FULL REMARKS: President Trump calls for unity, bipartisan healing after another violent incident

[0:09] Well, thank you very much, and that was very unexpected, but incredibly acted upon by Secret [0:19] Service and law enforcement, and this was an event dedicated to freedom of speech that [0:27] was supposed to bring together members of both parties with members of the press, and [0:33] in a certain way it did, because the fact that they just unified, I saw a room that [0:40] was just totally unified, it was in one way very beautiful, a very beautiful thing to [0:44] see a man charge a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons, and he was taken down [0:52] by some very brave members of Secret Service, and they acted very quickly, and have just [0:57] released for purposes of transparency, clarity, I've ordered it to be put out, you probably [1:05] have it by now, put out on truth and put out on many other platforms, a tape showing the [1:12] violence of this thug that attacked our Constitution, and also showing how quickly Secret Service [1:19] and law enforcement acted on our country's behalf, really did a great job. [1:25] One officer was shot, but saved by the fact that he was wearing, obviously, a very good [1:31] bulletproof vest. [1:33] He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job. [1:41] I just spoke to the officer, and he's doing great. [1:44] He's in great shape. [1:46] He has very high spirits, and we told him we love him and respect him, and he's a very proud [1:56] guy. [1:57] He's very proud of what he does, Secret Service agent. [2:02] And we looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight, and I will say, you know, [2:09] it's not a particularly secure building. [2:12] And I didn't want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of [2:22] what we're planning at the White House. [2:24] It's actually a larger room, and it's much more secure. [2:27] It's got — it's drone-proof. [2:29] It's bulletproof glass. [2:30] We need the ballroom. [2:31] That's why Secret Service. [2:32] That's why the military are demanding it. [2:34] They've wanted the ballroom for 150 years for lots of different reasons, but today's [2:41] a little bit different, because today we need levels of security that probably nobody's [2:46] ever seen before. [2:47] But everyone owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the courage of law enforcement. [2:55] And working with the D.C. police, and we just spoke with the mayor, and when we're finished, [3:02] the police chief is going to take over and discuss it also from their viewpoint. [3:10] But they also performed exactly as they were supposed to, and you see the attacker in different [3:17] positions, but you also see the attacker totally subdued and under control. [3:22] So, as you know, this is not the first time in the past couple of years that our republic [3:28] has been attacked by a would-be assassin who sought to kill in Butler, Pennsylvania less [3:34] than two years ago. [3:35] You all know that story. [3:36] And in Palm Beach, Florida, a few months after that, we came close. [3:41] We really had — again, we had some great work done by law enforcement. [3:47] But in light of this evening's events, I ask that all Americans recommit with their hearts [3:52] in resolving our difference peacefully. [3:54] We have to — we have to resolve our differences. [3:58] I will say, you had Republicans, Democrats, independents, conservatives, liberals, and progressives. [4:06] Those words are interchangeable, perhaps, but maybe they're not. [4:10] But you had everybody in that room. [4:12] Big crowd. [4:13] Record-setting crowd. [4:14] There was a record-setting group of people. [4:18] And there was a tremendous amount of love in coming together. [4:22] I watched — I watched, and I was very, very impressed by that. [4:26] But we were — First Lady and I were taken very well care of — very quickly, very quickly [4:34] rushed off the stage. [4:36] And Vice President J.D. Vance, who's here, was likewise beautifully done. [4:43] I was — he was just saying how quickly everybody acted — law enforcement, [4:47] Secret Service in particular in this case, but law enforcement. [4:50] Marco had the same thing. [4:51] Pete was there. [4:52] Pete didn't want any help. [4:53] He didn't want anybody to help him. [4:55] He doesn't want anybody to help him. [4:57] But he did get some, didn't you? [4:59] And I think you also said that it was very impressive. [5:02] So, with that, I'd like to ask Todd Blanche to come up, say a few words. [5:07] And tell you it's already underway. [5:11] The man has been captured. [5:14] They're going to his apartment. [5:17] I guess he lives in California. [5:19] And he's a sick person, a very