Panama rejects Donald Trump’s demand for return of canal

[@SarahWalker-g7c]

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[@PaulaMorgan-nn6wb]

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[@Mikemccaslim]

I would really love to know how much work you did put in to get to this stage.

[@DevinTaylor-kr9fk]

Wow! wow! please is there any way to reach her services?

[@CarenHolsinger]

+147

[@CarenHolsinger]

5260

[@the_expat_whisperer_pty]

The "new" canal was not even built by the United States: the recent expansion of the Panama Canal, known as the Panama Canal Expansion Project or the Third Set of Locks, was carried out by an international consortium called Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC). This group included companies from several countries: - Sacyr (Spain) - Salini Impregilo (Italy) - Jan De Nul (Belgium) - CUSA (Panama) The project was completed in 2016, adding a new set of locks (Aguaclara on the Atlantic side and Cocolí on the Pacific side), which doubled the Canal's capacity. This allows it to accommodate much larger ships, known as Neopanamax vessels, essential for modern global trade. The project was managed by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), an entirely Panamanian organization, ensuring that the entire expansion remained under Panamanian sovereignty.

[@22AH708]

Indeed! Or,... Make the USA Brittish, French, Danish Swedish Norwegian Dutch Schleswig Holsteinian, Angle Saxen, Bavarian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian again!?

[@Certified500kgBomb]

You built my home, whose property belongs to, has the right to ownership.

[@alanparmenter]

Interesting!

[@immortalsofar5314]

When King George gave away America...

[@tommymorrison6478]

He didn't give it away. Are you one of those Americans who think George was actually in charge at that time?

[@tombgoth]

Looking at the state of the US, it was a clever move!

[@Tuberesu]

@@tombgoth Possibly, I have always thought a cleverer move would have been to negotiate independence for North America and develop trade that would have benefitted both.

[@michaelbrodie5942]

Dodged a bullet

[@petersmithm9]

@@tommymorrison6478 What makes you believe he's an American? I reckon he is British, going off the videos on his own channel.

[@Gambit771]

Bu that logic egypt must give the suez canal back to the French. And murica must give itself back to the Russians, French and Brits.

[@russellbaston974]

And Mexicans.

[@annemoncrieff3875]

Scots shld get their country back too.

[@Panzerfanlol]

Russia, France and Britain didn't build the United States though; They helped lay the foundations, but they didn't build it. The US built the canal, they are the reason that Panama is independent too. Tbh, Britain should have the Suez back aswell, especially considering how Egypt acted shortly after its independence. (Wars of aggression, attempted genocide etc)

[@williamtopping]

@@Panzerfanlol Dude, don't bring your facts to the liberal hate fest. Liberals don't do facts. Look how they choose to ignore the fact that Biden couldn't be prosecuted because he's mentally infirm. Yet he is mentally acute enough to pardon his son. But liberals don't care about facts. They get in the way of their hatred.

[@Gambit771]

@Panzerfanlol keep telling yourself that and that isn't the point. So you helped to build something (like Russia France and Britain did with murica). Doesn't mean you can just jump in and claim it back whenever you want to. Would you accept sometime demanding you return something you bought or received as a gift?

[@chrissupport]

I wonder if getting the canal back would make the costs of groceries and rent come down.

[@cogitatorcat2306]

No, but blocking it would make imports and exports more expensive for the US.

[@ToddMartincello]

Yes, when shipping costs are lowered

[@cogitatorcat2306]

@ the tolls on the canal pay for its upkeep, improvement and expansion, cutting them can only be a short term measure and run the risk of something like the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal happening. This is why infrastructure week never happened, and why the benefits of Biden’s infrastructure Act will be felt for decades.

[@helenab7390]

He is absolutely nuts!

[@michaelellringer5600]

This is the result of not having any Earth in his chart! His feet aren't on the ground, isn't it quite obvious!!!

[@22AH708]

It getting silly and dangerous indeed!

[@joangordon3376]

Well done Mr. President of Panama

[@adamkennedy7297]

Trump 🎉😂🎉😂 stay triggered nerd

[@DuckXBear]

You think he going to hold 😂 Trump will take this a challenge and make this tiny man fold.

[@joangordon3376]

​@@DuckXBearsurely you mean Musk!

[@longi625]

​@@adamkennedy7297Trump is an idiot. He belongs in a care home.

[@FreeFlyerUk]

​@@adamkennedy7297Musk is your next president not the orange manchild

[@ArmandoBellagio]

If they gave it to Panama, then it belongs to Panama. It's in their country anyway, deal is deal.

