Trump threatens economic, not military force, to annex Canada
Donald Trump,Panama,Panama Canal,Greenland,Canada,Foreign Policy
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President-elect Trump said Tuesday he was not considering using military force to make Canada part of the United States after repeatedly musing about the idea of the country becoming the 51st state.
Instead, Trump said he intended to use “economic force” against the neighbor to the north.
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