Willie Geist on Trump’s Hourlong News Conference: ‘Donald Trump Almost in Campaign Rally Mode’

BRZEZINSKI Also in an ░░░░░░░░ long news conference yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Elect Donald Trump suggested ░░░░░░░░ he would consider military ░░░░░░░░ to gain control of ░░░░░░░░ Panama Canal and Greenland ░░░░░░░░ economic force to acquire ░░░░░░░░ NBC News senior White ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Gabe Gutierrez has ░░░░░░░░ from yesterday s news ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ voice over In ░░░░░░░░ marathon news conference at ░░░░░░░░ a Lago President Elect ░░░░░░░░ not ruling out using ░░░░░░░░ or military coercion to ░░░░░░░░ the Panama Canal and ░░░░░░░░ Greenland Trump You re ░░░░░░░░ about Panama and Greenland ░░░░░░░░ I can t assure ░░░░░░░░ on either of those ░░░░░░░░ But I can say ░░░░░░░░ We need them for ░░░░░░░░ security The Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ built for our military ░░░░░░░░ voice over Trump saying ░░░░░░░░ U S decision to ░░░░░░░░ control of the canal ░░░░░░░░ Panama in the 90s ░░░░░░░░ too much influence to ░░░░░░░░ Trump China is basically ░░░░░░░░ it over GUTIERREZ voice ░░░░░░░░ and arguing the U ░░░░░░░░ needs Greenland for national ░░░░░░░░ Trump You have Russian ░░░░░░░░ all over the place ░░░░░░░░ re not letting that ░░░░░░░░ The people are going ░░░░░░░░ probably vote for independence ░░░░░░░░ to come into the ░░░░░░░░ States GUTIERREZ voice over ░░░░░░░░ provocative comments come as ░░░░░░░░ Trump Jr Visited Greenland ░░░░░░░░ the Danish prime minister ░░░░░░░░ that his country s ░░░░░░░░ is not for sale ░░░░░░░░ JR We re here ░░░░░░░░ tourists seeing it Looks ░░░░░░░░ an incredible place GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ over But his father ░░░░░░░░ out an aggressive foreign ░░░░░░░░ expanding U S influence ░░░░░░░░ wanting to change the ░░░░░░░░ of the Gulf of ░░░░░░░░ Trump The Gulf of ░░░░░░░░ What a beautiful name ░░░░░░░░ it s appropriate It ░░░░░░░░ appropriate And Mexico has ░░░░░░░░ stop allowing millions of ░░░░░░░░ to pour into our ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ voice over And ░░░░░░░░ mocking Canada as the ░░░░░░░░ state Trump is floating ░░░░░░░░ idea of using economic ░░░░░░░░ military force to annex ░░░░░░░░ U S ally Trump ░░░░░░░░ Canada and the United ░░░░░░░░ that would really be ░░░░░░░░ You get rid of ░░░░░░░░ artificially drawn line and ░░░░░░░░ take a look at ░░░░░░░░ that looks like and ░░░░░░░░ would also be much ░░░░░░░░ for national security GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ over Outgoing Canadian Prime ░░░░░░░░ Justin Trudeau responding There ░░░░░░░░ t a snowball s ░░░░░░░░ in hell that Canada ░░░░░░░░ become part of the ░░░░░░░░ States While overseas Trump ░░░░░░░░ again warning Hamas to ░░░░░░░░ its hostages soon Trump ░░░░░░░░ they re not back ░░░░░░░░ the time I get ░░░░░░░░ office all hell will ░░░░░░░░ out in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ and it will not ░░░░░░░░ good for Hamas Clip ░░░░░░░░ GEIST Gabe Gutierrez reporting ░░░░░░░░ So Jonathan Lemire as ░░░░░░░░ watched this yesterday it ░░░░░░░░ a return to Oh ░░░░░░░░ this is what this ░░░░░░░░ like Donald Trump almost ░░░░░░░░ rally mode campaign rally ░░░░░░░░ listing off grievances and ░░░░░░░░ about all the injustices ░░░░░░░░ he perceives against him ░░░░░░░░ complaining about the election ░░░░░░░░ he won suggesting there ░░░░░░░░ something amiss with the ░░░░░░░░ saying America what a ░░░░░░░░ place because we run ░░░░░░░░ elections like this musing ░░░░░░░░ a potential of Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ been there on January ░░░░░░░░ I guess the question ░░░░░░░░ viewers for the news ░░░░░░░░ and for others is ░░░░░░░░ do you do with ░░░░░░░░ when most of it ░░░░░░░░ trolling most of it ░░░░░░░░ not policy that he ░░░░░░░░ actually going to pursue ░░░░░░░░ there it was for ░░░░░░░░ hour again yesterday LEMIRE ░░░░░░░░ a stream of consciousness ░░░░░░░░ a rambling rant for ░░░░░░░░ hour or so Yes ░░░░░░░░ a reminder of what ░░░░░░░░ was like and a ░░░░░░░░ likely of what s ░░░░░░░░ come But I think ░░░░░░░░ are a few things ░░░░░░░░ should take away You ░░░░░░░░ right this is going ░░░░░░░░ be the challenge for ░░░░░░░░ next four years is ░░░░░░░░ parcel through what he ░░░░░░░░ and how much of ░░░░░░░░ we actually take seriously ░░░░░░░░ at face value some ░░░░░░░░ this stuff is very ░░░░░░░░ and dangerous You know ░░░░░░░░ that he would use ░░░░░░░░ force to reclaim the ░░░░░░░░ Canal which as we ░░░░░░░░ been talking about for ░░░░░░░░ week or more President ░░░░░░░░ signed a treaty to ░░░░░░░░ back to Panama or ░░░░░░░░ meanwhile Greenland part of ░░░░░░░░ a NATO ally that ░░░░░░░░ be an extraordinary step ░░░░░░░░ he to actually take ░░░░░░░░ sort of moves there ░░░░░░░░ have seen with Canada ░░░░░░░░ says it won t ░░░░░░░░ an invasion but he ░░░░░░░░ an economic pressure to ░░░░░░░░ Canada to become our ░░░░░░░░ state He also mused ░░░░░░░░ Wayne Gretzky should follow ░░░░░░░░ Trudeau as the new ░░░░░░░░ minister there We should ░░░░░░░░ the great one has ░░░░░░░░ to take a pass ░░░░░░░░ that he s already ░░░░░░░░ out a statement saying ░░░░░░░░ s not interested But ░░░░░░░░ were more things that ░░░░░░░░ think we have to ░░░░░░░░ at more seriously as ░░░░░░░░ This idea of he ░░░░░░░░ the Facebook and Meta ░░░░░░░░ fact checking changes that ░░░░░░░░ because of the pressure ░░░░░░░░ has put on them ░░░░░░░░ sort of a signal ░░░░░░░░ think to a lot ░░░░░░░░ the social media and ░░░░░░░░ industry You need to ░░░░░░░░ on board or we ░░░░░░░░ perhaps lean on you ░░░░░░░░ He talked floated January ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories We could ░░░░░░░░ those aside But Joe ░░░░░░░░ is something where Donald ░░░░░░░░ is again reminding us ░░░░░░░░ the world that this ░░░░░░░░ going to be there ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ here There is not ░░░░░░░░ to be a reliable ░░░░░░░░ And that is something ░░░░░░░░ can sort of dismiss ░░░░░░░░ of this as he ░░░░░░░░ just talking or he ░░░░░░░░ blustering but he is ░░░░░░░░ about tariffs talking about ░░░░░░░░ pressure talking about withholding ░░░░░░░░ And I think global ░░░░░░░░ are also just like ░░░░░░░░ in the media trying ░░░░░░░░ sort out how to ░░░░░░░░ this and some of ░░░░░░░░ very clear, deeply alarmed.”