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[0:00] military. They spent a lot of money in our military. They gave away 300 billion dollars [0:05] worth of ammo and everything else in the in Biden's term. But we're building it up fast [0:11] and we have we're we just have a great military and that's all there is to it. But we rebuilt [0:16] it in the in my first term and we're using it in my second term with Venezuela and other [0:22] places and Iran now. Iran is doing very poorly just in case you read incorrect stories. They're [0:28] doing very, very poorly. They're having a hard time. They've been very dishonest. They've been [0:32] very dishonorable to deal with. But that makes no difference. They're doing very, very poorly. [0:38] We're also making that investment and looking forward to getting 1.5 trillion dollars next [0:45] year. People see now how important it is. We want to keep a safe country. We have to keep a safe [0:50] country. And the good news is all of that equipment is made in the USA. So we're making it here. It's [0:56] jobs and each one of our defense groups are building literally at least four new massive [1:04] plants as we speak because we want them to do we want them to move faster. We have the [1:10] best equipment in the world but we want them to move faster. We don't want to wait a year [1:14] or a year and a half. We want to wait a week maybe. So that's happening and I think the results [1:19] are very good. They're all they're building at levels that nobody's ever seen before. [1:25] And we've had tremendous success and our military was just proud of it. Again, Venezuela was a one [1:33] day war and we have a great relationship with Venezuela. We're working with partners with [1:38] Venezuela now taking out tens of millions of barrels of oil and going to Houston, going [1:45] to Alaska, going to Louisiana, going to different places for refinement, refineries. And it's been [1:52] very much amazing. The administration has done more in 18 months than most administrations have [1:57] done in eight years. If you had a two term, we've done more in 18 months than anyone's ever seen [2:03] before. Nobody's ever seen. This is the golden age of America. And we have a war that's going on. [2:10] I guess you call it a war. Maybe I call it a military operation because they have no Navy. It's been [2:16] obliterated. Their air force has been obliterated. They have no planes. Their missiles have been [2:22] largely they have some left. They have some, but they have far fewer than they had four or five months [2:28] ago. They the manufacturing capacity is almost gone. The drone capacity is almost gone. Very few, [2:38] but they have some. They have one. That's too many as far as I'm concerned. But we've done an amazing [2:45] job with Venezuela. We've done an amazing job here. We're in there for five months. And I know [2:51] people like to say, because we've done a much bigger job, much more important job than we [2:56] originally anticipated. So we're in there for five months. And if you look at Vietnam, they were in [3:01] there for 20 years. You look at Afghanistan, they were in there for many years. You look at any one of [3:07] the wars, Korea, any one of them, they're in there for many years. We're in for five months and we have [3:12] obliterated their military capacity. Again, they've got some left, but soon they won't have [3:17] some left. So I just want to thank everybody around this table. You've been very special. I want to [3:22] thank a lot of the media people because many of you have been very, very fair, very. That's one of [3:27] the reasons you're here, frankly. But you've been very fair. You've covered me this time much more [3:32] fairly, I think, than the first term. The first term was a great success. We had the greatest economy in [3:39] history in the first term. And this term is going to blow it away. I think this term is going to [3:43] actually blow it away. So it's an honor to have you. And I'd like to ask our great Vice President, [3:50] J.D. Vance, to say a few words, followed by Marco and Pete and Scott and Bobby Kennedy. [3:57] Okay? Thank you very much, everybody. Please, Judy. [4:00] Well, great. Thanks, Mr. President. First of all, thanks for having us at this historical and beautiful [4:04] place. And it's an honor to be on the team, an honor to be able to work on fraud, which is what [4:10] I want to talk about today, though I know we have a lot of things going on. This has been an amazing [4:13] team, from Kelly Loeffler at SBA, to Doug at the VA, to Todd and Bobby Kennedy. This really has required [4:22] a whole-of-administration approach to try to tackle fraud. There are a few things that I want to talk [4:26] about and celebrate. The first is that just since the beginning of the Fraud Task Force that I started [4:31] under the President's leadership and direction, we have identified $230 billion of fraud that's [4:38] being perpetrated against the American people. And we have halted already $56 billion of that. [4:44] It's sometimes hard. Once the money has already gone out the door, it's hard to get it back. [4:48] But stopping it from going out the door is how we save the American people. $56 billion. And of course, [4:53] we're going to keep on working on that. Just today, Mr. President, we will announce 17 new [4:58] anti-fraud actions that will total about a third of a billion dollars. And that's added to the $230 [5:05] billion that we've already uncovered. And I want to just talk for the benefit of the American people [5:10] about why do we care so much about this? Because what I always try to remind people is that fraud [5:15] has two victims. So to give one concrete example, there is a program that is administered by Medicaid, [5:22] and that program ensures that low-income moms and low-income babies have access to neonatal care. [5:29] Now, I think most Americans probably share my view that this is one of the great things about the [5:33] United States of America, that if we see a baby and we see a young mother that requires help, [5:38] we help our fellow Americans. That's a good thing. It's something that we should be proud of. [5:43] And yet, there is a program that has defrauded the moms and the babies who benefit from these. [5:49] You've gotten people who've gotten rich by setting up false companies that are providing false [5:54] services. So who loses in that equation? Number one, of course, is the American taxpayer that is [5:59] $230 billion poorer because of the fraud that this country has let go on. But I actually think most [6:06] importantly is that we've seen that program run out of money. So we've seen moms and babies unable to [6:12] access the health care that they need because the fraudsters have gotten rich. That is a disgrace. [6:18] And until the president ordered us to stop it, no one was doing anything about it. So we've made [6:23] a lot of progress, Mr. President, in just under a year. But we're going to keep on working at it [6:28] because we believe the American people deserve to have their money spent as you and the Congress [6:33] have directed it. [6:33] There's big numbers here, fine. Tremendous numbers. They look like Elliot Ness. Does anybody know [6:39] who Elliot Ness is? They look like that group of people you have lined up behind you. They're doing a [6:43] great job. Billions, not millions, billions of dollars is being recovered. Billions. And you haven't [6:52] seen anything yet. We have things happening that people aren't going to believe. The level of [6:57] corruption and fraud that took place under the Biden administration was unprecedented. And Minnesota, [7:03] California, Maine, Maine, believe it or not. You know, you think of Maine as this wonderful place. [7:09] It's a level of corruption. It's incredible. All over. All over. So great job. Thank you very much. [7:16] Thank you, sir. [7:16] Okay. [7:17] Yes, sir. [7:18] Oh, my turn. Well, first of all, thank you for bringing us out here. I got the chance to drive [7:23] for the first time in a year and a half, which is developed. [7:25] It was great. [7:30] It's true. [7:32] So just a couple of points that we all know we've followed in the news, obviously, [7:36] the events in the Middle East and others here can talk about that. Not that they're not important, [7:40] but there's some other issues happening around the world, Mr. President, that you've shown great [7:43] leadership in that have not gotten nearly as much attention. I think they've observed and mentioned [7:46] today. The first is the International Criminal Court is an illegitimate international organization [7:52] that, frankly, illegitimate, they've made themselves illegitimate because they claim that even if you're [7:55] not a member of that court, they can come after you. And what that literally means in the future [7:59] is that American servicemen, political leaders, and others could find themselves [8:03] under indictment by this International Criminal Court. And if you want to know a little bit [8:09] about it, Jack Smith used to work there. These are the people that think they can go out and [8:12] basically indict any world leader and haul them into the Hague. So we've begun, we tried to get [8:16] them to reform and listen to us. They wouldn't do it. They're very arrogant. We've now begun an effort [8:21] to really try to bring that court to heel. [8:23] So there's no information that they're after me. It could happen. Just so you know. She's talking [8:30] about it. I'm saying that means that maybe he's not trying to defend me. He is trying to defend [8:35] BB and various other people. But there are many people that shouldn't be looked at that way. But [8:40] there is no indication that I'm one of them at this moment. [8:45] Well, and I actually think the people who are in biggest danger in our system are servicemen, [8:51] people in uniform. They'll try to grab for the rest of their lives. They'll not be able to travel [8:54] anywhere in the world with their families because they can be arrested on one of these [8:57] items. Imagine, you're a soldier, you fought in a war, and 20 years later, they try to come [9:01] grab you. So this is a big problem. So we've had dozens of countries already join us in [9:05] separate. Since we started two weeks ago, five countries have already quit the ICC and notified [9:09] them that they're leaving. And we think there'll be more. The second thing is we had an unprecedented [9:14] ministerial. Sixty countries came to Washington and were part of an effort. We were shedding [9:19] light on far-left terrorism and violence. You know, if a bomb goes off somewhere and [9:23] it's tied to some right-wing group or what I got, you know, I don't consider neo-Nazis [9:27] right, we don't consider them Nazis, right? But you're going to get a lot of attention on [9:31] that. But if it's a leftist group, an Antifa group, it gets no coverage or they ignore the [9:35] ideological spin and the ideological reason behind it. So we've got 60 countries came up here [9:40] and hopefully creating a strong coalition to go after far-left violent terrorism. Go [9:46] after it and call it by name, and I think we're building a very strong coalition there. [9:50] We've had some successes in the Middle East, Mr. President. As you know, in the diplomatic [9:54] front, the deal with Lebanon and Israel is unprecedented. President Ayoun was here a week [9:59] ago. I think that was the first visit by a Lebanese president in over 30-some odd years. [10:03] In fact, this is the first time the Israelis and the Lebanese government have spoken at the [10:06] official level in close to 30 years. And that was thanks to your leadership. A lot of work [10:10] to be done to keep that peace and build on it, but it's a real achievable. And of course, [10:14] as you announced last night, Mr. President, this disarmament deal that you brought about [10:18] with Steve and Jared's work on Hamas is another big step as well. It's something a lot of people [10:23] thought would never happen. It needs to happen, but the fact they've even agreed to it is a real [10:27] achievable. Last point is on the Western Hemisphere. For the first time in 15, 20 years, [10:33] the overwhelming majority of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are now led by pro-American [10:38] leaders and pro-American governments. It's an extraordinary achievement, all of it happening [10:43] through a success. Virtually every election that's happened in the Western Hemisphere since [10:47] you were elected president has elected someone who is pro-American. And I think this is an incredible [10:52] situation. And last but not least, and I have to thank a number of agencies here, particularly [10:56] the Department of War, after that terrible earthquake in Venezuela, within 36 hours, the full force of [11:03] the American government was on the ground providing humanitarian assistance. It was a sight to behold. [11:08] The USS Ford, I think, was in their port. Our Marines and Armed Service personnel were helping [11:14] run their airport and their tower. It is one of the fastest, most dramatic, and most effective [11:19] humanitarian responses, certainly in recent history, if not ever. And they came at the direction [11:24] of the president. In fact, within an hour of that earthquake hitting, I remember because I was overseas, [11:29] the president called and said, make sure we go in there and help these people recover from this. [11:33] And we did. And thanks to your leadership, Mr. President. It's a great story. Enough needs to be [11:38] told about it because the credit goes to so many agencies represented here today, but really the [11:43] Department of War's effort was phenomenal. So, thank you. [11:45] The President, thank you very much, Marco. And just before we continue, I want to just congratulate [11:51] Jay Clayton. He's with us today, as you know. He's had a big victory. He's going to be a, he's going to do a fantastic job. [11:57] But he's only done a, his whole life has been about doing a fantastic job. Congratulations. [12:02] Well, thank you, Mr. President, for the, for the invitation, the opportunity to be here. [12:14] It's an honor for the War Department to, to help run this facility also from the, from the food to [12:19] the fence line. It's, it's an honor to have you. And it's, it's great Americans here and all around [12:25] the country and all around the world who are the core of what keep us safe. But in order to do that, [12:31] you have to have a leader that's willing to put them in a position to do it. And that, [12:35] and that's my takeaway, Mr. President, is sort of three points. One, it takes courage. Two, [12:42] it takes restoring a spirit, which you have done. And third, it takes investment and not just an [12:46] investment, but a generational investment. And I think people miss that. The courage it takes to [12:51] seal the border, to say, we're going to do it and we're going to do it every single day. And we're [12:54] going to do it on behalf of the American people. The courage to bomb the Houthis and say, [12:59] we will, we will maintain freedom of navigation. I wonder why they're not involved in this conflict, [13:03] the Houthis, even though they're a proxy of Iran, because they felt the weight of American power [13:07] for 45 days. And you had the courage to do that. The courage to, to do midnight hammer and conclude [13:12] the 12 day war by obliterating their nuclear sites, something no one, other presidents had the option [13:18] on their table to do, but they never pulled the trigger because of the complications, because of the [13:22] challenges, because of the risk, courage, the courage to take on cartels and drugs, drug boats, [13:28] and now forming the ACCC, the America's counter cartel coalition, with all those friendly [13:33] governments that Marco talked about, who want to be shoulder to shoulder, not just with America, [13:37] but with a bold, strong America, with clear leadership. The courage to go get Maduro in the [13:45] most dangerous, most heavily guarded house, inside the most heavily guarded fort, inside the most heavily [13:49] guarded town in their capital city in the middle of the night, and change the entire dynamic of that [13:54] country and that region, and the world saw what the American military was capable to do, [13:59] that that doesn't happen unless the commander in chief says, you're authorized to do it, [14:03] and will take the handcuffs off when you do it, to ensure that Americans come home. [14:08] The courage to undertake epic fury, and this Iranian regime, and ensure they never have a nuclear weapon, [14:15] which remains your commitment. And frankly, the courage to negotiate with people that have shown [14:19] no willingness to do so honestly, with incredible negotiators who are the best in the world, [14:24] and give them every opportunity to do it, give those things up peacefully. All of that takes guts. [14:30] But that comes on the back to the change in the spirit of our department. You talk about spirit [14:33] all the time, and you're right to do so. When you rip out DEI, when you rip out social engineering [14:40] and social justice, and you put in merit, and then you untie the hands of commanders to be commanders, [14:45] to enforce discipline and accountability, to get back to basics, then you get historic re-enlistment [14:52] inside our ranks. Our best people, Mr. President, are staying, because they want to be in that kind [14:56] of department. And then historic recruitment record, amongst young Americans, every month, [15:02] our department breaks records. And when did that trend line start? On election day, 2024, [15:07] when the American people said, I want to serve under this president. And that new name, [15:12] the Department of War, has become the ethos, the warrior ethos of our department. Again, [15:17] spirit. And I will note, the flyovers will indeed continue until morale and progress. [15:23] But that's also spirit. Parades, 250, flyovers, the American people seeing and feeling their military [15:30] in ways they have not in the past, that spirit. And then finally, Mr. President, a generational [15:35] investment. You rebuilt the military in your first term, and you've spent in your first year [15:39] $1 trillion. And now we are committed, in working with Congress, to get $1.5 trillion. [15:44] But this is not the same way we funded our department in the past. This is a businessman in [15:49] charge. This is a deputy secretary of our department who's a turnaround guy, just like [15:54] the president is, saying, we will not fund money, we will not fund the department the way we have [15:58] in the past. In fact, so far, $75 billion in private investment from defense companies who [16:05] are now investing in new plants, new equipment, new assembly lines to build the munitions of [16:10] the future faster than ever possible. That's saving taxpayer dollars because the companies [16:15] themselves are investing. That would never, the arsenal of freedom would never happen without [16:19] you. So just like, you know, we use a lot of the things Ronald Reagan's buildup was a part [16:24] of. In this administration and in future administrations, they will look back at Donald Trump and the buildup [16:30] that he has done. And that will be the deterrence of the future will be established because [16:34] of your investment. [16:35] So thank you, Mr. President, for your mention. [16:37] Thank you very much. [16:38] Thank you. [16:39] Scott, please. [16:40] Mr. President, it's an honor to be here in this historic place as we celebrate our nation's [16:45] 250th anniversary. And I think if we look back, whether our founders of President Washington, [16:52] Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton could not have imagined the economy that we would have created. [16:59] It is the envy of the world. And as you said, we have record investment coming in. We've never [17:05] seen anything like it. And we're pulling away from the rest of the world because of your [17:10] leadership, the policies that you did from day one in terms of digital assets, in terms [17:15] of technology and bringing back American manufacturing. You've done it again. You've had the incredible [17:24] economy during your first term. And we are seeing that carry over here. And it is in stark contrast [17:31] to the Biden economy, which was government jobs, government spending and high inflation, the [17:39] worst inflation in 50 years. And with the working families tax cuts, which I will add every Democrat [17:48] voted against, every Democrat voted against, it is the perfect barbell for this economy. On [17:55] one side, you have full expensing for factories, for equipment, for farm structures. On the other [18:03] side, your four signature policies, promises made, promises kept, no tax on tips, no tax on [18:09] Overtime, no tax on Social Security, deductibility of auto loans. If you buy an American made car [18:16] and the Americans are starting to feel core inflation is low, consumer confidence is strong. We have [18:24] the highest consumer confidence came up today in five months. And Main Street is back. Small [18:32] small, small banks are linked thanks to your policy, small banks, community banks are lending [18:37] again. And the Americans are starting to feel it. As you said, these Trump accounts are the [18:44] most successful program launch in government history. We've had 7 million families sign up [18:50] for them. We're going to get to open enrollment and we will have 70 million families who have signed [18:56] up for this. 38% of American families, households have no exposure to our great equity market. And [19:04] thanks to you, we're going to have an ownership society, an ownership society. You were one of [19:09] the first presidents to create assets for the American people, not more debt. We had the [19:15] biggest tax refund season ever. Trade deals, tax cuts, energy dominance and [19:22] direct regulatory efforts. America is ushering in the greatest reshoring wave in our history. In [19:29] June, our manufacturing sector expanded for the sixth straight month. We've got construction [19:34] jobs, and those are going to lead into manufacturing jobs. We've got Main Street [19:39] prosperity. Real wages are up $1,000. And sir, what you've done again, too, is the bottom [19:46] 25% of wage earners, just like in your first term, are outperforming the top 25%. This is a working [19:55] families administration. In the past year, that group had wage increases 5.5%. They have [20:07] three times what the top end has done. So you've done it again, and these are private sector jobs [20:16] we're creating. As you often say in these meetings, we could have created a million, 2 million [20:21] government jobs, but we didn't. The private sector is creating. We've got incentives, we've [20:26] got money coming in, and we are rebuilding. And then our energy dominance, thanks to you [20:32] and these policies, you can come to the U.S., you're going to have regulatory certainty, tax [20:36] certainty, and energy certainty. So it is the best place in the world to build your factory. And [20:41] finally, I want to add, it has been a pleasure to be a part, or a privilege, to be a part [20:46] of, as we've gone from epic fury to economic fury, to constrict on your orders, constrict [20:52] the Iranian regimes, the financial tentacles all around the world. We started it on your [20:59] orders. We started in March 2025. In December of 2025, the largest bank in Iran