Trump wants to bring back the Panama Canal and abolish birthright citizenship. What the media is saying
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US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he wants to bring the Panama Canal back under Washington's control. He also said he wants to declare Mexican drug cartels terrorists, and his team is developing plans to abolish birthright US citizenship. What the world media write about Trump's latest actions - in the Izvestia digest.
Financial Times: Trump wants to regain control of the Panama Canal
Donald Trump has said on social media that he will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to US control. The artificial canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was built in 1914 and owned by the US, but was fully handed over to the Panamanian government in 1999. Trump has claimed the canal was handed over "foolishly".
Financial Times
"We're being robbed on the Panama Canal like we're being robbed everywhere else," Trump told supporters at a conference of conservatives in Phoenix on Sunday. - The fees Panama charges are ridiculous, highly unfair."
Nearly 75 percent of cargo shipped through the Panama Canal is headed to or from the U.S. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has said he rejects Trump's claims and will not allow his country's sovereignty to be violated. He called the tariffs set on the canal economically justified.
Reuters: Trump threatened to equate cartels with terrorists
Trump repeated his pledge to equate Mexican drug cartels with terrorist organizations for the first time since the election campaign. He had already intended to do so in 2019, but abandoned the plan in favor of closer cooperation with Mexico in the fight against drug trafficking.
Reuters
Some U.S. officials have privately expressed concerns that the measure could sour relations with Mexico and hamper the Mexican government's fight against drug trafficking. Trump's official campaign platform says that once in office, he will order the Pentagon to use "special forces, cyber warfare and other covert and overt actions to inflict maximum damage on the cartel's leadership, infrastructure and operations."
Trump also said he will launch a new anti-drug ad campaign that will focus on showing the physical consequences of taking fentanyl. He promised to spend "a lot of money" on the program. Up to 60,000 Americans are expected to die from drug overdoses in 2024.
CNN: Trump wants to abolish US citizenship by birth
Trump's team is considering several options to abolish birthright citizenship, which allows anyone born in the country to obtain a U.S. passport. It's a right protected by the Constitution, and Trump wants to use executive action to ban it.
CNN
Two sources familiar with the plan said his allies are privately developing strategies to accomplish that goal, including directing the State Department not to issue passports to children whose parents are undocumented and tightening travel visa requirements to curb "birth tourism." Trump's allies are putting forward several options for tightening, knowing full well that any action is likely to be challenged in court and eventually reach the Supreme Court.
Proponents of a tough immigration policy argue that children of undocumented migrants should not be considered U.S. citizens. In all, about 4.4 million children have lived in the U.S. with undocumented parents since birth. Democratic prosecutors have already announced they will defend birthright citizenship in the courts.
Bloomberg: Trump turned international politics upside down a month before inauguration
Trump managed to send shockwaves around the world even before he took office as US president. His trade threats triggered a crisis in Canada, putting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a precarious position. In Europe, fears of tariffs have weakened already faltering governments. Ukraine's allies are struggling to maintain its support as Trump seeks a quick deal with Russia.
Bloomberg
While it's not unusual for political leaders at home and abroad to vie for the attention of a new president, the scope of Trump's influence before his inauguration is enormous. "There is a new light all over the world, not just here," Trump said in a speech in Phoenix on Sunday.
Trump supporter billionaire Ilon Musk turned his attention to Europe and backed Germany's Alternative for Germany party, prompting a rebuke from Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Musk also met with Nigel Farage, leader of the British populist party Reform UK. China, for its part, is preparing tools for a potential trade war in the form of restrictions on critical mineral exports to the U.S. and has signaled warming relations with Japan and India.
The Washington Post: Trump intends to increase pressure on the media
Trump is stepping up his campaign to pressure the US media, as confirmed by two of his aides. He is filing lawsuits against newspapers, TV stations and polling services in an attempt to get refutations of their statements. Trump has managed to get a settlement from ABC News, which aired a story calling him "responsible for rape."
The Washington Post
ABC News' decision to settle the dispute sent shudders through the media industry and the legal community that represents it. According to three people familiar with internal company discussions, <...> ABC and Disney executives decided to settle not only because of the legal risks in the case, but also because of Trump's promises of revenge against his enemies.
Experts argue that Trump has taken harassment of journalists to a new level, setting the stage for undermining free speech. Even before he took office, he had succeeded in undermining the credibility of the media.
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