Trump Threatens to Retake U.S. Control of the Panama Canal

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump demanded complete nan play that nan Panama Canal beryllium returned to nan United States if nan state did not change its guidance of nan waterway. He said that existent fees for usage of nan canal are “ridiculous” and a “complete rip-off.” Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino rebuffed Trump’s comments, saying nan fees are not inflated and that nan canal is Panama’s sovereign territory. (The Guardian)

Our Take

Trump’s threats against Panama, stated some successful a societal media station Saturday and a reside yesterday, are conscionable nan latest bellicose declarations he has made toward U.S. friends successful nan Americas since winning reelection past month. He has many times threatened to enforce broad tariffs connected exports from Canada and Mexico if they don’t ace down connected migration and supplier trafficking crossed their borders pinch nan United States. And he has besides suggested that Canada should go nan 51st U.S. state, moreover taunting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau by calling him “Governor Trudeau” successful repeated societal media posts.