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<start_of_turn>Keir Starmer
We stand slightly on the left.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But for some reason, we get along.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Keir Starmer
We make it work.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, did you just say -- Can I ask one thing on Russia? [Inaudible] way of [Inaudible] Israel? There is quite a few British folk worried by [Inaudible] can you reassure --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no. I just -- saving lives. I only care about saving lives. We have nothing to do with it except that Biden stupidly let us get into that mess and gave them $350 billion, $350 billion and yet despite that, you saw how we did in the Middle East. We took in $5.1 trillion. We have $15 trillion almost looking around that number going to be invested in the US. So the money is not the thing in this case.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's 5,000 young people are being killed every week in Russia, Ukraine. And if I can stop that, I'll be very happy. They're Ukrainian and they're Russian. So you could say what am I doing, but I'd like to see if I could stop it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, would you consider going -- Do you think that Israel can fully eliminate the threat that Iran poses, this nuclear threat that they pose without the United States' military help?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Who said that?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
No, I'm asking if you believe they can.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's irrelevant. Something's going to happen.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, would you consider traveling to the Mideast as part of any talks if it would help broker a deal with Iran?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, yeah, but I think we're doing pretty well. We're talking.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
So you don't think you'll need to?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have a thing called a telephone, so we're talking, but it's always better to talk in person.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, do you want to see regime change in Iran?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want to see no nuclear weapon in Iran and we're well on our way to making sure that happens.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Keir Starmer
And we've had a discussion about that this morning in the G-7, absolute clarity in relation to the nuclear program. We do not want to see it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, millions of people are so anxious about -- [Inaudible] tariffs --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Do you guarantee the UK will be protected [Inaudible] --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The UK is very well protected. You know why, because I like them, that's why. That's their ultimate protection. Thank you very much. The prime minister has done a great job. I want to just tell that to the people of the United Kingdom. He's done a very, very good job. You know, he's done what other people -- they've been talking about this deal for six years, right?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Keir Starmer
Six years.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And he's done what they haven't been able to do. So he's done, really, a very good job.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Wondering if you responded to Tucker Carlson, criticizing you for saying that you were complicit in the war.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know what Tucker Carlson is saying. Let him go get a television network and say it so the people listen. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
And quickly, have you spoken to Zelenskyy before your bilat? Any more trade deals to come, Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, a lot of them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Japan?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
A lot of them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
How did it go with the Japanese, sir?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you. Where are you on 51st state?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Great job, everybody. Oh, you must be Big Tom, huh? I know where he comes from. I like that guy. You get the hat? That's good.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, thank you very much, everybody. It's an honor to be with this incredible group of champions, great team, and we're thrilled to welcome everyone to the White House, a special place and to celebrate the Super Bowl 59 champions, the Philadelphia Eagles. And that was a special day. That was a big one, but the Eagles have turned out to be an incredible team, an incredible group with a fantastic coach and coaches.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And having you at the White House is very, very special and important and we appreciate you being here. And I think what we're going to do is on occasion, when we have a really great championship team, we bring them over to the Oval Office after we're finished and they get a chance to look at some incredible real estate.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we have a little present for each and every one of them, and it's a terrific present, so we're going to do that for this team, OK? And we'll do that. We'll walk down to the Oval Office and who knows, one of them may soon be sitting in that seat. You know? They become famous and we sure as hell know they're good athletes.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, they have to have some other ability and they do and we'll see what happens. But I especially want to recognize the Eagles owner, chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Lurie. Where is Jeffrey? Jeffrey? Where is Jeffrey? Where is he? That's right. He's my neighbor. He's right. And he's a good neighbor, as well as your general manager, Howie Roseman.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Howie? Howie? And your spirited coach, Nick Sirianni. You are a spirited guy. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Nick Sirianni
Thank you, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you, Nick. Well, you know, a lot of people they doubted -- well, they always doubt championship teams and then they become championship teams. They never doubt them again. But Nick proved the doubters wrong and brought the Vince Lombardi Trophy back to Philadelphia, and convincingly. Ae also have to recognize the Eagles' head of security.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And now this is a guy they say, he loves Trump. This is a guy, and I had Saquon give him a big beautiful hat last night because I've been hearing about this guy, he likes Trump. His name is Domenico DiSandro, Big Dom. And he's sort of a legend. Come here, Dom. Come here. Say a few words. I hear this guy's just -- come on.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Dom DiSandro
I just like to say thank you. We're honored to be here. Thank you, President Trump and that's it, Go birds. Thank you, guys. [Inaudible]. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you. Thank you. He's a big part of the team. That's what I hear. But I want to thank, also, some incredible talent and Representatives for our country. Pam Bondi is here. She's doing such a great -- good job on television this morning, too, Pam. She's incredible. Lori Chavez-Deremer, secretary of labor, Scott Turner, HUD. Hello, Scott.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You're doing good. I want to thank you all for being here. Senator Dave McCormick. David, thank you. Good. Come on up here, David. Come on. Representatives Rob Bresnahan, Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan McKenzie, Dan Musser, Burgess Owens, Lloyd Smucker, GT Thompson and Jeff Van Drew. And we have a lot of other Congressmen here, but I have no idea who they are because I can't see you in all these people, but I apologize.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
See, they'll never speak to me again now. They'll be angry, but I just don't know who you might be right now. As well as Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday. Thank you, Dave. Good job, Dave. And treasurer, Stacy Garrity. Thank you very much. Thank you, Stacy. We have a lot of great politicians out there.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
For Eagles fans, the road to this day has been long, but the journey has been well worth it, I would say. Jeffrey, that was a great journey for you, huh? It was great for you and for everybody else and it's a -- look at the size of this guy, these guys. When we walked up, I said, you know, you just stay here a little bit.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'll walk up in front of you, because I didn't want to get anywhere near the size of you, and the greatness as a player too, I can tell you. Two years ago, the Eagles came incredibly close to football immortality and Super Bowl 57. You remember that game? But after a hard-fought game, you suffered a really heartbreaking loss to the Kansas City Chiefs by just three points.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It looked like you had the game. This past year, the Eagles were determined to get it back and get it back, they did. The season started off slow, but you soon caught fire with your great coach inspiring you and you got the ball to your superstar running back, who I met yesterday. And I want to tell you, he's a handsome guy, but I wouldn't want to tackle him, Saquon Barkley.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Where is Saquon? Where is he? [Inaudible] offer him a ride on Air Force One. He's great. I got to know him a little bit. I offered him a ride on Air Force One because I was coming down and usually, they say no, no, I don't think so. He said, I'll take it, sir, and he loved it and we loved being together.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He's a great, young guy and an incredible football player. Saquon had a season for the ages running behind the most powerful offensive line in the NFL, featuring -- that's true, huh? That's pretty -- that's what they -- it's a big group. We're going to introduce them. Jordan Mailata. Where is Jordan? Come here, Jordan.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you, Jordan. He's a big people. Landon Dickerson. Where is Landon?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Landon Dickerson
Thank you, appreciate it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Six-time pro-bowler right tackle, Lane Johnson. That's Lane. Six time, wow? That's pretty good. How is he? Is he better than you guys? Sit time pro-bowl. Wow. That's pretty good. In How is he? In week nine against Jacksonville, Saquon performed football magic while racking up a total of 119 yards, 99 yards, almost 200 yards, two touchdowns.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
In the second quarter, he caught the ball dodged two tacklers and then hurdled backward over another diving defender, sending him flying through Saquon's legs. You remember that one? I said, oh, that's a dangerous play, but he doesn't care about danger on the football field. And by the way, I have to tell you something.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I was with the Giants and the head coach and some people and I said, do anything you have to, but don't lose Saquon. They lost Saquon. That was not good. I called that one. That was an easy one to call because he played damn well for the Giants. I can tell you that, but he made the right decision because it is a team sport and he has great people in this team.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
This unforgettable display of athleticism will soon be seen in highlight reels and you've seen a lot of it. I've seen that game numerous times. They play it over and over. It was an amazing game, the final game. And little bit surprising that either team would have won by so much, but ultimately, Saquon rushed for more than 2,500 yards in the regular season and playoffs combined, an NFL record.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Think of that, all those years and he was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. That's pretty good, Saquon. His golf isn't quite as good. [Audience chants "MVP"]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So I want to congratulate him, what a guy. Complimenting Saquon's historic season was an incredible year from star quarterback Jalen Hurts, and he really played a -- he had a great season and a great game, finished with 32 touchdowns on the year, turning in one stellar performance after another, terrific guy and a terrific player.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
On defense, the Eagles finished the regular season with the fewest yards allowed per game, thanks in large part to talented young stars like safety Reed Blankenship. Where's Reed? Come on up here?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Reed Blankenship
How's it going?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
How are you?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Reed Blankenship
Great. Nice to meet you. It's a honor.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Do you want to say something? Come on, say something. Look at this guy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Reed Blankenship
I don't have a lot to say, but go birds, even in D.C. So thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Congratulations. Congratulations.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Reed Blankenship