[@kevindurant1653]

😂😂, US is taking it back we built the canal so the deal is off

[@L3D0L3]

​@kevindurant1653 is completely morally wrong to take it back from them

[@AllGravy76]

@@kevindurant1653 Well if building things means a group of people can take it back then D.C. is in trouble.

[@kevindurant1653]

@@L3D0L3 Morally wrong if there is no payment involved 🤣, Trump pays them money and gives them something in return of course!

[@kevindurant1653]

@@AllGravy76 Panama signed the deal under Carter, US originally built it and can always sign off on the deal.

[@RatebRaiyaan]

Then USA should give back Guam to Spain, California to Mexico, Guantanamo to Cuba and several Western states to Britain😂😂😂

[@marley_carlson]

RIGHT !!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zackgovoski6830]

When is President elect Elon gonna scold him?

[@adamkennedy7297]

Another leftwing lunatic alert 😂

[@seasonmists]

Elon musk got on the far right train the last minute. but expect to see big plans from him. Such as sending trump to Mars. 😂😂😂

[@anetteespinoza1139]

Trump is the new american Ricimer , he ruined his own country

[@MrSpeekerv1.0]

They're eating the ships.

[@adamkennedy7297]

Your mum eats all your dad's friends when he's at work

[@Shazaroo99]

😂😂😂

[@stevej6252]

Panama canal is to USA as is Taiwan is to China, it`s not yours so don`t bother!!,

[@tetraquark2402]

America built it and still pay for it's up keep so it's not that simple.

[@johndconstantine]

​@@tetraquark2402that's true, yet American leaders (Global Mafia) Did very bad things lately and this will not be very good for you all. I am only sad for the populations that are to come.

[@Shoxic666]

China didn't build Taiwan

[@wabbadabdab5473]

America built it! It’s ours!!👍🏿

[@Gambit771]

​@@tetraquark2402who cares if they built it and murica does not pay for its upkeep.

[@craigcrosthwaite3042]

America has treated the world badly. Can the UK demand the return of the USofA to get things working properly again?

[@brucecameron6910]

We in the UK do not want that failed project back!!

[@maxr4448]

Really? You better look up REAL history Joker

[@rondavey2329]

Guess History isn’t taught to Britons anymore….pick up a book and you’ might learn something

[@ColumbusDixon]

@@rondavey2329obviously a USian talking. 😉

[@mjlife.journeys5662]

Yes, can Americans give it back the America to the UK

[@justinstephenson9360]

The rates for ships going through the Panama Canal are governed by size of the ship not by the flag the ship is flying. There are 2 ways of looking at Trump's statements either it is the inane ramblings of a senile old man or he seriously intends to launch a special military operation just like his pal Putin. The first is worrying the second option would be catastrophic

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

So hes taking Canada and the Panama? What a clown.

[@OnlyThe1Son]

then Alaska should be returned to Russia

[@MinMyat-ex7kp]

Take back if you can situation and if you dare.

[@maxr4448]

Dumb we paid for Alaska, We paid for the Canal, so it is ours! No? you stup

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

​@@MinMyat-ex7kp Russia could easily take it. America wouldn't even try and stop them. Look how scared they are of Ukraine using long range missiles.

[@danl5592]

Yankees can't even.beat the houthys the poorest nation in the world who only wear sandals 😂😅😂😅

[@TheSquidUK]

​@lovelybitofbugle219 They let them use long range missiles though. Idiot 😂. Also the entire threat of war becomes obselete once you actually go to war. By all means go to war with the US and its NATO allies. We outnumber you. We out-tech you. And you can say goodbye to your Ukraine occupation. Russicsts are all talk no action.

[@UncleKennybobs]

You can hear his tiny brain melting as he tries to string a sentence together.

[@jaco_9223]

🤣🤣 the US wanting to hit countries with tariffs yet "demand" lower fees for the panama canal or just give them it 🤣🤣 i guess panama is next after the middle east

[@MargaretChapman-k1y]

You can't give something and take it back again. A gift is forever. I expect the USA didn't want the cost of looking after the maintenance of it at the time, for their own interests. After exchanging diplomatic notes with Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso, Carter simply told her, “It’s yours.” I can see riots ahead and no country able to use it at all for a considerable time as Panama is now an established country with rights.

[@seasonmists]

Trump sees it's difficult to start a war with big powers, so he looks to doing what his supporters share with him in understandings, bullying the small guys. 😅

[@bryanbrookes6366]

How to influence people, threaten them with invasion. Very sensible Donald

[@karlbaker2452]

I think reason Trump wants the Panama canal, it's so he could make some money from it for himself, or he would put a blockade in place and try to blackmail any nation that wants to use the Panama canal.

