'Imperialism': Trump Threatens to Reclaim Panama Canal | Common Dreams

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

81% : When he first mentioned the canal, an audience member called out, "Take it back!"Trump responded, "That's a good idea.
71% : To the officials of Panama, please be guided accordingly!"Trump repeated many of the same arguments in his speech at AmericaFest.
52% : "In the second post, Trump concluded that the canal "was not given for the benefit of others, but merely as a token of cooperation with us and Panama.
44% : The rising prices that Trump laments have less to do with any targeting of the U.S. and more to do with environmental conditions impacting all of the canal's users, though the U.S. does use it more than any other nation.
32% : In his initial Truth Social post, Trump wrote that "it was solely for Panama to manage, not China, or anyone else.
28% : Trump first issued the threat in two posts on Truth Social Saturday night.
28% : "Trump is a tyrant threatening the sovereignty of Panama a day after the 35 year commemoration of a deadly and disproportionate U.S. invasion in which thousands of Panamanian civilians were killed," Panamanian architectural designer Luis Alfaro wrote on social media.
23% : "Trump is a tyrant threatening the sovereignty of Panama a day after the 35 year commemoration of a deadly and disproportionate U.S. invasion in which thousands of Panamanian civilians were killed.
18% : "We will never, ever let it fall into the wrong hands," Trump said.
14% : "In response, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), posted on Bluesky, "Donald Trump is openly advocating for imperialism against Panama and the seizure of the Panama Canal by the United States.

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