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Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico

The AI-generated image follows a series of territorial posts and drew no explanation or formal policy announcement from the White House.

  • On Monday, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map on Truth Social depicting a vastly expanded United States encompassing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, and other North American territories without providing caption or policy context.
  • Trump's map aligns with a pattern of recent territorial provocations, including suggestions that Canada become the 51st U.S. state and his declarations renaming the "Gulf of America" and "Lake America" amid escalating trade disputes.
  • The map encompasses 23 sovereign nations and Caribbean territories. Craig Agranoff, a political professor at Florida Atlantic University, told Newsweek the image appears "more like messaging than a policy memo."
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum defended Mexico's sovereignty on Monday, stating the nation is not a "colony or protectorate of any foreign country" and reaffirming Mexico as "free, independent, and sovereign."
  • Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also pushed back, accusing the United States of subjecting the Cuban people to "collective punishment" through intensified sanctions and energy blockades limiting Cubans to two or three hours of electricity daily.
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Mexico, Caribbean, Canada, Greenland and Iceland are Donald Trump's new expansionist ambitions, after the US President suggested renaming the state of New Mexico for New America.

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Donald Trump published on Truth Social a map in which the flag of the United States covers Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland and several territories in the Caribbean. The post reopens discussions about his statements regarding the expansion of American influence over neighboring territories.

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US President Donald Trump shared a map depicting surrounding areas, including Canada, Mexico, and Greenland, as "US territory."

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Here is Donald Trump's new map. Where Iceland and Greenland – among others – are included in the USA. The move has caused irritation in the Nordic countries on Tuesday morning. It is not the first time that US President Donald Trump ...

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The nova provoked the president above després de defenser l'anxio del Canadà i voler rebatejar l'estret d'Ormuz

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Vanguardia broke the news in Saltillo, Mexico on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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