Trump, Rubio and Panama

Rubio to take up Trump's Panama gambit, migration crusade in Latam visit
When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.
Rubio backs Trump's controversial Greenland, Panama Canal acquisition plans
Rubio defended Trump's proposed territorial expansions as a 'national interest,' while Denmark and Greenland firmly rejected offers amid concerns over potential military action.
Panama's President Responds to Trump Saying He Will 'Take Back' Canal
In his speech, Trump vowed to lead a government that "expands our territory," referencing his ambitions to acquire Greenland from Denmark and reclaim U.S. control of the Panama Canal. However, the path to achieving these goals remains uncertain, as he is likely to face resistance both domestically and internationally.
Panama’s president ahead of Rubio’s visit: ‘I cannot negotiate’ on the canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has a message for Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of his impending diplomatic visit: The Panama Canal is not up for discussion. “It’s impossible,” Munilo said in Spanish at a press conference in Panama City on Thursday.
Canal Control off the Table With Rubio, Panama President Says
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend.
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest ...
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What Trump Really Wants in Panama
Whether it’s countering China, or pursuing a new U.S. expansionism, the president’s threats have already led to concrete ...
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Donald Trump turns an angry gaze south
Colombia stopped resisting President Donald Trump’s deportation of its unwanted nationals. But America First bullying may yet ...
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
When the Panama Canal was unveiled by the United States in 1914, the roughly 50-mile-long waterway symbolized American power ...
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Panama’s President Rejects US Canal Negotiations
It’s impossible, I can’t negotiate,” Mulino said when asked about returning the canal to U.S. control. “That is done. The ...
Panama turned its canal into a money-maker. History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells
More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 ...
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Trump wants to take back the Panama Canal. Can he do it?
President Donald Trump cannot take the Panama Canal — at least not legally — as he would be violating every single treaty ...
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The Historical Roots of Donald Trump’s Aggressive Nationalism
What the President’s confrontations with Panama, Greenland, Canada, and Colombia suggest about his expansionist vision.
Trump’s ambition to retake the Panama Canal could have a heavy cost
In recent weeks, when he was President-elect Donald Trump publicly said that Panama should return the Panama Canal to the ...
Rubio warns of risk of China shutting down Panama Canal in any conflict
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama ...