Trump Orders Military to Draw Up Plans to Seize Panama Canal

Friday, March 14, 2025

Donald Trump has reportedly ordered the US military to come up with plans to increase the number of troops in Panama as part of his mission to "reclaim" the canal.

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"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump's goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal" And *yes*, this does include: the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force" www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat ...

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-- Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) March 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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... Donald Trump has reportedly ordered the US military to come up with plans to increase the number of troops in Panama as part of his mission to "reclaim" the canal. ...

So, Pres Trump continues his ~being a sock puppet for Pres Putin~ thing?

What, specifically, are the issues that Pres Trump have with Panama's control of the Canal?

And how will US ownership of the Canal changes those issues?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-13 07:31 PM | Reply

China should fill a Panamax bulk carrier with concrete and sink it in one of the locks.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-13 07:41 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It must be really difficult for Trump to keep finding ways to one-up his previous stupid statements to divert our attention from his ongoing crimes.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-13 08:56 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

How about we burn Mar-A-Lardo to the ground.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-13 09:37 PM | Reply

Canada should bring 10 new states, previously territories and provinces. Greenland can be one state. That brings us to 61. Maybe we make Panama a state, too. I like even numbers. The flag could then look. symmetrical - interesting

#5 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-13 10:07 PM | Reply

#4 Thats a great idea. See if RCADE can hook you up with Twin. She was first poster on this site that solicited Trumps assassination. Maybe she can ride shotgun with you.

#6 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-03-13 10:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Trump and the GOP are pushing really hard to make that shht happen. There isn't one redeeming thing about Trump, Vance or the MAGAts supporting them. They called for retribution on their "enemies" (which turned out to be half the population),they wanted a purge, they lied and lied and lied about what they were going to do once in office. They're killing the economy. They are promoting war against our allies. They've even got Denmark saying flat out that Trump's heading for war against Denmark. They're drawing up plans to take Panama by force.

Burning down Mar-a-Lago seems to be a minor outcome if they aren't stopped in their tracks by the courts.

You're all on board with all they're doing I take it?
Are you making calls demanding they stop?
Or are you one of them?

#7 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-13 10:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Gracie you have little concept of the hatred magat scum are building in patriotic freedom loving Americans

You are destroying our democracy our government our economy stripping our rights all wrapped up in a bow of downright mean spite
Expect people with integrity to fight fascists tull death

#8 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-03-13 10:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

Get that ------- infection taken care of, you syphilitic ---- holster.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-13 11:06 PM | Reply

This is the type of stuff democrats need to ignore.

Trump wants to start a war with Panama? Greenland? Canada?

Let him have it.

He's bluffing to get democrats to knee jerk and waste our energy with.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-13 11:08 PM | Reply

He has no ------- idea where Panama is a.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-13 11:11 PM | Reply

Nobody can figure out this guy is crazy?

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-13 11:17 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Nobody that works for billionaires.

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-13 11:46 PM | Reply

Nobody can figure out this guy is crazy?

#12 | Posted by snoofy

The professionals have been warning us that Trump is insane since before 2016.

The most obvious thing about Trump is that he's mentally ill.

I think that even MAGA realizes that Trump is not all there but won't put the idea into words because that would suggest that they are wrong in supporting him.

Their pride is too sick for that and in many cases they are just as crazy as Trump is.

#14 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-14 08:32 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I'd like to remind all the MAGA that do come here that I predicted that Donald Trump would give us----

IMPOVERISHMENT, DISEASE, and WAR.

There were always easy predictions. I mean, really easy.

IMPOVERISHMENT is coming first. Look like it's going to be tossup between plague and war.

#15 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-14 08:35 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You know what's ging to be funny?

After IMPOVERISGHMENT, DISEASE, and WAR----

Trump will order the creation of a marble memorial to himself in D.C. In this gleaming white structure will be housed a twenty-foot gilded image of Himself.

Because he is Crazy.

#16 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-14 08:41 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

He NEEDS LOVE, MAN. THE WORSHIP OF THE EARTH.....

WITHOUT IT.....

he's less than Cow ----.

#17 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-03-14 06:29 PM | Reply

Stinky will try to seize the Panama Canal by sending a carrier group to Australia.

#18 | Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-14 08:03 PM | Reply

Panama issues orders for engineers to cripple canal.

#19 | Posted by morris at 2025-03-15 04:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I don't know where Pfc Bone Spurs is going to get us into some real stinky sheet in his bottomless swamp of stupidity, but serious consideration will need to be directed to the oaths American military personnel take.

Of those oaths, none are to some combed-over, makeup slathered and senescent wannabe caudillo.

Every one of those oaths is to the Constitution.

Full stop.

#20 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-03-15 06:55 AM | Reply

"Panama issues orders for engineers to cripple canal."

Probably their only available method to tell the stupid fool President to shove his dreams of conquest up his stupid ass. His handling of American foreign policy is an embarrassment around the world where leaders and populations can't believe what they are witnessing!

#21 | Posted by danni at 2025-03-15 10:06 AM | Reply

Let's just be realistic about what's coming.

Taiwan will have to nuke the fabs soon.

#22 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-15 10:15 AM | Reply

Let's just be realistic about what's coming.
Taiwan will have to nuke the fabs soon.
#22 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Taiwan is smarter than you, they started when Biden said "minor incursion" was AOK.

#23 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-15 10:23 AM | Reply

Nobody can figure out this guy is crazy?

#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Who are you talking about? American foreign policy has been in shambles since Bush.

#24 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-15 10:24 AM | Reply

Personally I think America should let China run the canal, they need if more than the Americans.

How else is their South Atlantic fishing fleet going to get back to China quickly?

China needs fresh fish!

#25 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-15 10:26 AM | Reply

China needs fresh fish!

#25 | Posted by oneironaut

And you, the MAGA "pacifist", need war and imperial conquest.

Has anyone told you that you're disgusting today?

Please let me be the first.

#26 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-15 11:21 AM | Reply

Panama issues orders for engineers to cripple canal.

#19 | Posted by morris at 2025

Panama is preparing for war.

I'd do the same thing.

How many scores of billions of economic hurt would that place on the United States?

One thing I am absolutely certain of: That Trump as not thought that far ahead.

#27 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-15 11:23 AM | Reply

"I voted for President Trump because he's never gotten us into a war...."

Miscellaneous MAGAt voter.

#28 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-03-15 11:33 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Personally I think America should let China run the canal, they need if more than the Americans.

Personally I think you should GFY.

Go crap in your own rice bowl.

#29 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-15 12:24 PM | Reply

Billions in social services have disappeared over the last few weeks. Government agencies gutted or dismantled. Farmers going bankrupt. Market tanking. But we've got money for a canal in another country that doesn't have enough water to fill the locks.
"America First"

#30 | Posted by BluSky at 2025-03-15 12:39 PM | Reply

It must be really difficult for Trump to keep finding ways to one-up his previous stupid statements to divert our attention from his ongoing crimes.

#3 | Posted by censored

Never under estimate the power of stupidity. Stupidity knows no limits. And remember a wise man once said many times "You can't fix stupid."

#31 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-03-15 01:29 PM | Reply

#30 | Posted by BluSky: "The Art of the Deal" by DJT

#32 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-03-15 02:53 PM | Reply

Probably an aircraft carrier could bring in air support and serve as headquarters for the operation....except modern aircraft carriers can't pass in the Panama Canal. This is just another stupid, pointless idea of Trump's that makes absolutely no sense. And why does he think up these stupid ideas? Because he is bat --- crazy! That's why!

#33 | Posted by danni at 2025-03-15 03:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Thats a great idea. See if RCADE can hook you up with Twin. She was first poster on this site that solicited Trumps assassination. Maybe she can ride shotgun with you.

#6 | Posted by gracieamazed

Great idea, accomplice.

"One death is a tragedy. A million ... a statistic."

J. Stalin

#34 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-16 05:32 PM | Reply

"Burning down Mar-a-Lago seems to be a minor outcome if they aren't stopped in their tracks by the courts."

Rubber Stamp Supreme Court will prevent anyonr from halting Trump/Musk from destroying our government as Putin has ordered them to do.

#35 | Posted by danni at 2025-03-16 05:56 PM | Reply

Send in the Armada!

#36 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-16 07:05 PM | Reply