Former Trump national security advisor Robert O'Brien explained on FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" why Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland and control the Panama Canal. Both Trump targets have given strong pushback regarding any potential takeovers,

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

Trump again having designs on Greenland comes after the President-elect suggested that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal.

During a Sunday rally in Arizona, Trump said that his administration would seek to regain control of the Panama Canal, wrongly claiming that the U.S. had “given” the canal to Panama, despite the fact that Panama’s control over the canal had been negotiated in a 50-year-old treaty.

Threat Status is closely tracking whether Mr. Trump will follow through on his threat or is simply trying to compel policy outcomes before his inauguration. Consider, for instance, that German automakers could duck tariffs by making more automobiles in the U.

Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President-elect Donald Trump's comment about wanting to buy Greenland and the Panama Canal.