Trump, Panama Canal

Trump wants to reclaim the Panama Canal. He’d be taking on a waterway facing crisis
Frequent droughts have pushed authorities to pursue a controversial plan to dam a river to save the waterway — an act that would flood the homes of thousands of people.
The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action
Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.
Opinion
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.
The Pro-American Panama Leader Standing Between Trump and the Canal
Conservative President José Raúl Mulino wanted to work with Trump from day one. Now he’s trying to stop a U.S. takeover of the Panama Canal.
Panama president to speak to Trump amid canal tension
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said he is scheduled to speak with President Trump on Friday amid his efforts to reclaim the nation’s sought-after canal. “I was told a few minutes ago by a senior official that I will be speaking with President Trump tomorrow at 3:30 p.
Trump postpones call with Panama's president as canal tensions simmer
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a phone call with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino due to last-minute changes in the U.S. leader's agenda, Panama's government said on Friday, amid tensions over U.
Panama exasperated over persistence of US allegations of Chinese control of canal
Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the Panama Canal with the visiting head of U.
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - Trump’s threats to take over the Panama Canal anger many in the country
The U.S. president has announced several times in recent weeks that he intends to «bring back» the Panama Canal. His words bring back bad memories.
As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say ...
Migrants sent to Panama by Trump admin trapped in hotel for a week
The Trump administration is sending deportees from other countries to Panama. The New York Times is reporting that hundreds ...
Fact vs. Trump Fiction in Panama
The president claims Chinese soldiers are working in the canal. That’s nonsense.
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 ...
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Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
Stephanie Bai: In Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, and even before he assumed office, he promised to retake the Panama Canal. Is this an issue that Americans care about? Franklin Foer ...