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<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- parade.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Not for my birthday.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
When can you tell -- when would it be? What can you tell me?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, my birthday happens to be on Flag Day. So --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, there you go --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- I think they're talking about Flag Day. But I view it for Flag Day, not necessarily my birthday. Somebody put it together. But no, I think we're going to do something on June 14th maybe or somewhere around there. But I think June 14th, it's a very important day. It's Flag Day, plus we're going to have different days.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, if you look at Russia, they celebrate Victory Day.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
If you look at France, I was talking to Prime Minister Macron and he says, "Yes, there's Victory Day, Victory Day." And I say, "Victory Day for what?" "World War II." I said, "Well, we had more to do with winning World War II than any other nation. Why don't we have a Victory Day?" So we're going to have a Victory Day for World War I and for World War II.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And will it be a military parade? What can people expect?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And you have breaking news because nobody knows this. We're going to have Victory Day for World War I and for World War II. Well, it's going to start off by saying, "It's Victory Day," because, you know, when other nations, some of which weren't even very successful in the war, they have Victory Days and the United States doesn't. And we're the one that won those wars with the help of others, with the help of others.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we're going to have a Victory Day for I and II.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
But one day, right? Both on one day?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Maybe not because --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Oh, really? More than one day?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, they took place on very different days, you know. They're about six months apart. So I think you can have two days. This doesn't mean we're going to go and not work and have a national holiday and all of that because we don't have many of those days left. You know, eventually our country will become all national holidays.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we're going to acknowledge by having days for World War I victory and World War II victory --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And just paint a picture for me. What will those parades look like? Will it be military parades?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You mean, like, on Flag Day?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Yes.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're going to have a big, beautiful parade.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
A military parade?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, sure.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're going to celebrate our military. We have the greatest military in the world --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
What's the price tag? Do you know?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Peanuts compared to the value of doing it. We have the greatest missiles in the world. We have the greatest submarines in the world. We have the greatest army tanks in the world. We have the greatest weapons in the world. And we're going to celebrate it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And, sir, finally, you've talked about the fact that you're putting some of your own touches on the White House --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Anything that you can share about what you may be planning for the White House?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sure.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
What's going to look different? I know you are thinking about making the Rose Garden look a little bit different. Anything you can share?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, the problem with the Rose Garden is the grass is always soaking wet and you can't use it for news conferences. You're supposed to have news conferences, meetings, all this in the Rose Garden. So we're going to put a beautiful stone surface down so that people -- for instance, we had something the other day and it actually didn't rain for three or four days and the women were still getting stuck in the grass.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we want to put it to work. So we're going to do something in terms of a hard surface. It'll look beautiful, you know --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And where will it be specifically?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Where the grass is, where there's --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Where the grass is --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- grass is. There's grass in the middle. The roses stay. Everything stays just the way it was, including the limestone paths and everything else. But we had the prime minister of India here and they had a lot of press, and the women were walking out with their shoes full of mud. So we can't have that. The other thing -- and you see what I've done to the Oval Office and that continues, 24-carat gold.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's beautiful. And we have really gotten -- because I know that people can be fresh and nasty, you know, but we've been getting rave reviews. It was not taken care of the way it should. Now, I have an advantage. I was a really good real estate developer so I know how to get things done. I know how to build it. You'll see it in a minute when you look at the ballroom, which I built at Mar-a-Lago.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Could anything --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But the other thing, and the big thing, is going to be for 50 years they've wanted to build a ballroom at the White House. And they've tried, but the presidents were not real estate people. They had no clue. All you have to do is look at President Obama and look at his museum or library, whatever they call it, in Chicago.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's a catastrophe. It's way over-budget. Maybe it comes to an end. I don't know what's going on. But it's a disaster because -- and it's not his fault. He's not a real estate person. He doesn't know how to build. I do really well. And what we're going to do, you're going to see the most beautiful ballroom in the world right now when you take a look.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Is --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we are going to make and build a ballroom, which they've wanted for probably a hundred years at the White House. And it'll be a world-class, beautiful ballroom, and they'll use the meeting rooms already existing. And we're going to get that started over the next few months, and it's going to be beautiful.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it'll be done properly, and I will fund it.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Will you bring -- you will fund it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah. Yeah, I'm not going to ask the government for money. I'll fund it, and I'm sure we'll have some donations to it. But it's not an inexpensive thing. It'll cost a lot of money.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Where will it be?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It'll be near the -- I guess you would say the East Wing, near the East Wing, a little complicated to explain without a drawing. But we have three or four different concepts, and we're working with great architects, with great planners. And it will be something really beautiful, top of the line.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Finally, sir --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, when they have a party for, like, when the head of China comes in --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- or the head of anybody, you know, head of anything, they have a party where they have a tent 200 yards away, where people have to walk in the rain to get to a tent. And that's not for us. That's not for the United States of America.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
I know you -- you're only 100 days into this second term, but have you thought about what you want your legacy to be?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want my legacy to be very much as the name of MAGA and what it represents. It's called "Make America Great Again." We were a great country for a period of time, and the last four years have been a disaster for the reputation of this country and for the fact of the country. It's been a disaster. We're going to make America great again.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's all I want to do. I want to make it greater than ever before.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Thank you, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Appreciate it.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
OK, thank you. Thank you very much. We've had some pretty good news coming out of Russia. We're hearing good things. Who knows? But we're hearing good things. They're in a very strong position militarily with quite a few Ukrainian soldiers, but hopefully, nothing will happen with that. I've asked them not to let anything happen, and I think -- I hope that nothing happens.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But I feel that Russia is going to make a deal with us. I hope. We've spoken with President Putin. We've spoken with a lot of people. And Ukraine is waiting. I'm very concerned about the field. In the field, there is a very vulnerable group of Ukrainian soldiers right now that are actually surrounded. And that's not good because we don't want them to die.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Enough people have died. So, we'll see what happens with regard to all of it. But I'm getting, from the standpoint about a ceasefire and ultimately a deal, some pretty good vibes coming out of Russia. Any questions?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr President, Mr. President -- Mr. President, what do you think about the Senate vote on the CR?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What was the vote?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
They just voted to advance it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
They just voted to advance it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Good. That's good. I mean, I was told that that was what was going to happen. Very good. And I appreciate Senator Schumer, and I think he did the right thing. Really, I'm very impressed by that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, walk us through the tariffs -- Mr. President, question in Gaza, Mr. President. You -- obviously, you're concerned -- you're concerned about the situation in Gaza. What are the hopes now to -- to get the hostages back?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
She just made television tonight. She just became a big story tonight, right?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Yes, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Did you see that? What [Inaudible]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
In Gaza, sir, the situation, what is your hope now for a hostage release --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I hope that it all works out. You're talking about Israel, though, right? We're very much into negotiations with regard to the hostages in Israel, and we're going to have to see what happens. We'll see what happens. Hopefully, it'll work out. Very complex situation. There's tremendous hatred at levels that nobody's ever seen before.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, walk us through the tariffs and why it will be financially beneficial for America. We know the Australians will not do reciprocal tariffs. But can you walk us through this whole process and how it will bring wealth back to the United States?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, it's going to bring tremendous wealth back. And it was tariffs used in reverse that really brought our country to a position that we don't ever want to be in again. And when somebody is -- is treating us badly, we're going to put tariffs on. They're going to be very fair. They're going to be fair and reciprocal.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And our country is going to come back very, very strong. I think our country is going to come roaring back. The tariffs are a big deal. And frankly, that's how China does it, and that's how a lot of other people do it. And we do it better than them, but we never had a president that knew how to do it. Thank you very much, everybody.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you, sir.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much. Today we're delighted to be joined by Rodolphe Saade, the chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, probably number two in the world, probably going to be number one in the not too distant future, knowing him. They employ over 160,000 employees.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They have 750 major container vessels worldwide. And I'm thrilled to announce that he's going to be investing $20 billion into the United States because of the election, the election results, which comes along with a lot of other things like great protections and other things. This massive investment will go toward building out shipping, logistics, infrastructure and terminals, which will create an estimated 10,000 new jobs in America.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's so important because it's about shipping. You know, we lost our way. For many years, we haven't done anything. We used to build a ship a day and now we essentially don't build ships. We're going to start that. And we're going to be announcing next week or the week after a massive new program for building very large, the largest ships in the world.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it'll have to do with incentives, taxes. They'll be coming from all over the world just like they are with cars with what we've done with tariffs. And we have at least seven new major car plants that are going to be starting very shortly because of what we're doing with the tariffs, which will primarily start on April the 2nd. Much of it will.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Most of the tariffs go in April the 2nd. Right now, we have some temporary ones and small ones on -- relatively small, although it's a lot of money having to do with Mexico and Canada. And -- but the predominant tariffs will go -- they'll be reciprocal in nature. They'll be going on April the 2nd. So we'll be talking about that.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It'll be a big game changer for our country. Because we've been ripped off by every country in the world. And now whatever they charge us, they charge us 150, 200 percent. And we charge them nothing. So whatever they charge us, we're going to charge them. And there'll be no getting out of it. So we look forward to April 2nd. I've been looking forward to that date for a long time.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I had it as April 1st, but I didn't want to be hit for April Fool's Day. I'm a very superstitious person. So we made it April 2nd. It probably cost us a lot of money doing that, but it's OK. I feel better about it. And that'll be something very big. But I'd like to ask Rudolph if you'd say a few words, please, about what you're going to do and also about the possibility of ship building in our country, please.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Rodolphe Saadé
