Donald Trump, recently back in the White House, announced plans to 'make America great again,' including a controversial interest in reclaiming control of the Panama Canal. In his speech, he referred to the 1999 transfer of the canal as a 'foolish gift' and alleged a breach of promise by Panama. However, fact checks reveal that the transfer was the outcome of the Torrijos-Carter treaties, involving formal agreements rather than a unilateral gift. These treaties established the conditions for U.S. control over the canal and its eventual transfer to Panama, which occurred as stipulated on December 31, 1999.
The United States transferred control over the Panama Canal to Panama as per the Torrijos-Carter treaties, not as a gift, contradicting Trump's claim.
Trump's assertion of the Panama Canal's transfer being a broken promise is inaccurate; it was the result of formal negotiations and treaties.
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