WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge.

"I've asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take care of, and memorialize, this situation!" the president said.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal for free.