Washington, DC…President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Deliver Remarks.

— PRESIDENT TRUMP: JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY ON THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHICH
WOULD BE MOVED. WE’RE GOING TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN IN THEIR STATES WHERE THEY CAN GET A PROPER
EDUCATION. THE NUMBERS OF HORRIBLE THE WAY IT IS, AND WE’RE GOING TO MAKE A MOVE THAT’S VERY BIG.
I DON’T THINK IT’S EVEN RISKY A LITTLE BIT. I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE AMAZING. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE YEARS AGO.
THEY HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR MANY YEARS AND NOBODY EVER GOT IT ALL BUT WE DID. IT WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT AND
GREAT ACCEPTANCE OF IT BY ALMOST EVERYBODY, INCLUDING A LOT OF DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I DECIDED THE
SBA, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WILL HANDLE ALL OF THE STUDENT LOAN. WE HAVE A PORTFOLIO THAT’S VERY
LARGE, LOTS OF LOANS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOANS. PRETTY COMPLICATED DEAL, AND THAT’S COMING OUT OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IMMEDIATELY AND IT’S GOING TO BE HEADED UP BY
KELLY LOUGHLIN. IT’S A MESS. ALSO BOBBY KENNEDY, THE HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL BE HANDLING SPECIAL NEEDS AND ALL OF THE NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, RATHER
COMPLEX. BUT THAT’S GOING TO BE HEADED BY AND HANDLED BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SO I THINK THAT
WILL WORK OUT VERY WELL. THOSE TWO ELEMENTS WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THEN ALL WE HAVE
TO DO IS GET THE STUDENTS TO GET GUIDANCE FROM THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE THEM AND CHERISH THEM, INCLUDING THEIR PARENTS.
OTHERWAY WILL BE TOTALLY INVOLVED IN THEIR EDUCATION ALONG WITH BOARDS AND THE GOVERNORS AND STATES. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT
SITUATION. I GUARANTY THAT IN A FEW YEARS FROM NOW, I HOPE I’M GOING TO BE AROUND TO SEE IT, BUT I
THINK WE’RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF IT. I THINK YOU HAVE TREMENDOUS RESULTS. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE RESULTS
LIKE NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK, A LOT OF THE COUNTRIES THAT DO SO WELL. I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A
LOT OF THOSE RESULTS. IF YOU LOOK AT IOWA, INDIANA, IDAHO, SO MANY PLACES THAT RUN SO WELL, FLORIDA, TEXAS, BIG
ONES. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE GREAT EDUCATION, MUCH BETTER THAN IT IS NOW AT HALF THE WE’RE NOT COST. EVEN DOING IT AS A COST ITEM.
YOU WILL SAVE PROBABLY HALF, MAYBE MORE THAN THAT. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST, MAYBE MUCH
HIGHER. I WILL GUARANTY, SOME OF THE STATES WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, THEY WILL BE
COMPARABLE OR BETTER THAN THESE NUMBER ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE COUNTRIES, THE COUNTRIES IN THE TOP FIVE POSITIONS.
TO ME IT’S BEEN VERY EXCITING AND RECEIVED VERY WELL SO I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE STUDENT LOAN AND SPECIAL
NEEDS. BUT WE’RE HERE FOR A REASON TODAY THAT IS VERY EXCITING. I’M THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
AT MY DIRECTION THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WORLD’S FIRST SIXTH GENERATION FIGHTER JET,
NUMBER SIX, SIXTH GENERATION. NOTHING IN THE WORLD COMES EVEN CLOSE TO IT. IT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE F-47.
THE GENERALS PICKED A TITLE. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL NUMBER, F-47.
IT’S SOMETHING THE LIKES OF WHICH NOBODY HAS SEEN IN TERMS OF BEFORE ALL OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF A FIGHTER JET.
THERE’S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING CLOSE TO IT FOR SPEED TO MANEUVERABILITY TO WHAT IT CAN HAVE TO PAYLOAD AND THIS HAS
BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER A RIGOROUS COMPETITION BETWEEN SOME OF AMERICA’S TOP
AEROSPACE COMPANIES, THE AIR FORCE IS GOING TO BE AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE
PLATFORM TO BOEING, AS YOU KNOW WAS HIGHLY — THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPETITION, GENERALS AND BEEN
GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. VERY TOUGH COMPETITION. BUT THIS PLANE HAS PRODUCED NUMBERS NOBODY’S EVER SEEN
BEFORE. THE F-47 WILL BE THE MOST ADVANCED, CAPABLE, LETHAL AIRCRAFT
EVER BUILT AN EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF THE PLANE HAS
SECRETLY BEEN PLAYING FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS AND WE’RE CONFIDENT IT MASSIVELY OVERPOWERS THE
CAPABILITY OF ANY NATION. WE KNOW EVERY OTHER PLANE, I’VE SEEN EVERY ONE OF THEM, AND IT’S NOT EVEN CLOSE.
THIS IS NEXT LEVEL. LEVEL FIVE, THIS IS LEVEL SIX THEY SAY. THE F-47 IS EQUIPPED WITH STATE
OF THE ART STEALTH TECHNOLOGIES. IT’S VIRTUALLY UNSEEABLE AND UNPRECEDENTED POWER.
IT’S GOT THE MOST POWER ANY JET OF ITS KIND EVER MADE.
MANUFACTURABILITY LIKE WISE, THERE’S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT DESPITE THE POWER AND SPEED.
ITS SPEED IS TOP. OVER TWO WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU
DON’T HEAR VERY OFTEN. AMERICA’S ENEMIES WILL NEVER SEE IT COMING. HOPEFULLY WE DON’T HAVE TO USE
IT FOR THAT PURPOSE, BUT GOT TO HAVE IT. IF IT EVER HAPPENS, THEY WON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL HIT THEM.
HOPEFULLY THESE MAGNIFICENT PLANES WILL BE
BUILT, FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. IT’S READY TO GO. THEY’VE ALREADY BUILT MUCH OF
WHAT HAS TO BE BUILT IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION INCLUDING THE SHEDS. WE’LL ENSURE THE USA CONTINUES
TO DOMINATE THE SKIES GIVEN IN ORDER FOR A LOT. WE CAN’T TELL YOU THE PRICE BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE WAY TO
SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND SOME OF THE SIZE OF THE PLANE, GOOD-SIZED PLANE. THIS CONTRACT ALSO REPRESENTS
AN HISTORIC INVESTMENT TO HELP KEEP AMERICA AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGY.
