TRUMP TO TAKE OVER PANAMA CANAL

TRUMP TO TAKE OVER PANAMA CANAL

By: Derek Varsalona

The days of free trade are gone under the Trump Administration.  President Trump is going to flex his muscles and demand action.  The latest culprit of schoolyard bully President-Elect Donald Trump is Panama.  President Trump is trying to take over the Panama Canal.

President-Eleect Trump wants to seize the Panama Canal.  I highly doubt that Panama is going to let President Trump do this.  Instead of acting like a bully, President Trump should practice a free trade agreement with Panama.  In the long run a free trade agreement will benefit both the United States and Panama. 

President Trump could do this but I advise him not to.  At this time, I do not think that President Trump is going to have the backing of NATO.  Is it possible that NATO will attack its own members?  Well, not in a military strike, not be surprised if NATO forces a trade war with the United States as punishment.

Seizing the Panama Canal is all about power. President Trump is acting greedy and wants to control the world's waterways. He is going to start with the Panama Canal. For a man who wants to decrease inflation, this is going to increase inflation. This is a stupid bonehead move by President Trump. As always, comments are accepted.

Trump to take over Panama Canal
Image: Andrea Margolis
FoxBusiness.com
Sunday December 22, 2024

Source: Gram Slattery. " Trump Says He Might Demand Panama Hand Over Canal." Reuters.com Washington, DC: Sunday, December 22, 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-he-might-demand-panama-hand-over-canal-2024-12-22/