President Trump wants the U.S. to use the Panama Canal for free
(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - President Donald Trump says that he believes U.S. ships should not have to pay to use the Panama Canal or Egypt's Suez Canal.
Trump's comments come as he continues to threaten the retaking of the Panama Canal and accusing Panama of charging the U.S. "an exorbitant amount of rates" in order to use the canal.
He took to Truth Social, saying in part "American ships, both military and commercial, should be allowed to travel free of charge through the Panama and Suez Canals! Those canals would not exist without the United States of America."
