President Trump is not ruling out the possibility of a further U.S. expansion, intervention, or occupation efforts in the Western Hemisphere. The army’s success in looting Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from Caracas over the weekend Face drug trafficking charges in US,
He has already received threats of capture Greenland. And Canada predicted that the governments in Cuba and Colombia would fall. Now, Mr Trump is again making similar remarks and raising new questions about what he plans to do next.
Mr. Trump said on Saturday that under his administration, “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never again be questioned”—dubbing his approach the “Don-Roe Doctrine,” a spin on a 19th-century foreign policy concept.
It is unclear whether the president will follow through on his threats against other countries.
Here’s the latest on countries and territories that have been the subject of the president’s interventionist comments:
greenland
Mr Trump has long desired Greenland and said it was necessary US national security He said one thing again on Sunday.
“We need Greenland as a national security situation. It is very strategic. Russian and Chinese ships are currently encircling Greenland, he stated. “We need Greenland from a national security perspective.”
Mr Trump added, “Denmark will not be able to do that; I can tell you that.” “To increase safety in Greenland, they added another dogsled.”
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said administration officials were discussing “a range of options”, including using military force to acquire Greenland. said on Tuesday,
The President also nominated Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Last month he served as special envoy to Greenland to represent U.S. interests on the island, which is an autonomous region of Denmark. “It is an honour to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the United States,” Landry said in a social media post addressed to Mr Trump.
In March, Vice President JD Vance visited Greenland and told a reporter while there that “what we think is that the Greenlanders are going to choose through self-determination to become independent from Denmark, and then we are going to negotiate with the Greenlandic people from there.”
The leaders of both Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly said the vast Arctic island is not for sale and will decide its own future.
A post Saturday from Katie Miller, wife of top White House aide Stephen Miller, showed Greenland covered with the American flag along with the comment “soon”, which has led some to wonder whether a merger is on the horizon.
When CNN asked Stephen Miller on Monday if he could deny that the United States planned to take over Greenland by force, he responded, “There’s no need to think or talk about a military operation in the context that you’re asking about.” No one is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.”
Mr. Trump told reporters on Air Force One over the weekend that, although nothing was imminent, “We’ll worry about Greenland in about two months.” Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days.”
Jens Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland scolded Mr Trump In a social media post, the merger suggestions were called “fantasies” and wrote: “Enough is enough.”
On Tuesday,leaders of europe “Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively by working with NATO allies, including the United States, while upholding the principles of the United Nations Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will never stop defending them,” the government stated.
iran
growing opposition There has been tension in Iran for more than a week regarding the poor economic situation and such reports have also come Dozens of people have died In response, hours before the Venezuelan operation began, Mr Trump posted on social media that if Iran “violently executes peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States will come to their defence.” He said America is “closed and loaded”.
The president said of the demonstrations in Iran on Sunday, “We are watching it very closely. Should they resume their past practices of killing people, I believe the United States will retaliate strongly.
America executed air strikes in June against its major nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, in an effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capability.
Cuba
Returning to Washington on Sunday, Mr. Trump told reporters, “It looks like Cuba is ready to fall,” adding that he did not know “if they are going to hold up.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments Saturday indicate Cuban leaders should be concerned: “If I lived in Havana and was in the government, I would be at least a little concerned.” A day later, on NBC News’ “Meet the Press”, he said of Cuba, “They’re in a lot of trouble.”
Rubio did not detail any plans for Cuba or its leaders, but said, “We clearly dislike the Cuban regime, which, by the way, was supporting Maduro.”
Rubio highlighted the close ties between Venezuela and Cuba, noting that Maduro relied on Cuban bodyguards for protection and saying that they were in charge of the Venezuelan government’s “internal intelligence.” The Cuban government reported that the military operation to capture Maduro resulted in the deaths of 32 Cubans.
For now, Mr Trump is content to see how things are going on the island.
“I don’t think we need any action in Cuba,” he said, adding that Cuba “has no income now – they get all their income from Venezuela, and Venezuelan oil. They’re not getting any of it. And Cuba is literally ready to collapse.”
Last year, Cuba’s oil imports from Venezuela fell 15% to 27,400 barrels a day. reuters It also said that Mexico’s supply to Cuba has fallen 73% to just 5,000 bpd in the same period from January to October.
Colombia
The president appears to have less patience for Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whom he accuses of illegal drug production and trafficking.
“Colombia is also very sick, run by a sick man who loves to make cocaine and sell it to the United States, and he won’t be doing that for very long, let me tell you,” Mr Trump told reporters on Saturday. Asked whether he was threatening a military operation in Colombia, the president responded, “That works for me. You know… they kill many people.”
The Trump administration has claimed that cocaine production has increased during Petro’s presidency, and Treasury Secretary Scott Besant sanctions announced Petro in October because he “allowed drug cartels to flourish and refused to stop this activity.”
Petro has accused the US of violating international law by attacking alleged drug boats, which have now killed at least 115 people, and suggested some innocent civilians may have been killed in the attacks. The US refutes the claim that any of the boat attacks killed innocent civilians.
Petro – Joe Once belonged to a guerrilla group – warned Mr Trump against taking action in his country, writing on X that he had “sworn never to touch a weapon again,” but “for the Motherland I will take up weapons I do not want.”
Canada
While Mr Trump has talked about this before, making Canada the “51st State”, they have not raised it again since the Venezuela operation.
But Mr Trump has imposed punitive tariffs against Canada, raising tariffs to 35% in August, although a large portion of the goods are exempt because they are covered under the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
In October, Mr Trump threatened to end trade negotiations with Canada after an anti-tariff ad using Ronald Reagan’s voice ran in Ontario. Ontario Premier Doug Ford removed the ad, saying, “Our intention was always to start a conversation about what kind of economy Americans want to build and what the impact of tariffs will be on workers and businesses.”
Panama Canal
Mr Trump argued early in his term that the US should gain control of the strategic Panama Canal – drawing criticism from the government of Panama. America inspected the construction of the canal in the early 20th century and controlled it for decades but began ceding the canal and surrounding lands back to Panama in 1979.
He claimed in March he was “reclaiming the Panama Canal,” referring to a deal by a US-led consortium to buy a controlling stake in the company that operates ports near the canal. The President of Panama accused Mr Trump of “lying again”.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
In 1823, James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, presented to Congress an outline of America’s policy toward its neighbours in the Western Hemisphere. It was initially intended to ward off European colonialism, but the Monroe administration also wanted to increase America’s influence and trade alliances.
During the Cold War, the US cited the Monroe Doctrine to defend against the expansion of communism in Latin America.
The phrase “Don-Roe Doctrine” first appeared on the cover of the New York Post last year.