collapsed. The [21:06] central bank had to print money. It caused inflation. Now they got 180% inflation. They [21:13] aren't able to pay their troops. And on your orders, we are searching for their assets all [21:18] around the world. And that money will go to the Iranian people, Americans who have been [21:22] harmed by the Iranians, whether the USS Cole or the barracks in Lebanon, or it will go back [21:31] to when the Iranians attacked the ships coming out. So it's been a privilege to be part of [21:37] that. And I look forward to the rest of it. [21:40] The President Trump Thank you very much. I want to just add that today there are more [21:45] people working in the United States than at any time in the history of our country. We [21:50] have more people working today. Think of that number. I mean, more people working today, by [21:55] far, than at any time in the history of our country. So it's been something very, very [22:00] special. Bobby, please. Thank you, Mr. President. Let me just take a moment to take note of the [22:08] historical significance of this occasion. Before the press came in, you asked all the [22:13] cabinet members who had been to Camp David before and about, I think about three quarters [22:18] have met. I raised my hand, but I haven't been here for 62 years. I came here on weekends, as [22:27] many weekends as we could between 1961 and 1963. My father loved this place. My uncle loved this place. [22:35] He was, nobody knows about this because I'm the history books, but he was resentful at [22:40] Dwight Eisenhower for renaming it Camp David. And he, if he had got made it to his second term, he was going to [22:48] rename it Chamberlain, which was the original name that Roosevelt had named it. My uncle prided himself on [22:56] being the most open, transparent administration in history. He was the first president that televised [23:02] press conferences. During his thousand days in office, he had about 30 press conferences. You, [23:08] Mr. President, have press conferences every day. And nobody's done it. And here you've opened the [23:17] inner sanctum of the presidency for the first time in history. And I think that's a beautiful thing. [23:22] But you also face, although you gave these guys a lot of compliments, the most hostile press corps [23:29] that any president in the United States history, uniformly. [23:35] Anyway, I'm going to talk just briefly about a subject you alluded to, which is the MFN. And so [23:44] everybody has a background. You were here to every president, promised to fix that disparity [23:51] between what we pay and what the other developed countries have paid. When you came into office, [23:56] the list price for Ozempic was $1,350 for Americans. You could get it at any pharmacy in London, [24:03] Hamburg, Frankfurt for $88. And this, every president, President Bush, President Biden, [24:10] President Clinton, President Obama, have all promised to fix this and none of them did anything. [24:16] You fixed it. But today, the time you leave office, assuming that's in 2028, [24:28] 95% of the drugs that are available to Americans, they will be paying the lowest prices in the world. [24:39] TrumpRx, just in the short time since we put it out, has saved Americans $700 million. [24:46] We now have 800 drugs on there. We have deals with Amazon and with GoodRx. [24:51] We're adding more and more drugs every day. And I'll just give you one example. [24:57] Preluent is a very popular cholesterol drug. Its list price is $522. That's what everybody is paying. [25:06] We now have it on TrumpRx for $237. That means that the 300,000 Americans who take that drug will be saving $3,700 a year on pharmaceuticals every year. [25:21] And you can apply that across the board. This is going to change. It's making pharmaceuticals affordable, [25:29] the most affordable in this country, of any country in the world. Thank you, Mr. President. [25:35] How are you doing on the autism research? [25:38] We will have an answer for you. We just got it. [25:41] So important. Okay? We'll be talking about that. We'll be having something of interest. Such an important thing. [25:49] There's a picture of your uncle right there on the wall, I know. He's looking handsome guy. [25:54] And that's quite a picture. Did you see it? [25:56] Yeah. [25:57] Maybe that gave you the idea to start out that way, but it's quite a picture. [26:01] Any questions? [26:02] Mr. President. Mr. President. [26:04] I think we've seen these strikes between Iran and the United States in the past 10 days. [26:08] How do you go about reviving the ceasefire and getting diplomacy back on track? [26:12] Well, I think we just want to win. You know, we just want to win. We're doing very well. [26:16] We're trying to be nice, as nice as you can be in a situation like that. [26:21] But, you know, they're being decimated. They have no Navy. They have no Air Force. They have no anti-aircraft. [26:29] Doesn't mean they don't have any capability. They have some, but very little. [26:33] We just want to win. We don't want to have them. It's very simple. [26:37] They cannot have a nuclear weapon. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. [26:44] And they can't have a nuclear weapon. If they did, the Middle East would have been wiped out by now. [26:48] If I didn't stop the JCPOA, the Obama deal, if I didn't terminate that, they would have had a nuclear weapon. [26:56] I believe Israel would no longer be with us in big parts of the Middle East and perhaps other countries in different continents, frankly. [27:04] Because these people are crazy. So they cannot have a nuclear weapon. And they won't. [27:09] Mr. President, Mr. President. [27:11] He's backed over the next four weeks, eight weeks. You know, we'll be hitting him. We'll be hitting him very hard. [27:16] And, you know, at some point they're going to say, we just can't take it anymore. [27:19] Mr. President, on the disarmament deal that you announced, do you have assurances from Israel that they are on board with this deal? [27:26] And what comes first? Does Israel pull back and then Hamas disarms or does Hamas need to disarm and then Israel? [27:32] Mr. So we do have an understanding with Israel. Israel is very happy about it. Israel helped us. [27:37] And they've been very good. They've been very good about it. Most people said that would be a deal that would be undoable. [27:44] Now, will it go through its ups and downs? It's a very complex situation over there. [27:49] The people are very complex and difficult. In many cases, wonderful. In many cases, not so wonderful. [27:56] But that will be a it's a great breakthrough. Nobody's ever thought that would nobody thought that would be possible to disarm Hamas. [28:04] That shows you how much success we're having with Iran, because if you go four months ago, five months ago, a deal like that would have been impossible. [28:13] So it's a big step for the Middle East. And people are really impressed by it. And they're surprised by it. [28:18] And they're surprised by it. And what comes first, Mr. President? What comes first? [28:21] Did FIFO or Mr. Infantino speak to you about their proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup? And is that something you support? [28:25] How about who? [28:27] Did FIFO or Mr. Infantino speak to you about their proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup? [28:33] Mr. President, you said this morning on Truth Social that victims of government abuse should be paid back. [28:39] Yeah. [28:40] Even if it's not the Anti-Weaponization Fund, would you still want the Acting Attorney General to try to do that? [28:45] Well, I'm talking about the weaponization against large numbers of people in our country by the Biden administration and by Obama, but by the Biden administration in particular in this case. [28:56] But large numbers of people, their lives have been ruined. They've been destroyed. Their families have been decimated. They've gone to prison for no reason whatsoever. [29:06] There's never been a group of people most likely. I mean, I can think of a couple that were treated pretty badly groups. [29:12] But there's essentially never been a group of people treated so badly as these people. And this fund, this fund was not for me. This fund was for those people that have been weaponized, that have been abused. [29:24] Now, I was abused. They attacked my house, Mar-a-Lago, where I live. And I was, you know, big damages should have been given to me. I don't want anything. I'm not talking about myself. [29:35] I think that there's a group of people in this country. History will show that we're treated like nobody else has ever been treated so badly, so horribly. [29:48] Their families have been ruined many, many suicides. They've committed suicide. People that were very successful that wanted to go to a rally or an event and ended up spending the rest of their lives in horror. [30:03] So, I mean, you can say what you want about the fund. And they've agreed to not have a fund. But there are a lot of people that are very upset about it. [30:13] A lot of Republican people, a lot of Democrat people are very upset about it. A lot of people were covered. I wasn't covered by that fund. I don't want to be covered by the fund. [30:21] I probably was abused more than anybody in the history of our country. But I wasn't looking for that. But there were a lot of people. And I'll tell you something. [30:28] Todd Blanche is a very, very good man. And he shouldn't be in the middle of this. He should get approved because you will never get anybody like him. You're never going to get anybody. [30:39] And to make him a pawn on this whole thing, this is being done by a senator. And I don't really blame him, to be honest with you. I endorsed his opponent. And as soon as I endorsed his opponent, his opponent went through the roof and he won the primary election in Texas for the Senate. [30:55] And the man that lost, the man that I didn't endorse, has become very angry. And that's okay. I mean, I understand that. I probably would do the same thing. Do you want to know the truth? I think I'd do the same thing. [31:07] On that, though, do you agree, just to be clear, do you agree with the acting attorney general that the Anti-Weaponization Fund is dead? And why not just put that in writing? [31:15] I think it's dead. But, you know, I wish it weren't, to be honest with you. I think people were horribly treated, horribly abused. This has nothing to do with Todd. This was me. Horribly abused. And I'd like to see them compensated for the pain. They lost their families. [31:30] They committed suicide. Many people committed suicide. They went down for an innocent journey. And I'm not only talking there, I'm talking about not even having to do with that. The way they were treated. The Biden administration and the Obama administration weaponized government and destroyed lives. [31:49] Mr. President, are you willing to accept limits on the scope of the audit immunity deal in order to get Attorney General Blanche confirmed? [31:57] Well, no, he should be approved forthwith. I mean, you're not going to get a person like that. Everybody agrees to it. Don't forget, Senator Cornyn thought he was phenomenal until he lost. You know, when he lost, is that a correct statement? You come from Texas. [32:12] I mean, he thought this was the most incredible person. And when he lost, he lost because of me. I endorsed somebody else. And as soon as I endorsed the other person, the other person became a rocket ship upward and he lost. And, you know, I think I'd be the same. [32:28] I mean, I shouldn't say that, but I'd be upset also. And so I fully understand it. He shouldn't be that way. I shouldn't be that way. But he is that way. He's become a very angry person. [32:41] And I understand. You have a couple of others that I've caused their defeat, too. And, you know, probably hear from them, too. Yeah. [32:47] Mr. President, back on Iran, there's a report that you got a proposal from the military to go big and hit them hard over 10 or 14 days. Are you going to consider that? [32:55] Well, we're going big. We've already gone big. Look, I mean, what's big? They had 159 ships. That was their entire Navy, 159. Their entire Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea. I'd say that's going big. [33:07] They had 200 airplanes. They're all gone. Every one of them. They're not one airplane. They had anti-aircraft weaponry. They're very good, but it didn't work. And it's all gone. Their radar is all gone. Their leaders are all gone. Everything's all gone. But they'll fight onward. [33:23] Mr. President, on Ukraine, you said the other day that you're not sure about whether to grant Ukraine the patriot missile license that had been discussed. Do you want to see more from Zelensky before you take that action? [33:36] Well, it's a big step. Look, we have the greatest weapons in the world. We have the greatest drones in the world. People don't know that. We have the greatest weaponry in the world. We have, in the case of President Zelensky, he'd like to have some patriots. [33:49] They'd like to have some tomahawks, which are, you know, lethal. One offensive, one defensive. But when you give somebody the right, very complex weapons, by the way. I mean, the patriot, as an example, the other day, you read that five missiles were shot. They were going 8,600 miles an hour. Think of it. 8,600. Now, a car, if you go 60, it gets to be a little faster. If you go 100, 8,600 miles an hour. [34:17] And they were big missiles. And they were shot at Jordan. And our guys were there. Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Five. Big, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Right? I don't want to be behind you. I had to be very careful. That would have been a great sound bite. There were five missiles, and we shot all five dead before they got close. Nobody else has that capacity. These weapons are incredible. We have to be very careful about letting somebody build them. [34:49] You know, it's very important now. We are building many plants now to make those. And the tomahawk missile is the most incredible thing. It can go into a doorway. You can put it through a window of a house. Nobody's ever seen anything like it. [35:03] You have to be very judicious, but you have to be very careful. Now, we have not agreed to that. We're talking about it. But it's a hard thing to give away that kind of technology. [35:15] And I don't think this would ever happen. But, you know, those people that you give that technology, they can someday turn on you. You know, that is possible. [35:24] You look at war. It's happened a couple of times over the years, right? So we have to be very careful. I mean, we guard that. We have the greatest military in the world, but we have the greatest weapons in the world. [35:35] Now we have to make them a little bit faster because we've given a lot of way. You know, President Biden, unfortunately, gave a lot of way to Ukraine and he gave. [35:45] And so did I. I mean, I gave them the javelins, the tank busters without the javelins. That war would have been a one day war would have been over. [35:53] They wiped out the tanks going up to Kiev where they got stuck in the mud. [35:58] They had a general that decided to go through the mud instead of going up the highway where they were going very nicely. It would have been over. [36:04] But, no, I gave them the javelins. The javelins are unbelievably, we have the greatest weapons in the world. [36:10] We have to be very careful about giving out the secrets to those weapons. And they're not, you can't copy them. It's a little like NVIDIA. [36:21] They have a chip. They say you cannot copy it. The complexity is so great you cannot. You know, most things you copy. [36:29] China is known for it. Other countries know. We do something. And I guess we copy also. [36:34] Most things you can copy pretty easily. There's a chip that they made, their ultimate chip. And they always have the ultimate chip. [36:42] And I say, well, why doesn't somebody copy it? Because they can't, the complexity. They can't copy our weapons. [36:48] We have the greatest weapons in the world, many of them. Those are just two or three that I mentioned. [36:53] But you cannot copy them. So we have to be very careful. [36:56] Mr. President, as Hamas disarms as part of this plan, who do you see as taking possession of those weapons that they had? [37:03] Does that go to the new government? Does it be the Board of Peace, mostly? It's going to be run by the Board of Peace. [37:08] This Board of Peace has been an amazing, it's led by some amazing people. Board of Peace. [37:13] Mr. President, you said they do have some capabilities left. [37:16] Should Americans be prepared for these back-and-forth attacks to continue until the ransomware isn't able of striking that? [37:22] Mr. They'll get weaker. They'll get a little stronger maybe now. But they'll get weaker. And then they peter up. [37:29] Yeah, sure. I think so. I mean, it would be foolish to say no. You always have to keep your guard up. [37:34] What is the status of talks? Who went from the administration? [37:36] Mr. Well, they always want to talk, but they break their words so often. [37:39] And Steve is talking, Jared. We have very good people. J.D.'s involved, very strongly involved. We have great people talking. Marco's involved. [37:49] Because they say talks aren't happening. [37:50] Mr. Very good people. We're the best people. But they'll make a deal. As an example, we'll talk about nuclear. And we'll be in there talking about nuclear for seven hours. [37:59] I say, why do you need seven? You can take ten minutes. You have five minutes you should solve. [38:04] But seven hours. And then they'll go out. And I'll say, they discussed nuclear. And they'll go out and they'll say, we never discussed nuclear. [38:12] And I'll say, why do they say that? All they do is make me angry. You know? They just make me angry. Any other questions? [38:20] Do you believe that you can reach a deal with Iran given that you talked about? [38:24] Mr. Yes, you can. I mean, look, I'm losing faith in them because they do lie and they do misrepresent. [38:32] Well, the other day, the five missiles were shot. We knocked them down. But we were in the midst of a negotiation. [38:37] I mean, I'm waiting for Steve to call me. How's the negotiation going? [38:42] And instead, I got a call from Pete that they just shot five missiles at one of our bases in Jordan. [38:49] And we have bases in Jordan. Fortunately, our people operated the equipment. [38:53] It's also very complex to operate. You know, you talk about the equipment. [38:56] But it's very, you have to be, oftentimes you see, when did you go to school? [39:00] MIT, Caltech. I mean, you know, they go to schools that are not as normal for the military, to be honest with you. [39:08] We have unbelievably brilliant people operating that equipment. [39:11] And when you don't, you know, the equipment, the shots miss, the safety misses or the accuracy misses. [39:18] We have unbelievable people. Think of it. We had 111, at one point, a couple of months ago, 111 over a short period of time, missiles were shot at the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. [39:31] Great, beautiful ship. One of the most beautiful ships to me, design-wise. [39:35] 111 missiles going out. Out of the 111 missiles, 111 missiles were shot down quite a bit earlier than they got, I mean, long before they got there. [39:50] They were shot down. It was almost, in a couple of cases, they were shot down almost as if they were taking off. [39:55] It's incredible technology. So you have a ship that costs billions of dollars, and you have missiles heading to it. [40:02] But 111 missiles were shot down, routinely shot down. And I spoke to the people. I like to reward people. I'll call them up on the President. And they were cool as a cucumber. [40:18] Mr. President, the last two weeks of strikes by CENTCOM, CENTCOM has said that those were meant to degrade Arran's ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz. [40:26] How many more strikes will it take to significantly? [40:29] Well, you never know. Look, I mean, most people would have given up by then. You know, they've got no Navy. They've got no Air Force. Most people would have given up. They haven't. So I give them credit for that. I mean, they're known as being tough. They're tough. [40:40] Back on Ukraine, what did you tell President Zelensky about the Patriots? Did you explain all that to him? [40:45] I did. I spoke to him about Patriots. I spoke to him about Tomahawks. I spoke to him about everything. I also spoke to him about, let's get this war over with. [40:52] So last month, they had 25,000 people. It's averaging about 25,000 people a month died. Mostly soldiers. Almost entirely. But, you know, missiles are hitting areas also. [41:03] But mostly soldiers. They had 25,000 soldiers. The month before that, it was 32,000 soldiers. I said, you've got to get this war over with. [41:11] I think he wants to make a deal. And I think Putin wants to make a deal. But there's a lot of dislike, as you probably notice. [41:19] You seem very reluctant to make concessions, President Putin. [41:22] Well, nobody wants to make concessions. But they're both going to have to make some concessions. I mean, you've got to make a deal. [41:29] 25,000 young, beautiful people. Soldiers. Mostly soldiers. Are dying a month. [41:35] I ended eight wars. That was the war I thought would maybe go first. And it really hasn't. It's kind of awesome. [41:44] And I ended wars that were, in theory, much more difficult to end. We had a couple that were into the 30-year category. [41:53] Well, the Congo. Look at the Congo and Rwanda. That was our nasty war. [41:57] It's an amazing group. And America is safer and stronger and far more successful than it was two years ago. [42:05] And I think, frankly, than it ever was. I don't think it's ever been anything like this. [42:10] We're building more factories and plants in this country than we've ever built before. [42:15] And we're going to be, at some point, we'll be leaving this position and we're going to leave this country in very, very good shape. [42:24] Better shape than it's ever been. [42:26] When we took office, we inherited a total catastrophe. [42:30] The last administration created the worst inflation in 48 years. [42:33] The most dangerous and insecure border in history. [42:37] And exploding trade deficits like we have never seen before. [42:40] Rampant crime, men and women's sports, transgender mutilization of your children, and chaos and bedlam all over the world. [42:50] Other than that, they did quite a good job. [42:53] In less than 18 months, we've turned around four years of disaster. [42:58] We now have the strongest border in American history. [43:01] We went from the worst border, I believe, of any country in history. [43:04] 25 million people came through in four years. [43:07] And these are people that, in many cases, you don't want. [43:10] There were murderers, there were drug dealers, there were people that you do not want. [43:14] But now we have the strongest border in American history. [43:17] And for the last 15 months, the report just came out again. [43:21] We've had no people coming in through our southern border. [43:25] Zero. [43:25] And it's almost hard to say because you'd say, is that even possible? [43:29] They had 25 million people came in. [43:31] We have no people coming in through illegally through our southern border. [43:35] And