{"id":2384118,"date":"2024-12-27T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panamanian-president-dismisses-claims-that-us-is-being-ripped-off-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:51:55","slug":"panamanian-president-dismisses-claims-that-us-is-being-ripped-off-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panamanian-president-dismisses-claims-that-us-is-being-ripped-off-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Panamanian president dismisses claims that US is being ripped off &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpanamanian-president-dismisses-claims-that-us-is-being-ripped-off-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a statement from the President of \u2062Panama refuting claims made by Donald Trump regarding Chinese influence \u2062in Panama adn assertions that the U.S. is being taken advantage of. The president emphasizes the country&#8217;s sovereignty and independence in its foreign relationships, particularly in regard to China. The piece highlights\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-protests-led-to-fewer-police-killings-more-murders-study\/\" title=\"Study: Black Lives Matter Protests Reduce Police Killings, Increase Murders.\">ongoing discourse surrounding<\/a> U.S.-Latin America relations and the concerns raised \u200dby trump that Panama has been excessively accommodating to Chinese interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Panamanian president dismisses Trump claims of China influence and US being ripped off<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1919602\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/panama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president of Panama<\/a> is pushing back on rhetoric from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President-elect Donald Trump<\/a> after days of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-with-handgun-outside-of-church-charged-with-attempted-church-shooting\/\" title=\"Man apprehended with firearm near church faces charges for attempted church shooting\">social media posts threatening<\/a> to take back control of the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino spoke at a press conference Thursday in which he dismissed various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-calls-for-gov-cuomos-resignation-grow\/\" title=\"Bipartisan calls for Gov. Cuomo\u2019s resignation grow\">assertions made<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> about the canal, including the accusation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> is exerting influence over its traffic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is absolutely no Chinese interference or involvement in anything that has to do with the Panama Canal,&rdquo; said Mulino. &ldquo;There are no Chinese at the canal, no Chinese nor any other world power at the canal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week, Trump wished a Merry Christmas to the &ldquo;wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was the latest in a long series of criticisms made by Trump about the crucial maritime passage, which he believes is &ldquo;ripping off&rdquo; the United States with high shipping rates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no discrimination against any warship, whether it be from the US or another country,&rdquo; Mulino said at the Thursday press conference. &ldquo;The canal is Panamanian and belongs to Panamanians, and there is no possibility of opening any kind of conversation around that reality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced Wednesday that he is appointing Miami-Dade Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3269995\/trump-announces-kevin-cabrera-ambassador-panama-canal-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kevin Marino Cabrera<\/a> as the U.S. ambassador to Panama.<\/p>\n<p>In the announcement, the president-elect called Panama a &ldquo;country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He has even floated the idea of demanding &ldquo;the Panama Canal be returned to [the U.S.], in full, quickly and without question&rdquo; if shipping rates are not lowered.<\/p>\n<p>The Panama Canal was operated entirely by the U.S. government until 1977. Negotiations and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">treaty stipulations slowly ceded control<\/a> to the Panamanian government until 1999, when full control was turned over.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s feud with Panamanian leaders is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3268657\/trump-focuses-foreign-policy-plans-canada-panama-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">larger trend within his foreign policy rhetoric<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, the president-elect has threatened to buy Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark and negotiate a deal to make Canada the &ldquo;51st state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These expansionist machinations have drawn criticism from Canadian leaders, and Greenland&rsquo;s military has bolstered security in a token gesture of defiance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1919602\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1919602\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panama&#8217;s president refutes Trump&#8217;s claims about China and the canal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2384119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24357685412176.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5045,4133,14441,5894,47500],"class_list":["post-2384118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-government","tag-news","tag-panama","tag-politics","tag-us-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24357685412176.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384118"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384122,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384118\/revisions\/2384122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}