Pres. Trump & Turkish president meet ahead of NATO summit

[0:01] Cameras, yeah. I'm not blocking. [0:03] Okay. [0:05] They're moving up. [0:08] I'm not blocking. [0:09] Right? [0:10] I have a flash. [0:13] I'm in 100 feet. [0:14] I'm in 100 feet. [0:22] I'm in 100 feet. [0:23] I'm in 100 feet. [0:24] Okay. [0:26] Am I in a shot? [0:27] Okay. [0:29] I'm in 100 years right now. [0:58] Oh, well. [1:02] This is my first place. [1:05] Oh, it is? [1:06] You're welcome. [1:07] Thank you. [1:08] Staying right here. [1:50] You're working with me. [1:52] You're working with me. [12:53] Sakız Çiğney'in şoför ve Amerika bayrağı. [12:55] Allah Allah! [12:58] Not every lever rests in the hands of military decision makers. [18:52] Our next panel is entitled People, Plans and Products. [18:57] A whole of society approach to industrial preparedness. [19:01] And this will give us a sense of this complexity [19:04] and how different institutions have a role to play and play their part. [19:09] And for that, I'm very pleased to announce our next moderator. [19:15] And that will be Anton LaGuardia, who is the diplomatic editor for The Economist. [19:20] And he'll be joined by the... [20:51] Good afternoon. [20:52] Good afternoon. [20:56] Good afternoon. [20:58] Volodymyr. [20:59] Shall we close the door? [21:01] No. [21:02] Great. [21:04] Thank you. [21:05] Volodymyr. [21:06] Great to see you. [21:07] And welcome to the NATO summit. [21:08] And what we are seeing over the last couple of months is what you guys are doing. [21:15] It is really great. [21:16] You are successful in hitting the Russian energy infrastructure, the Russian defense infrastructure, [21:23] deep inside Russia. [21:25] As you said in your speech, Putin is willing to sacrifice up to 30, some months even 35,000 [21:32] of his own men being killed on the battlefield. [21:35] Can you imagine the enormous losses for families and everyone? [21:39] This is what the Russian president is willing to do. [21:42] But militarily, it is crucial that you have these successes. [21:45] Then on the front line, I mean, only four or five months ago, you still saw the Russians [21:51] making gains. [21:52] And now it is much lesser. [21:54] You are much more successful also on the front line. [21:57] I think there is one big issue we have to work on, that's air defense, air defense, [22:01] air defense, making sure your cities, your vital infrastructure is protected. [22:06] And by the way, when I list all the issues Russia is facing, one of the most important [22:10] ones is what you are doing to their economy. [22:12] The economy is in a very bad shape in Russia. [22:15] So maybe just one message. [22:16] Let me repeat what I said when I visited with the ambassadors of NATO in Kyiv. [22:21] If you are a young man in Russia today and you contemplate to join the military, you might [22:27] be one of those 30,000. [22:29] This month, next month, the months after, you know that your president in Russia, Vladimir [22:34] Vladimir Putin, is willing to sacrifice you. [22:37] So think about it again before you join the military. [22:40] And again, thank you for being here and being such an incredible leader in front. [22:44] Thank you so much. [22:46] Thank you, General Mark. [22:47] Thank you, you personally. [22:50] And thanks to President Erdogan for the invitation to NATO summit. [22:56] Thank you for this opening forum, which is very important, defense industry forum. [23:01] Thank you for organization. [23:03] And this is important. [23:04] And I hope that our companies, not everybody, because we have hundreds of the companies, but [23:11] some representatives of our sector, defense sector will present what they do, how they [23:18] do. [23:19] And I think this is very important to share all this experience with partners. [23:22] The second point, I agree with Mark. [23:24] Absolutely. [23:25] We can speak about different initiatives, which are important for Ukraine, Danish initiative, [23:31] Czech initiative, anti-ballistic, the new initiative. [23:35] But Mark is absolutely, first of all, very helpful with the Pearl program. [23:43] Thank you very much. [23:44] And because of this program, we can get, maybe sometimes not too much, but anyway, Pact-3, [23:51] Pact-2 missiles from the United States. [23:54] And tomorrow we will speak about different topics with President Trump and also about [23:59] this. [24:00] But also what is important today to find from, to find