Trump tells World Economic Forum U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil, gas, autos or lumber

'We only have one card to play': Calling Trump's bluff on Canadian oil

The Canadian oilpatch would like to call Donald Trump's bluff that the United States doesn't need Canada's oil and gas, but not by imposing export taxes on energy or through restrictions on oil exports.

David M. Shribman | Canada Can’t Shake Trump

TORONTO  This is a big country with only one thing on its mind: Donald Trump. South of the border, no one is taking seriously the notion that the president wants to make Canada the 51st state. To Americans, it’s a joke, a throwaway line, a distraction, just Donald being Donald. Up here, it is an “existential threat.” In a few days here, I heard that otherwise overemployed phrase several times. Placing a maple leaf amid the 50 stars of Old Glory …

Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need Canadian cars. Here’s what his administration’s EV rollback means for Canada

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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, lashed out at Canada on Thursday, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying that Americans can do without Canadian gas, oil, cars and wood.

‘We Don’t Need’ Canadian Oil, Trump Says in WEF Speech

America can do fine without Canadian oil and lumber, U.S. President Donald Trump told an audience at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. “We don’t need their oil and gas. We have more than anybody,” Trump said during his virtual participation in a forum session on Jan. 23, during which he delivered a speech and took questions from top international banking, finance, and oil industry CEOs. Amid the Trump tariff threat, some Canadian official…

Trump tells WEF that the U.S. doesn’t need Canada’s energy, lumber or auto exports

U.S. President Donald Trump used his World Economic Forum special address to say that his administration could do without Canadian energy or imports from its auto and lumber sectors.