Lammy laughs off Trump's threat to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has refused to condemn Donald Trump's threat to seize Greenland and the Panama Canal. Mr Lammy told Wilfred Frost on Sky News he is "not in the business of condemning our closest ally" when asked if he would denounce the US president-elect's rhetoric.
On Wednesday, Mr Trump said he could "not assure" the world he would not resort to military action or economic coercion to try to get control of Greenland and the Panama Canal. He has said he wants the US to buy the vast island off Canada's east coast that is home to a large US military base "for purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world".
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