Trumps_madeup.mp4

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President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that Panama is allowing China’s military to control the Panama Canal has no truth to it at all, former Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley says.   #Trump #PanamaCanal

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00:00With regards to China, last month President Trump said that Panama was allowing Chinese

00:04soldiers to control the Panama Canal.

00:08Is there any truth to that?

00:11No.

00:13There is a Chinese international port management company that does help Panama operate the

00:21canal.

00:22By the way, that same Chinese company helps to operate the ports in the United States.

00:31But no, there's no current economic or military rationale for having the United States seize

00:41the Panama Canal.

00:43It's something we've spent the last 25 years growing the best economy in the world with

00:52the Panama Controlling Canal.

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