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Trump demands Panama lower Canal fees or return it to US (www.dw.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23416568

Summary

Donald Trump criticized Panama Canal fees as “ridiculous” and demanded lower costs or the canal’s return to the US.

In a Truth Social post, Trump also expressed concern about potential Chinese influence over the waterway, despite no direct Chinese control of canal operations.

The canal, transferred to Panama in 1999, is vital for global trade, handling 5% of maritime traffic.

Trump’s comments follow record revenues of $5 billion announced by the Panama Canal Authority. Panama has not yet responded to his statements.

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[–] Dragomus 25 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting, the fees can almost be directly compared to his tariffs, as in its a government mandated fee on top of goods/ships crossing the border/canal.... and Trump does not like them 😅

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Starmer should demand that Trump either drop the proposed tariffs or give New England back 😄

[–] Agrivar 7 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

...as a lifelong New Englander, I'm not sure if I want to root for or against that proposal! (pre-Brexit it would have been a no-brainer; I'd love to be part of the EU)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago

Why should anybody care about what you, a resident of the place thinks? This is how trump operates also: not caring about the residents or the people impacted.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I vote we just give the 13 colonies to Canada. That should be fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Can we just give them Washington DC?

[–] Lost_My_Mind 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

If we wait until after Jen 25th, does that mean trump is now president of Canada?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

No, we're taking that back too.