But not everyone is sure that President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada and Greenland and reclaiming the Panama Canal is driven by a deeper strategy.

At first, he joked about Canada being an additional US state. Since, he has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal. He also reiterated a desire from his first term to own the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, which is not for sale.

In recent weeks, elected US President Donald Trump has been contemplating the idea of seizing Greenland, returning the Panama Canal, and proposing making Canada the 51st state. These statements may be related to his policy of countering Russia and China,

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

President-elect Trump has spent parts of the holiday season vowing to take over the Panama Canal, calling for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark and suggesting Canada could become the 51st state.

US Political Consultant Aidan Smith claims US President-elect Donald Trump was "posturing" when he made those comments regarding purchasing Greenland.

I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Trump’s talk of reclaiming the Panama Canal, acquiring Greenland, and

Donald Trump has been threatening to take over sovereign territories and reclaim control of the Panama Canal, and sources revealed the motives for his bluster. The president-elect has been fascinated with buying Greenland since his first term in the White House,