FULL FIERY Q&A: Trump Defends Iran Talks, Spain Crisis,SAVE America Act, IRS & Border Security — AC1E

[0:02] I think you should have done that, okay. [0:05] Questions, please? [0:06] Please. [0:07] On behalf of the press corps, [0:09] I thank you ladies for what you do [0:10] for our service members in this country. [0:12] Mr. President, are the talks with Iran now off [0:16] and are airstrikes back on? [0:17] The President is going on right now. [0:18] It's an amazing thing. [0:19] We have a little problem with Iran [0:21] because we have many talks and we'll say we have [0:24] or we don't have, you know, we're straight about it. [0:26] But they deny it, but they're not denying it now. [0:29] They just put out a statement, not denying it. [0:31] But for some reason, they, when they're talking, [0:36] they don't like saying that they're talking. [0:38] So I say, wait, we're in talks. [0:39] Big deal, we're in talks. [0:41] And they'll sometimes deny it, [0:43] even though they spend hours and hours together talking. [0:46] No, the talks are going along. [0:49] We're going to hit them very hard yesterday. [0:51] Very, very hard. [0:52] Harder than any attack, I think I can say, [0:56] General, from a point of knowledge, [0:59] any attack since World War II that's pretty big. [1:02] And we were set to go. [1:04] And they called. [1:05] And in addition, Saudi Arabia called. [1:08] And UAE called. [1:12] Qatar called. [1:13] Got calls from numerous people. [1:15] Not, I don't want to use the word begging, [1:17] but somewhere, in particular, [1:20] Iran did not want to be hit. [1:23] And they said, we want to talk. [1:25] We want to talk about the strait. [1:26] But more importantly, from my standpoint, [1:29] we want to talk about the denuclearization of Iran. [1:33] Because this is what it's all about. [1:34] This is why I'm doing this. [1:36] And it should have been done. [1:37] It's now 50 years. [1:38] We keep saying 47 years, but three years have gone by. [1:41] But it's for 50 years that other presidents [1:45] should have been doing what I, or other countries. [1:48] It didn't have to be us, but other countries. [1:50] And nobody did it. [1:52] And it was time. [1:53] And we hit them hard with the B2s more than a year ago now. [1:56] And that knocked out their capability, [1:59] their potential capability. [2:01] And we've done a great job. [2:04] But when we talk, we say we're talking. [2:06] If we're not talking, when you ask me, [2:07] no, we're not talking, I'll say it. [2:09] But we are talking right now. [2:10] We're talking. [2:11] And we're talking at the request of Iran, [2:14] backed by Saudi Arabia, [2:17] backed by UAE, [2:19] and backed by Qatar in particular, [2:21] but others also. [2:22] Many countries called. [2:23] The leaders are friendly with a lot of them. [2:26] Almost all of them, one way or the other. [2:29] And they all wanted to give this a last chance. [2:32] This is a last chance. [2:34] This is not something that, if it doesn't happen, [2:37] this is a last chance for them to sign a good document. [2:42] Yeah, please. [2:44] Mr. President, New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani [2:46] is requiring an ID to access his government-run grocery stores. [2:52] What then is your message to Democrats [2:53] who do not want to pass the Save America Act [2:56] and ensure, you know, ID at the ballot box? [2:59] This was just announced. [3:01] Yeah. [3:01] I heard about it. [3:02] Yeah. [3:03] Well, I wish they'd have an ID to access the voting booth. [3:06] You know? [3:07] They don't want to access the voting booth [3:08] with any identification. [3:10] We want voter ID, [3:12] and we want proof of citizenship. [3:14] Well, he also had a thing [3:16] where you had to have two different IDs [3:18] to shovel snow during the winter, right? [3:21] So that's a very friendly question. [3:23] I like her. [3:23] Who are you with? [3:24] One American News, sir. [3:26] Very good. [3:26] All right. [3:27] Good question. [3:28] Very good. [3:28] A good group. [3:29] There are almost 20 GOP senators [3:31] who have pledged to stay in D.C. [3:33] to pass the Save America Act. [3:35] So what's your message to the rest of the senators [3:36] who are still on their summer recess? [3:39] I think there's nothing more important [3:41] than the Save America Act. [3:43] I think they should stay. [3:45] They do what they want, [3:46] but I think they should stay. [3:48] Mr. President, where are you? [3:49] I think it's so important to get a pass. [3:51] Yeah. [3:51] Mr. President, where are the Iran talks, [3:53] and what are your requirements right now? [3:54] What are you finding out today or tomorrow? [3:56] I mean, they're going to go quickly, [3:57] one way or the other. [3:58] It's not very complex. [4:00] We're talking about the strait, [4:01] the opening of the strait, [4:03] having it open literally by tomorrow, [4:06] completely open. [4:07] And that's phase one. [4:09] And phase two is we then will talk about [4:11] the nuclear capacity, [4:14] the nuclear, what, you know, [4:15] as we've been mentioned. [4:16] Basically, it's, I think, [4:18] most of the denuclearization of Iran. [4:21] Has to happen. [4:22] Has to happen. [4:24] And that'll be the second phase. [4:26] But the first phase is the opening of the straits. [4:28] The second phase will be the denuclearization. [4:30] And that'll take a little while. [4:32] But we're very strong on it. [4:36] They cannot have a nuclear weapon. [4:37] Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. [4:39] And I have never changed in the... [4:41] Yeah, please, in the back. [4:42] Thank you, Mr. President. [4:42] You said that if Democrats get back into power, [4:46] what is happening in Spain awaits America. [4:49] What should voters in other countries [4:50] with elections coming up soon [4:52] take away from what's going on with Spain? [4:54] Well, you have to be very careful [4:55] with the whole socialist thing. [4:57] I think in many cases, [4:58] it's much more than socialist. [4:59] They skipped socialism. [5:01] They went directly to communism. [5:02] But when I saw what happened in Spain, [5:05] I said, you know, we had a version of that. [5:08] You could say much worse. [5:09] We allowed 25 million people under Joe Biden, [5:14] the Democrats. [5:15] We had open borders. [5:18] And countries all over the world, [5:19] almost all of