The Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship arrives at the gates of Miraflores Locks to become the first ship of the cruise season to pass through the Panama Canal in Panama City, on Oct. 7, 2024.
Control of the Panama Canal, once a key U.S. presidential campaign issue for Ronald Reagan and an animating topic for people ranging from film legend John Wayne to an unpredictable Canadian-born U.S. senator, has seemingly made a comeback as a hot-button topic in Washington.President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Panama Canal is 'vital' to the U.S.
"I'm not going to commit to that. It might be that you have to do something," Trump said, without elaborating. Complaints periodically arose over perceived treaty breaches, and the 1964 incident led to a human toll and millions in damage.when a Panamanian flag was not allowed to fly next to an American flag at a high school in the canal zone.
"I'll show you point by point in the treaty where you are misinforming people," Wayne wrote to Reagan.
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