that's in history. [43:36] So think of that zero, a big, beautiful zero. [43:38] Or the murder rate saw its single largest drop ever recorded to the lowest in 125 years. [43:45] That goes back to, think of it, it goes back to 1900. [43:49] The lowest murder rate in the history of our country. [43:53] So that's something. [43:54] Today, I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyber attack. [44:01] And they blame it on Iran. [44:02] I don't think so. [44:03] I think I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. [44:06] There was a cyber attack of 30 water plants. [44:10] And I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. [44:15] They like to say, oh, it was Iran. [44:17] Iran should be so lucky. [44:19] Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota. [44:22] This month it was announced that inflation is dropping at the fastest rate in more than six years. [44:27] Walmart, Sam's Club, Giant Eagle, and others are slashing prices by hundreds of grocery stores. [44:34] And all of the stores, I mean, throughout the country, they're slashing prices. [44:39] Something that you haven't seen for a long time since my last administration. [44:44] The stock market has set 73 all-time record highs since the election. [44:47] That means all-time record highs, 73 days out of a very short period of time. [44:55] And the typical 401 is up by more than $30,000. [44:59] And when you think of that, if you add another $1,000 to it, it will be, [45:07] we set the record in the last administration, a record still standing. [45:11] This administration is going to blow my last administration away. [45:16] When the factories that we're building at record, and we're not building, [45:20] all over the world they're building. [45:22] They're coming from all over the world. [45:24] They're coming from Germany with the cars. [45:26] They're coming from Germany. [45:27] They're coming from Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico. [45:31] From all over the world they're building auto plants here because otherwise they have to pay tariffs. [45:35] The tariffs have made our country rich and successful. [45:39] And all of this, I mean, I'd like to say it was the election. [45:43] On November 5th there was the election, and that's fine. [45:46] But without the election you wouldn't have what I've done economically. [45:50] So we have the most successful environment that we've ever had. [45:54] There's never been anything like it from the standpoint of investment into our country. [45:58] It's five to six times higher than anybody has ever seen, than any other country. [46:03] Any other country, not just us, has ever had. [46:06] On July 4th we launched Trump accounts, a key provision of our great, big, beautiful bill. [46:12] And these tax-free investment savings accounts have already been activated by over 7 million children. [46:18] These are investments made in our future, which is our children. [46:22] Our children are the most important aspect of our future, with more being added each day. [46:27] So it's a tremendous hit, over 7 million, and really, really just got going, I would say, Scott, [46:34] about two weeks ago when it was, we got the final approvals. [46:38] And we have over 7 million. [46:40] Actually, there's never been anything quite like that. [46:43] But millions of accounts are pre-funded with $1,000 from the U.S. Treasury, [46:47] or generous gifts from private donors like Michael and Susan Dell and others who have given billions of dollars. [46:54] Billions. [46:55] People are putting up hundreds of billions and billions of dollars into it and buying, really, a great future for children. [47:02] When they turn 18 or when they turn 21, instead of having no hope, no future, [47:07] they will end up with hundreds of thousands of dollars and maybe even more than that. [47:11] So it's going to be something to save. [47:14] With modest additional contributions, they'll grow by numbers that should be, it could be, over $200,000. [47:21] We're looking at the timeline. [47:23] We're looking at, I wish we had an economy like we have now with the stock markets going up. [47:28] But they will benefit by our country being successful. [47:31] And we're going to give every child a head start on the American dream. [47:35] So go to trumpaccounts.gov. [47:38] They're really something the whole world is talking about. [47:40] And it's far ahead of schedule. [47:43] Nobody thought it would be as successful as it's been. [47:46] But it should be. [47:47] It should be. [47:47] And we start them off with $1,000. [47:49] And this was part of the great, big, beautiful bill. [47:52] With my most favored nation policy, you could say this is even a bigger thing if that's possible. [47:58] On drug prices, we're achieving record discounts on prescription drugs. [48:03] The prescription drugs were going through the roof for many years. [48:06] And now we're getting record discounts with price differences of 300, 400, 500, 600 percent. [48:15] Nobody's ever heard of a thing like that. [48:18] And what this is all about is that we were the highest. [48:21] We had the highest prices anywhere in the world by far. [48:25] Most expensive drugs, prescription drugs, and others. [48:28] The highest in the world, the whole world, was laughing at us. [48:32] We paid for the rest of the world. [48:33] We subsidized the whole world. [48:35] And I said, we're not going to do that. [48:37] And I started it in the first administration. [48:40] I took it up. [48:41] Obviously, Biden wasn't able to do anything about it. [48:44] Because you had to get the consent of the drug companies, and you had to get the consent. [48:48] More difficult would be the consent of other nations. [48:51] The other nations had to agree. [48:53] But they were paying a fraction, sometimes 10 percent, 20 percent, 40 percent, 70 percent less. [49:01] So I had to call them, and I had to get them on. [49:03] And I said, if you don't do it, we're going to have to charge your tariffs. [49:06] And they all said no at first, very politely. [49:09] They said, sir, we can't do that. [49:10] We're not going to double our prices. [49:12] They had to double their prices, and in some case, triple their price, and we would come down. [49:17] So a pill that sold for $10 in Germany would sell for $130 in New York. [49:25] Same pill from the same company, the same factory, the same plant, same laboratory. [49:31] From $10, and we pay $130. [49:34] They say, no, no. [49:35] Now, the world is a bigger place, so it's not as bad as it sounds for them. [49:39] So they went up to $20, and we came down to $20. [49:43] So we now have the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world. [49:46] We're tied with the lowest, but we're basically its favorite nation. [49:49] So we have the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world from the highest drug prices anywhere in the world. [49:55] Now, what that does for your health care, I mean, I see these fake polls where the Democrats have wonderful numbers on this stuff, [50:02] and they are horrible what they've done. [50:04] What they've done, Obamacare is a total disaster. [50:06] It's a costly wreck. [50:07] It's unaffordable. [50:08] It's unaffordable. [50:09] We call it the Unaffordable Care Act. [50:12] It's a disgrace. [50:13] They never even thought of being able to do something like this. [50:15] They didn't even try. [50:16] They didn't even try. [50:18] So I got the drug companies first, and then I got the countries, and the drug companies agreed [50:25] because they knew the countries wouldn't agree. [50:27] And when I called Germany, France, when I called the UK, when I called all of these countries, [50:33] I said, you got to do it. [50:34] It's unfair. [50:35] We're paying 10 times more than you're paying for the same drug. [50:39] You can't do this. [50:40] And they said, well, we're not going to do that because we're going to have to double our price [50:43] in order to make you happy. [50:45] I said, no, maybe you're going to have to triple your price. [50:47] They said, well, we can't do it. [50:48] I said, that's all right. [50:50] If you can't do it, then I can't do something also. [50:53] And I'm going to charge you very substantial tariffs, which are far more than we're talking [50:57] about. [50:58] And they all said, we'd love to do it. [51:00] We'd love to do it. [51:01] It'll be our great honor to do it. [51:02] So nobody else would do this. [51:04] This would have never happened. [51:06] So your drug prices have gone down. [51:07] My number's not even thinkable. [51:09] My first term, I had the privilege of having lower drug prices from the beginning of the year [51:14] till the end for the first time in 28 years. [51:17] You remember. [51:18] And I called the news conference to announce it. [51:20] So the year it ended and I was turned out one eighth of a percent, one eighth of a percent, [51:27] little tiny this much. [51:29] It went down that much during one year. [51:32] First time in 28 years it went down. [51:34] It was always like this, just up, more expensive. [51:37] And I called the news conference. [51:40] I was so proud of myself. [51:41] And I said, ladies and gentlemen, the first time in 28 years drug prices have gone down [51:47] from January till the end of December. [51:50] And I want to just congratulate everybody for being a part of this wonderful experiment. [51:57] And one eighth of a point now we're talking about 400, 500, 600 percent coming down. [52:04] We pay the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world from the highest. [52:07] So, you know, and I'll say it again and again because the press doesn't want to report it. [52:11] The fake news doesn't want to report it. [52:13] They don't want to talk about it. [52:15] What that does for health care, Bobby, is unbelievable because medicine is a big part of health care. [52:20] So I wish that people would understand that. [52:23] And I hope they're going to vote for us in the midterms because you'll see some stuff that will be horrible [52:28] because they can blow it very fast if they don't know what they're doing. [52:31] So your drug prices are great. [52:32] You know, I saw Spain yesterday and I watched the catastrophe that took place. [52:39] It was a it looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people. [52:45] And that same thing is going to happen to us if the Republicans don't get elected, except worse. [52:51] Much bigger, much easier to get into. [52:54] Despite the fact that we have built thousands of miles of wall, which I said we were going to do. [53:00] But we didn't have that. Forget it. [53:03] But we have the safest border in the world. [53:05] If we're not in office, our country will be invaded at levels that made Spain look small time. [53:14] And when I watched it, I said, boy, I said, I'm going to say it because I knew you're going to be at Camp David. [53:19] And I say, that's going to be a talking point for the midterms. [53:23] Because when you look at what happened to Spain, they don't know what to do. [53:27] And it's happening again today. [53:28] They're coming in by the tens of thousands. [53:31] It's just invading the country. [53:35] And what that is, is weak law, bad management, but very liberal law. [53:44] They passed a couple of laws and people read. [53:47] You know, people are smart. [53:48] They read from other countries and they swam that three mile swim or however they got in. [53:53] But nobody's seen anything like it. [53:56] That will look good compared to what's going to happen to the United States. [53:59] The biggest thing, the worst thing that Biden did is allowing 25 million people into our country. [54:04] Because many of those people are criminals. [54:07] They're murderers. [54:08] A lot of murderers. [54:08] 11,888. [54:11] A lot of them are gone now. [54:12] We got them out. [54:13] But they allow people to come into this country that you can't allow to come into a country. [54:19] We're also making an unprecedented investment in the United States Armed Forces, where we're doing great. [54:24] We rebuilt the armed forces. [54:27] We rebuilt our military in my first term. [54:30] But we are doing great with our military. [54:32] They spent a lot of money in our military. [54:35] They gave away $300 billion worth of ammo and everything else in Biden's term. [54:41] But we're building it up fast. [54:43] And we just have a great military. [54:46] And that's all there is to do it. [54:47] But we rebuilt it in my first term. [54:50] And we're using it in my second term with Venezuela and other places and Iran now. [54:56] Iran is doing very poorly. [54:58] Just in case you read incorrect stories, they're doing very, very poorly. [55:01] They're having a hard time. [55:03] They've been very dishonest. [55:04] They've been very dishonorable to deal with. [55:06] But that makes no difference. [55:08] They're doing very, very poorly. [55:09] We're also making that investment and looking forward to getting $1.5 trillion next year. [55:18] People see now how important it is. [55:20] We want to keep a safe country. [55:21] We have to keep a safe country. [55:22] And the good news is all of that equipment is made in the USA. [55:26] So we're making it here. [55:28] It's jobs. [55:29] And each one of our defense groups are building literally at least four new massive plants as we speak. [55:38] Because we want them to do, we want them to move faster. [55:42] We have the best equipment in the world, but we want them to move faster. [55:45] We don't want to wait a year or a year and a half. [55:47] We want to wait a week, maybe. [55:49] So that's happening. [55:50] And I think the results are very good. [55:52] They're all, they're building at levels that nobody's ever seen before. [55:57] And we've had tremendous success. [56:00] And our military was just proud of it. [56:01] Again, Venezuela was a one-day war. [56:06] And we have a great relationship with Venezuela. [56:08] We're working with partners with Venezuela now, taking out tens of millions of barrels of oil [56:14] and going to Houston, going to Alaska, going to Louisiana, going to different places for refineries. [56:23] And it's been very much amazing. [56:25] The administration has done more in 18 months than most administrations have done in eight years. [56:31] If you had a two-termer, we've done more in 18 months than anyone's ever seen before. [56:36] Nobody's ever seen. [56:37] This is the golden age of America. [56:40] And we have a war that's going on. [56:42] I guess you'll call it a war. [56:43] Maybe I call it a military operation. [56:46] Because they have no Navy. [56:47] It's been obliterated. [56:49] Their Air Force has been obliterated. [56:51] They have no planes. [56:53] Their missiles have been largely, they have some left. [56:56] They have some. [56:57] But they have far fewer than they had four or five months ago. [57:01] Their manufacturing capacity is almost gone. [57:07] The drone capacity is almost gone. [57:09] They're very few. [57:10] But they have some. [57:11] If they have one, that's too many as far as I'm concerned. [57:15] But we've done an amazing job with Venezuela. [57:19] We've done an amazing job here. [57:21] We're in there for five months. [57:22] And I know people like to say, because we've done a much bigger job, much more important [57:27] job than we originally anticipated. [57:30] So we're in there for five months. [57:31] And if you look at Vietnam, they were in there for 20 years. [57:35] You look at Afghanistan, they were in there for many years. [57:38] You look at any one of the wars, Korea, any one of them, they're in there for many years. [57:42] We're in for five months. [57:43] And we have obliterated their military capacity. [57:46] Again, they've got some left. [57:48] But soon they won't have some left. [57:50] So I just want to thank everybody around this table. [57:53] You've been very special. [57:54] I want to thank a lot of the media people, because many of you have been very, very fair. [57:58] That's one of the reasons you're here, frankly. [58:01] But you've been very fair. [58:02] You've covered me this time, much more fairly, I think, than the first term. [58:08] The first term was a great success. [58:09] We had the greatest economy in history in the first term. [58:13] And this term is going to blow it away. [58:14] I think this term is going to actually blow it away. [58:17] So it's an honor to have you. [58:18] And I'd like to ask our great Vice President, J.D. Vance, to say a few words, followed by Marco [58:25] and Pete and Scott and Bobby Kennedy. [58:29] Okay? [58:30] Thank you very much, everybody. [58:31] Please, J.D. [58:32] Well, great. [58:33] Thanks, Mr. President. [58:33] First of all, thanks for having us at this historical and beautiful place. [58:37] And it's an honor to be on the team, an honor to be able to work on fraud, which is what [58:42] I want to talk about today, though I know we have a lot of things going on. [58:45] This has been an amazing team, from Kelly Loeffler at SBA, to Doug at the VA, to Todd [58:51] and Bobby Kennedy. [58:53] This really has required a whole-of-administration approach to try to tackle fraud. [58:57] There are a few things that I want to talk about and celebrate. [58:59] The first is that just since the beginning of the Fraud Task Force that I started under [59:04] the President's leadership and direction, we have identified $230 billion of fraud that's [59:10] being perpetrated against the American people. [59:13] And we have halted already $56 billion of that. [59:16] It's sometimes hard. [59:17] Once the money has already gone out the door, it's hard to get it back. [59:20] But stopping it from going out the door is how we save the American people, $56 billion. [59:25] And of course, we're going to keep on working on that. [59:27] Just today, Mr. President, we will announce 17 new anti-fraud actions that will total about [59:34] a third of a billion dollars. [59:35] And that's added to the $230 billion that we've already uncovered. [59:39] And I want to just talk, for the benefit of the American people, about why do we care [59:43] so much about this? [59:44] Because what I always try to remind people is that fraud has two victims. [59:48] So to give one concrete example, there is a program that is administered by Medicaid. [59:55] And that program ensures that low-income moms and low-income babies have access to neonatal [1:00:01] care. [1:00:01] Now, I think most Americans probably share my view that this is one of the great things [1:00:05] about the United States of America, that if we see a baby and we see a young mother that [1:00:09] requires help, we help our fellow Americans. [1:00:12] That's a good thing. [1:00:13] It's something that we should be proud of. [1:00:15] And yet, there is a program that has defrauded the moms and the babies who benefit from these. [1:00:21] You've gotten people who've gotten rich by setting up false companies that are providing [1:00:25] false services. [1:00:26] So who loses in that equation? [1:00:28] Number one, of course, is the American taxpayer that is $230 billion poorer because of the [1:00:34] fraud that this country has let go on. [1:00:37] But I actually think most importantly is that we've seen that program run out of money. [1:00:41] So we've seen moms and babies unable to access the health care that they need because the [1:00:47] fraudsters have gotten rich. [1:00:49] That is a disgrace. [1:00:50] And until the President ordered us to stop it, no one was doing anything about it. [1:00:55] So we've made a lot of progress, Mr. President, in just under a year. [1:00:59] But we're going to keep on working at it because we believe the American people deserve to have [1:01:02] their money spent as you and the Congress have directed it. [1:01:05] There's big numbers here, fine. [1:01:07] Tremendous numbers. [1:01:08] They look like Elliot Ness. [1:01:10] Does anybody know who Elliot Ness is? [1:01:12] They look like that group of people you have lined up behind you. [1:01:15] They're doing a great job. [1:01:16] Yes, sir. [1:01:16] Billions. [1:01:17] Think of it. [1:01:17] Not millions. [1:01:19] Billions of dollars is being recovered. [1:01:22] Billions. [1:01:23] And you haven't seen anything yet. [1:01:26] We have things happening that people aren't going to believe. [1:01:28] The level of corruption and fraud that took place under the Biden administration was unprecedented. [1:01:34] And Minnesota, California, Maine, Maine, believe it or not. [1:01:39] You know, you think of Maine as this wonderful place. [1:01:41] Yeah. [1:01:42] It's the level of corruption is incredible. [1:01:44] All over. [1:01:45] All over. [1:01:45] So great job. [1:01:47] Thank you very much. [1:01:48] Thank you, sir. [1:01:48] Okay. [1:01:49] Yes. [1:01:50] Oh, my turn. [1:01:51] Well, first of all, thank you for bringing us out here. [1:01:53] I got the chance to drive for the first time in a year and a half. [1:01:56] Which is, no, it hurt. [1:01:57] It was fun. [1:01:58] It was great. [1:02:02] And so just a couple points that we all know we've followed in the news, obviously, the events in the Middle East and others here can talk about that. [1:02:11] Not that they're not important, but there's some other issues happening around the world, Mr. President, that you've shown great leadership in and have not gotten nearly as much attention. [1:02:17] I think they deserve a mention today. [1:02:19] The first is the International Criminal Court is an illegitimate international organization that, frankly, illegitimate, they've made themselves illegitimate, [1:02:26] because they claim that even if you're not a member of that court, they can come after you. [1:02:30] And what that literally means in the future is that American servicemen, political leaders, and others could find themselves under indictment by this International Criminal Court. [1:02:40] If you want to know a little bit about it, Jack Smith used to work there. [1:02:42] These are the people that think they can go out and basically indict any world leader and haul them into the Hague. [1:02:47] So we've begun, we've tried to get them to reform and listen to us. [1:02:50] They wouldn't do it. [1:02:50] They're very arrogant. [1:02:51] We've now begun an effort to really try to bring that court to heel. [1:02:55] By the way, there's no information that they're after me. [1:02:58] It could happen. [1:03:00] Just so you know. [1:03:02] She's talking about it. [1:03:03] I'm saying that. [1:03:03] That means that maybe he's not trying to defend me. [1:03:06] He is trying to defend Bibi and various other people. [1:03:09] But there are many people that shouldn't be looked at that way. [1:03:12] But there is no indication that I'm one of them at this moment. [1:03:18] No. [1:03:19] And I actually think the people who are in biggest danger in our system are servicemen, people in uniform. [1:03:24] They'll try to grab for the rest of their lives. [1:03:25] They'll not be able to travel anywhere in the world with their families because they can be arrested on one of these items. [1:03:30] Imagine, you're a soldier. [1:03:31] You fought in a war, and 20 years later, they try to come grab you. [1:03:34] So this is a big problem. [1:03:35] So we've had dozens of countries already join us in separate. [1:03:37] Since we started two weeks ago, five countries have already quit the ICC and notified them that they're leaving. [1:03:43] And we think there'll be more. [1:03:44] The second thing is we had an unprecedented