a way how to get, how to get as quick [24:10] as possible, as much as possible, missiles for Patriot systems. [24:15] This is the most important thing. [24:17] We will discuss with Mark this topic. [24:19] We understand who is not only Americans, by the way, from our friends, they have these [24:26] possibilities and we need, we need it very much. [24:29] And it's urgent topic for us. [24:32] I think you saw all these attacks from Russia, each day attacks. [24:38] It's true that they began to be weak on the battlefield days. [24:43] I mean Russians, and they still a lot of soldiers and still we have to defend our soldiers. [24:49] Also, when we speak about defendings, when we speak about air defense, we need it for [24:54] civilians, but also for, for our army. [24:56] We need them to defend them. [24:58] And so, and of course we see that the weakness of Russia, we feel it, but it's not enough. [25:05] We need more pressure, more anti-ballistics, and more sanctions on Russia. [25:09] Thank you. [25:12] Thank you so much. [25:13] Thank you. [25:46] You're welcome, you're welcome. [25:51] Thank you. [25:52] Thank you. [26:01] You're welcome. [26:02] Thank you. [26:32] You're welcome. [26:34] . [26:36] . [26:41] . [26:47] . [26:48] . [26:49] Thank you. [27:58] Thank you. [28:53] Thank you. [28:55] Thank you. [28:57] Thank you. [28:59] Thank you. [29:01] Thank you. [29:03] Thank you. [29:05] Thank you. [29:07] Thank you. [29:09] Thank you. [29:11] Thank you. [29:13] Thank you. [29:15] Thank you. [29:17] Thank you. [29:19] Thank you. [29:21] Thank you. [29:23] Thank you. [29:25] Thank you. [29:27] Thank you. [29:33] Thank you. [29:35] I don't know what's going on. [29:37] I don't know what's going on. [29:42] I don't know what's going on. [29:45] I don't know what's going on. [29:47] How do you know what's going on? [29:51] That's where he's going to stay. [29:53] I can see what he's bought by the flags. [29:56] Okay. [29:57] There's a Turkish flag on one side and on the other side there's an American flag, [30:02] but I can't even see the flags. [30:04] It's right by that column, so in order to get that shot, I would have to be down there [30:10] somewhere. [30:11] I'm not sure that we've made negotiations for that, but let me go talk to Riley, so I can [30:19] put this camera up there for the head-on or behind that row of flags so that I can shoot [30:31] down while they're trying to get them coming up and then when they stand I can turn and [30:37] get them. [30:38] Okay. [30:39] Okay. [30:40] Okay. [30:41] Okay. [30:42] Let me go to that. [30:43] Oh no. [30:44] This is smart. [30:44] This is smart. [30:45] This is smart. [30:46] This is smart. [30:47] I can't see them. [30:48] I can't. [30:49] You can't. [30:50] This is smart. [30:51] I can't. [30:52] Unfortunately, I can't see. [30:53] You can't see. [30:54] I can't see. [30:55] Well, you don't care about it yet. [30:57] I'm not good. [30:58] But the TRT camera has been on my own. [31:02] I'll go ahead and move it now. [31:04] I don't care. [31:05] You don't care about it yet? [31:11] I don't care about it yet. [31:14] Next, the TRT camera app has not been sent to me. [31:18] It's not the way. [31:19] It's not the way it is, it's not the way it is. [31:21] Why? [31:51] I don't know if they have moult up there, but then I guess I'll do that. [31:53] No, I don't need a moult. [31:58] No, no, he's going to get a competition shooting down. [32:02] I mean, they're not going to say anything, right? [32:07] Riley, I'm just waiting on an answer. [32:09] I'm going to push him there. [32:10] They're not going to say anything, are they? [32:11] No, it's just one. [32:21] They're not going to say anything. [32:47] They're not going to say anything. [32:49] I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. [33:19] I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. [33:49] Obama 2015'te G20 için gelmişti ancak bir resmi ziyaret kapsamında değildi bu. [33:55] Bu bilgiyi de burada hatırlatmalı size gerekiyor. [33:57] 21 tane top atışı yapılacaktır bu törende. [34:00] Zira antipi karşılamaların hemen hemen hepsinde biz bu top atışlarını görüyoruz. [34:04] Konuların şerefine yapılan top atışlarını. [34:06] Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Başkanı için de benzer bir süreçin işletileceğini aktarmamız mümkün. [34:11] Tören düzeni biraz farklı. [34:12] Bu da sizinle birlikte. [34:20] Bu da sizinle birlikte. [34:29] Sen kaç dedince buna da