OUR ALLIES ARE CALLING CONSTANTLY. THEY WANT TO BUY THEM ALSO. CERTAIN ALLIES WILL BE SELLING
THEM, PERHAPS TONED DOWN VERSIONS. TONE IT DOWN ABOUT 10% WHICH PROBABLY MAKES SENSE BECAUSE
SOME DAY MAYBE THEY ARE NOT OUR ALLIES, RIGHT? BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK SECRETARY HEGSETH
WHO IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, HE’S REALLY BEEN VERY INSPIRING IN SO MANY WAYS.
I MUST SAY BEFORE HE SPEAKS WE HAVE HAD RECORD PEOPLE RUNNING TO JOIN OUR MILITARY IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF
MONTHS LITERALLY SINCE THIS I THINK PROBABLY SINCE THE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5TH, BUTTONS SINCE WE CAME TO OFFICE AND
SINCE I ANNOUNCED PETE. HE’S YOUNG, STRONG.
HE LOVES IT AND THEY LOVE HIM BUT WE’VE HAD RECORD NUMBERS PEOPLE WANTING TO OF JOIN OUR MILITARY.
NOW IF YOU GO BACK SIX MONTHS, IT WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE. WE’VE HAD RECORD NUMBERS OF PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO JOIN THE
MILITARY. NOW YOU HAVE RECORD NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WANTING TO BE IN OUR MILITARY AND THAT’S A REALLY, THAT’S A GREAT — IT SHOWS YOU WE’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
PETE, MAYBE SAY A FEW WORDS. >> SECRETARY HEGSETH: SURE. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS A BIG DAY.
THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR WAR FIGHTERS, OUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. THE NEXT OF THE NAME IS THE
NEXT GENERATION OF AIR DOMINANCE. MR. PRESIDENT, BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR CLARITY, WE
HAVE GOING, AMERICA IS GOING TO HAVE A GENERATIONS IN THE FUTURE OF AIR DOMINANCE BECAUSE OF THIS SIXTH GENERATION
FIGHTER. WE’VE HAD THE F-15. WE HAD THE F-16, THE F-22, THE F-35.
NOW WE HAVE THE F-47 WHICH SENDS A VERY DIRECT, CLEAR MESSAGE TO OUR ALLIES THAT WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND TO
OUR ENEMIES THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROJECT POWER AROUND THE GLOBE UNIMPEDED.
THIS IS A GIFT TO MY KIDS AND YOUR KIDS, TO MY GRANDKIDS AND YOUR GRANDKIDS. THIS IS AN HISTORIC INVESTMENT
IN THE AMERICAN MILITARY, IN THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL BASE, IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY THAT WILL HELP REVIVE THE WARRIOR ETHOS
WITH OUR MILITARY WHICH WE’RE DOING, REBUILD OUR MILITARY WHICH THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION DID NOT, THEY
PAUSED THIS PROGRAM AND WERE POTENTIALLY GOING TO SCRAP. WE KNOW THIS IS CHEAPER AND MORE TELLTHIE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID WE’RE REVIVING IT AND DOING IT AND REVISE THE TERMS. UNDER THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION WE LOOKED LIKE FOOLS. NOT ANYMORE. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REESTABLISHED THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP.
THE F-47 IS PART OF IT AND, MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE COURAGE TO DO IT AND LEADING THE WAY FOR ALL OUR
WAR FIGHTERS — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PETE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL SAY AND IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS, BUT THIS PLANE FLIES
WITH DRONES, MANY, MANY DRONES, AS MANY AS YOU WANT. IT’S A TECHNOLOGY THAT’S NEW BUT IT DOESN’T FLY BY ITSELF.
IT FLIES WITH MANY DRONES, AS MANY AS WE WANT AND THAT’S SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER PLANE CAN DO.
SO I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, IF I MIGHT, AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL DAVID OLDEN AND GENERAL DALE LIGHT THAT I GOT
TO KNOW OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WOULD YOU SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE, GENERAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. SECRETARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR
MILITARY. I WILL SAY THIS IS A BIG DAY. THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS
WELL. AIR DOMINANCE IS NOT A BIRTH RIGHT BUT IT’S BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH AMERICAN AIR
POWER. SINCE THE EARLIEST DAYS OF AERIAL WARFARE, BRAVE AMERICAN AIR MEN JUMPED INTO THEIR
MACHINES, TAKEN TO THE AIR AND CLEARED THE SKIES. WHETHER THAT BE CLEARING THE SKIES SO WE CAN RAIN DOWN
DESTRUCTION FROM ABOVE BUT CLEAR THE PATH FOR GROUND FORCES BELOW. THAT’S OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FIGHT AND OUR PROMISE TO
AMERICANS. WITH THIS FHEALTH 47 AS THE CROWN JEWEL IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF AIR DOMINANCE
SYSTEMS, WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THAT PROMISE WELL INTO THE FUTURE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FROM INDUSTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT, OUR ENGINEERS WHO
HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THIS PROGRAM TO BRING US WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THIS SHOWS THAT AMERICAN
TALENT, AMERICAN SKILLS AND DETERMINATION ARE SECOND TO NONE BECAUSE THIS PLATFORM IS SECOND TO NONE.
WE BELIEVE THIS PROVIDES MORE CAPABILITY, MODERNIZED
CAPABILITY IN A WAY ABILITY TO ADAPT. THIS ALONG WITH OUR COMBAT AIRCRAFT MR. PRESIDENT
TALKED ABOUT WITH DRONES, THIS IS ALLOWING US TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND UNLOCK THE MAGIC
THAT IS HUMAN MACHINE AND WITH THAT WE’RE GOING TO WRITE THE NEXT GENERATION OF MODERN WARFARE.