Thank you very much, Mr. President. Yes, indeed we are CMA CGM, one of the leaders in shipping and logistics around the world. We are very enthusiastic about this big announcement of today. We are investing $20 billion in shipping and logistics. This means the creation of 10,000 new American jobs. We're also looking at investing in ship building of container vessels.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Rodolphe Saadé
And we most probably will be making also announcement in the next coming weeks. And we would like also, Mr. President, to go for more US flag vessels. And we will go from ten that we operate today to 30 US flag ships. And hopefully, doing more in the months to come. Thank you very much, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you, and congratulations on your great success. He's built one of the -- with his father before him, built one of the great shipping empires of the world, and that is -- I never heard 750, that's sounds like a lot to me. Doesn't it, huh?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Rodolphe Saadé
It is, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's a fantastic company, congratulations.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Rodolphe Saadé
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Really great job and an honor, a real honor to have you. Why is it that more people don't have American flags? They don't have -- they seem to have Panamanian flags and Liberian flags. They don't seem to have a lot of American flags.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Rodolphe Saadé
But this will change, Mr. President. You will have more ships with us flag as we move forward. And you can count on us to do as much as we can.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's very good. It's true, the other countries take advantage of us even on that. So we're going to be changing that around. And I appreciate you coming up and even bringing it to our attention. It's really a great thing. Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Rodolphe Saadé
Thank you, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Appreciate it. Will, could you come over?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Yes, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're going to sign some executive orders.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Sir, your administration has made it a priority both to end lawfare and the weaponization of government and also to hold those who have engaged in lawfare accountable. One of those -- one of the law firms that has been involved in that is called Perkins Coie. That's also a law firm that has engaged in unlawful DEI practices.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
This executive order will suspend --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I've watched it take place.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
This executive order will suspend security clearances and access to certain federal resources for that law firm and also launch a holistic review of unlawful DEI practices at some of the nation's largest law firms.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
This is an absolute honor to sign. What they've done is -- it's just terrible. It's weaponization. You could say weaponization against a political opponent. And it should never be allowed to happen again. And you're looking at about 15 different firms.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
That or more, sir. Yes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Good.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Thank you, sir. One of the tools the left has consistently used to frustrate good government policies has been the use of injunctions and temporary restraining orders. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) allows for an essentially a demand for an injunction bond for folks who are seeking temporary restraining orders and injunctions to post a bond before they're allowed to proceed in court.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
This Presidential memorandum would order the Department of Justice and its litigating components to -- to seek those injunction bonds whenever someone tries to challenge our policies in court. So that when they end up losing in court, and we believe that they will end up losing in court, that they can be held financially responsible for the disruption to federal activities that their actions have caused.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Great. Something they've wanted to do a long time, right? They've been looking to do this for years.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Yes, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And why? They just never got it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
This is a rule that's been on the books for a very long time. We've just -- the Department of Justice has been very inconsistent in seeking these bonds.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
From a legal standpoint, really a very big thing. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Thank you, sir. In order to protect American car manufacturers and American farmers, we have two modifications to the EPA tariffs that have already been announced against Canada and Mexico. This first order relates to Canada. Essentially, what it will allow for is the flow of parts and subassembly products into America to allow American car manufacturers to continue building cars.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
It basically excludes USMCA eligible goods from existing tariffs. And also in order to -- to help our farmers at this crucial time of year, we're going to be reducing the tariff imposed on Canadian potash from 25 percent to 10 percent. So this is a modification to our tariff regime to protect American car manufacturers and American farmers.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It basically makes it more fair for our car manufacturers during this short term period before April 2nd. April 2nd is a little bit different. That will be much more significant. But this -- during this interim period, between now and April 2nd, this makes it much more favorable for our American car manufacturers.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
OK. Can you see that, Peter? Look. Nice to be tall, Peter, right? [Laughter]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
I see right over everybody. [Laughter]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You can see it. It. So nice. [Laughter] That's why he such a gentlemen, he doesn't have to rush.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
OK. And this is the same just for Mexico, sir, the previous one.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The same thing for Mexico. So, that's one for Canada, one for Mexico.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Yes, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They've been in the news lately, haven't they? And I spoke to the president of Mexico, a wonderful woman today. And we helped them out with a problem they were having, having to do with the tariffs, short term tariffs. And we had a very good conversation. Also, we discussed drugs. And they were working much harder lately, do you notice that, on people coming in and drugs.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we've made tremendous progress on both.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
President Trump, what's your thought about why the markets are so spooked? Do you think they don't like the tariffs or do they not like the uncertainty with some of the changes that have been the carve outs?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, a lot of them are globalist countries and companies that won't be doing as well because we're taking back things that have been taken from us many years ago. We've been treated very unfairly as a country. We protect everybody. We do everything for all these countries. And a lot of these are globalist in nature.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, they have -- if you're outside of the United States, you know, it's going to be a little bit different. We just weren't treated right. We were ripped off as a country. I've been saying it for a long time. And I did it to a certain extent in the first administration. But with COVID coming in, we had to focus on that toward the end.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we had the greatest economy in history in the first administration. And I think we'll do even better now. But this is something that we have to do. There will always be a little short term interruption. I don't think it's going to be big. But um, the countries and companies that have been ripping us aren't particularly happy with what I'm doing.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But the United States will be very happy. And you know, our farmers are going to be very happy. And again, there'll be disruption. But in the end, I said it before with China, we signed an unbelievable deal with China, $50 billion in purchases. And we're doing great. Biting, however, when he came in, he never -- they never enforced that deal, so. So that's the only thing that basically you have globalist companies that have been ripping us off that won't be able to rip us off any longer.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think that's what the big charge is.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Have you been influenced by some of these exemptions that have been announced in some of these temporary delays? Have you been influenced in those decisions because of the market reaction?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, there are no delays at all. No, nothing to do with the market. I'm not even looking at the market. Because long term, the United States will be very strong with what's happening here. Now these are countries and companies, foreign companies that have been ripping us off, no president did anything about it until I came along.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And then I did a lot about it. You know, we took in, in tariffs from China $600 billion. Nobody else took in $0.10 from China. They never did. But when COVID came along, we had a focus on COVID. We did a great job. We got rid of that. We ended up handing over with a market that was higher than it was previous to COVID coming in. But this is very much about companies and countries that have ripped off this country, our country, our beloved USA And they're not going to be ripping us off anymore.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, you know, I think that has an impact on the market.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Sir, this is a -- this is a slate of nominees that's been prepared by the Presidential Personnel Office. It includes a number of subcabinet level appointments, a number of your ambassadors that have been previously announced. And also, crucially given the administration's concerted effort to focus on violent crime.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
It includes a number of US attorneys in major cities that have real crime problems.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
OK, some very good people too.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Thank you, sir. And then, we have a number of ceremonial proclamations that Lindsey Halligan, is going to --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Lindsey Halligan
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Hi.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Lindsey Halligan
So two very special proclamations. The first of which is a proclamation that proclaims March 2025 as Women's History Month. In honor of all the wonderful women in your administration, all the wonderful women in America and in -- in honor of everything you've done for women and this administration has done for women in and just what, a month and a half, so.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, we've done a lot. And women have done a lot for us, right? This is an honor. We have a wonderful woman here, Maria Bartiromo.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Maria Bartiromo
Thank you so much.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Nice to have you, Maria.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Maria Bartiromo
Thank you very much, Mr. President and thanks for all that you're doing for women.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you. She's going to do an interview of me later. Maybe I shouldn't do this interview. I should be like Biden not doing the interviews. [Laughter] That's great. Women, we love you. [Laughter]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
We love you too, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Lindsey Halligan
OK.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Thanks, Lindsey.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Lindsey Halligan
So the second one is a proclamation proclaiming March 2025 as Irish American Heritage Month in honor of -- or to commemorate our amazing friendship between America and Ireland. And to, um, just honor all of the Irish Americans. And I'm a little bit biased because I'm American and Irish, but?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
OK. Yeah, well, they're great people. Yeah, great people.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Lindsey Halligan
And St. Patrick's Day is coming up as well.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And they voted for me in heavy numbers, so I like them even more. [Laughter] You have to like it. You know, you're not supposed to, but you have to like that. All right. So for the Irish American people, proclamation. OK. Thanks.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thanks, Lindsey.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
