Colombia's Marxist President Vows to Fight Trump on Retaking Panama Canal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Petro claimed that Trump "must understand that it will depend on the prosperity and freedom of our peoples.""If it seems costly to pay to pass the Panama Canal in the hands of Panamanians, it will be much more costly to plunge Panama, South America, Central America or Mexico into poverty," Petro said.
38% : The Colombian president took to social media on Sunday afternoon to criticize Trump amid the ongoing debate regarding the Panama Canal after the U.S. President-elect expressed that the United States should take back control of the important U.S.-built trade route because of the "exorbitant" transit fees imposed to the United States, which Trump described as a "rip-off":"I will stand by Panama and the defense of its sovereignty to the last consequences," Petro's message reads.
27% : "When President Jimmy Carter foolishly gave it away, for One Dollar, during his term in Office, it was solely for Panama to manage, not China, or anyone else," Trump wrote on Truth Social over the weekend.
26% : Petro continued his rant against Trump by claiming that the President-elect "has made a mistake and contradicted himself" if he does not want "myriads" passing through the Darién Gap that are then "increased by millions from Panama to Mexico."

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