<p>Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino released a scathing video on Sunday in which he signaled that his country would never relinquish control over the U.S.-built Panama Canal.</p>
<p>Mulino&#8217;s video came after President-elect Donald Trump threatened on Saturday that the U.S. would take back the canal unless the country stopped ripping off U.S. companies and the U.S. Navy.</p>
<p>&#8220;As President, I want to express precisely that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to PANAMA, and will continue to be,&#8221; Mulino claimed. &#8220;The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable.&#8221;</p>
<p>He claimed that the U.S.-built Panama Canal, which the U.S. controlled until President Jimmy Carter gave it away, was part of the country&#8217;s &#8220;history of struggle and an irreversible conquest.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said that the canal brings Panama&#8217;s economy &#8220;billions of dollars&#8221; per year.</p>
<p>&#8220;Rates are not a whim,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;They are and will be established, publicly and in an open audience, considering market conditions, international competition, operating costs and the maintenance and modernization needs of the interoceanic waterway.&#8221;</p>
<p>He claimed that the country would never give up control of the canal, even though Panama does not have a military and would be facing the most powerful fighting force the world has ever seen: the U.S. military.</p>
<p>He said that he wanted a &#8220;good and respectful relationship&#8221; with the U.S. and believed that &#8220;issues such as illegal migration, drug trafficking and organized crime must be a priority on our bilateral agenda.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">🇵🇦 Mensaje del Presidente José Raúl Mulino 🇵🇦 <a href="https://t.co/DMXU8qAuNT">pic.twitter.com/DMXU8qAuNT</a></p>
<p>— José Raúl Mulino (@JoseRaulMulino) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoseRaulMulino/status/1870937535578333496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-panama-must-stop-ripping-off-u-s-or-america-will-take-panama-canal-back">Trump: Panama Must Stop ‘Ripping Off’ U.S. Or America Will Take Panama Canal Back</a></strong></p>

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