On the tariffs -- Mr. President -- Your -- your envoy, Steve Witkoff, told us a little while ago that if Hamas does not release hostages that the US and Israel could take some action. What does that mean in your eyes? Is that military action? Would you join strikes with Israel?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, you going to find out. I had the honor of spending a lot of time yesterday with quite a few of the people that we got out. And I can't believe how badly treated they were. Really badly treated they were. Stories that you wouldn't even believe. Some of it was documented. Some of it was so bad, you couldn't really -- I don't think you could put it on. And it's a shame.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And -- and they said one thing, they have 59 hostages of which many of them are killed. And they want to know if we could just continue. They said without us -- look, Biden wasn't able to get anybody out. We came along and they started releasing, but we have 59 left of which 24 are living. The rest are -- are dead.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we -- I put out a statement. It's sort of self-explanatory I think. But somebody's going to have to get a lot rougher than they're getting. It's a shame. And those 24 that are living because they were with them just two weeks ago or three weeks ago depending on when they got out. But they said they're in very bad shape.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
You spoke today with your cabinet members and Elon Musk.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I did.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Um, what did you tell them in regards to Elon Musk and his authorities to carry out actions?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We had a great meeting. We had Elon and we had some of the representatives that -- for -- you know the business reps. We also had most of the cabinet members, not all of them. It doesn't really pertain to all of them, but many of them. And I thought it was a really good meeting. It was about cutting. Because we have -- everybody knows the country is way out of control in terms of the number of people.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have many people that don't work. We have many people probably that aren't even living, that are getting checks. And we're finding all of that out. And it's being reported. We're going to save hundreds of billions of dollars. We've already saved a lot. And parts of it are contracts that are expired that we're paying on. Many crazy things that, you know, you can see it happening.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It shouldn't happen, but you can see it happening. You see a lot of it being put out. But the other thing I think most important for today, I want the cabinet members to keep good people. I don't want to see a big cut where a lot of good people are cut. I want the cabinet members to keep the good people and the people that aren't doing a good job that are unreliable don't show up to work, etc., those people can be cut.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So I had a meeting. And I said I want the cabinet members go first, keep all the people you want, everybody that you need. And it would be better if they were there for two years instead of two weeks. Because in two years they'll know the people better. But I want them to do the best job they can. When we have good people, those -- that's precious, that's very important.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we want them to keep the good people. And so we're going to be watching them. And Elon and the group are going to be watching them. And if they can cut, it's better. And if they don't cut, then Elon will do the cutting.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
So -- Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- is that a reflection, if you think DOGE and Elon Musk have been moving too quickly?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, I think they've done an amazing job. They've done an amazing job. And look at what they found. I read it the other night in the speech. I mean, they found these things where billions of dollars has been poured down the drain. To things -- that's not about people, that's about contracts where billions and billions of dollars was just thrown out the window.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It probably got kickbacks. I'm sure there were tremendous kickbacks for the people that authorized those contracts. But no, Elon has been really teaching everybody about the numbers that you can do. But what I want is I want the numbers, but I also want to keep the good people. We want to get rid of the people that aren't working, that aren't showing up and have a lot of problems.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And so they're working together with you on. And I think we're doing a really great job. We're cutting it down. We have to for the sake of our country. We have -- you can't have that kind of fat, it's bloat, and like nobody's ever seen before. Where you need 20,000 and they have 120,000 people, and you just don't need that many.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it happens with companies, and it happens with governments. I guess you could go to a lot of governments and you'd see the same thing. But we're trying to get it down. We want to be able next year if we could balance the budget, I think there's a good chance we could balance the budget next year. We have a lot of good things happening.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Plus we have a lot of revenue things happening. Like today with the shipbuilding. Uh, and this gentleman behind me is going to create a lot of jobs. And you know, he's about the biggest there is in the world. Uh, we had the biggest chip maker in the world here a few days ago. He's going to be spending $200 billion on building plants.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're not giving them any money to build anything. You know, it's not -- that CHIPS Act is ridiculous where the Biden thing where they give billions of dollars to people that have nothing but money. They're not going to spend that money. They're just taking that money. We're giving nothing. They're coming in because of the tariffs.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Because they don't want to pay the tariffs. And they're opening up big, so. But with respect to people, I said I want to cut the people, but I want to keep the good people.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? Mr. President? On tariffs, sir? Can you walk us through the next steps on this? Steel and aluminum tariffs are due to kick in next week on Canada and Mexico and every other country.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are those going to be modified as well?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, those are modified. Those are happening next week. And the big one will be on April 2nd when reciprocal tariffs. So if India or China or any of the countries that really -- India is a very high tariff nation. I'll tell you what's a high tariff nation is Canada. Canada charges US 250 percent for our milk product and other product and a tremendous tariff on lumber and things as such.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And yet we don't need their lumber. We have more lumber than they do. We don't need Canada's lumber. So what I'm doing is I'll be signing an executive order freeing up our forests so that we're allowed to take down trees and make a lot of money and then re-harvest trees. Also we're cutting fire divides. A fire divide is a 50 yard to 70 yard swath where the trees can't -- you know, it's long enough so trees don't burn forever until you can get them out.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And those trees can be sold and made a lot of money with, so. But we'll be doing that. We don't need trees from Canada. We don't need cars from Canada. We don't need energy from Canada. We don't need anything from Canada. So where we can be self-sustaining, which is in most things. Look, we have more oil and gas than anybody.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Our forests are massive, massive forests. We're just not allowed to use them because of the environmental lunatics that stopped us. So I'm going to be freeing that up very shortly so that we don't have to go to other countries to buy lumber.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Good.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, why should we be buying lumber from other countries, paying tariffs, paying big prices, extraordinary prices and we have lumber. We have the best lumber. Go ahead.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
And this USMCA exemption that you're essentially announcing today for this one month.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Just -- it's just a modification short term because I didn't want to hurt the American -- it would have hurt the American car companies if I did that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Would you consider the same sort of exemption or pause for the auto tariffs you're talking about next month?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're not looking at that. No.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
You're not -- you're not --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, we're not looking at that. No, no.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
TPS for the Ukrainians who live here in the US?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What about it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are you considering revoking the TPS status for the more than 200,000 Ukrainians who live here in the US?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What -- what are you saying? I don't know, --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Um, the Ukrainians that are here in the US.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
They're under TPS --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Temporary protective status.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
GPS? TPS -- TPS --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Temporary protective status.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh, I thought you said GPS.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
TPS.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Uh, there -- there were some news saying that they were going to be revoked, and they were going to be deported from the country. Are you considering that?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, we're not looking to hurt anybody. And we're certainly not looking to hurt them. And I'm looking at that. And there were some people that think that's appropriate, and some people don't. And I'll be making a decision pretty soon. OK?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
President Trump --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we're not -- we're not looking to hurt them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
President Trump --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Especially Ukrainians. They've gone through a lot. Yeah, Peter?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
The clocks are going to spring forward on Sunday. When are you going to get rid of daylight savings time?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
OK. Are you ready? [Laughter] So this should be the easiest one of all, but it's a 50/50 issue. And if something's a 50/50 issue, it's hard to get excited about it. I assume people would like to have more light later, but some people want to have more light earlier because they don't want to take their kids to school in the dark.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it's very much -- it's a little bit one way, but it's very much a 50/50 issue. And it's something I can do. But a lot of people like it one way, a lot of people like it the other way. It's very even. And usually I find when that's the case, what else do we have to do?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
And I got to ask because you were talking about this in your joint address. You were talking about Butler. It's been seven months. Why do you think we don't know more about the guy who shot you in the ear?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, no, well and the second one with all of his cell phones, so. Uh, I want to find the answers. I've told them. In fact, today, I said I want to fight. We can no longer blame Biden for that one. Sheesh, he should have released that a long time ago. So, they are giving me a report next week sometime. And I do believe I'll be releasing.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want to release the report. A lot of people have asked that question. You had one who had three apps, two of which were foreign, supposedly, and who has the biggest white shoe law firm in Pennsylvania, even though they don't live in necessarily a white shoe area. What's that all about? Is Laura, you know, the law firm.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The other one had seven or six cell phones. And I don't have six cell phones. And why would somebody have six cell phones? So we're going to be releasing a report on that soon, Peter.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
But -- Mr. President? Based on what you're saying right there, the lack of information and the data points that you just gave, does that make you think that there's some part of -- that there's some bigger --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It could be. Well, it makes other people think that. It makes me think it a little bit, too. I say when you have three apps, and two of them are foreign, and you had an FBI that wouldn't report on it, they didn't want to say why, I would say that could be suspicious. And then on the second assassin you had, you know -- And by the way, I have to tell you, Secret Service did a great job on that by spotting him.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But on the second one, he had six cell phones. That's a lot of cell phones. And a couple of them had some strange markings on them. So, yeah, I want to find out. And I would be willing to release it. I mean, maybe there's a reason that we shouldn't, so I don't want to get too far ahead of my skis. But yeah, I would be very willing to release that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'd like to see it. I want to see it myself.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Not only you, I want to see that one myself.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? May I?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
