President Trump: 30 Hours l Interview with George Stephanopoulos l Part 1

[0:03] The race for 2020 is heating up. [0:05] All eyes on Iowa today, where both President Trump [0:08] and Democratic front-runner Joe Biden [0:10] will both be holding dueling campaign events. [0:12] Iowa, the center of the political universe [0:14] at this point in a political cycle. [0:16] Well, I love Iowa. [0:17] Trump, I love him one day and I hate him the next. [0:20] Trump only cares about himself. [0:22] I think he's the first president we've had in a long time [0:23] that's delivered on his promises. [0:25] Thank you all, I'll see you in Iowa. [0:27] Mr. President, Mr. President, did you weigh in on the state? [0:30] Nice group of people, though. [0:32] And then you have, of course, the reporters. [0:34] They're not so nice, but that's okay. [0:36] Getting this much time and access with a president [0:45] who's called reporters the enemy of the people [0:47] is a welcome surprise. [0:49] Hello, folks. [0:50] President, how are you? [0:52] Come on in. [0:53] Our journey begins aboard Air Force One, [0:57] the high-tech, deluxe 747 jumbo jet [1:00] with 4,000 square feet of floor space on three levels, [1:03] including an extensive suite for the president. [1:06] He's talking about this hole. [1:07] It's commonly called the Flying Oval Office. [1:10] During the two-and-a-half-hour flight to Iowa, [1:12] the president meets with government officials, [1:14] is briefed on the state's recent flooding. [1:16] Boy, that's a lot of water damages. [1:19] 30,000 feet below, former Vice President Joe Biden [1:22] on the ground in Iowa, on the stump and on the attack. [1:26] I believe that the president [1:28] is literally an existential threat to America. [1:31] God bless you, Mr. President. God bless you. [1:33] 3.15 p.m. [1:34] Yeah, let's get him in now. [1:36] We join the president in his brand-new presidential limo, [1:39] the Beast. [1:40] While its state-of-the-art secrets are closely held, [1:42] it's reportedly equipped with tear gas, [1:44] can lay out an oil slick in the event of a terrorist attack. [1:47] There's even a refrigerated supply [1:49] of the president's blood type in case of emergency. [1:52] What a great group. [1:53] No, these people, they're so great. [1:54] Anyway, George, welcome to the Beast. [1:57] When did you know you liked campaigning? [1:58] Thank you. [1:59] Yeah, the Beast is something. [2:00] I enjoy it. [2:01] I mean, these people are so incredible. [2:02] Look, they're crying. [2:04] They're so cute. [2:06] This is some piece of machinery. [2:09] Oh, this is amazing, actually. [2:11] I could feel the window. [2:13] Chick's not going to... [2:14] I love that. [2:15] I just hurt my... [2:16] Bye, everybody. [2:17] So this trip has turned into something [2:19] a little bit different [2:20] with the former vice president's decision today. [2:22] Well, what was his decision? [2:23] To come to Iowa. [2:24] Is that a good thing for you, [2:26] that he's in Iowa while you're here? [2:27] He made a speech. [2:28] I watched it. [2:29] You tend to doze off, but I watched it. [2:33] This is a guy who does everything [2:34] to separate and frighten people. [2:37] It was fine. [2:38] I mean, it's a political speech. [2:39] He's still leading the polls [2:40] on the Democratic side. [2:41] It's tightening up a little bit, and... [2:43] It's tightening up a lot, which is interesting. [2:46] But he's still beating you, [2:47] according to the polls. [2:48] Well, I don't believe those polls. [2:49] There's no way he beats me in Texas. [2:51] But even your own polls show [2:52] you're behind right now, don't they? [2:53] No. [2:54] My polls show that I'm winning everywhere. [2:56] I don't know. [2:57] But we've all seen these reports [2:58] that 15 out of 17 states, [3:00] you spent $2 million on a poll [3:01] and you're behind in 15 out of 17 states. [3:03] Nobody showed you those polls [3:04] because those polls don't exist, George. [3:06] Those polls don't exist. [3:08] But I just had a meeting [3:09] with somebody that's a pollster, [3:11] and I'm winning everywhere. [3:14] So I don't know what you're talking about. [3:15] So you don't feel like you're behind right now? [3:17] You're not fighting for behind? [3:18] I haven't even started yet, [3:19] but we're getting tremendous polls. [3:21] Those poll results so irritating to the president [3:24] that a few seconds later, [3:26] he has to go off the record [3:27] to call his campaign manager. [3:29] Okay, so hold it off for a little while. [3:31] Just call Brad on the vote. [3:32] And I want to ask him that question, okay? [3:34] Days later, we would get the internal Trump polling data [3:36] confirmed by the campaign. [3:38] It showed the president far behind [3:40] in key battleground states earlier this spring. [3:43] Back on the record, [3:46] we arrive at his first stop of the day, [3:48] an ethanol plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. [3:51] It was good. [3:52] It's an area that voted heavily for Trump [3:54] in the 2016 election [3:55] and helped deliver the biggest margin [3:57] for Republicans since Ronald Reagan. [3:59] Ladies