THIS ENABLES US TO DO THIS. IT PUTS MORE CONTROL INTO THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT SO WE CAN UPDATE AND ADAPT THE SPEED
OF RELEVANCE, TECHNOLOGY, NOT AT THE SPEED OF BUREAUCRACY. THIS IS MORE AIR FORCE. THIS IS MORE OPTIONS FOR THE
PRESIDENT. WE SAY AS OUR MISSION IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FIRE FIGHT AND WENT AIR POWER ANY
TIME AND ANYWHERE. IF YOU WANT TO GO ANYWHERE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLATFORM THAT GETS YOU ANYWHERE.
FROM THE ONE END EQUIPPED RESPONSE AND WE CAN GET RIGHT BACK INTO FIGHTING STANCE WITHOUT
HAVING TO DEPLOY TROOPS GOING TO TAKE MORE MONTHS AND TAKE MORE LIVES. ALL THE WAY TO DECISIVE VICTORY
AS PART OF A JOINT FORCE MOST LETHAL. THAT’S WHAT WE PROVIDE NOW AND THIS ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE
INTO THE FUTURE, MORE DETERRENCE, MORE
CAPABILITY. IT’S WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE, MR. PRESIDENT. ALL WE CAN SAY IS ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, LET’S DELIVER.
— PRESIDENT TRUMP: THANK YOU, GENERAL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. >> NO, SIR, I’LL GO WITH WHAT THE CHIEF SAID.
THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT AND THAT’S WHAT WE’LL DELIVER — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOB. WE’VE WORKED TOGETHER LONG AND
HARD ON THIS AND THIS WAS A BIG SECRET. WE DON’T SHOW TOO MUCH OF THE PLANE FOR THAT REASON.
DO YOU SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS? THAT IS JUST A VERY SMALL PART OF IT.
I WAS WONDERING HOW MUCH YOU SHOW, THE WHEEL IN THE FRONT,
THAT’S ABOUT IT. ANY QUESTIONS
? >> Reporter: 8,000 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS IS A LOT OF SIFT THROUGH. CAN YOU JUST TELL US WHO KILLED KENNEDY?
— PRESIDENT TRUMP: I WAS GIVEN THE TASK OF RELEASING THAT BECAUSE MANY PRESIDENTS HAVE GONE THROUGH IT AND THEY
HAVEN’T RELEASED AND THEY SAID RELEASE. WE EVEN RELEASED SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. I DIDN’T WANT ANYTHING DELETED. SO THEY SAID WHAT ABOUT SOCIAL
SECURITY? PEOPLE ARE LONG GONE. I SAID IF YOU DON’T DELETE IT, IF YOU DO DELETE IT, WE HAVE
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO SAY WHY DID YOU DELETE THIS? SO WE GAVE EVERYTHING. THE REST IS FOR YOU TO LOOK AT.
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT YOU SEE ANYTHING BUT WE’VE GIVEN IT, WE’RE DOING IT WITH DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING
TOO. THEY ARE PREPARING ALL OF THAT. THEY ARE GOING TO RELEASE EVERYTHING.
WHOEVER ELSE, WE ARE, WE REALLY HAVE NOTHING. WHEN A LOT OF TIME GOES BY,
WITH THE KENNEDY FILES, IN PARTICULAR THEY WERE GOING CRAZY ON THEM. I DON’T THINK THERE’S SOMETHING
THAT’S EARTH SHATTERING BUT YOU’LL HAVE TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. IT’S ACTUALLY 88,000 AND WE
HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS AS YOU KNOW COME OUT TODAY, AND FOR CAN GO INTO THE THAT YOU OFFICES AND SEE WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO SEE. EVERYTHING IS OUT THERE, TOTALLY OPEN. THE ADDITIONAL STUFF IS
AVAILABLE LATER ON TODAY. YOU GO OVER TO THE OFFICES AND YOU CAN HAVE IT IMMEDIATELY. AND YOU’LL MAKE A DETERMINATION
. >> Reporter: BECAUSE OF YOUR EXECUTIVE ORDER THEY ARE DESIGNATED AS FOREIGN TERRORISTS. IF ISIS OR AL-QUIDA ARE FOREIGN
TERRORISTS WERE OPERATING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, COPS WOULD PROBABLY BE SHOOTING FIRST AND ASKING QUESTIONS
LATER, AND SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TERRORISTS, BETWEEN SOMEBODY LIKE AN ISIS OR AN AL-QUIDA OPERATIVE VERSUS
ON MS-13? — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THESE ARE PEOPLE FOCUSED ON DESTROYING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.
THEY ARE NOT AS INTERNATIONAL IN THAT SENSE. THEY ARE A GROUP OF THUGS THAT COME FROM VENEZUELA.
THEY COME FROM THE PRISONS OF VENEZUELA. THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS PEOPLE BUT DIDN’T LOOK THEY SO
DANGEROUS WHEN THE GUARDS TOOK CARE OF THE SITUATION FROM EL SALVADOR. I WANT TO THANK THE PRESIDENT.
HE’S A FRIEND OF MINE. HE’S DONE A GREAT JOB, BUT I JUST CAN’T IMAGINE THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THIS ISSUE
WHERE THEY WANT TO HAVE HIM BACK. SO NOW THEY HAVE MEN PLAYING IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.
THEY HAVE TRANSGENDER FOR EVERYONE. THEY HAVE OPEN BORDERS. THEY HAVE ALL OF THEIR CRAZY
POLICIES. AND THEIR NEW POLICY IS LET
‘S BRING THE, THESE ARE THE WORST GANG MEMBERS. THEY LOOKED AMAZINGLY FRAIL
THOUGH BY THE WAY THEY WERE HANDLED. WHEN THEY WERE IN COLORADO CUTTING THE FINGERS OFF
A MAN BECAUSE HE MADE A PHONE CALL TO THE POLICE, THEY SEEMED A LOT TOUGHER THAN THEY DID WHEN
THEY WERE HAVING THEIR HEAD SHAVED AND THEY WERE IN SHACKLES. THE THEY ARE TOUGH PEOPLE. THEY ARE BAD PEOPLE. WE DON’T WANT THEM IN OUR
COUNTRY. WE DIDN’T WANT — HE DIDN’T RUN FOR PRESIDENT. HE DIDN’T GET MUCH MORE THAN 80
MILLION VOTES. WE CAN’T LET THAT HAPPEN. IT WOULD BE SO BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY. I WON ON THE BASIS OF GETTING CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY
THAT WERE LET IN. THEY WERE LET IN BY BIDEN
INCOMPETENTLY AND LED IN BY THE MILLIONS ACTUALLY. 21 MILLION PEOPLE, I BELIEVE IT’S 21 MILLION, AND THAT’S NOT
EVEN INCLUDING THE GOT AWAYS. I WANT THEM OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.
