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Donald Trump: “We subsidize Canada by $200 billion a year.”

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

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FULL INTERVIEW Trump reveals Canada 'end game,' sounds off on 'rogue' judges.

Published | Video Starts at 17:59

When you add it all up, it's a trillion. Way over 100. Canada. And here's my problem with Canada was meant to be the 51st state because We subsidize Canada by $200 billion a year. We don't need their cars. We don't need their lumber. We have a lot of lumber. We got. We freed it up, as, you know, last week. (17:59–18:05)

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