GOP Congressman to Introduce Bill to Authorize Trump to Retake Panama Canal

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A Republican Congressman plans to introduce a bill that would authorize President-elect Donald Trump to buy and re-take the Panama Canal.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) explained to the Hill that Trump was “right to consider repurchasing the Panama Canal,” and added that the U.S. re-taking control of the Panama Canal “might be an important step towards” building a “stronger America.”

Under Johnson’s bill, Trump, “in coordination with the Secretary of State” be authorized to “initiate and conduct negotiations with appropriate counterparts of the Government of the Republic of Panama to reacquire the Panama Canal,” according to the text of the bill, the Hill reported.

“President Trump is right to consider repurchasing the Panama Canal,” Johnson said. “China’s interest in the presence around the canal is a cause for concern. America must project strength abroad — owning and operating the Panama Canal might be an important step towards a stronger America and a more secure globe.”

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