That’s the question one of you asked about Trump on Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. My answer is both. Certainly with respect to Greenland, he is serious about acquiring it or at least establishing a very strong relationship to the exclusion of Russia and China. It is very important from a strategic national security perspective. It gives us effective control over the arctic and a quick strike capability against Russia and China. And it is very rich in mineral resources. And they are not happy with the way Denmark is treating them.

Don Jr. went there today and got a hero’s welcome. I think they’re actually eager to if not be acquired form a strong protective relationship.

With respect to Canada, I think it’s more posturing to get better trade and border deals. He already got Turdeau to resign and and it appears that the person who will win his place is a populist MCGA person.

The Panama issue is more complicated. When Carter gave it away, there were two treaties signed. One that gave it to Panama and a second one that gave the US the right to assure in perpetuity that the canal would remain open, secure and neutral. Right now China controls the ports at both ends of the canal and Panama signed a ‘belt and road’ agreement. So Trump is right to be concerned and I think while he is firing an opening shot over the bow, he will seriously consider military intervention if Panama takes actions detrimental to our national security interests and our economic interests.

Now on a lighter note and I may have mentioned this before but 20+ years ago Dennis Miller had a very creative idea on how to secure our southern border. We buy Mexico and then when the illegals say they want to come to the US you say you’re already here and then we continue buying up the countries all the way down to Panama and then there is only a very small border left to protect.