El Canal de Panamá fue construido por Estados Unidos, que lo inauguró en 1914 y lo administró hasta su traspaso total al Estado panameño el 31 de diciembre de 1999.

El Presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, expresó su deseo de recuperar el Canal de Panamá, pero el Presidente José Raúl Mulino rechazó su propuesta.

Trump ha criticado al acuerdo de 1977 del entonces presidente Jimmy Carter que resultó en la transferencia del control del canal a Panamá en 1999. "Vamos a recuperarlo", prometió en medio de aplausos.

El presidente Mulino, rechazó las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense Donal Trump, asegurando que tomará el control del Canal de Panamá.

El presidente panameño, José Raúl Mulino, aseguró este lunes que el canal «es y seguirá siendo de Panamá» y negó que haya presencia extranjera en la administración de la vía, al rechazar la promesa de Donald Trump de «recuperarlo» porque lo está «operando» China.

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.

In his inauguration speech on Monday, Trump repeated criticisms he made in recent weeks over the canal, which handles about 3 per cent of global seaborne trade each year. The US oversaw the building of the Panama Canal,

Speaking during his inaugural address, President Trump vowed to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," return Alaska's Denali to "Mount McKinley" and retake control of the Panama Canal.

Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny.

President Trump again threatened to take control of the Panama Canal, saying in his inaugural address, “We’re taking it back.” Trump has previously threatened to take over of the Panama Canal and take control of Greenland from Denmark.