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Trump posts map showing US flag covering Mexico, the Caribbean and Canada

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • US President Donald Trump posted an unexplained map showing the American flag covering Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada, Greenland and Iceland.
  • The post came hours after Trump suggested renaming the US state of New Mexico "New America" and continued his use of expansion-themed imagery.
  • The map's origin was unclear, while the article noted Trump's stated ambitions involving Greenland and Canada and his refusal to rule out military intervention in Cuba.

Donald Trump posted a map on his Truth Social account in which the red and white stripes of the US flag covered Mexico, the Caribbean and Canada, as well as Greenland and Iceland. He offered no comment with the image.

The post appeared hours after Trump suggested that the US state of New Mexico should be renamed "New America." That proposal followed his use of the name "Gulf of America" and came amid his broader territorial claims.

New America

· Donald TrumpTrump suggested that the US state of New Mexico should be renamed.

Trump frequently shares memes and images generated by supporters or by artificial intelligence on the platform. The origin of Monday's map was not clear.

Still, the Republican president has made his expansionist ambitions involving Greenland and even Canada clear during his second term. He has also not ruled out military intervention to take Cuba. In Mexico, the article's closing message declared: "In the month of the homeland, we reaffirm that Mexico is not and will not be a colony or protectorate of any country."

In the month of the homeland, we reaffirm that Mexico is not and will not be a colony or protectorate of any country.

· CooperativaThe article ended with a declaration rejecting any subordination of Mexico to another country.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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