This is Brian Lair's Daily Politics podcast from WNYC Studios.

It's Monday, December 30th.

I'm Amina Serna, a producer for the Brian Lair show, filling in for Brian today.

We turn to President-elect Donald Trump and his statements on foreign policy plan ahead of his inauguration next month.

For the past several weeks, Trump has made multiple statements on what his foreign policy will be.

Most recently, they include taking over Greenland, bringing the Panama Canal under American control, and he's also

suggested making Canada the 51st state. And while unusual to go after countries seen as traditional

allies of the U.S., the tactic is provoking reactions from all three countries. Greenland's prime

minister has said the island is not for sale, and the president of

Panama has said that, quote, every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent zone belongs to

Panama and will remain so. And at least two top ministers for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

visited Trump in Florida last week.

Joining us now to discuss all this and more is Jacqueline Allemaney, Congressional Investigations Reporter for the Washington Post. Her latest is titled, Trump Team says Canada, Greenland,

Panama comments are part of a broader plan. Welcome back to WMIC, Jackie.

Thanks, I mean, for having me, and happy New Year.

Happy New Year to you, too.

All right, Jackie, we've got a few countries to get through here in your latest piece.

So let's start with Canada.

You write that earlier this month, quote,

Canadian officials announced a plan to increase spending on border security and use canine teams and artificial intelligence to intercept illegal drugs.

So the Trump transition team points to this as an early sign of success for their foreign policy strategy.

What is the Canadian government hoping to bring to the table in terms

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