In his first address after being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign.

US President Donald Trump said the US would take back the Panama Canal, decrying China’s influence over the important waterway and the high rates being charged to American ships. In his inauguration speech on Monday,

The USA TODAY Fact Check Team is monitoring the inauguration ceremony, other addresses from Trump and former Present Joe Biden and reactions from around the country to sort fact from fiction and add context where needed. Our team uses primary documents, trustworthy nonpartisan sources, data and other research tools to assess the accuracy of claims.

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Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.

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Trump reiterated his claim that China is “operating” the Panama Canal and said that the critical waterway had been “foolishly” given to Panama. “We didn't give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back.”

Breaking tradition, the Republican president delivered his remarks from inside the Capitol Rotunda due to the bitter cold outside. He spoke to several hundred elected officials and pro-Trump VIPs, tech titan Elon Musk among them. Here are some takeaways from the speech:

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The President of Panama has roundly rejected any idea that his country will give up control of the Panama Canal.