President Macron yesterday said that France was ready to offer its nuclear protection to other European countries. What do you make of it? And in this case, would the US also maintain a nuclear umbrella for European countries?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, France is also willing to put soldiers into Ukraine for safety reasons if we can get it. I will say that we've made a lot of progress with Ukraine and a lot of progress with Russia over the last couple of days. And it would be great to bring that to an end, so we don't have to talk that way about nuclear.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It'd be great if everybody would get rid of their nuclear weapons. You know, we have Russia and us have by far the most. China will have an equal amount within four or five years. And it would be great if we could all denuclearize. Because the power of nuclear weapons. It is crazy is crazy. And you know, I was very far along a process with Russia despite the Russia, Russia, Russia, hoax, which didn't make it easy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It was a total hoax, a total rigged hoax by some bad people. But despite that, I was very close to having a program with Russia, a denuclearization. And we were going to get China. I spoke to President Xi about it. And he would have been very happy to have gone along with it, but uh, bad things happened.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Like an election that was rigged happened. And so, we had to come back four years later. But I would very much like to start those talks. The opposite of what you say the denuclearization would be incredible.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? On the auto tariffs that you were talking about, I know yesterday you spoke with the big three. Did you tell them that no more exemptions were on the way? And what was their reaction?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I told them that's it. This was a short term deal. And they came back to me yesterday and they said could we have some help on the tariffs because of the speed. And I said look, I'm going to do it, but that's it. Don't come back to me after the second, April 2nd. I don't want to hear from you after April 2nd. We're not going to be doing it anymore.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want to help them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
What was their response?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They didn't complain. But I helped them short term during this short term transition. April 2nd is going to be a very big day for America.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? Mr. President? My understanding is that the long standing US policy is that we do not negotiate with terrorists, so how did you come to the decision to send somebody from your team to negotiate with Hamas?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We are having discussions with Hamas. We are helping Israel in those discussions because we're talking about, uh, Israeli hostages. And we're not doing anything in terms of Hamas. We're not giving cash. We're not giving $6 billion like you hear other administrations give. And in fact, I got 59 hostages out and we gave nothing.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
In 59, we gave nothing, not including what's going on with Hamas. I mean, I consider that something where we're helping Israel for the most part. We had a couple of hostages as you know. We got a couple of hostages out. American hostages.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? And were you --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But certainly, Peter, you know, I do have to negotiate. There's a difference between negotiating and -- and paying. Uh, we want to get these people out. If you would have seen the people yesterday, maybe you did, I don't know, but if you would have seen them the way they spoke about their captivity, it was unbelievable.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It was terrible.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are you thinking about making any changes to NATO where a NATO country gets attacked, but they're not paying enough dues, so the United States doesn't defend them?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I've said that to them. I said if you're not going to pay, we're not going to defend. I said that seven years ago. And because of that, they paid hundreds of billions of dollars. I said if you're not going to pay your bills, we're not going to defend you. And it also went for the attack. But if they got attacked, they said, well, does that mean you won't defend us? I said, are you current or are you delinquent?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They said if we were delinquent, would you? I said, nope, I would not. And because of that, as you know, hundreds of billions of dollars came into net. You wouldn't have NATO right now if I weren't there. And your previous secretary general has said that he said he's never seen anything like it. When I came to NATO, when I first had my first meeting, I noticed that people weren't paying their bills at all.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I said, I should wait till my second meeting. And I did. And I brought that up. And I said if you don't pay your bills, we're not going to participate. We're not going to protect you. And when I said that, as soon as I said that it was amazing how the money came in. The money came in and now they have money.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But even now, it's not enough, it's really not enough. They should be paying more.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, a question on the investment, sir? You've overseen about $2 trillion worth of domestic private sector investments come in in just about two months. This is the newest one. It comes after your announcement of a new shipbuilding office at the White House during your joint session to Congress.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Can you talk about why this is important, not only for national security but to continue the renaissance of domestic manufacturing?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, we have to maintain a strong country. We have to maintain, and we want to pay off debt. We have a lot of debt, but that'll start coming off quickly when this all comes around. Look, we've been supporting the whole world. You mentioned NATO and you mentioned other things. We've been supporting the whole world.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
When I first came in, we were paying almost 100 percent of NATO. NATO was -- it was crazy. We were supporting NATO. We were paying the bills for other countries. And yet, those same countries, mostly European, you know, the European countries were ripping us off in trade. They won't take our cars. They wouldn't take our agricultural products.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They wouldn't take anything. We were taking their cars by the millions. Mercedes and BMW and you know, your little Volkswagen, all of them. We were taking their cars. They weren't taking it. We were taking their farm products. They weren't taking ours. It was a total rip off. And yet, we were protecting them by giving them the money.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And you know, that adds up to a bad -- a bad number at the end of a lot of years. And that's what happened. And now it's time for this country to stop being ripped off. I had that done very much in the first administration, but then we had to focus on other things at the very end with COVID. And uh, but we had the greatest economy in history.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We had the greatest economy in history. I think we're going to redo it here, but even better. And I wanted to do what we're doing now in the first term, but we had so many other things to do. We had to fix the border, which we did. We had to fix our military. We rebuilt our military. We completely rebuilt the military only to watch Biden give so much of it away to Afghanistan, if you can believe it. It's not even believable.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's not even believable what he did. The damage that that man did or that administration did to this country is -- is frankly not even believable.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And in particular -- and in particular, allowing millions and millions of people to come into our country. Many of them were murderers and -- and drug dealers and gang members and people from prison for very heinous crimes. For him to allow those people into our country. And now, we're spending tremendous amounts of time and effort.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Nikki and Tom Homan, who's doing an unbelievable job, but we shouldn't -- we shouldn't have to be spending anything on that. We had the safest border ever. Now, we have actually, as you saw, the numbers just came out where we have actually the lowest numbers in the history of our country. But we shouldn't have had to do that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What we -- what we're doing now is we're looking for murderers. Can you believe it? We're looking for murderers because thousands of murderers, some, some -- about 50 percent killed more than one person. One killed five or seven. And we're looking for those people right now. We shouldn't have to be looking for them.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
President Trump, on Peter's question, are you going to make that policy US policy that the US wouldn't defend NATO countries that don't pay -- Well, I think it's common sense, right? If they don't pay, I'm not going to defend them. No, I'm not going to defend them. I got into a lot of heat when I said that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You said, oh, he's violating NATO. And you know the biggest problem I have with NATO, I really, you know, I mean, I know the guys very well, they're friends of mine, but if the United States was in trouble and we called them, we said we got a problem, France, we got a problem, a couple of others I won't mention.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Do you think they're going to come and protect us? They're supposed to. I'm not so sure. So you know, with Japan --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- you know, with Japan we have a deal, which is a very interesting one. And I love Japan. We have a great relationship with Japan, but we have an interesting deal with Japan that we have to protect them, but they don't have to protect us. Did you know that? That's the way the deal reads. We have to protect Japan.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And by the way, they make a fortune with us economically. There's another case. But we have to protect Japan, but under no circumstances do they have to protect us. I actually ask who makes these deals? Yeah, Peter?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Well, so why stay in NATO at all?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Um, I view NATO as potentially good, but you got to get -- you got to get some good thinking in NATO. It's very unfair what's been happening. Until I came along, we were paying close to 100 percent of NATO. So think of it, we're paying 100 percent of their military and they're screwing us on trade.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
And when Zelenskyy inevitably comes back to the White House, what do you expect from him? And do you think you'll see him in a necktie?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I think what's going to happen is Ukraine wants to make a deal. Because I don't think they have a choice. I also think that Russia wants to make a deal. Because in a certain different way, a different way that only I know, only I know, they have no choice either.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Are you still thinking of going to Saudi Arabia and meeting with Putin about this?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know. I can't tell you. I'm going to Saudi Arabia.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President -- They've been --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, I've -- I've --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
You know, --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I've made a deal with Saudi Arabia where because normally you'd go to UK first. And last time I went to Saudi Arabia, they put up $450 million. You know that right? You were there. We had a -- we had American companies that took in $450 million. I said, well, this time they've gotten richer. We've all gotten older.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So I said I'll go if you pay $1 trillion, $1 trillion to American companies, meaning the purchase over a four year period of $1 trillion. And they've agreed to do that. So I'm going to be going there. And I have a great relationship with them. And they've been very nice. But they're going to be spending a lot of money to American companies for buying military equipment and a lot of other things.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
So is that a trip in the near future?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, probably over the next month and a half, yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President? Mr. President, you told us a couple of weeks ago that you were looking to speak with President Xi of China. That hasn't happened. How come? And what are you waiting for?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I've spoken to him, yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Since -- since that last phone call?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't want to say that, but I have spoken to him. Yeah, please.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Yeah, Mr. President, regarding --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I have a great relationship with President Xi.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
But you've spoken to him --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It was hurt because of COVID.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's why I don't call it the China virus anymore. He said, please don't call it the China virus.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
