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Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

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PHOENIX — PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Republican […]

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Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal

Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal

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Getty Images Trump made his remarks in front of thousands at Turning Point’s annual conference, one of the country’s largest gatherings of conservative activists President-elect Donald Trump has demanded Panama reduce fees on the Panama Canal or return it to US control, accusing the central American country of charging “exorbitant prices” to American shipping and […]

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