President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of Ukraine

[0:00] Well, thank you very much. [0:01] It's a great honor to be with President Zelensky. [0:04] We've talked a little while, and we speak on occasion by phone. [0:09] We had a great talk the other day, I think, very positive. [0:13] And I think we have some very good stories to tell what's going on. [0:19] He wants to see a settlement, and I think President Putin wants to see a settlement. [0:24] And usually that means a settlement, but who knows? [0:26] This is a tough one. [0:28] But I just, we just had our NATO meeting, and it was a great meeting. [0:34] You probably heard it was a great meeting. [0:37] There was a lot of love in that room today, a lot of unity. [0:42] And I don't think it could have been, Mark, what do you think? [0:45] It couldn't have gotten much better. [0:46] Do you have a feeling as to what you just saw? [0:50] Very positive. [0:53] Really good. [0:55] Scott, what do you think? [0:57] Yes, sir. [0:57] All the Europeans attributed you to saving NATO, [1:02] and they want to do what they're supposed to do and do the right thing. [1:06] There was something very special. [1:09] And I will say that what they've done with Turkey and President Erdogan has been a friend of mine. [1:16] He's been a friend of mine for a long time. [1:18] Strong man, good man, and he's done a fantastic job. [1:22] Every road, if so, everything's perfect. [1:26] From the airport to the destination, everything's been perfect. [1:30] So we had a really good meeting, and we thought this would be a good time for President Zelensky and I to meet, [1:37] and we'll see what we can do. [1:39] But we've actually developed a good relationship. [1:42] It's hard to believe, right? [1:44] From the Oval Office to now, we've developed, I think we've developed a very good relationship. [1:50] And this is not the end. [1:52] No, this is going to be the beginning, maybe. [1:56] Just the beginning. [1:58] And you know, the country has a lot of future. [2:01] It has such great land, such great assets, such great people. [2:05] And you have a lot of people. [2:06] I was with a group in Poland, and you have a lot of people in Poland, [2:12] which is a terrific country with a really great president. [2:15] I happen to endorse him. [2:16] And he's doing a very good job. [2:19] And they were saying they love Poland, but they really want to go back. [2:24] You know, they're going to get a lot of people back when this is over. [2:27] He left some, and they're all, I think they're going to come back. [2:32] A big percentage are going to come back. [2:36] So we're going to have a good talk, and we're going to see how it all goes. [2:40] And Mr. President, would you like to say something? [2:42] Thanks so much, President Timothy. [2:46] We're thankful, as always, to your support, American support, bipartisan support. [2:54] Thanks for the invitation to this summit. [2:56] And I think that we really, I agree with you, we have a lot what to discuss about. [3:01] And of course, we are thankful for the Pearl program. [3:06] And we want to share with you some details, please, during our meeting. [3:12] Air defense is the priority. [3:14] The second point, or maybe the first, about negotiations. [3:18] I think, yes, we understand what to do. [3:22] It's our estimation what to do, how to bring peace. [3:26] And I hope that we will do. [3:28] I'm sure that we will never seem to stop this war. [3:31] Yeah, and I'm very happy that our side began to work on a drone deal. [3:37] And it's a very good beginning. [3:39] And I hope that today I will have the possibility also to discuss with you some very important details. [3:45] Well, we've settled a lot of wars, and this one is the one that I thought maybe would be the easiest. [3:54] But Putin's a difficult character, and this guy's a difficult character. [3:58] It doesn't, it's not the easiest, not the easiest thing. [4:02] There's a lot of commitment. [4:03] There's a lot of love of the countries and everything else. [4:06] But I think we've made a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks, and we'll see how it all goes. [4:12] So, do you have any questions? [4:13] President Trump, President Trump. [4:15] What do you expect a resumption? [4:20] Well, I just think they are behaving very badly, as they have for 47 years. [4:29] And, you know, we hit them hard last night after they launched. [4:31] They launched a couple of, you don't have to know about this, you've got stuff on your mind. [4:36] But they launched a couple of drones and one rocket, one missile, and chips, because they were in the strait, which they have every right to be. [4:47] And so we hit them very hard last night. [4:50] Very, very, probably hit them hard again tonight. [4:52] I'll give them a little warning, we're going to hit them hard tonight. [4:54] But we'll see how it all works out. [4:57] No, I'm not happy with them, you know. [4:59] It's like, for instance, we'll have a meeting and we'll talk about the denuclearization of Iran, because that's what the war is. [5:06] It's not a war, it's really the denuclearization of