Trump says US may take control of Panama Canal again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : During his 2017-2021 term, Trump expressed interest in buying Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
48% : Trump said at AmericaFest, an annual event organized by Turning Point, an allied conservative group.
45% : Trump repeated the idea on Sunday, in a statement announcing his pick for ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, a former ambassador to Sweden.
44% : "It was given to Panama and the people of Panama, but it has provisions," Trump said of the canal, which was once owned by the United States but was handed over to Panama decades ago.
42% : This is not the first time Trump has openly considered territorial expansion.
34% : It is not clear how Trump would seek to regain control over the canal, and he would have no recourse under international law if he decided to make a play for the passage.
32% : Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Arizona, Trump also said he would not let the canal fall into the "wrong hands," warning of potential Chinese influence on the passage.
31% : They also underlined an expected shift in US diplomacy under Trump, who has not historically shied away from threatening allies and using bellicose rhetoric when dealing with counterparts.

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