Source: Fox News
“Panama’s president has responded to President-elect Trump’s idea that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal. After Trump said Sunday that the United States ‘foolishly gave it away’ and is now ‘being ripped off’ at the waterway, Panama’s conservative President Jose Raul Mulino released a video declaring that ‘every square meter of the canal belongs to Panama and will continue to belong’ to his country. Without mentioning Trump by name, Mulino addressed Trump’s complaints over rising fees for ships crossing the canal, saying they are set by experts who take into account operational costs, and supply and demand factors. … Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.” (12/23/24)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/panamas-president-hits-back-trump-idea-reclaim-key-canal