'Lie to sell his story': Critics outraged after Trump reveals plan to 'invade Panama'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Foreign policy analyst Emma Ashford chimed in, "I've been trying to persuade folks for a while now that Trump is serious about a return to the Monroe Doctrine, but even I didn't have 'Trump demands return of Panama Canal as early Christmas present' on my bingo card."
31% : "Author and editor James Surowiecki said, "Trump playing an old-school right-wing tune here, threatening to take back the Panama Canal.
27% : ""Just funny that even here, Trump feels the need to lie to sell his story - the actual number of Americans who died during the construction of the canal was around 6000, not 38,000," he added.
17% : Trump on Saturday took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to issue a threat to local Panama officials about the famous Panama Canal.Of the Panama Canal, the president elect said, "We would and will NEVER let it fall into the wrong hands!"ALSO READ: New Trump foreign affairs pick has history of forging ties with right-wing authoritarians"It was not given for the benefit of others, but merely as a token of cooperation with us and Panama," Trump then added.
12% : Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to retake the Panama Canal, resulting in outrage from critics.

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