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Donald Trump: “We have more [energy] than they [Canada] do.”

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

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Trump holds meeting with NATO leader Mark Rutte

Published | Video Starts at 13:12

But why should we subsidize another country for $200 billion? It cost us $200 billion a year. And again, we don't need their lumber. We don't need their energy. We have more [energy] than they [Canada] do. We don't need anything. We don't need the cars. I'd much rather make the cars here. And there's not a thing that we need. (13:12)

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Asserts that the U.S. has more energy resources than Canada.

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