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06-20-2017, 04:11 AM
Trump praised himself for the Panama Canal and the internet cringed
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President Trump loves taking credit for things—even if they happened before he was born. *
During an exchange with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on Monday after**on, Trump patted himself on the back for the fabulous job the United States did building the Panama Canal ... in 1914.*
SEE ALSO: GOP staffer compares Trumpcare to Star Wars and we can't even (http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/trumpcare-star-wars-ahca-comparison/)
"The Panama Canal is doing quite well," Trump said. "I think we did a good job building it."*
Fortunately, the absurdity of the moment was **t lost on President Varela, who was quick to point out that the canal was built over 100 years ago: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/trump-panama-canal-comment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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President Trump loves taking credit for things—even if they happened before he was born. *
During an exchange with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on Monday after**on, Trump patted himself on the back for the fabulous job the United States did building the Panama Canal ... in 1914.*
SEE ALSO: GOP staffer compares Trumpcare to Star Wars and we can't even (http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/trumpcare-star-wars-ahca-comparison/)
"The Panama Canal is doing quite well," Trump said. "I think we did a good job building it."*
Fortunately, the absurdity of the moment was **t lost on President Varela, who was quick to point out that the canal was built over 100 years ago: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/trump-panama-canal-comment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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