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Trump keeps up talk of U.S. expansion: From the Politics Desk

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President-elect Donald Trump says he would consider using military force to gain control of Panama Canal and Greenland .

He also said he would not use military force against Canada , only “economic force” to acquire Canada .

Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with incoming White House officials.

Steve Kornacki breaks down the counties that have seen the most dramatic political shifts during the Trump era.

In Starr County , 96% of residents are Hispanic — the second -highest concentration in the U.S. At the other end of the spectrum, there are the 25 areas that have moved the most decisively toward Democrats during the Trump era.

In those Democratic -trending places, other demographic characteristics loom large.

Seven of the counties are in Utah , with sizable Mormon populations.