Trump reveals the choice of ambassador to Panama

President-elect Trump chose Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as ambassador to Panama.

Calling the Miami-Dade County commissioner a “fierce fighter,” Trump said he would advance the “MAGA agenda” in the Central American country.

“Kevin is a fierce fighter for America First principles. As a Miami-Dade County Commissionerand vice chairman of the International Trade Consortium, has been instrumental in driving economic growth and fostering international partnerships,” Trump wrote in Wednesday’s announcement. “In 2020, Kevin did an incredible job as director of state of Florida and, this year, , advanced our MAGA Agenda as a member of the RNC Platform Committee.”

“Few understand Latin American politics as well as Kevin – he will do a FANTASTIC job representing our nation’s interests in Panama!” he said

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Miami-Dade County Commission Kevin Marino Cabrera celebrates at Beat Culture Brewery in Miami after defeating Coral Gables Commissioner Jorge Fors on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The announcement came after Trump said Panama was “a country that is ripping us off the panama canal far beyond their wildest dreams.”

In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump also accused Chinese soldiers of illegally operating the canal and “always making sure that the United States puts in billions of dollars in ‘repair’ money, but they will have absolutely no nothing to say about ‘nothing’.”

President-elect Donald Trump chose Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as ambassador to Panama. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

In a statement to X, Cabrera thanked Trump for the nomination.

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“I am humbled and honored by your nomination to serve as US Ambassador to Panama,” he wrote. “Let’s get to work!”

President-elect Donald Trump was honored Tuesday with a street renamed after him in Miami-Dade County, Florida. (X/@KMCabreraFL)

Cabrera won his election in the county two years ago after Trump’s endorsement.

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He also served as the Florida State Director for the 2020 Trump campaign and was a member of the RNC Platform Committee.