Thank you so much.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And on defense, the Eagles finished is really legendary because I think probably it's been one of the greatest finishes in football history. In week 11 against Washington, Reed had 10 tackles overall and an interception in the fourth quarter to seal the win. It was a big one. That was a rough game for the opposing team.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's one of those that you don't sleep very well, but you guys came back and you did an incredible job just to get through. The Eagles ended the regular season at 14 and three, with only three playoff games standing in the way of the Super Bowl in New Orleans. After beating the green Bay Packers in the first game, the Eagles won a close one against the Los Angeles Rams.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
All good games. Then in the NFC Championship Game against Washington, Saquon took his very first handoff for a 60-yard touchdown and then added another touchdown minutes later. And Saquon is a good golfer, but he's a much better football player in case you had any thoughts of doing something else, Saquon.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Soon, thanks to 55 points on the day, the Eagles punched their ticket to a Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs. And you know what happened. It was an incredible game, a little surprising, but right from the beginning, in the first quarter of the big game, which I was there; I watched in person.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I was there along with Taylor Swift. How did that work out [Laughter]? How did that one work out? The Eagles scored a touchdown on their signature play, the tush push, you know what that is. Or -- I hope they keep that play coach. I don't know, right? You know, they're talking about getting rid of that play.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I understand they should keep it. What do you think, Saquon? I like it, you have guys like this pushing you around a little bit. I like it. It's sort of exciting and different. I would like to see something done. I'd like to go back to the regular kickoff. However, we don't like that kickoff where nobody's moving.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The ball's in the air, nobody's moving, but I won't ask the coach or Lane or any of the people about that. But as a fan, I don't know, I'm not sure, Jeffrey, or some of the people -- they call it the brotherly shove, you know, the other -- meanwhile the ferocious Eagles defense pressured the Chiefs offense on almost every snap, causing six snaps -- sacks and three turnovers including a phenomenal interception return for the touchdown by a spectacular rookie, Cooper DeJean.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Come on up here, speak to the people, you got to be pretty fast. Good job. Cooper made the play of his life, and he did it on his 22nd birthday. Wow, you're a young guy, huh [Laughter]? A short time later, a touchdown pass right before halftime and another one in the third quarter helped put the game on ice.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And at the final whistle, the green and white confetti rained down on the scoreboard, it was 40 to 22. And I think maybe the Eagles themselves were surprised, but boy, they played great. They looked unbeatable. It was a great moment for an incredible group of people. Throughout their extraordinary season, the amazing group of warriors -- and that's what they are.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're really modern-day warriors -- inspired the world with incredible spirit, athletic dominance and exceptional teamwork. And you made the Eagles fans everywhere really very proud. Whether you're an Eagle fan or not, they were proud to watch a team of such great power and dominance. And you really have a whole life to lead.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And you can say you've done it, you've done something that very few people are able to do. We've seen a lot of great teams, Lane and coach. We've seen a lot of great teams, but they don't ever get to where you've already gotten. And you're a young guy to be a coach. I'd like to be his manager right now [Laughter]. I'd like to be -- if I pick up my little 10 percent for doing nothing [Laughter]. So, I want to congratulate once again and let me just say fly eagles fly, right?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And with that, I want to bring up one of the great offensive linemen, really of all time. When you're a six-time All-Pro, that's really something. And Lane Johnson, come up and say a few words. Congratulations, you're really something special. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Lane Johnson
Move this up a little bit. Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to be here, sending us the invitation. What an incredible year it was for us, really having the chance to play the team that we lost to a couple of years before and come through. But I want to thank Mr. Lurie just -- for creating a championship organization and culture.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Lane Johnson
Howie Roseman putting the time in, everybody on the coaching staff. Just what a wonderful season it was and we're not done. We're ready for another round. So, thank you all and go birds.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Coach, would you like to say something?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Nick Sirianni
Yes, sir. Yeah, thank you, Mr. President, for having us here. And we also appreciate the endorsement for the tush push [Laughter]. We really appreciate that. And go birds<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Jeffrey, maybe you could say a few words, you've done an amazing job in putting this team together come on up. Thanks.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Jeffrey Lurie
Thank you. Thanks, Mr. President. It's truly an honor to be here. I remember as a little boy, the championship teams that came to the White House, and I never dreamed we'd be able to have a team and be as good as this. And this was a dominant team with incredible culture. Everything we all believe in as the best human values, selflessness, humility, teamwork, talent, discipline, everything that we all strive for, this team incorporated.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Jeffrey Lurie
So, thank you for the hospitality today and go birds.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's great. Thank you. Wow. Whoa. That's pretty good. Thank you. Wow, that's beautiful. He's going to help.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, thank you very much. It's a beautiful Sunday in Scotland, and, uh, we thought we could cut things short by, and certainly travel distance, right, by having our meeting here. So we discussed options and I just, it's an honor to have the president of the European Union with us. Ursula has been, uh, really done a terrific job for them, not for us, but she's done a great job for them.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
[Laughs]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And, uh, she's highly respected by us also. And, uh, we look forward to talking to see if we can do something. Uh, we've had, uh, a very good relationship over the years, but it's been a very one-sided transaction, very unfair to the United States, and I think both sides wanna see fairness, but it's been a very, very one-sided deal, and it shouldn't be. And so we're here with her, very brilliant staff and hopefully we'll resolve a few issues.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But it's a great honor. You know, we just built this ballroom and we're building a great ballroom at the White House. The White House has one of the ballroom for 150 years, but they never had a real estate person. You know, nobody, no president, knew how to build a ballroom. But this just opened, you know, relatively short time ago, and it's been quite the success.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And, uh, I think-- I was just saying I could take this one, drop it right down there and it would be beautiful. This is exactly what they've wanted. But it's an honor to have you at the new ballroom at Turnberry. And, uh, thank you very much. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Thank you very much. Mr. president.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Of, of course.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Thank you very much, uh, for inviting me here. Indeed it is today about, uh, uh, trade between the European Union and the United States. We are together the two largest economies worldwide.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Um, if you look at the trade volume, it's the biggest trade volume globally with $1.7 trillion among us. And if you look at our markets, it's a huge market, 800 million people if you take the United States and the European Union. So, um, I'm very much looking forward to the discussions we will have now. Um, our staff have done some of the heavy lifting, but now it's on us.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
And, uh, you are known as a, uh, tough negotiator and dealmaker. What is in front --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But fair.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
And fair. And what is in front of us --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's less important. [Laughs]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
-- if we are successful, I think it would be the biggest deal each of us has ever struck.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sure.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
So I'm very much looking forward --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Ever struck by anybody. That's true. That's true.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Yeah. Yeah.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right now we have that, uh, that honor goes to Japan. We just struck a deal with Japan, as you know, and, uh, we're very close to a deal with China. We really sort of made a deal with China, but we'll see how that goes. And we have numerous other deals, and mostly I'm just gonna, I charge tariffs and, you know, it is not a deal per se, but people are gonna pay tariffs and we're doing them at the low end, not the high end, because we don't wanna hurt anybody.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And, uh, pretty well but, uh, you and I both figured this is, this is really the biggest trading partnership in the world, so we should give it a shot. Right?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Yeah. We are much looking forward to that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah. Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I do too. Uh, any questions, please?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President on Friday, you put the chances of a deal at 50%, maybe less. It seems like you're in quite a good mood. How would you rate those chances now?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'm actually not in a good mood, but I, I will tell you, um, I think the chances are, yeah, I think Ursula would say, uh, probably 50-50 of making a deal. I hope, you know, I'd like to make a deal. I think it's good for both, but yeah, I'd say 50-50.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
And what would you say the main sticking points are at this moment?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Uh, we have three or four sticking points, I'd rather not get in. We'll be discussing them, but, uh, I think the main sticking point is fairness. Okay?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Please.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Why -- why are you were in a mood? Was it a bad morning of golf or why you not in a good mood?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Uh, no, the golf was, uh, the golf was beautiful. It's, uh, golf can never be bad, even if you play badly, it's, uh, it's still good. If you had a bad day on the golf course, it's okay. Uh, it's better than other days. But, uh, no, I think, uh, I look forward to this meeting. You know, we've had a hard time, uh, with, uh, trade with Europe, very hard time, and, uh, I'd like to see it resolved.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But if it isn't, we'll, you know, have tariffs and they'll do what they have to do. But we have a good chance of getting it resolved. We'll probably know in about an hour. Shouldn't take that long.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
What about --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, it's complicated but not really complicated when you get right down to it, right?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