But -- but to be clear, you've spoken to him since January 17th?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want to say that, but I have spoken to him.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I speak to him a lot.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Regarding this executive order you signed revoking security clearances at Perkins Coie. Um, do you think there should be more steps like this to be taken against other people involved in the Russia collusion?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I do, but that's going to be up ultimately to the attorney general and various other people.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Absolutely. Mr. President -- Just as a follow up. The other night, you know, we saw Democrats behavior during your joint address to Congress.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Do you think it shows just how out of touch they are with the American people, especially given that 79 percent, according to a CBS poll approved of your -- of your --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I love this guy. Who are you with?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
My name is Nick Gilbertson with Breitbart News.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I see. I really liked your questions.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you very much, Mr. President. Sir, regarding the executive order?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The answer is just -- Nick, just to -- and I know your name very well, good job, you do.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, the answer is I thought it was very embarrassing for the Democrats what happened the other night. And that's not said for any other reason other than it's obvious. It's a fact. Even -- even CNN fake news said that. They came out and they said it. And worse than CNN is MSNBC, which is the worst. And the good news is very few people watch them anymore.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They have lost such credibility. And frankly, what Nicole Wallace said, uh, I've never been a fan of hers, but -- and she's not very talented. But I'll tell you what she said the other day about that young man is disgraceful. She should be forced to resign. And Rachel Maddow should be forced to resign. Nobody watches her anyway.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know if -- it's not possible they pay her as much money as I hear, but certainly she's lost all credibility, both of them. But what they -- what they said the other day they should be forced to resign about that young person who is -- who is suffering greatly. Thank you, Nick.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Will you -- will you extend -- Mr. President -- If a TikTok deal is not made on the timeline you gave, will you extend that? Will you --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Probably.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
You will? OK, because --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, I think -- look, we have a lot of interest in TikTok. Uh, and China is going to play a role. And so, hopefully, China will approve of the deal.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But they're going to play a role.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are you closely --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we have a lot -- we have a lot of interest in TikTok.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
How long would you extend it? And how close are you to it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, we'll see. But if I need -- I know right now we have at least another month, so we don't need an extension. But if I needed an extension, I'd probably get it extended. Yeah?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, regarding the executive order, there was talk that you might sign one winding down the education department.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Which -- which department?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
The education department. Are you having second thoughts on that?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, no.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
What's the --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, I want to bring the schools -- I want to bring the schools back to the states. And you know, I've said it a hundred times, we're ranked at the bottom of the list and yet we spend more. We're ranked number one for -- for cost per student. We're ranked at the bottom of the list in education. And I know if I bring it back to Iowa, Indiana, Idaho, all these great states, I think I could say 40 states.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want to bring it back. Ten states won't be perfect, five states will be probably not so good. But they will be every bit as good as Norway and Denmark and Sweden and all of the states that are rated at the top. If you tell me about Indiana and some of these great states that run really well, Iowa, you tell me about those states, and if they run their own education, they're going to do a lot better than somebody sitting in Washington, DC that couldn't care less about the pupils out in the Midwest.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President -- [Inaudible] sign that? And when would you sign that order?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I want to just do it. I mean, we're starting the process. We're trying to get the schools back into the states. Let the states run the schools. And I'll tell you. You'll see something it's going to -- it's going to blow your mind. It'll be run so well, the school system. And I also believe in school choice.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But that will take care of itself.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
A follow up to that, Mr. President? If the education department were eliminated, how would you see sort of what department -- what agency would handle student loans and the other types of federal grants that --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That would be brought in -- yeah, that would be brought in into either Treasury or Small Business Administration or Commerce. And we've actually had that discussion today. I don't think the education should be handling the loans. That's not their business. I think it will be brought into Small Business, maybe.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Kelly really liked it and really would like to do it. So the loans would be brought into a group where they really do that. And I think [Inaudible]. That is, by the way, the most complicated thing in moving, but it's very simple if you do that. [Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Inaudible] rejected your plan to move out more than 2 million people out of Gaza. What's your reaction to that? And to Egypt's plan and to this meeting that happened --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Out of Gaza?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think that Gaza is a mess. And I think that Gaza could be good. I think it's got to be run properly. But right now, Gaza is an absolute mess. And it has been for many, many years and decades. Yeah, Peter, did you have one more?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
I did, yeah, they had these two Starliner astronauts stuck in space for eight months. Have you spoken to them?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh, boy. They left them alone. Biden left him up there.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
And what do you know about that? I --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I know everything about it. I said we have two astronauts that are stuck in space. I have asked Elon, I said do me a favor. Can you get them out? He said yes. He is preparing to go up I think in two weeks, two and a half weeks.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
What you know about how this went down? Because he's saying that the Biden White House was offered some kind of SpaceX rocket to go get these guys. And they said, no.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's what I heard. I can't tell you that, but that's what I heard. But Biden was embarrassed by what happened. And he said leave them up there. I would have said if you're embarrassed, you got to get them out. Elon is right now preparing a ship to go up and get them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
I'm sure that they will see this in space. What is your message to them?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We love you. And we're coming up to get you. And you shouldn't have been up there so long. The most incompetent president in our history has allowed that to happen to you. But this president won't let -- it happen. We're going to get them out. We're coming up to get you. I've authorized Elon. I said, can you get them out?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Because you know, they've been left up there. I hope they like each other. [Laughter] But they've been -- maybe they'll love each other. I don't know. But they've been left up there. Think of it. And I see the woman with the wild hair. Good, solid head of hair she's got. There's no kidding. There's no games with her hair, but -- uh and you know, there's a danger up there, too.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They can have some failures up there. That would be very bad. You got to get them out. So I've -- I've authorized Elon a week ago, I said, you know, we have two people up there that Biden and Kamala left up there. And he knows it very well. I said, are you equipped to get him? And he said, yeah. He's got a starship.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And they're preparing it right now. And so, Elon is going to go up and get them. Should I go on that journey just to be on the ship when we stop?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
If that's an option, yes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I should do it. Oh, that's terrible. I thought he liked me. I thought he liked me.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Inaudible] space.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I thought -- Maria, should I do it?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Well, you should then --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Maria Bartiromo
Stay here.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Maria likes me better.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
President Trump, should then come back from space --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Maria Bartiromo
Stay here.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, when they come back, I'll greet them. How about that? [Laughter]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, we're going to get them out. I've authorized Elon Musk to go and get them. And he's prepared to do so.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, what are you making of the market sell off this week?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think it's just --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
What's [Inaudible] it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think it's globalist that see how rich our country is going to be. And they don't like it. You know, it's a big market out there. But again, they've been ripping off this country for years. And now -- and they're going to do great. Everyone's going to do great. But we can't let this continue to happen to America.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Otherwise, we're not going to have a country any longer. Thank you very much everybody.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Thank you, press. Thank you, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much. Great. Thank you, Nick.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, thank you very much everybody. This is an honor. What a beautiful group of people you are. You are good looking. I wish I looked like you. I would -- I would have been president 20 years ago if I looked like you. [Laughter] But I want to give a special hello to Al Udeid Air Base, sometimes referred to as the deed.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's a little sinister term, the deed. Today, we can all relax and be at ease and we're going to have a little fun. I have nothing else to do, so let's have a little fun, right? So I'm thrilled to be here with the men and women who embody American strength and pride. The warriors of the United States Armed Forces.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's an amazing group of people. You are without a doubt the greatest fighting force in the history of the world. That's the way it is. I said it last night. I said it strongly. We have the strongest military in the world. It's not even a contest. We have the best equipment. Nobody has equipment like us. Nobody has the planes or the missiles or anything else.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And as your commander in chief, I'm here to say that America's military will soon be bigger, better, stronger and more powerful than ever before. We just did a budget. The budget was the highest by far. Over $1 trillion. That's a lot. That's a lot of stuff. And hopefully it's peace through strength. Hopefully we don't have to use it. Because if you use it, I feel sorry for the other guy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we don't want to have to use it. I want to recognize a true warrior and that's our secretary of Defense. They put him through Hell, the radical left did. And uh, he's incredible. You know, he went to the best schools, he did the best stuff. He was a smart guy, and he's a great guy. And I just listened to his words standing backstage, when he was speaking.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And he really has it right on the peg. Pete Hegseth. He's going to be great. You're going to love this guy. You're going to love him. And I also want to influence -- truly, I want to influence you to clap for a man who's a great influencer here. In fact, my son Barron said dad, you got to do an interview with somebody I hadn't heard of, but my son knew very well.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He knows everyone. He said dad, and this is before the election. You know we won in a landslide in case you hadn't known. [Laughter] But he said, dad, you got to do an interview with a guy named Theo Von. I said who the hell is Theo Von? [Laughter] He said dad, he's such a big guy, you got to do an interview.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So he knew all the names. I didn't know the names. And where is Theo? He's around here someplace, I think. Theo, thank you very much. Thank you. And that's Baron. You know Baron. He said you got to do it with it. We had a good time, right, had a good time. We had like 270 million people that listened. So you know what?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think Baron was right. Thank you for being here, Theo, appreciate it. Also, Lee Greenwood, right from the beginning, that song went on. And you know that song was a successful song, but we made it the most. Number one. We made that song -- uh, it's the top of the list of that type of song. That's a pretty big -- I don't want to go into the list because you'll get upset with me if I do. Like, uh, the national anthem and things is like -- . And it became uh, unbelievable.