Donald Trump; persona non grata in Panama

[rabs]

for saying something stupid.

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TRUMP: BANNED IN PANAMA

Panama City is trying to fire The Donald.

The municipal council in the Central American country’s capital took a vote declaring the billionaire developer persona non grata over comments he reportedly made regarding the Panama Canal..

"We unanimously approved a resolution that declared Donald Trump persona non grata," council member Javier Ortega told Agence France-Presse last week.

Panamanian officials claim Trump was quoted by CNN this week saying that the United States "stupidly" turned over control of the key waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans "in exchange for nothing."

"I think it was a political stupidity on the part of Donald Trump," said Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henriquez, according to the wire service.

"Somebody who has 400 million dollars invested in Panama should not speak this way."



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51175.html#ixzz1GScS4p3E

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This coming when the $400 million Trump Ocean Club is to be inaugurated in June in Panama City.




http://www.condohotelcenter.com/condo-hotels/non-us/trump-panama.htm

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Doubt anything will come of this. Too much money involved -- Martinelli will probably smooth thing over.

[Judi Lynn]

1. What a stupid shame. He needs to wake up to the new world. The time for owning countries is gone.

It's going to be a harder for some people to learn than those who always knew it, due to their upbringings, and character.

Clearly this buffoon is going to take a long time to educate.

People like Martinelli probably see things the way Trump does.

[naaman fletcher]

2. he doesn't actually have anything invested in Panama

He just rents his name out for projects like this.