ministerial. [1:03:46] Sixty countries came to Washington and were a part of an effort. [1:03:50] We were shedding light on far-left terrorism and violence. [1:03:54] You know, if a bomb goes off somewhere and it's tied to some right-wing group or what I got, [1:03:57] I don't consider neo-Nazis right here. [1:03:59] I consider them Nazis, right? [1:04:01] But you're going to get a lot of attention on that. [1:04:03] But if it's a leftist group, an Antifa group, it gets no cover or they ignore the ideological spin [1:04:08] and the ideological reason behind it. [1:04:11] So we've got 60 countries came up here and hopefully creating a strong coalition to go after far-left violent terrorism. [1:04:17] Go after it and call it by name, and I think we're building a very strong coalition there. [1:04:22] We've had some successes in the Middle East, Mr. President. [1:04:24] As you know, in the diplomatic front, the deal with Lebanon and Israel is unprecedented. [1:04:29] President Ayoun was here a week ago. [1:04:31] I think that was the first visit by a Lebanese president in over 30-some odd years. [1:04:35] In fact, this is the first time the Israelis and the Lebanese government have spoken at the official level in close to 30 years. [1:04:40] And that was thanks to your leadership. [1:04:42] A lot of work to be done to keep that peace and build on it. [1:04:44] But it's a real achievable. [1:04:45] And, of course, as you announced last night, Mr. President, this disarmament deal that you brought about with Steve and Jared's work on Hamas is another big step as well. [1:04:55] It's something a lot of people thought would never happen. [1:04:57] It needs to happen, but the fact they've even agreed to it is a real achievable. [1:05:00] Last point is on the Western Hemisphere. [1:05:03] For the first time in 15, 20 years, the overwhelming majority of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are now led by pro-American leaders and pro-American governments. [1:05:13] It's an extraordinary achievement, all of it happening through a success. [1:05:16] Virtually every election that's happened in the Western Hemisphere since you were elected president has elected someone who is pro-American. [1:05:22] And I think this is an incredible situation. [1:05:25] And last but not least, and I have to thank a number of agencies here, particularly the Department of War, after that terrible earthquake in Venezuela. [1:05:32] Within 36 hours, the full force of the American government was on the ground providing humanitarian assistance. [1:05:38] It was a sight to behold. [1:05:39] The USS Ford, I think, was in their port. [1:05:42] Our Marines and Armed Service personnel were helping run their airport and their tower. [1:05:48] It is one of the fastest, most dramatic, and most effective humanitarian responses, certainly in recent history, if not ever. [1:05:55] And they came at the direction of the president. [1:05:57] In fact, within an hour of that earthquake hitting, I remember because I was overseas, the president called and said, [1:06:02] make sure we go in there and help these people recover from this. [1:06:05] And we did. [1:06:06] And thanks to your leadership, Mr. President. [1:06:08] It's a great story. [1:06:09] Enough needs to be told about it because the credit goes to so many agencies represented here today. [1:06:14] But really, the Department of War's effort was phenomenal. [1:06:16] So, thank you. [1:06:17] Thank you very much, Michael. [1:06:19] And just before we continue, I want to just congratulate Jake Layton. [1:06:24] He's with us today. [1:06:25] As you know, he's had a big victory. [1:06:27] He's going to be a fantastic job. [1:06:29] He's only done a face. [1:06:30] His whole life has been about doing a fantastic job. [1:06:33] Congratulations. [1:06:34] Thank you, Mr. President, for the invitation, the opportunity to be here. [1:06:46] It's an honor for the War Department to help run this facility also, from the food to the fence line. [1:06:53] It's an honor to have you. [1:06:54] And it's great Americans here and all around the country and all around the world who are the core of what keep us safe. [1:07:02] But in order to do that, you have to have a leader that's willing to put them in a position to do it. [1:07:07] And that's my takeaway, Mr. President, is sort of three points. [1:07:12] One, it takes courage. [1:07:13] Two, it takes restoring the spirit, which you have done. [1:07:16] And third, it takes investment. [1:07:18] And not just an investment, but a generational investment. [1:07:20] And I think people miss that. [1:07:22] The courage it takes to seal the border, to say we're going to do it, and we're going to do it every single day, [1:07:26] and we're going to do it on behalf of the American people. [1:07:28] The courage to bomb the Houthis and say we will maintain freedom of navigation. [1:07:33] I wonder why they're not involved in this conflict, the Houthis, even though they're a proxy of Iran, [1:07:37] because they felt the weight of American power for 45 days. [1:07:40] And you had the courage to do that. [1:07:42] The courage to do Midnight Hammer and conclude the 12-day war [1:07:45] by obliterating their nuclear sites. [1:07:47] Something no one, other presidents had the option on their table to do, [1:07:51] but they never pulled the trigger. [1:07:52] Because of the complications, because of the challenges, because of the risk, courage. [1:07:57] The courage to take on cartels and drugs, drug boats, [1:08:00] and now forming the ACCC, the America's Counter Cartel Coalition, [1:08:04] with all those friendly governments that Marco talked about, [1:08:06] who want to be shoulder to shoulder, not just with America, [1:08:09] but with a bold, strong America, with clear leadership. [1:08:14] The courage to go get Maduro in the most heavily guarded house, [1:08:19] inside the most heavily guarded fort, [1:08:21] inside the most heavily guarded town in their capital city in the middle of the night, [1:08:24] and change the entire dynamic of that country and that region, [1:08:28] and the world saw what the American military was capable to do. [1:08:31] But that doesn't happen unless the Commander-in-Chief says, [1:08:33] you're authorized to do it and will take the handcuffs off when you do it [1:08:38] to ensure that Americans come home. [1:08:40] The courage to undertake epic fury and this Iranian regime [1:08:44] and ensure they never have a nuclear weapon, which remains your commitment. [1:08:48] And frankly, the courage to negotiate with people that have shown no willingness to do so honestly, [1:08:53] with incredible negotiators who are the best in the world, [1:08:56] and give them every opportunity to do it, give those things up peacefully. [1:08:59] All of that takes guts. [1:09:01] But that comes on the backs of the change in the spirit of our department. [1:09:05] You talk about spirit all the time, and your right to do so. [1:09:08] When you rip out DEI, when you rip out social engineering and social justice, [1:09:13] and you put in merit, and then you untie the hands of commanders to be commanders, [1:09:18] to enforce discipline and accountability, to get back to basics, [1:09:21] then you get historic re-enlistment inside our ranks. [1:09:24] Our best people, Mr. President, are staying, [1:09:26] because they want to be in that kind of department. [1:09:28] And then historic recruitment record amongst young Americans. [1:09:32] Every month, our department breaks records. [1:09:35] And when did that trend line start? [1:09:37] On Election Day, 2024, when the American people said, [1:09:41] I want to serve under this president. [1:09:43] And that new name, the Department of War, [1:09:45] has become the ethos, the warrior ethos of our department. [1:09:48] Again, spirit. [1:09:49] And I will note, the flyovers will indeed continue until morale enters. [1:09:55] But that's also spirit. [1:09:57] Parades, 250, flyovers. [1:09:59] The American people seeing and feeling their military in ways they have not in the past. [1:10:04] That's spirit. [1:10:05] And then finally, Mr. President, a generational investment. [1:10:08] You rebuilt the military in your first term, [1:10:10] and you've spent in your first year $1 trillion, [1:10:12] and now we are committed in working with Congress to get $1.5 trillion. [1:10:16] But this is not the same way we funded our department in the past. [1:10:20] This is a businessman in charge. [1:10:22] This is a deputy secretary of our department who's a turnaround guy, [1:10:25] just like the president is, [1:10:27] saying we will not fund money, [1:10:29] we will not fund the department the way we have in the past. [1:10:31] In fact, so far, $75 billion in private investment from defense companies [1:10:37] who are now investing in new plants, new equipment, new assembly lines [1:10:40] to build the munitions of the future faster than ever possible. [1:10:44] That's saving taxpayer dollars because the companies themselves are investing. [1:10:48] That would never, the arsenal of freedom would never happen without you. [1:10:52] So just like, you know, [1:10:54] we use a lot of the things Ronald Reagan's buildup was a part of, [1:10:57] in this administration and in future administrations, [1:11:00] they will look back at Donald Trump and the buildup that he has done, [1:11:03] and that will be the deterrence of the future [1:11:05] will be established because of your investment. [1:11:06] So thank you, Mr. President, for your introduction. [1:11:09] Thank you. [1:11:10] Scott, please. [1:11:12] Mr. President, it's an honor to be here in this historic place [1:11:15] as we celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary. [1:11:19] And I think if we look back, [1:11:21] whether our founders were President of Washington, Thomas Jefferson, [1:11:26] Alexander Hamilton, [1:11:27] could not have imagined the economy that we would have created. [1:11:31] It is the envy of the world. [1:11:34] And as you said, we have record investment coming in. [1:11:36] We've never seen anything like it. [1:11:38] And we're pulling away from the rest of the world [1:11:40] because of your leadership, [1:11:43] the policies that you did from day one [1:11:45] in terms of digital assets, [1:11:47] in terms of technology, [1:11:49] and bringing back American manufacturing. [1:11:53] You've done it again. [1:11:54] You had the incredible economy during your first term. [1:11:58] And we are seeing that carry over here. [1:12:02] And it is in stark contrast to the Biden economy, [1:12:06] which was government jobs, [1:12:08] government spending, [1:12:09] and high inflation, [1:12:10] the worst inflation in 50 years. [1:12:14] And with the working families tax cuts, [1:12:17] which I will add, [1:12:18] every Democrat voted against, [1:12:21] every Democrat voted against, [1:12:23] it is the perfect barbell for this economy. [1:12:26] On one side, [1:12:27] you have full expensing for factories, [1:12:31] for equipment, [1:12:33] for farm structures. [1:12:34] On the other side, [1:12:35] your four signature policies, [1:12:37] promises made, [1:12:38] promises kept, [1:12:39] no tax on tips, [1:12:40] no tax on overtime, [1:12:42] no tax on Social Security, [1:12:43] deductibility of auto loans. [1:12:45] If you buy an American-made car, [1:12:48] and the Americans are starting to feel [1:12:51] core inflation is low, [1:12:54] consumer confidence is strong, [1:12:55] we have the highest consumer confidence [1:12:58] came up today, [1:12:59] in five months, [1:13:00] and Main Street is back. [1:13:04] Small banks are linked, [1:13:06] thanks to your policy, [1:13:07] small banks, [1:13:08] community banks are lending again, [1:13:10] and the Americans are starting to feel it. [1:13:14] As you said, [1:13:15] these Trump accounts are the most successful [1:13:17] program launch in government history. [1:13:20] We've had 7 million families sign up for them, [1:13:23] we're going to get to open enrollment, [1:13:25] and we will have 70 million families [1:13:28] who have signed up for this. [1:13:30] 38% of American families, [1:13:32] households, [1:13:33] have no exposure to our great equity market, [1:13:36] and thanks to you, [1:13:37] we're going to have an ownership society. [1:13:39] An ownership society. [1:13:40] You were one of the first presidents [1:13:42] to create assets for the American people, [1:13:45] not more debt. [1:13:46] We had the biggest tax refund season ever. [1:13:49] Trade deals, [1:13:52] tax cuts, [1:13:53] energy dominance, [1:13:54] and the regulatory efforts. [1:13:56] America is ushering in [1:13:57] the greatest reshoring wave [1:13:59] in our history. [1:14:01] In June, [1:14:01] our manufacturing sector expanded [1:14:03] for the sixth straight month. [1:14:05] We've got construction jobs, [1:14:07] and those are going to weave [1:14:08] into manufacturing jobs. [1:14:10] We've got Main Street prosperity. [1:14:12] Real wages are up $1,000. [1:14:15] And sir, [1:14:15] what you've done again too [1:14:16] is the bottom 25% of wage earners, [1:14:20] just like in your first term, [1:14:22] are outperforming the top 25%. [1:14:25] This is a working families administration [1:14:28] that in the past year, [1:14:31] that group had wage increases 5.5%. [1:14:38] They have three times [1:14:40] what the top end has done. [1:14:43] So you've done it again, [1:14:46] and these are private sector jobs [1:14:48] we are creating. [1:14:49] As you often say [1:14:50] in these meetings, [1:14:51] we could have created [1:14:52] a million, [1:14:53] two million government jobs, [1:14:54] but we didn't. [1:14:56] The private sector is creating. [1:14:57] We've got incentives, [1:14:58] we've got money coming in, [1:15:00] and we are rebuilding. [1:15:02] And then our energy dominance, [1:15:04] thanks to you [1:15:05] and these policies, [1:15:06] you can come to the U.S., [1:15:07] you're going to have [1:15:07] regulatory certainty, [1:15:08] tax certainty, [1:15:10] and energy certainty, [1:15:11] so it is the best place [1:15:12] in the world [1:15:12] to build your factory. [1:15:14] And finally, [1:15:15] I want to add, [1:15:15] it has been a pleasure [1:15:16] to be a part, [1:15:18] or a privilege, [1:15:19] to be a part of, [1:15:20] as we've gone from [1:15:20] epic fury to economic fury, [1:15:23] to constrict, [1:15:24] on your orders, [1:15:25] constrict the Iranian regimes, [1:15:27] the financial tentacles [1:15:29] all around the world. [1:15:31] We started it, [1:15:32] on your orders, [1:15:33] we started it in March 2025. [1:15:35] In December of 2025, [1:15:37] the largest bank in Iran collapsed. [1:15:39] The central bank [1:15:40] had to print money. [1:15:41] It caused inflation. [1:15:43] Now they got 180% inflation. [1:15:45] They aren't able [1:15:45] to pay their troops. [1:15:47] And on your orders, [1:15:48] we are searching [1:15:49] for their assets [1:15:50] all around the world, [1:15:51] and that money [1:15:52] will go to [1:15:52] the Iranian people, [1:15:54] Americans who have been harmed [1:15:55] by the Iranians, [1:15:57] whether the USS Cole, [1:15:59] or the barracks in Lebanon, [1:16:02] or it will go back [1:16:04] to when the Iranians [1:16:06] attacked these ships [1:16:07] coming out. [1:16:08] So it's been a privilege [1:16:09] to be part of that, [1:16:10] and I look forward [1:16:12] to the rest of it. [1:16:13] Thank you very much. [1:16:14] I want to just add [1:16:16] that today there are more people [1:16:18] working in the United States [1:16:19] than at any time [1:16:21] in the history of our country. [1:16:22] We have more people [1:16:23] working today. [1:16:24] Think of that number. [1:16:26] More people working today, [1:16:27] by far, [1:16:28] than at any time [1:16:29] in the history of our country. [1:16:31] So it's been something [1:16:32] very, very special. [1:16:34] Bobby, please. [1:16:35] Thank you, Mr. President. [1:16:37] Let me just take a moment [1:16:38] to take note [1:16:40] of the historical significance [1:16:41] of this occasion. [1:16:44] Before the press came in, [1:16:45] you asked all the Cabinet members [1:16:47] who had been to Camp David [1:16:48] before and about, [1:16:49] I think about three-quarters [1:16:51] of them had. [1:16:52] I raised my hand, [1:16:53] but I haven't been here [1:16:54] for 62 years. [1:16:56] I came here on weekends, [1:16:59] as many weekends as we could, [1:17:01] between 1961 and 1963. [1:17:04] My father loved this place, [1:17:06] my uncle loved this place. [1:17:08] He was, [1:17:09] nobody knows about this [1:17:10] because I'm the history books, [1:17:11] but he was resentful [1:17:13] at Dwight Eisenhower [1:17:14] for renaming it Camp David. [1:17:17] And he, [1:17:17] if he had got, [1:17:19] made it to his second term, [1:17:20] he was going to rename it [1:17:21] Chamberlain, [1:17:22] which was the original name [1:17:24] that Roosevelt had named it. [1:17:27] But my uncle prided himself [1:17:28] on being the most open, [1:17:30] transparent administration [1:17:31] in history. [1:17:32] He was the first president [1:17:33] that televised press conferences [1:17:35] during his thousand days [1:17:37] in office, [1:17:38] he had about 30 press conferences. [1:17:40] You, [1:17:41] Mr. President, [1:17:42] have press conferences [1:17:43] every day. [1:17:44] Nobody has done it. [1:17:46] I guess. [1:17:47] And here you've opened [1:17:49] the inner sanctum [1:17:50] of the presidency [1:17:51] to the first stop in history. [1:17:53] And I think [1:17:53] that's a beautiful thing. [1:17:55] As you also face, [1:17:56] although you gave these guys [1:17:57] a lot of compliments, [1:17:58] the most hostile press corps [1:18:01] that any president [1:18:02] in the United States history. [1:18:04] I was trying to say. [1:18:04] Uniformly. [1:18:07] Anyway, [1:18:08] I'm going to talk just briefly [1:18:11] about a subject [1:18:13] you alluded to, [1:18:14] which is the MFN. [1:18:16] And just so everybody [1:18:17] has a background, [1:18:19] you were here [1:18:20] to every president [1:18:21] promised to fix [1:18:23] that disparity [1:18:23] between what we pay [1:18:25] and what the other [1:18:26] developed countries have paid. [1:18:27] When you came into office, [1:18:29] the list price for Ozempic [1:18:30] was $1,350 for Americans. [1:18:33] You could get it [1:18:34] at any pharmacy [1:18:35] in London, Hamburg, [1:18:37] Frankfurt for $88. [1:18:39] And this, [1:18:40] every president, [1:18:41] President Bush, [1:18:42] President Biden, [1:18:43] President Clinton, [1:18:45] President Obama, [1:18:46] have all promised to fix this [1:18:47] and none of them did anything. [1:18:48] You fixed it. [1:18:50] I said, [1:18:50] hey, [1:18:51] the time you leave office, [1:18:59] assuming that's in 2028, [1:19:00] 95% of the drugs [1:19:05] that are available [1:19:07] to Americans, [1:19:08] they will be paying [1:19:09] the lowest prices [1:19:10] in the world. [1:19:12] Trump Rx, [1:19:13] just in the short time [1:19:14] that we, [1:19:15] since we put it out, [1:19:16] has saved Americans [1:19:17] $700 million. [1:19:19] We now have 800 drugs [1:19:21] on there. [1:19:21] We have deals [1:19:22] with Amazon [1:19:23] and with good Rx. [1:19:24] We're adding [1:19:25] more and more drugs [1:19:26] every day. [1:19:27] And I'll just give you [1:19:27] one example. [1:19:29] Preluent is a very [1:19:31] popular cholesterol drug. [1:19:34] Its list price [1:19:35] is $522. [1:19:36] That's what everybody [1:19:37] is paying. [1:19:39] We now have it [1:19:39] on Trump Rx [1:19:40] for $237. [1:19:42] That means [1:19:43] that the 300,000 Americans [1:19:45] who take that drug [1:19:46] will be saving [1:19:48] $3,700 a year [1:19:50] on pharmaceuticals [1:19:52] every year. [1:19:54] And you can apply [1:19:56] that across the board. [1:19:58] This is going to change. [1:19:59] It's making [1:20:00] pharmaceuticals affordable, [1:20:02] the most affordable [1:20:03] in this country, [1:20:03] of any country in the world. [1:20:05] Well, thank you, [1:20:06] Mr. President. [1:20:07] How are you doing [1:20:08] on the autism research? [1:20:11] We will have [1:20:11] an answer for you. [1:20:13] We just got to... [1:20:13] It's so important. [1:20:15] Okay? [1:20:16] We'll be talking about that. [1:20:17] We'll be having [1:20:18] something of interest. [1:20:19] Such an important thing. [1:20:21] There's a picture [1:20:21] of your uncle [1:20:22] right there [1:20:22] on the wall. [1:20:23] I know. [1:20:23] He's looking [1:20:24] a handsome guy. [1:20:25] And that's quite a picture. [1:20:27] Did you see it? [1:20:28] Maybe that gave me [1:20:30] the idea to start out [1:20:31] that way, [1:20:31] but it's quite a picture. [1:20:33] Any questions? [1:20:34] Mr. President? [1:20:35] Mr. President. [1:20:36] We've seen these strikes [1:20:38] between Iran [1:20:39] and the United States [1:20:39] for the past 10 days. [1:20:40] How do you go about [1:20:41] reviving the ceasefire [1:20:42] and getting diplomacy [1:20:44] back on track? [1:20:45] Well, I think [1:20:45] we just want to win. [1:20:46] You know, [1:20:46] we just want to win. [1:20:47] We're doing very well. [1:20:50] We're trying to be nice, [1:20:51] as nice as you can be [1:20:52] in a situation like that. [1:20:54] But, you know, [1:20:55] they're being decimated. [1:20:58] They have no Navy. [1:20:59] They have no Air Force. [1:21:00] They have no anti-aircraft. [1:21:03] Doesn't mean they don't [1:21:04] have any capability. [1:21:05] They have some, [1:21:05] but very little. [1:21:07] We just want to win. [1:21:08] We don't want to have them. [1:21:09] It's very simple. [1:21:10] They cannot have [1:21:12] a nuclear weapon. [1:21:14] Iran will not have [1:21:15] a nuclear weapon, [1:21:16] and they can't have [1:21:17] a nuclear weapon. [1:21:18] If they did, [1:21:19] the Middle East [1:21:19] would have been wiped out [1:21:20] by now. [1:21:21] If I didn't stop [1:21:23] the JCPOA, [1:21:24] the Obama deal, [1:21:26] if I didn't terminate that, [1:21:27] they would have had [1:21:28] a nuclear weapon. [1:21:29] I believe Israel [1:21:30] would no longer be with us [1:21:31] and big parts [1:21:32] of the Middle East [1:21:32] and perhaps other countries [1:21:34] and different continents, [1:21:36] frankly, [1:21:37] because these people [1:21:37] are crazy. [1:21:38] So they cannot have [1:21:40] a nuclear weapon, [1:21:40] and they won't. [1:21:42] Mr. President, [1:21:42] I'm just going to expect [1:21:43] over the next four weeks, [1:21:45] eight weeks, [1:21:46] and we'll be hitting them. [1:21:47] We'll be hitting them [1:21:48] very hard. [1:21:49] And at some point, [1:21:50] they're going to say, [1:21:51] we just can't take it anymore. [1:21:52] Mr. President, [1:21:53] on the disarmament deal [1:21:55] that you announced, [1:21:55] do you have assurances [1:21:57] from Israel [1:21:57] that they are on board [1:21:58] with this deal? [1:21:59] And what comes first? [1:22:00] Does Israel pull back [1:22:02] and then Hamas disarms, [1:22:03] or does Hamas need to disarm [1:22:04] and then Israel disarm? [1:22:05] We do have an understanding [1:22:07] with Israel. [1:22:08] Israel is very happy [1:22:08] about it. [1:22:09] Israel helped us. [1:22:10] And they've been very good. [1:22:13] They've been very good about it. [1:22:14] Most people said [1:22:14] that would be a deal [1:22:15] that would be undoable. [1:22:17] Now, [1:22:17] will it go through [1:22:19] its ups and downs? [1:22:19] It's a very complex [1:22:20] situation over there. [1:22:22] The