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I was saying you could get Elvis or anybody else to do a song. There's nothing -- that was my intro song right from the beginning. Because as you know, we won three elections, OK? And some people want us to do a fourth. I don't know. We'll have to think about that. You saw the new -- the new hat, the hottest hat.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It says Trump 2028. We're driving the left crazy when you see that. [Laughter] We didn't need that hat. But uh, it was uh, it's been an amazing period of time. And when, uh, Lee Greenwood did that song, it went from the first day. I came out, we played it. It was a great song, but we didn't know. And then I did it a second time, a third time.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And that was 968 rallies ago. Can you believe that? We did 968 rallies. There's another hat that says 968. I said what the hell does that mean? That's the number of rallies. I said you have to be kidding. But from the very beginning, and we played Lee's song. And it was the walk on. And then for the last inauguration, I had every -- all the big singers, they wanted to do a song for me. And they wanted to have me walk on to their song.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And my people were like oh, that would be nice. That would be nice. And when I heard about it, we were all set. We had a lot of them, and I heard about it. I said I'm not switching, are you kidding me? I'm not switching. So we stick with Lee. But there's -- nobody could have done better than Lee. And he's been so loyal and so great.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it's been really about nine years of that stuff. And you know, we had -- really honestly we had three unbelievable campaigns. And it's been -- it's been an honor. And there's nobody been stronger than the military in terms of backing us, nobody. So I just want to thank you all very much. Great honor.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much. And also with us today is a really a great talent and somebody who's one of the most popular television hosts in history. Still looks young to me, but he's been doing it a long time. But he's an incredible man. He's -- always seems to take my side and therefore, I like him even more.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But he has -- he has common sense. We talk about common sense all the time, but he's one of the biggest in the history of television, the great Sean Hannity. He's here someplace. Sean, stand up wherever you are. Thank you, Sean. Thank you. Where is he? Thank you, Sean. Thank you, sir. He was a little shy for a change.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I've never seen that. We're all so grateful to have a very excellent ambassador, Timmy Davis, everybody loves him. Timmy, thank you very much. Thank you, Timmy. Along with your great military leaders, real -- these are real leaders. These are real tough cookies. Lieutenant General Derek Trapper France, Major General David Shoemaker, Brigadier General Richard Deuce Dickens, Chief Master Sergeants Chris Murphy and Joshua Wiener, and Colonel Brian Ellis.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We want to thank you amazing people. They're real leaders. And this is one of the great bases anywhere in the world. And we're lucky to have them. Thank you very much, fellas. And a very special thanks as well to our partners from the Qatar Army and Armed Forces. Let's give them a really special hand. They are so great.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They are so great. And in particular, we want to be -- uh, give a little special applause for somebody that's been so good, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Saoud. Where are you, Saoud? Thank you very much. Great. Thank you. Thank you. It's an honor. Yesterday, we signed an agreement for Qatar to purchase $42 billion worth of the finest American military hardware, including THAAD missile batteries, Pegasus refueling aircraft, desert Vipers, light armored vehicles, amphibious combat vehicles, the MQ-9B and the SkyGuardian drones.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's all the best stuff, isn't it? If it isn't, please stand up and tell me and we'll get something else. [Laughter] But I believe it's the best. Qatar will also be investing $10 billion to support this massive base in the coming years. And there's no place like it they say. And uh, a man, a leader, Emir, he's been a special friend of mine for a long time.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Long before I did the political thing. When he was a novice, he was a young guy. And we got to know each other. We liked each other and got along long before I ever thought of running for president. And it's nice when you have that kind of a relationship. We got along right from the beginning. He's a special guy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He's a great leader, great leader of your country. So I want to just congratulate you on that and all the Qatari people, a spectacular group. And it's an honor. And I don't think our friendship has ever been stronger than it is right now. It's -- you had the last administration, I don't know if they knew too much about what was happening, but this administration does.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And you will never see anything like the relationship that we have. We just left Saudi Arabia, as you know. And you have a fantastic crown prince. He is a fantastic guy likewise. And we're going -- from here, we're going to UAE and United Arab Emirates and we're going to see another leader. We have -- it's an amazing part of the world and our relationship has never been stronger.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And you're going to see that as time goes by. But with us, it's not words. As you know, I'm in the midst of a very historic trip visiting the key partners in the Gulf. We had just some incredible stopovers, and a wonderful day. Yesterday, we had the dinner, however, with His Highness, the Emir. And he is -- going to see him in a little while.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'm going to be saying goodbye to him, but we'll -- we'll be saying hello again very, very soon. But no visit to the Gulf would be complete without stopping to salute the people who keep America safe, strong and free and the patriots of the United States Army, Navy, Space Force, I love Space Force. That's -- that's I have to say that's my little baby.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, I started that. They said that'll never work. Oh, it worked. You know, we were way behind Russia and China. And now we're way, way ahead of everybody. So Space Force, I'm very happy. That was my -- you know, not since the Air Force has that happened. So we created a force and it's a big force and it's a brilliant force.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So Space Force, thank you for doing such a great job. The Marines, and of course, the United States Air Force. Al Udeid is the home of the legendary 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, known as the Grand Slam Wing. We also have the first Expeditionary Theater Support Group. We've got them all. And let's not forget the top notch Army soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery, the Imperial Brigade.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you, fellas. That's great. We also have the Eighth Expeditionary Air mobility squadron known as Mighty Ochos. Where are the Ochos? We don't want to fight with them. All of you are the tip of the spear. You're the finest we have anywhere in the world. You're the finest we have. You're the finest anyone has in the fight against the enemies of civilization.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You're the people that are defeating chaos, combating terror, defending our interests, supporting our allies, securing our homeland and making America incredibly proud. And you know what? Making America Great Again. That's what's happened. It's happened very fast, happened very fast. As president, my priority is to end conflicts, not start them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But I will never hesitate to wield American power, if it's necessary, to defend the United States of America or our partners. And this is one of our great partners right here. When we're threatened, America's military will answer our enemies without even thinking about it. We have overwhelming strength and devastating force.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we had people that didn't like to talk about that. You know, they didn't want to talk about the level of quality that we have. They didn't want to talk about anything. They didn't. We're going to have a big parade this year, you know, in Washington DC, a real parade. And I'll tell you just a little story.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
A week ago, May 8th, I'd call up a certain country and they said, oh, we're celebrating the victory of World War II today, sir. Oh, really. I speak to one of the presidents or prime ministers or whatever, and they were so busy, oh, yes, we're celebrating the victory of World War II. Then I spoke to another one and they were celebrating.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And the fact is Russia was celebrating. France was celebrating. Everybody was celebrating but us. And we're the ones that won the war. [Laughter] We won the war. And they helped. But without us, they don't win the war. We're all speaking German. You know that right? Without us, they're speaking German, maybe a little Japanese, too. [Laughter] We won the war.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we're the only ones that didn't celebrate. So what I did is I got my crack staff over there and we did it every time we have May 8th and we also have the date in November, that sacred date in November for World War I. Because we won that war too. But think of it. I'm calling -- now we love France, right?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But I think we did a little more to win the war than France did. Do we agree? You know, I don't want to be a wise guy. But when Hitler made his speech at the Eiffel Tower, I would say that wasn't exactly ideal. [Laughter] And I called up the President Macron, good guy, by the way. Donald, we are celebrating our victory over the Germans.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh, that's wonderful. No, we don't take credit for what we do. And I said what the hell? Every country I've spoken to in the last week is celebrating the war, but us. Isn't that terrible? So we're going to be doing holidays, but I said it has to be a working holiday because you know, you can only do so many of them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have a lot of holidays. I'm not so sure we should have them and you don't have to go to work. Our country has to go to work. So we're going to have a working holiday for each one of those two dates. And we're going to be celebrating too. Because we should celebrate more than anybody else. And others did help a lot, but nobody helped like us. We wouldn't have won.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I mean, the fact is not winnable without us. And now we're stronger than ever before. You know, I rebuilt the military in my first term. We had a great first term. Everywhere. We had the greatest economy ever, stock market up 88 percent, the biggest rise ever. All of that stuff, but the second term is going to be even better.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have over $10 trillion going to be invested in our country. And this little tour didn't hurt. I will tell you. Between the three great places. I recently announced that I'll approve an unprecedented $1 trillion. As I told you, it's going to end up going higher, investment in the US Armed Forces. And that's a record.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
As part of that effort, I signed an order to build the Golden Dome missile defense shield to protect our country from missile attack. Is everybody OK with that? It was called the Iron Dome, but I changed it to the Golden Dome. I thought it was a little more beautiful. [Laughter] Maybe a little more modern or something.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we're going to have it. And it's uh, it's amazing actually, what they do. It's going to cost many billions of dollars. All made in the USA. I want it all made in the USA. The days of making our parts all over the world because we have wonderful partners. No, it's America first now. America first. We're going to make it all in the USA. And we're going to, by the way, it's America first, but we're going to take care of other countries.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're going to have plenty left over because we're doing things now. You know, six months ago our country was laughed at. Now, our country is respected again at a level that it hasn't seen in a long, long time. And we're going to keep it that way. And our Air Force will soon have the world's first and only sixth generation fighter jet the F-47. Why did they name it 47? Does anybody know?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know. That was a nice thing. But it's quite the plane. They say it's -- there's never been anything done. But we're also looking at an increased version of the F-35. I think we're going to call it the F-55, which will be a double engine plane. I like two engines on a plane. I'm sorry if I say that, but does that make sense to anybody?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Does anybody agree? General, do you agree with that? I like it. [Laughter] Thank you. So many of them, sir, this engine is infallible. No engine is infallible. I like two engines on a plane. It should have been made with two engines. If I were here, you would have had two engines and you would have had a lot of other victories, by the way.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we're going to do a -- when you think of it, Russia-Ukraine would have never started. October 7th, Israel would have never happened. Because Iran, as you know, was broke. They were unable to fund Hamas or anything else. It wouldn't have happened. We wouldn't have had the disaster of Afghanistan, the -- the leaving.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We were getting out, but we were getting out with dignity and strength. We were going to keep Bagram Air Base. We weren't going to give that up because it's one hour away from China. One hour. Do you know who occupies it now? China. The damage that that administration did to this country is legendary, allowing 21 million people through an open border where anybody could walk into the United States of America is something that will never be forgiven.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Grossly incompetent. And evil, bad people, too, bad people. But the real strength of our military doesn't come from its fighter jets. It really comes from our people. That's you. It comes from our people. You're unbelievable people. The aptitude and all of the things you have to do to do what you do. You know, I look at some of those engines and I'm a pretty smart cookie.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I would tell you, I'm real smart. And I look at you and you take those engines apart and put them back together blindfolded and fix them up. It's amazing what you're able to do. And then to fly them. Just incredible. You're incredible. You're a very special group of people. And that's why in my 2026 budget includes, uh, across the board.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Maybe you don't want it. Look, for the good of the country, you don't have to take it. Pay raises for each and every one of you. Substantial pay raises, but you don't have to take it. You don't have to take it. You can go to your commanding officer say sir, I'd rather not take that pay. I love my country, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't want it. I refuse to take it. Anybody here, raise your hand please if you refuse to take it. Let's see here. All right. [Laughter] Well, at least -- at least we have smart people. That's good. [Laughter] So you do your duty for us and as commander in chief, I will always do and fulfill my duty to you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's what I'm doing. Under the Trump administration, we're liberating everything in our Armed Forces from really radical social experiments carried out under the previous administration and beyond that, and actually beyond that. And restoring the strong and fierce spirit of the American warrior and the American fighter.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
