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Panama Canal

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 11, 2025 by Cyan Banister · said 19 times in 8 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

Mentions by year

brought up most by Senator Ted Cruz (6), Ryan Petersen (5), Donald J. Trump (3), Jason Calacanis (1), Jan Sramek (1), Howard Lutnick (1), Cyan Banister (1), Chamath Palihapitiya (1)

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2025 14 mentions in 6 episodes 2 per episode
2023 2 mentions in 1 episode
2022 3 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about Panama Canal, oldest first

Jan 11, 2025 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Cyan Bannister claims China operates and controls both ends of Panama Canal
“If you look at the Panama Canal, I believe either end is operated and controlled by China.”
Cyan Banister Jan 11, 2025 ▶ 1:38:06 LA's Wildfire Disaster, Zuck Flips on Free Speech, Why Trump Wants Greenland
Jan 11, 2025 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Palihapitiya: A melted Arctic shipping lane could rival the Panama Canal
“Because of climate change and other things, the Arctic ice shelf is melting and the more and more it melts, it opens up a shipping lane in the Northern passage for A lot of critical goods. And so if you had some sort of strategic agreement with Canada and Gree…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 11, 2025 ▶ 1:35:39 LA's Wildfire Disaster, Zuck Flips on Free Speech, Why Trump Wants Greenland
Jan 19, 2025 negative
Opinion
Cruz: Carter giving away the Panama Canal was a spectacularly stupid decision
“Look, I think Jimmy Carter giving away the Panama Canal remains one of the most spectacularly stupid decisions a president has ever done in office.”
Senator Ted Cruz Jan 19, 2025 ▶ 40:25 Ted Cruz: Trump's First Week, Texas vs. California, Immigration, DOGE, Greenland
Mar 20, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
Lutnick: Chinese deep-water ports sit at both ends of Panama Canal
“The mouth that's east. Is a deep water port by the Chinese. The mouth that's West is a deep water port by the Chinese.”
Howard Lutnick Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 4:45 Howard Lutnick | All-In DC
Oct 21, 2025
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sramek: China will shut down Panama Canal in Pacific conflict
“If you're the Chinese Communist Party, the first thing that you'll do in any kind of conflict in the Pacific is you will bomb or otherwise shut down the Panama Canal.”
Jan Sramek Oct 21, 2025 ▶ 7:48 California Forever: The Startup Building America's Next Great City
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