Trump names ambassador to Panama [Video]

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his pick for U.S. ambassador to Panama.Trump named Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his choice for the post after suggesting that the U.S. should take control of the Panama Canal – a proposal he first floated over the weekend while claiming that Panama is “ripping off” American ships that pass through the waterway.”I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, a Country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams,” Trump said in a statement. The president-elect added Cabrera, who also worked for his presidential campaign in Florida, “will do a FANTASTIC job representing our Nation’s interests in Panama!”Trump on Wednesday continued to tease U.S. territorial expansion in social media posts, criticizing the operation of the canal and doubling down on suggestions the …