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President-elect Donald Trump isn’t back in the Oval Office yet, but he’s wasting no time publishing big ideas and holding foreign countries accountable to their commitments. Trump made big news last week when he threatened to take back the Panama Canal, a move met with grumbling and a response from the Panamanian government.

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Greenland and the Panama Canal aren't for sale. Why is Trump threatening to take them?

President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of isolating the US from foreign conflicts like the Ukraine war, increasing tariffs on foreign trade partners, and rebuilding domestic manufacturing. But in recent days he has suggested a more outwardly aggressive approach for his foreign policy.

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Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

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'Things don't work that way': Expert sticks knife in Trump's Panama plans

Appearing on MSNBC on Christmas Day, former U.S. War College professor Tom Nichols dismissed out of hand Donald Trump's ...

No, the U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal

After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...

The Washington Post6d

Trump is threatening to take over the Panama Canal, which Panama owns outright

President-elect Donald Trump said the United States may demand that Panama turn over the Panama Canal. But Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said his country's ownership of the canal is ...

Boston Herald5d

A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later ...

USA Today5d

Trump threatens to reassert US control over the Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to have the U.S. reassert control of the Panama Canal amid accusations that Panama is charging excessive rates for using the waterway. Speaking Sunday ...

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Sources explain 'Trump's fixation' on Panama and Greenland: CNN reporter

Donald Trump has been threatening to take over sovereign territories and reclaim control of the Panama Canal, and sources ...

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