'Never mentioned it once!' Dem says Trump demand came after 'someone wrote him a check'

A New York Democrat thinks he knows what's behind President-elect Donald Trump's bizarre new request: money.

Over the weekend, Trump suggested the United States should reclaim the Panama Canal, citing exorbitant fees for access and an increasing Chinese presence in the waterway.

"The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the US,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Saturday. "This complete...