Tucker Carlson: “It's the richest country in the world by resources.”

“To mock Canadians because they just don't have the capacity to laugh about it. But Canada is our closest ally in the world, or it's the most important ally in the world. It's the richest country in the world by resources. It's our biggest trading partner. We have the longest border in the world with Canada. So what happens in Canada matters a lot more than what happens in Israel or Lebanon or Iraq or Iran or Syria.” (07:36–07:40)

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