What about the August 1st deadline? Is there any chance that that gets into --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no. Uh, the August 1st is, is there for everyone. The deals all start on August 1st. Most of the deals other than steel and aluminum, which we've been getting, uh, 50% tariffs from, I guess, just about everybody. And those have come, come in and, uh, we've taken in, you know, hundreds of billions of dollars just on steel and aluminum.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You've the numbers. We had a, uh, tremendous amount of money coming over the last month. And it's coming in, you know, very rapidly, which is fair. We have a lot of, uh, steel mills and plants, aluminum mills and plants being built, we have a lot of AI being built and we have a lot of auto plants being built or going to be built, uh, because they don't want to pay tariffs.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, you know, if they don't want to pay tariffs, the best way to do it is just build your plant in the United States. Yes, please.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Sir, um, what do you expect from the Europeans in terms of opening their markets to American products?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, they have to open up to American products. You know, we're open to European products, so we have been for -- forever. I don't think we have, uh -- we just about don't have any, uh -- I don't think we have, uh, we just about don't have any, I, I don't think we have any products we say you can't sell.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I guess you could get a little bit cute with chips, but that's, you know, a little bit different category, too. Now, I, you know, Europe is very closed. We don't sell cars into Europe. Uh, we don't sell, essentially, agriculture of any great degree. They want to have their farmers do it, and they want to have their car companies do it. Every, I'm just, I'm not saying anything that nobody knows that we have, uh, a rough situation.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
If we want to sell cars in Europe, we're not allowed to. And uh, as you know, they sell millions and millions of cars: Mercedes, BMW, so many different, uh, Volkswagen, uh, so many different cars, and so many millions of cars. I would imagine number one -- I didn't look at that -- but I would imagine number one by far, more so than even Japan.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Japan sells a lot of cars, too. But the Japan deal worked out very favor, you know, very good. I think, I hope for them, too. Uh, and, uh, that's what we want to do. Make everybody happy. Yes, please?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, should Israel be doing more to allow food into Gaza?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Say it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Should Israel be doing more to allow food into Gaza?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What did she say?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Is- Israel, should Israel be doing more to allow food into Gaza?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, you know, we gave $60, uh, million dollars two weeks ago, and nobody even acknowledged it, for food. And it's terrible. You know, you, you really at least want to have somebody say thank you. No other country gave anything. We gave $60 million two weeks ago for food, for Gaza. And, uh, nobody acknowledged it. Nobody talks about it. And it makes you feel a little bad when you do that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And, you know, you have other countries not giving anything. Uh, none of the European countries, by the way, gave. I mean, nobody gave but us, and nobody said, "Gee, thank you very much," and it would be nice to have at least a thank you. And I took a lot of heat. You know, when I, when I do that, a lot of people aren't happy about that, because they say, "Well, why are we doing it and nobody else?" But I think we had a humanitarian reason for doing it. What's gonna happen?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know. I can tell you that Hamas, as I said, would happen at the end. You know, we've gotten back a lot of hostages, a tremendous number of hostages, most of them. Uh, now we have dead hostages, and the mothers want them back. And we have 20 people, approximately, but, that are living. But we have a lot of bodies, and the parents want those bodies as much as they would want their child, if that child were alive.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I was -- I met with parents that were, it was so sad. "Uh, sir, please get my son back." "How is your son doing?" "Well, he's dead, but they have his body and it's so important." It, it's impor-, more important. It's almost like more, but it's as important as if the child were living. These people were, uh, I mean, they're devastated.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I said, when you get it down to a certain number, you're not gonna be able to make a deal with Hamas. Because, once they give them up, then they feel that that's gonna be the end of them. And what I said is exactly true. You know, they had a routine discussion the other day, and all of a sudden they hardened up. They don't want to give them back.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And, uh, so Israel's gonna have to make a decision.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Did you s --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I know what I'd do, but I don't think it's appropriate that I say. But, uh, Israel's gonna have to make a decision.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, when you were in the Middle East, you talked about the images coming out of Gaza and the starving kids. Those images are still going, many of them are much worse, thinner children, starving. What, what do you, what do you see or feel when you look at those images today?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, it's terrible. You know, when I see the children, and when I see, especially over the last couple of weeks, and people are stealing the food. They're stealing the money. They're stealing the money for the food. Uh, they're stealing weapons. They're stealing everything. It's a mess. That whole place is a mess.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Uh, the Gaza Strip, you know, was given many years ago, said that they could have peace. That didn't work out too well. When Israel gave that up, whoever was the prime minister at the time, who, I know who it was, but it was not exactly a very clever thing to do. Because that was given so that they finally have peace, and it's actually made the situation worse.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we'll see what happens. Uh, I think Iran is acting up. I think that we have a lot of people acting -- We have Venezuela acting up in a different way. They're sending, they continue to send people, that we rebuff, to our border. They continue to send drugs into our country, Venezuela. Uh, they've been very nasty, and we can't let that happen.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But, uh, we, and we have other countries too. Uh, we do have, and this is just getting a little off subject, but we have now the safest border we've ever had, and I think in many respects, we probably have the most successful. And I say it all the time, every leader, when I went to NATO the other day, every leader said, "You have the hottest country in the world." We are, we have the hottest country in the world now.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars. Uh, we have the highest stock market we've ever had. We have the best numbers we've ever had. But we have hundreds of billions of dollars pouring into our, our country. And I think it's, uh, the hottest. And, by the way, uh, one year ago our country was dead.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We had a dead country because of an incompetent president and incompetent Democrats. All they know how to do is talk and think about conspiracy theories and nonsense. If they'd waste their time talking about America being great again, it, it would be so much nicer, so much easier, be very successful. But we were a dead country and now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, any other questions?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President -- President Trump on this particular deal, if you manage to do a deal today, will that be the end of the matter or could there be more tariffs coming, particularly on pharmaceuticals?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No. If we do a deal today with the European Union, that will be the end of it. Yeah. We're not, won't, we'll go, I guess, a number of years, at least, before we have to even discuss it again. No, that would be the end of it for --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Including pharmaceuticals?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And this is the biggest deal. People don't realize. This is bigger than any other deal. We have, uh, great countries, great countries. Uh, I'm familiar with many of 'em, so are you. And, uh, this is really the biggest deal. This is the, I guess we're the biggest, uh, out there. And they're the second. And when we come together, this will be the biggest deal.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
If we, if that happens and it could happen, should happen. Okay. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- pharmaceuticals. Will pharmaceuticals be part of today's --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, it won't. Pharmaceuticals will be, I mean, could be we'll do something, but basically pharmaceuticals won't be part of it because we have to have them built, made in the United States, and we want them made in the United States. And I think it's easy to say, and I think it's important to say pharmaceuticals, uh, are very special.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We can't be in a position where we don't have, where we're relying on other countries. Now, uh, Europe is gonna make pharmaceuticals, drugs, and everything else for us too, a lot. But we're gonna have also our own.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Question for President von der Leyen, please.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Can you give your assessment of, of what you feel the chances are a deal, like the president just talked about a 50/50 chance and the biggest obstacle being fairness. What would you say are those things for you?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
I think the president is right. We have a 50 to 50% chance to strike a deal. And indeed it is about rebalancing. So you can call it fairness.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
You can call it rebalancing. Uh, we have a surplus, the United States has a deficit and we have to rebalance it. We have an excellent trade relation. It's a huge volume of trade that we have together. Um, so we will make it more sustainable.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. Trump, can you do better than 15, a 15% tariff rate for the EU?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Better meaning lower?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President to return to Gaza, you're gonna meet the British Prime Minister tomorrow. He's gonna ask you to consider again these talks between Israel and Hamas. Are you now saying there is no point in Gaza --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, we're meeting about a lot of things. We have our trade deal and it's been a great deal. It's gonna, it's good for, uh, it's good for them and good for us, I think. You know, the UK's very happy. They've been trying for 12 years to get it and they got it. And it's, it's a great trade deal for both. It works out very well.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we are discussing, we'll be discussing that. I think we're gonna be discussing a lot about, uh, Israel. They're very much involved in terms of wanting something to happen. He's doing a very good job, by the way.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Also on Gaza, sir, did you speak with Prime Minister Netanyahu this weekend about getting more aid into Gaza?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I talked to him. Yeah, I did. I talked to him about, uh, a lot of things. Uh, I talked to him about Iran. I think Iran's been very nasty with their words, with their mouth. Uh, I think they've been very nasty. Uh, they got the hell knocked out of 'em, and they, I don't think they know it, you know, [Laughs] I actually don't think they know it. They really do. The, it's a, the whole thing's a con job.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have a lot of con jobs going on, but, uh, Iran was, uh, was beaten up very badly for good reason. Uh, we cannot have them have a nuclear weapon, but they still talk about enrichment. I mean, who would do that? You, you just come out of something that's so bad and they talk about we want to continue enri- -- enrichment.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Who would say that? How stupid can you be to say that? So we're not gonna allow that to happen. We're not allowing that to happen.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Did you talk about more aid into Gaza?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Will I do more aid? Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Did you talk about --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The US, the US is gonna do more aid for Gaza, but we'd like to have other countries participate. We're gonna mention that to the European Union today. Uh, you know, it's, that's an international problem. It's not a US problem. It's an international problem. And, uh, we're giving a lot of money and a lot of food and a lot of everything.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
If we weren't there, I think people would have starved, frankly, it, they would've starved. And it's not like they, they're eating well. But a lot of that, uh, food is getting stoled by, stolen by Hamas. You know, they're stealing the food, they're stealing a lot of things. You ship it in, and they steal it, then they sell it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