them, [5:21] sent people that they don't want into our country. [5:25] And we've gotten a lot of them out, [5:26] and we're getting more, including murderers. [5:29] And I always say 11,888. [5:31] That was the number of murders. [5:32] Many of them committed more than one murder. [5:36] And we're going to be just like that [5:39] if you put these lunatics in [5:41] that I see running for office. [5:43] They had, we had an open border [5:46] a year and a half ago. [5:47] We had the worst border [5:49] in the history of our country. [5:50] Now we have the best border. [5:51] We haven't had one person come in, [5:53] and this is done by the Democrats, [5:55] not by left-leaning people. [5:58] They do charts. [5:59] And they have, in 15 months, [6:02] not one person has come in [6:04] through our southern border illegally. [6:06] Now that's pretty amazing. [6:09] I'd say maybe 10, maybe 15. [6:11] They say none. [6:12] And believe me, if they did, [6:13] they'd love to report it. [6:15] But you could go outside [6:16] in those vast plazas [6:18] where hundreds of thousands of people gathered [6:21] when they stormed our country, [6:22] just like they did, in my opinion, worse, [6:25] just like they did to Spain. [6:28] They stormed our country. [6:29] And those borders are, [6:31] those big plazas that were built, [6:34] they put concrete down. [6:36] And now you look at them, [6:37] there's grass growing in the cracks. [6:40] Nobody comes up, [6:41] because they know [6:41] they're not going to get through. [6:42] And if they do get through, [6:43] they're going to be taken out, [6:45] brought back to their country. [6:46] So we've done a fantastic job. [6:49] You know, somebody said, [6:50] you did it too fast. [6:51] I did it in 30 days, [6:52] my first 30 days. [6:54] Biden couldn't do it. [6:55] He couldn't get it done. [6:56] He tried it at the end. [6:57] He tried to do something, [6:59] because it was so overwhelming, [7:01] or so bad politically. [7:02] But we did it in 30 days. [7:04] Somebody said, [7:04] you should have taken a year and a half [7:06] or two years to complete it, [7:07] because everyone forgets. [7:08] Even my speechwriters, [7:10] they say, sir, [7:10] nobody wants to hear about the border anymore. [7:13] You've done it. [7:14] It's an incredible job you've done, [7:15] but nobody wants to hear about it. [7:17] And I should have taken a couple of years to do it, [7:21] because, and it actually was, [7:24] the public has about a two-year, [7:26] people do, [7:27] they have a two-year memory for certain things. [7:30] They have a two-week memory. [7:32] I may have gotten elected, [7:33] certainly partially on the border. [7:36] And because we did such a great job, [7:38] it was a long time ago. [7:40] I did it twice. [7:40] I did it in 2016 when it was bad, [7:44] but I did it this last time [7:46] when it was really bad. [7:47] It was, Steve, [7:49] I would say many, many times worse [7:50] than it was in 2016. [7:52] 2016 was bad, [7:54] but what we just had a year and a half ago, [7:57] that was the worst border, [7:59] maybe in world history. [8:00] There's not a third world country [8:02] that would have allowed that to happen, [8:05] where people coming in from prisons [8:06] and people coming in from mental institutions, [8:10] and people forced in by government, [8:12] because these are the people that, [8:14] those governments, those countries, [8:15] I know them all, [8:17] they didn't want. [8:18] And they walked into a country [8:19] totally unvetted, [8:20] totally unchecked. [8:22] Not anymore. [8:22] Nobody comes in. [8:24] Except if they come in legally. [8:26] Yeah, please. [8:26] Thank you, Mr. President. [8:27] Yesterday, you were asked... [8:28] Who are you with, Liz? [8:29] I'm with the Washington Examiner, sir. [8:31] Good. [8:31] You're doing good. [8:33] They've been very nice to meet you. [8:34] You were asked yesterday [8:35] whether Representative Max Miller [8:37] should resign from Congress [8:39] over the allegations, [8:40] and you said if you'd have a look at it. [8:42] Have you thought about that? [8:43] And also, do you... [8:43] Well, it's a very sad thing. [8:44] I know Max, he's a good person. [8:47] I mean, I always thought he was a very good person. [8:49] And I'm going to let the families figure that out. [8:52] You know, those families, [8:53] I know they're working on it. [8:56] It's a very sad thing. [8:57] Especially when you know somebody so well [8:59] to be going through that. [9:01] But it's accusations. [9:04] And I'm going to let them figure that out. [9:06] Yeah, please. [9:06] Mr. President, did you sign off [9:08] on Todd Lynch rescinding [9:10] the anti-weaponization fund? [9:12] And also, there are Democrats right now [9:13] who say there's essentially two tax codes. [9:15] There's a Trump family tax code [9:17] and a normal people tax code. [9:20] Why do you think that your family [9:21] deserves some level of special exemption [9:23] when it comes to the auditing of taxes? [9:25] Well, I'll go into that. [9:26] First of all, I had a 10-year case [9:29] that was settled [9:30] until I announced I was running for office. [9:33] It was a settled deal [9:34] like I've been doing all my life. [9:36] I've been audited every year for my entire life, [9:39] which I have a lot of wealthy friends [9:40] who were never audited. [9:41] To this day, they were never audited. [9:43] I was audited. [9:44] And my deal was settled. [9:45] In writing, it was settled. [9:48] Subject to final approval. [9:49] Then I announced I was running for president. [9:52] And all they did was haunt me with it. [9:54] They ended the settlement. [9:56] And they went after it. [9:57] And they went after me illegally. [9:59] And they did a lot of bad things to me [10:01] like they did to other people. [10:03] And I was treated very unfairly by the IRS. [10:07] It was weaponized against me. [10:09] Think of it. [10:10] I had a case from... [10:11] This is a 10-year-old case. [10:13] And it was settled. [10:15] It was done. [10:16] The case was over. [10:17] I announced I'm running for president. [10:19] And they terminated the settlement in Washington. [10:23] And they went after me. [10:25] And what they did here was very... [10:27] Frankly, if you talk about reparations [10:30] or if you talk about payment, [10:32] what they did to me, [10:33] I had a very good case against them. [10:35] So