{"id":108415,"date":"2025-01-07T18:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/trump-says-hell-change-name-to-gulf-of-america-blasts-jimmy-carter-over-panama-canal\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T18:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:03:45","slug":"trump-says-hell-change-name-to-gulf-of-america-blasts-jimmy-carter-over-panama-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/trump-says-hell-change-name-to-gulf-of-america-blasts-jimmy-carter-over-panama-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he’ll change name to ‘Gulf of America,’ blasts Jimmy Carter over Panama Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON) — President-elect\u00a0Donald Trump,<\/a>\u00a0speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, blasted President Joe Biden’s final actions before leaving office.<\/p>\n

Trump accused the outgoing administration of not providing a “smooth transition.”<\/p>\n

Trump kicked off the presser by announcing a $20 billion investment in the U.S. from DAMAC Properties, a Middle East-based company. He said the investments will focus on building new data centers across the Midwest and Sun Belt.<\/p>\n

He quickly shifted focus, however, to criticizing the Biden’s recent moves — including a ban all future offshore oil and natural gas drilling off America’s East and West coasts.<\/p>\n

“We are inheriting a difficult situation from the outgoing administration, and they’re trying everything they can to make it more difficult,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

On Biden’s oil drilling ban, Trump vowed: “I will reverse it immediately. It’ll be done immediately. And we will drill baby drill.”<\/p>\n

The president-elect also claimed he would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”<\/p>\n

“What a beautiful name. And it’s appropriate. It’s appropriate,” he said.<\/p>\n

Trump also continued his public push for the U.S. to control the Panama Canal and Greenland. Asked by a reporter if he would commit to not using military force or economic coercion in his quest to acquire the territories, he flatly said no.<\/p>\n

“No, I can assure you on either of those two. But I can say this, we need them for economic security,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

The president-elect went on to criticize former President Jimmy Carter, whose remains are being transported to Washington on Tuesday for a state funeral, for ceding control of the critical waterway to the Central American nation.<\/p>\n

“Giving the Panama Canal is why Jimmy Carter lost the election, in my opinion, more so maybe than the hostages,” Trump said, calling it a “very big mistake” on Carter’s part.<\/p>\n

Trump, who last held a news conference in mid-December, is speaking to the press one day after his 2024 election victory was certified by Congress. The Monday ceremony, which marked a return to a peaceful transition, came exactly four years after a mob violently stormed the Capitol and disrupted the counting of President Biden’s electoral win.<\/p>\n

Republicans are preparing for Trump to visit Washington on Wednesday, ABC News has learned. Currently, lawmakers are debating how\u00a0best to fund Trump’s major policy initiatives<\/a>\u00a0once he is back in the White House.<\/p>\n

This is Trump’s second news conference since becoming president-elect.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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