00:00I will say this about Greenland. We need Greenland from a national security situation and Cuba is ready to fall.
00:08Yes. Cuba looks like it's ready to fall. Columbia is very sick, too. Run by a sick man.
00:14So there will be an operation by the U.S. and the U.S.? It sounds good to me.
00:18President Trump seems to be fully leaning into his new Donro Doctrine approach as he sets his sights on Greenland, Cuba, and Columbia
00:26in the wake of a U.S. military operation, which ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at his order.
00:34But what does this approach to U.S. foreign relations really mean? Here's everything you need to know.
00:40In the Trump administration's national security strategy released last month,
00:44Trump laid out restoring American preeminence in the Western Hemisphere as a central goal of his second term.
00:51Since then, Trump has repeatedly cited the 19th century Monroe Doctrine to argue for a more forceful approach to U.S. foreign relations.
01:00Developed under President James Monroe in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine set a foreign policy stance
01:06that treated foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere as a potential threat to the United States.
01:12Notably, it has been used in the past as a justification invoked by the U.S.
01:16in supporting Panama's secession from Colombia in 1903, which helped secure the Panama Canal Zone for the United States.
01:24Trump has now adopted the Post's front page description as his foreign policy as the Donro Doctrine,
01:30describing it as a Monroe Doctrine on steroids.
01:34President Trump has seemingly put the policy into practice as he issued warnings to a slew of countries
01:39in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.
01:41In light of the stunning high-profile capture of Maduro, who is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy,
01:48Trump issued a severe warning to Venezuela's neighbor, Colombia, and its, quote,
01:53sick leader, Gustavo Petro, accusing his country of funneling cocaine into the United States.
01:59Run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States,
02:04and he's not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you.
02:07What does that mean? He's not going to be doing it very long?
02:09He's not doing it very long. He has cocaine mills and cocaine factories.
02:15He's not going to be doing it very long.
02:16So there will be an operation by the U.S. in the United States?
02:18It sounds good to me.
02:20The following day, Petro, a former urban guerrilla group member,
02:24issued a stark warning in return that he would be ready to take up arms if the U.S. attacks.
02:29I swore not to touch a weapon again since the 1989 peace pact, but for the homeland, I will take up arms again, he wrote on X.
02:40The leftist leader who has clashed with Trump in the past also argued that his government was leading the charge against the illegal drug trade in the country,
02:48telling Trump an attack on him would only embolden the cartels.
02:51The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Petro, his family, and a member of his government in October
02:57over accusations of his country's involvement in the global drug trade, specifically cocaine.
03:03In the gaggle, Trump also took aim at Cuba, claiming that the country was, quote, ready to fall,
03:09while Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the communist government is in a lot of trouble.
03:14Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target, Mr. Secretary? Very quickly.
03:20Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah, the Cuban government is a huge problem.
03:26I think they're in a lot of trouble. Yes, I'm not going to talk to you about what our future steps are going to be
03:30and our policies are going to be right now in this regard, but I don't think it's any mystery that we are not big fans of the Cuban regime,
03:35who, by the way, are the ones that were propping up Maduro.
03:39In an interview with The Post on January 3rd, Trump clarified that he is not considering additional military action
03:45against Venezuela's longtime ally, which was heavily dependent on Caracas for economic support and fuel.
03:52No, Cuba is going to fall of its own volition. Cuba is doing very poorly, Trump said.
03:58You know, many Cubans lost their lives last night, he continued.
04:02Did you know that? Many Cubans lost their lives.
04:05They were protecting Maduro. That was not a good move.
04:08In an ex-post, Cuba's government reported that 32 Cubans had died in the capture of Maduro.
04:14During an official demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana,
04:18Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel fiercely vowed to defend the Cuba-Venezuela alliance.
04:26For Venezuela, of course, for Cuba, we are willing to give even our own life, but at a heavy cost.
04:32Cuba condemns and denounces these actions as an act of state terrorism.
04:36No, imperialists, this is not your backyard or disputed territory.
04:41We do not accept or recognize the Monroe Doctrine, nor kings, nor outdated emperors, he said.
04:48But Trump's attention abroad was not just fixated on narco-terrorism,
04:52as he shifted his gaze north and vehemently renewed his controversial bid for a U.S. takeover of Greenland.
04:58It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place.
05:06We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security.
05:10And Denmark is not going to be able to do it, I can tell you.
05:13When asked on January 4th if the U.S. military action in Venezuela could signal a similar approach in Greenland,
05:20Trump told The Atlantic,
05:21Meanwhile, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's wife, Katie Miller, posted a photo on X,
05:31needling the northern country, picturing Greenland with an American flag, along with a caption,
05:36Soon.
05:38Trump's comments and the overnight U.S. military operation in Caracas on January 3rd
05:42have only heightened anxieties in Denmark, which governs Greenland.
05:46In a Facebook post, Danish Prime Minister Mehta Friedrichsen wrote,
05:50I have to say this very directly to the United States.
05:53It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland.
05:58I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally
06:04and against another country and another people who have said very clearly that they are not for sale, she added.
06:11She also noted that Denmark, and therefore Greenland, is a fellow protected NATO member
06:15and has already granted the United States extensive access to Greenland under existing security agreements.
06:22Trump has advocated for the self-governing Danish territory to become part of the United States,
06:27citing its strategic importance and mineral resources.
06:29The country of about 57,000 has the right to declare independence under a 2009 agreement,
06:36but remains heavily reliant on fishing and Danish subsidies.
06:41Its strategic position between Europe and North America makes it a key site for the U.S. ballistic missile defense system,
06:47while its mineral wealth has heightened U.S. interest in reducing reliance on Chinese exports.
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