Pete Hegseth Says He Could 'Feel' The Communism During Panama Canal Trip

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Source: The Daily Beast

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Pete Hegseth Says He Could ‘Feel’ The Communism During Panama Canal Trip

The defense secretary warned China has “too much influence” over the vital waterway and that the Trump administration “is gonna take it back.”

Will Neal
Reporter

Updated Apr. 14 2025 3:51AM EDT
Published Apr. 13 2025 6:50PM EDT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned there’s so much communism in the air at the Panama Canal you can “feel it.”

“I want to thank President Molina, a pro-Trump, pro-America president of Panama who’s sticking his neck out against communists, whose influence was real there,” he told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday after returning from a recent trip to the small Central American nation.

“Maria, you could see it; you could feel it,” he added.

Since assuming office this year, President Donald Trump has consistently (and falsely) claimed that the Chinese government currently operates the Panama Canal, and that with roughly 40% of all U.S. container shipping passing through the waterway, bringing the passage under control remains vital to U.S. economic interests.

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