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President-elect Donald Trump went on a wild rant Tuesday at a Palm Beach press conference where he rambled on a variety of subjects — including the benefits of "gas heat."

Trump began his energy-focused train of thought by denouncing President Joe Biden's last-minute executive action to permanently ban future oil and gas development in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He also threatened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the process.

Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection.

"They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent," the incoming U.S. president told reporters.

Donald Trump Jr. quickly left Greenland Tuesday after spending less than a day in the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

The son of President-elect Donald Trump traveled to the island as part of his father's effort to purchase the territory. Representatives from Denmark, however, made it clear that Greenland was "not for sale."

MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin on Tuesday questioned whether Judge Aileen Cannon has the authority to block the United States Department of Justice from releasing special counsel Jack Smith's report on his two criminal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump.

"It is not clear... whether she has jurisdiction because earlier this year, she threw out the Mar-a-Lago documents case explaining that, from her reasoning, Jack Smith did not have constitutional authority to bring that prosecution under the appointments clause of the Constitution," she said.

In a wide-ranging and rambling press conference on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump talked about possible military action in Panama and Greenland, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, called America a "horrible place," and attacked foes like President Joe Biden and special counsel Jack Smith.

Some of those watching called it a "train wreck" — and noted that Trump had gone "off the rails" before his inauguration.

Special counsel Jack Smith's final report has been handed off to Attorney General Merrick Garland, leading to speculation about the level of detail in its pages.

MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin noted Tuesday that Donald Trump's team had seen the report, which led the lawyers of his co-defendants to press for censorship. The judge, Aileen Cannon, later declared that it would not be released.

President-elect Donald Trump used a press conference about the economy to complain that "no water comes out of the shower" because of Democrats.

During his Tuesday statement to the press at Mar-a-Lago, Trump griped about President Joe Biden's decision to ban offshore drilling on federal property.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) vowed to introduce legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" after President-elect Donald Trump promised to make the change.

Trump first revealed his intention to change the name at a Mar-a-Lago press conference on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump wouldn't rule out a war with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and a hostile takeover of Greenland, owned by Denmark, during a press conference Tuesday.

In a rambling speech which was called to talk about bringing business to the U.S., Trump talked about inheriting a "world on fire," prompting reporters to ask about his stated foreign policy plan to acquire new "states."

Donald Trump continued menacing the United States' North American neighbors during a rambling news conference at his home at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday.

The president-elect has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as other trading partners, and he vowed that he will be soon renaming the Gulf of Mexico during his speech Tuesday morning. It follows floating the idea of merging with Canada.

President-elect Donald Trump was set to announce foreign investments in the United States Tuesday, but his speech quickly descended into a ramble that touched on a huge variety of topics including gas heaters, windmills, the Panama Canal — and the electoral system.

"We won the popular vote by millions and millions of people. Nobody even knows how many people," Trump incorrectly stated.

Special Counsel Jack Smith, set to leave his office before Donald Trump is sworn in as President in less than two weeks, has indicated that he will deliver his report to Attorney General Merrick Garland Tuesday afternoon. The two-volume report details the findings of his investigations into the now-President-elect, which resulted in felony charges against Trump. These charges stem from his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including his role in the January 6 insurrection, as well as the alleged unlawful removal and retention of highly classified documents from the White House.

By law, Special Counsels are required to send a report of their findings to the Attorney General. Even Trump Attorney General Bill Barr released a highly redacted version of the Mueller Report, although he did so after mischaracterizing the findings in a letter he published ahead of the release. (A federal judge later said the letter was a “distorted” and “misleading” account of Mueller's report.)