people are very complex [1:22:23] and difficult. [1:22:26] In many cases, [1:22:27] wonderful. [1:22:27] In many cases, [1:22:28] not so wonderful. [1:22:29] But that will be a, [1:22:30] it's a great breakthrough. [1:22:32] Nobody's ever thought [1:22:33] that would, [1:22:33] nobody thought [1:22:34] that would be possible [1:22:35] to disarm Hamas. [1:22:37] That shows you [1:22:38] how much success [1:22:41] we're having with Iran. [1:22:42] Because if you go [1:22:43] four months ago [1:22:44] or five months ago, [1:22:44] a deal like that [1:22:45] would have been impossible. [1:22:46] So it's a big step [1:22:47] for the Middle East [1:22:48] and people are really [1:22:50] impressed by it [1:22:50] and they're surprised by it. [1:22:51] And what comes first, [1:22:52] Mr. President? [1:22:53] What comes first? [1:22:53] Mr. Infantino [1:22:54] speak to you [1:22:55] about their proposal [1:22:56] to sell a stake [1:22:56] in the World Cup [1:22:57] and is that something [1:22:58] you support? [1:22:58] Having just had it? [1:22:59] Did FIFA [1:23:00] or Mr. Infantino [1:23:02] speak to you [1:23:02] about their proposal [1:23:03] to sell a stake [1:23:04] in the World Cup? [1:23:05] Mr. President, [1:23:06] you said this morning [1:23:08] on Truth Social [1:23:08] that victims [1:23:09] of government abuse [1:23:10] should be paid back. [1:23:12] Yeah. [1:23:12] Even if it's not [1:23:13] the anti-weaponization fund, [1:23:15] would you still want [1:23:16] the acting attorney general [1:23:17] to try to do that? [1:23:17] Well, I'm talking [1:23:17] about the weaponization [1:23:19] against large numbers [1:23:21] of people in our country [1:23:22] by the Biden administration [1:23:24] and by Obama, [1:23:26] but by the Biden administration [1:23:27] in particular [1:23:28] in this case. [1:23:29] But large numbers [1:23:30] of people, [1:23:31] their lives have been ruined. [1:23:32] They've been destroyed. [1:23:33] Their families [1:23:34] have been decimated. [1:23:36] They've gone to prison [1:23:37] for no reason whatsoever. [1:23:40] There's never been [1:23:40] a group of people, [1:23:41] most likely, [1:23:42] I mean, [1:23:42] I can think of a couple [1:23:43] that were treated [1:23:44] pretty badly, [1:23:45] groups. [1:23:45] But there's essentially [1:23:47] never been a group [1:23:47] of people treated [1:23:48] so badly as these people. [1:23:50] And this fund, [1:23:51] this fund was not for me. [1:23:52] This fund was for [1:23:53] those people [1:23:54] that have been weaponized, [1:23:56] that have been abused. [1:23:57] Now, I was abused. [1:23:58] They attacked my house, [1:23:59] Mar-a-Lago, [1:24:00] where I live. [1:24:01] And I was, [1:24:02] you know, [1:24:03] big damages [1:24:03] should have been given to me. [1:24:05] I don't want anything. [1:24:06] I'm not talking about myself. [1:24:09] I think that there's [1:24:10] a group of people [1:24:10] in this country, [1:24:12] history will show, [1:24:13] that were treated [1:24:14] like nobody else [1:24:17] has ever been treated. [1:24:18] So badly, [1:24:20] so horribly. [1:24:21] Their families [1:24:21] have been ruined. [1:24:22] Many, many suicides. [1:24:24] They've committed suicide. [1:24:26] People that were [1:24:26] very successful [1:24:27] that wanted to go [1:24:28] to a rally [1:24:29] or an event [1:24:31] and ended up [1:24:32] spending the rest [1:24:34] of their lives [1:24:34] in horror. [1:24:36] So, I mean, [1:24:38] you can say what you want [1:24:38] about the fund. [1:24:40] And they've agreed [1:24:42] to not have a fund. [1:24:43] But there are a lot [1:24:44] of people that are [1:24:44] very upset about it. [1:24:45] A lot of Republican people, [1:24:47] a lot of Democrat people [1:24:48] are very upset about it. [1:24:49] A lot of people were covered. [1:24:50] I wasn't covered [1:24:51] by that fund. [1:24:52] I don't want to be [1:24:52] covered by the fund. [1:24:53] I probably was abused [1:24:54] more than anybody [1:24:55] in the history [1:24:56] of our country. [1:24:57] But I wasn't looking [1:24:58] for that. [1:24:59] But there were [1:24:59] a lot of people. [1:25:00] And I'll tell you something. [1:25:01] Todd Blanche [1:25:02] is a very, [1:25:03] very good man. [1:25:04] And he shouldn't be [1:25:05] in the middle of this. [1:25:06] He should get approved [1:25:08] because you will never [1:25:09] get anybody like him. [1:25:10] You're never going [1:25:11] to get anybody. [1:25:12] And to make him [1:25:12] a pawn on this whole thing, [1:25:14] this is being done [1:25:15] by a senator. [1:25:15] And I don't really [1:25:16] blame him, [1:25:17] to be honest with you. [1:25:18] I endorsed his opponent. [1:25:19] And as soon as I [1:25:20] endorsed his opponent, [1:25:21] his opponent went [1:25:22] through the roof [1:25:22] and he won the primary [1:25:24] election in Texas [1:25:26] for the Senate. [1:25:28] And the man that lost, [1:25:30] the man that I didn't [1:25:31] endorse, [1:25:32] has become very angry. [1:25:34] And that's okay. [1:25:34] I mean, I understand [1:25:35] that I probably [1:25:36] would do the same thing. [1:25:37] Do you want to know [1:25:37] the truth? [1:25:38] I think I'd do the same thing. [1:25:39] Mr. President, [1:25:40] on that though, [1:25:40] do you agree, [1:25:41] just to be clear, [1:25:41] do you agree [1:25:42] with the acting [1:25:42] attorney general [1:25:43] that the anti-weaponization [1:25:44] fund is dead? [1:25:45] And why not just [1:25:46] put that in writing? [1:25:47] Well, it is dead. [1:25:48] But, you know, [1:25:49] I wish it weren't, [1:25:50] to be honest with you. [1:25:50] I think people were [1:25:51] horribly treated, [1:25:53] horribly abused. [1:25:54] This has nothing to do [1:25:55] with Todd. [1:25:55] This was me. [1:25:57] Horribly abused. [1:25:58] And I'd like to see [1:25:59] them compensated [1:26:00] for the pain. [1:26:02] They lost their families. [1:26:03] They committed suicide. [1:26:05] Many people [1:26:05] committed suicide. [1:26:07] They went down [1:26:08] for an innocent journey. [1:26:10] And I'm not only [1:26:11] talking there, [1:26:11] I'm talking about [1:26:12] not even having [1:26:13] to do with that. [1:26:14] The way they were treated, [1:26:15] the Biden administration [1:26:16] and the Obama administration [1:26:18] weaponized government [1:26:20] and destroyed lives. [1:26:22] Mr. President, [1:26:23] are you willing [1:26:24] to accept limits [1:26:25] on the scope [1:26:26] of the audit immunity deal [1:26:27] in order to get [1:26:28] Attorney General Blanche confirmed? [1:26:30] Well, no, [1:26:30] he should be approved [1:26:31] forthwith. [1:26:32] I mean, [1:26:32] you're never going to get [1:26:33] a person like that. [1:26:34] Everybody agrees to it. [1:26:36] Don't forget, [1:26:37] Senator Cornyn [1:26:38] thought he was phenomenal [1:26:39] until he lost. [1:26:41] You know, [1:26:41] when he lost. [1:26:42] Is that a correct statement? [1:26:43] You come from Texas. [1:26:44] I mean, [1:26:45] he thought this was [1:26:46] the most incredible person [1:26:47] and when he lost, [1:26:49] then he lost because of me. [1:26:50] I endorsed somebody else [1:26:51] and as soon as [1:26:52] I endorsed the other person, [1:26:53] the other person [1:26:54] became a rocket ship upward [1:26:56] and he lost. [1:26:57] And, you know, [1:26:59] I think I'd be the same. [1:27:00] I mean, [1:27:01] I shouldn't say that, [1:27:02] but I'd be upset also [1:27:05] and so I fully understand it. [1:27:08] He shouldn't be that way, [1:27:09] I shouldn't be that way, [1:27:11] but he is that way. [1:27:12] He's become a very angry person [1:27:13] and I understand. [1:27:14] You have a couple of others [1:27:15] that I've caused their defeat too [1:27:17] and, you know, [1:27:17] you'll probably hear [1:27:18] from them too. [1:27:19] Yeah? [1:27:19] Mr. President, [1:27:20] back on Iran, [1:27:21] there's a report [1:27:21] that you got a proposal [1:27:23] from the military [1:27:23] to go big [1:27:24] and hit them hard [1:27:25] over 10 or 14 days. [1:27:27] Well, we're going big. [1:27:27] Are you going to consider that? [1:27:28] We've already gone big. [1:27:29] Look, I mean, [1:27:29] what's big? [1:27:31] They had 159 ships. [1:27:33] That was their entire Navy, [1:27:34] 159. [1:27:35] Their entire Navy [1:27:36] is laying at the bottom [1:27:37] of the sea. [1:27:38] I'd say that's going big. [1:27:39] They had 200 airplanes. [1:27:41] They're all gone. [1:27:42] Every one of them. [1:27:42] They're not one airplane. [1:27:44] They had anti-aircraft weaponry. [1:27:45] They're very good, [1:27:46] but it didn't work. [1:27:47] And it's all gone. [1:27:50] Their radar is all gone. [1:27:51] Their leaders are all gone. [1:27:53] Everything's all gone. [1:27:54] But they'll fight onward. [1:27:55] Mr. President, [1:27:56] on Ukraine, [1:27:57] you said the other day [1:27:58] that you're not sure [1:27:59] about whether to grant Ukraine [1:28:01] the Patriot Missile License [1:28:02] that had been discussed. [1:28:04] Do you want to see more [1:28:05] from Zelensky [1:28:05] before you take that action? [1:28:08] Well, it's a big step. [1:28:09] Look, we have [1:28:09] the greatest weapons [1:28:11] in the world. [1:28:11] We have the greatest drones [1:28:13] in the world. [1:28:14] People don't know that. [1:28:14] We have the greatest weaponry [1:28:16] in the world. [1:28:16] We have, [1:28:17] in the case of [1:28:18] President Zelensky, [1:28:20] he'd like to have [1:28:21] some Patriots. [1:28:21] He'd like to have [1:28:22] some Tomahawks, [1:28:23] which are, you know, [1:28:24] lethal, [1:28:25] one offensive, [1:28:26] one defensive. [1:28:27] But when you give somebody [1:28:28] the right, [1:28:29] they're very complex weapons, [1:28:30] by the way. [1:28:31] I mean, the Patriot, [1:28:32] as an example, [1:28:33] the other day, [1:28:33] you read that [1:28:34] five missiles were shot. [1:28:37] They were going [1:28:37] 8,600 miles an hour. [1:28:40] Think of it. [1:28:40] 8,600. [1:28:41] Now, a car, [1:28:43] if you go 60, [1:28:44] it gets to be a little faster. [1:28:45] If you go 100, [1:28:47] 8,600 miles an hour. [1:28:49] And they were big missiles. [1:28:51] And they were shot at Jordan. [1:28:53] And our guys were there. [1:28:54] Bing, bing, [1:28:56] bing, bing, bing. [1:28:57] Five. [1:28:58] Bing, bing. [1:28:59] Bing, bing, bing. [1:29:00] Right? [1:29:00] I don't want to be my... [1:29:01] I had to be very careful. [1:29:04] That would have been, [1:29:05] that would have been [1:29:05] a great sound bite. [1:29:06] There were five missiles [1:29:08] and we shot all five dead [1:29:09] before they got close. [1:29:12] Nobody else has that capacity. [1:29:14] These weapons are incredible. [1:29:16] We have to be very careful [1:29:17] about letting somebody build them. [1:29:21] You know, [1:29:21] it's very important now. [1:29:23] We are building many plants now [1:29:25] to make those... [1:29:26] The Tomahawk missile [1:29:28] is the most incredible thing. [1:29:30] It can go into a doorway. [1:29:31] You can put it through a window [1:29:32] of a house. [1:29:34] Nobody's ever seen anything like it. [1:29:36] You have to be very judicious [1:29:38] but you have to be very careful. [1:29:40] Now, [1:29:41] we have not agreed to that. [1:29:43] We're talking about it. [1:29:45] But it's a hard thing [1:29:46] to give away [1:29:46] that kind of technology [1:29:47] and I don't think [1:29:50] this would ever happen. [1:29:51] But, you know, [1:29:51] those people [1:29:52] that you give that technology [1:29:53] they can someday turn on you. [1:29:55] You know, [1:29:55] that is possible. [1:29:56] You look at war. [1:29:58] It's happened a couple of times [1:29:59] over the years, right? [1:30:00] So we have to be very careful. [1:30:01] I mean, [1:30:02] we guard that. [1:30:03] We have the greatest military [1:30:04] in the world [1:30:05] but we have the greatest weapons [1:30:06] in the world. [1:30:07] Now we have to make them [1:30:08] a little bit faster [1:30:09] because we've given [1:30:10] a lot away. [1:30:11] You know, [1:30:11] President Biden [1:30:13] unfortunately gave [1:30:14] a lot away to Ukraine [1:30:16] and he gave [1:30:17] and so did I. [1:30:18] I mean, [1:30:18] I gave them [1:30:19] the javelins [1:30:20] and the tank busters. [1:30:22] Without the javelins [1:30:23] that war would have been [1:30:24] a one day war. [1:30:25] It would have been over. [1:30:25] They wiped out [1:30:26] the tanks going up [1:30:27] to Kiev [1:30:28] where they got stuck [1:30:29] in the mud. [1:30:30] They had a general [1:30:31] that decided [1:30:31] to go through the mud [1:30:32] instead of going up [1:30:34] the highway [1:30:34] where they were going [1:30:35] very nicely. [1:30:35] It would have been over. [1:30:36] But no, [1:30:37] I gave them [1:30:38] the javelins. [1:30:39] The javelins [1:30:39] are unbelievably... [1:30:40] We have the greatest [1:30:41] weapons in the world. [1:30:42] We have to be very careful [1:30:43] about giving out [1:30:45] the secrets [1:30:46] to those weapons. [1:30:47] And they're not... [1:30:49] You can't copy them. [1:30:50] It's a little like [1:30:51] Nvidia. [1:30:53] They have a chip. [1:30:55] They say [1:30:55] you cannot copy it. [1:30:57] The complexity [1:30:57] is so great [1:30:58] you cannot. [1:30:59] You know, [1:30:59] most things you copy. [1:31:01] China's known for it. [1:31:02] Other countries know. [1:31:03] We do something. [1:31:03] And I guess [1:31:04] we copy also. [1:31:06] Most things [1:31:06] you can copy [1:31:07] pretty easily. [1:31:08] There's a chip [1:31:09] that they made [1:31:10] their ultimate chip. [1:31:11] And they always [1:31:12] have the ultimate chip. [1:31:14] And I say, [1:31:14] well, [1:31:15] why doesn't somebody [1:31:15] copy it? [1:31:16] Because they can't. [1:31:18] The complexity. [1:31:19] They can't copy [1:31:19] our weapons. [1:31:20] We have the greatest [1:31:21] weapons in the world. [1:31:22] Many of them. [1:31:23] Those are just [1:31:24] two or three [1:31:24] that I mentioned. [1:31:25] But you cannot [1:31:26] copy them. [1:31:27] So we have to be [1:31:28] very careful. [1:31:28] Mr. President [1:31:29] As Hamas disarms [1:31:31] as part of this plan, [1:31:32] who do you see [1:31:32] as taking possession [1:31:33] of those weapons [1:31:34] that they had? [1:31:35] Does that go [1:31:35] to the new government? [1:31:37] Does it be [1:31:37] the Board of Peace, [1:31:38] mostly? [1:31:39] It's going to be [1:31:39] run by the Board of Peace. [1:31:40] This Board of Peace [1:31:40] has been an amazing, [1:31:42] it's led by some [1:31:43] amazing people. [1:31:44] Board of Peace. [1:31:45] Mr. President, [1:31:46] you said they do [1:31:47] have some capabilities [1:31:48] left. [1:31:48] Should Americans [1:31:49] be prepared [1:31:49] for these back-and-forth [1:31:50] attacks to continue [1:31:52] until the ransomware [1:31:53] isn't able [1:31:53] of striking back? [1:31:54] They'll get weaker. [1:31:55] They'll get a little [1:31:56] stronger maybe now. [1:31:57] But they'll get weaker [1:31:58] and then they peter up. [1:32:01] Yeah, sure. [1:32:02] I think so. [1:32:02] I mean, it'd be foolish [1:32:03] to say no. [1:32:04] You always have to [1:32:05] keep your guard up. [1:32:06] What is the status [1:32:07] of talks? [1:32:07] Who, from the administration, [1:32:09] who is the problem? [1:32:09] Well, they always want to talk, [1:32:10] but they break their words [1:32:11] so often. [1:32:11] Steve is talking, [1:32:13] Jared, we have [1:32:13] very good people. [1:32:15] JD's involved, [1:32:16] very strongly involved. [1:32:18] We have great people [1:32:19] talking. [1:32:19] Marco's involved. [1:32:21] Because they say [1:32:21] talks aren't happening. [1:32:22] Very good people. [1:32:23] We're the best people. [1:32:24] But they'll make a deal. [1:32:26] As an example, [1:32:27] we'll talk about nuclear. [1:32:28] And we'll be in there [1:32:29] talking about nuclear [1:32:30] for seven hours. [1:32:31] I say, [1:32:31] why do you need seven? [1:32:33] You can take ten minutes. [1:32:34] You have five minutes [1:32:35] you should solve. [1:32:36] But seven hours. [1:32:37] And then they'll go out [1:32:38] and I'll say, [1:32:40] they discussed nuclear. [1:32:42] And they'll go out [1:32:42] and they'll say, [1:32:43] we never discussed nuclear. [1:32:44] And I'll say, [1:32:45] why do they say that? [1:32:47] All they do [1:32:47] is make me angry. [1:32:49] You know? [1:32:49] They just make me angry. [1:32:51] Any other questions? [1:32:52] Do you believe [1:32:52] that you can reach [1:32:54] a deal with Iran [1:32:55] given that you talked about [1:32:55] Yes, you can. [1:32:56] I mean, look, [1:32:57] I'm losing faith in them [1:33:00] because they do lie [1:33:02] and they do misrepresent. [1:33:04] Well, the other day, [1:33:05] the five missiles were shot. [1:33:07] We knocked them down. [1:33:08] But we were in the midst [1:33:08] of a negotiation. [1:33:09] I mean, [1:33:10] I'm waiting for Steve [1:33:10] to call me. [1:33:11] How's the negotiation going? [1:33:14] And instead, [1:33:15] I got a call from Pete [1:33:16] that they just shot [1:33:17] five missiles [1:33:18] at one of our bases [1:33:19] in Jordan. [1:33:21] And we have bases in Jordan. [1:33:22] Fortunately, [1:33:23] our people operated [1:33:24] the equipment. [1:33:24] It's also very complex [1:33:26] to operate. [1:33:27] You know, [1:33:27] you talk about the equipment. [1:33:28] It's very, [1:33:29] you have to be, [1:33:30] oftentimes you see, [1:33:31] when did you go to school? [1:33:32] MIT, Caltech. [1:33:34] I mean, you know, [1:33:35] they go to schools [1:33:36] that are not as normal [1:33:38] for the military, [1:33:39] to be honest with you. [1:33:40] We have unbelievably brilliant people [1:33:42] operating that equipment. [1:33:42] And when you don't, [1:33:44] you know, [1:33:44] the equipment, [1:33:46] the shots miss, [1:33:48] the safety misses [1:33:49] or the accuracy misses. [1:33:51] We have unbelievable people. [1:33:52] Think of it. [1:33:53] We had 111, [1:33:54] at one point, [1:33:55] a couple of months ago, [1:33:57] 111 over a short period of time, [1:33:59] missiles were shot [1:34:00] at the Abraham Lincoln [1:34:02] aircraft carrier. [1:34:03] Great, beautiful ship. [1:34:05] One of the most beautiful ships [1:34:06] to me, design-wise. [1:34:08] 111 missiles going out. [1:34:10] Out of the 111 missiles, [1:34:13] 111 missiles were shot down [1:34:17] quite a bit earlier than they got, [1:34:20] I mean, [1:34:20] long before they got there. [1:34:22] They were shot down. [1:34:23] It was almost, [1:34:23] in a couple of cases, [1:34:24] they were shot down [1:34:25] almost as they were taking off. [1:34:27] It's incredible technology. [1:34:29] So you have a ship [1:34:30] that costs billions of dollars [1:34:32] and you have missiles heading to it. [1:34:36] 111 missiles were shot down, [1:34:39] routinely shot down. [1:34:40] And I spoke to the people. [1:34:43] I like to reward people. [1:34:45] I'll call them up on the President. [1:34:47] And they were cool as a cucumber. [1:34:50] Mr. President, [1:34:51] the last two weeks of strikes [1:34:52] by CENTCOM, [1:34:54] CENTCOM has said [1:34:55] that those were meant to degrade [1:34:56] a RAND's ability [1:34:57] to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz. [1:34:58] How many more strikes [1:34:59] will it take to significantly... [1:35:01] Well, you never know. [1:35:02] Look, I mean, [1:35:02] most people would have given up by then. [1:35:04] You know, [1:35:04] they've got no Navy, [1:35:05] they've got no Air Force. [1:35:06] Most people would have given up. [1:35:08] They haven't. [1:35:08] So I give them credit for that. [1:35:10] I mean, [1:35:10] they're known as Big Tough. [1:35:11] They're tough. [1:35:12] Back on Ukraine, [1:35:13] what did you tell President Zelensky [1:35:15] about the Patriots? [1:35:16] Did you explain all that [1:35:17] to him? [1:35:17] I did. [1:35:18] I spoke to him about Patriots. [1:35:19] I spoke to him about Tomahawks. [1:35:21] I spoke to him about everything. [1:35:21] I also spoke to him about [1:35:22] let's get this war over with. [1:35:24] So last month, [1:35:25] they had 25,000 people. [1:35:27] It's averaging about 25,000 people [1:35:29] a month die. [1:35:30] Mostly soldiers. [1:35:31] Almost entirely. [1:35:33] But, you know, [1:35:34] missiles are hitting areas also. [1:35:35] But mostly soldiers. [1:35:37] They had 25,000 soldiers. [1:35:39] The month before that, [1:35:40] it was 32,000 soldiers. [1:35:42] I said, [1:35:42] you've got to get this war over with. [1:35:44] I think he wants to make a deal [1:35:46] and I think Putin wants to make a deal. [1:35:48] But there's a lot of dislike, [1:35:49] as you probably notice. [1:35:51] You say he's very reluctant [1:35:52] to make concessions, [1:35:53] President Putin. [1:35:54] Well, [1:35:54] nobody wants to make concessions. [1:35:56] But they're both going to have [1:35:58] to make some concessions. [1:35:59] I mean, [1:35:59] you've got to make a deal. [1:36:01] 25,000 young, [1:36:02] beautiful people. [1:36:04] Soldiers. [1:36:05] Mostly soldiers. [1:36:06] They're dying a month. [1:36:08] It's, [1:36:09] I ended eight wars. [1:36:11] That was the war I thought [1:36:12] would maybe go first. [1:36:14] And it really hasn't. [1:36:15] It's kind of awesome. [1:36:16] And I ended wars that were, [1:36:18] in theory, [1:36:18] much more difficult to end. [1:36:19] We had a couple that were [1:36:21] into the 30-year category. [1:36:25] Well, [1:36:25] the Congo, [1:36:25] look at the Congo in Rwanda. [1:36:27] That was our nasty war. [1:36:29] It's an amazing group. [1:36:31] And America is safer [1:36:32] and stronger [1:36:33] and far more successful [1:36:34] than it was two years ago. [1:36:37] And I think, frankly, [1:36:38] than it ever was. [1:36:38] I don't think it's ever been [1:36:39] anything like this. [1:36:42] We're building more factories [1:36:44] and plants in this country [1:36:46] than we've ever built before. [1:36:48] And we're going to be, [1:36:50] at some point, [1:36:51] we'll be leaving this position [1:36:52] and we're going to leave [1:36:53] this country in very, [1:36:54] very good shape. [1:36:56] Better shape [1:36:56] than it's ever been. [1:36:58] When we took office, [1:36:59] we inherited a total catastrophe. [1:37:02] The last administration [1:37:03] created the worst inflation [1:37:04] in 48 years, [1:37:05] the most dangerous [1:37:06] and insecure border in history, [1:37:09] and exploding trade deficits [1:37:10] like we have never seen before, [1:37:13] rampant crime, [1:37:15] men and women's sports, [1:37:16] transgender mutilization [1:37:18] of your children, [1:37:20] and chaos and bedlam [1:37:21] all over the world. [1:37:22] Other than that, [1:37:23] they did quite a good job. [1:37:25] In less than 18 months, [1:37:27] we've turned around [1:37:28] four years of disaster. [1:37:30] And we now have [1:37:30] the strongest border [1:37:32] in American history. [1:37:33] We went from the worst border, [1:37:34] I believe, [1:37:34] of any country in history. [1:37:36] 25 million people [1:37:37] came through in four years. [1:37:39] And these are people [1:37:40] that, in many cases, [1:37:41] you don't want. [1:37:42] There were murderers, [1:37:42] there were drug dealers, [1:37:44] there were people [1:37:45] that you do not want. [1:37:46] But now we have [1:37:47] the strongest border [1:37:48] in American history. [1:37:49] And for the last 15 months, [1:37:51] the report just came out again. [1:37:53] We've had no people [1:37:55] coming in [1:37:55] through our southern border. [1:37:57] Zero. [1:37:57] And it's almost hard to say [1:37:59] because you'd say, [1:37:59] is that even possible? [1:38:01] They had 25 million people [1:38:03] came in. [1:38:03] We have no people [1:38:04] coming in through, [1:38:05] illegally, [1:38:05] through our southern border. [1:38:07] And that's in history. [1:38:08] So think of that zero, [1:38:09] a big, beautiful zero. [1:38:11] The murder rate [1:38:11] saw its single largest drop [1:38:13] ever recorded [1:38:14] to the lowest [1:38:15] in 125 years. [1:38:17] That goes back to, [1:38:18] think of it, [1:38:19] it goes back to 1,900. [1:38:21] The lowest murder rate [1:38:23] in the history [1:38:24] of our country. [1:38:25] So that's something. [1:38:27] Today, I just want to mention [1:38:28] that we heard in Minnesota [1:38:30] there was a cyber attack [1:38:32] and they blame it on Iran. [1:38:34] I don't think so. [1:38:35] I think I blame it on Minnesota [1:38:36] because they're [1:38:37] grossly incompetent. [1:38:38] There was a cyber attack [1:38:39] of 30 water plants [1:38:41] and I would blame it [1:38:43] on Minnesota [1:38:44] and the governor, [1:38:45] the corrupt governor [1:38:46] of Minnesota. [1:38:47] They like to say, [1:38:48] oh, it was Iran. [1:38:49] Iran should be so lucky. [1:38:51] Iran's got bigger problems [1:38:52] than worrying about Minnesota. [1:38:53] This month it was announced [1:38:55] that inflation is dropping [1:38:57] at the fastest rate [1:38:58] in more than six years. [1:39:00] Walmart, Sam's Club, [1:39:01] Giant Eagle [1:39:02] and others are slashing prices [1:39:04] by hundreds of grocery stores [1:39:06] and all of the stores. [1:39:08] I mean, throughout the country [1:39:09] they're slashing prices. [1:39:11] Something that you haven't seen [1:39:12] for a long time [1:39:13] since my last administration. [1:39:16] The stock market [1:39:17] has set 73 all-time record highs [1:39:19] since the election. [1:39:19] That means all-time record highs [1:39:23] 73 days [1:39:24] out of a very short period of time. [1:39:27] And the typical 401k [1:39:28] is up by more than $30,000. [1:39:31] And when you think of that, [1:39:33] if you add another $1,000 to it, [1:39:38] it will be, [1:39:39] we set the record [1:39:40] in the last administration, [1:39:41] a record still standing. [1:39:44] This administration [1:39:44] is going to blow [1:39:45] my last administration away. [1:39:48] When the factories [1:39:49] that we're building [1:39:50] at record, [1:39:51] and we're not building, [1:39:52] all over the world [1:39:53] they're building. [1:39:54] They're coming from [1:39:55] all over the world. [1:39:56] They're coming from Germany [1:39:56] with the cars. [1:39:58] They're coming from Germany. [1:39:59] They're coming from Japan, [1:40:00] South Korea, Canada, Mexico. [1:40:03] From all over the world [1:40:04] they're building auto plants here [1:40:05] because otherwise [1:40:06] they have to pay tariffs. [1:40:07] The tariffs have made [1:40:08] our country rich [1:40:10] and successful. [1:40:12] And all of this, [1:40:13] I mean, I'd like to say [1:40:13] it was the election. [1:40:15] On November 5th [1:40:16] there was the election [1:40:16] and that's fine. [1:40:18] But without the election [1:40:19] you wouldn't have [1:40:20] what I've done economically. [1:40:21] So we have [1:40:23] the most successful [1:40:24] environment that we've ever had. [1:40:26] There's never been anything [1:40:27] like it from the standpoint [1:40:28] of investment [1:40:29] into our country. [1:40:31] It's five to six times higher [1:40:32] than anybody has ever seen [1:40:34] than any other country. [1:40:35] Any other country, [1:40:36] not just us, [1:40:37] has ever had. [1:40:38] On July 4th [1:40:39] we launched [1:40:39] Trump Accounts [1:40:41] to keep a vision [1:40:41] of our great, [1:40:43] big, beautiful bill. [1:40:43] And these tax-free investment [1:40:46] savings accounts [1:40:47] have already been activated [1:40:48] by over 7 million children. [1:40:50] These are investments [1:40:52] made in our future, [1:40:53] which is our children. [1:40:54] Our children are [1:40:55] the most important aspect [1:40:56] of our future [1:40:57] with more being added [1:40:59] each day. [1:41:00] So it's a tremendous hit. [1:41:01] Over 7 million [1:41:02] and really, [1:41:03] really just got going, [1:41:04] I would say, Scott, [1:41:06] about two weeks ago [1:41:07] when it was, [1:41:08] we got the final approvals. [1:41:09] And we have over 7 million. [1:41:12] Actually, [1:41:12] there's never been [1:41:13] anything quite like that. [1:41:15] But millions of accounts [1:41:16] are pre-funded [1:41:17] with $1,000 [1:41:18] from the U.S. Treasury [1:41:19] or generous gifts [1:41:21] from private donors [1:41:21] like Michael and Susan Dell [1:41:24] and others [1:41:24] who have given [1:41:25] billions of dollars. [1:41:26] Billions. [1:41:27] People are putting up [1:41:28] hundreds of millions [1:41:29] and billions of dollars [1:41:30] into it [1:41:31] and buying, [1:41:32] really, [1:41:33] a great future [1:41:34] for children. [1:41:34] When they turn 18 [1:41:35] or when they turn 21, [1:41:37] instead of having [1:41:38] no hope, [1:41:38] no future, [1:41:39] they will end up [1:41:40] with hundreds [1:41:41] of thousands of dollars [1:41:42] and maybe even more [1:41:43] than that. [1:41:44] So it's going to be [1:41:45] something to save. [1:41:46] With modest [1:41:46] additional contributions, [1:41:48] they'll grow [1:41:49] by numbers [1:41:50] that should be, [1:41:51] it could be, [1:41:52] over $200,000. [1:41:53] We're looking at [1:41:54] the timeline. [1:41:55] We're looking, [1:41:56] I wish we had an economy [1:41:57] like we have now [1:41:58] with the stock markets [1:41:59] going up. [1:42:00] But they will benefit [1:42:01] by our country [1:42:02] being successful. [1:42:03] And we're going [1:42:04] to give every child [1:42:05] a head start [1:42:06] on the American dream. [1:42:07] So go to [1:42:08] trumpaccounts.gov. [1:42:10] They're really [1:42:10] something, [1:42:11] the whole world [1:42:12] is talking about it [1:42:13] and it's far [1:42:14] ahead of schedule. [1:42:15] Nobody thought [1:42:15] it would be [1:42:16] as successful [1:42:17] as it's been, [1:42:18] but it should be. [1:42:19] It should be. [1:42:19] And we start them [1:42:20] off with $1,000 [1:42:21] and this was part [1:42:22] of the great, [1:42:23] big, beautiful bill. [1:42:24] With my most [1:42:25] favored nation policy, [1:42:26] you could say [1:42:27] this is even [1:42:28] a bigger thing [1:42:29] if that's possible [1:42:30] on drug prices. [1:42:31] We're achieving [1:42:32] record discounts [1:42:33] on prescription drugs. [1:42:34] The prescription drugs [1:42:36] were going through [1:42:37] the roof [1:42:37] for many years [1:42:38] and now we're [1:42:39] getting record discounts [1:42:41] with price differences [1:42:42] of 300, 400, [1:42:44] 500, 600 percent. [1:42:47] Nobody's ever heard [1:42:48] of a thing like that. [1:42:50] And what this is [1:42:51] all about [1:42:51] is that we were [1:42:53] the highest, [1:42:53] we had the highest [1:42:54] prices anywhere [1:42:56] in the world [1:42:56] by far. [1:42:57] Most expensive drugs, [1:42:59] prescription drugs [1:42:59] and others. [1:43:01] The highest in the world, [1:43:02] the whole world [1:43:03] was laughing at us. [1:43:04] We paid for the rest [1:43:05] of the world. [1:43:05] We subsidized [1:43:06] the whole world [1:43:07] and I said, [1:43:07] we're not going [1:43:08] to do that. [1:43:09] And I started it [1:43:10] in the first administration [1:43:11] and I took it up. [1:43:13] Obviously, [1:43:14] Biden wasn't able [1:43:15] to do anything about it [1:43:16] because you had [1:43:17] to get the consent [1:43:17] of the drug companies [1:43:18] and you had [1:43:19] to get the consent. [1:43:20] More difficult [1:43:21] would be the consent [1:43:22] of other nations. [1:43:23] The other nations [1:43:24] had to agree [1:43:25] but they were paying [1:43:25] a fraction, [1:43:27] sometimes 10 percent, [1:43:29] 20 percent, [1:43:30] 40 percent, [1:43:31] 70 percent less. [1:43:33] So I had to call them [1:43:34] and I had to get them on [1:43:35] and I said, [1:43:35] if you don't do it, [1:43:36] we're going to have [1:43:36] to charge your tariffs [1:43:37] and they all said no [1:43:39] at first, [1:43:40] very politely said, [1:43:41] sir, we can't do that. [1:43:42] We're not going [1:43:42] to double our prices. [1:43:44] They had to double [1:43:44] their prices [1:43:45] and in some cases [1:43:46] triple their price [1:43:47] and we would come down. [1:43:49] So a pill [1:43:50] that sold for $10 [1:43:52] in Germany [1:43:54] would sell for $130 [1:43:56] in New York. [1:43:57] Same pill [1:43:58] from the same company, [1:43:59] the same factory, [1:44:00] the same plant, [1:44:01] same laboratory [1:44:02] from $10 [1:44:04] and we pay $130. [1:44:06] I said, [1:44:06] no, no. [1:44:07] Now the world [1:44:08] is a bigger place [1:44:09] so it's not as bad [1:44:10] as it sounds for them. [1:44:11] So they went up to 20 [1:44:12] and we came down to 20. [1:44:15] So we now have [1:44:15] the lowest drug prices [1:44:16] anywhere in the world. [1:44:18] We're tied with the lowest [1:44:20] but we're basically [1:44:20] its favored nation. [1:44:21] So we have the lowest [1:44:23] drug prices [1:44:23] anywhere in the world [1:44:24] from the highest [1:44:25] drug prices [1:44:26] anywhere in the world. [1:44:27] Now what that does [1:44:28] for your health care, [1:44:30] I mean I see [1:44:30] these fake polls [1:44:31] where the Democrats [1:44:32] have wonderful numbers [1:44:34] on this stuff [1:44:34] and they are horrible [1:44:36] what they've done. [1:44:37] Obamacare is a total disaster. [1:44:39] It's a costly wreck. [1:44:40] It's unaffordable. [1:44:41] We call it [1:44:42] the Unaffordable Care Act. [1:44:44] It's a disgrace. [1:44:45] They never even thought [1:44:46] of being able [1:44:46] to do something like this. [1:44:48] They didn't even try. [1:44:49] They didn't even try. [1:44:50] So I got the drug companies [1:44:51] first [1:44:52] and then I got [1:44:53] the countries [1:44:55] and the drug companies [1:44:56] agreed [1:44:57] because they knew [1:44:58] the countries [1:44:58] wouldn't agree. [1:44:59] And when I called [1:45:00] Germany, France, [1:45:01] when I called [1:45:02] the UK, [1:45:03] when I called [1:45:04] all of these countries [1:45:05] I said [1:45:05] you got to do it. [1:45:07] It's unfair. [1:45:07] We're paying [1:45:08] ten times more [1:45:09] than you're paying [1:45:10] for the same drug. [1:45:11] You can't do this. [1:45:12] And they said [1:45:12] well we're not going [1:45:13] to do that [1:45:13] because we're going [1:45:14] to have to double [1:45:15] our price today [1:45:15] in order to make you happy. [1:45:17] I said no [1:45:17] maybe you're going [1:45:17] to have to triple [1:45:18] your price. [1:45:19] They said [1:45:20] well we can't do it. [1:45:20] I said that's alright. [1:45:22] If you can't do it [1:45:22] then I can't do something [1:45:24] also. [1:45:25] And I'm going to charge [1:45:25] you very substantial tariffs [1:45:28] which are far more [1:45:29] than we're talking about. [1:45:30] And they all said [1:45:31] we'd love to do it. [1:45:32] We would love to do it. [1:45:33] It would be a great honor [1:45:34] to do it. [1:45:34] So nobody else [1:45:35] would do this. [1:45:36] This would have [1:45:36] never happened. [1:45:38] So your drug prices [1:45:39] have gone down [1:45:39] by numbers [1:45:40] not even thinkable. [1:45:41] My first term [1:45:42] I had the privilege [1:45:43] of having lower drug prices [1:45:45] from the beginning [1:45:45] of the year [1:45:46] till the end [1:45:47] for the first time [1:45:48] in 28 years [1:45:49] you remember. [1:45:50] And I called [1:45:51] the news conference [1:45:52] to announce it. [1:45:52] So the year it ended [1:45:54] and I was [1:45:55] turned out [1:45:55] one eighth [1:45:56] of a percent. [1:45:58] One eighth [1:45:59] of a percent. [1:45:59] Little tiny [1:46:00] this much. [1:46:01] It went down [1:46:02] that much [1:46:02] during one year. [1:46:04] First time [1:46:04] in 28 years [1:46:05] it went down. [1:46:06] It was always [1:46:06] like this [1:46:07] just up [1:46:07] more expensive. [1:46:10] And I called [1:46:11] the news conference [1:46:12] and I was so proud [1:46:12] of myself [1:46:13] and I said [1:46:13] ladies and gentlemen [1:46:15] the first time [1:46:16] in 28 years [1:46:17] drug prices [1:46:17] have gone down [1:46:19] from January [1:46:20] till the end [1:46:21] of December. [1:46:23] And I want [1:46:23] to just [1:46:23] congratulate everybody [1:46:25] for being [1:46:26] a part [1:46:27] of this wonderful [1:46:27] experiment. [1:46:29] And one eighth [1:46:30] of a point [1:46:30] now [1:46:31] we're talking [1:46:32] about 400, [1:46:33] 500, [1:46:33] 600 percent [1:46:34] coming down. [1:46:36] We pay [1:46:36] the lowest [1:46:37] drug prices [1:46:37] anywhere in the world [1:46:38] from the highest. [1:46:39] So, you know, [1:46:41] and I'll say it [1:46:41] again and again [1:46:42] because the press [1:46:42] doesn't want to [1:46:43] report it. [1:46:43] The fake news [1:46:44] doesn't want to [1:46:44] report it. [1:46:45] They don't want [1:46:46] to talk about it. [1:46:47] What that does [1:46:47] for health care, [1:46:48] Bobby, [1:46:48] is unbelievable [1:46:49] because medicine [1:46:50] is a big part [1:46:51] of health care. [1:46:52] So I wish [1:46:53] that people [1:46:54] would understand [1:46:54] that and I hope [1:46:55] they're going [1:46:56] to vote for us [1:46:56] in the midterms [1:46:57] because you'll [1:46:58] see some stuff [1:46:58] that will be [1:46:59] horrible because [1:47:00] they can blow [1:47:01] it very fast [1:47:01] if they don't [1:47:02] know what [1:47:02] they're doing. [1:47:03] So your drug [1:47:04] prices are great. [1:47:05] You know, [1:47:05] I saw Spain [1:47:06] yesterday and [1:47:08] I watched the [1:47:09] catastrophe that [1:47:10] took place. [1:47:11] It looks like [1:47:12] an invasion [1:47:13] of a country [1:47:13] by hundreds [1:47:15] of thousands [1:47:16] of people. [1:47:17] And that same [1:47:18] thing's going [1:47:18] to happen to us [1:47:19] if the Republicans [1:47:20] don't get elected [1:47:21] except worse. [1:47:23] Much bigger. [1:47:23] Much easier [1:47:25] to get into [1:47:25] despite the fact [1:47:27] that we have [1:47:27] built thousands [1:47:29] of miles of wall [1:47:30] which I said [1:47:31] we were going [1:47:31] to do. [1:47:32] But we didn't [1:47:33] have that [1:47:34] for getting it. [1:47:35] But we have [1:47:35] the safest border [1:47:36] in the world. [1:47:37] If we're not [1:47:38] in office, [1:47:39] our country [1:47:40] will be invaded [1:47:41] at levels [1:47:42] that made Spain [1:47:43] look small time. [1:47:46] And when I watched [1:47:46] it, I said, [1:47:47] boy, I said, [1:47:49] I'm going to say [1:47:49] it because I knew [1:47:50] you were going [1:47:50] to be at Camp David. [1:47:51] And I say, [1:47:52] that's going [1:47:52] to be a talking [1:47:53] point for the midterms [1:47:55] because when you [1:47:56] look at what [1:47:57] happened to Spain [1:47:58] they don't know [1:47:58] what to do. [1:47:59] And it's happening [1:48:00] again today. [1:48:00] They're coming [1:48:01] in by the tens [1:48:02] of thousands. [1:48:03] They're just invading [1:48:05] the country. [1:48:07] And what that is [1:48:08] is weak law, [1:48:11] bad management, [1:48:13] but very liberal law. [1:48:16] They passed a couple [1:48:17] of laws and people read. [1:48:19] You know, [1:48:19] people are smart. [1:48:20] They read from [1:48:20] other countries [1:48:21] and they swam [1:48:22] that three-mile swim [1:48:24] or however they got [1:48:25] in. [1:48:25] But nobody's seen [1:48:26] anything like it. [1:48:28] That will look good [1:48:29] compared to what's [1:48:29] going to happen [1:48:30] to the United States. [1:48:32] The biggest thing, [1:48:32] the worst thing [1:48:33] that Biden did [1:48:34] is allowing 25 million [1:48:35] people into our country [1:48:36] because many of those [1:48:37] people are criminals. [1:48:39] They're murderers. [1:48:40] A lot of murderers. [1:48:40] 11,888. [1:48:43] A lot of them are gone now. [1:48:44] We got them out. [1:48:45] But they allow people [1:48:47] to come into this country [1:48:48] that you can't allow [1:48:49] to come into a country. [1:48:50] We're also making [1:48:51] an unprecedented investment [1:48:53] in the United States [1:48:54] Armed Forces. [1:48:55] where we're doing great. [1:48:57] We rebuilt the armed forces. [1:48:59] We rebuilt our military [1:49:01] in my first term. [1:49:02] But we are doing great [1:49:03] with our military. [1:49:04] They spent a lot of money [1:49:05] in our military. [1:49:07] They gave away [1:49:07] $300 billion worth of ammo [1:49:11] and everything else [1:49:11] in Biden's term. [1:49:14] But we're building it up fast [1:49:15] and we just have [1:49:17] a great military [1:49:18] and that's all there is to it. [1:49:19] But we rebuilt it [1:49:20] in my first term [1:49:22] and we're using it [1:49:24] in my second term [1:49:25] with Venezuela [1:49:26] and other places [1:49:27] and Iran now. [1:49:28] Iran is doing very poorly. [1:49:30] Just in case you read [1:49:31] incorrect stories, [1:49:32] they're doing very, [1:49:33] very poorly. [1:49:33] They're having a hard time. [1:49:35] They've been very dishonest. [1:49:36] They've been very dishonorable [1:49:37] to deal with. [1:49:39] But that makes no difference. [1:49:40] They're doing very, [1:49:41] very poorly. [1:49:42] We're also making [1:49:44] that investment [1:49:45] and looking forward [1:49:46] to getting, Pete, [1:49:47] $1.5 trillion [1:49:49] next year. [1:49:50] People see now [1:49:50] how important it is. [1:49:52] We want to keep [1:49:52] a safe country. [1:49:53] We have to keep [1:49:54] a safe country. [1:49:54] And the good news is [1:49:55] all of that equipment [1:49:57] is made in the USA. [1:49:58] So we're making it here. [1:50:00] It's jobs. [1:50:01] And each one of our [1:50:02] defense groups [1:50:04] are building literally [1:50:06] at least four new [1:50:08] massive plants [1:50:09] as we speak [1:50:10] because we want them [1:50:12] to move faster. [1:50:14] We have the best equipment [1:50:15] in the world, [1:50:16] but we want them [1:50:17] to move faster. [1:50:17] We don't want to wait [1:50:18] a year or a year and a half. [1:50:19] We want to wait a week, [1:50:20] maybe. [1:50:21] So that's happening, [1:50:22] and I think the results [1:50:23] are very good. [1:50:24] They're all, [1:50:25] they're building [1:50:26] at levels that nobody's [1:50:28] ever seen before. [1:50:30] And we've had [1:50:31] tremendous success, [1:50:32] and our military [1:50:32] was just proud of it. [1:50:33] Again, Venezuela [1:50:35] was a one-day war, [1:50:38] and we have a great [1:50:39] relationship with Venezuela. [1:50:40] We're working, [1:50:41] we're partners with Venezuela [1:50:42] now, [1:50:43] taking out tens of millions [1:50:45] of barrels of oil [1:50:46] and going to Houston, [1:50:48] going to Alaska, [1:50:49] going to Louisiana, [1:50:51] going to different places [1:50:52] for refineries, [1:50:54] and it's been [1:50:56] very much amazing. [1:50:57] The administration [1:50:58] has done more [1:50:59] in 18 months [1:51:00] than most administrations [1:51:01] have done in eight years [1:51:03] if you had a two-termer. [1:51:04] We've done more [1:51:05] in 18 months [1:51:06] than anyone's [1:51:07] ever seen before. [1:51:08] Nobody's ever seen. [1:51:09] This is the golden age [1:51:10] of America, [1:51:11] and we have a war [1:51:13] that's going on. [1:51:14] I guess you'll call it a war. [1:51:15] Maybe I call it [1:51:16] a military operation. [1:51:18] They have no... [1:51:19] Maybe it's been obliterated. [1:51:21] Their air force [1:51:22] has been obliterated. [1:51:23] They have no planes. [1:51:24] Their missiles have been... [1:51:26] Largely, [1:51:27] they have some left. [1:51:28] They have some, [1:51:29] but they have far fewer [1:51:30] than they had [1:51:31] four or five months ago. [1:51:33] Their manufacturing capacity [1:51:36] is almost gone. [1:51:39] The drone capacity [1:51:40] is almost gone. [1:51:41] They're very few, [1:51:42] but they have some. [1:51:44] If they have one, [1:51:45] that's too many, [1:51:45] as far as I'm concerned. [1:51:47] But we've done [1:51:47] an amazing job [1:51:49] with Venezuela. [1:51:51] We've done an amazing job [1:51:52] here. [1:51:53] We're in there [1:51:53] for five months, [1:51:54] and I know [1:51:55] what people like to say [1:51:56] because we've done [1:51:56] a much bigger job, [1:51:58] much more important job [1:51:59] than we originally anticipated. [1:52:02] So we're in there [1:52:02] for five months, [1:52:03] and if you look at Vietnam, [1:52:05] they were in there [1:52:05] for 20 years. [1:52:07] You look at Afghanistan, [1:52:09] they were in there [1:52:09] for many years. [1:52:10] You look at any one [1:52:11] of the wars. [1:52:12] Korea, any one of them. [1:52:13] They're in there [1:52:13] for many years. [1:52:14] We're in for five months, [1:52:15] and we have obliterated [1:52:16] their military capacity. [1:52:18] Again, they've got some left, [1:52:20] but soon they won't [1:52:21] have some left. [1:52:22] So I just want to thank [1:52:23] everybody around this table. [1:52:25] You've been very special. [1:52:26] I want to thank [1:52:26] a lot of the media people [1:52:27] because many of you [1:52:29] have been very, very fair. [1:52:30] Very, that's one of the [1:52:31] reasons you're here, frankly. [1:52:33] But you've been very fair. [1:52:34] You've covered me this time [1:52:35] much more fairly, I think, [1:52:37] than the first term. [1:52:40] The first term was [1:52:40] a great success. [1:52:41] We had the greatest economy [1:52:42] in history in the first term, [1:52:45] and this term is going [1:52:46] to blow it away. [1:52:46] I think this term [1:52:47] is going to actually [1:52:48] blow it away. [1:52:49] So it's an honor to have you, [1:52:50] and I'd like to ask [1:52:51] our great Vice President, [1:52:54] J.D. Vance, [1:52:54] to say a few words, [1:52:56] followed by Marco [1:52:57] and Pete and Scott [1:52:59] and Bobby Kennedy. [1:53:01] Okay? [1:53:02] Thank you very much, [1:53:03] everybody. [1:53:03] Please, Judy. [1:53:04] Well, great. [1:53:05] Thanks, Mr. President. [1:53:05] First of all, [1:53:06] thanks for having us [1:53:06] at this historical [1:53:07] and beautiful place, [1:53:09] and it's an honor [1:53:10] to be on the team, [1:53:11] an honor to be able [1:53:12] to work on fraud, [1:53:13] which is what I want [1:53:14] to talk about today, [1:53:15] though I know we have [1:53:15] a lot of things going on. [1:53:17] This has been an amazing team, [1:53:18] from Kelly Loeffler at SBA, [1:53:21] to Doug at the VA, [1:53:23] to Todd and Bobby Kennedy. [1:53:25] This really has required [1:53:26] a whole-of-administration approach [1:53:28] to try to tackle fraud. [1:53:29] There are a few things [1:53:30] that I want to talk about [1:53:31] and celebrate. [1:53:32] The first is that [1:53:33] just since the beginning [1:53:34] of the Fraud Task Force [1:53:35] that I started under [1:53:36] the President's leadership [1:53:37] and direction, [1:53:38] we have identified [1:53:39] $230 billion of fraud [1:53:42] that's being perpetrated [1:53:43] against the American people, [1:53:45] and we have halted already [1:53:46] $56 billion of that. [1:53:48] It's sometimes hard. [1:53:49] Once the money has already [1:53:50] gone out the door, [1:53:51] it's hard to get it back, [1:53:52] but stopping it [1:53:53] from going out the door [1:53:54] is how we save [1:53:54] the American people. [1:53:55] $56 billion, [1:53:57] and of course, [1:53:57] we're going to keep [1:53:58] on working on that. [1:53:59] Just today, [1:54:00] Mr. President, [1:54:00] we will announce [1:54:01] 17 new anti-fraud actions [1:54:04] that will total [1:54:04] about a third [1:54:06] of a billion dollars, [1:54:07] and that's added [1:54:08] to the $230 billion [1:54:09] that we've already uncovered. [1:54:11] And I want to just talk [1:54:12] for the benefit [1:54:13] of the American people [1:54:14] about why do we care [1:54:15] so much about this? [1:54:16] Because what I always [1:54:17] try to remind people [1:54:18] is that fraud [1:54:19] has two victims. [1:54:20] So to give [1:54:21] one concrete example, [1:54:23] there is a program [1:54:24] that is administered [1:54:25] by Medicaid, [1:54:27] and that program [1:54:28] ensures that low-income moms [1:54:30] and low-income babies [1:54:31] have access to neonatal care. [1:54:33] Now, I think most Americans [1:54:34] probably share my view [1:54:36] that this is one [1:54:36] of the great things [1:54:37] about the United States [1:54:38] of America, [1:54:38] that if we see a baby [1:54:40] and we see a young mother [1:54:41] that requires help, [1:54:42] we help our fellow Americans. [1:54:44] That's a good thing. [1:54:45] It's something [1:54:45] that we should be proud of. [1:54:47] And yet, [1:54:48] there is a program [1:54:48] that has defrauded [1:54:50] the moms and the babies [1:54:52] who benefit from these. [1:54:53] You've gotten people [1:54:54] who've gotten rich [1:54:54] by setting up false companies [1:54:57] that are providing [1:54:57] false services, [1:54:58] so who loses [1:54:59] in that equation? [1:55:00] Number one, of course, [1:55:02] is the American taxpayer [1:55:03] that is $230 billion poorer [1:55:05] because of the fraud [1:55:06] that this country [1:55:07] has let go on. [1:55:09] But I actually think [1:55:09] most importantly [1:55:10] is that we've seen [1:55:12] that program run out of money. [1:55:14] So we've seen moms [1:55:15] and babies unable [1:55:16] to access the health care [1:55:17] that they need [1:55:18] because the fraudsters [1:55:20] have gotten rich. [1:55:21] That is a disgrace. [1:55:22] And until the president [1:55:23] ordered us to stop it, [1:55:25] no one was doing [1:55:26] anything about it. [1:55:27] So we've made [1:55:27] a lot of progress, [1:55:28] Mr. President, [1:55:29] in just under a year, [1:55:31] but we're going to keep [1:55:31] on working at it [1:55:32] because we believe [1:55:33] the American people [1:55:33] deserve to have [1:55:34] their money spent [1:55:35] as you and the Congress [1:55:37] have directed it. [1:55:37] There's big numbers [1:55:39] here, fine, [1:55:39] tremendous numbers. [1:55:40] They look like [1:55:41] Elliot Ness. [1:55:42] Does anybody know [1:55:43] who Elliot Ness is? [1:55:44] They look like [1:55:45] that group of people [1:55:45] you have lined up [1:55:46] behind you. [1:55:47] They're doing a great job. [1:55:48] Yes, sir. [1:55:48] Billions, [1:55:49] not millions, [1:55:51] billions of dollars [1:55:53] is being recovered. [1:55:54] Billions. [1:55:55] And you haven't seen [1:55:57] anything yet. [1:55:58] We have things happening [1:55:58] that people aren't [1:56:00] going to believe. [1:56:00] The level of corruption [1:56:01] and fraud that took place [1:56:02] under the Biden [1:56:03] administration [1:56:04] was unprecedented. [1:56:06] And Minnesota, [1:56:07] California, [1:56:09] Maine, [1:56:09] Maine, [1:56:10] believe it or not. [1:56:11] You know, [1:56:11] you think of Maine [1:56:11] as this wonderful place. [1:56:13] Yep. [1:56:14] It's a level [1:56:15] of corruption [1:56:15] is incredible. [1:56:16] All over, [1:56:17] all over. [1:56:17] So great job. [1:56:19] Thank you very much. [1:56:20] Thank you, sir. [1:56:20] Okay? [1:56:21] Yes. [1:56:22] Oh, my turn. [1:56:23] Well, first of all, [1:56:23] thank you for bringing [1:56:24] us out here. [1:56:25] I got the chance [1:56:26] to drive [1:56:27] for the first time [1:56:27] in a year and a half, [1:56:28] which is developed, [1:56:29] right? [1:56:29] It was fun. [1:56:32] It was great. [1:56:34] And so just a couple [1:56:37] of points that we all [1:56:39] know we've followed [1:56:39] in the news, [1:56:40] obviously, [1:56:40] the events [1:56:41] in the Middle East [1:56:41] and others here [1:56:42] can talk about that. [1:56:43] Not that they're [1:56:43] not important, [1:56:44] but there's some [1:56:44] other issues happening [1:56:45] around the world, [1:56:45] Mr. President, [1:56:46] that you've shown [1:56:47] great leadership in [1:56:48] that have not gotten [1:56:48] nearly as much attention. [1:56:49] I think they've [1:56:50] observed a mention today. [1:56:51] The first is [1:56:51] the International Criminal [1:56:53] Court [1:56:53] is an illegitimate [1:56:54] international organization [1:56:56] that, frankly, [1:56:56] illegitimate, [1:56:57] they've made themselves [1:56:57] illegitimate because [1:56:58] they claim that even [1:56:59] if you're not a member [1:57:00] of that court, [1:57:01] they can come after you. [1:57:02] And what that literally [1:57:03] means in the future [1:57:03] is that American servicemen, [1:57:05] political leaders, [1:57:06] and others could find [1:57:07] themselves under [1:57:08] indictment by this [1:57:10] International Criminal Court. [1:57:12] If you want to know [1:57:12] a little bit about it, [1:57:13] Jack Smith used to work there. [1:57:14] These are the people [1:57:15] that think they can go out [1:57:16] and basically indict [1:57:17] any world leader [1:57:17] and haul them into the Hague. [1:57:19] So we've begun, [1:57:20] we tried to get them [1:57:21] to reform and listen to us. [1:57:22] They wouldn't do it. [1:57:22] They're very arrogant. [1:57:23] We've now begun an effort [1:57:25] to really try to bring [1:57:26] that court to heel. [1:57:27] There's no information [1:57:28] that they're after me. [1:57:30] It could happen. [1:57:32] Just so you know. [1:57:34] She's talking about it. [1:57:35] I'm saying that means [1:57:36] that maybe he's not [1:57:37] trying to defend me. [1:57:38] He is trying to defend [1:57:39] Bibi and various other people. [1:57:41] But there are many people [1:57:42] that shouldn't be [1:57:43] looked at that way. [1:57:44] But there is no indication [1:57:46] that I'm one of them [1:57:48] at this moment. [1:57:50] Well, and I actually think [1:57:52] the people who are [1:57:53] in biggest danger [1:57:53] in our system [1:57:54] are servicemen, [1:57:55] people in uniform. [1:57:56] They'll try to go out [1:57:57] for the rest of their lives. [1:57:57] They'll not be able [1:57:58] to travel anywhere [1:57:59] in the world [1:57:59] with their families [1:58:00] because they can be arrested [1:58:01] on one of these. [1:58:02] Imagine, you're a soldier, [1:58:03] you fought in a war [1:58:03] and 20 years later [1:58:04] they try to come grab you. [1:58:06] So this is a big problem. [1:58:07] So we've had dozens [1:58:08] of countries already join us [1:58:09] in separate. [1:58:09] Since we started two weeks ago, [1:58:11] five countries have already [1:58:12] quit the ICC [1:58:13] and notified them [1:58:14] that they're leaving. [1:58:15] And we think [1:58:15] there'll be more. [1:58:15] The second thing [1:58:17] is we had an unprecedented [1:58:18] ministerial. [1:58:18] Sixty countries [1:58:19] came to Washington [1:58:20] and were a part [1:58:21] of an effort [1:58:22] where we were [1:58:22] shedding light [1:58:23] on far-left terrorism [1:58:24] and violence. [1:58:26] You know, [1:58:26] if a bomb goes off [1:58:27] somewhere and it's tied [1:58:27] to some right-wing group [1:58:28] or what I, [1:58:29] I don't consider [1:58:30] neo-Nazis right-wing [1:58:31] I consider them Nazis. [1:58:32] Right? [1:58:33] But you're going to get [1:58:34] a lot of attention on that. [1:58:35] But if it's a leftist group, [1:58:36] an Antifa group, [1:58:38] it gets no cover [1:58:38] or they ignore [1:58:39] the ideological spin [1:58:40] and the ideological [1:58:41] reason behind it. [1:58:43] So we've got [1:58:43] sixty countries [1:58:44] came up here [1:58:44] and hopefully creating [1:58:45] a strong coalition [1:58:46] to go after [1:58:47] far-left violent terrorism. [1:58:49] Go after it [1:58:50] and call it by name [1:58:51] and I think we're building [1:58:52] a very strong coalition there. [1:58:54] We've had some successes [1:58:55] in the Middle East, [1:58:56] Mr. President. [1:58:56] As you know, [1:58:57] in the diplomatic front, [1:58:58] the deal with Lebanon [1:58:59] and Israel [1:59:00] is unprecedented. [1:59:01] President Ayoun [1:59:02] was here a week ago. [1:59:03] I think that was [1:59:04] the first visit [1:59:05] by a Lebanese president [1:59:06] in over 30-some odd years. [1:59:07] In fact, [1:59:07] this is the first time [1:59:08] the Israelis [1:59:08] and the Lebanese government [1:59:09] have spoken [1:59:10] at the official level [1:59:11] in close to 30 years. [1:59:12] And that was thanks [1:59:13] to your leadership. [1:59:14] A lot of work [1:59:14] to be done [1:59:15] to keep that peace [1:59:15] and build on it, [1:59:16] but it's a real achievable. [1:59:18] And of course, [1:59:18] as you announced [1:59:19] last night, [1:59:19] Mr. President, [1:59:20] this disarmament deal [1:59:21] that you brought about [1:59:22] with Steve and Jared's work [1:59:23] on Hamas [1:59:24] is another big step as well. [1:59:27] It's something a lot of people [1:59:27] thought would never happen. [1:59:29] It needs to happen, [1:59:29] but the fact [1:59:30] they've even agreed to it [1:59:31] is a real achievable. [1:59:32] Last point [1:59:33] is on the Western Hemisphere. [1:59:35] For the first time [1:59:36] in 15, 20 years, [1:59:38] the overwhelming majority [1:59:39] of the countries [1:59:39] in the Western Hemisphere [1:59:40] are now led [1:59:41] by pro-American leaders [1:59:43] and pro-American governments. [1:59:45] It's an extraordinary achievement, [1:59:46] all of it happening [1:59:47] through a success. [1:59:48] Virtually every election [1:59:49] that's happened [1:59:49] in the Western Hemisphere [1:59:50] since you were elected president [1:59:52] has elected someone [1:59:53] who is pro-American. [1:59:54] And I think this is [1:59:55] an incredible situation. [1:59:57] And last but not least, [1:59:58] and I have to thank [1:59:59] a number of agencies here, [2:00:00] particularly the Department of War, [2:00:01] after that terrible earthquake [2:00:03] in Venezuela, [2:00:04] within 36 hours, [2:00:06] the full force [2:00:07] of the American government [2:00:08] was on the ground [2:00:09] providing humanitarian assistance. [2:00:10] It was a sight to behold. [2:00:12] The USS Ford, I think, [2:00:13] was in their port. [2:00:14] Our Marines [2:00:15] and Armed Service personnel [2:00:18] were helping run [2:00:18] their airport and their tower. [2:00:20] It is one of the fastest, [2:00:21] most dramatic, [2:00:22] and most effective [2:00:23] humanitarian responses, [2:00:25] certainly in recent history, [2:00:26] if not ever. [2:00:27] And they came at the direction [2:00:28] of the president. [2:00:29] In fact, within an hour [2:00:30] of that earthquake hitting, [2:00:31] I remember because [2:00:32] I was overseas, [2:00:33] the president called and said, [2:00:34] make sure we go in there [2:00:35] and help these people [2:00:36] recover from this. [2:00:37] And we did. [2:00:38] And thanks to your leadership, [2:00:39] Mr. President. [2:00:40] It's a great story. [2:00:41] Enough needs to be told [2:00:42] about it because [2:00:42] the credit goes to [2:00:44] so many agencies [2:00:45] represented here today, [2:00:46] but really the Department of War's effort [2:00:47] was phenomenal. [2:00:48] So, thank you. [2:00:49] Thank you very much, Marco. [2:00:51] And just before we continue, [2:00:53] I want to just congratulate [2:00:55] Jake Leighton. [2:00:56] He's with us today, [2:00:57] as you know. [2:00:57] He's had a big victory. [2:00:59] He's going to be a... [2:01:00] He's going to do [2:01:00] a fantastic job. [2:01:01] He's only done a... [2:01:02] His whole life has been [2:01:03] about doing a fantastic job. [2:01:05] Congratulations. [2:01:06] Thank you, Mr. President, [2:01:15] for the invitation, [2:01:17] the opportunity to be here. [2:01:18] It's an honor for the War Department [2:01:20] to help run this facility also, [2:01:22] from the food to the fence line. [2:01:25] It's an honor to have you. [2:01:26] And it's great Americans here [2:01:28] and all around the country [2:01:29] and all around the world [2:01:31] who are the core [2:01:32] of what keep us safe. [2:01:34] But in order to do that, [2:01:35] you have to have a leader [2:01:36] that's willing to put them [2:01:38] in a position to do it. [2:01:39] And that's my takeaway, [2:01:40] Mr. President, [2:01:41] is sort of three points. [2:01:44] One, it takes courage. [2:01:45] Two, it takes restoring a spirit, [2:01:47] which you have done. [2:01:48] And third, it takes investment. [2:01:50] And not just an investment, [2:01:51] but a generational investment. [2:01:52] And I think people miss that. [2:01:54] The courage it takes [2:01:55] to seal the border, [2:01:56] to say we're going to do it [2:01:57] and we're going to do it [2:01:57] every single day [2:01:58] and we're going to do it [2:01:59] on behalf of the American people. [2:02:01] The courage to bomb the Houthis [2:02:02] and say we will maintain [2:02:04] freedom of navigation. [2:02:05] I wonder why they're not involved [2:02:06] in this conflict, the Houthis, [2:02:08] even though they're a proxy of Iran, [2:02:09] because they felt the weight [2:02:10] of American power for 45 days. [2:02:12] And you had the courage to do that. [2:02:14] The courage to do Midnight Hammer [2:02:16] and conclude the 12-day war [2:02:17] by obliterating their nuclear sites. [2:02:19] Something no one, [2:02:20] other presidents had the option [2:02:22] on their table to do, [2:02:23] but they never pulled the trigger [2:02:24] because of the complications, [2:02:26] because of the challenges, [2:02:27] because of the risk. [2:02:28] Courage. [2:02:29] The courage to take on cartels [2:02:30] and drugs, drug boats, [2:02:32] and now forming the ACCC, [2:02:34] the America's Counter Cartel Coalition, [2:02:36] with all those friendly governments [2:02:37] that Marco talked about [2:02:38] who want to be shoulder-to-shoulder, [2:02:40] not just with America, [2:02:41] but with a bold, strong America, [2:02:44] with clear leadership. [2:02:46] The courage to go get Maduro [2:02:48] in the most heavily guarded house, [2:02:51] inside the most heavily guarded fort, [2:02:53] inside the most heavily guarded town [2:02:54] in their capital city [2:02:55] in the middle of the night, [2:02:56] and change the entire dynamic [2:02:58] of that country and that region, [2:03:00] and the world saw [2:03:01] what the American military [2:03:02] was capable to do. [2:03:03] But that doesn't happen [2:03:04] unless the commander-in-chief says, [2:03:05] you're authorized to do it, [2:03:07] and will take the handcuffs off [2:03:09] when you do it [2:03:10] to ensure that Americans come home. [2:03:12] The courage to undertake epic fury [2:03:14] and this Iranian regime [2:03:16] and ensure they never have [2:03:18] a nuclear weapon, [2:03:19] which remains your commitment. [2:03:20] And frankly, [2:03:21] the courage to negotiate [2:03:22] with people that have shown [2:03:23] no willingness to do so honestly, [2:03:25] with incredible negotiators [2:03:26] who are the best in the world, [2:03:28] and give them every opportunity [2:03:29] to do it, [2:03:30] give those things up peacefully. [2:03:31] All of that takes guts. [2:03:34] But that comes on the backs [2:03:35] of the change in the spirit [2:03:36] of our department. [2:03:37] You talk about spirit all the time [2:03:38] and your right to do so. [2:03:40] When you rip out DEI, [2:03:42] when you rip out social engineering [2:03:44] and social justice, [2:03:45] and you put in merit, [2:03:47] and then you untie the hands [2:03:48] of commanders to be commanders, [2:03:50] to enforce discipline [2:03:51] and accountability, [2:03:52] to get back to basics, [2:03:53] then you get historic re-enlistment [2:03:56] inside our ranks. [2:03:56] Our best people, Mr. President, [2:03:57] are staying [2:03:58] because they want to be [2:03:59] in that kind of department. [2:04:00] And then historic recruitment record [2:04:02] amongst young Americans. [2:04:04] Every month, [2:04:06] our department breaks records. [2:04:07] And when did that trend line start? [2:04:09] On election day, 2024, [2:04:11] when the American people said, [2:04:13] I want to serve under this president. [2:04:15] And that new name, [2:04:16] the Department of War, [2:04:17] has become the ethos, [2:04:18] the warrior ethos [2:04:19] of our department. [2:04:20] Again, spirit. [2:04:21] And I will note, [2:04:22] the flyovers will indeed continue [2:04:24] until morale improves. [2:04:27] But that's also spirit. [2:04:29] Grades, 250, flyovers, [2:04:31] the American people [2:04:32] seeing and feeling [2:04:34] their military [2:04:34] in ways they have not [2:04:35] in the past, [2:04:36] that's spirit. [2:04:37] And then finally, [2:04:37] Mr. President, [2:04:38] a generational investment. [2:04:40] You rebuilt the military [2:04:41] in your first term [2:04:41] and you've spent [2:04:43] in your first year [2:04:43] $1 trillion [2:04:44] and now we are committed [2:04:45] in working with Congress [2:04:46] to get $1.5 trillion. [2:04:48] But this is not [2:04:49] the same way [2:04:50] we funded our department [2:04:51] in the past. [2:04:52] This is a businessman in charge. [2:04:54] This is a deputy secretary [2:04:55] of our department [2:04:55] who's a turnaround guy, [2:04:57] just like the president is, [2:04:59] saying, [2:04:59] we will not fund money, [2:05:01] we will not fund the apartment [2:05:02] the way we have in the past. [2:05:03] In fact, [2:05:04] so far, [2:05:04] $75 billion [2:05:06] in private investment [2:05:07] from defense companies [2:05:09] who are now investing [2:05:10] in new plants, [2:05:11] new equipment, [2:05:12] new assembly lines [2:05:12] to build the munitions [2:05:14] of the future [2:05:15] faster than ever possible. [2:05:16] That's saving taxpayer dollars [2:05:18] because the companies [2:05:19] themselves are investing. [2:05:20] That would never, [2:05:21] the arsenal of freedom [2:05:22] would never happen [2:05:23] without you. [2:05:23] So just like, [2:05:25] you know, [2:05:26] we use a lot of the things [2:05:26] Ronald Reagan's buildup [2:05:27] was a part of, [2:05:29] in this administration [2:05:31] and in future administrations, [2:05:32] they will look back [2:05:32] at Donald Trump [2:05:33] and the buildup [2:05:34] that he has done [2:05:35] and that will be, [2:05:36] the deterrence of the future [2:05:37] will be established [2:05:38] because of your investment. [2:05:39] So thank you, [2:05:40] Mr. President, [2:05:40] for your attention. [2:05:41] Thank you. [2:05:42] Scott, please. [2:05:44] Mr. President, [2:05:44] it's an honor [2:05:45] to be here [2:05:46] in this historic place [2:05:47] as we celebrate [2:05:48] our nation's [2:05:49] 250th anniversary. [2:05:50] And I think [2:05:51] if we look back [2:05:52] whether our founders [2:05:55] was President of Washington, [2:05:56] Thomas Jefferson, [2:05:58] Alexander Hamilton [2:05:59] could not have imagined [2:06:00] the economy [2:06:01] that we would have created. [2:06:03] It is the envy of the world [2:06:05] and as you said, [2:06:06] we have record investment [2:06:08] coming in. [2:06:08] We've never seen [2:06:09] anything like it [2:06:10] and we're pulling away [2:06:11] from the rest of the world [2:06:12] because of your leadership, [2:06:15] the policies that you did [2:06:16] from day one [2:06:17] in terms of digital assets, [2:06:19] in terms of technology, [2:06:20] and bringing back [2:06:22] American manufacturing. [2:06:25] You've done it again. [2:06:26] You've had [2:06:27] the incredible economy [2:06:29] during your first term [2:06:30] and we are seeing [2:06:32] that carry over here [2:06:34] and it is in stark contrast [2:06:36] to the Biden economy [2:06:37] which was government jobs, [2:06:40] government spending, [2:06:41] and high inflation, [2:06:42] the worst inflation [2:06:44] in 50 years. [2:06:46] And with the working families [2:06:48] tax cuts, [2:06:49] which I will add [2:06:50] every Democrat voted against, [2:06:53] every Democrat voted against, [2:06:55] it is the perfect barbell [2:06:57] for this economy. [2:06:58] On one side, [2:06:59] you have full expensing [2:07:01] for factories, [2:07:03] for equipment, [2:07:05] for farm structures. [2:07:06] On the other side, [2:07:07] your four signature policies, [2:07:09] promises made, [2:07:10] promises kept, [2:07:11] no tax on tips, [2:07:12] no tax on overtime, [2:07:14] no tax on social security, [2:07:15] deductibility of auto loans [2:07:17] if you buy [2:07:18] an American-made car [2:07:19] and the Americans [2:07:21] are starting to feel [2:07:23] core inflation is low, [2:07:26] consumer confidence is strong, [2:07:28] we have the highest [2:07:29] consumer confidence [2:07:30] came up today [2:07:31] in five months [2:07:32] and Main Street is back. [2:07:36] Small banks are linked [2:07:38] thanks to your policy, [2:07:39] small banks, [2:07:40] community banks [2:07:40] are lending again [2:07:41] and the Americans [2:07:44] are starting to feel it. [2:07:46] As you said, [2:07:47] these Trump accounts [2:07:48] are the most successful [2:07:49] program launch [2:07:50] in government history. [2:07:52] We've had 7 million families [2:07:54] sign up for them, [2:07:55] we're going to get [2:07:56] to open enrollment [2:07:57] and we will have [2:07:58] 70 million families [2:08:00] who have signed up for this. [2:08:02] 38% of American families, [2:08:04] households, [2:08:05] have no exposure [2:08:06] to our great equity market [2:08:07] and thanks to you, [2:08:09] we're going to have [2:08:09] an ownership society, [2:08:11] an ownership society. [2:08:12] You were one of the [2:08:13] first presidents [2:08:14] to create assets [2:08:16] for the American people, [2:08:17] not more debt. [2:08:18] We had the biggest [2:08:19] tax refund season ever. [2:08:22] Trade deals, [2:08:24] tax cuts, [2:08:25] energy dominance [2:08:26] and the regulatory efforts, [2:08:28] America is ushering in [2:08:29] the greatest reshoring wave [2:08:31] in our history. [2:08:33] In June, [2:08:33] our manufacturing sector [2:08:35] expanded for the [2:08:36] sixth straight month. [2:08:37] We've got construction jobs [2:08:39] and those are going to [2:08:40] lead into manufacturing jobs. [2:08:42] We've got Main