Evening Edition: Trump Wants The United States To Control The Panama Canal

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🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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President-elect Donald Trump raised eyebrows internationally this week when he said Panama should return control of the Panama Canal to the United States if they don't renegotiate a new deal for its use. Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino shot back saying the Panama Canal belongs to Panama and no-one else. It is estimated that seventy three percent of all ships that pass through the canal end up in U.S. ports. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with William Ruger, President of the American Institute for Economic Research, they discuss the history of the canal and why Trump is floating this idea. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.0	Thursday, December 26th, 2024, I'm Eben Brown.
0:46.7	President-elect Trump talks tough about taking control of the Panama Canal.
0:48.3	Why would we want to?
0:51.8	Because China will do it if we don't.
0:53.4	And it's right at our backyard. Chinese companies operating there.
0:55.8	This would lead to security risks, that the Chinese would be able to collect intelligence.
1:00.7	The Chinese would influence the Panamanian politics and over the governance of the canal.
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