Trump lobs threats at Greenland, Panama and Canada – should we take him seriously?

It all seems like political theatre of the absurd - but the disrupter-in-chief has a habit of making the unthinkable inevitable

Merry Christmas," Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Christmas Day with a photo of himself and his wife, Melania. So far, so traditional. But the US president-elect was just getting started.

In another post, Trump wished merry Christmas to all including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama canal". He poked fun at the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and claimed the US could annex Canada as its 51st state. For good measure, he addressed the people of Greenland, which is needed by the United States for National Security purposes and, who want the US to be there, and we will!"