🔁Mario Nawfal:
🇺🇸 TRUMP WANTS THE PANAMA CANAL BACK: “IT WAS OURS FIRST!”
Trump is eyeing the Panama Canal like a kid who wants his toy back after giving it away.
Why? “We built it, we paid for it, we defended it,” and now he’s claiming the U.S. has a right to reclaim it.
Here’s the history lesson:
The U.S. dug the canal in the early 1900s, turning Panama’s swamps into a trade superhighway.
It opened in 1914, and the U.S. ran it until President Carter agreed to a 1977 treaty handing it over to Panama by 1999.
Trump clearly thinks Carter got fleeced.
Now, Trump is also hinting at Chinese influence in the canal’s operations and accusing Panama of charging the U.S. “unfair” tolls.
His solution?
Threaten to take it back unless Panama plays nice.
Panama’s government isn’t amused, firmly rejecting the idea.
But Trump’s comments could spark a canal-sized headache in U.S.-Panama relations.
Sources: AP News, Politico, New York Post
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🇺🇸 TRUMP WANTS THE PANAMA CANAL BACK: “IT WAS OURS FIRST!”
Trump is eyeing the Panama Canal like a kid who wants his toy back after giving it away.
Why? “We built it, we paid for it, we defended it,” and now he’s claiming the U.S. has a right to reclaim it.
Here’s the history lesson:
The U.S. dug the canal in the early 1900s, turning Panama’s swamps into a trade superhighway.
It opened in 1914, and the U.S. ran it until President Carter agreed to a 1977 treaty handing it over to Panama by 1999.
Trump clearly thinks Carter got fleeced.
Now, Trump is also hinting at Chinese influence in the canal’s operations and accusing Panama of charging the U.S. “unfair” tolls.
His solution?
Threaten to take it back unless Panama plays nice.
Panama’s government isn’t amused, firmly rejecting the idea.
But Trump’s comments could spark a canal-sized headache in U.S.-Panama relations.
Sources: AP News, Politico, New York Post
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