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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2025 · 19 MIN

Blatant imperialism: Trump vows to 'expand' US territory, threatens BRICS, hints at military force

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

At his inauguration, US President Donald Trump promised to "expand our territory", invoked the colonialist "Manifest Destiny", and vowed to forcibly take over the Panama Canal (falsely claiming China runs it). He later threatened BRICS with 100% tariffs. Trump has hinted at use of military force to colonize Greenland as well. Ben Norton reports on Trump's foreign policy. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKc1uQpUFs Topics 0:00 Donald Trump's inauguration threats 0:56 (CLIP) Trump vows to 'expand our territory' 1:28 Mask off imperialism 1:59 Panama rejects Trump's threats 2:55 (CLIP) Trump hints at military force 3:27 Geopolitics of Panama Canal 4:01 Why Trump wants to colonize Greenland 5:18 Greenland's minerals 6:25 Trump threatens BRICS 7:09 (CLIP) Trump attacks BRICS... and Spain 8:18 Trump wants to make Canada 51st state 9:32 Trump threatens Mexico 10:31 Trump attacks Cuba 11:44 Politically motivated US 'terror' list 14:04 Trump strongly supports Israel 15:19 Marco Rubio, extreme warmonger 17:28 Summary of Trump's foreign policy 18:49 Outro

At his inauguration, US President Donald Trump promised to "expand our territory", invoked the colonialist "Manifest Destiny", and vowed to forcibly take over the Panama Canal (falsely claiming China runs it). He later threatened BRICS with 100% tariffs. Trump has hinted at use of military force to colonize Greenland as well. Ben Norton reports on Trump's foreign policy. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKc1uQpUFs Topics 0:00 Donald Trump's inauguration threats 0:56 (CLIP) Trump vows to 'expand our territory' 1:28 Mask off imperialism 1:59 Panama rejects Trump's threats 2:55 (CLIP) Trump hints at military force 3:27 Geopolitics of Panama Canal 4:01 Why Trump wants to colonize Greenland 5:18 Greenland's minerals 6:25 Trump threatens BRICS 7:09 (CLIP) Trump attacks BRICS... and Spain 8:18 Trump wants to make Canada 51st state 9:32 Trump threatens Mexico 10:31 Trump attacks Cuba 11:44 Politically motivated US 'terror' list 14:04 Trump strongly supports Israel 15:19 Marco Rubio, extreme warmonger 17:28 Summary of Trump's foreign policy 18:49 Outro

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