
‘We’re taking it back.’ Trump’s comments on the Panama Canal spur pushback from Panama
LA TimesPresident Trump said Monday that the United States would reassert control over the Panama Canal, the strategic, U.S.-built waterway that Washington handed over to the Panamanian government more than a quarter-century ago. In reaction to Trump, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected the idea of his country giving up control of the canal, which is among the globe’s iconic ocean passages and a signature source of national pride and revenue for the Central American nation. “The Canal is and will continue to be under Panamanian control,” Mulino said in a statement, repeating comments he made last month after Trump floated the idea of retaking control of the canal. And, in a repudiation of Trump’s charge that China runs the canal, Mulino denied that any country except Panama directed operations.
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U.S. claims free passage through Panama Canal
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US government vessels to sail free through Panama Canal: State Dept
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China recognizes canal as neutral international waterway
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Rubio says Panama addressing US concerns on canal after Trump threats
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Rubio visiting Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind
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