Symone Sanders: Trump Joking About Canada Being the 51st State Is ‘Actually Quite Serious’

LEMIRE The president elect ░░░░░░░░ also resurrected it s ░░░░░░░░ just Panama he s ░░░░░░░░ resurrected interest in taking ░░░░░░░░ of Greenland And announcing ░░░░░░░░ pick for the U ░░░░░░░░ ambassador to Denmark Trump ░░░░░░░░ For purposes of national ░░░░░░░░ and freedom throughout the ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ feels that the ownership ░░░░░░░░ control of Greenland is ░░░░░░░░ absolute necessity Trump said ░░░░░░░░ during his first administration ░░░░░░░░ he was looking into ░░░░░░░░ the self governing island ░░░░░░░░ is controlled by Denmark ░░░░░░░░ Symone so he s ░░░░░░░░ even in office yet ░░░░░░░░ he is claiming an ░░░░░░░░ a need for expansion ░░░░░░░░ Greenland the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ s also been threatening ░░░░░░░░ because of the tariffs ░░░░░░░░ where he suggested perhaps ░░░░░░░░ perhaps not that Canada ░░░░░░░░ be the 51st state ░░░░░░░░ started referring to Prime ░░░░░░░░ Trudeau as Governor Trudeau ░░░░░░░░ if he was just ░░░░░░░░ governor of a state ░░░░░░░░ So this is Trump ░░░░░░░░ as the world braces ░░░░░░░░ his return rattling a ░░░░░░░░ of cages and suggesting ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ to be a bully ░░░░░░░░ the world Sanders TOWNSEND ░░░░░░░░ say the least The ░░░░░░░░ Canal strikes me his ░░░░░░░░ they were random It ░░░░░░░░ me as though he ░░░░░░░░ got a briefing about ░░░░░░░░ and then because you ░░░░░░░░ the president elect at ░░░░░░░░ time the president elect ░░░░░░░░ the vice president elect ░░░░░░░░ are receiving these national ░░░░░░░░ briefings and whatnot so ░░░░░░░░ he got a briefing ░░░░░░░░ something and he s ░░░░░░░░ to get it off ░░░░░░░░ chest When it comes ░░░░░░░░ what he is saying ░░░░░░░░ Greenland and furthermore what ░░░░░░░░ has said about Canada ░░░░░░░░ me this actually helps ░░░░░░░░ understand a little bit ░░░░░░░░ his stance on the ░░░░░░░░ s war in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ for the life of ░░░░░░░░ I have been struggling ░░░░░░░░ understand why why not ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump but this ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans within the ░░░░░░░░ Party apparatus are just ░░░░░░░░ cavalier if you will ░░░░░░░░ the sovereignty of another ░░░░░░░░ But the president elect ░░░░░░░░ is very cavalier about ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty of another country ░░░░░░░░ about Canada being the ░░░░░░░░ state is actually quite ░░░░░░░░ right He s talking ░░░░░░░░ trampling on the sovereignty ░░░░░░░░ the people of Canada ░░░░░░░░ that not respecting their ░░░░░░░░ it is not a ░░░░░░░░ line for him And ░░░░░░░░ it may seem lighthearted ░░░░░░░░ do think it helps ░░░░░░░░ get a window into ░░░░░░░░ he has said the ░░░░░░░░ that he has said ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine To Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ s sovereignty is really ░░░░░░░░ up for grabs And ░░░░░░░░ talking about potentially striking ░░░░░░░░ deal between Russia and ░░░░░░░░ without the Ukrainians at ░░░░░░░░ table right this is ░░░░░░░░ that he thinks he ░░░░░░░░ broker because to him ░░░░░░░░ situation is no different ░░░░░░░░ him looking to buy ░░░░░░░░ or him just usurping ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty of Canada And ░░░░░░░░ this in Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ mind would be the ░░░░░░░░ world order LEMIRE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s hard to underscore ░░░░░░░░ Trump s foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ up on it s ░░░░░░░░ with the United States ░░░░░░░░ interests in mind.”