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Donald Trump: “We gave the Panama Canal to Panama. We didn't give it to…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 00:28

I'm not going to commit to that. Now. It might be that. You'll have to do something. Look, the Panama Canal is vital to our country. It's being operated by China. China. And We gave the Panama Canal to Panama. We didn't give it to China. And they've abused it. They've abused that gift. It should have never been made. By the way. Giving the Panama Canal is why Jimmy Carter lost the election. (00:28–00:32)

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Asserts that the U.S. gave the Panama Canal to Panama, not China.

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