The Trump administration's new secretary of state, former Florida Senator Marco Rubio, has arrived in Panama to discuss Trump's demands for U.S. control over the Panama Canal. It's the top diplomat's first stop on a multi-nation visit to the region, where Rubio is also expected to discuss Trump's planned migrant repatriation program.
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00:00U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Panama on his first official trip as the
00:07U.S.'s top diplomat.
00:09Rubio will meet with Panamanian President Jose Raul Molino to discuss U.S. President
00:14Donald Trump's demands to take control of the Panama Canal.
00:18Protesters opposed to Trump's plan clashed with police in the Central American country's
00:23capital ahead of the meeting.
00:25Rubio is also set to visit several other Central American and Caribbean countries where he
00:31is expected to discuss the Trump administration's plans to repatriate migrants.