take back control of the panama canal. one of the several provocative statements, including multiple jabs at canada's prime minister suggesting canada could become the 51st state, and more talk about taking over greenland as well. for more on that, i'm joined by the outgoing chair of the foreign relations committee in the senate, ben cardin of maryland who's retiring from the senate after three terms. so senator cardin, first of all, do you take this talk seriously? i mean, you heard him say that if -- that he suggested he will take back control of the panama canal. is that something that can be done? >> well, jonathan, it's a serious statem

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