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<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're not going to need it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay. Are these --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're going to make so much money --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Are these tariffs --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- if you build... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Are these tariffs permanent, Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Depends on what you're talking about. One of the things that is going to bring, and has brought -- so I think we probably have close to $9 trillion of investments coming into this country. If you look at o... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Plant, after plant, after plant: Toyota, Honda, Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, I mean, nobody's ever seen anything like it. And I don't like this, but it happens to be. They're stopping work in Mexico, and they're stopping work in Canada, and they're all moving here.<end_of_turn>
<start_o... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Yeah. No, I mean, that's why I'm asking because there's a lot of, I think, uncertainty for CEOs, for business owners. They want to know are these tariffs --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
See, I don't think there is uncertainty.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- perma... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Let me ask you about some of what Wall Street has said. Some people on Wall Street have expressed concerns that the possibility of a recession is increasing. And I want to know what you think about that. Are you comfortable with the country potentially dipping into a recession for a period... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
There are many people --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- the same question.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah. There are many people on Wall Street that say, "This is going to be the greatest windfall ever happen."<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And that... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- the long term.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Is it okay in the short term to have a recession?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Remember this. Look, yeah. Everything's okay. What we are -- I said, this is a transition p... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But when I handed it over, what happened? The market was higher than it was previous to just previous to Covid coming in. Nobody could believe it. The stock market, I'm talking about.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
I don't want to look back, but you did take your case to court ab... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
You did take your case to court more than 60 times --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, sure.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- and didn't win those cases.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sure. And I won a lot of court cases --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_tur... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What are you talking about? The election of --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
How worried are you --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Are we talking about the election of 2020?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
No, let's talk about the here and now. Let's talk ab... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Let's not talk about -- let's talk about here and now. Are you worried about a recession?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No. No. I think we're going to have the greatest economic --<end_... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Anything can happen. But I think we're going to have the greatest economy in the history of our country. I think we're going to have the greatest economic boom in history.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Let me ask you about this call to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos this week in resp... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't view it as a tax.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- are saying they're going to have to pass it on. So how do you deal with those CEOs?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It may. It may. But the company --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
How do you deal w... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
What do you say to those CEOs who are saying, "We might have to pass this on to the consumer?"<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, they say that because maybe it's to their advantage to say it. Maybe they don't --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Will you punish them?<... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He's just a very nice guy. We have a relationship. I asked him about it. He said, "Well, I don't want to do that," and he took it off immediately.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
So he changed course. And will you take that same tactic with other CEOs if you feel like --<end_of_tu... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Takes me to my next question. Today's strong jobs report likely means -- not clear, but likely means -- the Fed is less likely to lower interest rates soon.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, he should lower them. And at some point, he will. He'd rather not because he's not a f... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
In 2026. You're not going to remove -- you don't have plans to remove him before 2026 when his time's up?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no, no. That was a total -- why would I do that? I get to replace the person in another short period of time.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>K... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No. I just think he'll do a nice job in the new position. Marco's doing an outstanding job. Now, Marco won't keep -- Marco's very busy doing other things, so he's not going to keep it long term. We're going to put somebody else in. But I think Mike was a -- as you know, he's a fine guy. And ... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I have a lot of people that want it. I will tell you, I have everybody calling. Everybody wants to be a part of this administration. So at some point we'll -- you know, probably do that. You know, there's a theory. Henry Kissinger did both. There's a theory that you don't need two peop... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
His job is safe right now?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We're doing a fantastic job against the Houthis, who like blowing ships up and watching them sink in the ocean. We're hitting them very hard. No, he's doing a very good job.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
His j... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Is that good?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Is the border now secure?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, it's really secure.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
It's absolutely secure?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Isn't that good, though? When you ... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, I'm curious to know what it means. You declared a national emergency on the southern border.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
The order is still in place. Even though --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
By the way, it m... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Means we have the most secure border we've ever had.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, and I guess the question becomes --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's not complicated.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- when will you know that the emergency is over... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
We're going to talk about that, but talk to me first about this --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, that's to me the emergency because --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Talk to me first about this, the emergency --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The bord... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
