Panama president says ‘Trump is lying’ about reclaiming canal

<p>José Raúl Mulino calls Panama canal rhetoric ‘new affront’ to sovereignty amid tensions over Chinese involvement</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/05/donald-trump-congress-speech-federal-workers-ukraine-tariffs-us-politics-news-live">US politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has accused his US counterpart <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> of “lying” about Washington taking back the Panama canal.</p><p>“Once again, President Trump is lying. The Panama Canal is not in the process of recovery,” Mulino wrote on X.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/panama-canal-president-trump-lying">Continue reading...</a>