‘We’re not gonna stand for it’: Watch as Trump threatens taking back Panama Canal

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit transits the Panama Canal on Sept. 15, 2020 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard)

Will control of the Panama Canal return to the United States once President Donald Trump takes office?

The president-elect says yes if Panama does not stop “ripping off” America.

On Saturday night Trump went on Truth Social to make the case for the strategic waterway coming back into American hands from Panama...