Trump demands Panama lower Canal fees or return it to US – DW – 12/22/2024

(12/22/2024) President Trump weighs in on the future of the Panama Canal with the USA. He believes the U.S. is being “ripped off” and there’s national security issues. Panama Canal Authority charges tariffs to vessels passing through the waterway as high as $300,000 per vessel, of which the United States is by far the top user of the Panama Canal; secondly is China which has expanded its footprint across Central and South America. Along with other nefarious purposes, China uses the Canal for illegal immigration into the United States.


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign-policy/3268281/trump-threatens-to-demand-return-of-panama-canal/