As President-elect Donald Trump suggests the U.S. should own Greenland, annex Canada, and take back the Panama Canal, Republicans are dismissing his threats as saber rattling, which might have benefits, Politico reported.

“But from a foreign policy context, crazy worked just fine the first time,” Matthew Bartlett, a GOP strategist and appointee in Trump’s first administration told Politico. “If leaders are like, we may not respect you but we absolutely think that you’re bonkers, and we don’t know what’s coming at us next, great. Full send. And if that leads to better peace and prosperity in Ukraine, in Israel, with terrorists on watch, with foreign states. Great. They should be put on notice.”

Dave Carney, a Republican strategist, told Politico he thinks Trump’s musings could be a clever negotiating ploy.

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