Trump threatens to take the Panama Canal

[@LuigiAzsassin]

Trump has appointed David Lee Roth to head up and command the Panama invasion!

[@MrBopeel]

I don't think anyone under 40 got that reference 😂

[@LuigiAzsassin]

🎶 Might as well jump!! 🎶

[@TrineDaely]

Probably would be the most qualified person in his cabinet.

[@HayCorvus]

Dave is too qualified compared to the rest of Trump's administration.

[@SteveNaranjo]

Bold of you to assume David will accept the job😂

[@hamplus163]

The priorities Americans voted for

[@bigbinji6145]

Let's retake the Canal .... and remove the tinpot tyrant running Panama .......

[@kevinmorris9325]

Yep we did 🎉❤

[@mirandaaldrich9616]

National Security is a priority we voted for. They didn't tell you the whole story here. There are some concerns that China is trying to take over down there as well...China has been training and planning on going to war with us for year and Xi is wanting to hurry things along before a Civil War breaks out in China

[@mikegrisafi541]

​@@bigbinji6145you realize the only reason the country is on Trumps radar is because they pushed back on him trying to put properties there right? As always its all about him.

[@KeyserSoze-vi6xe]

Best is yet to come 😂

[@LuigiAzsassin]

Kids will read this in history books. ... And think they're being pranked.

[@Daniel-kc1we]

Do you have tds

[@hollyharris1874]

Feels like we are being punked bigly!

[@LuigiAzsassin]

David Lee Roth will write a song about this. 🎶

[@victoriamccullough6464]

yes until the end of time

[@dalejohns2758]

Nope! Trump is spot on!

[@obinnayoung]

Trump is definitely not going to lower the cost of eggs, thats for sure.

[@jimbo-d2o]

Gas $2.99, eggs$8.35 doz ????

[@BTakes138]

I don't doubt he'll effectively lower it by preventing the price from rising more than it would have.

[@DevonLadd]

Nowww the democrats are worried about grocery prices. Only took ya 4 years lmao

[@AaronBabcock-nx2un]

If China and Russia take over the world with cartels , yeah.

[@sunshinelizard1]

Why is Trump even focusing on this with all the problems the U.S. needs to resolve at home? He is like an ADHD teenager, all over the map. Focus Donald, focus on what's important.

[@Oldcrow77]

I believe this is why In a filing to the U.S. district court in New York, private equity manager Orestes Fintiklis and his company, Ithaca Capital Partners, alleged that the Trump businesses failed to pay 12.5% taxes on the millions of dollars they earned from managing the Panama City hotel. They also alleged that the Trump units failed to correctly report the number of people the hotel employed so that he could avoid Panamanian social security payments.

[@jramsey9690]

He does not have the mental capacity or focus to solve anything. He's a "weaver" of thought processes.😅😂🤣

[@BlckCloud73]

Because this is a major issue.

[@Oldcrow77]

@ yeah, couldn’t possibly have anything to do with this. Besides I doubt he got clearance from President Elonia In a filing to the U.S. district court in New York, private equity manager Orestes Fintiklis and his company, Ithaca Capital Partners, alleged that the Trump businesses failed to pay 12.5% taxes on the millions of dollars they earned from managing the Panama City hotel. They also alleged that the Trump units failed to correctly report the number of people the hotel employed so that he could avoid Panamanian social security payments. The filing documented how the Panamanian government later conducted a tax audit on the hotel and found major irregularities. Fintiklis and his company were forced to pay the money Trump owed, the court filing alleged.

[@Brian--0311]

Obviously you don't have any knowledge of the Panama canal or it's history

[@skiplaruka]

If Santa doesn't bring him what he wants, he will take over the North Pole next.

[@chriskelly6559]

It's why he wants Greenland, he thinks that's where the N.P. is.

[@joepatriot363]

WHY NOT!

[@ZombieWarfare552]

@@chriskelly6559 you and your silly jokes aren't even funny so yeah nice try

[@mdylan3989]

This made me scream laugh, bless you and happy holidays lmfaoooo!! 🤣🙏🏻

[@Redhowieoliver]

Yes. Might as well take the NP.