[@jimfixer9589]

Your theory fell apart at this point: “I think”.

[@chrissupport]

@@jimfixer9589 MAGA!!!!

[@dannylarson8498]

Yeah okay, the only President in history to have lost wealth during presidency......do your research or sound stupid......

[@Mcc-k8n]

​@@jimfixer9589class response

[@constantfind9052]

Trump knows the US is getting ripped off, and he wants to change that for cheaper groceries for Americans etc so he presents his starting negotiation from a position of strength, all chips in, knowing that a deal will eventually be made. Clowns in the comments here going "well done panama, yeah show him" still have no idea that Trump plays 4d chess and is always steps ahead. Art of the deal. But then again people here probably still take legacy media as gospel so not sure why im surprised.

[@Coraleena]

This man is a joke. Picking fights with every freaking nation.

[@satisfactiongamer7385]

Correcting corruption*

[@Shoxic666]

This man is ensuring you'll be able to afford groceries for the next 4 years.

[@maxr4448]

You have no clue about history!

[@Danktonpiff]

​@@Shoxic666He already said that was a lie, you got dupped jack

[@lloroshastar6347]

@@Shoxic666 No he isn't, his policies will actually increase the cost of living crisis, not just in the US but here in the UK.

[@ricklee6196]

The nimrod is back at it again 🤣🤣

[@maxr4448]

The Panamanian Premier

[@alanparmenter]

​@@maxr4448 How was President Mulino anything but cogent and dignified, as he presented a clear and well-reasoned statement?

[@adamkennedy7297]

Speak for yourself you clown trumps back in charge and you're triggered 😂

[@michaelellringer5600]

Donald always has to find some excuse to be in front of a camera every day, for if he's not in front of a camera every day, he'll end up in an Emergency Room.

[@Anthony-ix3rp]

no harm in checking if you have been ripped off with high fees.

[@msvulcanspock]

Until a war breaks out from Trump's ridiculous lies and misinformation.

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

Please tell me that was sarcasm. The PC charges by size, simple as. This cretin's brain would get a refund.

[@JamesDeanMichael80]

Just the peaceful Trump doing what peaceful Trump does... Take what doesn't belong to him

[@helenab7390]

He's so corrupt. Trumpets blowing again never a pretty tune!

[@Puddlesmolly]

Lies

[@JamesDeanMichael80]

@@Puddlesmolly Pipe down, nobody wants your gaslighting

[@JamesDeanMichael80]

​@@helenab7390 Not the kind of orchestra I would enjoy

[@JamesDeanMichael80]

@@Puddlesmolly What is the lie?

[@MrSatnavatron]

This is the pretence to the coming proposal of a new canal through Israel

[@prideofdurham4776]

Give America back to the Native Americans then Don Don.

[@EdwardOberon]

Sorry, he demanded something back that wasn't his? 😂😂

[@Ken-pi7qk]

Never going to happen but I suppose it’s a nice little distraction while you get on with more insidious projects

[@williamtopping]

Never mind, he can just pardon himself the same way Biden Pardoned his corrupt child.

[@danmillikin5503]

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[@scharliem]

Panama is right to decide it’s fate

[@lloroshastar6347]

All those people who insisted Trump would be a peaceful president and he is already dishing out threats before he's even got the job.

[@tle7427]

Sometimes you need to threaten to maintain peace. Or do you live in some utopian fantasy where everyone just plays nice?

[@lloroshastar6347]

@@tle7427 "sometimes you need to threaten to maintain peace" he says, in a situation where Trump is threatening to annex and occupy Panama territory. I'd hardly call that 'maintaining peace', what you've done there is redefined Imperialism and Colonialism to mean 'maintaining peace'. Reminds me of the war on terror rhetoric. This just reinforces my beliefs, it proves that Trump never cared about peace in the first place, if his supporters are already advocating for him threatening other nations with military 'interventions'.

[@tednindo6761]

A massive 🔔

[@Davie60]

🔔-end!!

[@ianmuir3640]

He can demand anything he wants but he’s not getting it

[@WolfieD-yp5ez]

And I ask Panama and the rest of the World for forgiveness from We The People that have definately NOT voted for such a "Toddler Brained Trump for President! I again ask for The World for forgiveness to the United States citizens that are Daily humiliated from "Dimwit Don trump flunker"!

[@janeroyce6568]

I don't think you need to apologise if you didn't vote for him, but thank you anyway.

[@jimjackle2739]

I thought you moved to Canada?