söylüyorsun bu da çekiliyor abi. [34:35] Ağabey bu senin yanında duracak. [34:41] Tamam oran anlatıyorum abi. [34:42] Bu da sizinle birlikte. [34:43] Sen kaç dedince buna da söylüyorsun bu da çekiliyor abi. [34:47] Bu da sizinle birlikte. [35:11] The moment they reach the stairs before coming up the stairs, he'll tell you to move and you guys will move. [35:24] Yes, before they take the stairs, take up the stairs. [35:33] I have to see them stand at attention and look here the anthem. I have to see that. [35:39] That is not possible because this is part of the official program and even the host broadcaster won't be here. [35:45] How about over there? [35:47] No, no way. [35:50] Because the leaders will be standing right here. [35:53] I know, I have to see them somewhere. [35:55] So, what do you want to do here? [36:00] What do you want to do here? [36:02] What do you want to do here? [36:07] The national anthem will be way back there, not here. [36:11] They don't stand here? [36:13] They stand here but they just handshake here. [36:16] I have to see them. [36:17] I have to see them. [36:18] I have to see them. [36:19] I have to see them. [36:20] I have to see them. [36:21] I have to see them. [36:22] I have to see them. [36:23] Then you can do it from below. [36:25] Okay. [36:26] Which was the first discussion. [36:28] Zaten 5 people will not get there. [36:30] Yes, yes, yes. [36:31] We will get the handshake. [36:32] Where did they do the handshake? [36:34] Right here? [36:35] Yes. [36:36] What do you want to do right down there? [36:37] Riley? [36:38] Yes. [36:39] So, remember there was our request for five visuals to be here when they are handshaking. [36:45] Yes. [36:46] That was approved. [36:47] So, Nick thinks he should be one of them to shoot the handshake. [36:51] That will be travel. [36:54] Okay. [36:56] I don't know where this moment came from. [37:03] But, yeah, you just want the good angle, I think. [37:06] They will handshake at the mic, correct? [37:10] Well, they will turn it down. [37:11] No, when they come here, they will handshake it. [37:13] Okay. [37:15] My boss Dan is out there. [37:16] So, we can discuss that with him really quickly. [37:19] And I'll let him sign it back. [37:20] Okay. [37:21] For now, let's think that Nick is going to move with the TRT cameraman for now. [37:24] Okay. [45:06] Mr. Kaldı. [53:04] Mr. Kaldı. [55:10] Mr. Kaldı. [55:11] Mr. Kaldı. [56:23] Mr. Kaldı. [1:22:11] Mr. Kaldı. [1:30:58] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:00] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:01] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:02] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:04] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:07] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:10] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:11] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:12] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:14] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:15] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:16] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:18] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:20] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:22] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:24] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:26] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:27] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:31] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:32] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:33] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:34] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:37] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:38] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:39] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:40] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:41] Mr. Kaldı. [1:31:42] I would like to express how this summit is that we are here gathering. [1:31:49] NATO Liderler Zirvesi'nin bugün Ankara'da yapılıyor olması [1:31:58] ve tüm liderlerin şu anda ülkemizde bir araya gelmesi, [1:32:07] yarın değerli dostum Sayın Trump'la birlikte olması [1:32:13] bizlere ayrı bir güç katacaktır. [1:32:17] It's been very much reported. [1:32:22] We are great friends. [1:32:24] The President has done an incredible job. [1:32:27] Just landing at the airport to the airport to the airport