President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of Christmas Day social media posts that suggested the United States could take control of all three.

Trump and Panamanian president clash . Trump first seemed to suggest the United States should take over the Panama Canal in a TruthSocial post on December 21.. He also raised the issue to a crowd ...

military options” to ensure unfettered American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a ...

As a result, in 2023, the canal on average collected $341,000 a vessel, compared with $215,000 in 2018 — a 59 percent jump. Some funds go to Panama. Others are reinvested in the canal.