On Friday you said that to Europe has been crushed by mass migration. And I wonder whether your friends on the other side of the room agree with you on that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I'd let you respond to that if you'd like.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
So we have been working intensively on the topic of re- -- regular migration. And, uh, we have, uh, from the very beginning, said that migration is a European challenge that needs a European answer. Um, as Europeans, we will fulfill our international obligations as we've done in the past, also in the future.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
But we, as Europeans, are the ones who decide who comes to the European Union and under what circumstances and not the smugglers and traffickers. That's the principle in which we are working.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I will say this, you know, they did ask me when I got off the plane, uh, immigration Europe has a tremendous problem. We do too. But we've sealed our borders. Our borders -- We have nobody coming in, and we have, uh, hundreds of thousands of people being taken out, and the bad ones first. And I think we're doing a very good job of that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we had -- I mean, it literally registered zero people last month. You probably saw that nobody. And, uh, Europe has a very similar problem. I think they're gonna end up in the same place. You might as well go there quicker. And the other thing I say to Europe, uh, we've, we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're killing us. They're killing the beauty of our scenery, our, our valleys, our beautiful plains. And I'm not talking about airplanes. I'm talking about beautiful plains, beautiful areas in the United States. And you look up, and you see windmills all over the place. It's a, it's a horrible thing. It's the most expensive form of energy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's no good. They're made in China. Almost all of them. Uh, when they start to rust and rot in eight years, uh, you can't really turn them off. You can't bury them. They won't let you bury the propellers. You know, the, the props because there's a certain type of fiber that doesn't go well with the land.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's what they say. The environmentalists say you can't bury them. Because the fiber doesn't go well with the land. In other words, if you bury it, it will harm our soil. The whole thing is a con job. It's very expensive. And in all fairness, Germany tried it. And, uh, wind doesn't work. It's ever -- You need subsidy for wind and energy should not need subsidy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You -- With energy, you make money, you don't lose money. But more important than that is, it ruins the landscape. It kills the birds. They're noisy. Uh, you know, you have a certain place in the Massachusetts area that over the last 20 years had one or two whales wash ashore. And over the last short period of time, they had 18, okay, 'cause it's driving them loco, it's driving them crazy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Now, windmills will not come. It is not gonna happen in the United States. And, uh, it's a very expensive, and I would love to see, I mean, today I'm playing the best course I think in the world, Turnberry, even though I own it, it's probably the best course in the world, right? And I look over the horizon, and I see nine windmills.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's like great. At the end of the year, I said, "Isn't that a shame? What a shame." You have the same thing all over, all over Europe, in particular. You have windmills all over the place. Some of the countries prohibit it. But, uh, people ought to know that these, these windmills are very destructive. They're environmentally unsound.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Just the exact opposite. Because the environmentalists, they're not really environmentalists, they're political hacks. They're, uh, these are people that -- They almost wanna harm the country. But you look at these beautiful landscapes all over, all over the, you know, the world. Many countries have gotten smart.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They will not allow it. They will not. So worst form of energy, the most expensive form of energy, but windmills should not be allowed. Okay.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Cambodia and Thailand, you spoke to the leaders of those countries.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I did.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are they doing enough to start this happen?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I hope so. You're talking about Cambodia and Thailand? So I had an interesting time. We're dealing with Thailand, and we do a lot of trade with Thailand, and with Cambodia. And yet, I'm reading that they're killing each other, you know, they're fighting, they're in a war. And I say, this should be an easy one for me 'cause I've settled with India and Pakistan, and Serbia and Kosovo was going at it, you know, but they have for a long time, in all fairness, right?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know about that. And, uh, and others, uh, the Congo. And, uh, you know, what's, what's going on there? That's been a horrible thing with Rwanda. That's been a horrible thing. 31 years, 7 million, 8 million people killed, machetes, machetes all over the place. Uh, it's a terrible thing. We, we got that one solved.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We did, uh, five of them. And I was saying, you know, we have a trade deal. We were working on another -- We finalized another trade deal yesterday. And I asked my people, I said, "How are we doing with Cambodia? And how are we doing with Thailand?" And they say they're gonna be coming in at some point to talk.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I said, "Well, let's call them right now. So I called the prime ministers of each, and I said, "We're not gonna make a trade deal unless you settle the war." A lot of people are killed, you know that in a short period of time, the border, they're fighting pretty, like, wild. And I spoke to both of the, uh, prime ministers and I think by the time I got off, I think they want to settle now.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I know they, they're meeting today or tomorrow and we -- we're gonna work with them. Marco Rubio's working with them also, his people and him. Uh, I think we're going to get that. That would be a great thing. But that -- that's gonna, that would've turned out to be a bad one. And I will tell you, India and Pakistan, they were really getting ready to go at it. So getting those things settled, if I could do it, and if I can use trade to do that, it's, it's, you know, it's my honor.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But I had great talks with two very good people that, um, I, they both really would like to make a deal. So we'll see what happens. Okay. How about one more, two more.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
President, Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Europe's now spending a little more on defense thanks to you. Does that --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They are.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Should they get a fairer deal on trade in exchange?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, they're spending a lot of on def- -- on defense, but we're spending a lot more on, you know? And we've been very generous to NATO for many, many years. And, uh, no, but we had a, a terrific meeting with NATO. I'd love to dos as well. We had a, a meeting where they put up 5% instead of 2% and they're gonna pay it instead of not paying 'cause these, you know, many people didn't pay the 2% or anywhere near it, and the 2% was too low.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And, uh, we're gonna be sending now, uh, military equipment and other equipment to NATO and they'll be doing what they want. But I guess as for the most part, working with, uh, Ukraine. But we, uh, we had a fantastic meeting, I guess it's now almost four weeks ago. Uh, one of the best meetings they've ever had at NATO. And the, the spirit and the coming together was incredible.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I stood and I listened to almost 30 speeches. That was a lot. And I was really late and I had to leave. But I, I didn't wanna leave before those last 10 spoke, because they'd go home and they'd tell their wife, "Trump left." And they were so nice to the United States. They were all mentioning the United States and me, but they were mentioning the United States, to be here, it's such an honor, you know, et cetera.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I thought it would've been inappropriate. But I did stay. It was very hard because I was extremely late for something else that was, you know, pretty important. And, uh, we had a, a tremendous NATO meeting. I'm sure you heard that too.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Ursula von der Leyen
Yep. Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It was great. Uh, there some great people that you deal with on two fronts, right? But you deal with on primarily the trade front. But I will tell you, they came together and the relationship is really good. That was a great, it's an interesting question 'cause you probably have reported it that way. Uh, I -- I -- it really, we came together and they went from 2% to 5%, which nobody would've thought that was even, who would even think that?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Because they didn't wanna be at 2%. All of a sudden they're 5%. And that's a, that's the right number. And so it was a, it was a great honor. I got to know the heads of those countries really very well at that meeting almost a month ago. Okay? Thank you very much, everybody. We'll let you know what's happening.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Aide
Thank you press. Let's go. Let's go guys.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
You'll be visiting your Irish golf course anytime soon, Doonbeg?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I will. I love Doonbeg. I, I'll go, so not in this trip, but I'll go soon. Okay. Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Aide
Thank you press.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Aide
Thanks you guys.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much. It's an honor to be with you today. We just celebrated Women's Day at the White House. It was fantastic, attended by a lot of great women, a lot of great women. All women are great. So, this is the beginning of Liberation Day in America. We're going to take back just some of the money that has been taken from us by people sitting behind this desk, or another desk that's not quite as nice, but they have their choice of seven, as you know.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we're going to charge countries for doing business in our country and taking our jobs, taking our wealth, taking a lot of things that they've been taking over the years. They've taken so much out of our country, friend and foe, and, frankly, friend has been oftentimes much worse than foe. And this is very modest.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What we're going to be doing is a 25 percent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States. If they're made in the United States, there's absolutely no tariff. We started off with a 2.5 percent base, which is what we were at, and we go to 25 percent. And basically, as you know and as you've been seeing -- not reporting as accurately as it should be reported because it's a massive story -- business is coming back to the United States so that they don't have to pay tariffs, and I think also because of November 5th, the election, they're very happy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
AI is coming back to levels that nobody's ever seen before. It's a new -- sort of a new business, I guess, when you think about it. But it's -- plants are going up all over the United States and many of them have already been started. We're getting early electricity taken care of. We're getting permits very quickly for them, and we're going to make their life very happy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're coming in with tens of billions of dollars. Individual plants will cost $10 billion, $15 billion, even $20 billion. We're going to let them build electricity generating plants along with their plant, and they can't even believe it. And we're going to get them very quick permits as I've done always.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I did that in Louisiana with two LNG plants. I got them one permit in one day after waiting 14 years and the other one in one week after waiting for 12 years. But this is very exciting to me, this is the automobile industry, and this will continue to spur growth like you haven't seen. Before I was elected, we were losing all of our plants that were being built in Mexico and Canada and other places.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Now those plants largely have stopped and they're moving them to our country. And Indiana, the great state of Indiana, I love Indiana -- Honda is building one of the biggest plants anywhere and they've just started. They wouldn't have done it without this. In all cases, they wouldn't have done it without what we're doing.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, we'll effectively be charging a 25 percent tariff, but if you build your car in the United States, there is no tariff. And what that means is a lot of foreign car companies; a lot of companies are going to be in great shape because they've already built their plant. But their plants are underutilized, so they'll be able to expand them inexpensively and quickly.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But others will come into our country and build and they're already looking for sites. They're looking for mostly sites. They don't want to take the old buildings that are empty and falling down, they want to build new. And there's tremendous action. There is likewise for other companies and countries like the chipmaking process.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Your CHIP bill was a disaster done by Biden. All he does is give tremendous amounts of billions of dollars to chip companies that will do nothing with the money. They're not going to use the money here. They're going to just keep it. They have plenty of money. The one thing they have is they have a lot of money.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