THAT’S A BIG PART . >> Reporter: IF YOU IF
YOU SAW THIS, TIM
WOLZ? HE SAID I THINK I CAN KICK THEIR ASS. — PRESIDENT TRUMP: USUALLY A VICE PRESIDENT DOESN’T PLAY A PART THEY SAY.
I THINK TIM PLAYED A PART. I THINK HE WAS SO BAD. SHE HURT HERSELF AND JOE HURT THEM BOTH.
THEY DIDN’T HAVE A GREAT GROUP BUT I WOULD PROBABLY PUT HIM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GROUP. >> Reporter: HAVE YOU HEARD
— POLITICIANS, FUND-RAISING AND CAMPAIGNING AGAINST YOUR POLICIES? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I HOPE SO, I HOPE SO. >> Reporter: FROM ARGENTINA. THEY ARE COMPANIES FROM SOME OF
THE PEOPLE ON THOSE FLAGS TO EL SALVADOR WHO CLAIM THEY ARE NOT CRIMINAL, NOT MEMBERS OF NICARAGUA, WHAT CAN
YOU TELL THEM AND WHAT GUARANTY CAN YOU GIVE THEM THAT EVERYONE IN THOSE PLANES WERE ACTUAL
CRIMINALS, TERRORISTS, AS YOU SAID? — PRESIDENT TRUMP: I’M TOLD THEY WENT THROUGH A VERY STRONG VETTING PROCESS AND THAT WILL ALSO BE CONTINUING IN EL
SALVADOR, AND IF THERE’S ANYTHING LIKE THAT WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO FIND OUT. THIS IS A BAD GROUP AND IN BAD
AREAS AND WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE ABSOLUTELY KILLERS, MURDERERS AND PEOPLE THAT WERE REALLY BAD WITH THE
WORST RECORDS YOU’VE EVER SEEN BUT WE WILL CONTINUE THAT PROCESS. WE DON’T WANT TO MAKE THAT KIND
OF MISTAKE. >> Reporter: YOU WERE — TO GIVE UP THE POSITION OF SUPREME NATO COMMANDER AND WHY?
— PRESIDENT TRUMP: NATO IS SOMETHING I SAY, NATO WAS GONE UNTIL I CAME ALONG. THE PREVIOUS SECRETARY GENERAL,
VERY GOOD MAN. BOTH OF THEM ARE GOOD. THE COMMENT MAN IS FANTASTIC BUT IF IT WASN’T FOR TRUMP, YOU
WOULDN’T HAVE A NATO BECAUSE WE WERE PAYING THE COST OF ALMOST ALL OF THE COUNTRIES AND NOW THEY ARE PAYING.
WE’RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS. YOU HEARD US ON TRADES, AND THEN ON TOP OF IT , HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FLOWED INTO
NATO BY COUNTRIES THAT WERE DELINQUENT. THEY WEREN’T PAYING THEIR BILLS. SO NATO IS SOLID. THEY ARE STRONG BUT THEY HAVE
TO TREAT US FAIRLY. BECAUSE, LOOK, WITHOUT US,
NATO IS NOT — I’VE BEEN HAVING VERY GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY AND WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN AND PRESIDENT
PUTIN WILL TELL YOU THAT WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES HE WOULDN’T BE WORRIED. BUT HE IS WORRIED WHEN THE
UNITED STATES IS INVOLVED. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU I DEALT
VERY WELL WITH BOTH GENTLEMEN AND I THINK WE HAVE THE CONFINES OF A DEAL. I HOPE WE HAVE THE CONFINES OF
A DEALMENT I’M DOING IT FOR TWO REASONS. NUMBER ONE, THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEY ARE NOT
AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY ARE RUSSIA AND UKRAINIAN ARE BEING KILLED EVERY WEEK, THOUSANDS A WEEK.
AND ALSO THE UNITED STATES HAS PAID BECAUSE OF
BIDEN $350 BILLION ON A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. IF WE HAD A COMPETENT PRESIDENT
IN THIS GREAT CITY RIGHT HERE, THAT WAR WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. IT WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NEVER
HAPPENED WITH ME AND IT DIDN’T HAPPEN FOR FOUR YEARS. >> Reporter: MR. PRESIDENT, DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE
AUTHORITY, THE POWER, TO ROUND UP PEOPLE, DEPORT THEM AND THEN YOU’RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO A COURT TO SHOW EVIDENCE
AGAINST THEM? — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THAT’S WHAT THE LAW SAID AND THAT’S WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALLOWED OF PEOPLE TO COME MILLIONS INTO
OUR COUNTRY, TOTALLY UNVETTED, TOTALLY UNCHECKED. DID BIDEN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SOMETHING THAT’S
UNTHINKABLE, HAVE OPEN BORDERS WHERE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE POURED INTO OUR COUNTRY TOTALLY UNVETTED, TOTALLY UNCHECKED
JUST AS YOU WOULD SAY? AND MANY WERE CRIMINALS. MANY WERE FROM JAILS AND PRISONS, MENTAL INSTITUTIONS
AND GANG MEMBERS AND DRUG DEALERS AND VERY DANGEROUS PEOPLE. MANY WERE MURDERERS.
WE HAVE 11,088 MURDERERS. AT LEAST HALF KILLED MORE THAN
ONE PERSON. THEY ARE IN OUR COUNTRY. THEY ARE IN A LOCATION NEAR YOU.
BIDEN ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN TO OUR COUNTRY. AND IT’S PEOPLE THAT REALLY RAN THE COUNTRY AND THE AMERICAN
THAT OPERATED THE AUTO PEN. WE OUGHT TO FIND OUT WHO THAT WAS BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS THE REAL PRESIDENT.
