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The Sunday Edition: Donald Trump’s imperial ambitions

The Story

ella.squire@talksport.co.uk

Politics, Daily News, News

41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This episode was originally published in January.


The US president-elect has sparked a series of diplomatic rows after saying he was willing to use military or economic force to take control of Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada. How seriously should we take Donald Trump’s claims and where did they come from? 

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: NBC News, Fox News, ABC News, Reuters/TV2, France Inter Radio. 

Photo: Getty Images 

Further reading: Why does Trump want Greenland?

Further listening: Why Donald Trump courted the wrestling world

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On Friday, the American Vice President J.D. Vance visited a US military base in Greenland with his wife, Ushah.

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