Trump criticizes Carter over Panama deal

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President-elect Donald Trump criticized former president Jimmy Carter&#x27;s decision to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama, calling it a &quot;big mistake&quot; that caused the one-term Democratic president to lose his re-election bid to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.Trump&#x27;s comments during a free-wheeling news conference in Mar-a-Lago came as Carter&#x27;s body arrived in Washington, D.C. ahead of his funeral service on Thursday.Since his re-election, Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, which it administered for decades before handing it over to Panama in 1999 as per treaties signed during Carter&#x27;s presidency.Trump alleges that Chinese soldiers are illegally operating the canal in Panama and accused the Central American country, with whom the U.S. has had diplomatic relations since 1903 of abusing their &quot;gift&quot; from the United States.&quot;We gave the Panama Canal to Panama. We didn&#x27;t give it to China. And they&#x27;ve abused it. They&#x27;ve abused that gift.&quot;Carter, a Democrat who served one White House term from 1977 to 1981, died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. In the decades since leaving the White House, he earned a reputation as a committed humanitarian and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

President-elect Donald Trump criticized former president Jimmy Carter's decision to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama, calling it a "big mistake" that caused the one-term Democratic president to lose his re-election bid to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.

President-elect Donald Trump criticized former president Jimmy Carter's decision to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama, calling it a "big mistake" that caused the one-term Democratic president to lose his re-election bid to Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.

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Trump criticizes late president Jimmy Carter over Panama deal

Trump criticizes late president Jimmy Carter over Panama deal

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Published Jan 08, 2025 06:57 AM PHT

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