Manifest Destiny on Steroids--President Trump is Dangerous--Plain and Simple

 

Manifest Destiny on Steroids

President Trump’s press conference yesterday, January 5th, can only be described as dangerous, outlandish, and frightening. In less than an hour, he announced emphatically that he intended to:

• Apply economic pressure to annex Canada,

•  Use force to take control of the Panama Canal if necessary, and

•Make Greenland part of the United States.

We’ve seen bold and unjustifiable actions under the banner of Manifest Destiny before, but never with such overt intent, openly breaking international law.

It’s hard to imagine a better excuse for President Xi of China to justify taking Taiwan under the mantra of national security—the reasoning Trump cited for acquiring Greenland, controlling the Panama Canal, and annexing Canada. And Vladimir Putin can claim the same rationale of National security as justifying his attempt to take over an Ukraine. 

It’s hard to believe a president would say such things—impossible, really. Yet here we are, with a president-elect making these claims.

This man is dangerous—plain and simple. He must be checked by the Senate, the House, the courts, the people around him, and the media.

I never thought I would live to see the day when a president—or in this case, a president-elect—would utter such words.