In our case, all we're doing is saying you can't come in unless you build here. And the largest chip company by far is manufacturing -- from Taiwan is building here and it'll give us almost 40 percent of the chip market just with that. They're spending almost $200 billion in the United States to build a plant, and they've almost started -- they'll be doing much of the work in Arizona.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, we have a lot of exciting things, but to me this is one of the most exciting. Now outside of one specific day and that's Liberation Day. That's the real Liberation Day of America and that's going to be on April 2nd, and I look forward to it. We'll have a little news conference. We'll talk about it, but this is very exciting.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, we're signing an executive order today that's going to lead to tremendous growth in the automobile industry. As you know, the electric mandate that we did allows you to buy a car now if electric or gasoline powered or hybrid. You can buy any car you want. We had it so that within a short period of time you had to buy all electric and the country could never get -- they could never provide the money necessary to build all of those power plants that you would need all over the country.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
As you know, in the Middle West, they built eight power stations. That's like the size of this desk or smaller. And they ended up spending $9 billion on eight and of the eight, four of them didn't work. And we're not doing that. So, you can buy electric, or you can buy gasoline or you can buy hybrid or you can buy whatever you want to buy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And that's the way it should be. The market's going to determine that and you're going to see prices going down, but it's going to go down specifically because they're going to, by what we're doing, incentivizing companies to -- and even countries, but companies to come into America and build. And we're already setting records for new plants.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think the new plant number, the tally is -- just within a period of a few weeks it's very large. I want to be accurate. It's very large. And I'd like to ask Will just to come and give some of the basics and then I'll sign it and it's off to the races. I think our automobile business will flourish like it's never flourished before.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yes, please, Will.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Will Scharf
Thank you, sir. As you stated, we've prepared for your attention a proclamation imposing a 25 percent tariff on foreign-made cars and light trucks. This is in addition to tariffs that are already in place on those goods. In addition to, as you said, spurring increased domestic manufacture of cars and trucks, we expect that these tariffs will result in over $100 billion of new annual revenue to the United States of America, in tariff revenue.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think ultimately, we could probably -- anywhere from $600 billion to $1 trillion will be taken in over the relatively short term period, meaning a year from now. But starting right away, starting right away, I think we'll go from $600 billion to $1 trillion within two years. And I think we'll be very -- I mean, right from the beginning, we're going to be at a very high number, right from the beginning.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And right from the beginning, you're going to have a lot of construction jobs, but you're also going to have a lot of automobile jobs. So, this is very exciting, but it's also exciting because of what's happening with other aspects. We're going to be doing tariffs on pharmaceuticals in order to bring our pharmaceutical industry back.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We don't make anything here for -- in terms of drugs, medical drugs, different types of drugs that you need, medicines. It's in other countries, largely made in China, a lot of it made in Ireland. Ireland was very smart. We love Ireland, but we're going to have that. We're going to have lumber; we're going to free up some of our land and you'll be able to make a lot of other standards like fire cuts -- if Los Angeles had fire cuts which they didn't have.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's a gap of half a football field between areas. You wouldn't have had the fires; they would have been contained. But you'll have fire cuts. And by the way, you sell that wood for a lot of money, a lot of profit is made from that. But we're going to be doing lumber, we're freeing up our land so that people can -- so that we don't have to use outside sources of lumber.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Energy we're doing fantastically well at. The energy prices have been coming down rapidly as we increase supply and we've already done that. We have -- Chris and Doug are doing a fantastic job on that. That's Department of Energy and Department of Interior. And they're working together hand in hand because Interior has the land, and Energy has the ability to do the drilling and do what they have to do. Our coal areas are going to be open up for clean, beautiful coal.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Germany is opening up many coal plants now. They tried the wind, and it didn't work. They almost went out of business. They almost went bankrupt. They tried wind, which is a disaster because it's too expensive and it doesn't look good. It kills all the birds, a lot of problems. But Germany is now building a lot of coal plants.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
China is building one a week, think of that, and they're using coal, which is very powerful. Coal is a very powerful energy. And we're opening up our coal mines again and we're going to do, I call it, beautiful clean coal. The technology is so good now that coal can give you tremendous power, at the same time it can be very clean.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we're also obviously doing oil and gas and various other things. You can do pretty much whatever you want. We don't like the wind because we think it ruins the landscapes, the plains, ruins them, and it's got a lot of problems. It's also the most -- by far the most expensive energy. It looks horrible in the oceans.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's dangerous in the oceans in terms of navigation. And if you look at what's happening with whales, you know, in one area they lost -- two whales like in 20 years washed ashore, and this year they had 17 wash ashore. So, something happened out there. There's something driving the whales a little bit loco, but they lost two in 20 years and now they lost 17 in a short period of time.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, it's something wrong out there. So, this is very exciting. This is going to lead to the construction of a lot of plants, a lot, in this case, auto plants. And you're going to have -- you're going to see numbers like you haven't seen both in terms of employment -- takes a little while. You're going to have great construction numbers initially and then you're going to -- ultimately, you're going to have a lot of people making a lot of cars.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And one other thing, we are trying -- we have the speaker of the House with us who's doing a fantastic job. And where's Mike? And we're trying to get approved -- Mike, thank you very much for being here. We're trying to get approved, if we can, if you borrow money to buy a car, you're allowed to deduct interest payments for purposes of income tax, but only if the car is made in America.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, if the car is made in America, you get a loan, you can deduct the interest, that's a big savings. A lot of people in that part of the world, in terms of buying cars, a lot of them don't think in terms of deductions. People that think in terms of deductions are very wealthy people. But people are going to start understanding what a good deduction is all about.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, when you get a loan to buy a car, and I think it's going to pay for itself, I don't think there's any cost. I think that's going to -- you're going to have so many cars built, but you're only going to get that deduction of interest if the car is made in the United States of America. So, I'm going to sign this.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And Mike, I hope you can get that because I think it's going to be amazing in terms of the number of cars that are going to be made because of it. And I want to thank Howard Lutnick, our fabulous commerce chairman. That's what he is. He's a chairman. He's a very successful guy, a great guy and we have a big day, Howard, coming up next week.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Howard Lutnick
Liberation Day.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's Liberation Day, that's going to be on the 2nd and that's going to be reciprocal, and I think people will be impressed. We're going to be -- we're going to be very fair. We're going to be very nice, actually. We have not been treated nicely by other countries, but we're going to be nice. So, I think people will be pleasantly surprised, but it's going to make our country very rich, because we're the piggy bank that everybody steals from and they've been doing it for many years, for decades and we're not going to let it happen.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So -- but we're going to treat people very nicely. We're going to treat other countries very, very nicely. And I think it's going to have a very positive effect on everybody, including those other countries. So, I'll sign this, and we will see you again on April the 2nd in terms of this, it's going to be another round.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it's about making America great again, making it strong and prosperous again. Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Can I ask you about tariffs, Mr. President? On the car tariffs, how do you assure that a car coming into the country is fully built? Could an automaker in Germany say leave the tires off a car?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, we're going to have very strong policing and it's pretty easy to do. If parts are made in America and a car isn't, those parts are not going to be taxed or tariffed. And we'll have very strong policing as far as that's concerned. For the most part, I think it's going to lead cars to be made in one location.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right now, a car would be made here, sent to Canada, sent to Mexico, sent all over the place. It's ridiculous. So, this is a very simple system and the beauty of the 25 -- it's one number. It's not up or down; depending on the cost of the car, it's one number. And that number is going to be used to reduce debt greatly in the United States and to build things, reduce taxes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I mean, basically I view it as reducing taxes and also reducing debt. And within a fairly short period of time, I think we're going to have a balance sheet that's going to be outstanding.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, how do you assure Americans then that this will not cause a long-term increase in prices?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, look I think we're going to have a market the likes of which nobody's ever seen before, not in this country. You know, we had the best market ever in my first term. It was the strongest market ever, the best economy ever. And I think you're going to -- I think this blows it away. But this is something that people have wanted to do. Presidents have wanted to do for a long time.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
A lot of them didn't understand it. It wasn't a priority for them. But foreign countries understood it very well and they've really ripped us off at levels that nobody's seen before. But that's not going to happen.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, this is for today or on April 2nd, the auto tariffs?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Say it.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
