Was the left on the right about Emperor Trump?

Everyone wants to be American, right? Or to enjoy our way of life anyway. So it appears that millions continue to risk life and limb to enter the United States illegally, while others make monumental sacrifices to become naturalized. Still, things could get easier for people who want a taste of America if President Donald Trump’s imperial dreams come true.

Leftist businesses have been panicking for some time now about the possibility that a second Trump term would result in some sort of American empire. Trump’s reign would be eerily similar to Julius Caesar’s, Political warned ahead of the 2020 election; the pair’s similarities are “uncanny”, the Globalist declared in October 2024. Although Julius Caesar did not himself dismantle the Roman Republic in favor of the Roman Empire, he set the stage for it. And perhaps all the comparisons have inspired Trump to expand America’s sphere of influence as he sets his sights on acquiring Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.

“Trump said Tuesday he will use ‘economic force’ to make Canada part of the United States,” reports Economic Times. “When asked if he would use military force to acquire or annex Canada, Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Florida: ‘No. (I will use) economic force because Canada and the United States, it would be something…they should be a state.”

According to BBC“Asked if he would rule out using military or economic force to take over the autonomous Danish territory or the canal, he replied: ‘No, I cannot assure you of either. But I can say this, we need them for financial security.’

Trump’s conquests don’t end there either, as he also said at a recent press conference: “We’re going to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.”

The New York Times reports “Then make it appear to take Mr. Trump’s threats very seriously,” but everyone reacts the same.

Panama’s foreign minister, Javier Martínez-Acha, said: “The sovereignty of our canal is not negotiable and is part of our history of struggle and an irreversible conquest. Let it be clear: the canal belongs to Panamanians and will continue to be so.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said: “Greenland is not for sale and will not be for sale in the future.”

Canada’s Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, took to X to say: “Canada will never be the 51st state. Period. We are a great and independent country.” And for what it’s worth, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there’s not “a snowball’s chance in hell” Canada will become the fifty-first state.

-Teresa Mull

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Biden remains defiant

Had Joe Biden run for re-election, he would have beaten Donald Trump – according to Joe Biden. Others are not so sure, especially given the historic defeat his running mate suffered a few short months after bowing out of electoral politics.

Biden sat down with USA today for what may be his only exit interview before he leaves office in less than two weeks. During the interview, he maintained that he could have defeated Trump, that he hopes his controversial pardon of his son Hunter will not set a precedent, and that he hopes history “records that I did (my job) with honesty and integrity , that I said what was on my mind.”

However, his mind proved to be his undoing towards the end. Biden said USA today‘s Susan Page that he could have beaten Trump, but he didn’t want to be president as an eighty-six-year-old man.

“When Trump ran for re-election, I really thought I had the best chance to beat him,” he said. “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was eighty-five years old, eighty-six years old.” Biden did not refer to his apparent decline during his time in the White House.

His remarks reignite the debate over the extent to which Democrats and the media covered up Biden’s cognitive decline. Senator Chuck Schumer recently insisted he was not covering for Biden, despite being confronted with the evidence on air.

The president also said that while he doesn’t want his pardon of Hunter to be used as an inspiration for future presidents, he also tried to say that he is unsure about pardoning Trump foes such as Anthony Fauci or Congresswoman Liz Cheney.

“Well, some of it depends on who he puts in what positions. If he actually… Here’s how… I was very straight with Trump when he was elected.” The pardon issue is clear from how Page gave Biden a helping hand throughout the interview.

After failing to answer her question about Fauci, Page replied: “So you haven’t made up your mind yet. Are you still evaluating this issue?”

“Well, no, I haven’t,” Biden replied, finally answering the simple question.

–Matthew Foldi