Some Americans In Panama Reject Trump's Canal Threat

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump "is, to the core, a businessman who only cares about money...
48% : Some of the US tourists in Panama favored the first hypothesis, that Trump was posturing as a business tactic.
41% : " Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with Trump over the canal and denied that China interferes in its operation.
36% : Trump started the mini-firestorm when he slammed what he called "ridiculous" transit fees for US ships and said that if Panama could not ensure "the secure, efficient and reliable operation" of the channel, "we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question.
27% : Muller, 75, said Trump "understands that most people are not going to study the history and truth of the Panama Canal treaty.
21% : "Donald Trump claims a lot of things, and that doesn't make them true," said Mindy Holland, a retiree from New York.
10% : Trump has claimed that American ships are charged "unfair" fees for passing through the canal, and made unsubstantiated allegations that China controls it. Panama's government has resolutely rejected Trump's accusations and his threat.

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