sick person. [5:22] And we don't want things like this to happen. [5:24] I think it's very important that I say, though — and I told the representatives of the evening — [5:29] they did such a beautiful job with such a beautiful evening. [5:32] And again, they're talking about free speech in our Constitution. [5:36] That's what it's all about, not just White House correspondence. [5:40] It's really — it was really based on free speech in our Constitution. [5:43] But I said, very importantly, that we'll do it again within the next 30 days. [5:49] And we'll make it bigger and better and even nicer. [5:52] So, I just want to thank everybody that was involved. [5:55] I also want to thank the press, the media. [5:57] You've been very responsible in your coverage. [5:59] I will say I've been seeing what's been out, and you've been very responsible. [6:03] So, Todd Blintz, I'd like to say a few words. [6:05] I know we're going to have cash, and then you're going to go on. [6:09] We can ask — I guess we can take a couple of questions. [6:12] I want to thank the First Lady for — that was a rather traumatic experience for her. [6:19] There was a lot of action taking place up there very quickly. [6:23] But again, the response time was really incredible. [6:28] And we're going to reschedule. [6:29] We're going to do it again. [6:31] We're not going to let anybody take over our society. [6:33] We're not going to cancel things out, because we can't do that. [6:37] We wanted to stay tonight. [6:38] I will tell you, I fought like hell to stay. [6:42] But they — it was protocol. [6:46] They said, please, sir, because they didn't know a lot of — there was a lot of action going on, [6:51] and they didn't know could there be — probably a lone shooter, but we'll find out. [6:54] We'll find out very quickly. [6:56] They have it very well under control. [6:57] So I want to thank everybody very much. [6:59] And Todd Blintz, please. [7:01] Thank you very much, Mr. President. [7:06] Tonight, you saw the very worst and the very best of this country. [7:13] You saw the very worst by the actions of that coward that the President just talked about. [7:18] But you also saw the very best, because you saw law enforcement do exactly what they're supposed to do. [7:23] And you'll see the videos come out, I expect, very shortly. [7:26] And you'll see law enforcement do exactly what we want them to do. [7:30] And so I echo what Mr. President — what President Trump just said, [7:34] that we are extraordinarily grateful and appreciative of the men and women of law enforcement [7:38] that did their jobs tonight, including one who was — who was injured. [7:42] This investigation is ongoing. [7:44] I expect you will see charges filed shortly. [7:47] The charges should be self-evident, given the conduct. [7:50] But as you'll hear, there will be multiple charges around the shooting, around the possession of firearms, [7:56] and anything else that we can get on this guy. [8:00] The investigation is obviously ongoing and just started. [8:05] There is federal law enforcement already working on search warrants and doing their job. [8:10] And I don't want to get ahead of them and don't want to get ahead of the work that they're doing even as we speak. [8:16] Director Patel and I were just on the crime scene a short while ago. [8:20] And everybody in this room should rest assured that the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, Secret Service — [8:26] everybody's on the scene doing their job. [8:28] I know that the — the police chief is going to give an update from the scene as soon as we're finished here. [8:34] And — and I obviously will lead the — lead the details of what — of what they have learned to him. [8:40] But in the meantime, I just want to thank — thank everybody in this room for the courage. [8:45] And I want to thank President Trump for his — for his words. [8:49] And — and I promise you, justice will be served. [8:53] Thank you. [8:54] Director Patel. [8:57] Thank you, General. [8:58] Thank you, Mr. President. [8:59] The President's absolutely right. [9:00] You saw the best resolve of American law enforcement because you, Mr. President, inspire them 24-7, 365. [9:06] You give them the resources that they need, and you know — they know that you have their back. [9:10] And that is a changing dynamic in this country. [9:12] And that's why you saw brave Secret Service agents respond immediately, swiftly, subdue and take down the suspect, [9:18] and safeguard the lives of thousands of individuals at that hotel. [9:22] Thanks to our interagency partnership with the Department of Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Police Department, [9:27] the FBI was rapidly deployed onto the scene, took over the Evidence Response