Trump says we dont need Canadas oil and gas [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump took another swipe at Canada on Thursday, calling the long-standing ally “tough to deal with” and claiming the U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil and gas.

Speaking virtually to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump also said he will press NATO members to increase their defence spending target to five per cent of GDP — more than triple Canada’s current spending.

Trump said his administration would be “demanding respect from other nations” that trade with the U.S. and quickly brought up his escalating feud with Canada.

“Canada has been very tough to deal with over the years, and it’s not fair that we should have a [US]$200 billion or $250 billion [trade] deficit,” Trump told the Davos crowd during a discussion moderated by several financial executives.

“We don’t need them to make our cars, and they make a lot of them. We don’t need their lumber because we have …