That's all right. I mean, they change. I mean, it's unbelievable. It's unbelievable how that happens, but they do change.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Just to button this up, though, are you planning to lift that emergency order any time soon now that the border's secure? You s... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And they're not viewing the decision the way you said it. They don't view it that way at all. They think it's a totally different decision.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, you say you have the power to bring him back, though. Your attorney general says, quote, "That's up to ... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But even the wife who was so afraid, she was afraid to talk, and all of a sudden tapes got released this morning that were devastating to him.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And this is the point, sir, about due process. The Constitution says every person, citizens and non-citize... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And we're going to talk about that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'm dealing with Iran. I'm dealing with Rwanda and the Congo who are fighting and we're trying to get that one straightened out. And I think we have done that, did a great job. Nobody even talks about it, but I th... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I have great respect for the Supreme Court. And I would expect that the attorney general will be doing the right thing.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree, Mr. President... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
But is --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Some of the worst, most dangerous people on Earth. And I was elected to get them the hell out of here and the courts are holding me from doing it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
But even given those numbers that you're talking ... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't know. You'd have to ask the attorney general that question.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay. At least two Americans have been mistakenly detained and released by your administration, immigration authorities. Mr. President, should lawful residents of this country start... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Very quickly, sir. The last time you and I spoke in December, you said that you would consider working on getting Dreamers legal status. Dreamers, of course, those who are brought here illegally as children. Where do those efforts stand --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Many, man... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, but the Democrats don't --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- Dreamers a priority?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, for that, you would need to have support from Democrats, and we have no support from the Democrats.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Ha... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They want a 68% tax increase. It's rather incredible.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And I do want to talk to you about your legislation, but let's talk about DOGE very quickly. DOGE has fired and then rehired thousands of federal workers, including FAA employees in charge of avi... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, we're not finished yet. We're not finished yet.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Do you think the work continues even though he's leaving?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Oh yes, of course, sure. He's leaving behind some very brilliant people. They were on television... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And yet, directing the IRS to investigate and rescind a university's tax-exempt status is contrary to what's in the federal law. The law says you can't do this. Do you think you're following the law?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I tell you, I'm going to just follow what t... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We've won a lot of cases.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
All right, let's talk about some of the other actions you've taken over the past 100 days. Last month, you directed your attorney general, Pam Bondi, to review two people who you perceive to be your political adversaries. A... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I have no idea who this guy is. And he's out there and then he did a book called "Anonymous." Did a book called "Anonymous." I think that's really subversion. I think it's spying, it's something. It's something really bad.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, you passed an execut... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
You really did. That's a direct quote.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'm sure you're right, but I'd like to see that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
I promise I'll show it to you. I'll show you the tape.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Look --<end_of_turn>
<... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I want to treat people fairly, whether they voted for me or not. I want to have a unified country. It's very hard because the media's so fake, including, like, even the way you ask questions. Every question is asked in a negative vein. "There's a toy company that took a toddler's you know wh... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I'm fine for responding to you. I don't think you're very difficult at all to respond to, to be honest with you. But you know what? You should ask some positive things, like, "Sir, it's amazing what you've done with gasoline." Because you know what? Gasoline's big business. A stroller is... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Let me ask you big picture. People who have lived in countries like the Philippines, Hungary, Russia, they look at some of your actions -- going after civil service, going after universities, law firms, the media -- they say it's out of an authoritarian playbook. What do you say to those w... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You should say, "What about the people that want to be in this country? What about the people that love this country?"<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay. But what do you say to -- I'm asking it on behalf of those people to give you a chance to respond to them. What do you say t... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Is it an important part of democracy?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You're always going to have -- Kristen, you're always going to have dissent. There's nothing you're going to do about that. Am I going to get 100% unified? It would be a strange place. I can't even imagine it wh... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Absolutely. Yeah, I do. That I do.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And how do you square that --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
And I think that happens.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
How do you square that with the fact that you have passed these executive ... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
These people are evil people. And I won. And I'll tell you what. All I want to happen is for the Department of Justice and the FBI. Pam is great and Kash is great. I think they're two great people. But they're their own people. They want to do a fantastic job. And all I want to do and all I ... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- that people wanted to -- what did it surge to?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah. What's it worth? You might as well tell me, because I have no idea.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, it surged, I will find it, hold on one second, 5.2 or 58%, so 58%.<end_of_tu... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What, billion?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
For -- no, dollars per cryptocurrency.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Billion dollars?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
No.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
What's the number? I mean, what is the amount?<en... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
The meme coin's value hit a peak of 75.35 on January 19.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, that doesn't mean anything.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And that's before your inauguration, and then it surged.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Look. I'm in favo... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know what I'm in favor of it --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- what do you say to those who argue that when they hear that, they worry you're profiting from the presidency?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'm not profiting from anything. All I'm doing is, I starte... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
