Trump, in First Major Speech Since Election Victory, Threatens To Demand Return of Panama Canal If America Is Not Treated ‘Fairly’

Panama’s president categorically rejects any notion that the canal will revert to American control.

AP/Rick Scuteri
President-elect Trump arrives to speak at AmericaFest Sunday at Phoenix. AP/Rick Scuteri

During his first major rally-style speech since his victory in November, President Trump spoke for more than an hour about a number of topics as supporters laughed with him, cheered for him, and booed his enemies. One of the largest applause lines of the Sunday address was his threat to take back the Panama Canal if the country does not reduce fees for American shippers. 

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