Matt Gaetz: “China, of course, has influence in Panama.”

“And they're like, no, we're siding with China, bro. And then Trump had to crack down and they eventually relented. Yeah, it's still a center. It's still. Yeah. China, of course, has influence in Panama. Of course, over the last 20, 30 years, we've allowed them to get a foothold in Latin America. But I think this is a part of reinvigorating that, that Monroe Doctrine.” (42:12–42:15)

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