to the airport to the airport to the airport. [1:32:31] We are convening here today for the NATO Ankara summit [1:32:36] and that all leaders are arriving and tomorrow with the presence of President Trump [1:32:42] which will be adding might and strength to our summit. [1:32:45] The President, once again I would like to say, welcome Mr President. [1:32:51] landing at the airport, to see such a beautiful airport and to have a building named after [1:32:56] me. [1:32:57] I was very happy about that. [1:32:58] That was very nice. [1:32:59] The airport is absolutely beautiful. [1:33:03] The roads coming in were brand new and beautiful. [1:33:05] And you've been a great leader and a respected leader all over the world. [1:33:11] And we really do. [1:33:12] We've had, right from the beginning, good chemistry. [1:33:15] We've had a very special relationship. [1:33:18] He has become, under the President, a very powerful country militarily. [1:33:25] People don't know how powerful, actually. [1:33:28] They have a lot of our equipment, and they have a lot of great soldiers. [1:33:34] And they're really somebody to be reckoned with. [1:33:39] And the nice part is that because of the relationship that we have, it's all gone very well. [1:33:46] I just want to say that I have a lot of respect for the President. [1:33:51] And I think it's really to the benefit of both countries. [1:33:56] We're going to be talking today about trade. [1:33:58] We're going to be talking about other things having to do with the military, lots of different [1:34:02] things. [1:34:03] Probably we'll mention Iran, where we have essentially decimated their military. [1:34:09] They cannot have a nuclear weapon. [1:34:12] And we're going to have some very good discussions. [1:34:15] But we do a lot of trade with Turkey. [1:34:17] We make great things, and they make great things. [1:34:19] And we've had a very, very — it's had a very big impact on both of our countries. [1:34:25] So I just want to tell you that it's an honor to be with you. [1:34:30] And we're going to have a lot of good meetings. [1:34:33] We're going to have good dinners, good food. [1:34:35] We're going to have a good time. [1:34:37] But mostly, we're going to have a lot of work, and we're going to do good things for [1:34:40] our countries. [1:34:41] Thank you very much, Mr. President. [1:34:44] President Trump, what about the legal restriction? [1:35:03] Well, it's a decision we're going to make. [1:35:28] We have a very good relationship. [1:35:30] I would think that many people, I can tell you, many people, including the people sitting [1:35:36] right here, thinks, you know, why wouldn't we do that? [1:35:38] We have a better relationship with Turkey. [1:35:41] And Turkey's been, in many ways, much more loyal than other countries that we think would [1:35:44] be loyal. [1:35:46] So, yeah, it's something certainly we would consider. [1:35:49] It's a great plane. [1:35:51] It's the best, currently the best plane by far. [1:35:55] And it's certainly something we will consider. [1:35:58] Yeah. [1:36:00] Yes, Daniel, please. [1:36:14] You never know why a relationship is special. [1:36:18] Some people you get along with, and some people you don't. [1:36:24] Sometimes you get along with the toughest people, like him, and sometimes you don't get [1:36:28] along with the weakest, most pathetic people. [1:36:31] You just don't get along. [1:36:33] Maybe you don't respect them, but I, you know, from the day we met, we got along. [1:36:40] We had a pastor, as I remember, his name was Pastor Brunson, and it was a very big thing. [1:36:47] And it was very traumatic. [1:36:50] He was sentenced to a long-term prison sentence, and I felt he was innocent. [1:36:56] And I called. [1:36:57] Other people called. [1:36:58] They got nowhere. [1:36:59] I called the president, and he released him immediately. [1:37:02] It was something that the evangelical community will never forget, because he was a good man, [1:37:09] Pastor Brunson. [1:37:10] But, you know, just things like that, we just have always, it's always worked out. [1:37:16] And I think it's been from the very beginning, from the first moment. [1:37:18] This just, I said it before, it's a chemistry that works between us. [1:37:24] There are those that I don't have a good chemistry with, I will tell you that. [1:37:28] And we worked that out to say it. [1:37:38] Are further troop drawdowns in Europe likely? [1:37:42] And are you