The Republican’s comeback electoral win in November came on the back of heightened political polarisation and division across the country, which Trump leaned into in his posts.
Trump posted a photo showing himself as “patriot of the year,” and another smirking at former President Barack Obama, a Democrat.
Others included articles praising his Cabinet picks, his wish to purchase Greenland and his complaints about fees paid by US ships passing through the Panama Canal.
The President-elect again called Trudeau the “governor” of Canada, saying if the country became “our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60%” and “their businesses would immediately double in size”.
Trump also doubled down on his threats to demand US control of the Panama Canal, complaining that China had “illegal” influence over the waterway and that Washington “puts in Billions of Dollars in ‘repair’ money, but will have absolutely nothing to say about ‘anything’”.
Minutes later, he announced his pick of Florida politician Kevin Marino Cabrera as ambassador to Panama, “a Country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams”.
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