'Not Negotiable!' Panama President Responds to Trump Threat to Seize Panama Canal: 'Every Square Meter' Is Ours

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

33% : He also stated since the US gave control of the canal to Panama it had "grown."As to new costs to use the canal Trump complained of, Mulino said a decision to enact them was not made without thoughtful consideration.
31% : Mulino was clear in an address delivered in Spanish that did not mention Trump that the waterway system and its surrounding area were sovereign and would not be handed over.
25% : Trump threatened twice over the weekend to take the canal back, citing fees he said were being charged to the US by Panama's government.
25% : "Trump stated Saturday he was concerned the canal could fall into Chinese hands or under the control of another geopolitical foe.
24% : On his Truth Social account Saturday night, Trump threatened to take back control of the canal over new fees to use it.
20% : Trump said American construction workers already paid the cost when building the canal when thousands died from 1904 to 1914.
16% : Trump complained Panama was ripping off the US.

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