Writing on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said of the current fees, 'This complete 'rip-off' of our country will immediately stop.'
What's NewPresident-elect Donald Trump has said the U.S. could demand the return of the Panama Canal if the Central American country fails to reduce the fees it charges to American ships.Writing on Truth Social Saturday, Trump said of the current fees, 'this complete 'rip-off' of our country will immediately stop.'Newsweek has contacted the Trump transition team and the Panamanian Embassy in Washington D.C. via email for comment.
''If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question.'Around 14,000 ships pass through the Panama Canal each year, according to figures compiled by Statista. The narrow route, first opened by the U.S. in 1914, allows cargo vessels to travel between the American continents rather than having to circumnavigate them, reducing transit times.
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