DID BIDEN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ALLOW MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO COME INTO OUR COUNTRY. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE HARDENED
CRIMINALS AT THE TOP OF OUR LINE WHO HAVE CAUSED TREMENDOUS DAMAGE IN OUR COUNTRY. YOU SEE THEM IN NEW YORK CITY
FIGHTING WITH OUR POLICE, LITERALLY HAVING FIST FIGHTS IN THE STREETS WITH OUR POLICE.
THESE ARE TOUGH, HARD CRIMINALS. MANY OF THEM CAME OUT OF JAILS AND NOT JUST INTEREST SOUTH
AMERICA, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, FROM AFRICA, THE CONGO. THEY CAME OUT FROM ASIA. NOT JOURNALIST SOUTH AMERICA.
THESE ARE HARD, IS TOUGH CRIMINALS AND WE HAVE TO GET THEM OUT. A JUDGE SITTING BEHIND A BENCH SOME PLACE, GOT A NICE
APPOINTMENT, YOU CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE. IN THIS CASE MARCO RUBIO HAS A
LOT OF DECISION TO SEE MAKE. HE’S A GREAT MAN. I THINK HE HAS A CHANCE TO BE OUR BEST SECRETARY OF STATE.
HE’S BEEN DOING INCREDIBLE. HE WORKS SO HARD. HE’S BEEN TO SO MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ALREADY AND HE’S
GOT THE AUTHORITY TO GET BAD PEOPLE OUT OF OUR COUNTRY AND YOU CAN’T STOP THAT WITH A JUDGE SITTING BEHIND A BENCH
WHOOP HAS NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON, WHO HAPPENS TO BE A RADICAL LEFT LUNATIC. >> Reporter:
DENYING THE “NEW YORK TIMES” REPORT THAT ELON MUSK HAS GOING TO BE SHOWN A 20, 30 PAGE PRESENTATION OF THE
THEORETICAL PLAN WITH CHINA. WHY NOT JUST SHOW IT TO ELON? — PRESIDENT TRUMP: YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL WAR
WITH CHINA. I DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. I’M DEALING WITH THESE
GENTLEMEN ON NUMEROUS DIFFERENT AIRPLANE PURCHASES. I THINK THEY ARE ALL GOING TO BE GREAT BUT I DON’T WANT THE
PEOPLE SAYING SEEING POTENTIAL WERE WITH CHINA. WE DON’T WANT TO HAVE A POTENTIAL WAR WITH CHINA.
IF WE DID, WE’RE WELL-EQUIPPED TO HANDLE IT. CERTAINLY YOU WOULDN’T SHOW IT TO A BUSINESS MAN WHO IS
HELPING US SO MUCH. HE’S A BIG PATRIOT. HE’S PAID A BIG PRICE FOR HELPING US CUT COSTS.
HE’S FINDING TREMENDOUS WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE. ELON HAS BUSINESSES IN CHINA AND HE WOULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE
PERHAPS TO THAT. IT WAS SUCH A FAKE STORY. THE “NEW YORK TIMES” IS JUST AS FAKE AS CNN AND MSNBC.
ANYBODY READ THAT STORY, PEOPLE LAUGHED AT THAT STORY. WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING? THE FIRST THING I DID WAS I
CALLED SUZY AND I CALLED PETE. I SAID IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THAT? THEY SAID, THAT’S RIDICULOUS.
HE’S OVER THERE TO TALK ABOUT COST. YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADDRESS THAT, PETE.
ELON WAS OVER THERE TODAY TO ADDRESS COST
. >> SECRETARY HEGSETH: YOU POINTED OUT IT WAS A FAKE STORY. IT WAS MEANT TO UNDER MINE WHATEVER RELATIONSHIP THE
PENTAGON HAS WITH ELON MUSK. ELON MUSK IS A PATRIOT, AN
INNOVATIVE. OUR GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY RELY ON HIM AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. HE WELCOMED HIM TO THE PENTAGON
TO TALK ABOUT DOGE, INNOVATION. THE REST OF THAT REPORT WAS FAKE.
THERE WERE NO WAR PLANS, NO CHINESE WAR PLANS, NO SECRET PLAN. — PRESIDENT TRUMP: I MIGHT
ADD, ELON, IF THEY EVER WANTED TO DO THAT, I THINK ELON WANT DO IT. HE WOULDN’T WANT TO PUT HIMSELF
IN THAT POSITION. THE “NEW YORK TIMES” IS SUCH A DISHONEST NEWSPAPER. IT’S SUCH GARBAGE.
IT USED TO BE CALLED ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT. WELL, IT’S ALL THE NEWS THAT’S NOT FIT TO PRINT.
THEY HAVE FAKE SOURCES. BUT THERE WAS A MADEUP STORY BY THE “NEW YORK TIMES.” IT’S A FAILING NEWSPAPER.
IT’S FAILING. AND THEY SHOULDN’T DO THAT. THEY REALLY ARE THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.
WE DO NEED HONEST JOURNALISM. WE’VE MADE SUCH BIG STRIDES
OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS BUT WE JUST NEED HONEST JOURNALISM AND WE DON’T HAVE IT. WHEN YOU HAVE A CNN, YOU HAVE
TO WATCH THESE PEOPLE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE JUST TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM AND IT’S SO DISHONEST.
MOTORCYCLE — MSNBC IS PROBABLY WORST. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANY RATINGS. YOU’RE DOING WELL IN THE
RATINGS. >> Reporter: IS MEETING THEIR
CHINESE COUNTERPARTS NEXT WEEK. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO STOP APRIL 2ND OR TO
ROLL BACK THE TARIFFS THAT YOU PUT ON CHINA ALREADY? — PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE CAN START BUT BASICALLY I CALL
APRIL SECOND. I WOULD HAVE MADE IT APRIL FIRST. I DIDN’T WANT TO MAKE IT APRIL FIRST BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD
BELIEVE WHAT I SAID SAPRIL SECOND IS GOING TO BE LIBERATION DAY FOR AMERICA. WE’VE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, FRIEND
AND FOE. WE’VE BEEN RIPPED OFF IN TRADE,
BY MILITARY. IT’S BEEN UNFAIR FOR YEARS AND YEARS. NOW SOME OF THAT MONEY IS GOING
TO BE COMING BACK TO US IN THE FORM OF TARIFFS. I MEAN TENS OF BILLIONS. IT’S GOING TO BE NUMBERS LIKE
NOBODY’S EVER SEEN. SO THE VIDEO ANNOUNCED TODAY, YOU SAW THAT, HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
INVESTMENT, THE BIGGEST SHIP MAKER IN THE WORLD ANNOUNCED HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
INVESTMENT. HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, NOT BILLIONS BUT MILLIONS AND THEY ARE ALL COMING HERE. APPLE JUST ANNOUNCED $500
BILLION, THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD PLANTS HERE. AND THEY STARTED IMMEDIATELY.
