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highplainsdem

(56,577 posts) Sat Apr 26, 2025, 05:35 PM Apr 26

Trump says US ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free [View all]

Source: Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge.

"I’ve asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take care of, and memorialize, this situation," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

The Panama Canal crosses the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America, allowing ships to move more quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It carries about 40% of U.S. container traffic each year.

The U.S. completed construction of the canal in the early 20th century but gave control of the strategically important waterway to Panama in 1999.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-american-ships-should-be-allowed-travel-through-panama-suez-canals-2025-04-26/

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Trump says US ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free [View all] highplainsdem Apr 26 OP

He belongs in a mental institution. walkingman Apr 26 #1

He would have to be medicated to the max. Irish_Dem Apr 26 #3

The world must bow down and give everything away free to the orange hitler. Irish_Dem Apr 26 #2

Memorialize? Memorialize what? Freeloading? n/t Cheezoholic Apr 26 #4

Yep. Fresh off another world stage event johnnyfins Apr 26 #5

Ignorant fool Iamscrewed Apr 26 #6

Aren't most registered to foreign countries? LakeVermilion Apr 26 #7

But the U.S. had nothing to do with the construction of the Suez Canal question everything Apr 26 #8

Every day is another opportunity Turbineguy Apr 26 #9

Now China can come in BidenRocks Apr 26 #10

What a fucking man child. sakabatou Apr 26 #11

Here's a link to the Reuters article without a paywall red dog 1 Apr 26 #12

Reuters isn't paywalled, if you clear your browser cache/history regularly. I think I encountered the highplainsdem Apr 26 #13

I'm not sure about that...I may have exceeded the limit for this month. red dog 1 Apr 26 #14

I delete browser history, cookies, etc. at least once a day. highplainsdem Apr 26 #15

Thanks red dog 1 Apr 26 #16

Reuters has a metered paywall with limited free articles per month. Clearing the cache or going incognito Eugene Apr 27 #20

THIS is the one fucking thing he thinks should be free? LOL! Karasu Apr 26 #17

And I insist that all my groceries are free RainCaster Apr 27 #18

How much money would this save the government compared to TFG's frequent golf outings? Rhiannon12866 Apr 27 #19

Demented toxic old fool! lark Apr 27 #21

The US had no role in building the Suez Canal NickB79 Apr 27 #22