'Makes us look petulant': Dem lawmaker smokes Trump's angry tantrums over Panama Canal

A Massachusetts lawmaker on a House committee focused on China's government told CNN on Friday afternoon he's seen no evidence to support Donald Trump's claim the country is essentially strongarming the Panama Canal, and said the president-elect's focus on the waterway "makes us look petulant."

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said that while two Hong Kong-based shipping companies are in the Canal Zone, he hasn't seen evidence that they present a "security threat" to the United States.

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