[@JesusAndRick]

The treaty governing the transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama is the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, signed on September 7, 1977. The Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal: Guaranteed that the canal would remain neutral and open to vessels of all nations in times of peace and war. The U.S. and Panama agreed that the canal must remain neutral, meaning it would be open to ships from all nations, regardless of peace or war, without discrimination. The treaty granted the United States the right to take military action if necessary to defend the canal and ensure its uninterrupted operation and neutrality. After December 31, 1999, all U.S. military bases in the zone were dismantled, and Panama assumed full control over the operation, maintenance, and sovereignty of the canal and its surrounding area. While the U.S. no longer maintains a presence in the canal zone, the right to act in defense of the canal’s neutrality remains a formal, treaty-based commitment. This arrangement reflects a compromise: Panama achieved full sovereignty over the canal and surrounding territory, while the U.S. retained a safeguard for protecting global commerce and strategic interests. China has significantly increased its presence around the Panama Canal through various infrastructure investments and construction projects. Notable developments include: Port Facilities: Chinese companies control two of Panama's five principal ports. Hong Kong-based Hutchison Ports operates the ports of Balboa on the Pacific side and Cristobal on the Atlantic side, both strategically located at the canal's entrances. Margarita Island Port: In 2016, China-based Landbridge Group acquired Panama's largest port on the Atlantic side, Margarita Island, for $900 million. This port serves as a critical hub for maritime traffic through the canal. As of December 2024, China does not maintain a formal military presence around the Panama Canal. However, Chinese investments in critical infrastructure near the canal have raised concerns about potential strategic implications. China's growing economic footprint in Latin America, including Panama, is viewed by some U.S. officials as a strategic maneuver to expand its influence in the Western Hemisphere. This expansion has led to heightened vigilance regarding China's long-term intentions in the region.

[@karenkoe7096]

More likely the Chinese are just trying to sell more stuff to the Central American/South American countries.

[@hadiba83]

Russia should threaten to take back Alaska.

[@stevehoffman2161]

And Mexico should take back Texas

[@tiattahiscupcakecandykatan2453]

They already are with China key eyes on Hawaii

[@Tere225]

Lol russia ain't doing good against Ukraine

[@LuigiAzsassin]

Let the Russians try! We'll just take General David Lee Roth from the front lines in Panama, and deploy him to Alaska! Checkmate!

[@jramsey9690]

It will. Or maybe it already has, since Putin's Puppet is in charge.

[@jimbo-d2o]

And the idiocy begins AGAIN!

[@ThirdTube-e2i]

The idiocy of simpletons like you not actually understanding the context of what's going on and letting your perceptions be painted by media headlines? I agree.

[@carloszepeda8960]

Simping for the fake news 😴

[@Nevergoindown13]

And just like that, the left are reminded of who the president is... and he hasn't even taken office!!! Four more years... hasn't even started yet! 😂😂😂

[@sunshinelizard1]

Trump looking around the world for other countries to pay the U.S. for nothing. This is exactly how Trump bankrupted 2 casinos.

[@Nevergoindown13]

Uhhh... you literally got that backward. Americans paid for the canal, and 38,000 Americans died building it. It was sold by a DEMOCRAT president for $1... that's something for nothing. Plus, Panama has broken the treaty... which states that if they do, America can take it back with force. Paraphrasing, of course.

[@CYBERPUNKDOLLXxXxXxXxXxXxX404]

EMBARRASSING.......

[@pguser]

I think it's still better than what we would have with Kamala

[@gundarvarr1024]

do you even know who built that canal?

[@Milesobrian]

Embarrassing that we sold it

[@SamuelKoepke-r3o]

@gundarvarr1024 We did. After we stole the land from a newly independent Panama and then refused to give it back until 1999. After we signed a treaty saying we’d get to keep it 22 more years.

[@Nevergoindown13]

​@SamuelKoepke-r3oYou sound like you're up past your bedtime.

[@ajmaeenmahtab8456]

This is a distraction.

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

So that means you like Donald Trump. I get it. You're part of the problem.

[@DaltonRogers-u9s]

@@marcus_ohreallyusWhat problem? Explain because you leftists never explain anything

[@55cook]

Yes, just like a clown show distracts you from serious life.

[@BRXKENPRO]

@@marcus_ohreallyusyou joined KZbin 18 years ago acting like a bot. seek help.

[@labethspain7936]

@@marcus_ohreallyus😂 really? Do your homework…trump’s family business was kicked out of Panamá in 2017-18…sounds like retribution to me - anyone else surprised? 🙄

[@drthumpensteen547]

4 years of this absolute cartoon nonsense.

