Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 22, 2024 3:06 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington.

He also hinted at China's growing influence around the canal, a worrying trend for American interests as US businesses depend on the channel to move goods between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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