this was a case that was settled [10:37] that when I decided to run for president, [10:39] right at the beginning... [10:40] This is a long time. [10:41] It's been going on for a long time. [10:42] They terminated the settlement, [10:46] which is something that never happened before. [10:49] We have letters from the biggest law firms in Washington [10:52] saying that this case is nonsense, [10:54] just like the Russia, Russia, Russia was nonsense. [10:57] They weaponized government. [10:59] And so that's that. [11:01] And most people understand that. [11:04] On the other, on the fund, [11:05] these were people that were treated unbelievably... [11:08] 22 suicides, more than that, I think. [11:12] Look at Ashley. [11:12] Look at so many other things that happened. [11:15] These people were treated horribly. [11:17] And this fund could have given them some solace. [11:21] But, you know, [11:23] it happens to be very popular among many quarters. [11:26] And I don't participate in that fund. [11:28] I was certainly treated badly. [11:31] I don't participate. [11:32] But I thought it would be very fair [11:34] for people that spent years in prison, [11:37] people that were treated so badly, [11:39] for, in many cases, [11:40] people that did absolutely nothing wrong. [11:43] So I view that fund as a positive. [11:45] And a lot of Republicans do, too. [11:48] Not so many Democrats. [11:49] And it's not only for that. [11:50] It's for other things, too. [11:52] People that have been treated unfairly, [11:55] that have been weaponized by a corrupt government [11:57] that we had with Obama [11:59] and that we had with Biden. [12:01] You had a corrupt government with both of them. [12:03] Mr. President, [12:03] did you sign off on Todd Blanche? [12:05] I didn't look at it. [12:06] All I know is that Todd Blanche is great. [12:10] He's going to do a great job. [12:11] Everybody knows it. [12:13] And I understand there's been a sign-off. [12:16] But I don't know what they agreed. [12:17] I think Todd Blanche agreed to reconfirm things [12:21] that he's already said. [12:22] And what he said was, okay. [12:24] Please, go ahead. [12:25] Are there other avenues you have supporters [12:27] get paid potentially [12:29] if it's not the anti-repanization funds [12:30] or another- [12:31] Who are you with? [12:31] I'm with MSNOW, sir. [12:33] You're who? [12:34] MSNOW. [12:35] MSNOW? [12:35] Yes, sir. [12:36] What a terrible show. [12:38] They have the worst people on that show. [12:40] Are there other avenues [12:41] that you want to see people- [12:42] No, there's no other avenues that I know about. [12:44] Go ahead. [12:44] Mr. President, on the Iran talks- [12:46] MSNOW. [12:47] That's the failed MSDNC, right? [12:50] The failed- [12:51] The border- [12:52] They failed- [12:53] They gave it a new name. [12:54] You know why? [12:54] Because nobody watched it. [12:55] Go ahead. [12:56] And fewer people are watching it now. [12:58] On the Iran talks, [13:00] as there are discussions, [13:01] is Iran willing to return [13:03] to a fully free navigation of the strait? [13:06] Is that on the table? [13:08] Say it again differently. [13:10] Would Iran be willing to return [13:13] to fully free navigation of the strait? [13:16] It has to be. [13:17] I'm not going to let them charge. [13:18] Would you- [13:18] Would you- [13:19] If anybody's going to charge, [13:20] will charge. [13:20] We're the one that has total- [13:22] We have total control. [13:23] You know, we have a thing called [13:24] the blockade with his Navy. [13:27] And that Navy is- [13:28] They call it a wall of steel. [13:30] The United States wall of steel. [13:33] And no, no, there's not going to be charging. [13:35] We're not talking about charging at all. [13:37] There won't be charging. [13:38] Yeah, please, in the back. [13:39] Mr. President, you said last week [13:40] that illegal immigration- [13:41] Who you with? [13:41] GBUs. [13:43] You said that illegal immigration [13:44] is killing the U.K. [13:45] Nigel Farage today has proposed [13:47] the use of the Royal Navy [13:48] to combat small boats crossing the Channel. [13:51] Do you think that European nations, [13:53] including the U.K., [13:54] should be using their militaries [13:55] to stop illegal immigration? [13:56] Look, you have to stop [13:57] illegal immigration in Europe. [13:59] I know Europe better than anybody, [14:01] better than the people that run it. [14:04] And have great relationships here. [14:06] Two things are killing Europe. [14:08] Number one is immigration. [14:09] Number two is energy. [14:12] Like the U.K., [14:13] when you look at the U.K., [14:14] they have one of the best energy fields [14:15] in the world, North Sea Oil. [14:17] Now, I think your new prime minister [14:18] is going to actually open up the- [14:20] from what I hear. [14:20] I spoke to him, [14:21] and he sounded terrific on this subject. [14:24] But you open it up, [14:25] you'll be a wealthy country. [14:26] You keep it closed, [14:27] you're going to be a bankrupt country, [14:29] which is what you are now. [14:31] Essentially, you're a bankrupt country. [14:33] You have one of the greatest energy fields, [14:34] the North Sea Oil. [14:36] One of the greatest fields in the world. [14:37] You know, the U.K. buys its energy [14:40] from Norway, [14:41] who gets the energy from the North Sea, [14:44] from not as vibrant a part [14:46] of the North Sea Oil was. [14:49] You're sitting on top of gold, [14:53] better than gold. [14:54] And you don't do anything with it. [14:56] It doesn't work. [14:58] You don't allow the oil companies in, [15:01] and it doesn't work. [15:02] And I spoke with your new prime minister, [15:04] I was very impressed, [15:05] and he sort of indicated to me, [15:07] I said, look, [15:08] you can be a wealthy country [15:09] or a bankrupt country. [15:11] You have your choice. [15:12] Not every country has that choice. [15:13] Almost no country has that choice. [15:15] But in the case of the U.K., Scotland, [15:18] I'm talking about Scotland, [15:19] right off the shore, [15:20] in Aberdeen, Scotland. [15:23] Aberdeen was the oil capital [15:25] of Europe for years. [15:27] And then one day, [15:28] the liberals got in [15:29] and they closed it. [15:30] And your energy rates [15:32] have quadrupled. [15:34] You have among the highest [15:35] energy prices in the world. [15:36] You could cut them in