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Donald Trump: “Thirty-eight thousand workers died building the Panama Canal. They died of malaria. They died of snakebites and…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2025
Thirty-eight thousand workers died building the Panama Canal. They died of malaria. They died of snakebites and mosquitoes.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump exaggerates the number of deaths during the canal's construction to emphasize its cost.

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