and gentlemen, [4:04] President Donald J. Trump. [4:07] Thank you very much, Iowa. [4:10] We love Iowa. [4:11] Thank you very much. [4:12] Thank you. [4:13] Please sit down. [4:15] Sit down. [4:17] Otherwise, they'll say I got no standing ovations. [4:19] The president is using this speech [4:21] to sell his economic strategy, [4:23] but it's also a chance to hit back at Joe Biden. [4:26] Sleepy Joe. [4:27] He was someplace in Iowa today [4:30] and he said my name so many times [4:32] that people couldn't stand it anymore. [4:34] No, don't keep saying it. [4:37] Sleepy guy. [4:38] Okay. [4:42] 4.46 p.m. [4:43] We're back in the beast. [4:45] Look at the people. [4:46] These are the people that couldn't get in. [4:49] Headed to Air Force One [4:50] for a second stop in Des Moines, [4:52] a Republican Party fundraiser that evening. [4:54] Elections are about tomorrow night yesterday. [4:56] When you go to voters over this next year, [5:00] what is the big unfinished piece of business [5:02] you're going to say, [5:03] this is what we're going to get done? [5:04] So we almost had health care done. [5:06] Health care is a disaster, Obamacare, [5:08] but we've managed it much better than they managed it, [5:10] so we've made it serviceable, [5:12] but it's not great. [5:13] We're going to produce phenomenal health care, [5:16] and we already have the concept of the plan, [5:19] and it'll be much better health care. [5:21] Tell people what the plan is. [5:22] Yeah, well, we'll be announcing that [5:23] in about two months, maybe less. [5:25] In preparation for this trip, [5:26] we went out and talked to a lot of voters here in Iowa, [5:29] supporters of yours, [5:30] and a lot of them say they voted for you, [5:32] they're proud of you, [5:33] they're going to vote for you again, [5:35] most of them, [5:36] and they wish you'd cut back on the tweets. [5:38] At times with his tweets, [5:41] I wonder sometimes he overreacts. [5:44] I think he could tone down some of his rhetoric [5:48] and his tweets and so forth. [5:50] It's the tweets. [5:51] I just, the things he's, it's just not necessary. [5:56] I have a very unfair press. [5:58] It's a fake news, it's a corrupt news. [6:00] If I don't use social media, I do not get the word out. [6:03] I put it out and then it goes onto your platform. [6:06] I put one out this morning, [6:08] and as soon as I pressed the button, they said, [6:11] we have breaking news for every network, every station. [6:14] We have breaking news. [6:15] They read my tweet. [6:16] Why is that bad? [6:17] What they're talking about, though, [6:18] is you calling people names, it's demeaning. [6:20] Well, you know what? [6:21] I'll bet they do like it. [6:22] They may tell you that, but I'll bet they like it. [6:24] You know? [6:25] What's your pitch to the swing voter on the fence? [6:27] Safety, security, great economy, [6:30] and I think I've done more [6:31] than any other first-term president ever. [6:34] I have a phony witch hunt, [6:35] which is just a phony pile of stuff. [6:37] Mueller comes out, there's no collusion, [6:39] and essentially a ruling that no obstruction, [6:42] and they keep going with it. [6:43] You know what? [6:44] People are angry about it. [6:45] I don't think that's what he found, [6:46] but we don't have time for that, [6:47] and now we'll talk about that later. [6:48] That is what he found. [6:49] Excuse me. [6:50] He found no collusion, [6:51] and he didn't find anything having to do with obstruction [6:54] because they made a ruling based on his findings, [6:56] and they said no obstruction. [6:57] He didn't examine collusion. [6:58] He laid out evidence of obstruction. [7:00] Oh, are you trying to say now that there was collusion [7:02] even though he said there is no collusion? [7:04] He didn't say there's no collusion. [7:05] He said no collusion. [7:06] He said he didn't look at George. [7:08] The report said no collusion. [7:10] Did you read the report? [7:11] Yes, I did, and you should read it too. [7:13] Come on, let's go. [7:14] You should read it too, George. [7:16] Thank you, everybody. [7:33] Wow, that crowd is deep. [7:35] Thank you all very much. [7:37] Thank you. [7:38] Thank you, man. [7:39] Thank you, everybody. [7:43] And later, at that fundraiser, [7:46] Trump polls the crowd on his 2020 campaign slogan. [7:49] We have to make a decision. [7:51] Make America great again or keep America great. [7:56] You know who's here tonight? [7:57] George Stephanopoulos, the great George Stephanopoulos. [7:59] Where are you, George? [8:00] She's around here someplace, and he happens to be a nice guy. [8:04] So after about 10 hours, President Trump and I are back aboard Air Force One, [8:09] heading back to the Capitol. [8:10] Just one day in Iowa with 510 more to go until Election Day. [8:21] Hi, everyone. [8:22] George Stephanopoulos here. [8:27] Thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel. [8:29] If you'd like to get more videos, show highlights, and watch live event coverage, [8:33] click on the right over here to subscribe to our channel. [8:36] And don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts. [8:39] Thanks for watching.