Unit, [9:31] is examining all the ballistics that were found on scene to include the long gun and the shell casings. [9:36] We are conducting witness interviews as we speak. [9:39] You will hear from our team on the scene there with the mayor and the head of the FBI field division there. [9:44] But please know what the Attorney General has just said reigns no truer. [9:48] You saw the very best of America tonight, the very best unite us at a time of uncertainty, [9:53] because we have leadership here with the President and the Vice President that backs law enforcement. [9:58] And the men and women that I shook their hands on the scene today could not have been prouder to show up on scene. [10:02] And as the Attorney General said, make no mistake, we are conducting witness interviews. [10:06] If you have any information, any information whatsoever related to this event, 1-800-CALL-FBI. [10:12] 1-800-CALL-FBI. No piece of information is too small. No piece of information is inadequate. [10:17] We will evaluate it all. We will also be conducting interviews of those that were there. [10:21] And if any of those individuals have information, please come forward to law enforcement or the FBI or the Metropolitan Police Department. [10:27] We will be examining this individual's background thoroughly. That process has already started. [10:32] And we are going to ensure that he was either a lone wolf actor or anyone else that was responsible. [10:37] We will analyze all evidence immediately to make sure that we safeguard this country. [10:41] Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, thank you for your leadership. [10:43] Attorney General and Homeland Secretary Mullen, thank you for your partnership in law enforcement. [10:50] Okay, we'll do a couple and then we go to the Chief. [10:53] Madam Chairman, I just want to say you did a fantastic job. [10:57] What a beautiful evening. And we're going to reschedule. [11:00] After that, it's very tough for her to ask a killer question, right? [11:07] But you have done a fantastic job. Please. [11:09] Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate it. [11:12] As you mentioned, it all happened so quickly. [11:15] And I wonder, especially because, fortunately, you have experience with these sorts of threats. [11:23] In that moment when you realized there was a threat and service agents were telling us to get down, [11:30] can you describe what was going through your mind, how you were feeling in that moment? [11:36] That's a very good question, actually. [11:38] It was, it's always shocking when something like this happens, happened to me a little bit. [11:43] And that never changes. [11:46] The fact, we were sitting right next to each other, the First Lady on my right, [11:51] and I heard a noise and sort of thought it was a tray. [11:56] I thought it was a tray going down. [11:59] You know, I've heard that many times and it was pretty loud noise. [12:02] And it was from quite far away. [12:04] He hadn't breached the area at all. [12:07] They really got him. [12:08] But, so it was quite far away. [12:10] But it was a gun. [12:11] And some people really understood that pretty quickly. [12:15] Other people didn't. [12:16] I was watching to see what was happening. [12:19] Probably should have gone down even faster. [12:21] Melania was very cognizant, I think, of what happened. [12:26] I think she knew immediately what happened. [12:29] She was saying, that's a bad noise. [12:32] And we were whisked away along with other people. [12:38] But we were really whisked away. [12:40] And again, the performance of the Secret Service and the police, [12:43] all of the law enforcement, I thought it was really good. [12:46] So, it was very quick. [12:47] There wasn't a lot of time to be thinking [12:49] because it was a matter of seconds before we were out the door [12:52] and gone into an area. [12:54] We very much, and you wanted to, too, we very much wanted to continue it [12:58] because I don't like to let these sick people, these thugs, [13:02] these horrible, horrible people, change the fabric of our life, [13:06] change the course of what we do. [13:08] So, we held out. [13:10] You were there. [13:11] We held out right until the end. [13:12] But they didn't want to take a chance. [13:14] And I understand. [13:15] It was protocol. [13:17] But we're going to be doing one, hopefully, [13:19] within the next 30 days or sooner. [13:21] And I am ready, willing, and able. [13:23] And I was all set to really rip it. [13:27] And I said to my people, [13:28] this would be the most inappropriate speech ever made if I said one. [13:32] So, I'll have to save it. [13:33] I don't know if I could ever be as rough as I was going to be tonight. [13:36] I think I'm going