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In his posts, the president-elect threatened to take back the waterway if Panama continues to charge the U.S. “exorbitant prices” to use the passage, which is a critical maritime corridor for both American military operations and global commerce.“Our Navy and Commerce have been treated in a very unfair and injudicious way,” one Trump post read. “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S.
Claiming Carter “foolishly” gave away the passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Trump then demanded control of the canal be returned to the U.S.“It was not given for the benefit of others, but merely as a token of cooperation with us and Panama,” he said.
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