[@Beru700]

Panama have a Right to belong and control that huge canal

[@maxr4448]

Then They need to pay for it

[@msvulcanspock]

@@maxr4448 Trump has gone bankrupt 6 times and never pays his workers or contractors. How about Trump pay for some of the things he's taken?

[@Beru700]

@maxr4448 panama canal is a panamanian property

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@maxr4448the deal to construct the canal in Panama was that America would hand over control in Panama in 1999. You didn’t pay for the construction, you don’t have any rights to it😂

[@UncleKennybobs]

Kinda goes without saying.

[@bandohabandoha2482]

Calm down , this is just the opening gambit in negotiations.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Like in a mugging

[@Insomniac4791]

100%. These people don’t get it. They don’t understand why he talks about tariffs, they don’t understand why he jokes about making California state. They just don’t understand negotiations.

[@janeroyce6568]

I think you are confusing negotiations with childish, peevish threats. Diplomacy is beyond Trumps addled brain.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@janeroyce6568 it’s not none of those things, it’s distraction, Trump was being sidelined by Elon and the RC bill fiasco so Trump wants attention on him so he makes up this Panama Canal BS

[@TheJewishAzovMember]

​​​@@Insomniac4791They are negotiations tactics of a joke mafia nation like Russia that's standing and power had decreased substantially, using their one card they have left after letting things slip for decades. It makes the US look like it's desperate that they openly are saying these things in public where us peasants can see it. You make these threats behind close doors or they look like empty threats made for the public consumption.

[@ecaltroyer]

Just like what happened to mexico late 1800’s annexing 😊

[@jonstarbird8484]

ha ha ha ha

[@IanSRutter]

He's pushiing the boat too far, he'll fall in to the river.

[@johndconstantine]

Americans Aipac talking about being fair. Thats like talking Gods name in the Desert

[@trevormillar1576]

Britain's imperial power was irrecoverably broken when it tried to tske back the Suez Canal.from Egypt in 1956: if America tŕies to tske back the Panama Canal it could very likely suffer the same fate.

[@obtuse1291]

I'm betting 75% of maga have no idea even where Panama is. 😂

[@andrewharrison7503]

Mr Panama is talking tough now..

[@gordonbradley3241]

Has Mexico paid for that wall yet ? Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaww !

[@house2homeplus511]

Panama will jail yrump if he even tries coming near Panama canal

[@AlwysBclosing]

That’s adorable!

[@awddfg]

@@AlwysBclosing If vietnam and Afghanistan can school you, so can panama. You clearly need schooling since america is way behind in education compared to other developed countries.

[@johndconstantine]

​​@@awddfgno one schooled America bro. The American army is a terrorist mafia global organisation. They went there, kept the country down for their own interests of a continuous war and then left. Everything was done exactly how they planned

[@Shoxic666]

​@@awddfgDifference is that Panama got their asses kicked last time. Now the gimps and furries are going to be sacked the US Military should be back on track.

[@maxr4448]

Notin or on YOUR little life

[@astridbartz4570]

So what exactly is he saying? He is going to call the troops out to take it?

[@Nobull112]

Shouldn't he be focused on getting grocery prices and energy prices down? Oh, and ending the war in Ukraine!

[@izabelasiczek3547]

Booo hooo cry no one is treating us fairly boo hoo eu doesn't buy our food boo hoo it's unfair 🤦

[@drbendover7467]

Take it back by force if they have broken a deal and put 500% tariffs on everything, don't be weak like most European countries:)

[@bakerstreet101]

Why did the USA give up the Panama Canal, to begin with?

[@Shoxic666]

Because Carter was a moron.

[@maxr4448]

DEMOCRATS!

[@DogSerious]

Liberals, what do you expect?

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

Have you ever spoke to an American?

[@furyiv]

Because it's Panamanian sovereign territory

[@Superman-nn4nw]

He's a waffling bull hitter.

[@Tuberesu]

... and so the shadow of the REAL Donald Trump begins to spread...

[@sven-number]

How about some carbon tax, then?

[@thomasschodt7691]

If the United States wants a say in the use of the Panama Canal, the United States can supply the water needed for operations...

[@jimjackle2739]

We can do that

[@22AH708]

Make the USA Brittish, French, Danish Swedish Norwegian Dutch Schleswig Holsteinian, Angle Saxen, Bavarian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian again!?

[@ScottishRoyal1]

He's tarded

[@vicicooper4720]

Panama should keep hold of it but not allow Chinese interference. However, money talks. Let's hope Panamese pride triumphs.

[@MrDavideaton]

Trump is a total jerk, he's lost it Bigly 💩

[@BorderTerrier-yk2hw]

And where are Trump hats and other tat being manufactured?