Iran. [5:10] And we'll have a meeting and we'll talk about just that, because my whole thing is not about regime change, it's not about, although I think it's regime change when you knock out the first group. [5:20] The second group, and now you're the, I think that's maybe the ultimate regime change, but that's not what it's about. [5:27] It's about, we don't want them to have nuclear weapons, and it's denuclearization, and I think we've made a lot of progress. [5:38] And they'll get out of the room, we'll talk about it like we're here. [5:42] They'll agree on everything, and then they'll go have a news conference and say we never even talked about it. [5:47] They're cuckoo. [5:48] There's something wrong with these people. [5:51] And for 47 years, they've been the bully of the Middle East, and they're not the bully anymore. [5:57] They're not the bully anymore. [5:59] And all we want, I want, it's very simple, they can't have a nuclear weapon. [6:02] That's what I'm there for. [6:04] Because if they did, they'd use it, and we're not going to let that out. [6:08] President Trump, sir. [6:09] Daniel? [6:09] I just think they're going to make a deal. [6:24] Look, this deal has been in the works for a long time. [6:29] It's got the pluses, the minuses, they know what it is. [6:32] He knows what it is better than anybody. [6:35] And I just think it's, sometimes, you know, I used an analogy, and it sounds simple, but it's sort of true. [6:43] You have two kids in a park, and they don't like each other, and they start fighting. [6:48] Sometimes you have to let them fight, let them see that it's tough, you know, it's tough, fighting is tough. [6:57] And he's done an amazing job. [7:00] Look, he's been very effective. [7:05] Now, he's had the best equipment, because he's had our equipment. [7:09] And he's had great, but somebody has to use that equipment. [7:12] And you have a lot of brave people that are using that equipment. [7:15] And Russia, you know, it's a big country, but it's a big force. [7:23] Russia's always been a big fighting force. [7:25] So, you know, it's, but I really believe it's ready. [7:30] It's very interesting, because you'd almost say it's worse than ever, and maybe it isn't. [7:35] Sometimes with war, and you study war, and I've studied it so long, for years, long before I did this, [7:41] sometimes it's when it gets the worst. [7:44] And I don't know that it's the worst right now. [7:46] It's consistently bad. [7:47] They lost 25,000 people who lost kids, young people, last month. [7:54] And we had a month, 35, two months ago. [7:57] And I would say more Russians. [8:01] But it's just, they're people. [8:03] They're people. [8:05] And there's actually very little difference between the people. [8:07] I mean, you know, it's like the Russians and Ukrainian people. [8:12] And they can get along. [8:13] But it's a nasty war. [8:17] Thousands and thousands, mostly soldiers, are being killed. [8:21] The battlefields, I see pictures, and it's horrible. [8:24] He thinks it's horrible. [8:25] We all think it's horrible. [8:26] And the President wants to get it done. [8:30] And I believe that President Putin wants to get it done. [8:33] And that should be a good combination. [8:35] Thank you. [8:36] Mr. President, what is your assessment on Ukraine's strike on Russian oil refineries and military factories? [8:43] Where are you from? [8:44] Ukraine. [8:48] Phrase the question differently, please. [8:51] Ukraine delivered a long strike on Russian military factories and oil refineries. [8:59] And they ran out of gas. [9:01] Marco, why don't you answer that? [9:03] Because you're right in the middle of it. [9:04] Yeah, no, I think what you're discussing is the ability of Ukraine to reach deep inside of Russia and conduct strikes. [9:10] I think that's one of the dynamics that's changed in this war over the last few months. [9:14] And that is that the Russians are finding it more difficult to defend their own airspace. [9:18] And what we hope that means is it's going to create the space now to negotiate the end of this war. [9:22] It's an escalation. [9:24] But it's also an escalation that can help lead to an end. [9:29] Mr. President, thank you. [9:32] What makes you think that Mr. Putin might be seeking for the settlement? [9:36] So where are you from? [9:37] I'm from Europe's Ukrainian service. [9:40] I'm from Ukraine. [9:40] Okay, good. [9:41] Because I talked to him. [9:42] I talked to him. [9:44] I talked to President Zelensky. [9:46] And I think that's all I've done. [9:48] My whole life I made deals. [9:49] I guess becoming president was making a deal. [9:52] It was like a lot of little individual things. [9:55] In the end, it's making a deal. [9:58] And that's what I do. [9:59] And I do it well. [10:02] And I know when people want to make a deal. [10:03] I think he wants to make a deal. [10:05] And I do feel that President Zelensky would like to get back to rebuilding this country [10:11] as opposed to having all of this death and destruction. [10:17] Ukraine has tremendous potential. [10:19] He understands that. [10:20] We talk about that. [10:22] He talks about that more than he talks about