But on Tuesday, Trump suggested he is serious about expanding the territory of the United States. He said acquiring Greenland and retaking control of the Panama Canal were in America’s national security interests, and he refused to rule out military force or economic pressure to achieve either.

President-elect Donald Trump said at a news conference that he plans to make sweeping changes to U.S. policy when he's inaugurated on Jan. 20.

Less than two weeks before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump is taking some of his most audacious claims and promises of the transition period and amping them up to new levels