President-elect Donald Trump muses about regaining US control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive fees for use of the waterway.
Speaking at an event organised by conservative ally Turning Point, he claimed the US is being "ripped off" with excessive rates.Donald Trump has threatened to reassert US control over the Panama Canal, accusing the nation of charging excessive rates to use the passage.
"Has anyone ever heard of the Panama Canal?" he said at AmericaFest, an annual event organised by Turning Point, an allied conservative group.Trump's comments were an exceedingly rare example of a US leader saying he could push a sovereign nation to hand over territory. "Every square meter of the Panama Canal and the surrounding area belongs to Panama and will continue belonging ," Mr Mulino said in his statement, which was released on X.It's not clear how Trump would seek to regain control over the canal, and he would have no recourse under international law if he decided to make a play for the passage.In recent weeks, he has repeatedly mused about turning Canada into a US state, though it is unclear how serious he is about the matter.
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