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It would be a profound shift if the United States went from being seen as the principal provider of security to being the principal source on uncertainty,
Alterman said
In the first term, the more confrontational and militarist streak won out more often than not
Friedman saidTrump's worldview seems to be contradictory. He has a streak that is pro-peace and another streak which seems more confrontational and militarist,
said Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities, which advocates restraintAntagonizing Panama is counterproductive and will fan anti-Americanism throughout the hemisphere,
she saidBut the actions he did take are still damaging. Withdrawing from the World Health Organization will give us less warning of emergent disease,
she saidThere is no presence of any nation in the world that interferes with our administration,
he added, taking issue with Trump’s suggestion that
Dialogue is always the way to clarify the points mentioned without undermining our right, total sovereignty and ownership of our Canal.,
Mulino saidThe Canal is and will continue to be Panama's and its administration will continue to be under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality."
Panama President José Raúl Mulino issued a statement rejecting Trump’s comments and saidWe see the statements by the newly elected President of the United States and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia,
Putin said, ... according to a Reuters translationWe also hear his statement about the need to do everything possible to prevent World War III,
he addedThe desire is to keep the same policies as now,
he addedIf you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or [former President Donald] Trump, you ain’t black.”
The Texas congressman had long condemned former President Joe Biden’s comments on Charlamagne tha God’s podcast, where he suggested to viewers
Only President Trump could get this done,
Hunt said on Fox News's Fox & Friends on TuesdayFrom this moment on, America’s decline is over,
Trump said, speaking in the US Capitol Rotunda
We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,
he said, his ambitious tone punctuated with pauses to contain his excitementOn behalf of the Republic of Panama and its people, I must reject in a comprehensive manner the words outlined by President Donald Trump regarding Panama and its canal, in his inaugural speech,
he said in a statement translated by news agenciesSo we built a thing called the Panama Canal.”
In an August 2023 interview, Trump told conservative host Tucker CarlsonThe purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form. And that includes the United States Navy,
Trump said during the inaugural addressWith my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal, and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate.”
Trump misled when he saidOver the span of more than three decades, at least 25,000 workers died in the construction of the Panama Canal,
author Christopher Klein wrote in a 2023 History.com article