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President Donald Trump announced Kevin Marino Cabrera as his nominee to serve the U.S. Ambassador to Panama.
Trump shared the news in a Truth Social post on Christmas Day.
“I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, a Country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams,” he wrote.
“Kevin is a fierce fighter for America First principles. As a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, and Vice Chairman of the International Trade Consortium, he has been instrumental in driving Economic growth, and fostering International partnerships. In 2020, Kevin did an incredible job as my Florida State Director and, this year, advanced our MAGA Agenda as a Member of the RNC Platform Committee,” Trump continued.
“Few understand Latin American politics as well as Kevin – He will do a FANTASTIC job representing our Nation’s interests in Panama!” he concluded.
The comments come days after Trump’s comments on Sunday at AmericaFest in Phoenix about the Panama Canal.
“Has anyone ever heard of the Panama Canal?” Trump said on Sunday. “Because we’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else.”
“The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, highly unfair,” Trump said. “It was given to Panama and the people of Panama, but it has provisions. You get to treat us fairly, and they haven’t treated us fairly. If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, quickly and without question.”
Trump also mentioned Panama in a humorous post he made to Truth Social on Christmas Day.
“Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal (where we lost 38,000 people in its building 110 years ago), always making certain that the United States puts in Billions of Dollars in ‘repair’ money, but will have absolutely nothing to say about ‘anything,’” he wrote.