[@Sunshinetoastygrandma]

When I four years was a joke and a disgrace as American

[@ZombieWarfare552]

Drthumpensteen547 says the liberal democrat who wanted a lady president who will put us into a world war instead of peace remember the democrat party was a joke for the last 4 years time for a change

[@EdwinSherwood]

Thank god we’re finally looking after our own best interests

[@aaronmiller5012]

4 years of your absolute cartoon nonsense

[@freshevansGloryBeToYah]

They didn't learn in his first term they will learn in his 2nd

[@thomasfolio7931]

Seems we reap what we sow. Panama was established in 1903 when due to US pressure the area ceded from Columbia so the US could cut through the middle and build the canal. The new country benefited little and suffered while the US controlled "Canal Zone" prospered, we supported and brought Manuel Noriega to power allowing him to export cocaine and other drugs to keep control of the area, until he stopped cooperating with the US and became a bad man. Since Panama took possession of the canal, it has been widened to twice it's original width, and is making money for the people and government of Panama so they can get the services and care they need. Now DJ wants that money funneled back to himself. Of course history means nothing to DJ if it's not the fictional history of his own invention.

[@BTakes138]

Amazing how you people phrase things to suit your purposes lmao

[@martingregory6993]

@@susanlarmourno it’s not, tell us exactly what part of the treaty they broke?

[@jrapplefan2231]

At first, the canal was built by French enterprise .

[@Commando0333]

We’ll just keep the canal. You can keep the documents for the museum.

[@toucanmasterx]

Bla Bla Who built 🇨🇵New Orleans?

[@sunshinelizard1]

"Department of Efficiency" is not a "department", there is no such department in the U.S. and it takes an act of Congress to create a new "department". Apparently Musk nor Trump know this.

[@susanlarmour]

Doesn't have to be a government department but it can and is an advisory department for which the President has every right to have. Biden has soros and George Clooney and Julia roberts.

[@willandastephenson5909]

If someone could please explain to me how musk can be in charge of any US governmental position if he’s not an American or even a US citizen ?… please.

[@susanlarmour]

​​Elon Musk is a citizen of the United States.

[@JohnSmith-qe6fb]

Knowing how slow the government is and all the bureaucracy, The department of efficiency is an oxymoron.

[@willandastephenson5909]

@@susanlarmour oh ok…I stand corrected … thanks for that info 🤗!

[@jrm371]

Here we go again. Another 4 years of chaos and embarrassment

[@JustinBrimhall-q8v]

Like now?

[@nyccollin]

Only president in modern times to not be involved in a war.

[@LuigiAzsassin]

Maga gearing up for Panama invasion!

[@dustinthegamer2559]

You voted for someone that spent 1 billion and still went 20 million in debt 😂😂and still lost to a landslide. that’s an embarrassment

[@pguser]

Still better than with Kamala

[@idigbebop]

American Imperialism is back.

[@SamuelKoepke-r3o]

Never left in the first place.

[@xNazgrel]

With a clown twist. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@mpg2495]

Thank a MAGA supporter for this mess.

[@urbandecay3436]

You're welcome. 😎

[@kevinmorris9325]

YOUR WELCOME 🤗

[@michaelnelson-o9m]

Thank a Democrat for the last four years of the worst economy the most dangerous situation worldwide and for the wars that Biden started thank you very much, your movies about to end ours is to begin so sit back and fasten your seatbelt mega wins Trump won you lost go cry somewhere else boom

[@raymondpalacios3032]

Your welcome.

[@DMfanforever2009]

You welcome

[@Unmutual-23]

Did President Musk allow his Trumpuppet to say this?

[@JinY-kd3el]

Very devious.. shame..

[@Cali736]

Soros said Biden Demrats

[@BTakes138]

Are you guys sure you're able to support both Trump AND Elon living rent free in your heads?

[@Nevergoindown13]

If Elon is president... then why do you boo hoo whine and cry every time Trump tweets? 🤔 Just parroting the fake news makes you cattle... you do realize that, right?

[@magicunicorn6535]

If that doesn't prove Trump is nuts, I don't know what will.

[@BTakes138]

Imagine the reverse. Panama funds a canal through the US that ends up being a major factor in the US's national economy. They then basically give it to the US for free. In return, the US extorts Panama when they try to use it and allow Panamas rival to build bases around it. I don't believe for 2 seconds you people wouldn't be on Panamas side. Btw, he never used the words "take back", the news did.