half. [15:37] You could give away free energy [15:38] if you'd open up the North Sea. [15:40] And it's good for another 500 years, [15:42] maybe more, [15:43] probably a thousand years. [15:44] Has our new prime minister [15:46] restored your faith in the leadership? [15:48] Has our new prime minister [15:50] restored your faith [15:51] in the leadership of freedom? [15:52] Look, I think we're going to have [15:56] a very good relationship. [15:57] We'll see. [15:58] I'm not going to tell him [15:58] how to run his country. [16:00] But I can tell you, [16:01] immigration is an incredible [16:03] problem for Europe. [16:05] You're allowing people in [16:06] that in many cases [16:08] are not going to help you. [16:10] I'm going to be nice. [16:11] They're not going to help you. [16:13] And the people that are there, [16:15] people from your country, [16:17] people from other countries [16:18] that have been there [16:19] for a long time [16:20] and did a great job. [16:21] Beautiful place. [16:22] Look, I love it. [16:23] You know, my parents [16:23] both came from Europe indirectly. [16:27] So a German, Scott, [16:32] and you know, [16:32] it's like one of those things. [16:35] It's very sad. [16:36] When I see what's happening to Europe, [16:37] it's very sad to me. [16:38] But they have a problem [16:40] with immigration. [16:41] They have a problem with energy. [16:42] You have windmills [16:43] all over the place. [16:43] Windmills, you lose your shirt. [16:45] Any country with windmills [16:47] is a loser, okay? [16:49] You just have to look. [16:51] If they have windmills, [16:52] they're a loser. [16:53] Because you lose money [16:55] with windmills. [16:56] Yeah, please go ahead. [16:57] Thank you. [16:58] Thank you, Mr. President. [16:59] Go ahead. [16:59] Who are you with? [17:00] John Fredericks Media. [17:01] Yeah, that's right. [17:02] Original name. [17:04] What was your name before? [17:05] John Fredericks. [17:07] Go ahead, John. [17:08] Mark, two domestic questions, sir. [17:12] The first one is, [17:13] Exxon and Chevron, [17:15] integrated all U.S., [17:17] just announced record profits [17:19] second quarter. [17:21] Unbelievable. [17:22] For Exxon, for instance, [17:24] 14 million, [17:25] they've had an over a decade. [17:27] For Chevron, [17:27] for the quarter, [17:28] highest in history. [17:30] By 12 times? [17:32] On the backs. [17:33] You saw that? [17:34] Yes. [17:34] I mean, it's unbelievable. [17:36] On the backs. [17:36] I don't like it. [17:37] Workers paying higher debts. [17:39] Yeah. [17:40] Whatever is our... [17:41] They're making too much money, [17:43] okay? [17:44] Based on a shortage, [17:45] they're making too much money. [17:46] I don't like it. [17:47] And I should be the last one [17:48] to say it [17:49] because I'm a big [17:50] free enterprise guy. [17:51] Nobody bigger. [17:53] And, you know, [17:55] you're going to see oil. [17:56] When we're finished with Iran, [17:57] you're going to see [17:58] the prices drop [17:58] through the floor. [18:00] But they made too much money. [18:02] Too much money. [18:03] Chevron, too much money. [18:07] ExxonMobil, [18:08] too much. [18:08] Too much money. [18:10] When you look at one company [18:11] where they made 12 times [18:12] what they made the year before, [18:15] they're going to give [18:15] some of that back to the public. [18:17] And they better cut [18:18] the retail price, [18:19] the consumer price. [18:21] Too much money. [18:22] You're surprised I'm saying it? [18:24] I'll say it loud and clear. [18:25] I'm not happy about it. [18:26] Go ahead. [18:26] Go ahead. [18:28] Just one. [18:30] For those of us here [18:32] that live in Washington, D.C. [18:33] with their families, [18:34] like I do, [18:36] the renaissance of the city [18:38] that you've been able to do [18:39] in 18 months is incredible. [18:42] I hope you heard the... [18:43] I couldn't... [18:43] Did you hear that, everybody? [18:45] The renaissance of Washington, D.C. [18:47] in 15, 16 months [18:50] is incredible. [18:51] And it is. [18:51] It's clean. [18:52] It's safe. [18:53] And you haven't seen anything yet. [18:55] We're replacing all of the grass [18:57] that hasn't been replaced [18:58] in the fields, [18:59] all the beautiful fields [19:00] where the grass is. [19:01] You know, [19:01] grass is like humans. [19:03] It has a life. [19:05] This grass hasn't been changed [19:06] in 100 years. [19:08] We're doing all the fields. [19:09] We're doing all the... [19:10] Most of the graffitis will. [19:12] But the most important thing [19:13] is it's been beautified. [19:15] We did 78 monuments [19:17] and fountains [19:19] and waterfalls. [19:20] And they went from being horrible, [19:24] mostly graffitis. [19:25] And most of them [19:26] for 25 years never worked. [19:28] They haven't worked. [19:29] And it's a renaissance, [19:31] like you use the word renaissance, [19:32] but it's a renaissance. [19:33] But the biggest thing is [19:35] we have very little crime now. [19:37] This was the crime capital, [19:38] frankly, of the world. [19:40] It was the most unsafe capital [19:42] of any country in the world. [19:45] Now it's one of the safest [19:46] and it's one of the safest places [19:48] in the United States. [19:49] And people are coming down. [19:51] You see it, [19:51] the tourism in Washington, [19:53] everyone's safe now. [19:55] Nobody gets... [19:55] Nobody's getting mugged, shot. [19:59] We used to lose [19:59] three people a week. [20:01] Death. [20:02] That's at least... [20:03] I mean, [20:03] it's three people [20:04] in terms of death. [20:06] 150 people a year [20:08] were killed. [20:09] They come down from Iowa. [20:10] They come from Indiana. [20:12] Mom, I'm looking [20:12] at the Washington Monument. [20:14] I'm looking at... [20:15] And they end up getting killed. [20:17] You call their parents. [20:17] I'm sorry. [20:19] It doesn't happen anymore. [20:20] We don't have that anymore. [20:21] We play... [20:22] We're rough, [20:23] but we don't have that anymore. [20:24] Our military has been unbelievable. [20:26] And they work very well [20:27] with the D.C. police. [20:28] But our military came in, [20:30] the general people [20:32] that we know so well, [20:33] general, right? [20:34] They don't play games. [20:35] And we got the gangs out. [20:38] We removed almost 5,000 people [20:40] who were career criminals [20:42] who came in with Biden [20:43] with the open borders, [20:45] a lot of them, [20:46] and they're no longer here. [20:48] We sent them back [20:49] to their countries. [20:52] You've got to say... [20:53] Have you ever seen [20:55] such a transformation? [20:56] It's unbelievable [20:57] if you live here. [20:58] It's just... [20:59] You don't want to go back. [21:00] And now you can walk to work? [21:01] You can walk to the White House? [21:03] The people in the White House, [21:04] they work in the... [21:04] They tell me, [21:05] sir, thank... [21:06] They're thanking me all the time. [21:07] They used to have to take Uber. [21:09] And the Uber would be robbed, okay? [21:11] They weren't even said. [21:13] They'd go to a restaurant [21:14] and they'd feel safe at a restaurant [21:17] and then the restaurant [21:18] would be robbed. [21:19] Do you know [21:19] the restaurants were all closing? [21:21] And now you can't, [21:22] if you're a restaurateur, [21:23] you can't get a restaurant. [21:24] You... [21:25] I mean, you literally can't. [21:27] The restaurants are booming. [21:29] Crime is down 92%, [21:31] maybe more. [21:32] I want to get down 100%. [21:34] You know, [21:34] the greatest statistic, though, [21:36] that you have is that [21:38] 2% of the people [21:39] create 91% of the crime. [21:42] You can really handle that. [21:45] And we've moved [21:45] almost 5,000 people out. [21:47] They're criminals, [21:48] career criminals. [21:49] We ruled that, [21:49] or in some cases, [21:50] they're in jail. [21:51] In some cases, [21:52] they were so bad, [21:54] they came in through Biden. [21:55] They're so bad, [21:56] we don't want to move them out. [21:57] We want to put them in jails [21:58] because we're afraid [21:59] they're going to come back in somehow. [22:01] So, I appreciate you saying that. [22:02] Would you consider going to Congress [22:06] if they come in [22:06] and try to roll it back [22:08] the new Democratic mayor? [22:10] Well, you had a mayor who's, [22:12] I guess she's a communist. [22:13] I mean, she says she's a socialist. [22:16] But I guess she's a communist, [22:17] based on what she says. [22:18] But I have not met her yet. [22:20] I look forward to meeting her. [22:22] Would I federalize? [22:24] Basically, you're saying [22:25] federalize D.C. [22:26] Well, I'm allowed to do that. [22:28] Would I do it? [22:29] If they want to... [22:30] We took something [22:31] that was in deep trouble. [22:33] It was a graffiti-filled, [22:35] crime-filled mess. [22:36] We turned it into Shangri-La. [22:39] We turned it into a great place. [22:40] Look outside. [22:41] Look what's happening. [22:42] Look at the beautiful ballroom [22:44] and military center. [22:45] It's a military center, [22:46] much more than... [22:47] We have a drone port on top. [22:50] Look at the grass [22:51] in front of the White House [22:52] being all replaced [22:52] with the top stuff. [22:55] The parks are all being replaced. [22:57] It starts very soon, actually. [22:59] We'll do one at a time. [23:00] It's about 700 acres of parks. [23:02] We're all going to have brand new, [23:04] the best grass you can get. [23:06] Scots. [23:06] You know Scots? [23:08] Scots Miracle Grove. [23:09] They're doing it. [23:10] They do great grass. [23:11] What can I tell you? [23:11] I've got to give them a plug [23:12] because they did the White House [23:14] for free. [23:15] Sir, a friend of mine, [23:17] a guy that... [23:18] He's terrific. [23:19] We'd like to give you [23:20] new grass at the White House. [23:21] I said, I'll take it. [23:22] How much? [23:22] He said, free. [23:23] I'll take it. [23:25] Thank you. [23:26] Thank you very much. [23:27] Mr. President, [23:28] this is at least the fifth time [23:29] you've turned off [23:30] airstrikes things to run [23:31] since April to negotiate. [23:34] What is your message [23:34] to the American people [23:35] who are wondering [23:36] what has changed this time? [23:38] Why should it be any difficult? [23:38] Well, you don't know. [23:39] I don't know. [23:40] I think we're going to [23:41] maybe get something, [23:42] but I want to give them [23:43] every last chance [23:44] before decapitation. [23:47] Very tough to do [23:47] what we have planned, [23:50] still planned. [23:51] We'll see what happens. [23:53] But it's a very, [23:54] very tough thing to do. [23:55] I think I'm very proud [23:58] of the fact that [23:59] I will give people [23:59] a chance. [24:00] This is a big move. [24:02] To do an attack that big [24:03] on a country, [24:05] I'd rather not do it. [24:06] Now, we've already [24:07] threw lots of large attacks, [24:11] but they were normal large. [24:14] Hopefully, they'll come [24:16] to their senses [24:16] because what happened, [24:18] you know, [24:18] cannot have a nuclear weapon, [24:20] but hopefully, [24:21] they'll come to their senses. [24:23] So they called me [24:24] and they said, [24:26] please don't attack. [24:26] We'll make a deal. [24:28] That's the real truth. [24:30] And everyone knows it. [24:32] And who wouldn't call? [24:34] And they found out [24:35] through leaks [24:36] and sleazebags, [24:38] you know, [24:38] a lot of sleazebags, [24:39] leakers. [24:40] Leakers should be put in jail. [24:41] They should, [24:42] they have to strengthen up [24:43] the laws for leakers. [24:45] But in this case, [24:46] leakers helped [24:46] because they said [24:47] the severity of the attack [24:49] and Iran knew it. [24:53] They knew what was coming. [24:54] It was going to come last night [24:55] and it would have gone on [24:57] for a long time [24:58] and there'd be [24:59] essentially very little left. [25:01] There'd be nothing left. [25:03] And if I'm given a chance [25:07] to let a lot of people live, [25:11] I want to give that chance. [25:12] So I'm under no time constraint. [25:14] You know, [25:14] I don't happen to be running, [25:16] but a lot of very good [25:17] Republicans are running. [25:19] And you have a sick ideology [25:20] taking place right now [25:22] that, you know, [25:23] hopefully they'll be defeated [25:24] because they'll destroy the country [25:25] if they ever take over. [25:26] But this desk is like [25:28] a blocking desk. [25:29] No matter who gets in. [25:31] If it's bad, I block. [25:32] And I'm good at blocking. [25:34] If it's bad, [25:35] if it's stupid things [25:36] like the things they want to do. [25:37] We want