satisfied with the progress that NATO-LS had made? [1:37:43] Well, we're going to see. [1:37:44] I was very disappointed with NATO, and frankly, if it weren't held in Turkey, where my friend [1:37:51] happens to be a very strong leader, a very strong person, it's possible that I wouldn't [1:37:58] have attended. [1:38:00] I felt I had to attend because of the fact that, you know, I know he's gone all out. [1:38:04] It was a big thing to have NATO come to Turkey or anyplace else. [1:38:08] It's a big thing. [1:38:10] Well, we weren't treated well because we did something in Iran. [1:38:14] We don't need anybody's help. [1:38:16] I didn't even want the help. [1:38:18] But before I asked, they said they wouldn't be there. [1:38:22] And we've invested trillions of dollars in NATO. [1:38:26] Why? [1:38:27] To protect European countries and others, Canada, et cetera. [1:38:33] But to protect people, countries from, generally speaking, it used to be the Soviet Union. [1:38:38] Now it's Russia. [1:38:40] And I say, that's fine, but you would think that they'd be very willing to do something [1:38:48] to help us. [1:38:49] And they really weren't. [1:38:50] In the case of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister, I guess he's no longer there, maybe [1:38:56] because of this. [1:38:57] It was a very unpopular thing he did. [1:38:59] He said, no, we'll help after the war is over. [1:39:03] I said, I don't need that kind of help. [1:39:05] We didn't need any help at all. [1:39:07] And in a way, I was testing people. [1:39:08] I was testing to see whether or not they'd be there. [1:39:10] Because I've long said that we helped them, but I'm not sure that they'd be there for [1:39:15] us. [1:39:16] And Italy turned us down. [1:39:17] And Germany turned us down. [1:39:18] And France turned us down. [1:39:20] And it's okay. [1:39:22] But you know, why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars and they're not there [1:39:28] for us. [1:39:29] We've always been there for them. [1:39:37] And Turkey and Syria, Turkey, and Turkey, and Turkey, and Turkey. [1:39:39] We have been there for the war. [1:39:44] We have been there for the war. [1:39:46] We have been there for the war. [1:39:47] The war continues. [1:39:48] But it's not going to be a close to it. [1:39:51] And then, what about Turkey's coming in the future? [1:39:53] How will Turkey and the U.S. [1:39:55] in this process, we will be able to make the relationship between Iran and [1:40:06] the U.S. and the U.S. [1:40:09] We will be able to make a difference between the U.S. and the U.S. [1:40:16] We will be able to make a step of the world to make a step of the world. [1:40:23] We will be able to work together with our friends and friends. [1:40:29] Thank you very much. [1:40:58] Thank you very much. [1:41:32] Thank you very much. [1:41:35] Thank you very much. [1:41:37] Thank you very much. [1:41:39] Thank you very much. [1:41:41] Thank you very much. [1:41:43] Thank you very much. [1:41:45] Thank you very much. [1:41:47] Thank you very much. [1:41:49] Thank you very much. [1:41:51] Thank you very much. [1:41:53] Thank you very much. [1:41:55] Thank you very much. [1:41:57] Thank you very much. [1:41:59] Thank you very much. [1:42:01] Thank you very much. [1:42:03] Thank you very much. [1:42:05] Thank you very much. [1:42:07] Thank you very much. [1:42:09] Thank you very much. [1:42:12] Thank you very much. [1:42:14] Thank you very much. [1:42:19] Thank you very much. [1:42:21] Thank you very much. [1:42:27] Thank you very much. [1:42:31] Thank you very much. [1:42:34] Thank you very much. [1:42:37] Thank you very much. [1:42:40] Thank you very much. [1:42:42] Thank you very much. [1:42:44] Thank you very much. [1:42:46] Thank you. [1:42:49] What does that mean? [1:43:29] I mean, third party, what is the third, with respect to what? [1:43:39] There's our concerns about the Russian missile defense system. [1:43:42] Do you have those concerns about this system? [1:43:44] I have no concerns at all about anything. [1:43:46] I mean, he's a leader of a country that he's made a much better country, [1:43:52] much more powerful country, and you see it. [1:43:55] I mean, it's beautiful. You get off, the roads are beautiful. [1:43:57] It's an amazing thing. [1:43:59] Now, I have no concerns about anything having to do with Turkey. [1:44:02] The relationship, I would say, the relationship with Turkey right now [1:44:06] is better probably