Trump’s Panama Canal Claims Split the Country: Unions Reject Threats but Government Wavers

Trump’s Panama Canal claims split the country: Unions reject threats but government wavers

The Panama Canal was the subject of several bombastic claims by President Donald Trump in his inaugural address back in January. He declared the Canal “has foolishly been given to the country of Panama” and alleged that “China is operating the Panama Canal,” despite the fact that “we [the U.S.] didn’t give it to China.”  He added that, “the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated…. American ships are being severely overcharged and not tre…