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US President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage for decades. Here's a look back at the history of the canal.

cnn.comWhat’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it? | CNN PoliticsPresident-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage for d...

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Let’s remember this important note: he would need to order the very people he framed as suckers and losers to seize this! I find that order if issued to be “unlawful” and should be challenged. We signed a treaty Donald!

Why isn't CNN screaming about how frightening Trump's talk is???? The Panama Canal is not ours to "retake". Stop being part of the problem, CNN - and start doing your job of warning us.

Your coverage of Trump and your entertaining of his dangerous rhetoric as something plausible is deeply concerning and really dangerous. For the whole world. You guys SERIOUSLY need to get your shit together and stop treating it as something « doable ». His speech means nothing but full on war.

Online headline says "Trump is teasing expansion...". This is so misleading. He's threatening to take seize control of land that is part of another country. Do better

That's your opinion and the opinion of many historians but it's only an opinion. The Senate's power to end a treaty is not in the Constitution and SCOTUS has never ruled on this specific issue. So did Carter "not know anything about government" when he ended a treaty without the Senates consent?

Taiwan. The nationalists had control of the navy during the Civil War, so the communists couldn't get to the islands even with their numbers. And then they've made deals with other countries to navally protect them. They're both Chinese, but the PRC has never controlled Taiwan

This is the voice of a dictator in the making. CNN should be harshly condemning this language. CNN also repeated Trumps talk of expansion of Canada and Greenland as if it were normal to take over sovereign nations. Maybe you cozy up like fox and rebrand TNN (Trump News Network)…. Shame on you.

CNN wth is wrong with you? This is why we never turn you on in our house and now I’m for sure not popping in on you anywhere else in internet land. Report on the bullshit for what it is, not try to explain it away as if it’s a reasonable ask. Buh bye.

You normalize the notion of going to war with an ally, and the insanity of the Orange Treasonweasel I'd ask you what you're thinking, but it SOUNDS like you've decided to swallow the Tyrant Lizardsh!t that emanates from the T-Rump. Not sure that anything you say is worth the time to listen.

Territorial Expansion?!?!? What a disgraceful way to write up this insanity! He saw his buddy Vlad try it in Ukraine, so he wants to one-up him! CALL HIM OUT ON HIS BULLSHIT CNN.....do better. Do way better! You should be ashamed of yourselves for this crap. #Resist #FDT #BlueCrew

Donnie is unfit for office. No president should Ever joke about taking another country's territory. Words lead to action, and if donnie does half his words, America is done and over with. Now why don't you report on the latest school shooting?

Hey Fox News 2.0, why don’t you write a more accurate headline: “Trump enrages America’s friends by suggesting he”ll send US troops to die in a military aggression against a sovereign nation, since his oligarchs want lower shipping rates. Just the latest imperialist threats against America’s allies”

Trump continues to threaten and insult our allies and closest trade partners. He's determined to damage our global standing and alienate our allies. It's as if Putin rubbed a lamp and Trump popped out of it.

CNN you should not normalize or rationalize Mr. Trump’s statement. What you should do is ask for Mr. Trump to state exactly how he proposes to accomplish; economic sanctions, trade sanctions, a naval blockade or military action, aka war? Keep asking until you receive an answer.

In other words, INVASION 😐 Sounds like European colonization to me 😌 Taking already inhabited land by force via war, genocide, threats, or illegal annexation and 'settlements'. Don is a wannabe Putin, Bibi, etc.👎🏾

You know what? The claim that #Germany should take over #Austria and #Czechoslovakia was immediately rejected by leadership of those countries too And look where it lead Remember #trump saying "only I can prevent #WorldWarIII" during entire campaign? Might be another promise broken quite quickly

So… CNN is apparently actively trying to bankrupt themselves now by sucking up and sane-washing this incoming administration to lose the only viewers they had. Interesting business model. Thankful for Reuters and AP News.

If CNN existed in 1936: The Fuhrer over the weekeend suggested Germany should take Sudetenland, an idea that was immediately rejected by the govenrment of Czechoslovakia, which has sovereignity over the territory for decades. Here's a look back at the history of piece of land.

What the absolute fuck is wrong with you, that you present Trump's idea as something that is even remotely rational? "Trump makes amazingly stupid comment about "retaking the Panama Canal" which is called out as stupid by every intelligent person worldwide" There. Fixed it for you.

really @cnn.com?👇🏼 really?👇🏼 “adolf teases an itch to annex Sudetenland” “Stalin hints at possible food shortages in Ukraine” “Xi insinuates Uighurs may have some tough times ahead” I’ve not watched any @cnn.com since election, except the occasional Pamela Brown clip & am a better man for it

How about you ask Trump how he reconciling “no more US troops on foreign soil” with “ hey let’s annex and take over up to 4 foreign countries” Or is the thinking here at @CNN we’re all up to be invaded

CNN is complicit in normalizing a deranged man. Trump is trying to not only steal sovereign land he's also trying desperately to destroy our relations with allies. Epic Failure CNN

if he’s serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase or the deal that netted Alaska from Russia" ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? IT WOULDN'T BE THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE IT WOULD BE A BLOODY INVASION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND GEOGRAPHY? GEOPOLITICS? ANYTHING?

WTF CNN? Now you are calling an invasion of sovereign nations a "territorial expansion"? There is no territorial expansion. Call it what it is...an act of war, a threat to invade another nation.

Why are you normalizing Trump’s statements about taking over territory of sovereign nations? The US is not Russia. This is not like the Louisiana Purchase. I’ve been losing respect for CNN for the last year and you are deteriorating as a trusted news source.

This is why I stopped watching CNN. I want real journalism. Calling out stuff like this for what it is, terrifying. Not “oooo just casually going to retake the Panama Canal” ya know Hitler made the news follow him too… right?

Stop NORMALIZING what trump is threatening! He's threatening WAR (whether official or not) on much of the rest of the world. Report on this LUNACY! I won't support any media that reports as though this is normal!

Trump is a master of the 'dead cat' strategy - throw a dead cat on the table when he wants to distract his supporters attention. This reinforces his strong man image over somthing else that was released today that shows his weakness.

A really pathetic piece of writing — it certainly isn’t journalism. This isn’t “territorial expansion” it’s the illegal and immoral takeover of a foreign country. How dare you call yourself a news organization. You have become a propaganda outlet for a convicted felon

CNN should NOT be reporting trump's hubris as worthy of consideration. Irresponsible reporting. Typical of the treatment a convicted felon with an IQ of 73 gets from mainstream media!

"Expansion of US"? Absolute trash organization now - it's not about the # of morons you get to follow your trash but that you're providing good journalism is what's important. If you want a bunch of morons tuning in, just turn the channel over to your competitors. (Or Joel Osteen)

Please for once say it like it is ! Stop hiding behind words and bending them. Look he is threatening countries to take them over. Retake ! When was the canal American. No one is going to watch your news , pick a side

Why is this story written like y’all are just casually musing about it? It’s bizarre! It would be a 21st century colonization! We would have to send military to take over a country, that is not a good! He’s not well.