These auto tariffs go into effect today or on April 2nd?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They go in effect on April 2nd. We're signing today. It goes into effect April 2nd. We start collecting on April 3rd.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, do you have any more sectorial tariffs that are coming in on April 2nd?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What is that, Mick?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Any more tariffs on any other sectors on April 2nd, for example, chips or pharmaceuticals [Inaudible]?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Not then, but we will be putting a tariff on lumber. We, as you know, have a tariff already on steel and on aluminum of 25 percent. And we're taking in tremendous amounts of dollars. More importantly, our steel factories and aluminum factories are roaring. They're starting to roar. They're building new ones.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I just heard from Nucor, which is a big company, a very big steel company, and they're building a massive plant for steel that they wouldn't build without this. So, we're going to -- you're going to see things that are going to be actually amazing. And I think you already have. You know, we've had some news conferences where -- I can't have enough.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They want to do news conferences where they announce they're going to spend $20 billion, $30 billion, $40 billion. But Apple, as an example, is spending $500 billion.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- on the Signal chat, Senator Roger Wicker --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Hold on one second. Go ahead.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Reciprocal tariffs next week, will those be immediately effective April 2nd on all countries or will you focus on the worst offenders?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, we're going to make it all countries and we're going to make it very lenient. I think people are going to be very surprised. It'll be, in many cases, less than the tariff that they've been charging us for decades. So, I think people are going to be very, very surprised.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Why is that? On these auto tariffs --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think -- I think they'll be pleasantly surprised. I don't know. I think we're trying to keep it somewhat conservative.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
And on these auto tariffs, we saw obviously the Nasdaq 100 go down 2 percent and close, S&P 500 down 1 percent. What are you [Crosstalk]?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Is that today --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Yes, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I didn't say that. I want to see the jobs, I want to see -- that'll all take care of itself. That could take care of itself in one day, two days or one week.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are there any conditions under which you'd remove these auto tariffs, sir? Or is this permanent for the rest of your term in office.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh, this is permanent, yeah, 100 percent, yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Does Elon Musk advise you at all on these auto tariffs?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, because he may have a conflict. So, we don't talk -- I've never talked to him. Elon's amazing. He's never asked me for a favor in business whatsoever. I'm actually a little surprised by it. I might do it; I might not do it; I do what's right. And he'd want me to do what's right. No, he's a patriot. He has never -- you know, these are big deals we're talking about.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
This is probably nothing like this. And I've never had Elon come and say would you do me a favor with the mandate or the electric mandate or anything? He's never asked me for anything.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Sir, what's your response to Republican lawmakers who have said today that your administration should take more accountability and not downplay what's happened with Signal that we've seen in these messages today? What is your response?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I don't know about downplaying. The press up plays it. I think it's all a witch hunt, that's all -- I think it's a witch hunt. I wasn't involved with it. I don't -- I wasn't there. But I can tell you the result is unbelievable because the Houthis are looking to do something. They want to know how do we stop -- how do we stop -- how can we have peace?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The Houthis want peace because they're getting the hell knocked out of them. It's been very, very strong. The Houthis are dying for peace. They don't want this and they're bad. Look, they were knocking ships out of the ocean. You know, we had -- in the Suez Canal, they only have about 20 percent of the ships going through.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They have to go through a different way, which takes weeks of travel and that really affects commerce. But the Houthis have been hit hard, and they want to negotiate peace. But I don't think they --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Do you still believe there was nothing classified that was shared?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Say it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Do you still believe nothing classified was shared?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, that's what I've heard. I don't know. I'm not sure you'll have to ask the various people involved. I really don't know [Crosstalk]. I can only tell you this -- you know, you don't want to talk about it. The Houthis have been horrible to the world, what they've done, killed a lot of people and knocked down a lot of ships and planes and anything else.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, it's not just the ships. And they have been hit. They have been hit harder than they've ever been hit, and they want us to stop so badly, and they've got to stop. They've got to say no mas. But I can only say that the attacks -- you know, it's attacks every day every night. It's not just the one; you're talking about one.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The attacks have been very successful, even beyond our wildest expectations. We've hit them very hard, very successfully, and we're going to do it for a long time. We're going to keep it going for a long time.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
On the European Union -- Senate Republicans have asked -- said that they have formally asked the administration for an inspector general report on the Signal issue? Will you agree to that?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It doesn't bother me. I don't know. You know, I want to find if there's any mistake or if Signal doesn't work, it could be -- that Signal is not very good. You know, it's a company, maybe it's not very good. I think we'd rather know about it now. There was no harm done because the attack was unbelievably successful that night.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And it has been unbelievably successful every single night for the last four or five nights, so --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, the European Union --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's the thing that you should be talking about. This is something that should have been done by Sleepy Joe Biden, but he was asleep at the wheel other than when it came to stealing money, of course. Joe Biden should have done this attack on Yemen, which is basically a certain group within Yemen, the Houthis, and this should have been done by Joe Biden and it wasn't. And that's caused this world a lot of damage and a lot of problems.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- he's responsible, but he's also overseeing the investigation to find out what went wrong. Maybe --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Who's responsible?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mike Waltz says that he's responsible.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, yeah, Mike Waltz, I guess -- he said -- he claimed responsibility. I would imagine it had nothing to do with anyone else. It was Mike, I guess, I don't know. I was told it was Mike. But again, the attacks were unbelievably successful and that's ultimately what you should be talking about, I think.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Mike did -- he took responsibility for it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Say it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Should Secretary Hegseth consider his position over the Signal --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Hegseth is doing a great job. He had nothing to do with this.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
How do you bring Hegseth into it? He had nothing to do. Look, look, it's all a witch hunt. Here we are talking about some of the greatest business deals ever made. The greatest companies in the world are moving into the United States, and you want to ask about whether or not Signal works. I don't know that Signal works.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think Signal could be defective, to be honest with you. And I think that's what we have to -- because you use Signal, and we use Signal and everybody uses Signal. But it could be a defective platform and we're going to have to find that out.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, have you been briefed about soldiers -- Have you been briefed about the soldiers in Lithuania who are missing?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, I haven't.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, have you spoken, sir, with the Big Three automakers about these tariffs? What was their reaction?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I have.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
What was their reaction?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It depends on whether or not they have factories here. I can tell you, if they have factories here, they are thrilled. If you don't have factories here, they're going to have to get going and build them because otherwise they have to pay tariffs. Very simple. And most of those have pretty big factories here like General Motors has big factories here.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're going to move their parts divisions back to the United States because some of them were made in Canada, some of them were made in Mexico and other places. They'll be moving their parts division back to the United States -- in factories where they may be at 60 percent capacity, so they don't even really have to build too much of a factory.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But you know, generally speaking, if they have factories here, plants here where they make their cars and equipment, but they make their cars here, they are thrilled. Same thing with the steel industry. The steel industry is now paying a 25 percent tariff, as you know, I put it on last week. And the business is roaring in the United States.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And we can't -- because of military, we can't lose the steel industry. If I didn't put the initial tariffs on steel in my first term, you wouldn't be able to have a military because we wouldn't have -- every steel company, every steel company would be bankrupt in the United States and every plant would be closed.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But now they're booming. And putting this tariff on -- this additional tariff for steel and aluminum, it's making them thrive and it's already happened.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, on the deadline for the TikTok sale. Will you extend that deadline if you don't have a deal? Do you support --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, we will have a form of a deal. TikTok is very popular, very successful, very good. We're going to have a form of a deal, but if it's not finished, it's not a big deal we'll just extend it. I have the right to have the deal and to extend it if I want. So, we'll see whether or not we have a deal. We have a lot of interest in TikTok.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Is there a way for a US company to operate it and ByteDance to still have a share of the algorithm --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, it'll be -- there are numerous ways you can buy TikTok, and we will find the one that's best for the country -- for our country. I'm worried about our country more than anything else with respect to TikTok. And China is going to have to play a role in that possibly in the form of an approval maybe.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I think they'll do that. Maybe I'll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done. Because every point in tariff is worth more money than TikTok, if you think. Every point -- tariff is a much bigger world and TikTok is big. But every point in tariffs is worth more than TikTok. So, in order to get China to do, maybe I'd give them a reduction in tariffs as an example.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sounds like something I'd do.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