to be probably very nice. [13:38] I'll be very boring the next time. [13:40] But we're going to have a great event. [13:41] And you did a fantastic job. [13:43] Thank you very much. [13:44] Peter, go ahead. [13:45] Thank you, President Trump. [13:46] There's a report in the New York Post that this assailant [13:50] assembled his weapon somewhere on site at the hotel. [13:55] What do you think about that? [13:56] And I ask respectfully, why do you think this keeps happening? [14:02] Well, you know, I've studied assassinations. [14:07] And I must tell you, the most impactful people. [14:13] The people that do the most. [14:15] You take a look at the people. [14:17] Abraham Lincoln. [14:18] I mean, you go through the people that have gone through this, [14:22] where they got them. [14:23] But the people that do the most, the people that make the biggest impact, [14:28] they're the ones that they go after. [14:30] They don't go after the ones that don't do much, [14:32] because they like it that way. [14:34] And when you look at the people that have either, [14:37] whether it was an attempt or a successful attempt, [14:41] they're very impactful people. [14:43] Just take a look at the names here. [14:45] The big names. [14:46] And I hate to say I'm honored by that, but I've done a lot. [14:52] We've done a lot. [14:53] We have taken this country, and we were a laughingstock for years, [14:58] and now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world. [15:00] We've changed this country. [15:01] And there are a lot of people that are not happy about that. [15:05] So I think that's the answer, Peter. [15:07] And after Butler, your team for a while rethought outdoor events. [15:11] Yeah. [15:12] Do you think that you now need to rethink indoor events? [15:14] No. [15:15] Well, then you just don't do events. [15:16] No, I can't do that. [15:17] That I have to — what it — you know, it is what it is. [15:19] We have to do it. [15:20] The room was very, very secure. [15:22] You know, he charged from 50 yards away. [15:25] So he was very far away from the room. [15:27] And what did you think when you saw the video of how fast he was running? [15:30] He was moving. [15:31] He was really moving. [15:32] And the reaction time was great. [15:34] Boy, those guys, they had their guns drawn literally by the time he was there. [15:38] They were shooting. [15:39] That's right. [15:40] They were — I thought they were very impressive. [15:42] I thought they were very impressive. [15:43] And if I didn't, I'd let you know, you know. [15:45] I'm not going to be — I would not stand for that. [15:48] No, I thought they were very impressive. [15:50] Thank you, President Trump. [15:51] And thank you for updating us on the suspect earlier. [15:54] Thank you. [15:55] Were you aware of any threats? [15:56] Was your team aware of any threats beforehand? [15:58] And do you believe you were the target of this tonight? [16:00] I guess. [16:01] I mean, these people are — they're crazy. [16:03] They're crazy. [16:04] And, you know, you never know. [16:06] He was very far away from me. [16:07] He had to go through a lot. [16:08] You know, we had — we had resources all over. [16:13] We had resources sitting at tables, literally in disguise, sitting maybe at your table. [16:19] Who knows? [16:20] But we had — we had people all over the room. [16:21] So he had a long way to go. [16:23] That was really a first line of defense. [16:25] And they got him. [16:26] And they really, you know, they acted incredibly. [16:29] No, we have — we've had no — there was no notification. [16:32] We had no idea. [16:33] Go ahead, Kim. [16:34] Do you not have any political motivations from this — [16:36] Well, you never know. [16:37] No, we'll be able to tell you that maybe by tomorrow or the next day. [16:41] You know, he's in custody. [16:42] And they're asking him a lot of questions. [16:45] I guess they're going over, Todd. [16:46] And they're — they're already at his apartment. [16:48] He lives in California. [16:49] Yes, sir. [16:50] And they'll be — they're over there. [16:52] So they'll be able to tell you. [16:53] Thank you, Caitlin. [16:54] The Press. [16:55] President Trump, did the suspect say anything? [16:58] Or was he wearing anything that would allege some type of motive here? [17:04] Nothing — no. [17:05] I mean, he was a guy who looked pretty evil when he was down. [17:09] You know, they had him down. [17:10] He was fighting hard. [17:11] He was a — in my opinion, a sick person. [17:14] Who would do that but a sick person? [17:16] But I think you're going to find everything about him. [17:18] No reason to talk about it now. [17:20] But tomorrow at this time, long before this time, you're going to know a lot of things about him. [17:24] He