WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - US President-elect Donald Trump on Dec 21 accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable fashion, he would demand the US ally hand it over.
"Our navy and commerce have been treated in a very unfair and injudicious way. The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the US," he said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
"This complete 'rip-off' of our country will immediately stop."
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