So you're not profiting off of the cryptocurrency at all?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I haven't even looked.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Has your family?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But I'll tell you what. Look, if I own stock in something and I do ... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I contribute my entire salary to the government, back to the government. And I'm doing it again.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
So will you contribute anything you earn from crypto back to the government if that happens?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I never thought of... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But no other president, they say with the possible exception of George Washington, and they haven't been able to find those records. And we've had wealthy presidents before, but no other president has contributed his salary. And they told me before this that you will probably be asking me wh... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yes. I am.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay. Well, I appreciate -- we just made news there. Let's talk about foreign policy, sir. You just signed a minerals deal with Ukraine. It's a sign, it seems, that the United States is invested in Ukraine's future. The secretary of state... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We didn't -- Biden just gave them $350 billion. He has no idea where the money is, what happened. And at least we'll, in one form or another, get our -- yeah, I don't feel so foolish. And remember this, this is Biden's war. This was a war that was never going to happen if I were president. T... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sometimes I get close to it, and then positive things happen, okay? So I hope it gets done.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Your close ally, Senator Lindsey Graham, has a sanctions bill against Russia. If you get to that point, Mr. President, where you're prepared to walk away, wi... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine. Because that's what they want.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
All of Ukraine? Meaning they wouldn't keep any of the land that they have claimed?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, no. Russia would have to give up all of Ukrain... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Might be.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Did you misread him --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But you might be tapping me along, too, when you tell me how nice an interview this is going to be. So you know, I'm used to being tapped along.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kr... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Misread him? Now that you're saying that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No, I'll tell you about in a month from now, or two weeks from now. I have no idea. I can tell you this, he's -- his ambition was stopped to a large extent when he saw that it was me that was now leading the... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
What's the red line for you? At what point do you say, "That's it, we're walking away?"<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, you'll know. I mean, there will be a time when I may say that. And if I do --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
But you're not there?<end_of_turn>... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't want to say that now. It's too early to say that. I don't want to get into that argument.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay, let's move onto Canada. You have long talked about making Canada the 51st state. There's obviously a new prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, w... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Do you plan to talk to him about making Canada a 51st state?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He wants to come and see me. He's going to come this week or next week.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
So will you talk to him about making Canada a 51st state, annexing Canada... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It would be such a great -- it would be a cherished state. And, if you look at our map, if you look at the geography -- I'm a real estate guy at heart. When I look down at that without that artificial line that was drawn with a ruler many years ago -- was just an artificial line, goes straig... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
But not with Canada?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- it's highly unlikely. I don't see it with Canada. I just don't see it, I have to be honest with you.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay, but you don't rule it out for Greenland?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't rule it out. I don't say I'm going to do it, but I don't rule out anything. No, not there. We need Greenland very badly. Greenland is a very small amount of people, which we'll take care of, and we'll cherish them, and all of that. But we need that for international security. Do you ... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Total dismantlement.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
That's all you'll accept?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, that's all I'd accept. Now, there's a new theory going out there that Iran would be allowed to have civilian -- meaning to make electricity and to -- but I... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
It's interesting what you're saying, though. Because Secretary Rubio has said that he would accept, or the idea is that there is an openness to accepting a peaceful, civil nuclear program.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well that's what people -- I didn't say anything contradicto... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Just to recap, we're talking about your desire to claim Canada, Greenland. What do you say to people --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You forgot the Panama Canal.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Panama Canal. What do you say to people who say they voted for you becaus... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We've never spent there -- and it was very successful. And Jimmy Carter gave it away for $1.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Panama insists they --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
This is the kind of leadership --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Panama says the... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Panama says they still control it. I know you're saying China. Panama says they still control it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
You know, if you would have gone there about 5.2 months ago, every single sign on the Panama Canal, with the exception of about 15% of them, was in Chi... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I don't want to rush you. I don't want to make you nervous.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Thank you. The Trump organization is selling hats that say, "Trump 2028."<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Are you seriously conside... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But this is not something I'm looking to do. I'm looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican to carry it forward. But I think we're going to have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spec... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I will have served -- hopefully everything will go well. I feel very good. I just did a physical. I took -- unlike all other presidents, I took cognitive tests and I aced it. I got 100% correct. And the doctor, one doctor said -- there were numerous doctors watching. And he said, "I've never... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Okay.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But, I'm not looking at that.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
You haven't had official meetings about it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
No. And -- and just so you understand, four years is a long time. I have almost four ... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
You have built a political movement that has transformed the Republican Party --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Greatest in history.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
It's transformed the country --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
The greatest --<end_of_turn>
<s... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- political movement in history, MAGA.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