WE HAVE INVESTMENT THE LIKES OF WHICH THIS COUNTRY HAS NEVER SEEN ALREADY ANNOUNCED AND THEY ALL WANT TO HAVE NEWS
CONFERENCES. I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE THAT MANY NEWS CONFERENCES.
BUT I WOULD SAY SO FAR $4 TRILLION, $4 TRILLION IS COMING
IN. CAR COMPANIES, A LOT OF THE CAR COMPANIES GOING TO BE BUILT IN MEXICO AND CANADA ARE NOW
GOING TO BE BUILT HERE. THEY WANT TO DO IT, IT’S FINE BUT I WANT THE CAR COMPANIES BUT THEY WERE BUILDING IN
MEXICO THREE PLANS, BIG PLANS, REALLY BIG PLANS. THEY WERE GOING TO SELL THE CARS ACROSS THE BORDER.
WE WOULDN’T HAVE THE JOBS, TAXES, NOTHING. ALL WE GET IS UNEMPLOYMENT AND EMPTY FACTORIES.
THOSE DAYS ARE OVER SO NOW THOSE THREE PLACES ARE GOING TO BUILD HERE BUT MANY MORE THAN THAT.
WE HAVE A BIG ONE, HONDA JUST ANNOUNCED A REALLY BIG PLAN IN
INDIANA, GREAT STATE. SMART PLACE TO BUILD. WE HAVE MANY CAR COMPANIES COMING HERE.
THE STEEL MILLS ARE GOING TO BE BOOMING. GOING TO BE BOOMING. MANY OTHER THINGS COME WITH
THAT. BUT WE NEED THAT FOR DEFENSE. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU HAVE TO HAVE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE STEEL. IF I DIDN’T DO THAT TO STOP THE ONSLAUGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE DUMPING STEEL IN ORDER TO
DESTROY OUR STEEL PLANTS. IF I DON’T DO 50% OR EVEN 100%
IN SOME CASES, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE A STEEL PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES AND BIDEN WAS UNABLE TO GET RID OF THE TARIFFS BECAUSE THEY THREW UP SO
MUCH MONEY, NUMBERS, WHICH DIDN’T WORK ANYWAY. THE WAY HE SPENT MONEY WAS SO
HORRIBLE. ENERGY IS GOING TO BE LIKE IT’S NEVER BEEN BEFORE. MR. VICE PRESIDENT IS HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY WHILE YOU’RE HERE. — VICE PRESIDENT VANCE: I’M JUST HERE TO WATCH THE SHOW
SIR. I THINK AIRPLANES ARE PRETTY COOL SO I WANTED TO CHECK IT OUT — PRESIDENT TRUMP: IT IS
COOL. — VICE PRESIDENT VANCE: TO TAKE OFF THE TRADE WAR. — PRESIDENT TRUMP: I’LL BE SPEAKING WITH PRESIDENT CHI. I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM. WE HAVE A TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT BECAUSE OF BIDEN WITH PRESIDENT CHI.
I’VE HEARD $11.2 MILLION. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE HE’S
ALLOWING FENTANYL ACROSS THE BORDER AND KILLING, I THINK THE
NUMBER’S MUCH HIGHER. I THINK IT’S CLOSER TO 300,000 PEOPLE A YEAR AND SO THAT’S A PROBLEM.
BUT THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS SURPLUS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AND WE DON’T WANT THAT .
>> Reporter: COME TO YOU AFTER THE — IS THAT SOMETHING
— — PRESIDENT TRUMP: PEOPLE ARE COMING TO ME AND TALKING ABOUT TARIFFS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING ME IF THEY CAN HAVE EXCEPTIONS.
ONCE YOU DO THAT FOR ONE, YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR ALL .
I DID SOMETHING INTERESTING TWO WEEKS AGO, I GAVE THE AMERICAN CAR COMPANIES A BREAK. EVERYBODY SAID HE CHANGED HIS
MIND. I DIDN’T CHANGE MY MINE. I HELPED BIG THREE, BIG FOUR. I HELPED SOME OF THE AMERICAN
COMPANIES AND INSTEAD OF TAKING IT PROPERLY, HE SAID OH, YOU CHANGED. I DIDN’T CHANGE.
SOMETIMES THERE’S FLEXIBILITY. THERE WILL BE FLEXIBILITY BUT
BASICALLY IT’S RECIPROCAL. IF CHINA’S CHARGING US 50% OR
30%, 20%, I DON’T MEAN CHINA, ANYBODY, CANADA.
NOBODY KNOWS CANADA’S CHARGING OUR DAIRY FARMERS, THEY HAVE
270% TARIFFS. NOBODY KNOWS THAT. NOBODY KNOWS THAT. THEY HAVE UP TO 400%. THEY HAVE A COUPLE TARIFFS AT 400%.
NOBODY KNOWS THAT. NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THAT. REMEMBER WITH CANADA WE DON’T NEED THEIR CARS. WE DON’T NEED THEIR ENERGY. WE DON’T NEED ANYTHING FROM
CANADA AN YET IT COSTS US $2200 BILLION A YEAR IN SUBSIDY TO KEEP CANADA AFLOAT. WHEN I SAY THEY SHOULD BE A
STATE, I MEAN THAT. I REALLY MEAN THAT. WE CAN’T BE EXPECTED TO CARRY A COUNTRY THAT IS
RIGHT NEXT TO US ON OUR BORDER. IT WOULD BE A CHERISHED STATE. THE TAXES FOR CANADIAN CITIZENS
WOULD GO DOWN LESS THAN HALF. THEY DON’T SPEND MONEY ON MILITARY BECAUSE THEY THINK WE’RE GOING TO PROTECT THEM.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THEY DO. ICE BREAKERS, THEY WANT US TO PROVIDE ICE BREAKERS FOR THEM.
