It was just a pushback as much as they were pushing forward. But to say, listen, if you think you're going to impose tariffs on the United States, if you're going to target red states, Our economy [Texas] is larger than yours [Canada's], and it's a trade fight that Canada would be a loser on, that Mexico would be a loser on. Now, I went back and I checked, and last year, Canada's gross domestic product, or GDP, was nearly $2.2 trillion. The GDP of Texas last year was $2.6 trillion. Ken? (01:55–02:06)
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Asserts that Texas's economy is larger than Canada's and implies that Canada and Mexico would lose in a trade fight with Texas.
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