Speaking to reporters less than two weeks before he takes office on Jan. 20 and as a delegation of aides and advisers that includes his son Donald Trump Jr. is in Greenland, Trump left open the use of the American military to secure both territories.

“I’m not going to commit to that,” he said, when asked if he would rule out the use of the military. “It might be that you’ll have to do something. The Panama Canal is vital to our country.” He added, “We need Greenland for national security purposes.” Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding member of NATO.

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    It’s all distraction. He just wants his name in the news. Le Pen dying is hogging headlines, President Musk is making waves in Europe, you’ve got Trudeau’s resignation, a Ukranian ace shooting down cruise missiles, and none of it has Trump’s name on it.

    Edit: Oh, the one Trump story is that Jack Smith may release his findings. So maybe that’s it.

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      Or that Trump’s judge friend just blocked the release of the findings… with what jurisdiction is beyond me.

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        Cannon said she was acting “to preserve the status quo” whatever the hell that means.

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          It means she wants to be Trump’s next SC appointment.

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      Damn. Had me going for a second. I forgot that Le Pen is a family of French nazis. Not an individual