The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.

The White House "directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama" to reclaim the canal, reported NBC News.

White House ‘drawing up plans’ for increasing troops in Panama amid Trump’s push to ‘reclaim’ canal: report. Trump has vowed to ‘take back’ the Panama Canal ...

The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday.. The alleged directive comes a ...

At the White House Thursday, Secretary of State Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump admitted that U.S. troops have been deployed to the Panama Canal. “We’re taking back the canal. China’s had too ...

President Donald Trump's White House has reportedly asked the United States military to draw up plans to a military operation to retake the Panama Canal.According to NBC News' sources, "U.S ...

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Trump also took the opportunity to accuse Panama of “ripping off” the U.S. over the canal for the third time in less than a week.

Of the many sweeping changes President Trump has been focused on during his return to the White House is control over the Panama Canal.. Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has mused over ...

Later, Mulino added on social media that he would speak to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon. Panama has been in the White House’s crosshairs since Trump claimed the country’s ...

An investor group backed by BlackRock agreed to buy a majority stake in the Hong Kong-based company that runs ports along either side of the Panama Canal, giving a U.S. firm control of key docks ...

At the White House Thursday, Secretary of State Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump admitted that U.S. troops have been deployed to the Panama Canal. “We’re taking back the canal. China’s had too ...