-- tariffs are going to be good for Tesla, sir?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Good for who?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Tesla which makes its cars in the United States.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well. He makes -- he is a fantastic -- Tesla, will tariffs be good? I think they may -- it could be a net neutral, or they may be good. He has a big plant in Texas. He has a big plant in California. And anybody that has plants in the United States, it's going to be good for, in my opinion.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, the European Union has --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- education control to the states. How would you handle it if a state like California were to put in place education --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, I haven't seen a mask in so long. You're wearing a mask. So nice of you. I haven't seen anybody wearing a mask in a long time. It's good. You feel more comfortable, right? Good, that's good. So, go ahead.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
You said you want to return education control to the states. How would you handle it if a state like California were to put in place education policies you disagree with?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I think that California is going to be tougher because they are -- they're doing badly on everything they do. Everything they touch turns bad. So, a place like California would be tougher for education. But what I would see with California is you'd have a Los Angeles department, and you'd have Riverside, you'd have -- you know, you'd go to various places.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I think you'd have some great areas in California and then you'd have some like everything else, it doesn't work so well. But ultimately, I think it would be very successful. I think in New York, as an example, you'd go to Long Island, Westchester, you may have Nassau County, Queens County, you'd break it up in certain ways.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, they'd have maybe five departments -- you know, because of the size they'd have five departments instead of one. A state like Iowa, you'd have one. And I mean they're just chomping at the bit to get going. So many states are chomping at the bit to get education, and it's going to happen fast, to get the education brought back to the states.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I mean, I tell you what, you have 40 states, in my opinion, that will be as good as Norway, Sweden, Denmark -- you take a look at -- those three are top, among the top and they've been there for a long time. But I think you'll have a lot, a lot. Finland is very strong. Frankly, China is very strong, China's top 10. And that's something considering the size, you know, so it's not only a size thing.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But, Norway, Sweden have been very good. Denmark has been very good. I think you have Iowa and Indiana, and a lot of our states will be equal to them, but they can't be equal if it's going to be run in Washington, we don't want that.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
They would interfere. Director Gabbard testified that any information that would indicate that the US or its allies are going to make an attack should be classified. The Secretary of Defense has said that the information in those messages was not classified. Are you going to ask him to review whether it should have been?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Should flight times and sequences --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sure, I'll ask him to this, sure, I would -- it would be. You can view that in two ways, frankly, a lot of ways to answer that question. But I'd certainly ask him to take a look at it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
So, Mr. President, when you did this in hindsight, should they --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, there may be -- yeah, there may be a problem with the platform, and if there's a problem with the platform, nobody should use it. You know, they could have a basic problem. But, you know, I say it again, the attack was so successful, it was so lethal -- not that I'm looking for lethality. I wish we didn't have to do it at all.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But they're shooting down our ships, they're shooting down our planes and we can't allow that to happen. And again, this is something that should have been done by Biden a long time ago. One or two more.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
The Vice President's comments that he doesn't like bailing out the Europeans. Do you agree with that?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I understand where he's coming from. The European Union has been treating us very, very badly in terms of the VAT tax that they charge. They charge a tremendous VAT tax, and they don't sell our cars in Europe. They don't sell our agriculture in Europe. They don't let us do very much. They treat us very badly.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
One of the reasons I'm putting tariffs on is that reason. We take millions of their cars, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz. We take millions and millions of their cars, they take none. I don't know if they take any of our cars. And they have non-monetary tariffs where it's impossible for us to sell a car, almost, in Europe.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And so, I understand what he's saying, same thing with NATO. When I got involved, these mostly European countries, as you know, we had 28 at the time, and only seven were paid. And most of them were not paid, 20-some-odd countries were not paid, or they were substantially less than they're supposed to be. And the United States was literally making up the difference in Europe and it's very unfair.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So, I understand, I didn't know he made that statement, but if he did, I mean I'm OK with it. It's -- I complain about it all the time. The European Union treats us horribly on trade and NATO has treated now -- I raised a lot of money for NATO, hundreds of billions of dollars. You were here last week when the secretary general said without Trump, there wouldn't be a NATO, because I got them to pay money.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It was unfair. The United States was paying 80, 90, 100 percent, OK.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Inaudible] to be more lenient than [Inaudible] next week?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think they'll be -- yeah, I think if I was -- if I did to them what they did to us, I think a lot of people would be very unhappy. Yeah, I think it'll be much more lenient. I'm going to be much more lenient with regard to the tariffs that you'll see on April 2nd. I'm going to be much more lenient than they were with us.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They were really bad with us. I tell you; they've treated us badly. And presidents should have stepped up. They should have stepped up and done something and they didn't do it, and hence we have $36 trillion in debt.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, you've criticized Jeffrey Goldberg. Have you asked your national security adviser how he had his phone number in his phone?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We have asked a lot of questions and we're going to try finding all those things out. No, I just know Goldberg is a sleazebag, you know, his magazine's terrible. He's just a guy that I never had a lot of respect for.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are you -- Are you prepared to go on Greenland? You said this morning that the United States needs Greenland. How far are you willing to go?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We need Greenland for national security and international security. So, I think we'll go as far as we have to go. We need Greenland and the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark. Denmark has to have us have Greenland. And you know, we'll see what happens. But if we don't have Greenland, we can't have great international security.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
If you look at the ships outside of Greenland, China, Russia, places that we have to be there, if we're not there, we can't have national or international security. So, I view it from a security standpoint, we have to be there.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President [Inaudible] joined his wife instead of sending her, she was going to go solo to the dog sled race and now he's going along on Friday.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Who's going into --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
The vice president. Usha was going to go to Greenland on her own.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know. I'm not sure. I think you may have JD going actually. Yeah. I don't know if they've split that up, but Usha's great. But I understand JD might be going.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Sir, the European Union has voted or decided against Apple and Google during the Digital Markets Act, and they're the first US companies they targeted with that. An Apple executive told me they believe that's politically motivated --<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Note
[Crosstalk]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- the tariffs on April 2nd.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It is. The European Union is suing a lot of our companies, like Apple, and they have a $17 billion judgment. And they're suing Google, they're suing Facebook, they're suing a lot of other companies. And they use that money just like a tariff. They go before judges that are very pro-European Union, to put it mildly.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I have that same thing here, but I don't think the people are going to stand for it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are they using it as leverage?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, they're just taking advantage of American companies and we're not going to let them do it anymore. OK, thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Hello everybody.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Hello, Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So we had a great time in Iowa. Very successful. A lot of people, I think they enjoyed it, but it's been a great state for me. We won it all three times and, uh, very special. Tomorrow's gonna be great. We're gonna have the B-2s flying and we have Christie, the whole group. Including --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Inaudible]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
A lot of great congressmen. We have everybody. And we have Doug Burgum. If you have any questions, Brooke Rollins, agriculture. Do you have any questions? Let us know. But we all had a great time in Iowa.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, has Hamas agreed to the latest framework for a ceasefire and hostage deal?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Uh, we'll see what happens. We're gonna know over the next 24 hours.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, you had the best border numbers in the month of June in the country's history. Now with the one Big Beautiful Bill signed by you, you've set the bar so high when it comes to border security, what is the expectation moving forward, sir?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I love this guy.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Laughter]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh, I love him.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
That's a good question.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He's like my favorite person. Uh, well, we just wanna see if we can keep going up. We have had, we had great numbers. I appreciate you saying it. We have had --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But we just want to keep 'em going up, right?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
That's right.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's all we can do.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, you --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
-- talked about farmers and trying to, uh, give them some relief. Uh, can you, can you talk a little bit more specifically about, you mentioned legislation tonight at the rally.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, I'll let, I'll let my agricultural genius talk about it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
Yeah. [Laughs] Thank you, sir. Yes, we have been hard at work. The president gave a directive that farmers needed to make sure they could farm and, and, uh, do their harvests and milk their cows. So Stephen Miller, myself, the top team in the White House has been working on, including Secretary Noem, including Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on the H2A streamline.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
The current visa system that allows seasonal workers in. So we are hard at work. We've already made some changes. We're gonna make it cheaper, more efficient, and more effective for those farmers. We will have a 100% legal workforce very, very soon thanks to President Trump's leadership.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Good answer, right?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
[Laughs]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
We're 10 days away from the anniversary of your assassination attempt. Do you know any more now about the assassination attempt that, than you knew then?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, the FBI was in the other day with a lot of people, including the Attorney General who's doing a great job, Pam Bondi. Uh, and uh, I'm very satisfied. They gave me a complete presentation. I was very satisfied.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
