Earlier this week, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to claim that “Chinese soldiers” are secretly operating the Panama Canal, and U.S. ships are being charged “exorbitant” shipping rates to use the canal. Trump demanded the shipping rates be lowered OR the U.S. would demand Panama return ownership of the canal to the U.S. It was in those same “Christmas” messages that Trump considered Greenland becoming a part of the U.S.
Trump’s annual Christmas message this year features taking over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, while condemning “radical left lunatics.” What better way to commemorate the birth of Jesus? pic.twitter.com/dwxgljlKXU
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 25, 2024
On Thursday, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino clapped back at Trump’s claims of Chinese interference in the Panama Canal. “There is absolutely not any interference” from China or any other nation in the operation of the canal, Mulino declared during a Thursday briefing, emphasizing that Panama is open for business equally to all interested parties. “If they’re Chinese, if they’re Costa Rican, if they’re American, all are welcome who want to invest in the country. There is no discrimination here in foreign investment,” he said. “There are no Chinese soldiers in the canal, for the love of God,” he added. “It’s nonsense. There is not a single Chinese soldier in the canal.” (h/t JoeMyGod)
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