President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for American ambassador to Panama, days after suggesting that the United States should take control of the Panama Canal. “I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, a Country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams,” Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social late Wednesday. “The sovereignty and independence of our country is non-negotiable,” Mulino stated in a video posted to social media last weekend. The Panama Canal is a critical trade route that was originally built by the United States in 1904. The Panama Canal Authority, an independent government agency, administers the canal today.

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Persons: Donald Trump, Kevin Marino Cabrera, ” Trump, Kevin —, Cabrera, Trump, José Raúl, ” Mulino, Carter, Omar Torrijos, Justin Trudeau, ”, Múte Egede Organizations: United, Trump, Republican, Committee, Miami Dade College, Florida International University, Panama Canal Authority, Canadian, National Security, Greenland’s, Reuters Locations: Panama, United States, “, Republic of Panama, Miami, Florida, Cuban, U.S, Greenland, Canada, China, Panamanian, Hong Kong, State