[@JesusAndRick]

Imagine the reverse. Panama funds a canal through the US that ends up being a major factor in the US's national economy. They then basically give it to the US for free. In return, the US extorts Panama when they try to use it and allow Panamas rival to build bases around it. I don't believe for 2 seconds you people wouldn't be on Panamas side and throwing all sorts of criticisms at the US. Btw, he never used the words "take back", the news did.

[@aaronmiller5012]

If your comment doesn’t prove you’re nuts, I don’t know what will

[@freshevansGloryBeToYah]

​​​@@aaronmiller5012how about that national 36 trillion dollars debt trump?

[@aaronmiller5012]

@ or the 71 trillion dollars debt Biden?

[@Lordoftheflatbush]

Trumps behavior and rhetoric on Greenland and the Panama canal is the same as the neocons. Does not bode well if Trumps appear to be in the neocon camp.

[@loquat9661]

They really called this the “pro-peace” ticket 💀

[@scorpnov13]

Elect a joke, the worst is yet to come

[@Madness-iwnl]

I like most of the upcoming Trump's internal policies, but he has no right to tell other countries what to do. He thinks he can make every other country bend a knee, but he will be surprised when they all decide to turn against the US, he needs to chill.

[@Alias3141]

Wow this comment section is full of stupidity.

[@modogo3635]

And the Dutch want Nieuw Amsterdam back, which was taken from them by the British who changed the name into New York.

[@hueman1189]

No one stopping you, take it lol

[@gundarvarr1024]

US who build it in the first place.

[@hillbillydeluxe27]

So? Are you saying you have a valid point? I’ve built 2 houses and sold them. Should I go take them back??

[@lichtscheint5218]

Yes, we do have the right.

[@theprophet489]

So what 😂

[@DanielDeSaintMalo]

In fact, it was started by the French, built by people from the Caribbean and the expansion done by Panama and foreign hand. Then, who really (or who were the ones) who built it?

[@AllyMonsters]

If you're going by who built it, that would be the French. Who put more money, lives, and time into it then the US did. They had over 60% of the work done. America just came in after France to finish it up. So unless ya are going to share with the French, you don't really have much say with the whole "we built it".

[@PacificForage]

You mean the same Panama Canal they he broke ties with Taiwan over back in 2017 and is now being supported by China instead of the US? That Panama Canal? You're the one that lost it in the first place!

[@mdemory]

😂

[@robertray5851]

I recently took a Panama Canal cruise and was surprised to learn there are 2 canals, running side by side, the old one and the new one.

[@Origami2025-b7g]

Exactly... Panama only uses the old canal for small ships. Legally there is no way to take control after signing with 40 witness countries at the UN I would be making a threat of invasion and robbery. 

[@hollyharris1874]

That unchecked power w/no guardrails surely won't go to his head.

[@stantonroyce9377]

Jimmy Carter and Panama signed the conditions which allow this action giving Panama's current abuse of canal passing rights by US corporations. Panama will most likely go back to following the accords signed in the 1970s rather than relinquish control of the canal at which China has a naval base at each end, by the way which is also a violation of the accords giving Panama control of the canal.

[@hollyharris1874]

@@stantonroyce9377 Ok, if corrections need to be made, isn't it better to use diplomacy first? I can't stand bullies - from the school halls to the halls of power. 🙂

[@stantonroyce9377]

@@hollyharris1874 What do all police and prosecuting attorneys at all levels of government do with honest law abiding citizens? They go after them with a laundry list of charges wanting the people to fear and tremble and admit to half of them to avoid worst punishment. The bully is the president of Panama for years and years and now finally someone standing up to him.

[@hollyharris1874]

@@stantonroyce9377 OK, whatevs, Gov! I haven't studied Panama. You guys are out in full force today. What are you mad about? Never saw such sore winners. (Btw, treaties b/t countries aren't the same as crime & LE in a territory. Trump isn't anyone's Captain down there.)

[@Nevergoindown13]

​@hollyharris1874 Rather be a sore winner than a sore loser... every day of the week! 😎

[@hoonhwang4778]

Push the US southern border all the way down to Panama canal. You won't need high fence.😊

[@stevehoffman2161]

The Chinese influence started under TFGs watch in 2017.