the war. [10:25] To me, I think you might find that more exciting than the war. [10:29] This is brutal. [10:32] The other is the beauty of it. [10:33] You know, I think he'll build a great country. [10:36] I think he's going to build it. [10:37] We have a little stake in that country now because we have some land in that country. [10:41] But we have minerals. [10:44] It's among the wealthiest. [10:45] It's among the best land anywhere in the world for rare earth. [10:49] And we have some rare earth. [10:53] I look forward to taking advantage of it at the right time. [10:56] I want to make patriot missiles. [10:59] Look at this guy. [11:00] He's one of my favorite soldiers. [11:02] I see him. [11:03] He's central casting. [11:05] You, right? [11:05] You doing okay? [11:06] Yes, sir. [11:07] We see him at meetings. [11:08] He's good. [11:09] He's done a great job. [11:10] Great job. [11:11] Great to do all of us. [11:12] Great hero, actually. [11:14] Mr. President, will you allow Europe to make patriot missiles? [11:16] Mr. President, will you allow Europe to make patriot interceptors in Europe? [11:24] About what? [11:25] Tell me. [11:25] Patriot interceptors. [11:28] And you're talking with respect to Ukraine? [11:31] Well, we're going to talk about that, you know? [11:33] Look, it's a defensive weapon, which I like. [11:38] Better than an offensive weapon. [11:40] It's the best. [11:41] So I was saying we have an aircraft carrier, which is one of the most beautiful in the world. [11:46] It's one of the biggest. [11:47] He, Abraham Lincoln. [11:49] And two months ago, we had a hundred. [11:51] I told this story yesterday. [11:52] We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan. [11:59] They were shot at the aircraft carrier over a period of about one hour. [12:03] 111 missiles going to a very expensive ship. [12:06] And every one of those missiles was knocked down. [12:10] Pretty much most by patriots, but by other means also, as you know. [12:15] Other less expensive means when you do that. [12:19] But out of the 111 missiles, every one of them was shot down. [12:23] It didn't hit the ship and, you know, bad things happen, right, when that happens. [12:28] So think of that. [12:29] Over a period of one hour, these missiles are coming at you. [12:34] And every one of them shot down. [12:36] So I think one of the things we're going to be talking about is, as you know, the companies, [12:41] we have great power over the companies. [12:43] Those companies that make the Patriot and make all of the great stuff, the Tomahawks, all of the great stuff. [12:48] We have the best stuff. [12:50] Many things. [12:50] The Patriot script. [12:51] But we have many, many great things. [12:53] You see that with Venezuela. [12:54] Well, you see it with Iran. [12:55] Look, Iran has been wiped out. [12:57] Iran, their Navy's gone. [12:59] Their Air Force is gone. [13:00] Everything's gone. [13:02] But one of the things I think we're going to be talking about today, just a little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make patriots. [13:12] We'll show them how to do it. [13:13] It's very complex, actually. [13:16] But it's, you'll figure out the complexity quickly. [13:19] And we're talking about that. [13:21] And we'll, the company that makes them, which is building now four plants, you know, all of our companies will be able to do this in two to three months. [13:29] If you order a Patriot, now you have to wait a long time for them. [13:33] Same thing with Tomahawks. [13:34] We have a lot of certain equipment, but with, they call it the elite equipment. [13:40] And you don't need elite equipment necessarily for a war. [13:43] But, so one of the things we're going to be talking about is you'll, we're going to give a license to you to make patriots. [13:50] That's pretty cool, right? [13:52] This way you can't complain that we're not giving them enough. [13:54] They say, make them yourself. [13:57] We haven't informed the company of that yet, but that'll, that'll work out all right. [14:01] You know, sure, they'll be thrilled. [14:03] But, you know, they'll be able to do it. [14:05] You'll be able to figure that out. [14:06] Most, most countries couldn't do that. [14:08] If I said that to most countries, they wouldn't know what I'm talking about. [14:12] But this is a very ingenious group. [14:14] And what I like about that, it's a defensive, it's a defensive situation as opposed to an offensive. [14:21] But I think one of the things you might want to be talking about is that. [14:24] That's what I heard. [14:26] Little birdie told me that. [14:28] Go ahead. [14:29] Does the end of the ceasefire mean that we're back to a full scale? [14:34] Well, as far as I'm concerned, look, they violate the agreement every day. [14:38] They lie. [14:39] They cheat. [14:40] They kill people. [14:41] They've been killing people for 47 years. [14:43] They knocked out the SS call. [14:45] We lost, what, 200 people more. [14:50] That was a long time ago. [14:51] For 47 years, no president did anything about that. [14:55] Well, Obama actually gave them vast amounts of money. [15:01] You'd like this. [15:01] He