On day one, I signed an executive order stopping our service members from being forced to endure endless training sessions on political correctness. We don't care if you're politically correct. And I directed the reinstatement of all patriots expelled from our military by the COVID vaccine mandate, which should have never happened.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're being returned at their former rank with full back pay. Very important. After years of not making our enrollment targets, to me this is the biggest thing, our military suddenly has the best recruiting numbers that perhaps they've ever had, but certainly, in 30 years. Think of that. You go back, six months ago, we couldn't get people to join the military.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Nobody wanted your job. Now everybody wants your job. So we went from having the worst numbers we've ever had in terms of recruitment. That included police officers also firefighters, but police officers. But in the military, think of that, you couldn't get people to join the military. And now we're brimming over.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have the highest numbers we probably -- minimum 30 years, but probably have ever had because there's such an incredible spirit now in our country. We have a whole new spirit. And it began on a date, November 5th. That was Election Day. Under the Trump administration, America is back at America's military is back bigger, better and stronger than ever before.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Since my inauguration, service members stationed throughout this region have terminated 83 major terrorists operating across Iraq, Syria and Somalia, including the number two, just recently global leader of ISIS. And I knocked out ISIS, as you know, in my term. They said it was going to take four years. I said why four years?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's a long time. And then I met a general, Razin Caine. He's now the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right? And he was great. He said we could do it in three weeks, sir. I said, well, I was told four years, general, by your television generals in Washington DC. And he didn't want to be disrespectful to them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He said, sir, I'm telling you, if you want, we can do it in three weeks. And that's what he did. He knocked out 100 percent of the ISIS caliphate in three weeks. Should I tell you a little long boring story about that? Yes? OK. Some of you have heard it. Because it's sort of a cool story. But I was wondering why we couldn't defeat, you know, ISIS. We have this great military, all these great jets that we have new all over the place.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The best in the world, the fastest, the best. And I went out and I said to a certain general in Washington DC, a television general, not much of this a real general on television. You have the television guys, and you have the real generals. And I said general, how long will it take us? Because it doesn't make sense.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're spending a lot of money on defeating ISIS. And they don't have great equipment. They, in many cases, don't even have equipment. They're vicious and they are good fighters. We always have to respect that. Sir, it will take at least five years, sir. I said five years? That's a long time. I mean, we have jets, they have knives, and it can it takes five years?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yes, sir. I said I don't really believe that. So I did something that I've never done before. I said I want to go to Iraq, and I want to meet with the people in Iraq. Because maybe they're different. But I couldn't understand how a large and powerful terror group could last so long. And so I scheduled a flight.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Meaning I left at 3:00 in the morning. It was pitch black. We left very, very under guard. We traveled through Washington DC. There was nobody around. Got to the hangar at about 3:15. The Air Force One was waiting for us. The pilots, the best looking human beings I've ever seen, even better looking than Tom Cruise and he's a friend of mine, OK? [Laughter] These guys were central casting, and they could also fly.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we headed out about 3:30 in the morning, pitch black. We headed for Iraq. And nobody knew I was going, nobody. And we're flying and we're starting to get close. And they come to see me. And they say, sir, we have a problem. What? We're flying over enemy territory very soon, sir, could we please turn off your lights?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said my lights? We're flying in Air Force One. We just spent trillions of dollars on fighting and yet you can't fly in with lights on? No, sir, it's very, very dangerous out there. So I said obviously, I'll turn them off. Then he comes in, in addition to the lights, we want to turn down the shade. So I said you mean not even shades?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
OK, we turned down the shades. Then I said I want to go upstairs. This is 747, two levels, beautiful plane. Just ordered new ones by the way, beautiful, beautiful new ones. And Boeing just, by the way, did the biggest order in the history of Boeing. Just did with your beautiful territory right here. They ordered I think 160 planes.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think it's the largest order ever for aircraft. So I salute the people from Boeing, Kelly and everybody and General Electric. The engines are General Electric Super Prime. And -- I really think it's great. Congratulations. But I go up to the -- to see the pilots, because I love sitting with the pilots.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I admire their skill. I really do. Like amazing, especially at a certain level. And when you -- when you fly Air Force One, supposedly you're the best pilot. So I hope that's true by the way. But it seems to be. I have no complaints. We land. It's like always landing like glass. I've had pilots where when you land it's not a pretty picture.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
In fact, you admire the plane so much for being able to keep apart. You know, I mean, sometimes I land with some of these guys, you're bouncing down the runway. I'm saying these planes are amazing that they don't crack up. But these pilots landed .and the 747 is a hard one to land, but they're great. So I go up, I see the pilots.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I say hi, captain. The guy's a handsome guy. Got a blond flat top. I'd like to have a flat top like that. [Laughter] I don't know if the hair is good enough for that. I don't think so. I don't think I'm going to try it either. [Laughter] But perfect person. And I look at the right, he's perfect. Everybody was perfect.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I like perfect human beings. I said, how are we doing, captain? We're doing fine, sir. We'll be there in half hour, sir. I said they want the lights turned off, captain. And they do. Yes, sir, they're doing the right thing. Oh, that's great, Captain. It's -- that's great. So now we're 15 more minutes. And all of a sudden and most of you know this sound because that's what you do. But you have the computer voice, a beautiful voice where it says 1900. They're talking about feet.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So when you're on the big planes and sophisticated planes, the voice comes on. And I'm sitting back there, watching them, fly it beautifully. And I'm still not 100 percent happy with the statement that he agrees that the light should be turned off. I would have preferred that he said, no, there's no problem.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But that's not what he said. So we're going through. And it goes 1000, 900, 800, 700. Talking about feet. Now 700 is getting pretty close to the ground. I don't see a thing, there's no lights, there's no runway. And I've done this a lot. And I always see the runway in the distance. I have fairly good eyes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'd say for my age, extremely good eyes. And I don't see a runway. 600, 500. Captain, are we OK? Yes, sir. We'll be landing in just a few minutes, sir. 400. Captain, are we OK? I don't see a runway up there, captain. Oh, we're fine, sir. No problem, sir. 300, 200. I'm saying, captain, you're sure we're OK here?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And he said, we're fine sir. And then, wow, you know, just lands that thing so beautifully. And I see -- they had no light, they had no nothing. I don't know how the hell they do it, OK. All I know is we landed like and for him it was routine. And I'm trying to pretend I'm cool as a cucumber. You know, I'm your president. [Laughter] I'm supposed to be cool as a cucumber.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I'm like, you know, I'm like -- I'm not happy. [Laughter] But after we land, I actually went to my people, and I said I want to ask you a question. I did a very brave thing just there. Is the president allowed to designate himself for the Congressional Medal of Honor? [Laughter] And they said, sir, honestly that wouldn't be good.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said, OK. So anyway. We get it. I kid. You know, I have to say I kid because the fake news is back there. And they'll actually -- [Laughter] No, it's true. [Laughter] And they'll say that the president wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor. And he was talked out of it by his staff. So anyway.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So I -- I get -- the door opens. We have a platform. And I have -- I see down. And I look down and I see all -- these are all specimens just like you guys are all perfect people. And I'm seeing a couple of generals, a couple of, uh, staff sergeants and drill sergeants, but everybody's like from a movie. And I walk out of the plane and meet the first gentleman.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I said what's your name? He said Caine, sir. My name is Caine. And I said hello, Caine. What's your first name? Well, they call me Razin. I said wait a minute. Razin, you mean like Razin Caine? Yes, sir, that's what they call me. General, I love you. You're the guy I'm looking for, general. You're the guy I'm looking for.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So he's Razin Caine. It's Daniel Caine, but Razin Caine, that's what they call him. Then I met another general. I met a colonel. I met a soldier. We all -- they said, sir, would you like to rest? I said what do you mean rest? I've been resting on the plain. I don't want to rest. What do I have to rest for?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He was thinking about Biden to come. OK. [Laughter] Biden -- biden would have rested the entire trip. He would have, first of all, he wouldn't have made the trip. [Laughter] But if he landed, he would have been rested for about five days before he had the first meeting. I said no, let's go have the meeting because I want to find out what's going on over here.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're spending a lot of money and people are being killed. I want to find out why it's taking so long, so let's go right away. So we went to the -- almost like a -- just a very secure room that was in the form of a boardroom, very professional, however. It was very highly sophisticated with the equipment.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Best you can buy. We have the best you can buy all the time. But I went into the room. And I said general, so they tell me in Washington, it would take four to five years to defeat ISIS. And I want to know from you, is that true or is that -- ? No, sir. But it's not my place to say, sir, because they are the ones that call the shots.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said, well, if you disagreed, you do. It's not the military way, sir. You have to listen to them. That's a chain of command. I said, oh, that's great. I'm not sure I like that system. But how long do you think it would take you if I gave you total authority to go in and knock the hell out of them? Sir, it would take approximately three weeks.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I say, say it again, general, I was told five years. Sir, it'll take three weeks and you'll have time left over. I said you got to be kidding me. Where the hell have you been? [Laughter] And then I sort of was really in disbelief because I said, you know, I've been hearing for so long, we've been fighting it. How long were we fighting them, 18 years or something?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And here's a guy telling me three weeks. So I said general, how do you do it in three weeks? He says, well, sir, I don't like saying this because I do have people in Washington, but I'm going to say it. We have portable stations, we have portable runways, we have runways all over the place. We have other bases.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we're being forced to fight them from a very faraway distant base, which is right here. And by the time we get there, we have to come back because there's no fuel. And we're way too far away, sir. And they're over here. And he shows me a map. And we're over here. And we're all the way here, sir. I said why didn't they use the other bases?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, they didn't want to disturb the country where those bases were located. I said we give those countries billions of dollars. We can disturb them a little bit. They wouldn't know what we're doing anyway. Are they going to know where the planes are going? Not really, sir. I said so what would you do different?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He said, well, sir, I'd start from here and I'd go, and he went through a whole thing. And I'd hit them from the left. I'd hit them from the right. I'd hit them from underneath. I'd hit them from atop. I'd hit them from every angle, sir. I'd hit them so hard and so fast, they wouldn't know what the hell is happening.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said and you think you can do that in three weeks? Yes, sir, and we're going to have time left over. And I said -- let me think about it, general. I went back to Washington. And I spoke to a couple of people. And they said no, don't think so, sir. I think you're talking about years of fighting. And then I called the general and I said so general, you still think you can do it in three weeks.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
