The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. The alleged directive comes a week after President Donald Trump told lawmakers in his joint address to Congress he would be “reclaiming” the vital waterway to “further enhance our national security.

Weldon marks at least the third speed bump the Trump administration hit in its confirmation process after two nominees, former Rep. Matt Gaetz and Chad Chronister, withdrew.