President-elect Donald Trump held a pre-inauguration press conference at Mar-a-Lago on January 7, 2025, covering a wide range of topics12. Key points from the conference included:
- Data center investment: Trump announced a $20 billion investment from an Emirati company led by Hussain Sajwani for data centers across the United States 1.
- Offshore drilling: He criticized President Biden’s decision to prohibit offshore energy drilling on 625 million acres of federal waters and vowed to reverse this action immediately upon taking office 2.
- Controversial statements: Trump discussed the possibility of military action to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, citing national security concerns 2.
- Renaming proposal: He suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” .
- Middle East: Trump issued a warning to Hamas regarding Israeli hostages held in Gaza 2.
- Transition complaints: He voiced grievances about President Biden allegedly sabotaging his transition, despite praise from his team for the outgoing administration’s cooperation 2.
The press conference, which lasted over an hour, covered Trump’s plans for his second term and his administration’s priorities
5. Congress had certified Trump’s election victory the previous day, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the session 1. Trump is set to be inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 2025 1.
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