than it's ever been. [1:44:08] It was good in my first four years, but I think now it's probably [1:44:11] even better than that, if that's possible. [1:44:13] U.S. military and Turkish military constitute a really strong and large military base for NATO. [1:44:24] Are we expecting further defense cooperation out of this bilateral meeting, [1:44:28] out of this NATO summit here in Ankara? [1:44:30] Well, we're going to find out when I go there. [1:44:32] We're going to find out. We're going to be having meetings. [1:44:35] I'm very friendly with many of the leaders. Some of them are new. We don't know them. [1:44:39] But, you know, I've been doing this for now sort of a long time. [1:44:44] If you count the four years where we had a rigged election, you know, [1:44:47] it was very much into politics then, too. [1:44:50] But I spent the first four years, I spent four years in a little different state. [1:44:56] And then we had, we've had an amazing, probably the best year maybe ever had by an American president. [1:45:04] When you look at the economy, we have the greatest economy we've ever had. [1:45:08] We have 19 trillion dollars, 19.2 trillion dollars to be exact, being invested in the United States. [1:45:15] That's seven or eight times more than it's ever had. [1:45:19] It's a world record, not just a U.S. record. [1:45:23] And I just read where, in fact, coming over, I was just given, [1:45:27] I was in the car with those beautiful horses, those great riders, those great soldiers. [1:45:31] And it came over the wires that Toyota is moving out of Mexico into the United States [1:45:38] and building one of the biggest truck and car plants ever built. [1:45:43] It's amazing. [1:45:45] That's what tariffs do, properly used. [1:45:47] And so we've never had a more exceptional economy or potential economy. [1:45:54] There's never been anything like it. [1:45:56] Under the last administration, they did much less than a trillion dollars of investment coming in. [1:46:02] And we're at 19.2 trillion in actually the first 12 months because that's where it's, you know, really. [1:46:09] So there are a year and a half, so that number is now substantially higher. [1:46:13] But 19.2 trillion, Scott, for a period of 12 months, nobody's ever seen anything like that. [1:46:20] So we have by far the greatest economy. [1:46:23] We have more jobs right now in the United States than ever before. [1:46:27] And we have a great relationship with some countries on trade. [1:46:31] And Turkey happens to be one of them. [1:46:33] We have one of them. [1:46:41] Theاضhaa [1:46:44] Donald sayy. [1:46:46] Khan ADD başkan Onun da zaman zaman küresel sistemin mevcut durumuna ilişkin eleştirilini [1:46:52] biliyoruz. [1:46:53] NATO'nun iki en büyük askeri gücü olarak bu noktada bu eleştiriler doğrultusunda [1:46:58] ortak bir adım ortak birleşimde bulunması önümüzdeki süreçte söz konusu olabilir. [1:47:07] NATO'da iki önemli ülke olarak gerek Amerika gerekse Türkiye. [1:47:15] We believe that we will succeed in the leader of the Zirves' movement and we believe that we will succeed. [1:47:29] We believe that you have been successful in Antalya Diklomasi Forum. [1:47:42] We believe that you have been successful in Istanbul. [1:47:44] We believe that you have been successful in Trump and Zalemski. [1:47:49] We believe that you have been successful in any way. [1:47:52] Is that for me? Are you asking me or are you asking the President? [1:48:07] The President, yes. [1:48:13] We believe that we have been successful in Ukraine. [1:48:18] We believe that we will share our efforts with our efforts. [1:48:25] We believe that you have been successful in Antalya Diklomasi. [1:48:31] We believe that you have been successful in the U.S. [1:48:36] The U.S. of the U.S. [1:48:38] We believe that you are on the U.S. [1:48:39] We believe that you are on the U.S. [1:48:45] Can we wait for this? [1:48:48] I've discussed this before with my friend. [1:48:53] We've discussed this conversation with Kaan's motor point of view. [1:49:01] We've discussed this conversation with my friend. [1:49:10] We'll see it. [1:49:12] I believe it will be repeated here. [1:49:23] And I think we'll thank our leaders in this conversation. [1:49:31] You know, I might add that Turkey bought planes. [1:49:38] It's the best plane. [1:49:40] But they bought planes from the United States. [1:49:42] And when you buy a plane from the United States, [1:49:46] if there's engine