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Donald Trump: “Detroit was emptied out and moved to Canada, moved to…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada

Published | Video Starts at 06:48

It's something that will get worked out. There's still great love between the two countries. But, you know, American people want product here. They want to make it here. Detroit was emptied out and moved to Canada, moved to Mexico, moved to other places, not just Canada. And now they're all moving back. you know, and we'll be back. We have right now. I was just telling mark we have $17 trillion, but it's going to. It's really much higher. (06:48–06:58)

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Asserts that Detroit's industries moved to Canada and Mexico but are now returning to the U.S.

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