Donald Trump has stirred the pot by bringing up the hotly debated ideas of renaming the Gulf of Mexico and 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal.
Experts suggest that reclaiming the Panama Canal would violate international law, including the United Nations Charter, which recognises the sovereignty of nations.
Trump claimed during his speech that “38,000 lives” were lost in the construction of the Panama Canal, blaming malaria and other diseases.
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