rehab and other things that are done to engines, [1:49:51] it's various things that happen, including just maintenance. [1:49:55] I think we have an obligation to maintain engines and help them maintain engines. [1:50:00] When you buy a plane from us, what are we going to do? [1:50:03] Say, you're buying a plane if the engine needs work [1:50:06] or if the engine has to be rehabilitated or even upgraded somewhat? [1:50:12] But I think we have an obligation to do that. [1:50:15] What are you going to do? Say, I'm not going to do that? [1:50:17] Look, Turkey's been — I know, you know, a lot of people don't agree, [1:50:22] although I think with time they're starting to agree. [1:50:24] Turkey has been a great ally for us. [1:50:26] Turkey's been — Turkey could have gone on the side. [1:50:29] They know Iran very well. [1:50:32] And they know the problems with Iran. [1:50:34] But they've been very instrumental, along with a couple of other countries, of helping. [1:50:39] They could have gotten into the fight. [1:50:41] You know, I hear some people saying about their relationship with Israel. [1:50:45] They could have gotten into the fight. [1:50:47] They're a very powerful military nation. [1:50:51] They didn't do that. [1:50:52] Maybe they didn't do that because of me. [1:50:54] But they could have gotten into the fight on the other side. [1:50:58] They are a nation that's been very, very good — and I can only — I can speak for myself as president. [1:51:05] They've been extraordinary in many ways with respect to our relationship, including trying to end the war with Iran, or whatever you call it. [1:51:16] It's not even a war. It's a military operation. [1:51:18] It's a denuclearization — that's really what it is — of Iran. [1:51:22] Because I don't think he wants to see them have a nuclear weapon, either. [1:51:26] I'm pretty sure of that. [1:51:28] In fact, I'm totally sure of that. [1:51:30] So — but when they buy a product from us, whether it's a plane or anything else, when it's time for maintenance, I think we have — don't we have an obligation to help them? [1:51:39] What are we going to do? [1:51:40] Say, we're not going to — we're not going to let you use the product that you spent a lot of money in buying? [1:51:46] And especially when it's — it's been somebody that, frankly, has been more helpful to the United States than many other more traditional countries. [1:51:57] I do. I do. I had a very good talk with President Putin, who, by the way, has a lot of respect for President Erdogan — a lot of respect for him. [1:52:16] We had a long talk yesterday. It lasted a long time. And I also spoke with President Zelensky right after that. [1:52:23] I think they both want to make a deal. It's too bad it took so long. [1:52:28] But I think there's going to be — something's going to come out. [1:52:32] And the President is also helping us with that. But I think there's something — you know, I settled eight wars, and I think we're going to be settling a ninth. [1:52:40] It doesn't seem likely now, but sometimes when — with war, I see when it's least likely, that's when it happens. [1:52:47] I had a very good talk with President Putin. I had a very good talk with — I would say, as a combination. [1:52:52] A lot of times, I'd do well with Putin, and Zelensky would be a problem, or vice versa. [1:52:59] Zelensky would be great, and Putin would be a — they both want to get it settled now. [1:53:04] More than — that's all I do in my life is deals. I know deals. [1:53:08] And I think they are going to — I think we're going to get it settled, hopefully soon. [1:53:14] Last month, 35,000 mostly soldiers died. The month before that, it was 24,000. The month before that, it was 27,000. And the month before that, it was 29,000. [1:53:28] But last month, it was 35,000 young soldiers — mostly soldiers — died. And that's crazy. [1:53:36] I can tell — we're going to be — [1:54:29] I can tell you, we're going to be taking the sanctions off. Okay? [1:54:33] I don't want him to waste his time answering that question, because we're working very closely with Marco Rubio — [1:54:40] a very famous man, great Secretary of State, and with Scott Bassett, and with Pete and everybody else. [1:54:48] We're going to be taking the sanctions off. It's time to do that. Okay? [1:54:53] We don't want to sanction friends. It's very simple. There's plenty of people we can sanction, and we are sanctioned. [1:55:00] We don't want to sanction