Trump reveals pick for ambassador to Panama

President-elect Trump selected 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. Like Miami-Dade County Commissionerand vice president of the International Trade Consortium, has been instrumental in driving economic growth and fostering international partnerships,” Trump wrote in a post Wednesday. “2020. Kevin has done an incredible job as my Florida State Director, and this year, he advanced our MAGA program 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 Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera celebrates at Beat Culture Brewery in Miami after defeating Coral Gables Commissioner Jorge Forsa on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The announcement came after Trump said Panama is “a country that steals from us Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams.”

In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump also accused Chinese soldiers of operating the canal illegally and “always making sure the United States puts in billions of dollars in ‘fix’ money but will have absolutely nothing to say about ‘anything.’ “

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

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

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

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

Cabrera won his county election 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 served on the RNC Platform Committee.