EXTRA EDITION: Trump's Epic Panama Win
In Huge Win for Trump's New America First Foreign Policy, Panama Ends Key Canal Deal with China, Strengthens Ties with U.S. After Rubio’s Visit
by Rod D. Martin
February 3, 2025
In an epic win for President Trump’s America First foreign policy, Panama is ending China’s control of the Panama Canal, a waterway absolutely essential to U.S. security and which the President had threatened to take back if changes weren’t made.
The agreement comes just two weeks into Trump’s new Administration, as a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Panama City and talks with President José Raúl Mulino.