People in Panama City express their concern and anger at US President Donald Trump's vow that he would "take back" the Panama Canal. In the weeks leading up to his second term in office, Trump refused to rule out using force to take control of the canal, accusing China of exerting its influence on the vital waterway.
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00:00We are in the area of the upper chamber to the lower chamber.
00:07The Panama Canal belongs to Panama, there is nothing to discuss.
00:11I imagine that Donald Trump wants to intervene abruptly,
00:15and I think that would be a serious problem for Latin America,
00:19since the Panama Canal has connections with all the countries.
00:23Now we're talking!
00:45Those bold statements, those aggressive statements,
00:51verbal statements, but also threats of intervention by force,
00:55the people of Panama need to have a message.
00:57And we do not accept under any criteria the statements of Trump.
01:03Neither Trump, nor the gringos, nor his army, nor his government have anything in Panama.
01:07It is a vessel with the capacity of liquefied oil gas.
01:12It is a pleasant experience in our country.
01:21I think it's like when the United States gave the Panama Canal,
01:26there were treaties in the middle.
01:28I think they were treaties that were made for something,
01:31more than anything to maintain peace.
01:33There are a number of countries that use the Canal.
01:35So, in the same way, I think that if any of those rules are broken,
01:41it must be kept as it is,
01:43more than anything to avoid conflicts, to maintain peace.
01:51Panama Canal
02:02I fully reject everything said by Mr. Trump.
02:05First, because it's false.
02:07And second, because the Panama Canal is from Panama and will continue to be from Panama.
02:12The Panama Canal was not a concession or a gift that the United States made.
02:21The Panama Canal was not a concession or a gift that the United States made.