gave them a plane load of money, $1.7 billion in green cash. [15:07] They loaded up a Boeing, they loaded up a Boeing 757. [15:14] Remember the old 750? [15:16] It was a beautiful plane loaded up with cash. [15:18] They took all the seats out. [15:20] And they took all of the cash from Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. banks. [15:24] They had no money. [15:25] They took every ounce of cash, put it in, flew it to Iran, and gave them the money. [15:32] I wonder what these guys thought of when the door opened and cash fell out of this big plane, beautiful plane. [15:37] And then on top of that, they gave them billions and billions of dollars. [15:45] And by the way, they gave it to the wrong country, frankly. [15:49] You want to know the truth. [15:50] And it began. [15:51] That was pretty much the Obama deal. [15:57] That was one of the worst tragedies that happened. [16:04] That's what happened in the Middle East. [16:06] That deal set back that whole situation. [16:09] They went with it. [16:10] Frankly, they picked the wrong country. [16:13] They picked the wrong country. [16:15] JCPOC. [16:18] What a terrible, what a terrible deal. [16:20] I call it the Obama nuclear waste deal. [16:24] Because what he did with that deal is he caused tremendous hardship in the Middle East. [16:29] It was a terrible, terrible thing to do. [16:31] And we've been just the opposite. [16:32] He said, our deal is a wall to a nuclear weapon. [16:35] His deal was a road to a nuclear weapon. [16:39] We couldn't, they'll never build a nuclear weapon under our deal. [16:43] But I don't know if we're going to have a deal. [16:44] We may just do it without a deal. [16:46] Because you know what? [16:47] It's easier. [16:48] Because these people, they lie and they cheat. [16:51] And you have an agreement. [16:52] And they'll go outside. [16:54] For instance, they agreed, well, we'll never have a nuclear weapon. [16:56] They agreed. [16:57] Then they go outside, they have a news conference, or they leak. [17:00] That we never discussed the subject. [17:01] Now, who would believe we never discussed the subject? [17:05] Because for me, that's 99.9% of what we're doing. [17:09] It's denuclearization of Iran. [17:12] Okay? [17:13] So, when you ask, our guys can continue. [17:18] You know, Steve is great. [17:19] And Jared, all the guys. [17:21] They know him very well. [17:22] Yeah, actually, they're working on your stuff, too. [17:25] I wonder which, I picked two beauties. [17:27] You know what? [17:27] We settled eight wars. [17:29] I got a couple of beauties here. [17:31] But Steve's great, and Jared's great. [17:34] You know, they're the right guys. [17:36] And we'll see what happens. [17:38] But I will say this. [17:40] Iran, they've misbehaved for 47 years. [17:44] They've killed our soldiers. [17:46] They've killed our people. [17:47] And they've killed a lot of people all over the Middle East and elsewhere. [17:50] And the roadside bomb was their preferred. [17:53] You know, the preferred weapon was by Soleimani, the roadside bomb, where it would explode under a truck. [18:02] We actually built trucks with floors, steel, this thick. [18:05] And then all they did was they made bigger bombs. [18:09] And we have young guys around, not walking around because they have no legs. [18:15] But their legs were blown off. [18:16] Their arms were blown off. [18:17] Their face was blown off. [18:18] And they live. [18:19] Because of modern medicine, you can do anything. [18:22] But they're living, they're living like in hell. [18:26] Their whole life changed because of Iran. [18:30] And that was 96% of the people that used that, they were made in Iran. [18:36] And so we have a score to settle to. [18:43] Well, we have a lot of pressure. [18:56] We have a lot of pressure on President Putin. [18:59] You know, I don't think he likes what's going on. [19:02] I don't think he likes, I don't think he's thrilled with what's happening. [19:05] There's a lot of pressure on President Putin to get it done. [19:09] I think there's pressure on everybody to get that one done. [19:12] A lot of pressure. [19:13] What's your security guarantee for Ukraine? [19:18] The guarantee? [19:19] Yes, security guarantee. [19:21] Well, the security guarantee, if I can imagine. [19:24] I mean, not that we want to do it. [19:26] We'll do it to save lives. [19:27] Look, Ukraine's very far away. [19:29] We have an ocean separating us. [19:31] What I'm doing is I'm trying to save lives. [19:34] A lot of lives are being lost. [19:36] I also think that it's a country with great potential. [19:41] I think if this kind of brainpower can go toward rebuilding the country instead of fighting a war, [19:49] I think it's going to do, I think that country is going to do fantastically well. [19:54] And likewise, Russia, you know, look, they're devoting a lot of energy. [19:58] A lot of energy. [19:59] Do you have a question for President Putin, please? [20:01] Ask President, do you have a question for President Putin, not Zelensky Putin? [20:09] What would you like to ask him? [20:11] Because I'm going to ask him that question. [20:13] I have a question. [20:14] Last