was a — they seemed to think he was a lone wolf. [17:27] And I feel that, too. [17:28] Are you concerned about U.S. Secret Service protection ability? [17:32] We saw several of the detailees take minutes to be escorted out of the room. [17:36] No, they acted very quickly. [17:37] No, I was very impressed by Secret Service. [17:39] I mean, I'm the one — and Mark Wayne, you would agree with that, I think — I'm the one that would complain. [17:47] You don't have to complain for me. [17:48] I would be complaining. [17:49] I'd be up here right now saying they didn't do their job. [17:51] Oh, believe me. [17:52] Because, you know, it's my life. [17:54] And I want to live because I want to make this country great. [17:57] That's why I want to live. [17:58] But when you're impactful, they go after you. [18:01] When you're not impactful, they leave you alone. [18:03] Okay, a couple of — a couple of more. [18:05] A couple of more. [18:06] Go ahead, please. [18:07] Is there any indication that this — this shooting was — could have been linked to the war in Iran? [18:15] I don't think so. [18:17] But you never know. [18:18] We're going to know a lot. [18:19] We'll — we have the best people in the world working on it. [18:22] And we're going to know a lot. [18:23] Please. [18:24] Mr. President, there's a lot — there's — you, as well as some of us who have covered Butler, experienced another horrific day two years ago. [18:33] Yeah. [18:34] What's — what felt similar? [18:35] You know, you had the First Lady with you today. [18:37] What felt different? [18:38] And you have another two-plus years in office. [18:41] Are you concerned about something like this happening again? [18:44] Well, I can't be concerned. [18:45] I can only get great people. [18:47] They did the job. [18:48] A much — in my opinion, a much better job than Butler. [18:51] Butler had one weak spot that we all know about. [18:54] Somebody should have been up there. [18:55] But even Butler — we had a — our sniper — sniper on our side — within 4.2 seconds from a distance of about 400 yards, one shot, and he was gone. [19:12] And if he didn't do — now, you know, he's David. [19:15] His name was David. [19:16] I say, hello, David, every time I see him. [19:18] David, I like you very much, David. [19:20] But think of that. [19:21] Now, if he doesn't hit him, and he hit him right between the eyes from 400 yards without any notice, nobody knew. [19:29] He heard a sound. [19:30] He looked over, and there was actually a tree that was somewhat in his way. [19:34] You know the story very well. [19:35] And he aimed — he fired. [19:38] And if he didn't do that, beyond me, he would have had a lot more people killed. [19:43] We lost one great person and two people very badly hurt. [19:46] They were okay now. [19:47] But no, that was — so, in a sense, you know, they — that was pretty amazing, the job they did. [19:53] But — but — but they did have that one weak spot, as you know. [19:57] They should have had that covered. [19:59] Tonight, they had everything covered very quickly. [20:01] And he was fast. [20:02] He was running full blast. [20:03] And they got him before they got any further. [20:06] I was very far away. [20:07] You know, he was — he hadn't anywhere close to breach the doors of the ballroom. [20:12] The ballroom was sealed, and everybody in there. [20:15] That's why, once those doors opened, they didn't want to do tonight. [20:18] If the doors weren't opened, we could have probably done it tonight. [20:21] But I think we're much better off rescheduling. [20:23] Yeah, please. [20:24] Mr. President, for you and perhaps law enforcement as well, [20:28] what is the level of confidence that this was a lone actor? [20:32] And has the suspect made any statements to police while in custody? [20:36] The President, I think it — just my — look, it's my profession. [20:39] We have great professionals up here and outside that have been working with us. [20:43] My impression is he was a lone wolf, whack job. [20:48] These are crazy people. [20:49] These are crazy people. [20:50] And they have to be dealt with. [20:52] We had that in the second attempt, as you know. [20:56] And he's spending life in prison. [20:59] Because if you let him out, they'll probably — you know, [21:01] if he serves 10 years or 15 years, you let him out, [21:04] he'll probably try it again with somebody else. [21:06] They're sick people. [21:07] We have a lot of sick people. [21:09] But you're going to know — I think very shortly you're going to know, [21:13] Todd, a lot about him. [21:16] You're going to know a lot about him. [21:17] Yeah, a couple of more. [21:18] Yeah, please. [21:19] Go ahead. [21:22] Are you concerned about political violence? [21:25] This could be politically