to get rid [25:38] of the U.S. Senate. [25:39] I don't like a lot of senators, [25:41] to be honest with you. [25:42] I don't want to get rid [25:43] of the Senate. [25:44] We want to get rid [25:45] of the Supreme Court. [25:46] They want to put now [25:47] 21 or 23 people, [25:49] that's the real, [25:50] on the Supreme Court, [25:51] or get rid of it. [25:53] They want to get rid [25:54] of the presidency. [25:55] They want to have [25:55] an appointed executive running. [25:58] That's a communist thing, [25:59] you know? [25:59] That's a communist thing. [26:01] These are sick people. [26:03] And, you know, [26:04] I said it the other day, [26:05] and it maybe doesn't [26:06] sound that important, [26:08] but when a country goes bad, [26:10] like, look at the blue cities. [26:12] What do they have in common, [26:13] aside from massive crime, [26:15] much more crime? [26:16] The Republicans [26:17] have very little crime. [26:18] But what do the blue cities [26:20] have in mind? [26:21] And also, [26:21] you can say this [26:22] with nations [26:23] when they go bad. [26:25] The blue cities [26:26] have something in common, [26:28] crime, [26:29] high crime, [26:30] vicious violent crime. [26:32] But what do they have [26:33] in common? [26:34] They're all dirty. [26:35] They're filthy dirty. [26:37] Their streets are dirty. [26:39] Their streets smell. [26:41] Their storefronts [26:42] are broken. [26:44] Their trees [26:45] are all gross. [26:47] Everything about the place [26:48] is dirty. [26:50] And I don't want to mention [26:51] any specific city. [26:53] It's really all of them. [26:54] But you go into these cities [26:56] that are blue, [26:57] they're crime-ridden, [26:58] and they're filthy dirty. [27:00] They're like Washington, D.C. [27:02] was a year and a half ago, [27:04] with graffiti all over the place, [27:06] with crime all over the place, [27:08] with people afraid to be here. [27:10] You got to be ashamed [27:11] of your capital. [27:12] Some of the most beautiful buildings [27:14] built in the real time. [27:16] Like, you look at [27:17] the Supreme Court building, [27:18] and they put graffiti on it. [27:20] The most beautiful columns [27:21] I've ever seen. [27:22] In fact, our columns [27:23] are going to be nicer, [27:24] at the ballroom. [27:25] I said, [27:26] I want the Supreme Court, [27:27] but better. [27:29] But you look at those columns, [27:30] and then you see graffiti [27:32] on the side of the building. [27:34] No artistry, [27:35] just bad people. [27:37] But the one thing [27:38] they all have in common, [27:40] crime. [27:41] The two things, [27:42] crime, [27:43] but they're disgusting. [27:44] They're filthy dirty. [27:46] The streets are dirty. [27:47] They have people [27:48] lying all over the street [27:50] doing you-know-what. [27:52] They're all the same. [27:54] And this is what [27:55] we're going to put in it. [27:56] It's not going to happen [27:56] in our country. [28:01] Go ahead, please. [28:03] Yeah, in the back. [28:04] Yes. [28:05] When someone- [28:05] Can you serve her? [28:06] Go ahead. [28:07] When a group- [28:08] Sir, when a group- [28:08] Well, let him go, [28:09] then you- [28:10] I'm sorry. [28:10] He was very rude to you, [28:12] right? [28:12] Please- [28:12] Go ahead. [28:13] Who were you with? [28:14] I'm with Real Emergency, [28:15] sir. [28:16] Sir, when a group [28:17] such as the Haitians [28:19] lose their temporary [28:19] protective status, [28:21] how soon should they [28:23] be bussed and flown out? [28:24] Well, we had a big victory [28:26] in court on temporary, [28:28] you know, the protective [28:29] status. [28:31] And I largely leave it [28:33] up to my people. [28:34] But we've had people here [28:36] for many years [28:36] that they were here [28:37] temporarily. [28:38] You know, we had people [28:38] coming in and they've been [28:40] here for many, many years [28:41] and they had a tragedy [28:43] in their country. [28:44] They had, sometimes it was [28:45] storms or it was, you know, [28:47] it was hurricanes. [28:50] And they come in and, you [28:51] know, they're here for 12 [28:52] years, 14 years. [28:53] So something's got to be [28:55] done. [28:55] Yeah, please. [28:55] Have you spoken to [28:58] Janine Pirro about her [29:00] decision to drop? [29:01] No, Janine Pirro made a [29:02] mistake. [29:03] It was vandalism. [29:05] I just told you we did, I [29:06] think, 78. [29:08] One of the things was the [29:09] reflecting pool. [29:10] Hasn't worked since 1922 [29:12] because it always leaked. [29:13] It always leaked from 1922. [29:15] You know, it's the largest, [29:17] longest pool ever and all [29:18] that. [29:19] The concept is beautiful, but [29:21] it always leaked because of [29:23] the size, because of [29:24] maintenance, whatever. [29:25] But it was built in 1922. [29:27] And from the day it was [29:29] built, it leaked. [29:31] Biden spent 58 million [29:33] dollars. [29:35] Barack Hussein Obama spent [29:36] much more than that. [29:38] He said, I have an idea. [29:39] Let's take the river from, [29:41] let's take the water from [29:42] the Potomac. [29:43] So they took the water from [29:44] the Potomac and it was [29:45] putrid. [29:46] It was putrid. [29:48] It was a disaster. [29:50] Biden was a disaster. [29:51] I said, I'm going to get [29:52] that fixed, along with Doug [29:54] Bergham and Department of [29:55] Interior. [29:56] And we worked hard on that. [29:57] Now, we worked hard on all [29:58] 70, it's actually, I think, [29:59] 81 now. [30:00] You saw the new horses that [30:02] just opened by the bridge [30:03] with the gold. [30:04] That was the way they were [30:05] many years ago. [30:07] Now they look better than [30:08] they did many years ago. [30:09] But these monuments look [30:10] better than they did when [30:12] they were originally built. [30:13] not just a little fix-up. [30:15] We made them the way they [30:17] were plus. [30:18] And everyone's so proud. [30:20] The biggest, one of the [30:21] bigger jobs was not really [30:23] the biggest, believe it or [30:24] not, but one of the biggest [30:25] was the reflecting pool. [30:26] And we did a great job. [30:29] We sandblasted the stone [30:31] outside. [30:32] It was granite, so it has a [30:33] long life. [30:34] We did a great job. [30:36] We got very expensive [30:37] material to put on top of the [30:39] surface that always leaked [30:40] because it was stone. [30:41] It was a stone surface. [30:42] Always leaked. [30:44] And we put it on. [30:46] And it was beautiful. [30:48] Now, we have photographs or [30:50] tapes, like moving cameras, [30:53] right? [30:54] We have them where people are [30:56] on the side, cutting it with [30:58] a box knife. [30:59] So, now, I'm not saying I was [31:02] 100% thrilled with the [31:05] contractor, but the [31:07] contractor was rushing. [31:08] We wanted to get it open for [31:10] July 4th, and we got it [31:11] done. [31:12] But in addition, there was [31:15] vandalism. [31:17] Number one, look at the grass, [31:19] where the grass was all [31:22] knocked out with a very, very [31:25] powerful ingredient that we [31:28] know very well what it is. [31:30] I'm not going to say the name [31:30] because people get ideas. [31:33] But, and they put a terrible [31:35] phrase, I won't say that [31:36] either, but a terrible phrase [31:37] on a massive piece of grass [31:39] that we had just replaced. [31:41] Killed the grass. [31:41] We had to replace the grass. [31:43] A lot of grass. [31:45] In addition, they took knives [31:47] or cutters, and they cut the [31:48] material. [31:49] It's material. [31:50] And they put their hands and [31:52] they pulled it. [31:54] And there was also some [31:56] maintenance things that we would [31:57] have routinely fixed. [31:58] But we had that up, and it [32:00] was perfect. [32:02] And then you had the [32:03] bubblers, which get rid of [32:04] the, you know, what forms in [32:06] the water. [32:07] And that works great, but they [32:08] turned it off because of the [32:10] fight. [32:11] Because it competed a little [32:12] bit of noise during the [32:14] fight. [32:14] They turned it off, and it [32:16] grows very rapidly in the [32:18] water. [32:19] But that actually works very [32:20] well. [32:21] And that's all. [32:22] So now we're just about set to [32:25] reopen it. [32:25] And we had to replace cut areas [32:30] where they cut it and ripped it. [32:32] But there's a tape, and Jesse [32:34] Waters, by the way, did a whole [32:35] big thing on it. [32:37] There's a tape that's out there [32:39] that I posted on Truth, where [32:41] you have people leaning over the [32:42] side. [32:43] The weakest part, because of the [32:44] flexibility, you know it moves. [32:46] It's very complicated. [32:47] It moves. [32:48] And the softest part has to be [32:50] flexible. [32:51] And that's the stuff you can cut. [32:53] And these guys knew what they [32:54] were doing. [32:55] And they cut all the way along [32:58] the base. [32:59] Cut, cut, cut. [33:01] Now, when Janine looked at it, it [33:04] was the day after the 4th of [33:06] July, with the largest fireworks [33:08] display in the world. [33:09] And the stuff was laying all over [33:11] the pool. [33:12] The fireworks. [33:13] Because they used the pool as [33:15] one of the... [33:16] And it was all over the pool. [33:18] It was the day after, very [33:19] shortly thereafter. [33:20] But that was working beautifully. [33:24] And it was vandalized. [33:25] And if you look at the tape... [33:27] Now, the tape isn't a great tape [33:28] in the sense that you... [33:30] It's a little hard to say who it [33:31] exactly was. [33:32] But it was people cutting this [33:36] very expensive material, [33:38] waterproofing material. [33:40] Anyway, it looked beautiful. [33:43] And then they cut it. [33:45] And they vandalized. [33:46] And we weren't necessarily thrilled [33:48] with the contractor. [33:49] But they did a job. [33:52] And they were fixing any problems. [33:55] But then it got carried away. [33:57] Because the judge was extremely [33:58] unfriendly to Janine. [34:00] And frankly, I think she choked. [34:03] Because the judge was really [34:05] vicious. [34:06] Instead of going after the people [34:08] that did it, the judge went [34:09] after her. [34:11] And went after her department. [34:13] And I guess she choked. [34:15] I don't know what the hell [34:16] happened. [34:16] Are you reconsidering her role? [34:18] I don't know what... [34:18] You don't... [34:20] You're fake news. [34:20] Don't ever talk again. [34:22] You're fake news. [34:23] One of the worst in the business. [34:25] Fortunately, nobody watches you. [34:27] But something happened. [34:29] There was vandalism there. [34:31] And there were some things [34:32] from the contractor [34:33] which we would fix. [34:35] But it's almost complete. [34:37] And when it opens, [34:38] it's incredible. [34:40] It's really incredible. [34:40] But remember this. [34:42] It leaked from 1922. [34:45] It opened in 1922. [34:46] They never solved the leak problem [34:48] because it was stone. [34:49] And the cracks with the stone. [34:52] It's not a... [34:53] Stone is really not a waterproofing material. [34:56] We essentially use a very high-grade [34:58] swimming pool type material. [35:01] Which was my idea. [35:02] I was very proud of that idea. [35:04] By the way, I didn't know the contractor. [35:05] Everyone said the contractor. [35:06] I didn't know the contractor. [35:07] But when it was completed, [35:11] it was perfect. [35:13] But then somebody went in and cut it. [35:15] Just like they did the grass. [35:16] You know, nobody talks about the grass. [35:18] The grass have helicopter pictures [35:20] of what they did. [35:22] Wasn't it 87, right? [35:26] Do you know what they did, right? [35:28] Did you see what they did? [35:29] Did you see what they wrote? [35:30] What did they write? [35:32] 87. [35:33] I'm sorry. [35:33] 86-47. [35:34] That's right. [35:35] 86-47. [35:37] They... [35:38] 86 him. [35:39] So it's 86-47. [35:42] They didn't do 45. [35:43] At least they left 45 now. [35:45] But they... [35:46] And massive letters on the grass. [35:48] 86-47. [35:51] And nobody talked about that. [35:53] That was vandalism, too. [35:54] We had to replace all that grass. [35:55] It was a tremendous amount of grass. [35:57] Because when you hit it with this poison, [35:59] it's acid. [36:00] It kills the grass, [36:01] no matter how... [36:02] You can't even clean it, [36:03] even if you got there right after. [36:04] It's very powerful stuff. [36:05] I know it well. [36:07] So, people did great damage to this thing [36:12] because they're sick people. [36:14] You know who's representing the man [36:16] is a man from Crew, [36:18] a sleazebag, [36:19] who's been