President Trump Shares Map Depicting Expanded United States Territory
4 sources across 3 countries · Germany · Chile · Norway
Who reported this
- Der Spiegel
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- La Tercera
- Aftenposten
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President Donald Trump shared a map on his Truth Social platform depicting a significantly expanded United States that includes Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Cuba, and various Caribbean and Central American nations. Some reports note that the map also includes Iceland, while Honduras remains a white spot on the graphic. This publication follows a pattern of territorial claims by the president since the start of his second term in January 2025, including previous suggestions that Canada could become the 51st state and a desire to purchase Greenland. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded on X, stating that Mexico is not and will not be a colony or protectorate of any foreign country, asserting that Mexico is a free and sovereign nation. In addition to the map, Trump has engaged in several geographical renamings, including changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario to Lake America. He also recently suggested renaming the state of New Mexico to New America, a proposal that Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rejected by stating the name is not up for debate. The map was published amid ongoing tensions, including a tariff dispute with Canada that has led to the implementation of Canadian counter tariffs on U.S. imports such as steel, aluminum, and electronics.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- This outlet framed the events as evidence of the president's vanity and megalomania, describing his territorial interests as fantasies.
- Centre-right
- These outlets focused on the official diplomatic responses from Mexico and New Mexico and the economic context of the Canada tariff dispute.
Sources
- Centre-right Aftenposten: Trump has drawn new USA map: wants Iceland too
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Donald Trump map shows Canada, Mexico and Greenland as part of the USA
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: USA under Trump: Trump shows map with Greenland and Canada as part of the USA
- Centre-right La Tercera: "Mexico is not nor will it be a colony". Sheinbaum responds to Trump over map publication
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