motivated. [21:27] All violence. [21:28] I'm concerned about everything. [21:29] Look, but I can't be so concerned that you can't function. [21:33] No, I'm here. [21:34] It's a dangerous profession. [21:37] You know, I tell the story — race car drivers. [21:40] I think it's very dangerous. [21:41] So if you take 1 percent and then take about 10 percent of 1 percent, [21:48] just to break it down very easily, they die. [21:52] So much less than 1 percent. [21:54] 10 percent of 1 percent. [21:56] I think bull riding is very dangerous. [21:58] If you take about the same — 10 percent of 1 percent, [22:01] much less than 1 percent. [22:03] But if you take presidents, it's 5.8 percent. [22:06] And about 8 percent are shot at. [22:11] So nobody told me this was such a dangerous profession. [22:17] If Marco would have told me, maybe I wouldn't have run. [22:20] Maybe I would have said, I'll take a pass. [22:22] No, it's a dangerous profession, but I don't view it that way. [22:25] Look, I'm here to do a job. [22:27] It's part of the job. [22:29] It is a dangerous — I can't imagine that there's any profession [22:33] that's more dangerous. [22:35] But I love the country, and I'm very proud. [22:37] I'm very proud of the job we've done. [22:38] You see what's happened. [22:39] We have a great country. [22:40] We've got, I think, the most successful, [22:43] the hottest country anywhere in the world. [22:44] This happened over a period of just a year, [22:47] and we're going to do great things. [22:48] But with that come risks. [22:51] There's no question about it. [22:52] Yeah. [22:53] I mean, there's been so much political violence, [22:56] not just aimed at yourself, but at other members of Congress, [22:59] State House speakers, you name it. [23:01] Is that just the cost of doing business to do politics in America anymore? [23:05] Yeah, it is. [23:06] What does it say about our country? [23:07] Yeah. [23:08] We're not the only country. [23:09] You look at — there's great violence with all countries. [23:11] I was talking to somebody from another country today, [23:16] and they have numerous assassinations of political figures all over the world. [23:22] You look at South America and South America, it's like — some of the numbers are just horrific. [23:26] It's dangerous. [23:27] It's dangerous stuff, whether it's here or someplace else. [23:30] No country is immune. [23:32] No country. [23:33] Good question. [23:34] Is it possible to turn that temperature down at this point? [23:37] Well, probably if I decided to just not do much, you know? [23:42] If I let everybody rip us off and take advantage of us. [23:45] Look, we're leading the world in trade now. [23:47] We're leading the world in the military. [23:49] We're the greatest military in the world. [23:50] I rebuilt it in my first term, and now we use it because we have no choice. [23:55] We can't let — as an example, Iran — we can't let them get a nuclear weapon. [24:00] That'll — everything will be peanuts compared to that if they ever were given a nuclear weapon. [24:04] And they'd use it, too. [24:05] Marco and I were talking about it today. [24:07] They would use it without even hesitation. [24:09] We can't do that. [24:10] It was a shame. [24:11] I said, oh, boy, look at the numbers. [24:13] We just broke 50,000 in the Dow. [24:15] We just broke 7,000 in the S&P. [24:17] They said we couldn't do it in seven years, in five years, four years. [24:21] They were saying maybe in five or six years. [24:24] And we did it in one year, and I called everybody together. [24:29] I called all of these people and others, and I said, we have to take a little journey. [24:34] I seek to do this. [24:35] We just had the great number. [24:36] We just broke 50,000. [24:37] It wasn't supposed to happen during my term. [24:39] It wasn't reachable. [24:41] We did it in one year, and I said, we're going to have to make a journey to Iran. [24:46] They're going to have a nuclear weapon if we don't do it. [24:48] We had the B-2 bombers take them out. [24:50] I terminated in the first term the Obama agreement, the Iran nuclear agreement, which was a disaster. [24:57] That was a road to a nuclear weapon. [24:58] They would have used it. [24:59] They would have used it 100 percent. [25:01] So, you know, when you do things like that, you become a target. [25:05] If I wasn't doing that, I guess I'd be a lot less of a target. [25:08] But I'm honored to be. [25:09] Okay, one more question. [25:10] Go ahead. [25:11] Yeah, go ahead. [25:12] Thank you, President Trump. [25:13] Thank you, President Trump. [25:14] Do you know how the gun was brought into the hotel? [25:15] And also, how does this event impact you as the leader of our country? [25:16] Do you think it will change your