President Donald Trump has said U.S. ships, both military and commercial, should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge. "Those Canals would not exist without the United States of America,

President Donald Trump issued a demand regarding American naval units. In a message on the Truth Social platform, he instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately address the issue of ensuring free access to the Panama and Suez Canals for the American fleet and navy.

"I've asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take care of, and memorialize, this situation!" the president wrote.