Why Does Trump Want the Panama Canal? Here’s What to Know.
1 day ago · President-elect Donald J. Trump has said Panama charges U.S. vessels “exorbitant prices” to travel the Panama Canal. ... he said the people of the United States were the canal’s “rightful ...
Panama Is Unsettled by Trump’s Threat to Seize Canal
2 days ago · Protests, however, would most likely erupt, and might paralyze the Panama Canal, with disastrous effects on global trade and particularly on the United States, experts agreed. Panama, said Mr ...
Trump refuses to rule out military use to take over Greenland, Panama …
2 days ago · PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.. Speaking to reporters less than two weeks before he takes office on Jan. 20 and as a delegation of aides and advisers that includes Donald Trump ...
Trump suggests he could use military force to acquire Panama ... - NBC News
2 days ago · Of Panama, Trump claimed that the United States is treated unfairly when it is "overcharged" higher rates for its ships to sail the canal than those of other countries, and that Panama is in ...
Trump Floats Using Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal
2 days ago · In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims. Share full article President-elect Donald J ...
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
Dec 23, 2024 · On Sunday, United States President-elect Donald Trump said that his new administration will try and regain control of the Panama Canal. His statements drew rebuke from Panama President Jose...
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal | AP News
Dec 23, 2024 · Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Panama’s president and Trump spar over Panama Canal
Dec 22, 2024 · In a video posted to social media, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, who was elected earlier this year on a pledge to bring his country closer to the United States, rejected Trump’s...
US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap …
Jul 1, 2024 · The 66-mile (106-kilometer) hike through the Darien Gap brings migrants from Colombia to Panama and is a crucial passage for those hoping to reach the United States and Canada.
Trump names ambassador to Panama after suggesting US control of Panama ...
Dec 25, 2024 · Trump named Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his choice for the post after suggesting that the US should take control of the Panama Canal – a proposal he first floated...