[@SubjectiveFunny]

Hmmm... I remember when Canada and Mexico took this line, it did not last more than a week.. Fall in line now, thats the best course of action.

[@shroommcfanta2020]

USA back to England.. the crown should never have given it away

[@magiskeld8706]

What a fool this excuse for a man is....

[@col4574]

Of course it does

[@claytonturner1385]

Its gonna happen regardless.

[@2huugo374]

thats like russia demanding alaska back

[@maxr4448]

u clueless

[@UncleKennybobs]

Putin can have whatever he wants from his orange puppy.

[@ceonach]

Poor old Stumpy.

[@mkodyglobalsouthsoldier]

Return Alaska California Practice what you preach

[@JohnRadford-iy7db]

Will he send in the marines

[@KennethOram-ei9ff]

You mean a War that America can win in less than 20 years? Do American Forces remember how to win a War?

[@michouharoliyk2050]

Dyche OUT Calvert-Statue-Lewin OUT

[@Swiplys]

Is Trump a moron? I mean we all know he is

[@billweatherley8335]

The Donald is awesome and as usual is right.

[@johndudley9118]

Who are they !!!

[@Israelipropaganda]

Is it a requirement that Trump says some thing stupid everyday?

[@adamkennedy7297]

That's obviously something that you require yourself to do😂

[@Israelipropaganda]

@@adamkennedy7297 You support trump?, good way to tell the entire world your as thick as mince.

[@UncleKennybobs]

He has to do this to keep the MAGA cult's very limited attention on him.

[@adamkennedy7297]

@UncleKennybobs you're just another radical leftwing lunatic 😂 it's you who's part of a cult.

[@adamkennedy7297]

@UncleKennybobs another victim of TDS 😂

[@Baryngton6]

Democracy coming to Panama then?

[@Rob-hy8vb]

Thats ok, enjoy your 200% tariffs

[@fortantkalonji227]

Take it back to the 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸usa

[@xavierhucklenbruch1798]

I would deny us ships passage ... f trump

[@silverghini2629]

Trump is the most selfish person I know of. Everything is me, me, me. He doesn’t give a fig for anyone else or any other country.

[@GreggsonWong]

Looks like the US has to take control of the panel canal. FIGHT!!😅

[@maxr4448]

WE built it!

[@avaneesh-h1i]

China vs us war🤔

[@billfisher1887]

For fu sake Grow up there just winding you up

[@fatmirkola6237]

Hi is going to take by force

[@tessalister1226]

If you don't ask you don't get . Always wirth a try.

[@Superman-nn4nw]

Trump is a 🔔 end.

[@arch2u442]

I foresee MAGA Canal to be built after the 100 years of Panama Canal. A bigger and better Canal Technology to fulfill 70% US usage. There will be a new wonder of the world in the making to mark Trump Presidency History

[@janeroyce6568]

Where are you going to build it? The USA is quite wide!

[@arch2u442]

@@janeroyce6568 The best choice maybe Costa Rica with new century tech. If Elon Musk can do wonders with space tech, maybe he can think something out. I know Trump and Elon don't like to be hold on to their 2 precious jewels. I think they also have plan B, to say it out loud to take over Panama Canal in front of the world

[@janetmontgomery-r6j]

Good. Fonpanamsa for standing up.... People there love. Their country. And work to make it a success

[@smarcier2719]

Trump is a male version of Violet Elizabeth Bott .

[@Jake-yy9fg]

lol as if they actually have a choice.

[@Insomniac4791]

To be fair, he joked about it. He didn’t demand it. If he demands it, it’ll be a different conversation.

[@gail9299]

Not a good look Mr Trump ... Wonder who he's been watching?

[@tommymorrison6478]

The Panama Canal is dying. I suggest the Panamanians give it to the Yanks so they can manage its demise.

[@phyllis9750]

All I can say as an American, is I am so sorry for trump. This action is not supported in the populous.

[@KS-bq4rs]

lol we shall see

[@Jasper-c6p]

Trump at it again. What a numpty. Ill bbe kind and put it down to his dementia. Did musk tell him to do this.

[@36iRealisedImOldToday]

Giving that canal away was a stupid mistake from the Americans.

[@danl5592]

Trump is losing his.mind😂😅😂😅

[@WolfieD-yp5ez]

He will be found out soon enough! 💙💙💙💙WE'll Get It Back! 💙💙💙💙💙 💙🇺🇸 Madam President Kamala Harris 🇺🇸 💙 💙🇺🇸 Mister Vice President Tim Walz 🇺🇸 💙 💙💙💙💙 🇺🇸 2025 🇺🇸 💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@pguser]

We're gonna take it back!