year you called Russia a paper tiger. [20:18] Who did I call? [20:20] Russia. [20:22] No, no, give us a question. [20:24] Not for Zelensky. [20:25] Give us a question for Putin. [20:28] Because I'm speaking to him today. [20:30] And give me a good, hard question. [20:33] That's a good question. [20:37] I don't think I've ever asked him that question. [20:40] I'm going to ask him that question. [20:42] Mr. President, what's the status of a corrupt CORTD? [20:46] Say it. [20:47] What's the status of a corrupt CORTD? [20:48] By the way, I will tell you, though, he's going to tell you that he wants it ended as soon as he can end it. [20:54] He wants it ended. [20:55] He wants to end it soon. [20:57] And I ask him, and we talk. [20:59] I talk to him a lot. [21:01] I talk to him a little bit less, but the relationship is very good. [21:05] But I talk to President Putin a lot. [21:07] And he wants to end the war. [21:09] And a lot of people don't, a lot of people don't believe that. [21:15] Well, they were in certain conditions that were a little bit different. [21:23] I think they're changing. [21:24] I think they're probably getting a little bit better toward some of the things that you'd like. [21:29] It's been tougher in Russia. [21:31] It's been a lot tougher than it was supposed to be. [21:33] I mean, in all fairness, this was supposed to be a... [21:36] This is a war that would have never happened if I were president. [21:39] Would have never happened. [21:41] You'd have a full country. [21:42] You know, I mean, it's a shame that it happened. [21:45] But, no, this is a... [21:48] This is something that I think Zelensky wants to do and Putin wants to do. [21:52] They want to get it done. [21:54] Ask, ask the president that question. [21:58] Ask him. [21:58] I don't know what conditions Putin now wants for this peace. [22:14] So, I think that they are changing in any way, because at the very beginning of full-scale war, [22:20] he was stronger, and now I think he is losing initiative on the back of, I think, his army. [22:29] But that's why I think that because of technologies, because it's not the question now of number of people. [22:34] People, our heroic people, are very important. [22:37] But now it's not the question of only number of people. [22:43] First of all, people and technologies, people with technologies. [22:46] Now I think that we have better steps, technological steps, further than Russia. [22:54] Maybe quicker. [22:55] Because they also, you know, they produce a lot of different things, which are tough, strong against us, but we are quicker. [23:05] And that's why I think that now initiative moved to our hands. [23:10] Not totally, but moved. [23:12] We are trying to move this world to the sky, from the battlefield. [23:16] That's why we now began to control the battlefield. [23:21] This is very important. [23:22] It's difficult when you have less people to move them back. [23:27] But we found another way how to do it, to cut their logistics for their army. [23:33] It's about weapons, petrol, diesel, without massive human losses. [23:37] That is the difference between us, by the way. [23:40] Russia is... [23:42] He's got a lot of support. [23:43] I just left a room with, you know, where they have, I mean, mostly European, Canada, but mostly European countries. [23:52] And they have great support for Ukraine. [23:57] And, you know, really great support. [23:59] One of the things, you talk about questions for Putin. [24:03] But one of the things that I talked to him about was, where would you want to meet? [24:08] And he said, ideally in Moscow. [24:09] I said, you're not going to meet in Moscow. [24:10] You know, it just doesn't work. [24:12] You can't do that. [24:13] But he'll meet, and Zelensky's going to meet, and something's going to happen that's going to be positive. [24:23] And I think, I hope it's going to happen soon. [24:26] Because they have, number one, lives. [24:28] But number two, building your country. [24:30] Because it's got a tremendous future, in my opinion. [24:34] Yeah. [24:34] Where would that happen? [24:36] I don't know. [24:37] I don't know. [24:37] I mean, President Putin said, I would love to meet in Moscow. [24:42] And I said, I don't think, you know, I have to put myself in this position. [24:48] I don't know that he'd go to Moscow. [24:49] Maybe he would. [24:50] Would you go to Moscow? [24:52] It's difficult. [24:53] There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there. [24:56] It was dangerous. [24:57] It would be dangerous. [25:00] Europe? [25:01] No, it's hard. [25:01] It's hard to go to Moscow. [25:03] It's a little hard to go to Moscow. [25:07] I thought I'd answer that question to him. [25:09] I didn't want to ask him that question. [25:12] Mr. President, how would you ensure that Ukraine will not be attacked again by Russia? [25:18] What about? [25:19] How to make sure that Ukraine will not be attacked by Russia again? [25:23] Well, look, you mean in the future? [25:24] You mean after there's an agreement? [25:27] Well, we're going to work on a security guarantee that, and Russia respects us a lot, [25:32] and we're going