Trump closes first day with an avalanche of executive orders

It would be a profound shift if the United States went from being seen as the principal provider of security to being the principal source on uncertainty,

Alterman said

In the first term, the more confrontational and militarist streak won out more often than not

Friedman said

Trump's worldview seems to be contradictory. He has a streak that is pro-peace and another streak which seems more confrontational and militarist,

said Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities, which advocates restraint

Antagonizing Panama is counterproductive and will fan anti-Americanism throughout the hemisphere,

she said

But the actions he did take are still damaging. Withdrawing from the World Health Organization will give us less warning of emergent disease,

she said

There is no presence of any nation in the world that interferes with our administration,

he added, taking issue with Trump’s suggestion that

Dialogue is always the way to clarify the points mentioned without undermining our right, total sovereignty and ownership of our Canal.,

Mulino said

José Raúl Mulinopresident

The Canal is and will continue to be Panama's and its administration will continue to be under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality."

Panama President José Raúl Mulino issued a statement rejecting Trump’s comments and said

Vladimir Putinpresident

We see the statements by the newly elected President of the United States and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia,

Putin said, ... according to a Reuters translation

China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn't give it to China. We gave it to Panama,

the president said

The desire is to keep the same policies as now,

he added

We also hear his statement about the need to do everything possible to prevent World War III,

he added

Joe Bidenformer President

If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or [former President Donald] Trump, you ain’t black.”

The Texas congressman had long condemned former President Joe Biden’s comments on Charlamagne tha God’s podcast, where he suggested to viewers

Wesley Huntunited States Representative

Only President Trump could get this done,

Hunt said on Fox News's Fox & Friends on Tuesday

We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,

he said, his ambitious tone punctuated with pauses to contain his excitement

Tucker Carlsonformer Fox News host

So we built a thing called the Panama Canal.”

In an August 2023 interview, Trump told conservative host Tucker Carlson

On behalf of the Republic of Panama and its people, I must reject in a comprehensive manner the words outlined by President Donald Trump regarding Panama and its canal, in his inaugural speech,

he said in a statement translated by news agencies

The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form. And that includes the United States Navy,

Trump said during the inaugural address

A government entity telling a therapist that they can’t speak the truth that a boy is a boy — that sort of ban has no place in our country,

Mailman said

As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government, that there are only two genders: male and female,

he said in his inaugural address, a line that drew some of the loudest applause of the event