Dated: 2024-12-22. Added: 2024-12-22.

“He also expressed concern about the Panama Canal, calling it “stupid” that the United States agreed in the 1970s to return the canal to Panamanian control after a period of joint control. He accused Panama of charging fees to United States shippers that were “ridiculous” and “highly unfair” and vowed that they would end under his administration.

“This complete rip-off of our country will immediately stop,” he said. “It’s going to stop.” And he threatened that if it did not, “we will demand that the Panama Canal will be returned to the United States”