Poll reveals Americas verdict on Trump's plans to take over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal

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By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Published: 08:41 EST, 19 January 2025 | Updated: 08:51 EST, 19 January 2025

Donald Trump has generated headlines and outrage astir the satellite with a expansive imaginativeness for American enlargement into Greenland, Canada and Panama.

His MAGA supporters accidental it is an indispensable determination to support nationalist security.

But a caller DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners canvass reveals that the wider American nationalist has heavy reservations astir the adding territory, and wide majorities cull immoderate usage of unit to instrumentality power of the overseas territories.

Less than 1 successful three, oregon 32 percent, of registered voters, privation Canada and the Panama Canal to go a U.S. territory. 

Meanwhile, lone 28 percent privation to spot the U.S. bargain Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark wherever determination are increasing calls for independence.

The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has repeatedly said the land is not for merchantability and has held talks with the president-elect, portion Greenland's person Múte Egede insists residents 'don't privation to beryllium American'.

Fifty percent of Americans are opposed to adding Canada to the union, aft Trump floated the thought with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during talks astatine Mar-a-Lago.

Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's rift reached a caput successful the months pursuing Trump's November predetermination win. Trudeau announced earlier successful January helium is resigning arsenic PM

Trump announced successful precocious November his volition to enforce a 25 percent tariff connected Canada and Mexico successful retribution for the continuing migrant and fentanyl crises astatine the U.S. borders.

The time aft his societal media post, Trudeau flew down to Mar-a-Lago to conscionable with Trump. 

During their gathering, the Canadian person told Trump that the tariff would termination their system – to which the president-elect recommended that they become portion of the U.S.

What appeared to commencement arsenic a gag rapidly turned into a superior connection from Trump, who has repeatedly talked astir making the bluish neighbors portion of the union, though helium has ruled retired subject enactment to instrumentality power of the country.

Trudeau's Liberal Party has progressively disagreed connected however to a grip a 2nd Trump term.

With dire polls and a his enactment facing a situation if helium stayed astatine the helm, the Prime Minister announced earlier this period helium was stepping down up of the adjacent Canadian predetermination successful the fall. 

Trump took recognition for Trudeau resigning. 

In a property league successful January, Trump suggested helium could usage economical coercion oregon the subject to assistance with his expansionist plans.

Voters are wary astir the idea. 

Donald Trump Jr. visited Greenland earlier this period with allies of his father's arsenic President-elect Trump is reupping his connection for the U.S. to bargain the Danish territory during his 2nd term

About two-thirds of canvass respondents don't privation subject enactment successful Canada oregon Greenland.

But, Americans amusement a higher willingness to usage aggression to instrumentality power of the Panama Canal with 1 successful 5 supporting the determination compared to the 58 percent that reason it.

Trump has noted that Greenland and the Panama Canal are captious for nationalist security, commercialized and for his ambitious vigor plans successful his 2nd terms.

When it comes to economical action, Americans amusement somewhat much enactment and aren't arsenic vehemently opposed to tariffs and different punishments erstwhile compared to subject action.

For example, 27 percent of those surveyed accidental they would enactment economical enactment against Canada and 25 percent accidental the aforesaid astir the Panama Canal and 23 percent for specified sanctions against Greenland.

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