00:00Because we're being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we're being ripped off everywhere
00:04else.
00:05A secure — he just said, take it back, and it's a good idea.
00:09When they gave it to Panama, can you believe that?
00:14We would never have done it if we thought what's happening now can happen.
00:21And we would never, and we will never, ever let it fall into the wrong hands.
00:29That is falling into the wrong hands.
00:31It was not given for the benefit of others by a token of cooperation, but it was given
00:40to Panama and to the people of Panama.
00:42But it has provisions.
00:43You've got to treat us fairly, and they haven't treated us fairly.
00:48If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not
00:54followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of
01:00America in full, quickly, and without question.
01:05I'm not going to stand for it.
01:08So to the officials of Panama, please be guided accordingly.
01:12When President Jimmy Carter foolishly gave it away — gave it away for $1 — $1 — during
01:20his term in office, it was solely for Panama to manage, and not for China or any other
01:26country to manage.
01:27You see what's going on there?
01:29China.
01:30The United States is the number one user of the Panama Canal, with over 72 percent of
01:40all transits heading to or from U.S. ports.
01:43Think of that.
01:44So we built it.
01:45We're the ones that use it.
01:46They gave it away.
01:49And one of the — really, one of the great wonders of the world.
01:54The Panama Canal opened for business 110 years ago and was built at huge cost to the United
02:01States.
02:02And it really is big when you consider the lives and the treasure, the equivalent of
02:09$1.2 trillion today.
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