US EditionTrump says US ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free
- President Donald Trump called for U.S. Military and commercial ships to travel through the Panama and Suez Canals without fees, stating that American ships should be allowed to travel free of charge.
- Trump directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to handle this issue and ensure it is memorialized.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a declaration allowing U.S. Warships to travel 'first and free' through the Panama Canal at a press conference.
- Trump threatened to retake the Panama Canal if Panama continued to charge excessive fees to U.S. Vessels.
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Trump calls for free passage of US ships through Panama, Suez canals: 'Would not exist without the USA'
President Donald Trump is making the bottom-line case for free U.S. access to two of the world’s most vital shipping lanes — a move that could save American companies hundreds of millions of dollars a year.Posting on Truth Social Saturday, Trump declared, "American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals! Those Canals would not exist without the United States of America…
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