suing me [36:20] for my whole political... [36:22] Hasn't won. [36:22] He's lost all the time. [36:24] But Crew, do you know what Crew is? [36:26] It's a third-rate operation. [36:28] That's supposed to be a charity, [36:30] but it's not. [36:30] They used it for political reasons. [36:33] So, we should be proud of our monuments [36:37] and we should be proud of our city. [36:39] And, you know, that was open [36:40] before they did the damage. [36:41] It was open. [36:42] It never looked more beautiful. [36:44] It looked like a mirror. [36:45] And that's what it was supposed to be. [36:46] It was a very dark color [36:48] because otherwise you don't see it [36:49] as a reflecting pool. [36:51] And it looked beautiful. [36:52] Well, it'll look just as beautiful. [36:54] It'll be fixed [36:55] and open over the next week and a half, two weeks. [36:58] Who are you voting for in Michigan? [37:00] One more, yeah. [37:01] Who are you voting for in Michigan? [37:03] Well, you have a very interesting group. [37:06] Who I'm really voting for is Mike Rogers [37:09] because I think he's going to be a great senator. [37:12] But you have a communist versus a socialist. [37:16] That's the way I look at it. [37:17] You have a communist versus a socialist. [37:20] It looks like the communist is leading. [37:22] We're talking about for the Democrat primary. [37:24] But for the Republican, [37:26] you have a very good man [37:27] and he should be able to win. [37:31] Okay, one more. [37:33] Yeah, go ahead. [37:36] Lafayette Park. [37:37] It's great. [37:38] We do a good job in Lafayette Park. [37:40] So Lafayette Park is right across [37:42] from the other side of the street. [37:45] And I made a donation of $10 million. [37:47] That was me, personally. [37:50] And it's unbelievable. [37:53] It was so dirty and so disgusting. [37:55] Like everything liberal becomes dirty and disgusting. [38:00] Social, socialism, liberalism, progressivism. [38:05] You know, the word progressive is such a nice word. [38:07] They love using it. [38:08] But the radical left isn't letting them use that word anymore. [38:12] But Lafayette Park is a large park. [38:15] It was known as the gateway to the White House. [38:18] And it was disgusting. [38:21] The monument is beautiful. [38:23] Graffiti all over it. [38:24] I won't say what was on the sidewalk, [38:27] but horrible, horrible, horrible, disgusting stuff. [38:31] And not only did we fix it, [38:33] we have military standing there watching it. [38:35] And if anybody touches it, [38:37] that was the one mistake with the reflecting pond. [38:39] They hadn't put up the cameras yet. [38:41] They had enough up, [38:42] because you see what's happening. [38:44] But if they would have had them up, [38:46] we would have had a lot of, [38:48] it would have been a lot easier. [38:50] And I was disappointed with Janine Piorg. [38:53] Really disappointed with Janine Piorg. [38:55] She folded like an umbrella. [38:59] And people get away with things. [39:01] It's a disgrace. [39:02] But we're very proud of Lafayette Park. [39:05] Now we have a big decision to make. [39:07] Do we take the pavers that are red, [39:09] you know, the red brick pavers, [39:10] and do we change them into a granite, [39:13] to gray granite, they're beautiful, [39:15] but they're not the original. [39:17] So we're going to have to make that decision. [39:19] You have a good sense of taste. [39:20] What would you do? [39:21] Huh? [39:22] Yes, change it. [39:23] You would change the red brick into the granite? [39:25] Heartbeat. [39:25] The granite is much stronger, [39:27] holds up much better. [39:28] Different color. [39:29] Legacy. [39:30] Change it. [39:31] Okay. [39:32] Are we considering firing here, [39:33] Mr. President? [39:33] Go ahead, please. [39:34] Thank you, Mr. President. [39:35] Today's the MLB trade deadline, [39:37] and there's been talk lately [39:38] about potential lockdown next year. [39:40] I think over salary cap. [39:42] Yeah. [39:43] The salary cap. [39:44] Do you support the salary cap of the MLB, [39:47] and what are your thoughts? [39:48] Well, we're going to talk about that [39:49] at a different time. [39:51] You know, it's a complex situation, [39:52] but not too complex for me. [39:54] Yeah, please. [39:55] In the back. [39:55] What do you think of the Nationals [39:56] trading Luis Garcia to the Yankees? [39:59] Which one? [40:00] Luis Garcia from the Washington Nationals [40:02] to the New York Yankees. [40:03] Your New York Yankees. [40:04] Yeah. [40:04] What do you think of the job [40:05] Brian Cashman's doing? [40:06] Well, I've known Brian Cashman [40:08] for a long time. [40:09] Look, he's done a good job. [40:10] I think Randy Levine is great. [40:11] He's a great executive. [40:12] And by the way, [40:13] the NIL or whatever it is, [40:16] is very close to getting [40:18] soft college sports. [40:20] And Randy Levine and Nick Saban [40:23] and a whole group of people [40:24] have done an unbelievable job. [40:27] That was a case that should have been [40:29] appealed by the NCAA. [40:31] They never appealed it. [40:32] Whoever ran the NCAA, [40:34] they never appealed it. [40:34] The original case was thrown out [40:37] by a judge that knew nothing about sports. [40:39] Nothing about sports or college sports. [40:43] And that case should have been appealed. [40:45] They didn't appeal it. [40:46] They didn't know. [40:46] I think they forgot something happened. [40:49] And college sports was, [40:51] and is, in turmoil right now. [40:53] Turmoil. [40:54] And Randy Levine from the Yankees, [40:59] the president of the Yankees, [41:00] got together with a lot of people. [41:01] We had it right here. [41:02] Sixty people. [41:03] Sixty people that were in that world, [41:05] including legal people. [41:07] And from football, [41:09] it was Nick Saban, [41:10] who won six or seven championships. [41:13] Fantastic coach and very respected. [41:15] And many other people, [41:15] very, very respected. [41:18] And we have a bipartisan deal [41:20] as of right now. [41:21] So we'll see what happens. [41:22] We have to, [41:23] they'll be voting on it soon. [41:24] I hope they get it. [41:25] I hope they get it done. [41:26] Thank you all very much. [41:28] Thank you. [41:28] Thank you. [41:29] Thank you. [41:30] Thank you for the question. [41:32] I love this question. [41:34] Thank you guys. [41:34] Thank you guys.