President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social over the weekend that the Panama Canal is crucial for U.S. commerce, adding it is in America’s interest to regain control of it.

Political commentator Meghan McCain unexpectedly voiced her support for Donald Trump's approach to the Panama Canal this week.

Trump named Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his choice for the post after suggesting that the US should take control of the Panama Canal – a proposal he first floated over the weekend while claiming that Panama is “ripping off” American ships that pass through the waterway.