Panama is united against lunatic Donald Trump. Would that the United States were. We would be better off, the world would be better off. But that’s not how it shook down last November, so now we’re looking at four years of farce and spectacle — as we hope and pray that actual damages will be mitigated. The president of Panama said earlier today that the Panama Canal belonged to Panama and that’s how it was going to stay. Now the Mayor of Panama City is kicking in his two cents. Trump slapped back at the president with an “Oh yeah?” kind of tweet. Let’s see how the mayor fares.
JUST IN: The Mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, responds to Trump's threat to seize control of the Panama Canal:
"Dear Donald Trump,
,In my time as Mayor of Panama City, I have learned that collaboration is key to economic development and prosperity. Panama is one of the… pic.twitter.com/YHGGqgWtBk
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) December 23, 2024
The rest of the tweet says: “few countries in Latin America that shares the same democratic and capitalist values ​​with the United States. We are, and have been, allies for over a century, an alliance that is not only based on common interests, but more importantly, on shared values.
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Your triumphant victory last month marked a new era. As such, I am excited to see how the United States will thrive under his leadership and team during your tenure. However, threatening a strategic ally and its sovereignty will likely have the opposite effect. President Mulino’s position on this issue is clear: there will be no retaking of the Canal or any Panamanian territory by the United States or any other country.
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The only thing achieved is to unite the Panamanian people. You will find in Panama and its President a willingness to sit down as allies to discuss a path forward that reflects our values ​​and our shared alliance. And if you choose another path, you will find a President and a people willing to stand strong in their country. We are not, and will never be, the 51st state.”
The bolded text was in the original tweet. So I have to assume that those two sentences are the takeaway that the mayor wants you to have. As usual, Trump is crazy to mess with an ally. But this seems to be the tone that he is setting up, right out of the gate: let’s annoy Mexico, Canada, and now Panama.
We’ll see how long it takes Donald to respond to this. It’s not 3:30 a.m. on the east coast yet. That’s what time it was when Trump last lashed out at Canada and called Trudeau the governor and all that silliness. I don’t know if the witching hours are when Trump’s medication starts to wear off, or if his personal demons won’t let him sleep. I haven’t the slightest idea. All I know is that Trump has a pattern of taking his phone in hand when the rest of the world sleeps and launching his stream of policy and piffle out into cyberspace.
Are you confusing the Panamanians with the Lilliputians?
— Ursula Faw (@ursulafaw56) December 23, 2024
The MAGAs always back Trump’s worst instincts. But then again, talk is cheap and it’s easy to be a keyboard warrior, particularly on Xitter these days. Musk has altered the algorithm to where pro-MAGA comments are elevated and the voice of sanity is for the most part drowned out.
It’s the last full week of a rotten year. Usually when that is the case, people say, “Good riddance.” However, since we know what’s ahead of us, we’re in a kind of purgatory now, not wanting to be here, and anticipating the worse, but certainly not wanting to experience the actual Hell of Trump’s return.
If you’re feeling that way bear this in mind: the rest of the world is as weirded out as half of America is right now. And we’re all hoping for the best. If Trump is good at one thing, it’s increasing the number of his enemies. And make no mistake: since he’s an agent of chaos he needs to keep people off balance and guessing. So keep your eyes and ears open but realize that Trump is deliberately trying to play you with everything that he does.
I’m sure it’s because he owes 12.5% taxes on his old property there. Had his name removed from the building in 2018.
Sounds like the guy with a mess on his face is trying to maybe start a war so that he can stay in office when it’s time to kick his ass to the door. Or maybe just had our beloved country over to his master Putin/Musk and not in that necessarily inthat order.
I don’t want to disparage chimpanzees but his time in power will make us feel like we’re trapped in a room with a chimp that has a loaded handgun with the safety off. Anything can happen and the chimp won’t understand a damn thing about how the gun went off. Who knows? Maybe we’ll survive. Maybe we won’t. Nothing like having a complete soulless malignant narcissist with nukes at his command. Guardrails? Hahahahaha. To paraphrase the bandits in Treasure of the Sierra Madre…guardrails? we don’t need no stinkin guardrails. By the way weren’t they suppose to stop him before? Not gonna happen. He has total immunity since anything he does as president will be labeled ‘an official act’. Why he could throw everyone here in jail indefinitely. If you guys want some tips about how to survive a stint in the pen…let me know. I’ve been unjustly incarcerated before so it’s not new to me…it WILL be for YOU poor folks who still believe the law exist for the common good. Yeah. Sure. America…a ship of goddamn fools. Welcome to the Trump funhouse…ignore the man behind the curtain…the great and powerful wizard of bizarro world. Send in the evil clowns.