What to know about the Panama Canal's history amid Trump comments

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Trump Wants U.S. Control of the Panama Canal. Here Are 3 Things to Know.

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After President-elect Trump fired off a series of social media posts on Christmas Day suggesting the United States should expand into Canada and Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal, some ...

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Trump takes aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in Christmas Day posts

President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of Christmas Day social media posts that suggested the United States could take control of all three.

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‘Nothing to talk about’: Panama president dismisses Trump’s threats over canal

José Raúl Mulino has ruled out discussing control of the Panama Canal with US president elect, and rejected claims Chinese soldiers are operating the strategic waterway. Panamanian president, José ...

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Why does Trump want to acquire the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada?

President-elect Donald Trump spent Christmas Day laying out his foreign policy aspirations for his second term, including his threat to retake control of the Panama Canal. He also suggested the ...

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The president-elect has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal, alleging Chinese interference.

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Behind Trump's latest comments on Canada, the Panama Canal and Biden

President-elect Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada and taking on Greenland and the Panama Canal are reverberating across the world. On social media, Trump also denounced President ...

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Trump implies interest in controlling Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada

President-elect Donald Trump made several social media posts Wednesday about foreign policy proposals, including a lengthy post where he implied he would be interested in gaining control of ...

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Trump nominates Miami-Dade official as Panama ambassador amid canal row

Announcement comes as Trump has threatened to reassert control over canal, which US handed to Panama in 1999. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the Miami-Dade county commissioner ...

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Trump announces ambassador to Panama amid fight over canal

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Trump Picks Kevin Marino Cabrera for Ambassador to Panama

The selection of Mr. Cabrera, a Miami-Dade County commissioner, comes a few days after Mr. Trump called for the United States to regain control of the Panama Canal.

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Trump threatens to take over Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to take over the Panama Canal unless it cuts the price it charges for ships to pass through the key shipping lane. Trump is also again floating the idea ...

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

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Denmark to boost Greenland defense amid Trump comments

Denmark announced a major new package to boost the security of Greenland in a move the Danish defense minister called "ironic" because it came just two days after President-elect Trump called for ...

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Trump resurrects idea of purchasing Greenland and obtaining control of the Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump has said in public and online comments that the U.S. should control Greenland and the Panama Canal. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports on how Trump approached Denmark to ...

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5 things to know about Trump's threats to retake the Panama Canal

President-elect Trump is sparking a new feud with Panama over an old topic: the vital maritime canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What Trump is proposing would be a massive shift in ...

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Trump’s Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

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Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Monday that President-elect Trump's recent provocations about the U.S. possibly retaking control of the Panama Canal are part of a ...

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Gimenez calls Trump Panama threats 'legitimate'

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) on Monday called President-elect Trump’s recent threats about the Panama Canal “legitimate.” “I always take the president seriously, and it’s … [a] legitimate threat to ...

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Trump threatens to take the Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump made comments threatening to take back the Panama Canal based on what he said were high costs that ships are encountering. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.

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Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal, picks Mark Burnett for special envoy to U.K.

President-elect Donald Trump, now a month away from returning to the White House, threatened to reclaim control of the Panama Canal as he spoke Sunday at Turning Point USA's America Fest in ...

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Who owns the Panama Canal and what does Trump want with it?

US president-elect has threatened to retake canal over ‘exorbitant’ rates but Panama’s president rejects his claims. Donald Trump has threatened to take over the Panama Canal , but what is the ...

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What to know about the Panama Canal's history amid Trump comments

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