Donald Trump's threats to take back the Panama Canal have been met with laughter and mockery by Panamanians, who view him as a buffoon, while also taking his threats seriously due to America's history of military intervention in the country.

Confusión y desconcierto: qué dicen en el canal de Panamá sobre las amenazas de Trump

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Confusion and bewilderment: what they say at the Panama Canal about Trump's threats

By Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN Panama’s new ambassador to the US was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: not to engage with him in any substantive discussion of important issues. It was supposed to be a carefully choreographed photo op, nothing more than a brief stop on the diplomatic conveyor belt as foreign ambassadors lined up in the West Wing to formalize their positions at e…

Por Phil Mattingly y Andrew Seger, CNN El nuevo embajador de Panamá en EE.UU. recibió instrucciones estrictas mientras se preparaba para reunirse con el entonces presidente Donald Trump un día de 2019: no entablar con él ninguna discusión sustancial sobre cuestiones importantes. Se suponía que se trataría de una sesión fotográfica cuidadosamente coreografiada, nada más que una breve parada en la cinta transportadora diplomática mientras los emba…

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In Panama, we’re a laughing stock because of Trump

After President Jimmy Carter's death at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump argued that one of Carter's biggest mistakes was giving the Panama Canal to Panama back in 1977. The Panama Canal, opened in 1914, is an artificially created waterway linking the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. And it is now managed by the Panama Canal Authority, which is owned by the Panamanian government.But Trump believes the Panama…

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'Why now?': 'Puzzled' Panamanian officials scramble to make sense of Trump’s canal 'fixation'

Officials in charge of managing the Panama Canal rebuffed President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to retake control of the vital waterway. CNN’s chief domestic correspondent Phil Mattingly traveled to Panama to speak with current and former officials in charge of the canal. In recent weeks, Trump has demanded that Panama lower the shipping fees for U.S. ships or return control of the canal. Moreover, the president-elect has not ruled out using mi…

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Panama Canal Officials Respond to Trump’s Threats to Retake It On CNN: ‘We Get To Keep Everything’

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The outgoing US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, rejected Thursday the threats of President-elect Donald Trump to recover the Panama Canal, highlighting instead a strategy of the government of Joe Biden to diversify supply chains.

El saliente secretario de Estado estadounidense, Antony Blinken, desestimó este jueves las amenazas del presidente electo Donald Trump de recuperar el canal de Panamá, destacando en cambio una estrategia del gobierno de Joe Biden para diversificar las cadenas de suministro.

Blinken desestima las amenazas de Trump sobre retomar el canal de Panamá

Blinken Dismisses Trump's Threats to Retake Panama Canal · Global Voices

In light of Trump’s recent comments, Panama wants to remind the world that the Panama Canal belongs to them and is not for sale. On January 9th, Panamanians honored the anniversary of the uprising against U.S. control of the Panama Canal, known as Martyrs’ Day. Marches took place, where the people also announced that the canal will remain theirs in the future. Trump claims that the Chinese are controlling the canal, and hasn’t ruled out using mi…

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Panamanians Want To Remind The World That The Panama Canal Belongs To Them

Washington: Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday dismissed newly-elected President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Panama Canal as a blunder, instead anticipating a more traditional strategy of diversifying supply chains. “On the Panama Canal, we have a treaty, we have a set policy over many years, and that will not change,” […]

In Panama, we’re a laughing stock because of Trump

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