4 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of their meeting.

5 days ago · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha today in Panama City to address critical regional and global challenges. Secretary Rubio informed President Mulino and Minister Martínez-Acha that President Trump has made a preliminary determination that the current ...

4 days ago · According to a statement from State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, Rubio told Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha in a meeting on Saturday that Trump "has made a preliminary ...

4 days ago · What they are saying: Rubio told Mulino and Martínez-Acha that Trump has made "a preliminary determination" that the current Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area is a threat to the canal, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

Jan 24, 2025 · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with China’s Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Secretary Rubio emphasized that the Trump Administration will pursue a U.S.-PRC relationship that advances U.S. interests and puts the American people first. The Secretary also […]

4 days ago · State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Rubio delivered a message from President Donald Trump stating that China's presence was a threat to the waterway and a violation of the U.S.-Panama ...

Jan 29, 2025 · State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said that Mr. Rubio hopes to rekindle trust between the two nations while in Panama, trust that has strained by the canal controversy, without making ...

6 days ago · State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said the region's proximity to the United States was an important factor in selecting it for Rubio's first trip. "The fact of the matter is, this is where ...

Jan 28, 2025 · "Part of this trip is about countering China," spokesperson Tammy Bruce told Fox Business on Tuesday. Asked if Rubio would "lay down the law" with Panama over the canal, Bruce said: "It's not...

4 days ago · PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – China has been butting in at the Panama Canal, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio went down to visit and explain to the Panamanian president that there is a new sheriff in town named Donald Trump. The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce at the U.S. State Department: Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian ...