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“The canal belongs to Panama.” Trump’s aggressive rhetoric ... positive American vision of the canal, one inspired by Theodore Roosevelt. In 1906, Roosevelt became the first sitting US ...
paved the way for the Panama Canal but it was the French attempt at building a canal in the 1880s that first disrupted Panama’s close ties to its port. 3. Early in the 20th century, US President ...