friends. And because of the president, you know, we have a very good relationship with the new leader of Syria. [1:55:10] And he's done an amazing job. In a year and a half, he's pulled the whole country together. And I have a very great relationship with him. [1:55:17] And somebody said, well, he's pretty rough to put him there. I approved him along with the president. [1:55:22] We were the two that really wanted him. And he's done a great job. He's done a great job. He's pulled it together. Not an easy job. [1:55:30] I don't know. I think she's a nice person, actually. We've had a good — we had a bad relationship. It became a little bad because she refused to help us. [1:55:48] Again, I didn't put a heavy press on her. But she refused to get involved with the Hormone Strait. [1:55:56] Or you could also say just Iran. She refused to get involved. So it soured my relationship with her a little bit. [1:56:04] But I like her. I think she's a nice person, actually. But I think she made a mistake. [1:56:08] You know, they get a lot of their oil from — we don't get any of our — we have a lot of oil. [1:56:11] The United States has more oil than anybody. And when you add Venezuela to it, it's like we have far more oil than anybody. [1:56:19] We don't need the Straits. We do this because we think it's an important thing to do. [1:56:23] But she just wasn't there for us. And I wasn't happy about that. You could imagine. I wasn't happy about that. [1:56:32] Why do you think that? How conditions have changed? Did he — [1:56:41] About — with what? [1:56:42] Russia and Ukraine. Did Putin seem open to any concessions that he had — [1:56:45] Never changed. I just don't want him killing people. [1:56:48] You know, it doesn't affect the United States. When Biden was here, he gave them hundreds of billions of dollars worth of equipment. [1:56:55] Now I sell the equipment for, you know, fair price, full price. And I sell it not to Ukraine. I sell it to the European Union. They pay us. [1:57:03] But with me, it's not anything to do other than I'd like to save lives. [1:57:09] You have 25, 35, 30 — one time it hit 41,000 a month — souls. They're dead. [1:57:20] They leave their mother in Ukraine. They leave their mother and father in Russia, Ukraine. [1:57:25] They wave goodbye. And a week later, they're dead. It's crazy. And I would like to see — it doesn't affect us. [1:57:33] It really — you know, it's far away. It affects Europe much more. We're there to help Europe. [1:57:40] But it doesn't affect the United States. We have an ocean in between. [1:57:45] But, you know, it's just — I can't stand watching what's happening. [1:57:50] I've seen the pictures of those battlefields. And it's a drone war. It's a war of drones. It's a whole new technology. [1:57:58] And we're actually the leader in drones now. We have the most sophisticated drones. [1:58:02] But people wouldn't believe how violent it is. And I've seen the battlefields. They send me pictures. [1:58:08] I actually want to say, don't send them to me. Pete, this man right here, sends me pictures. [1:58:14] Pete Hex said. And I said, Pete, you know what? It doesn't help to look. [1:58:19] I've never seen anything like it. It's carnage. And it should stop. [1:58:23] I get along very well with both. And we're going to get it settled. And President Erdogan's helping us get it settled. [1:58:42] As he's helping with Iran. With respect to what? [1:58:52] Well, that's what hurt my relationship with NATO. Because Greenland doesn't help Denmark. [1:59:01] Denmark doesn't spend money to really help Greenland. But it's an important part for the United States. [1:59:08] And it's surrounded by China ships and Russian ships. And that's not going to happen. The ships is not going to happen. [1:59:16] It was Greenland that, and it continues to be, that should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark. [1:59:24] And when they wouldn't go along with it, and with all the money we spend to help them with Russia, and we don't have to spend any money, [1:59:31] we could remove all of our soldiers out of Europe. Because as you probably noticed, Europe's a very different place than it was 20 years ago. [1:59:40] A lot different, much different. It's a much different, and they better be careful with immigration and energy. [1:59:47] If they're not careful with those two things, you're not going to have a Europe anymore. [1:59:51] Okay, thank you very much, everybody.