THAT’S WONDERFUL. THEY ARE VERY TOUGH TRADERS TOO. I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU, THEY
TRADE VERY TOUGH. THE EXPRESSION I USE IS SOME PEOPLE DON’T HAVE THE CARDS, I USED THAT EXPRESSION A WEEKS
COUPLE AGO. NOW SAYING HE WANTS TO DO IT AND I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG DEAL ON THAT VERY SPECIAL
SOMETHING. WE’VE GOT TO MAKE A DEAL ON THAT. BUT CANADA HAS BEEN A VERY NASTY NEGOTIATOR GETS THE UNITED
STATES, TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR A LONG TIME BUT NOBODY KNOWS THEY WERE GETTING 270% TARIFFS ON DAIRY
PRODUCTS . >> Reporter: I DON’T THINK I’VE HEARD YOU SAY THIS. ARE YOU CONCERNED
THAT IF THEY BECAME THE 51ST STATE, THEY WOULD BE VERY, VERY BIG AND VERY, VERY BLUE
. — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THEY HAVE THAT ARTIFICIAL LINE. I DON’T MEAN A RULER LIKE A
KING, I MEAN A RULER LIKE A RULER, THIS WAY. JUST AN ARTIFICIAL LINE THAT WAS DRAWN IN THE SAND
. YOU ADD AT THAT TO THIS COUNTRY, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAND
MASS. IT WAS JUST CUT OFF. IT WOULD BE GREAT. IS IT LIBERAL, MAYBE.
A CONSERVATIVE UNTIL I GOT INVOLVED, I DON’T CARE WHO WINS UP THERE. FRANKLY PROBABLY WOULD DO
BETTER WITH A LIBERAL THAN A CONSERVATIVE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH. JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO BEFORE
I GOT INVOLVED AND TOTALLY CHANGED THE ELECTION , BUT THE CONSERVATIVE WAS
LEADING AGAINST GOVERNOR TRUDEAU. THE CONSERVATIVE WAS LEADING BY 35 POINTS. I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I THINK CANADA’S A PLACE LIKE A
LOT OF OTHER PLACES. IF YOU HAVE A GOOD CANDIDATE, THE CANDIDATE’S GOING TO WIN. >> Reporter: THE TWO
ASTRONAUTS THAT YOU COULD HELP PAY FOR SPACE, THEY DIDN’T GET ANY OVER TIME
IN SPACE. THAT’S $
430 IN EXTRA PAY. IS THERE 234EUG THE ADMINISTRATION CAN DO TO MAKE THEM WHOLE
— PRESIDENT TRUMP: NOBODY’S EVER SAID THIS TO ME. IF I TO PAY THEM OUT HAVE OF MY OWN POCKET, I WILL.
I LIKE THAT. THAT’S NOT A LOT. FOR WHAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH.
AND I WANT TO THANK ELON MUSK, BY THE WAY. THINK IF WE DON’T HAVE HIM, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE PHYSICAL
CAPSULE UP THERE, THE BODY STARTS TO DETERIORATE AFTER NINE OR TEN MONTHS AND IT GETS
REALLY BAD AFTER 14, 15 MONTHS WITH THE BONES AND BLOODS AND ALL THE THINGS YOU’VE BEEN REPORTING ON VERY WELL, IF WE
DON’T HAVE ELON, THEY COULD BE UP THERE A LONG TIME. I WANT TO THANK HIM HHE’S GOING THROUGH A LOT, WHAT THEY ARE
DOING TO HIM. THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE CAUGHT AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE PROSECUTED AND FROM WHAT THEY
TELL ME, I SAY THIS JUST BY WATCHING YOUR PROGRAMS AND READING THE NEWS BUT FROM WHAT THEY TELL ME, THEY COULD GET 20
YEARS IN JAIL AND THEY WILL GET IT. THERE WILL BE NO LENIENCE AND NO PARDONS, I CAN TELL YOU
THAT. >> Reporter: YOU SAID 20 YEARS IN JAIL AND MAYBE THEY WILL GO TO ONE OF THESE PRISONS IN EL SALVADOR.
DO YOU THINK WITH THE WAY THE JUDGES HAVE BEEN ISSUING
INJUNCTIONS IT WOULD BE EASY OR HARD TORE SENATE THESE
TESLA TERRORISTS THAN THESE MG-13 GUYS SOME — PRESIDENT TRUMP: WHEN I LOOKED AT THOSE SHOW
ROOMS BURNING, NOT ONE OR TWO, SEVEN, EIGHT, TEN, BURNING, EXPLODING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THESE ARE TERRORISTS.
YOU DIDN’T HAVE THAT ON JANUARY 6TH, I CAN TELL YOU. WHICH IS SORT OF AMAZING BECAUSE ON JANUARY 6TH
THE DEMOCRATS WERE TALKING. NOBODY WAS KILLED OTHER THAN A VERY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN,
ASHLEY. NOBODY WAS KILLED AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON NOW WITH THESE TARIFFS, THESE ARE
TARIFFS. THAT’S AND ORGANIZED EVENT. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SIGNS. THEY ARE ALL MADE BY THE SAME
SIGN COMPANY, A NICE, EXPENSIVE JOB. THE PEOPLE THAT FINANCE IT ARE IN JUST AS BIG A TROUBLE AS
THE PEOPLE SETTING THE MATCH AND SETTING THE FIRES. SO WE’LL SEE, YOU SEND A VERY SERIOUS INVESTIGATION BY THE
FBI, BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. THESE PEOPLE ARE
TERRORISTS .
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO AMERICAN MILITARY FAMILIES
— — PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE’RE MAKING OUR COUNTRY STRONG. WHEN THEY SEE A THING LIKE THAT AND HEAR THAT STORY ABOUT
ELON IN CHINA, WHAT THEY SUDDEN DO IS REALIZE THE “NEW YORK TIMES” IS A CORRUPT INSTITUTION.
NOBODY BELIEVED THAT STORY. PEOPLE THAT WHEN I FIRST, THEY LAUGHED WHEN I HEARD THIS STORY.