to work on some kind of a security... [25:35] If we can make the right deal, we'll help Europe. [25:38] I mean, Europe is going to be watching it, but we're going to be helping them, [25:42] and we'll work on some kind of a security package that we'll make sure. [25:47] I don't think that's going to happen. [25:48] I think that if we make a deal, Russia is going to be very happy, [25:53] and they're going to get on with other things. [25:55] They have... [25:56] By the way, as a country, too, they have tremendous potential. [25:59] They have tremendous land, valuable land that they can do things with, [26:02] and they have tremendous potential, but I don't think it's going to happen. [26:07] I don't see... [26:09] That question is, oh, they're going to attack again. [26:11] I don't see it at all. [26:12] I think they've had it. [26:13] They've had... [26:14] This has been going on for five, almost five years, right? [26:17] Yeah. [26:18] Who would have thought? [26:19] I mean, it's a tribute because it's a bigger country, strong country, [26:23] and it's an amazing tribute. [26:25] Anything else? [26:25] President Zelensky has said that Ukraine strives just in the last few days. [26:38] So in addition to these production licenses, which will take time, would you consider... [26:42] Not that much time, actually. [26:43] Would you consider providing any to Ukraine a media report? [26:46] We have patriots, but we don't have that many. [26:49] We need them for ourselves, too. [26:52] Some, yeah. [26:53] I mean, some, but I think they can produce them pretty quickly. [26:57] Once we explain it, we'll bring the company here. [27:01] You work with the company. [27:02] They have a great ability to produce weapons. [27:06] Pretty complex weapons. [27:10] Will you go to Ukraine? [27:13] Will I go to Ukraine? [27:15] Will you go to Ukraine? [27:16] I would. [27:17] I'd rather have the war be over. [27:22] I'm not sure Secret Service would be thrilled right now. [27:26] But you know what? [27:27] I would. [27:28] I would like to go. [27:29] I think it's... [27:30] I think the people are incredible. [27:33] And, I mean, like Kiev, it would be nice to get it before any more damage is done, to be honest. [27:39] It's such a beautiful city, right? [27:42] And, yeah, I would go to Ukraine at the right time. [27:44] Do you have any deadline? [27:45] Do you want to reach a deal between Ukraine and Russia? [27:49] Do you have any deadline in that regard? [27:51] No, I don't have a deadline. [27:52] You can't have a deadline. [27:53] It's, you know, there's too much going on. [27:54] But I think you're going to have a deal. [27:57] I think, you know, I've been very good. [28:00] You know, we had certain deals like Azerbaijan and some of the deals that we made. [28:04] And they've been going on for 32 years. [28:06] And they said it's an impossible thing to get them solved. [28:10] Eight different deals. [28:12] Even in the Congo, it was... [28:15] Think of it. [28:16] You have the Congo and Rwanda. [28:18] That was 14 million people dead. [28:21] A lot of them with machetes. [28:23] We got that one solved. [28:25] Or, you know, they go... [28:27] It flares up every once in a while, I must say. [28:29] But we got deals done that weren't doable. [28:32] But if you look at, well, India and Pakistan, they were at it. [28:37] We get them done. [28:38] And when we get them done, I find that people are not anxious to go back into it. [28:45] I think we'll have... [28:46] You once mentioned the word security guarantee in the Oval Office. [28:49] And, you know, I think they're going to need some kind of a security guarantee. [28:54] But we're going to work with them. [28:56] That's important. [28:57] I think he thinks that's a very important thing. [29:00] The security guarantees are very important. [29:02] And they'll live by it. [29:03] Partially, the president said about patriots and licenses, [29:07] the battery system is the best, you know, in the world for today. [29:10] The best anti-ballistic system. [29:12] So we used a lot of... [29:14] That's the best. [29:14] Yeah, they're the best. [29:15] And we was, I mean, checked everything during the war. [29:21] So this is the truth. [29:22] So with all respect to other partners, we are thankful for all the systems. [29:26] Well, they had different systems in Venezuela. [29:29] So Venezuela had systems that didn't work. [29:32] We didn't have one plane shot down. [29:34] We didn't have one. [29:35] We had one helicopter operator who was incredible. [29:38] He landed it perfectly and his leg was almost blown off. [29:42] And we gave him the Congressional Medal of Honor [29:44] because very few people could have landed that. [29:47] You know, you land him with your feet, really, more than anything else. [29:50] And he landed it. [29:51] He was really in bad shape. [29:53] And at the State of the Union, we gave him... [29:56] He was a handsome guy, big handsome guy. [30:00] But we gave him the Congressional Medal of Honor at the State of the Union. [30:03] So, look, he wants to get it done, and we're going to get it done. [30:07] What's the status of a drone deal between