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The canal is and will remain Panama's,
Mulino said in response to Trump's threats
We didn't give it to China, we gave it to Panama. And we're taking it back,
Trump saidWe remain steadfast in our commitment to comply with all laws and regulations, fully exercising our contractual responsibilities,
the firm saidIt would be a profound shift if the United States went from being seen as the principal provider of security to being the principal source on uncertainty,
Alterman said
In the first term, the more confrontational and militarist streak won out more often than not
Friedman saidTrump's worldview seems to be contradictory. He has a streak that is pro-peace and another streak which seems more confrontational and militarist,
said Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities, which advocates restraintBut the actions he did take are still damaging. Withdrawing from the World Health Organization will give us less warning of emergent disease,
she saidDialogue is always the way to clarify the points mentioned without undermining our right, total sovereignty and ownership of our Canal,
Mulino said
There is no presence of any nation in the world that interferes with our administration,
he added, taking issue with Trump’s suggestion that[The ... The U.S. and Panama] must protect the canal from any threat to the neutrality regime,
Shchetinin saidThe United States… spent more money than was ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal,
Trump said at his inaugural address on Monday
We see the statements by the newly elected President of the United States and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia,
Putin said, ... according to a Reuters translationWe also hear his statement about the need to do everything possible to prevent World War III,
he addedThe desire is to keep the same policies as now,
he added
Only President Trump could get this done,
Hunt said on Fox News's Fox & Friends on Tuesday
If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or [former President Donald] Trump, you ain’t black.”
The Texas congressman had long condemned former President Joe Biden’s comments on Charlamagne tha God’s podcast, where he suggested to viewersWe are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,
he said, his ambitious tone punctuated with pauses to contain his excitement
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So we built a thing called the Panama Canal.”
In an August 2023 interview, Trump told conservative host Tucker CarlsonOn behalf of the Republic of Panama and its people, I must reject in a comprehensive manner the words outlined by President Donald Trump regarding Panama and its canal, in his inaugural speech,
he said in a statement translated by news agenciesThe purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form. And that includes the United States Navy,
Trump said during the inaugural address