There is a report that you held a secret meeting today with a Saudi official. Are you any closer on, uh, expanding the Abraham Accords? Any, any news from that?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, we are. It's one of the things we talked about, the Abraham Accords. Now that Iran has been taken out in terms of a nuclear threat, and they have been completely taken out, at least for a very long time, uh, I think a lot of people are gonna be joining the Abraham Accords. We have four great countries already, but we're gonna have a lot of people, I think, joining the Abraham Accord.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Some polls have shown the Big Beautiful Bill to not be very popular. I'm wondering how confident are you in being able to sell it to the American people?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, I think it's very popular. Uh, it does many things, but one of 'em is the biggest tax cuts in our country's history, and that alone makes it very popular. The only poll that was done was a, uh, Democrat poll, and the last two of the little bit controversial things, but good things for the country. Uh, the tax cuts alone, so it's the largest tax cut in the history of our country, and that alone makes it very, very popular.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, can you talk a little bit about your expectations for the celebration next year? Obviously a bit of a preview tonight. You talked about the Patriot Games. You highlighted a possible UFC title fight at the White House.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
What are your expectations for the celebration next year?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I think it's gonna be a great celebration. It's gonna be as big a celebration as we've ever had. And remember, we have the World Cup and we have the Olympics also. So we have that plus we have 250. Uh, I think it's gonna be a, a wild time. It's gonna be a great time for this country. It's gonna be the golden age.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, what's next, uh, for, for Russia and Ukraine? Are you still speaking, are you speaking to Zelenskyy tomorrow and, and what are you hoping the next --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'm speaking to President Zelenskyy tomorrow, early in the morning. And yeah, I'm very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin because I don't think he's there. I don't think he's there.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Can you [Inaudible]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I, I'm very disappointed. Well, it, it's not, I'm just saying, I don't think he's looking to stop, and that's too bad. This is Biden. This isn't me. This is Biden's war. It wouldn't have happened. If I were president, uh, it wouldn't have happened. So, you know, I, I, in one way, I hate to get too involved, because it's Biden's war.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
President, uh, it wouldn't have happened. So, you know, I, I, in one way, I hate to get too involved because it's Biden's war. And, uh, I got stuck in the middle of it, just like I did with immigration and a lot of other things that they screwed up. But I was not happy with the conversation. No.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, a couple weeks ago, you said that you were on the cusp of a historic settlement with Harvard University. What's changed since then? Do you think you're closer to an agreement or do you think Columbia could go for --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh, no. I think, I think we're gonna probably settle with Harvard. We're gonna probably settle with Columbia. They, they wanna settle very badly.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
How much?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
There's no rush. A lot of money.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
[Laughter] Mr. President, I wanted to ask you about one of the words you used during your speech, shylocks. That's widely viewed as an anti-Semitic phrase. Did you attend for that word be used that way?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, I've never heard it that way. To me, a shylock is somebody that's a, uh, a moneylender at high rates. I've never heard it that way. You view it differently than me. I've never heard that. Go ahead. Anything else?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President, what do you make of the deal, uh, that your lawyer struck, uh, with CBS's parent company? Uh, can you talk, uh, uh, talk about that? And have you had any conversations with, uh, Larry Ellison about expectations you might have for Skydance and PSAs that they would run should they take over Paramount?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, Larry Ellison is a friend of mine. He's a great guy. I think he's the buyer. But, uh, we did a deal for about $16 million plus 16 million, or maybe more than that in advertising. So it's a combination of 16 plus, 16 plus. So it's like 32 to maybe $35 million. I think that what they did, what they, and this has nothing to do with Larry Ellison.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think he's gonna run CBS really well, and I think he's making a good deal to buy it. I think he's great. He's got a son who's a fantastic young man too. Uh, but, uh, what they did was incredible. They took an answer from Kamala just before, the day before the election, and it was a horrible answer. And they took the answer out in its entirety, and they put another answer in. A different answer that was a different part of the interview because the answer she gave was so bad, it was like election-threatening.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I have never, I've seen it all, but I've never seen that. Nobody has. And we understand that was done in other locations also with respect to answers. But think of it, one of the most important question, maybe the most important question, she gave a horrible answer to it. So they took an answer from another part of the interview and they inserted it. Nobody's ever seen that before.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So I think they made a wise decision to settle.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
And is that 16 million for the ads, is that part of, uh, contingency for your administration to approve the merger or the, the sale of the company?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, it has nothing to do with that. It has to, this is totally separate. This was when I was running. This had nothing to do with what was taking place in government. This is when I was running. Uh, this was the, essentially the night before the election, and they did this and we thought it was despicable, actually.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Inaudible] Haven't made a deal?<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No. We're gonna start sending letters out to various countries starting tomorrow. We'll probably have 10 or 12 go out tomorrow. And over the next few days, uh, I think by the 9th, they'll be fully covered. And they'll range in value from maybe 60 or 70% tariffs to, uh, 10 and 20% tariffs. Uh, but they're gonna be starting to go out sometime tomorrow.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We've done the final form, and it's basically going to explain what the countries are gonna be paying in tariffs. And it's, uh, very important. It's a lot of money for the country, but we're giving them a bargain.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
'Cause if I went by the true deficits or, uh, by other, uh, ways of measuring, it could be a lot more. We, I, we don't wanna- --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
That's right.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't wanna stretch it too much. We want to keep it pretty reasonable.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
Yeah, yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I think it's, actually, I think it's very reasonable.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
I agree.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Mr. President. Mr. President, what countries will you be sending those letters to first?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Uh, we're gonna be sending to, well, you're gonna see tomorrow. I'd rather give it tomorrow, but we have probably 12, 10 to 12 tomorrow. And then after that, we'll be sending 10 or 12 a day. And as we get along, as we get to the smaller countries, uh, we're pretty much gonna keep the tariffs the same.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Are there countries that will have a little flexibility with that deadline?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Not really. I mean, they'll, they'll start to pay on August 1st. The money will start to come into the United States on August 1st. Okay? In pretty much all cases. Thank you very much everybody. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Brooke Rollins
Thank you, everyone.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
Thank you, sir.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Question
[Inaudible]<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You want to get them over here? You, put them over here. Put them over here, please. There's some room over here. Over here.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Unidentified
Make some room.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Inaudible, discussion among gathered guests and press]<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, thank you very much, and today we're very thrilled to swear in the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins. He's a fantastic man, and with great experience, but he's -- above all -- he's very smart. congratulations to Paul, his wife, Sarah, and his entire family who are with us today.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you very much and congratulations. Great job. That's great, Sarah. We're all so grateful to be joined by our secretary of the treasury, who's doing a -- it's the easiest job. I think it's probably the easiest job right now in government, would you say? Companies are coming out of the -- countries are coming from all over, they want to just sign, sign, sign.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're doing OK, but you're doing really well. Thank you very much. And Scott's going to be doing the swearing in. No one in America is more highly qualified to lead the SEC in this exciting time, than Paul. He's devoted his entire life to the cause of free, clear pro-growth and pro-innovation securities markets.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
After graduating very, very high in his class, I will tell you, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Paul began a distinguished career practicing securities law in New York City before joining the staff of the SEC in the 1990s. In 2002, Paul was appointed as the Commissioner of the SEC, a commissioner and rode that to a fare thee well.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He was so respected. He was a role which he promoted economic freedom and represented the agency at the U.S. EU Transatlantic Economic Council, highly respected the World Economic Forum and the Transatlantic Business Dialogue. After completing his term in 2008, Paul began a successful consulting practice and continued to advocate for a commonsense approach to securities regulation.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Extremely complicated stuff, and he put a lot of commonsense and saneness into it. Without heavy handed bureaucracy and the harming of investors and workers and consumers and frankly, our country itself, Paul has also been a leader in the emerging crypto and blockchain industries and served as co-chair of the Digital Chamber's Token Alliance.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He's the perfect man to lead this agency at a time when crypto innovators are urgently in need of, and they want so badly, they want it to happen, regulatory certainty and clear rules of the road. In addition to helping build this new framework that will allow the United States to maintain its financial and technological dominance long into the future, Paul will end the weaponization of the SEC and stop the lawless enforcement practices that occurred during the Biden administration.<end_of_turn>
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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They were vicious people. They were vicious and horrible for our country. Paul is passionate about protecting American liberty and American economic leadership and we are truly grateful and honored that he has answered the call of public service, as he always has. He's a man that just we were looking for the right person for this very important job, and he was at the top of everyone's list.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
So Paul, I want to congratulate you and your family. You have an incredible family. And you have an incredible father and husband. I can say that. I'm pretty sure I'm right about that. If I'm not, please speak up now. So thank you very much. Sarah, thank you very much. And I'll ask Scott to come up and do the swearing in. Thank you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Thank you, everybody.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Scott Bessent
Put your hand on the Bible, please. I --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Paul Atkins
I, Paul Atkins --<end_of_turn>
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