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Trump won't rule out military force to retake Panama Canal, threatens 'all hell will break out' over Israeli hostages
Donald Trump delivered remarks and took reporter questions on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago in what was his second news conference since becoming president-elect.
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President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday railed against President Joe Biden and mused on renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," among a flurry of topics in a freewheeling news conference at Mar-a-Lago less than two weeks before he takes office.
Trump began his remarks by announcing a $20 billion investment from DAMAC Properties, a Middle-East based company, to build new data centers across the United States, particularly in the Midwest and Sun Belt.
He quickly shifted focus, however, to criticizing President Biden's final actions before leaving office and laying out his desire to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, not ruling out using the military to ensure what he called U.S. economic and national security.
Here are key takeaways from Trump's press conference, his second since becoming president-elect.
Trump blasts Biden on transition
Trump took aim at Biden's move to ban all future offshore oil and natural gas drilling off of America's East and West coasts.The action is one of several Biden acts to preempt Trump's second-term goals.
MORE: Biden's move to permanently block offshore oil drilling sparks Trump's ire
"We are inheriting a difficult situation from the outgoing administration, and they're trying everything they can to make it more difficult," Trump said, contending they were not facilitating a "smooth transition."
On Biden's oil drilling ban, Trump vowed: "I will reverse it immediately. It'll be done immediately. And we will drill baby drill," but that could prove very difficult because the Biden ban is considered permanent under the law and Congress would need to change it.
President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Trump muses on creating 'Gulf of America' and seizing Panama Canal
As he discussed his desire for U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump mused on changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America.""What a beautiful name. And it's appropriate. It's appropriate," he said.
Trump said he wanted to purchase Greenland in his first term, which the island territory flatly rejected at the time. As Trump made the push again after his election win, Greenland's prime minister noted it is not for sale.