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The Daily BeastMexican President Hits Back at Trump With New Name for North America
Mexico’s president has signaled to Donald Trump that she can play the regional renaming game, too. Claudia Sheinbaum chided Trump on Wednesday for claiming her nation was run by drug cartels and proposing that the Gulf of Mexico—as its been named since the 17th century—be renamed the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum brandished a massive map of North America from 1607 that labeled the continent as “América Mexicana,” or “Mexican America,” at a news conference. She then joked that maybe Mexico should
- The Daily Beast
Canadian Politician Fires Back at Trump: We’ll Buy Two of YOUR States
A prominent Canadian politician shot back at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two countries should merge by suggesting that his nation could purchase two American border states instead. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the leader of Canada’s most populous province since 2018, joked on Monday that Canada could instead purchase Alaska and Minnesota as a counteroffer. “I know under my watch, in Ontario, we would never be for that at all,” Ford said of Trump’s threats to acquire its
- CBC
No longer a joke: Ministers say Trump's threats to absorb Canada need to be taken seriously
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's assertions that Canada should become the 51st state should be taken seriously, after he initially dismissed them as a joke."The joke is over," LeBlanc told reporters in French."The president and his allies continue to repeat this — we know it's not going anywhere — but the fact that he's repeating it, it's not very constructive."WATCH | Cabinet ministers weigh in on Trump's threats to absorb Canada: LeBlanc
- BuzzFeed
Donald Trump Shared Two Maps Of Canada As Part Of The United States That Are Going Viral
2025 is definitely off to a weird start.
- HuffPost
Social Media Users Slam Donald Trump's 'Unhinged' Canada Maps
The president-elect's "Oh Canada" post drew ire online.
- Business Insider
The LA wildfires are ripping through the celebrity-packed Pacific Palisades. Here's which stars have lost homes in the blaze.
"Star Wars" star Mark Hamill was among the thousands evacuating their LA homes due to fire. Adam Sandler and Tom Hanks also live in Pacific Palisades.
- The Daily Beast
‘Traitor’ Kevin O’Leary Ripped by Fellow Canadians for Pushing U.S.-Canada Deal
Kevin O’Leary’s countrymen are fed up with his supposed dealmaking to merge the U.S. and Canada. Canadians have come out en masse to clown the Montreal native—who has since ditched the great white north for sunny Miami Beach—over his efforts to combine his homeland with his adopted nation, as Donald Trump has recently proposed doing. The outrage came after Trump posted to Truth Social that “many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,” with some determining the president-elect must have reac
- HuffPost UK
Trump Has Decided Who Is Responsible For Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine – And It's Not Putin
The president-elect also revealed he wants to meet with the Russian president "long before six months".
- The Daily Beast
Jesse Watters Tells Canadians: It’s A ‘Privilege’ to Be Taken Over
Fox News host Jesse Watters is all-in when it comes to Donald Trump’s stated desire to annex Canada, even telling a prominent politician from America’s northern neighbor Tuesday that it should be considered a “privilege” to be taken over because “that’s what everybody else in the world wants.” Watters’ first question to Ontario Premier Doug Ford was blunt: “What’s your problem with the United States absorbing Canada?” Ford said he gets why Trump, a “real estate tycoon,” is making these overtures
- The Daily Beast
Real Reason for Cover Up of Trump’s ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Revealed
Former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush, famously known for laughing along with Donald Trump in the infamous 2005 tape on which he bragged about how he sexually assaults women, is revealing new details about how that tape—which was later publicized by the Washington Post ahead of the 2016 presidential election—originally got buried in the first place. “Had that tape leaked out in 2005 when it happened, heads would have rolled, including mine, because you just completely tarnished our major cash
- The Canadian Press
Is Donald Trump kidding? Americans in Canada react to tariff, annexation threats
Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming "the 51st state."
- The Independent
Don Jr. was told the ‘whole town’ would show up for his Greenland arrival. It appears they did not
Trump Jr.’s visit occurred weeks after Trump re-ignited the calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland
- Hello!
Zara Tindall shocks in backless dress - and you should see her silhouette
Zara Tindall is in Australia with her husband Mike and the daughter of Princess Anne was seen shopping in a blue backless dress.
- HuffPost
Trump Goes On Puzzling Truth Social Rant About California Wildfires
The president-elect acknowledged the wildfires by... blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom.
- The Canadian Press
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: 'We’re going to treat you well'
President-elect Donald Trump told residents of Greenland that “we’re going to treat you well” as his oldest son visited the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a large U.S. military base, heightening speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to acquire it.
- The Hill
Van Jones on Trump pitching Canada as 51st state: ‘That would be a huge blue state’
CNN political commentator Van Jones weighed in on President-elect Trump’s idea of pitching Canada to become the 51st state, claiming that if it happens, America’s northern neighbor would be a “huge blue state.” “I don’t understand why anybody is mad at Trump about this,” the pundit said Monday on CNN’s “NewsNight.” “I’m serious — if…
- USA TODAY Opinion
Trump addresses my top issues: Renaming Gulf of Mexico and invading Greenland | Opinion
I voted for Trump because I wanted us to militarily overtake the largely inhospitable Danish territory of Greenland and rename the Gulf of Mexico.
- The Hill
Trump blames Newsom for California’s raging wildfires
President-elect Trump blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for the massive wildfires that are blazing through the Los Angeles area, arguing he should have signed a declaration to pump more water through California to prevent the situation. “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions…
- People
Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Make Rare Appearance in Meghan Markle's Tribute to Dog Guy
"We love you Guy, yes we do. We love you Guy, and we'll be true," Lilibet and Meghan sang in the Jan. 7 clip
- The Canadian Press
Mexico's President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.