Panama Canal has a big problem

No, the Trump Family Was Not Banned by Panama for 100 Years
On Jan. 2, 2024, a viral post from X account The Halfway Post claimed the country of Panama was banning the entire Trump family from entering its borders for 100 years. The post in question was reshared thousands of times.
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The Panama Canal Has a Big Problem, but It’s Not China or Trump
Climate change is causing drought conditions that are making the Panama Canal harder to operate and more expensive to pass through.
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to take back the waterway for the same republic.
Fact Check: Does China Control the Panama Canal, as Trump Suggests?
Trump has criticized Panama over increasing fees, warning that if it doesn't change, he will demand the canal's return to the U.S.
Trump’s Panama Canal Demands Strengthening Panama-China Relationship: Gordon Chang
Gordon Chang, expert on U.S.-China relations, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to talk about Trump’s recent comments calling on the U.S. to reclaim control of the Panama Canal.
VOA Mandarin: What threats could China pose to US by controlling Panama Canal?
President-elect Donald Trump threatened recently to retake the Panama Canal because of what he called "exorbitant" rates and China's influence. What threats could China pose to the U.S. if it were able to exert strategic control over the canal?
Democratic Senator Warns Against Trump’s Rhetoric on Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump recently proposed reclaiming the Panama Canal, which has quickly sparked global debate. The canal was constructed by the U.S. in 1914, and later trans
FACT CHECK: Claim That Lauren Boebert Said Egypt Owns The Panama Canal Is Satire
A viral post shared on X claims Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert purportedly said Egypt owns the Panama Canal. Verdict ...
Panama celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Panama Canal handover as Trump wants to take it back
Panama is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U.S. handover of the Panama Canal, which president-elect Donald Trump has ...
Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...
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Former Panama resident on the canal: 'Leave well enough alone'
After hearing rhetoric about the United States taking back the Panama Canal, a local woman who grew up in the Panama Canal ...
Eyeing Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump dusts off an old American playbook
Welcome back, imperialism! President-elect Trump has announced that he wants to take Greenland and That could usher in ...
Panama Canal Doubling Fees for US Warships? Not Actually
Panama's president allegedly said the price hike was "an a-hole tax" for "anyone with orange skin" threatening the country, ...
Where the Panama Canal Quarrel Is Heading
President Trump isn’t without leverage.
Fake quote from Panama's president on canal row circulates online
US President-elect Donald Trump warned he might seek control of the Panama Canal unless the Central American nation lowered ...