Panama, Donald Trump

The Pro-American Panama Leader Standing Between Trump and the Canal
Conservative President José Raúl Mulino wanted to work with Trump from day one. He’s now trying to stop a U.S. takeover of the Panama Canal.
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The Panama Canal: A Trump obsession more sideshow than substance
For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.
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Panama’s careful course through the canal crisis sparked by Trump
Something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump warned from Washington, casting a shadow over Rubio’s diplomatic mission and pushing hemispheric relations to their most precarious point since
‘Not going to happen’: Panama in defiance of Trump for vowing to take canal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to Panama after President Trump vowed to take back control of the Panama Canal. Andrea Mitchell spoke to former Panama Canal administrator Jorge Quijano and joins José Díaz-Balart from Panama City to share the country’s response.
Panama's president rejects Donald Trump's claim over trade canal
Panama's president José Raúl Mulino reaffirmed his country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal following talks with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, dismissing any debate over control of the key waterway.
How can Panama satisfy President Trump?
With Trump demanding action, Panama faces a difficult choice. Could a renegotiation of tolls or a review of Chinese port contracts ease US concerns? Will Freeman, Fellow for Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Andrew Thomas,
How seizing the Panama Canal fits into Trump’s vision for Latin America
The Trump administration is framing the President’s vow to take back the Panama Canal as an economic investment, not “imperialistic expansion."
Trump, Rubio and the Panama Canal rhumba
The Panama Canal is back in the headlines after President Donald Trump raised political and security concerns over the future of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The heart of his argument is that the canal,
Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
On this episode Jonny Dymond speaks to Julie Greene, a professor of American studies at the University of Maryland, about the storied history of the Panama Canal. And the BBC’s North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury discusses the politics and economics behind the Trump administration's diplomatic pursuit of the trade route.
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...
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What's China's relationship to the Panama Canal?
Panama has made some concessions to the United States after Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed President Trump's concerns about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal during a recent trip to the ...
Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free
The State Department claimed it had struck a deal that would save the U.S. government “millions of dollars a year.” ...
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...
Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty
Some U.S. lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to ...
Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...