Trump Chased the Chinese Out of the Canal Zone

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Trump was pretty clear yesterday that the days of ignoring that part of the agreement are over.
62% : If you remember back a whole month and a half (I know, hilarious, right?), Trump was in full 'I just got this gig and this here Sharpie' bluster and had officially set his eyes on getting the Panama Canal back.
59% : The Strategic Ports Reporting Act, introduced by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Rick Scott (R-FL), would require the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive global mapping of ports considered vital to U.S. military, diplomatic, economic, and resource exploration interests.
47% : Trump has claimed that Carter "foolishly" gave the canal away. Don't forget that Panama was part of the itinerary for Marco's first trip as Secretary of State.
47% : The Chinese are doing their 'save face act' - the sale had nothing to do with Trump, you understand.
38% : " Maybe it was the one-two punch of the Senate moving and Trump's bellicosity, but my money's mostly on Trump.
28% : Trump was tired of Panama feeling froggy. ...
28% : And by 'China,' Trump also meant their surrogates who were, in fact, running ports at both ends of the Canal, contrary to the Panamanian president's protestations to the contrary.

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