Trump declines to rule out ‘military or economic’ force to expand US

Trump declines to rule out ‘military or economic’ force to expand US
The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has made no secret of his desire for the US to acquire Greenland. (Image: Getty)
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By Hannah Knowles and Cat Zakrzewski President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) declined to rule out military or economic coercion to expand the United States and vowed “major pardons” for people charged in the Jan 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, previewing a potentially disruptive agenda that could rock global affairs as well as the US justice system when he takes office in less than two weeks.Speaking for roughly 70 minutes in a meandering news conference from his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, Trump emphasised his...

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