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Donald Trump: “They would, you know, let car companies leave here and go to…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 04:37

And I think we've come a long way over the last few months actually, in terms of that relationship. So when it comes to trade, the United States was always giving everything. They gave everything to Canada. They would, They would, you know, let car companies leave here and go to Canada. But that hurts the United States. and you know, other presidents didn't see that. They weren't business oriented. They might have been good politicians and some cases not. In all cases they were bad at both. (04:37–04:44)

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Asserts that U.S. policies allowed car companies to move to Canada, which hurt the United States.

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