Trump Sparks Firestorm With Map Depicting US Expansion Into Canada, Greenland and Venezuela
Trump’s edited image replaced the original White House map with a "manifest destiny" version that covers Canada, Greenland and Venezuela.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted an edited map on Truth Social showing an expanded United States covering Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela during an Oval Office meeting with European leaders.
- Trump's territorial expansion rhetoric spans months: Canada as a potential '51st state,' Greenland as strategically important Arctic territory, and following Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture earlier this year, U.S. oversight of Venezuela with suggestions it become the '51st state'.
- The photograph originated from an August 2025 White House leaders' visit, though the map was digitally altered; White House correspondent Christian Datoc noted the doctored map showed Canada and Venezuela covered with the American flag more than 3 months before the Maduro capture.
- Researcher Dr. Sam Youssef called the post 'deranged,' another anti-Trump figure dubbed it the 'Moron Doctrine,' and lawyer Scott Greenfield remarked the image would further damage Trump's standing with Canada; Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez rejected the '51st state' suggestion, declaring 'not a colony, but a free country,' while MAGA supporters believed it was authentic.
- Writer David Frum joked that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would become the leading Democratic candidate for 2028 if Canada joined the United States, while Canadian news editor Trevor Robb sarcastically questioned why Americans seem unaware of Canada's U.S. goods boycotts; Trump indicated Thursday's speech may provide further context.
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Trump Sparks Firestorm With Map Depicting US Expansion Into Canada, Greenland and Venezuela
President Donald Trump has reignited one of the most controversial themes of his presidency after sharing an edited image that appeared to place Canada, Greenland and Venezuela under the American flag. Posted on Truth Social, the image showed Trump presenting a map inside the Oval Office to visiting European leaders. Rather than announcing a new policy, the post stitched together several of Trump's long-standing ambitions into a single visual, i…
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US president Donald Trump has reignited criticism and condemnation over his desire to see Canada and Greenland become part of the United States, as he took to Truth Social on Tuesday to share an edited image of him showing a map to European leaders in which Canada, Greenland and Venezuela are emblazoned with the American flag.
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