Marco Rubio: “The president has said this repeatedly, is he was told by…”

“Have you taken any steps to carry out President Trump's plans as he has said he would like to annex Canada? Have you taken any steps in that direction? No, I think no. No. What The president has said this repeatedly, is he was told by the previous prime minister that Canada could not survive without unfair trade with the United States. at which point he asked, well, if you can't survive as a nation without treating us unfairly in trade, then you should become a state. That's what he said.” (16:09–16:24)

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