[@edithfrazier9895]

No your wrong , that's Democraps lies, all lies

[@starchysleet341]

4 more years of stuff like this! Cant wait…

[@MrPotsy81]

Who needs sitcoms?😁

[@gordengibson1]

The Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977 do not contain provisions allowing the US to reclaim control of the Panama Canal based on toll prices. By December 31, 1999, the treaties transferred complete control of the Canal to Panama, with Panama maintaining responsibility for setting toll rates. The only military intervention rights granted to the US were to defend the Canal's neutrality from foreign threats, not to address economic disputes. Thus, when Trump sends his army to reclaim the Panama Canal, the Torrijos-Carter requires Trump to also send in another Army to defend it. INTERESTING.

[@jamesscott479]

How much does it cost to maintain? The Panama canal each year. How much would it cost the United States taxpayers?

[@mirandaaldrich9616]

Came here for the triggered comments

[@thed3008]

that's pretty SAD

[@a564-c3q]

Trump will continue to support Ukraine! Heck yeah!!

[@fleafarts3576]

Yup, me too…I haven’t seen Democrats this upset since Lincoln freed the slaves. 🤔😂😂😂 So much winning! 😂

[@a564-c3q]

@@fleafarts3576 Bless President Musk and vice president trump!

[@fleafarts3576]

@ There’s no proof of any of this…He hasn’t been charged with a crime. You are a MAP, there I said it so now it’s true right? When the Police charge him with a crime and he’s convicted like Hunter Biden was then I’ll change my stance.

[@nealgoodwin460]

What drugs are Trump on

[@victoriamccullough6464]

anything he can get his hands on

[@markjakker]

Or his handlers

[@wallrads]

We were incredibly GENEROUS to the people of Panama, and it's a MORAL CRIME what's being done to the USA 🇺🇸 ✨

[@jramsey9690]

And what, pray tell is the "MORAL CRIME" being done to the USA?

[@BlckCloud73]

The comments on this video are a real testament to how uneducated Americans have become. They have no idea how vital the canal is, or why the U.S. has the right to repossess it.

[@tysonb1486]

4 years we have to put up with this psyco!

[@mikeprice5838]

Maybe only two and a half.

[@aaronmiller5012]

4 years we have to put up with your constant liberal tears

[@tysonb1486]

@aaronmiller5012 who says I'm a liberal? I'm opposed to a criminal nut job who thinks of himself as the world's next dictator.

[@SYKURALOL]

@@aaronmiller5012What about yours when trump gets voted out of the office in 2029.

[@brandonvanlieshout7303]

The Panama canal is not ours anymore! We sold it for 1 dollar. Let's just threaten allies some more

[@DanielDeSaintMalo]

NO ALLY believed you in 1973 and also ypu lost in 1990. Then what are you going to do? If you do something to your allies they might go with China.

[@wilsontexas]

Brilliant idea to sell it for a dollar without even a democratic vote. Democrats are the worst kind of totalitarians

[@deryckmcleod4608]

Carter DID!

[@BTakes138]

"Threaten"

[@TheBriarWolf]

Good, we paid for it, built it, and it’s a national security risk not to mention an economic drain where it could be an asset.

[@jramsey9690]

How is it an "economic drain"? Do some research before you say stupid stuff like this.

[@LordSoulja1776]

Lets take it all!

[@AutististicSchizo]

Tell Russia they need to update their bots.

[@rafaeldiaz603]

Todo 😂

[@nkogbksb]

Why would you want to make the crisis of asylum seekers at the southern border worse?

[@PhilFaymore]

Yes. Let's take over the world.

[@BlckCloud73]

The Panama Canal contract of 1977 states that the canal will remain neutral for all countries to use, and the U.S. military would always be allowed to use it and could use military force to sustain that neutrality if necessary. If China is controlling the canal through the Panamanian government, it's no longer neutral and we have every right to take control of it.

[@jramsey9690]

Prove that China controls the canal. Prove it.

[@thesonofmaniscoming1694]

🎯

[@kevinjenner9502]

Threatening allies again.

[@MarkoJaric107]

How are they an ally when their GDP would be last without the canal. They gonna invade the US? 😅

[@DanielDeSaintMalo]

Let's see how the United States got ridiculed in 1973 when even the U.K. did not supported the U.S. with the Canal.

[@theprophet489]

Bully 😂

[@jaydenchrist6152]

Panama isn't really a US ally but I see your point.

[@pguser]

Threatening your mum

[@dmitritestacough8551]

Matt Gaetz approves.

[@kylegreene1583]

Why not?

[@PhilFaymore]

Why not? Why not take the Suez cannal? Or anything in the world we want?

