On the graphics, Donald Trump sits at his desk and points to a giant map with a US flag extending from Alaska to Venezuela. Canada and Greenland are American too. In the background, we can see planet leaders, including UK Prime Minister Keira Starmer, French president Emmanuel Macron, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski.
The image on fact Social has no signature or explanation of what gives the situation of surreal but besides dark character. There's no sign anywhere that it's a (funny) joke.
This is not the first time Trump has suggested an expansion of the US in absurd form. Let us add that as early as 2019 his proposals to buy Greenland – Danish territory – have already emerged, which has sparked global opposition. Meanwhile, his administration showed interest in areas rich in natural materials and of military and geopolitical significance.
Donald Trump wants Greenland. It's expected to be for safety.
In fresh months Trump wants Greenland for the US again. This officially argues for the strategical position of the island in the Arctic and the possible threat from Russia and China, although the reason may be completely different. U.S. president continues to turn up the communicative – during the Alfalfa Club gala he claimed that "we buy Greenland alternatively of invading it".
Greenland does not stay passive against US pressure. The island authorities say the talks about the future of the territory "are not where we would like to be". At the same time, the Danish abroad Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described the negotiating atmosphere as "constructive".
In consequence to the increasing interest in the US in the Arctic region, another NATO states, including France and Canada, opened their consulates in Nuuk, Greenland's capital. European countries besides sent their soldiers to the island. It is simply a symbolic reinforcement of the allied presence in the strategical Arctic region and a signal that the global community does not stay passive towards American provocations.
Canada will be the "51st state of the United States"? So says Donald Trump
What about Canada? Trump repeated repeatedly that Canada should become the 51st state and Greenland – 52. In his statements, he claimed that Canada would not last without US subsidies and linked her economy to US trade deficits. In particular, he threatened with 100% tariffs if Ottawa cooperated more closely with China.
Canada responds firmly, albeit diplomatically. Prime Minister Mark Carney clearly told Trump that Canada "is not for sale and will never be". In turn, in Davos he gave a speech, in which he spoke about the "breakage" of the world's current rule-based order, triggered by Donald Trump's aggressive policy, as he suggested.
He called for the alleged average powers to strengthen cooperation in the face of economical force from "biggest players". Although he did not mention the United States explicitly, his speech was received unequivocally and met with a uncommon standing ovation. At the same time, Canada, which has been the main trading partner of the US for years, is looking for expanding independence.
Trump did not leave this criticism unanswered. Canada lives by the United States. Remember this, Mark, the next time you make your statements," he said in Davos. Carney reacted quickly. Canada is dead due to the United States. Canada prospers due to the fact that it is Canada," he said.
The US wants to temporarily regulation Venezuela
Venezuela besides appears on the map of "new USA". In early January 2026, the United States carried out a military offensive there, which included air strikes for military purposes in the capital Caracas and another regions of the country, as part of the so-called. Operation Absolute Resolve – a large operation supported by dozens of advanced aircraft and US Army peculiar forces.
Its goal was officially to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple was transported to the U.S., where she faced American justice.
Trump later announced on the social platform that the United States would "rule" Venezuela until the safe transfer of power and reconstruction of state structures, although in practice the temporary president became the replacement Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, and the Maduro government remained unchanged for the time being.
Intervention has met with fierce criticism from many states and experts in global law, who indicate that unilateral usage of force without the authorisation of the UN safety Council is likely to violate the principles of sovereignty contained in the United Nations Charter.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan Parliament voted its first support for beginning the oil sector to private investors, which is theoretically intended to let the return of American energy companies and the "revitalization" of the key oil industry. According to experts, it was Trump's oil that cared most.
