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Lonestarblue

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5. And did anyone ask Hegseth for specific examples of China threatening the Canal's operation?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 01:26 PM

Apr 2025

I get so tired of the media just accepting this administration’s lies without countering them. Trump claimed that Chinese military were all over the Zone, a former US enclave that hasn’t even existed since 1979. The Canal is operated by Panama, and there is no evidence of any Chinese military in Panama. These false claims are just Trump’s excuse for taking over the Canal and then charging ships exorbitant sums for transit. Of course, the company managing the Canal will be a subsidiary of the Trump Organization, probably one of his 500+ shell companies that he has managed to keep secret.

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US defense secretary says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring a fiery response from Beijing [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 OP

Will Trump go back to the old name for The Defense Department? The War Department. twodogsbarking Apr 2025 #1

That would, if nothing else, be a more accurate description. David__77 Apr 2025 #2

I think Hegseth floated that idea a few weeks ago electricmonk Apr 2025 #4

If trump's not careful, Bayard Apr 2025 #3

And did anyone ask Hegseth for specific examples of China threatening the Canal's operation? Lonestarblue Apr 2025 #5