And we gave the Panama Canal to Panama. We didn't give it to China, and they've abused it. They've abused that gift. It should have never been made," he said before taking office again on Jan. 20.

President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to take back the Panama ... Before the canal, this trip had required thousands of extra miles around the southern tip of South America. (This map provides ...

The Panama Canal was constructed by the United States in the early years of the 20th century and was completed in 1914. For most of that century it was operated by the United States, before the ...