Trump Threatens To Take Back Panama Canal If 'Rip-Off' Passage Rates Aren't Reduced

Donald Trump issued a troubling warning about the future of the Panama Canal on Saturday, calling the United States’ current arrangement with Panama a “rip-off” in a pair of Truth Social posts.

In his posts, the president-elect threatened to take back the waterway if Panama continues to charge the U.S. “exorbitant prices” to use the passage, which is a critical maritime corridor for both American military operations and global commerce.

“Our Navy and Commerce have been treated in a...