Trump threatens to seize Panama Canal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "When one of his fascist listeners shouted, "Take it back," Trump replied: "That's a good idea.
45% : "Perhaps Trump was channeling fond memories from his childhood, when he would have been raised on tales of how grandfather Frederick Trump -- an immigrant from Germany who fled to New York City to avoid military service -- founded the family fortune by opening bars and brothels in Canada during the Yukon Gold Rush.Whatever the exact triggers, Trump's musings about bringing territories both tiny (Panama) and gigantic (Canada) under direct American control testify to the aggressive appetites of an imperialist ruling elite that sees military force as the only possible solution to its deepening economic, social and political crises.
44% : Trump spoke to Turning Point USA "American Fest" after posting several messages on his Truth Social site denouncing Panama in the style of a loud-mouthed Yankee imperialist bully.
32% : While Trump's threat to Panama is no doubt connected in some fashion to these specific geostrategic concerns, there is a more general dimension to the foreign policy of the incoming administration, as Trump seeks to overcome the declining world position of American imperialism through a combination of bluster and bullying.
26% : "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.
24% : "Tacitly admitting the weakened position of American imperialism even in its own hemisphere, Trump warned that the canal should not fall into the "wrong hands," a clear reference to China.

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