When you --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Make America Great Again.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
When you look to the future, Mr. President, do you think the MAGA movement can survive ... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
What gives you confidence?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think it's so strong. And I think we have tremendous people. I think we have a tremendous group of people. We talked about a number of them. You look at Marco, you look at JD Vance, who's fantastic. You look at -- I coul... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But Biden is really -- he's the worst thing to happen to old people.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
I know that you are only 100 days in, but as we sit here today, who do you see as your successor, Mr. President?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I -- it's far too ea... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
But I think the other people would all stay in unbelievably high positions. But you know, it could be that he'd be challenged by somebody. We have a lot of good people in this party.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Note
[Kristen Welker conducted an additional 18½ minute walk-and-talk interview w... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It is a special -- there's no place like it. You look no matter where -- it's just -- there's nothing like it. And it's become really the heart of Florida in a way but certainly the heart of Palm Beach, which is an important place. And I just don't think there's anything more beautiful in th... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- E.F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post. They were married. He was the biggest man on Wall Street, and she was the richest woman in the world actually. And they built it together. And it just -- they picked the best site. They picked the best architects. They had unlimited money, and t... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Do you anticipate doing more travel across the country? And what do you do to stay in touch with the workers who elected you, sir?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, I just went to a great place, University of Alabama, last night.... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
You think you'll do more in these second 100 days?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think I will. But we're talking about the great, big, beautiful bill, you know, that we're trying to get passed. It'll be the biggest tax cuts in the history of our country, and hopefully it'll ge... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Do you think that's possible?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I think it is, and I think he's doing a fantastic job. And Mike Johnson, Speaker, is doing a fantastic job, and they're both getting together well. There's great unity in the Republican Party. The Republican Party's a m... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I would if they were cutting it, but they're not cutting it. They're looking at fraud, waste and abuse. And nobody minds that. If illegal immigrants are in the mix, if people that aren't supposed to be there, people that are non-citizens are in the mix, nobody minds that. Waste, fraud and ab... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Yes.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- and I think that when it's all said and done you're going to see a wonderful budget for everybody, really everybody. I would actually say the middle class probably goes to the fore, and it's about time. But we took care of the middle class d... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
No, no, I'm talking about education --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- $53 billion in the bank because of a lot of things that they've been able to do and that the government help them with. That's different. But, no, not education. We're bringing education back to the states.<... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I would.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- put one extension -- you would?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah, I would.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
So, you're going to -- you want to see a deal?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
I'd like to see it... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
TikTok is -- it's very interesting, but it'll be protected. It'll be very strongly protected. But if it needs an extension, I would be willing to give it an extension, might not need it.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
But where are discussions? Is it close to a deal?<end_of_turn>... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- purchasing it?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- actually have a deal. We have a group of purchasers, very substantial people. They're going to pay a lot of money. It's a good thing for us. It's a good thing for China. It's going to be, I think, very good. But because of the f... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's insane. There's something wrong with them. They suffer a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. I mean, it doesn't -- nothing matters to them other than that. Yeah, I'm going to be much involved. The interesting thing is -- and nobody can explain why -- but when somebody wins the pre... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Well, it looks like you're also looking at the history books.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
How concerned are you about losing one or both chambers?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
It's a long way away. It's a long way. Y... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
If you do lose one chamber, are there areas where you think you could find common ground with Democrats?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, there should be, but they seem to be stone cold. Look --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Is there anything --<end_of_turn>
<sta... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
-- thing I will say about the Democrats, they stick together. They have horrible policy. Men in women's sports, transgender for everyone, open borders. The craziest policies I've ever seen. But regardless of how crazy they are, they stick together. And I respect that. I think it's a great th... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- with her "Be Best" campaign, for example? Can you give us a little --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Sure.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- bit of a preview of what we can see?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, as an example, she did a book and she wa... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And that's part of why I'm asking you. I mean, can people expect to see her revive her "Be Best" campaign? Can you give --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, she is --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
-- us a little preview?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
We... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
When you and I talked in December we talked about the fact that in this second administration your family is not there.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, that was --<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
And they were really some of your closest advisors --<end_of_turn>
<... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
They're with me all the way. But I think they were treated very unfairly. Ivanka worked so hard on getting jobs for people. You know, I wanted to make her the head of -- the ambassador to the United Nations. There would be nobody that would be better than her. She said, "Dad, I don't want to... |
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Barron's in college now. How is he liking college?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Right.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
How's he doing?<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
He's a great student. He's doing very well, goes to a great school. But he's doing really w... |
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Well, you'll have to ask him someday that, but we try and make it as normal as possible. There's nothing normal about it. But he's a very great guy and wonderful kid.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Kristen Welker
Your birthday's coming up.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>Donald Trump
Yeah.<end_of_t... |
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