Climate change is causing drought conditions that are making the Panama Canal harder to operate and more expensive to pass through.

Trump, who becomes president again on Jan. 20, is wrong about the 1977 treaty the late President Jimmy Carter signed that handed U.S. control of the canal to Panama in 1999. The deal didn’t “foolishly” subvert U.S. interests, as Trump and his America First fanatics are howling. It enhanced those interests diplomatically and economically.

Trump has criticized Panama over increasing fees, warning that if it doesn't change, he will demand the canal's return to the U.S.

In an interview, Panama’s president said Trump’s threat won’t push him into the arms of China, Venezuela. Is it true?