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Trump threatens action against Greenland, Mexico, Iran, Cuba and Colombia after Venezuela strike
Following the Venezuela raid, Trump threatened military action against Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, and Iran, citing national security and drug interdiction as stated objectives.
- On Jan 5, U.S. forces captured and deported Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during an operation targeting Caracas, after which U.S. President Donald Trump warned Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran, and Greenland.
- Trump said the moves were driven by national security, noting the U.S. “needs Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” and accused Mexico and Colombia of failing to curb drug cartels.
- Aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump, President, said an operation in Colombia "sounds good to me," while Katie Miller, social media post, shared an image of Greenland painted with a U.S. flag captioned `soon`.
- As a result, regional leaders warned that Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, would "take up arms" on Jan 5 against Trump’s threats, while Denmark's leaders and Greenland condemned U.S. rhetoric as unacceptable.
- Colombia's large Venezuelan population means hosting almost 3 million migrants raises humanitarian risks, while Trump’s moves echo the U.S. national security strategy to restore American pre-eminence, analysts at U.S. think tanks say.
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Trump to Reporters After Venezuela Raid: Colombia Next, Then Greenland
President Trump said he is ready to knock off Colombian president Gustavo Petro, and that Cuba will likely fall on its own. ... The post Trump to Reporters After Venezuela Raid: Colombia Next, Then Greenland appeared first on The New American.
Trump established the restoration of “American pre-eminence in the Western Hemisphere” as a central pillar for his second term in the White House.
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Amid renewed concerns that Washington may attempt to take Greenland by force, retired US General Ben Hodges says the United States needs Europe to stand firm against the Donald Trump administration, reports the TVP World news portal.
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