‘SOMETHING VERY POWERFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN’: Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews last night, President Donald Trump issued another veiled threat to Panama, suggesting military force to reclaim the Panama Canal could be on the table, if it’s not handed over to the United States.
“What they’ve done is terrible. They violated the agreement. They’re not allowed to violate the agreement,” Trump said. “China is running the Panama Canal. It was not given to China. It was given to Panama foolishly, but they violated the agreement, and we’re going to take it back, or something very powerful is going to happen.”
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