Ukraine and Ukraine? [30:13] What's that? [30:13] What's the status of a drone deal between Ukraine? [30:17] Well, we would buy their drones. [30:19] And we make drones. [30:19] We make great drones. [30:20] But they have an ability to make a lot of them, [30:23] which is, right, Marco, amazing that in a war situation, they make them. [30:28] They make them in basements. [30:30] They make them wherever the hell you have a little shelter, [30:32] even if you don't have shelter, I think I suspect, right? [30:36] It's an amazing ability. [30:37] Very few... [30:38] Well, that's why I say with the Patriots, [30:40] they would be able to do it. [30:42] Most countries would not be able. [30:43] They don't have the talent. [30:44] You have very talented people. [30:46] So, yeah, I think we're going to make that deal. [30:50] And, you know, if we made that deal, we'd have great protection. [30:58] I love the protection. [30:59] Think if you had a lot of Patriots, you'd never be hit. [31:02] And, as an example, in Kiev, where they get hit with missiles, those missiles, [31:08] like what I said about the Abraham Lincoln, the missiles would be shot down. [31:11] And I think you'd start making them pretty quickly. [31:16] Right? [31:16] You like the idea? [31:17] I think everybody likes it more. [31:20] I mean it. [31:20] Yeah. [31:20] As part of security guarantees, are you ready to close the skies in case Russia... [31:31] Closed what? [31:32] To close the skies over Ukraine in case Russia... [31:35] Close the skies. [31:36] It's been that air defense and jets, when you use jets. [31:41] If it's necessary, yeah. [31:42] I mean, look, I'll tell you, when we have a deal, we're going to have a deal. [31:46] Security guarantee or no security guarantee. [31:48] If we have a deal, we're going to have a deal. [31:50] We're not going to have to worry about what you're saying. [31:53] We're going to have a deal. [31:55] I think if we come to a solution, which I think we will, we're going to have a deal. [32:00] Now, we want to make sure the deal sticks. [32:02] Some people don't think it will. [32:03] I think it will. [32:04] I think if... [32:05] I'm sure it will. [32:06] I'm not sure it will with Iran. [32:08] If we make a deal with Iran, I'm not sure that will stick. [32:10] Because I found them to be very dishonorable people. [32:18] Yeah. [32:18] I don't find that with him. [32:21] And I mean, I don't want to upset him. [32:23] But everything I've done with President Putin has been okay. [32:27] It's been good. [32:29] He's going to say, oh, but I wouldn't expect you to say that. [32:32] But that's good. [32:34] I don't think anything's going to be broken. [32:36] And we're going to do a security guarantee, in case it is. [32:40] But with Iran, 47 years, this should have been done by another president a long time ago. [32:47] Or somebody else, another country. [32:49] But they got stronger and stronger, and now they're weak. [32:52] Are you going to reimpose the people? [32:53] You know, don't forget, we knocked out 159 ships in one week. [32:56] That's good even for you, right? [32:58] 159. [32:59] Their entire navy is at the bottom of the sea. [33:02] And now they have little boats, little tiny boats that go around. [33:05] And we knocked about 28 of them out last night with the same weapon we use for the drug people. [33:12] You know, drugs are down, by the way. [33:13] Drugs by sea are down 97%. [33:16] Meaning nobody wants to get into those boats and take drugs into it. [33:21] They're down 97%. [33:23] And we're using the same thing for the mine boats. [33:26] You know, they like to drop mines in. [33:30] And we hit a lot of them last night, like 28. [33:32] We knocked out 28 boats last night, little ones. [33:36] That's all they have is little ones. [33:38] Will we go tonight? [33:42] You know, normally I wouldn't tell you. [33:45] I wouldn't tell you. [33:45] But you know what? [33:47] There's not a thing they can do about it. [33:49] So the answer is probably. [33:51] President Trump. [33:52] President Trump. [33:54] So you say that's terrible military strategy. [33:56] He just said he's going to the, yeah. [33:58] He says they deserve it. [33:59] They deserve it. [34:00] President Trump. [34:02] President Trump. [34:03] President Trump. [34:03] What is the effectiveness of last night's attack? [34:06] What message does that have? [34:09] Which attack are you talking about? [34:11] The attack of the strike last night? [34:14] Oh, I think it has a tremendous impact. [34:17] Well, first of all, we took out additional, you know, they were trying to rebuild their radar. [34:22] And they had about 60% built. [34:24] Now they have to start all over again. [34:27] Look, we're not attacking at the highest level. [34:30] The highest level of the bridges, they're, which we can knock down. [34:35] I would say in one day, we knocked down every single bridge in Iran. [34:39] There's not a thing they can do about it. [34:42] They're electric manufacturing facilities, right? [34:46] They're electric plants where they make their electricity in there. [34:50] We will, if we have to, we'll take them out. [34:54] I don't