[@potatopotato8360]

@@PhilFaymore All of North America belongs to the USA. Manifest destiny.

[@kylegreene1583]

@PhilFaymore don't be stupid, "anything in the world". World commerce has suffered greatly because of Panama's mismanagement and extortion fees concerning the canal.

[@benlagging2265]

This is not the first time he has stated this. 38,000 American lives were lost in its building.

[@agravery223]

Closer to 7k

[@ultimate_masterpiece]

@@agravery223 Can you each provide sources?

[@juancampoalegre8362]

And..who asked to the americans to built it?..the americans made a lot the money while they were exploiting it..after that it belongs to Panama..it was the deal!..nothing more stupid that are trump's clown

[@derek-press]

@@ultimate_masterpiece alot of the deaths were due to disease, particularly yellow fever and malaria when the French began the prodject ,then the US took over and at the end the actually estimate after completion is "aprox" 22k

[@rburkett1939]

Google says 5,600 US citizens… 😊

[@williamh.gatesiii8183]

We built it. So many Americans died to build it. We shouldn’t be paying any fees.

[@stevehoffman2161]

And the Chinese helped build the US railroads. The Irish built the Erie canal. If you're wanting to take back what you think is ours, then perhaps Mexico should take back half Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and the southern half of California.

[@bio0link]

The French built most of it, and more foreign and migrant workers died than US workers.

[@ab9840]

They say 50000 workers built the canal. About 75% were from the english speaking Caribbean islands like Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and so on. They tended to do the hard labor. Around 6000 were from the US.

[@freshevansGloryBeToYah]

Shouldn't be paying for the governments over spending either. How about that 36 trillion dollar debt trump?

[@TrineDaely]

Can he stop threatening to invade our allies already?

[@BTakes138]

He didn't.

[@Minimac-d4r]

@@BTakes138 Yes he did, and not here support that AHO

[@JesusAndRick]

@@Minimac-d4r Literally didn't.

[@jimmiller1686]

if the US were to annex Panama and offer green cards to all its 4 million residents, we would get the canal peacefully in 48 hours. then we could annex Denmark and get 6 million new citizens together with Greenland.

[@susanlarmour]

Add the Canadian provinces as states....

[@jimmiller1686]

@@susanlarmour absolutely! just think, we could take Panama and send all the illegal immigrants there. then we prohibit China, Russia, Iran, et al from using the canal.

[@jamesortiz7443]

My dad was there in the 80's go 101st Screaming Eagles take that over

[@ronnyracines7942]

Panamá Canal was built with American money

[@Neel71]

So?

[@IsmaelGutierrez-zu2bx]

So what they sold it so it's not ours anymore but as a dictator he wants it back just like Russia going over for Ukraine that's the typical terrorist

[@williamh.gatesiii8183]

More than American money American lives American engineers so many Americans died to build this thing. We shouldn’t be paying any fees.

[@danatriplett]

So? We have no right to "take it" - it belongs to Panama.

[@PhilFaymore]

It's on their land. We made a deal and have stuck to it. That's what legitimate governments do.

[@frosthoe]

Ha Ha Ha Ha REALLY Donny! Panama would probably let you fix it. I'm not sure if most of you know. But the Panama Canal needs an overhaul desperately. It needs to be widened by at least 40ft for the newer ships. as it was made to 1900's standards and ships are much larger now. Picture super cruise ship's or supertankers that are one kilometer long! The canal needs to be able to handle these too! Its a well known and lamented issue in global shipping for decades now.

[@tomford8286]

You putz, that was completed in 2016. smh

[@frosthoe]

@@tomford8286 NO that was the band aid. Keep up.

[@delilahsalas891]

Trump is just whining about the canal fees because of his donors!!

[@Sunshinetoastygrandma]

Well, we love Trump. We voted for him and we won so we can improve for the next four years because we suffered for the last four

[@gsp49]

$850 for a small boat.

[@deveey]

@@gsp49 better than going around all of south america 850 for small boat sounds cheap actually

[@omnipayne861]

@@Sunshinetoastygrandmayet you can’t name one policy the Biden administration passed that made you “suffer”, nor could you name a policy of trumps that’d actually help you. Sit down. 😂

[@aaronmiller5012]

You’re just whining about the canal fees because you hate Trump!!!

[@je8784]

The orange makeup is affecting his brain.

[@brucephillip6456]

That would be awesome if true!

[@FOLLOWINGTHETRIAL]

President Musk must want to buy it for himself!!

[@MustadMarine]

The US created Panama to build the Canal. Back then, Trump Sr. (Teddy Roosevelt), sent the US Navy to forcibly give independence to northern Colombia (later paying Columbia $35 million for it). And then the US rescued Panama from its dictator, Noriega, in 1990. Yet you won't find any sign of appreciation from the Panamanians. That said, the Canal represents a major source of income and funding source for the new adjacent canal built for the larger cargo ships that transit the locks. The US had nothing to do with which is now the most important part of the canal. Trump is picking fights with everyone. C'mon Denmark, give us Greenland or we'll boycott your Danishishes!

[@seanthomas5400]

He's a train wreck already, and he's not even sworn in. What an idiot.

[@Nevergoindown13]

I thought Elon was president, though? And just like that... they all fall back in line!😂

[@Kenny-bj2zq]

Just like with Mexico, Canada, new deals will be made that everyone will be OK with.

[@TheSkete]

What's he going to do, put a tariff on the canal 🙄?

[@Kenny-bj2zq]

I think we give Panama A Lot of foreign aid every year. It is a substantial amount but in all honesty I don’t think Trump does anything as I think he is just letting China now that the Canal is important to the US since they now control the two ports.

[@Steven_Edwards]

We have a deal with Mexico and Canada, negotiated during his first administration. There is no need to have them come back to the table for anything right now, except that Trump wants the US to absorb Canada, Mexico and also Greenland.

[@Carminelombardoza00.-_]

Panama canal was built by the united states

[@rcox54321]

Really, it’s “unclear”? How about the cost to Trump’s hotel property in Panama? Do so work, some journalism. Don’t just parrot the headline for clicks. You should be embarrassed.

[@dottiehullihen9660]

I just hope he leaves the animals there.

[@MayOdinGuideYou]

"We're still here ... We are not going anywhere." - Native Americans 😔

[@BTakes138]

k...

[@hotelworker812]

America could always have ships coming from Asia dock in California and bring it to the east coast via rail

[@jramsey9690]

And it will be enormously more expensive and time-consuming to do that.

[@foodforthoughtchef]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅prez Musk told him too😊😊😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@fo6rf7rl4u]

They’re not immigrants you can’t just back out of a signed contract by a sitting president how smart is trump

[@Devous7114]

Long story short, Repug billionaires want free passage. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@Nevergoindown13]

😢😭😢😭

[@journalistedisoncarter]

Trump has some preexisting issues in Panama with 12.5% of taxes he owes in relation to Panama City Hotel. He doesn't want to have to pay that money personally that he owes. Millions.

[@forevergone-h6q]

the light at the end of the tunnel here is once trump is gone he won’t be back…😂 …every dog has his day

[@aaronmiller5012]

The light at the end was f the tunnel here is once Trump is back, America is back… every dog has its day and another day follows. Once your comment is no longer valid, you will regret all the lies you said about trump.

[@forevergone-h6q]

@ 😆

[@freetorobandloot]

only an american president feels like he has the power and authority to make such threat against another sovereign nation.

[@tomford8286]

Clearly you don't know what is gong on.

[@TheSkete]

Only this one, you mean...

[@cliff5043]

No. ONLY Donald Trump. I guess he no only wants to a dictator of America, but of the world..... what a joke (he is) !!

[@TheBriarWolf]

It’s not a threat, it’s a promise. It’s about time America stopped being weaklings.

[@stonewalljoey5137]

Well, President Musk said.

[@PhilipKNguyen]

i know not that much of the panama canal's history but this is getting weird and disruptive. whether its blonde clown or nikola-wannabe im over. #Harris2028 #SaveAmerica

[@aaronmiller5012]

Keep crying. Harris got destroyed and she wouldn’t risk running in 2028

[@theresaward118]

Carter gave it ti Panama up to over a million dollars

[@GeneralsAlert]

So...whose who said Trump was pro peace....Got anything to say?

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

It’s a mess Better to invest in the Nicaraguan cannal or the Mexican railroad

[@mmurriola2611]

Panama First 🇵🇦 🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@SB-tt2qy]

I understand why we would want to take it back, BUT! there are big problems with the canal. I saw a documentary not too long ago that they are having a damn hard time with the water that feeds the canal. This is likely why they are raising its costs due to the water issue. Someone probably needs to study this before making hasty political decisions that will affect the American economy and by extension the American people. (in my humble opinion)

[@SamuelKoepke-r3o]

Then maybe it would beneficial for everyone if the United States formed a joint financial effort to restore and better the canal, improving both world trade and the Panamanian Economy, instead of fighting an unjust war?

[@bio0link]

@SamuelKoepke-r3o What unjust war?

[@SamuelKoepke-r3o]

@@bio0link A war for land, one fought for money instead of morals. We’d be fighting another one if we went to war over this.

[@bio0link]

@SamuelKoepke-r3o Well good news its just a lot of hot air and is not going to happen. Its just distractions from real issue that aren't going to be tackled.

[@Paul-lm5gv]

This is not as trivial as it seems! China is building ports in all the coastal South American countries to eclipse the U.S. in naval power in our hemisphere! Losing the Panama Canal in wartime could be a fatal blow to the United States!

[@Steven_Edwards]

How about we not start a war with China then?

[@toucanmasterx]

Free Virginia and 🇲🇽Mexican Texas

[@sm98710]

“The US foolishly gave the canal away” does that mean he is going to give Alaska back to Russia?

[@jramsey9690]

I would not put that past him.

[@gregtolley3455]

Why? Because we're America, that's why! Feels amazing to be able to say that again.

[@Porook]

As was said to justify slavery, native genocide, anti democratic coups, etc etc etc.

[@RamonRodriguez-yo8id]

Hell yea take it

[@nonjaninja4904]

He should. Panama didn't do any of the work or take the initiative.

[@danrook5757]

USA didn’t build any of the bridges across Niagara, but they use it

[@TheSkete]

Do you know the history? Panama was part of Columbia. We (the US) touched off a revolution to get Panama away from Columbia. With the express purpose of building a canal. So, no Panama didn't help. They were even a country then. If you like that story, you'll love the one about how we (the US) stole Hawaii. Look it up...

[@skittlesgarage]

A minute ago this was dropped and there are no views. Legacy media is dead.

[@philam1973]

“Give us a discount or we are going to overthrow your government and get it for free””

[@Jundarippa]

Ambassador to the White House Trump? President Musk okays this?

[@BTakes138]

It's cute how you guys think this bothers anyone.

[@Jundarippa]

@BTakes138 Bothered you enough to respond. Time is finite, and you used yours to respond to me. It's bothersome enough.

[@BTakes138]

@@Jundarippa yikes lol

[@serenarobak3640]

So now we're basically Russia against Ukraine.

[@LucSobel-qu6gi]

He will fix it and will also fix Canada.God bless President Trump and his family.And God bless our ingenious volunteers that will make all America great again.

[@rickdesa12B10]

Sarcasm at its best 😂

[@jramsey9690]

@@rickdesa12B10 I don't think it was meant sarcastically, which is just pathetic.

[@charlescyr7428]

How does the canal generate about one fifth of the yearly economy?

[@JTurk331]

Proud to be an American. The media has no power to stop Trump. How well did media stop putins tanks? 😂

[@papercitadel4221]

Lol so much for trump the peace maker huh? Nothing like starting issues with our neighbors lol

[@Estoooopid]

If the fees were so expensive then it be worth going around but its not so his claim is false.

[@stephenroberts2526]

Imagine CO-heading a non-official (non-existent) government department to make the government... *checks notes* more efficient.

[@sammyblue6933]

Came here to hear him make the threat, just heard a random dude talking, im going to assume its not what he meant

[@sammyblue6933]

Found the clip, someone suggested he laughed and said good idea, then said it was given with the trade off of Panama signing a treaty and they are not sticking to the treaty so if they do not want to stick to the treaty they will demand it back. Seems fair.

[@James-t9h4d]

They can't defend it if this all goes hot. Better safe than sorry

[@saintsfan0499]

Lower the prices or give it back 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Niki_Schreiber]

why should they, it is their right. the us gave the canal away and allowed them to collect payments for using it. It’s not their problem that the us thinks their own agreement was stupid. If Russia would wants Alaska back, it would be the same situation. it would notbe the US problem if russia changes their opinion. so tell me, why should they give the canal back?

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

America..."We dig a ditch.... We own your country!!"

[@thesonofmaniscoming1694]

Panama willfully ceded the land to us to get the project done.

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

So Boomers...are you feeling scared yet? You asked for this.

[@tomford8286]

The Panama Canal DOES NOT GENERATE ONE FIFTH OF OUR YEARLY REVENUE! That is a lie.