A lot of people think you can't even come close to that. Sir, we'll have time left over. And I said go to it, general. Go to it. Thank you, sir. And he hit the hell out of them. He hit the hell out of them. And he calls me up. Sir, we have a lot of these people. And if you want, I can finish it off right now, sir.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said, well, I don't know. That's a lot, it's -- you know, it's a lot of people. Well, these people are not good people, sir. These are not good people. You'll feel better about it. Well, they're not good people, but they're people aren't they? And he goes -- I said, you know what? Why don't you buzz them for a little while and maybe after a day or two of buzzing them, they'll surrender.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They don't know about surrendering, sir. Well, maybe they'll raise the white flag. They don't have a white flag, sir. I said well, give it a shot anyway. He said all we're going to do is take a couple of bullet holes in our wings. You guys know about that right? And I said, well, let's give it a shot. And he calls up and says, let me do the job, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said all right, do the job. And we defeated 100 percent of the ISIS caliphate in just a very short little period of time. Totally different from what I was told in Washington DC by a bunch of frickin losers, OK, losers. [Laughter] And that's the beginning. And I took that general and made him the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as I told you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And he's going to be great. And he's highly respected by everybody. Just a different kind of respect, though it's a real respect. But we can do our job better than anybody in the world. But you have to have the leadership of the top at the top. And we're doing that. We're finding, you know, we, uh, we let a lot of four stars go a lot of four.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We had more four stars. We had I think 425 four stars in World War II, which by the way we won. In World War II, we had 187 generals. And we had like 425 generals now without really a war. And so we made a lot of changes. And we have the best, we have the best. We figured -- we worked hard to figure the best, the real ones.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We want the real generals, not the fake generals. And not the political generals too. So we have something that's special, but it can show you really what happened. We also just apprehended as an example, the ISIS terrorist of the [Inaudible], the one that caused all of the problems in Afghanistan. Caused unbelievable destruction.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We lost 13 great soldiers. I got to know the parents and the families of those soldiers. But you know what they don't say is the ones who were so horribly wounded, which were many. And hundreds of people were killed from the other side. I always include that. That should have never happened. That whole mess should have never happened.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think it was the most embarrassing day in the history of our country. And we're not going to have things like that happen anymore. And again, we should have kept -- we should have kept the air base, we should have kept it. We left it go. And we left. And it was a very embarrassing moment in the history of our country.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That will never happen again. There are a lot of people that said that Russia went into Ukraine. When they saw that they said, wow, we didn't think that was possible. But it's not possible any longer. I can tell you. That's another one that would have never happened if I were president. Russia would have never gone into Ukraine.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
All of those things, they would have never happened. But the Afghanistan withdrawal, not the fact that they withdrew, but the fact that they -- the way they did it was so horrible and so embarrassing. So we brought this horrible person to justice to American justice. We caught the person that -- that set off that bomb.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And all of this is possible because of the work that you do with partnerships that you forge. In this case, it was Pakistan. And by the way, I don't want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was getting more and more hostile. And all of a sudden you'll start seeing missiles of a different type.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we got it settled. I hope -- I hope I don't walk out of here in two days later find out that it's not settled, but I think it is settled. And we talked to them about trade. Let's do trade instead of do war. And Pakistan was very happy with that. And India was very happy with that. And I think they're on the way.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, they have been fighting for about a thousand years in all fairness, so. [Laughter] I said, you know, I could settle that up. I can settle anything. Let me settle it up. Let's get them all together. How long have you been fighting? About a thousand years? Oh, that's a lot. I'm not sure about that. [Laughter] I'm not sure about settling.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's a tough one. They've been fighting for a long time. But we got that settled. Nobody -- boy, everybody was very happy. I'll tell you. That looked like it was really going to be escalating out of control. But with us today is the first sergeant of the 379th Wing, Master Sergeant Patrick Elders. Patrick, wherever you may be. Where are you Patrick?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you. Handsome guy. Wow, I'm looking at him from here and it says after having served 22 years, he's a lot. How long have you been in, Patrick?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Wow, that's amazing. It looks like he's like 25 years old. I'm saying 22 years. They said we must have this mixed up. We don't have it mixed up. I guess when you love what you do, you stay young, right? And he loves what he does, no doubt about it. But having served over 22 years in the Air Force, he's one of his -- right now, this is his sixth deployment.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But this time it's a little different because his stepson, Airman First Class Ashton Inman is on his own first ever deployment nearby in Kuwait. Right now in Kuwait, which is really incredible. Master Sergeant Elders is proud that two generations of his family are now serving the same mission in the same theater, protecting the same great American flag.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So say hello to him. [Inaudible] Thank you very much. Thank you very nice. A lot of stories like that. A lot of stories like that. And I want to thank Airman First Class Inman also very much. It's a -- that's a great -- that's a great story. That's a great story. And we have many of them like it. I guarantee in this room right now there are many such stories.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
There are several married couples serving side by side in uniform at this base, including Staff Sergeants Tyler and Paige Duck. Where is Tyler and Paige? [Inaudible] Well, good, beautiful, beautiful. For years, they grew their relationship while Paige was deployed in the UK and Tyler was halfway around the world at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska conquering a 14 hour time difference.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's a lot of time difference. And now they're together at Al Udeid. And it's really great. So staff sergeants, congratulations. It's fantastic. The American people never forget that our service members and their families make incredible sacrifices each and every day so that all Americans can be safe and be free.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we love our amazing military families. Our military families are as good as you can get. The men and women here today are part of a noble tradition of service that has been passed down from one generation of Americans to the next. And your spirit and courage and sacrifice has always been there when we needed you the most.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You're always there when we need you the most. With us today is Master Sergeant Michael Shiloh, who happens to be from a small town in a place called Butler, Pennsylvania. Has anybody heard of Butler, Pennsylvania? Yeah. Michael is a member of the Air Force Reserve as well as Butler County corrections officer.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And last July 13th, he attended the rally where an assassin tried to take my life. He gave it a shot. Not good. That was some day. As soon as the shots were fired, Michael raced to direct law enforcement toward the sniper's perch, then worked to evacuate the rest of the crowd in a very safe manner. But Master Sergeant Shiloh would be the first to tell you who the real hero was that day.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He personally knew and really liked veteran, firefighter, also a veteran of the military, great veteran of the military who laid down his life for his country, really laid down his life for his country. His whole life was about his country. Corey Comperatore, and he's become somewhat of a legend. I will tell you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He took a hard shot. He took a hard shot guarding his family. Master Sergeant Shiloh, your commitment represents the very best in America. Thank you for your incredible service that day and forever. Because that day was a horrible day, but you acted with incredible bravery. We've gotten reports about what you did.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It was really amazing. And I personally appreciate it. That was a -- that was a rough day. We don't want to have days like that. But Corey was an incredible guy, lost his life guarding his wife and children. Every American warrior here today inherits a legacy of exceptional patriots who have defended our freedom for nearly 250 years.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You carry on the glorious tradition of the heroes of Lexington and Concord, Gettysburg and Belleau Wood, Normandy and Midway. You embody the spirit of the soldiers who hoisted the flag over Fort McHenry and the Marines who planted the Stars and Stripes on the summit to Iwo Jima. That was a rough attack. You carry forward the mission of generations of Americans before you who marched through halls of gunfire, trekked over rugged mountains, stormed across scorching deserts, sailed through hostile waters, conquered unknown dangers and poured out their blood and guts on battlefields all over the world.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The military is incredible. And we won our independence. We preserved our union, protected our way of life, defeated fascism, crushed terrorism, liberated millions and millions of people from bondage and brought communism to its knees. It's what we did. And now we're going to defend America from all enemies.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Overcome all obstacles and dangers. And as one nation, we're going to build a future of peace and prosperity for generations to come. Together, we will stand strong. We will stand proud. We will live free. And we will fight, fight, fight and win, win, win. So my trip is four and a half days, but this is the one I was so looking forward because I'm with the people that I really love and respect.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we love and respect you. This is what you're doing, the service you do for your country, you keep us safe. There is no more important profession. And I was so proud to see those reports coming in just a few days ago, saying that the enrollment is at the highest level ever. Especially when I had a suffer running against a group of people that were very inappropriate where they allowed that reputation of what you stood for and what you stand for to deteriorate to a point where we weren't able to recruit.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So just remember this, you have a job now that everybody wants. Everybody wants to be doing what you're doing. It's a special job. And I'm so proud. When I saw those numbers come across the board that we set the record for enrollment in the military. And we took that from the exact opposite just six months before.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I was very, very proud of that. We have a great country. We have a proud country. We have a country that's respected all over the world. And as I said before, a year ago, we were laughed at, but nobody's laughing at our country anymore. We're the most respected country anywhere in the world. And thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And enjoy your lives and God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Hello everybody.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Just got back from Walter Reed.<end_of_turn>
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How did it go?<end_of_turn>
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