NOBODY BELIEVES IT THAT THE PENTAGON WAS GIVING HIM A BRIEFING ON WHAT WAR WOULD CHINA WOULD LOOK LIKE AND
HERE’S BUSINESS. THEY MADE THAT UP BECAUSE IT’S A GOOD STORY MAKE UP. THEY ARE TO VERY DISHONEST PEOPLE.
I HAVE IT WITH THE TIMES AND YOU’LL SEE MORE AND MORE OF
IT. TO ME IT’S A VERY DISHONEST ORGANIZATION BUT A STORY LIKE THAT IS MADE UP OF FICTION.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, I CALLED UP CHIEF OF STAFF AND I CALLED UP PETE AND I SAID IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THAT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT. HE’S THERE FOR DOGE, NOT THERE FOR CHINA. IF YOU EVER MENTIONED CHINA, I
THINK HE WOULD WALK OUT OF THE ROOM. SO IT’S JUST A MADEUP STORY. NOBODY’S TAKING BETTER CARE OF
THE MILITARY. HE’S TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THE
CIVILIAN STAFF. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE DON’T WANT TO HAVE WASTEFUL
JOBS. WE WANT TO HAVE MEANINGFUL JOBS. THOSE ARE JOBS NOT ONLY THE
MILITARY BUT JOBS WHERE PEOPLE DON’T SHOW UP. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
I’VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY BUILDINGS WITH THE NAMES ON IT. AND THEY ARE EMPTY . THE PEOPLE DON’T SHOW UP?
YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER JOBS, THEY ARE PLAYING GOLF, SOMETHING. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY STRONG AND GET PEOPLE MUCH
BETTER JOBS BECAUSE WE HAVE COMPANIES MOVING IN TO OUR COUNTRY THE LIKES OF WHICH WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED. AND IT’S AUTOMATIC. THEY DON’T WANT TO PAY THE TARIFFS.
HOW DO YOU AVOID PAYING THE TARIFFS? YOU BUILD YOUR PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT’S GOING TO BE, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
SO FAR $4 TRILLION. NO COUNTRY’S EVER HEARD OF NUMBERS LIKE THAT. $4 TRILLION AND THOSE ARE THE
BEST ONES. THE BIGGEST, BEST CHIP MAKER IN THE WORLD. I’M NOT A FAN OF THE CHIP ACT
WHERE YOU GIVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AWAY TO COMPANIES THAT DON’T NEED IT. I’M GIVING NOTHING AWAY.
ALL THEY ARE DOING IS COMING IN. THEY ARE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY WANT TO AVOICE.
LIBERATION DAY APRIL 2ND. IT’S RECIPROCAL.
IF THEY CHARGE US, WE CHARGE THEM. NOBODY SAYS HOW MUCH ARE THE TARIFFS ?
AS AN EXAMPLE, INDIA CHARGES 100%, 200%.
WHATEVER THEY CHARGE. NOW EUROPE JUST ANNOUNCED THEY ARE LOWERING THE TARIFFS ON CARS.
WE CHARGE LIKE A JOKE TWO
AND A HALF PERCENT. WE DO SEE TARIFFS IN CARS TO TWO AND A HALF PERCENT BUT THEY ALSO HAVE NON-MONETARY TARIFFS
WHERE THEY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CARS TO GET IN EVEN WITHOUT THE DOLLARS. IT’S CALLED A NON-MONETARY
TARIFFS. THEY DON’T WANT CARS. THEY DON’T WANT THE AMERICAN CARS.
THEY SENT US BIG AGRICULTURE. THEY DON’T WANT OUR AGRICULTURE. THEY DON’T WANT ANYTHING FROM US. EUROPEAN UNIONS VERY TOUGH BUT
NOW IT’S FAIR. SO WHATEVER THEY DO TO US, WE DO TO THEM
. >> Reporter: RUSSIA CONTINUES TO ATTACK UKRAINE. — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THEY ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER. I AGAINST THINK WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE CEASE-FIRE ON A LOT OF AREAS
. THEY HAD A LOT OF GUNS POINT AT EACH OTHER. SOME SOLDIERS SURROUNDED BY
OTHER SOLDIERS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE I BELIEVE WE’RE GOING TO PRETTY SOON HAVE A FULL
CEASE-FIRE AND THE CONTRACT’S BEING NEGOTIATED, THE CONTRACT IN TERMS OF DIVIDING UP THE LANDS, ETC.,
ETC. IT’S BEING NEGOTIATED AS WE SPEAK. >> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY
IN THE ERA ACTION — ARE AN ACT OF COERCION — PRESIDENT TRUMP: WELL, THE LAW FIRMS ALL WANT TO MAKE DEALS, LAW FIRMS
WENT AFTER ME FOR FOUR YEARS RUTHLESSLY,VILLELY, ILLEGALLY. ARE THOSE THE LAW FIRMS YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT?
THEY ARE VERY SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE. LAW FIRMS DID BAD THINGS. THEY WENT AFTER ME FOR YEARS.
RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX. ALL THE HOAX, IT WAS A HOAX. HUNTER BUILDEN’S LAPTOP. IT DIDN’T COME OUT OF RUSSIA,
BY THE WAY. IT CAME OUT OF HIS BEDROOM. IT WAS ALL A HOAX DEVELOPED BY DEMOCRATS.
HILLLY. I DON’T THINK BIDEN DID IT BECAUSE I DON’T THINK BIDEN KNOWS WHAT THE HELL HE’S DOING FRANKLY.
I’VE SEEN THINGS SINCE BEING HERE THAT ARE SO SAD, WHAT HE’S
DONE TO THIS COUNTRY. WHAT HE AND THEY DID TO THIS COUNTRY. BY THE WAY, RADICAL LEFT BUT
SMART. THESE ARE RADICAL LEFT SMART PEOPLE. THEY TOTALLY CONTROLLED HIM. HE DID WHATEVER THEY TOLD HIM TO DO AND IT’S A SHAME.
IT’S SO SAD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT THEY’VE DONE IN TO THIS COUNTRY, NOT ONLY THE
INFLATION, ALLOWING MILLIONS OF CRIMINALS, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF CRIMINALS INTO OUR COUNTRY.
THAT’S AN INEXCUSABLE ACT. AND MANY OTHER THINGS BESIDES THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ONE MORE. >> THANK YOU. — PRESIDENT TRUMP: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.