Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's …
13 hours ago · The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, ... Keep your pulse on the news with breaking news alerts from The AP. ... The United States built the canal in the early 1900s as it looked for ways to facilitate the transit of commercial and military vessels between its coasts ...
Panama Canal Administrator Pushes Back Against Trump's …
12 hours ago · Matias Delacroix. FILE - A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
Why Does Trump Want the Panama Canal? Here’s What to Know.
3 days ago · After a failed attempt by the French to construct a canal, it was ultimately built by the United States between 1904 and 1914. And the U.S. government managed the canal for several decades.
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.
Trump refuses to rule out military use to take over Greenland, Panama …
3 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 ...
Presidential Transition Updates: An Emboldened Trump Talks of …
3 days ago · During a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal. Reporter: “Your references to Greenland ...
Panama Is Unsettled by Trump’s Threat to Seize Canal
3 days ago · After lengthy negotiations, the United States, then under President Jimmy Carter, agreed in the late 1970s to a plan to gradually turn the canal it had built in Panama over to the country where it ...
Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What ... - CBS News
Dec 26, 2024 · Trump implies interest in controlling Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada 03:33. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping ...
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...
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump ... - CNN
Dec 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage...