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Donald Trump criticized Panama Canal fees as “ridiculous” and demanded lower costs or the canal’s return to the US.

In a Truth Social post, Trump also expressed concern about potential Chinese influence over the waterway, despite no direct Chinese control of canal operations.

The canal, transferred to Panama in 1999, is vital for global trade, handling 5% of maritime traffic.

Trump’s comments follow record revenues of $5 billion announced by the Panama Canal Authority. Panama has not yet responded to his statements.

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[-] admirabledecadence@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yesterday was the 35th anniversary of the last time USA invaded Panama. We are all suffering from collective PTSD this weekend from that, and the events from such a traumatic event are still raw. And the Yankees decide today is the best day to threaten us with a second invasion?!

I'm not afraid... I'm angry.

[-] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

As are we.... As are we.

Our own government is so deeply corrupted with corporate interests, hate, and fascism it feels hopeless.

I can only hope that this government tries to make too many bad decisions and America gets the backlash it deserves.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Why is my government, not even in office yet, so offensive that I usually support “the enemy”? Even the fact that so many normal countries and institutions are “the enemy” is so effing ridiculous.

Next thing you know, we’re picking a fight with World Health Organization, because apparently sick and dying kids are “the enemy”

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

If its any small consolation, the evil, lies, and idiocy built into our system are finally causing us to turn the violence inward toward the system itself, and increasingly toward Americans. History shows that its the nature of this sort of corrupt governance always turns inward on itself eventually. It just takes far, far too long, and there is no restorative justice at the end. And the cycle continues without learnings from our history.

I wish american citizens could give you something better than that, but we honestly don't know how. From one human being to another, I'm sorry, and what happened to your people should not have happened.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

It's not that there's someone intentionally deciding when and what Mr Trump should say that is the most insulting and offensive thing possible from one minute to the next ... but that's impossible to prove with the evidence at-hand.

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