relationship? [25:17] I'd like not to think about it. [25:18] I lead a pretty normal life, considering, you know, it's a dangerous life. [25:23] I think I'm — I think I handle it as well as — as well as it can be handled. [25:28] I think a lot of things that are going to happen. [25:29] I'm not going to be able to do it. [25:30] I'm not going to be able to do it. [25:31] I'm not going to be able to do it. [25:32] I'm not going to be able to do it. [25:33] I'm not going to be able to do it. [25:34] I'm not going to be able to do it. [25:35] It's a dangerous life. [25:36] I think I'm — I think I handle it as well as — as well as it can be handled. [25:39] I think a lot of other people — you know, you read stories where they become basket cases, [25:43] to be honest with you. [25:44] I'm not a basket case. [25:45] I take as — really take it as it is. [25:48] I do it for the country. [25:50] I'm not doing it for any other reason. [25:51] I have a First Lady who's doing a terrific job. [25:53] She loves the country. [25:55] And she recognizes it better than anybody. [25:59] She's told me numerous times, she said, you are in a dangerous job. [26:03] But that goes along with her, too. [26:05] I mean, it's dangerous for her, too. [26:07] We sat there tonight. [26:08] We heard that noise. [26:09] And it was either a tray or a bullet. [26:12] I thought — I was hoping it was a tray, but it wasn't. [26:16] And, again, we had some very brave people doing a great job. [26:20] So we're very proud of them and happy with them. [26:23] I just want to thank everybody. [26:24] They will be able to give you all that information as to the names and everything else. [26:31] Most of — I think we released the names already. [26:33] Most — most of you would have it. [26:34] But his name. [26:36] We appreciate it. [26:37] I see so many tuxedos and beautiful dresses. [26:40] It was a little different evening than we thought. [26:43] But we're going to do it again. [26:44] And we're going to — we have a great chairman who we're so proud of. [26:48] And we have to make it better. [26:51] We'll make it safer, I guess. [26:52] Right? [26:53] But we're going to make it even better. [26:54] Okay? [26:55] Thank you very much. [26:56] Thank you. [26:57] The Press. [26:58] The Press. [26:59] Did you hear from the back, sir? [27:00] The Press. [27:01] The Press. [27:02] The Press. [27:03] The Press. [27:04] The Press. [27:05] The Press. [27:06] The Press. [27:07] The Press. [27:08] You talked about how impactful this was. [27:09] Can we hear from her about — [27:10] The Press. [27:11] The Press. [27:12] The Press. [27:13] The Press. [27:14] courageous leadership, and thank God you and I, [27:17] all of us, are alive today. [27:18] What is the message that you want to give to the [27:20] world that this should change? [27:22] What corrective measures can we take from here on? [27:25] So, well, all you can do, look, I don't care how [27:29] many people you have, how good they are. [27:31] They can be the greatest people. [27:33] You have the greatest security in history. [27:36] If you have a whack job that's got a brain, but [27:39] it's a little bit distorted, or a lot [27:40] distorted, they can make trouble. [27:44] I would say, Pete, right? [27:45] You know, they can make trouble. [27:47] Some of these people are of genius level IQ, and [27:51] they're nuts, so it can be trouble. [27:54] So, you do absolutely the best, you get the best. [27:57] We have the best people. [27:58] Well, look, it was proven tonight. [28:00] He started running from 50 yards, and he was fast. [28:05] He was like a blur on tape. [28:08] He was moving. [28:09] They turned, it was very impressive the way they [28:11] got him, because a lot of people would be looking [28:13] and saying, you know, it's like a weird feeling. [28:18] And they would let him get through. [28:20] But they didn't let him get through. [28:21] They drew those guns so fast. [28:23] Looked like, they looked like Matt Dillon. [28:26] They looked like somebody that knew what they were [28:28] doing. [28:29] What do they do? [28:29] But it comes with the territory. [28:32] And if you want to do a great job, I really believe that. [28:34] And I, you take a look at what's happened to some of [28:37] our greatest presidents. [28:39] And it doesn't happen to people that don't do anything. [28:43] And it's not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. [28:49] I don't know if that had anything to do with it. [28:50] I really don't think so, based on what we know. [28:53] But we're going to continue to do a great job. [28:56] That's all I can do. [28:58] Thank you very much. [29:00] We'll see you tomorrow. [29:01] Thank you. [29:02] Thank you. [29:04] Thank you. [29:05] All right, you're OK.