want to do that. [34:55] But if we have to, we'll take them out. [34:56] They have desalinization plants. [35:00] We'll take them out if we have to. [35:01] I hate to do that. [35:02] That's probably the one I would like not to do least. [35:06] We attacked Cargillin last night. [35:08] We knocked out a piece. [35:09] I said, don't touch the oil because maybe we'll take over Cargillin. [35:13] We may take over Cargillin. [35:16] There's not a thing they can do about it. [35:18] But I said, don't hit the pipes, just hit everything else. [35:22] And they hit it. [35:23] They may hit it again tonight. [35:25] So, you know, as per your question, normally I'm not that way. [35:28] But they really deserve it because they're saying they want to make a deal, but they don't. [35:34] You know, they asked for a timeout. [35:37] They wanted to go to the funeral of Khomeini. [35:39] And I said, give it to them. [35:41] And they start shooting missiles. [35:43] I mean, it's a crazy thing. [35:46] Now, kill them. [35:48] I guess you have to look at it that way. [35:50] But the funeral took place, and they wanted to have a period of time. [35:59] And they also asked that we not kill them. [36:03] We said, we're not going to kill you. [36:06] They were worried we'd kill them during the funeral. [36:07] I mean, if you can believe it. [36:09] What a crazy... [36:09] Did you ever think I'd be doing this for a living, Marco? [36:13] Did anybody ever think I'm doing... [36:15] Maybe Pete, but this wasn't supposed to be for me. [36:18] Pete loved this stuff from day one. [36:21] But they said to us, please don't kill us during the funeral. [36:26] I said, I won't. [36:26] And we didn't. [36:27] We didn't do anything. [36:29] In fact, we made it safe for them, actually. [36:32] And what happens? [36:33] They try and knock out two ships. [36:35] Saudi and, I guess, Kuwait. [36:37] Right? [36:38] Kuwaiti? [36:38] Oh, no. [36:39] Qatari. [36:41] In addition. [36:41] Really, three. [36:43] So you had three of them. [36:48] I just don't know with them. [36:50] A lot of people say they're very dishonorable people. [36:54] And they can't keep a deal. [36:55] So we'll see. [36:56] Now, as to whether or not Steve Whitcoff, Jared, and JD, and everybody working in that will talk, [37:03] I guess they can talk, but I'm not seeing it with them, you know, with the people. [37:08] My whole life is deals. [37:09] I don't see it. [37:10] I don't see it with them. [37:14] And there may be a big attack, and it'll knock out a lot of stuff. [37:22] We don't knock out nothing. [37:23] We knock out a lot. [37:24] Pete, do you want to tell them about last night? [37:26] Yes, sir. [37:26] Last night, as you said, a lot of small craft that they were trying to harass shipping with. [37:32] So that was a big part of what we targeted. [37:34] Underground facilities where they were storing drones or missiles, coastal defense sites, [37:39] radar sites, surveillance sites, anything used to harass shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. [37:44] So anything they thought they had rebuilt or capability they were using was a target last night. [37:49] And tonight, if we need to, on your order, Mr. President, we will hit even more and even deeper, [37:53] because that's the consequence. [37:55] And we may put down the blockade. [37:57] We may put it back, the blockade. [38:01] And it'll only be a blockade for a rent. [38:03] Anybody else can have whatever they want. [38:05] Now, of course, they'll drop some mines if they can, you know, if they can do it. [38:09] But it's hard because we're taking out those little boats now with the same weapon we use to take out [38:13] the drug lords and the boats coming in by sea. [38:17] Think of it. [38:18] Ninety-seven percent. [38:20] For years, we had fentanyl and all the other drugs coming in from different countries, [38:24] including Venezuela, and it was, you know, they'd arrest them, they'd bring them to a court, [38:31] they'd be released, and they'd be back on another boat the next. [38:35] Ninety-seven percent that had, what was done in the past had no impact. [38:39] Ninety-seven percent drugs down coming in by sea. [38:43] And now we're going to start doing it by land. [38:45] The land is the easy one. [38:46] We had to do sea first. [38:47] And nobody, I mean, I think the three percent of the people that still do that, [38:52] I think they're the bravest people in the world. [38:54] And maybe we should probably give them a medal for bravery because it's, [38:59] and we're using the same exact missile to take out the mines, the mine drop. [39:04] They call them mine droppers. [39:05] But we have mine sweepers. [39:07] And one of the things that came up today is that European nations, the NATO group, [39:12] they're sending mine sweepers. [39:16] We don't need them now. [39:17] We have pretty much the mines that clear that, but they'll probably drop some more. [39:20] They're evil people. [39:21] They're sick people. [39:22] They're mentally disturbed people. [39:25] And it should have been done 47 years ago. [39:30] Thank you, everybody. 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