Street [2:08:43] Prosperity. [2:08:44] Real wages are up [2:08:45] $1,000. [2:08:47] And sir, [2:08:47] what you've done again too [2:08:48] is the bottom 25% [2:08:51] of wage earners, [2:08:52] just like in your first term, [2:08:54] are outperforming [2:08:55] the top 25%. [2:08:57] This is a working [2:08:59] families administration. [2:09:01] In the past year, [2:09:03] that group [2:09:05] had wage increases [2:09:09] 5.5%. [2:09:10] They have three times [2:09:12] what the top end [2:09:14] has done. [2:09:16] So you've done it again [2:09:17] and these are [2:09:19] private sector jobs [2:09:20] we are creating. [2:09:21] As you often say [2:09:22] in these meetings, [2:09:23] we could have created [2:09:24] a million, [2:09:25] two million government jobs, [2:09:26] but we didn't. [2:09:28] The private sector [2:09:28] is creating. [2:09:29] We've got incentives, [2:09:30] we've got money coming in, [2:09:31] and we are rebuilding. [2:09:34] And then, [2:09:35] our energy dominance, [2:09:36] thanks to you [2:09:37] and these policies, [2:09:38] you can come to the U.S., [2:09:39] you're going to have [2:09:39] regulatory certainty, [2:09:40] tax certainty, [2:09:42] and energy certainty, [2:09:43] so it is the best place [2:09:44] in the world [2:09:44] to build your factory. [2:09:46] And finally, [2:09:46] I want to add, [2:09:47] it has been a pleasure [2:09:48] to be a part, [2:09:50] or a privilege, [2:09:51] to be a part of, [2:09:52] as we've gone from [2:09:52] epic fury [2:09:53] to economic fury, [2:09:55] to constrict, [2:09:56] on your orders, [2:09:57] constrict the Iranian regimes, [2:09:59] the financial tentacles [2:10:01] all around the world. [2:10:03] We started it, [2:10:03] on your orders, [2:10:05] we started it in March 2025. [2:10:07] In December 2025, [2:10:09] the largest bank in Iran collapsed. [2:10:12] The central bank [2:10:12] had to print money, [2:10:14] that caused inflation, [2:10:15] now they've got [2:10:15] 180% inflation, [2:10:17] they aren't able [2:10:17] to pay their troops. [2:10:19] And on your orders, [2:10:20] we are searching [2:10:21] for their assets [2:10:22] all around the world, [2:10:23] and that money [2:10:24] will go to [2:10:24] the Iranian people, [2:10:26] Americans who have been harmed [2:10:27] by the Iranians, [2:10:29] whether the U.S.S. coal, [2:10:31] they are in the barracks [2:10:32] in Lebanon, [2:10:34] or it will go back [2:10:36] to when the Iranians [2:10:38] attacked these ships [2:10:39] coming out. [2:10:40] So it's been a privilege [2:10:41] to be part of that, [2:10:42] and I look forward [2:10:44] to the rest of it. [2:10:45] Thank you very much. [2:10:46] I want to just add [2:10:48] that today, [2:10:49] there are more people [2:10:50] working in the United States [2:10:51] than at any time [2:10:53] in the history [2:10:53] of our country. [2:10:54] We have more people [2:10:55] working today, [2:10:56] think of that number, [2:10:57] more people working today, [2:10:59] by far, [2:11:00] than at any time [2:11:01] in the history [2:11:02] of our country. [2:11:03] So it's been something [2:11:04] very, very special. [2:11:06] Bobby, please. [2:11:07] Thank you, Mr. President. [2:11:09] Let me just take a moment [2:11:10] to take note [2:11:12] of the historical significance [2:11:13] of this occasion. [2:11:15] Before the press came in, [2:11:17] you asked all the Cabinet members [2:11:19] who had been to Camp David [2:11:20] before, [2:11:21] I think about three-quarters [2:11:23] of them had. [2:11:23] I raised my hand, [2:11:25] but I haven't been here [2:11:26] for 62 years. [2:11:28] I came here, [2:11:29] I came here on weekends, [2:11:31] as many weekends [2:11:32] as we could [2:11:33] between 1961 and 1963. [2:11:36] My father loved this place. [2:11:38] My uncle loved this place. [2:11:40] He was, [2:11:41] nobody knows about this [2:11:42] because on the history books, [2:11:43] but he was resentful [2:11:45] at Dwight Eisenhower [2:11:46] for renaming it Camp David. [2:11:48] And he, [2:11:49] if he had got, [2:11:51] made it to his second term, [2:11:52] he was going to rename it [2:11:53] to the Chamberlain, [2:11:54] which was the original name [2:11:56] that Roosevelt had named it. [2:11:59] My uncle prided himself [2:12:00] on being the most open, [2:12:02] transparent administration [2:12:03] in history, [2:12:04] who was the first president [2:12:05] that televised press conferences. [2:12:08] During his thousand days [2:12:09] in office, [2:12:10] he had about 30 press conferences. [2:12:12] You, Mr. President, [2:12:14] have press conferences every day. [2:12:16] And nobody has done it. [2:12:19] And here you've opened [2:12:21] the inner sanctum [2:12:22] of the presidency [2:12:23] for the first time in history. [2:12:24] And I think that's [2:12:25] a beautiful thing. [2:12:27] Because you also face, [2:12:28] although you gave these guys [2:12:29] a lot of compliments, [2:12:30] the most hostile press corps [2:12:33] that any president [2:12:34] in the United States history. [2:12:35] I was trying to do this. [2:12:36] Uniformly. [2:12:39] Anyway, [2:12:40] I'm going to talk [2:12:42] just briefly about [2:12:43] a subject you alluded to, [2:12:46] which is the MFN. [2:12:48] And so everybody [2:12:49] has a background. [2:12:51] You were here to every president [2:12:53] promised to fix [2:12:55] that disparity [2:12:55] between what we pay [2:12:57] and what the other [2:12:58] developed countries have paid. [2:13:00] When you came into office, [2:13:01] the list price for [2:13:02] was $1,350 for Americans. [2:13:05] You could get in [2:13:06] at any pharmacy [2:13:07] in London, Hamburg, Frankfurt [2:13:09] for $88. [2:13:10] and every president, [2:13:13] President Bush, [2:13:14] President Biden, [2:13:15] President Clinton, [2:13:17] President Obama, [2:13:18] have all promised to fix this [2:13:19] and none of them did anything. [2:13:20] You fixed it. [2:13:22] I said, [2:13:22] hey, [2:13:23] the time you leave office, [2:13:31] assuming that's in 2028, [2:13:32] 95% of the drugs [2:13:37] that are available [2:13:39] to Americans, [2:13:40] they will be paying [2:13:41] the lowest prices [2:13:42] in the world. [2:13:44] Trump Rx, [2:13:45] just in the short time [2:13:46] since we put it out, [2:13:48] has saved Americans [2:13:50] $700 million. [2:13:51] We now have 800 drugs [2:13:53] on there. [2:13:53] We have deals [2:13:54] with Amazon [2:13:55] and with good Rx. [2:13:56] We're adding [2:13:57] more and more drugs [2:13:58] every day. [2:13:59] And I'll just give you [2:13:59] one example. [2:14:01] Preluent [2:14:02] is a very popular [2:14:04] cholesterol drug. [2:14:06] Its list price [2:14:07] is $520. [2:14:08] That's what everybody [2:14:09] is paying. [2:14:10] We now have it [2:14:11] on Trump Rx [2:14:12] for $237. [2:14:14] That means [2:14:15] that the 300,000 [2:14:17] Americans [2:14:17] who take that drug [2:14:18] will be saving [2:14:20] $3,700 a year [2:14:22] on pharmaceuticals [2:14:24] every year. [2:14:26] And you can [2:14:27] apply that [2:14:28] across the board. [2:14:30] This is going [2:14:30] to change. [2:14:31] It's making [2:14:32] pharmaceuticals [2:14:33] affordable, [2:14:34] the most affordable [2:14:35] in this country, [2:14:35] of any country. [2:14:36] No problem. [2:14:37] Well, thank you, [2:14:38] Mr. President. [2:14:39] How are you doing [2:14:40] on the autism research? [2:14:43] We will have [2:14:43] an answer for you. [2:14:45] We just got it. [2:14:45] It's so important. [2:14:47] Okay? [2:14:48] We'll be talking [2:14:49] about that. [2:14:49] We'll be having [2:14:50] something of interest. [2:14:51] Such an important thing. [2:14:53] There's a picture [2:14:53] of your uncle [2:14:54] right there [2:14:54] on the wall. [2:14:55] I know. [2:14:55] He's looking [2:14:56] a handsome guy. [2:14:57] And that's quite [2:14:59] a picture. [2:14:59] Did you see it? [2:15:00] Yeah. [2:15:00] Maybe that gave [2:15:02] you the idea [2:15:02] to start out [2:15:03] that way, [2:15:03] but it's quite [2:15:04] a picture. [2:15:05] Any questions? [2:15:06] Mr. President? [2:15:07] Mr. President? [2:15:08] We've seen these [2:15:09] strikes between Iran [2:15:11] and the United States [2:15:11] for the past 10 days. [2:15:12] How do you go [2:15:13] about reviving [2:15:13] the ceasefire [2:15:14] and getting diplomacy [2:15:16] back on track? [2:15:17] Well, I think [2:15:17] we just want to win. [2:15:18] You know, [2:15:18] we just want to win. [2:15:19] We're doing very well. [2:15:22] We're trying [2:15:22] to be nice, [2:15:23] as nice as you can be [2:15:24] in a situation [2:15:25] like that. [2:15:26] But, you know, [2:15:27] they're being decimated. [2:15:30] They have no Navy. [2:15:31] They have no Air Force. [2:15:32] They have no anti-aircraft. [2:15:35] It doesn't mean [2:15:35] they don't have [2:15:36] any capability. [2:15:37] They have some, [2:15:37] but very little. [2:15:39] We just want to win. [2:15:40] We don't want to have them. [2:15:41] It's very simple. [2:15:43] They could not have [2:15:44] a nuclear weapon. [2:15:46] Iran will not have [2:15:47] a nuclear weapon. [2:15:48] No, they can't have [2:15:49] a nuclear weapon. [2:15:50] If they did, [2:15:51] the Middle East [2:15:51] would have been [2:15:52] wiped out by now. [2:15:53] If I didn't stop [2:15:55] the JCPOA, [2:15:56] the Obama deal, [2:15:58] if I didn't terminate that, [2:15:59] they would have [2:16:00] had a nuclear weapon. [2:16:01] I believe Israel [2:16:02] would no longer [2:16:02] be with us [2:16:03] and big parts [2:16:04] of the Middle East [2:16:04] and perhaps other countries [2:16:06] in different continents, [2:16:08] frankly, [2:16:09] because these people [2:16:09] are crazy. [2:16:10] So they cannot [2:16:11] have a nuclear weapon, [2:16:13] and they won't. [2:16:14] Mr. President, [2:16:14] he's backed [2:16:16] over the next [2:16:16] four weeks, [2:16:17] eight weeks. [2:16:18] We'll be hitting him. [2:16:19] We'll be hitting him [2:16:20] very hard. [2:16:21] And, you know, [2:16:22] at some point, [2:16:22] they're going to say, [2:16:23] we just can't [2:16:23] take it anymore. [2:16:24] Mr. President, [2:16:25] on the disarmament [2:16:26] deal that you announced, [2:16:27] do you have [2:16:28] assurances from Israel [2:16:29] that they are [2:16:30] on board with this deal? [2:16:31] And what comes first? [2:16:32] Does Israel pull back [2:16:34] and then Hamas disarms, [2:16:35] or does Hamas [2:16:36] need to disarm [2:16:36] and then Israel [2:16:37] leave the other? [2:16:37] So we do have [2:16:38] an understanding [2:16:39] with Israel. [2:16:40] Israel is very happy [2:16:40] about it. [2:16:41] Israel helped us. [2:16:43] And they've been [2:16:43] very good. [2:16:45] They've been very good [2:16:46] about it. [2:16:46] Most people said [2:16:46] that would be a deal [2:16:47] that would be undoable. [2:16:49] Now, will it go [2:16:50] through its ups and downs? [2:16:51] It's a very complex [2:16:52] situation over there. [2:16:53] The people [2:16:54] are very complex [2:16:55] and difficult. [2:16:58] In many cases, [2:16:59] wonderful. [2:16:59] In many cases, [2:17:00] not so wonderful. [2:17:01] But that will be a, [2:17:02] it's a great breakthrough. [2:17:04] Nobody's ever thought [2:17:05] that would, [2:17:05] nobody thought [2:17:06] that would be possible [2:17:07] to disarm Hamas. [2:17:09] That shows you [2:17:10] how much success [2:17:13] we're having [2:17:13] with the Iran. [2:17:14] Because if you go [2:17:15] four months ago, [2:17:16] five months ago, [2:17:16] a deal like that [2:17:17] would have been impossible. [2:17:18] So it's a big step [2:17:19] for the Middle East [2:17:20] and people are really [2:17:22] impressed by it [2:17:22] and they're surprised [2:17:23] by it. [2:17:23] And what comes first, [2:17:24] Mr. President? [2:17:25] What comes first? [2:17:25] Mr. Infantino [2:17:26] speak to you [2:17:27] about their proposal [2:17:28] to sell a stake [2:17:28] in the World Cup [2:17:29] and is that something [2:17:30] you support? [2:17:31] About who? [2:17:32] Did FIFA or Mr. Infantino [2:17:34] speak to you [2:17:34] about their proposal [2:17:35] to sell a stake [2:17:36] in the World Cup? [2:17:37] Mr. President, [2:17:38] on the, [2:17:39] you said this morning [2:17:40] on Truth Social [2:17:40] that victims of government [2:17:42] abuse should be paid back. [2:17:44] Yeah. [2:17:44] Even if it's not [2:17:45] the anti-weaponization fund, [2:17:47] would you still want [2:17:48] the acting attorney general [2:17:49] to try to do that? [2:17:49] Well, I'm talking about [2:17:50] the weaponization [2:17:51] against large numbers [2:17:53] of people in our country [2:17:54] by the Biden administration [2:17:56] and by Obama, [2:17:58] but by the Biden administration [2:17:59] in particular in this case. [2:18:01] But large numbers of people, [2:18:03] their lives have been ruined. [2:18:04] They've been destroyed. [2:18:05] Their families have been, [2:18:06] you know, decimated. [2:18:08] They've gone to prison [2:18:09] for no reason whatsoever. [2:18:12] There's never been [2:18:12] a group of people, [2:18:13] most likely, [2:18:14] I mean, I can think of a couple [2:18:15] that were treated [2:18:16] pretty badly, groups. [2:18:17] But there's essentially [2:18:19] never been a group of people [2:18:20] treated so badly [2:18:21] as these people. [2:18:22] And this fund, [2:18:23] this fund was not for me. [2:18:24] This fund was for those people [2:18:26] that have been weaponized, [2:18:28] that have been abused. [2:18:29] Now, I was abused. [2:18:30] They attacked my house, [2:18:31] Mar-a-Lago, [2:18:32] where I live. [2:18:33] And I was, you know, [2:18:35] big damages [2:18:35] should have been given to me. [2:18:37] I don't want anything. [2:18:38] I'm not talking about myself. [2:18:41] I think that there's [2:18:42] a group of people [2:18:42] in this country, [2:18:44] history will show, [2:18:45] that were treated [2:18:46] like nobody else [2:18:49] has ever been treated. [2:18:50] So badly, [2:18:52] so horribly. [2:18:53] Their families have been ruined. [2:18:54] Many, many suicides. [2:18:56] They've committed suicide. [2:18:57] People that were very successful [2:18:59] that wanted to go to [2:19:00] a rally [2:19:01] or an event [2:19:03] and ended up [2:19:04] spending the rest [2:19:06] of their lives [2:19:06] in horror. [2:19:08] So, I mean, [2:19:10] you can say what you want [2:19:10] about the fund. [2:19:12] And they've agreed [2:19:14] to not have a fund. [2:19:15] But there are a lot of people [2:19:16] that are very upset about it. [2:19:17] A lot of Republican people, [2:19:19] a lot of Democrat people [2:19:20] are very upset about it. [2:19:21] A lot of people were covered. [2:19:22] I wasn't covered by that fund. [2:19:24] I don't want to be covered [2:19:25] by the fund. [2:19:25] I probably was abused [2:19:26] more than anybody [2:19:27] in the history of our country. [2:19:29] But I wasn't looking for that. [2:19:31] But there were a lot of people. [2:19:32] And I'll tell you something. [2:19:33] Todd Blanche [2:19:34] is a very, [2:19:35] very good man. [2:19:36] And he shouldn't be [2:19:37] in the middle of this. [2:19:38] He should get approved [2:19:40] because you will never get [2:19:41] anybody like him. [2:19:42] You're never going to get anybody. [2:19:44] And to make him a pawn [2:19:45] on this whole thing, [2:19:46] this is being done [2:19:47] by a senator. [2:19:47] And I don't really blame him, [2:19:49] to be honest with you. [2:19:50] I endorsed his opponent. [2:19:51] And as soon as I endorsed [2:19:52] his opponent, [2:19:53] his opponent went through the roof [2:19:54] and he won the primary election [2:19:56] in Texas for a Senate. [2:20:00] And the man that lost, [2:20:02] the man that I didn't endorse, [2:20:04] has become very angry. [2:20:06] And that's okay. [2:20:06] I mean, I understand that. [2:20:07] I probably would do the same thing. [2:20:09] You want to know the truth? [2:20:10] I think I'd do the same thing. [2:20:11] Mr. President, [2:20:12] on that though, [2:20:12] do you agree, [2:20:13] just to be clear, [2:20:13] do you agree with [2:20:14] the acting attorney general [2:20:15] that the anti-weaponization fund [2:20:17] is dead? [2:20:17] And why not just put that [2:20:18] in writing? [2:20:19] Well, it is dead. [2:20:20] But, you know, [2:20:21] I wish it weren't, [2:20:22] to be honest with you. [2:20:22] I think people [2:20:23] were horribly treated, [2:20:25] horribly abused. [2:20:26] This has nothing to do with Todd. [2:20:27] This was me. [2:20:29] Horribly abused. [2:20:30] And I'd like to see them [2:20:31] compensated for the pain. [2:20:34] They lost their families. [2:20:35] They committed suicide. [2:20:37] Many people committed suicide. [2:20:39] They went down [2:20:40] for an innocent journey. [2:20:42] And I'm not only talking there, [2:20:43] I'm talking about [2:20:44] not even having to do with that. [2:20:46] The way they were treated. [2:20:47] The Biden administration [2:20:49] and the Obama administration [2:20:50] weaponized government [2:20:52] and destroyed lives. [2:20:54] Mr. President, [2:20:55] are you willing to accept limits [2:20:57] on the scope [2:20:58] of the audit immunity deal [2:20:59] in order to get [2:21:00] Attorney General Blanche confirmed? [2:21:02] Well, no, he should be [2:21:03] approved forthwith. [2:21:04] I mean, you're never going [2:21:05] to get a person like that. [2:21:06] Everybody agrees to it. [2:21:08] Don't forget, [2:21:09] Senator Cornyn thought [2:21:10] he was phenomenal [2:21:11] until he lost. [2:21:13] You know, [2:21:13] when he lost, [2:21:14] is that a correct statement? [2:21:15] You come from Texas. [2:21:16] Yes. [2:21:17] I mean, he thought [2:21:17] this was the most [2:21:18] incredible person. [2:21:19] And when he lost, [2:21:21] he lost because of me. [2:21:22] I endorsed somebody else. [2:21:23] And as soon as [2:21:24] I endorsed the other person, [2:21:25] the other person [2:21:26] became a rocket ship upward. [2:21:28] And he lost. [2:21:29] And, you know, [2:21:31] I think I'd be the same. [2:21:32] I mean, I shouldn't say that, [2:21:34] but I'd be upset also. [2:21:37] And so I fully understand it. [2:21:40] He shouldn't be that way. [2:21:41] I shouldn't be that way. [2:21:43] But he is that way. [2:21:44] He's become a very angry person. [2:21:46] And I understand. [2:21:46] You have a couple of others [2:21:47] that I've caused [2:21:48] their defeat, too. [2:21:49] And, you know, [2:21:50] you'll probably hear [2:21:50] from them, too. [2:21:51] Yeah. [2:21:51] Mr. President, [2:21:52] back on Iran, [2:21:53] there was a report [2:21:53] that you got a proposal [2:21:55] from the military [2:21:55] to go big [2:21:56] and hit them hard [2:21:57] over 10 or 14 days. [2:21:59] Well, we're going big. [2:21:59] Are you going to consider that? [2:22:00] We've already gone big. [2:22:01] Look, I mean, what's big? [2:22:03] They had 159 ships. [2:22:05] That was their entire Navy. [2:22:06] 159. [2:22:07] Their entire Navy [2:22:08] is laying at the bottom [2:22:09] of the sea. [2:22:10] I'd say that's going big. [2:22:11] They had 200 airplanes. [2:22:13] They're all gone. [2:22:14] Every one of them. [2:22:14] They don't have one airplane. [2:22:16] They had anti-aircraft weaponry. [2:22:17] They were very good, [2:22:18] but it didn't work. [2:22:20] And it's all gone. [2:22:22] Their radar is all gone. [2:22:23] Their leaders are all gone. [2:22:25] Everything's all gone. [2:22:26] But they'll fight onward. [2:22:27] Mr. President, [2:22:28] on Ukraine, [2:22:29] you said the other day [2:22:30] that you're not sure [2:22:31] about whether to grant Ukraine [2:22:33] the Patriot missile license [2:22:34] that had been discussed. [2:22:36] Do you want to see more [2:22:37] from Zelensky [2:22:37] before you take that action? [2:22:40] Well, it's a big step. [2:22:41] Look, we have [2:22:41] the greatest weapons [2:22:43] in the world. [2:22:43] We have the greatest drones [2:22:45] in the world. [2:22:46] People don't know that. [2:22:46] We have the greatest weaponry [2:22:48] in the world. [2:22:48] We have, [2:22:49] in the case of [2:22:50] President Zelensky, [2:22:52] he'd like to have [2:22:53] some Patriots. [2:22:53] He'd like to have [2:22:54] some Tomahawks, [2:22:56] which are lethal, [2:22:57] one offensive, [2:22:58] one defensive. [2:22:59] But when you give somebody [2:23:00] the right, [2:23:01] they're very complex weapons, [2:23:02] by the way. [2:23:03] I mean, [2:23:03] the Patriot, [2:23:04] as an example, [2:23:05] the other day, [2:23:05] you read that [2:23:06] five missiles were shot. [2:23:09] They were going [2:23:09] 8,600 miles an hour. [2:23:12] Think of it. [2:23:12] 8,600. [2:23:14] Now, a car, [2:23:15] if you go 60, [2:23:16] it gets to be a little faster. [2:23:17] If you go 100, [2:23:19] 8,600 miles an hour. [2:23:21] And they were big missiles. [2:23:23] And they were shot at Jordan. [2:23:25] And our guys were there. [2:23:27] Bing, [2:23:27] bing, [2:23:28] bing, bing, bing. [2:23:29] Five. [2:23:30] Bing, bing. [2:23:31] Bing, bing, bing. [2:23:32] Right? [2:23:32] I don't want to be my name. [2:23:33] I'm 666. [2:23:35] I had to be very careful. [2:23:36] That would have been, [2:23:37] that would have been a great sound. [2:23:38] There were five missiles, [2:23:40] and we shot all five down [2:23:41] before they got close. [2:23:44] Nobody else has that capacity. [2:23:46] These weapons are incredible. [2:23:48] We have to be very careful [2:23:49] about letting somebody build them. [2:23:53] You know, [2:23:53] it's very important now. [2:23:55] We are building many plants now [2:23:57] to make those. [2:23:58] And the Tomahawk missile [2:24:00] is the most incredible thing. [2:24:02] It can go into a doorway. [2:24:03] You can put it through a window [2:24:04] of a house. [2:24:06] Nobody's ever seen anything like it. [2:24:07] You have to be very judicious, [2:24:10] but you have to be very careful. [2:24:12] Now, [2:24:13] we have not agreed to that. [2:24:15] We're talking about it. [2:24:17] But it's a hard thing [2:24:18] to give away that kind of technology. [2:24:21] And I don't think [2:24:22] this would ever happen. [2:24:23] But, you know, [2:24:23] those people that you give [2:24:24] that technology, [2:24:25] they can someday turn on you. [2:24:27] You know, [2:24:27] that is possible. [2:24:28] You look at war. [2:24:30] It's happened a couple of times [2:24:31] over the years, right? [2:24:32] So we have to be very careful. [2:24:33] I mean, [2:24:34] we guard that. [2:24:35] We have the greatest military [2:24:36] in the world, [2:24:37] but we have the greatest weapon [2:24:38] in the world. [2:24:39] Now we have to make them [2:24:40] a little bit faster [2:24:41] because we've given a lot away. [2:24:43] You know, [2:24:43] President Biden, [2:24:45] unfortunately, [2:24:46] gave a lot away to Ukraine. [2:24:48] And he gave, [2:24:49] and so did I. [2:24:50] I mean, [2:24:50] I gave them the javelins, [2:24:53] the tank busters. [2:24:54] Without the javelins, [2:24:55] that war would have been [2:24:56] a one-day war. [2:24:57] It would have been over. [2:24:57] They wiped out the tanks [2:24:59] going up to Kiev [2:25:00] when they got stuck in the mud. [2:25:02] They had a general [2:25:03] that decided [2:25:03] to go through the mud [2:25:04] instead of going up the highway [2:25:06] where they were going very nicely. [2:25:07] It would have been over. [2:25:08] But no, [2:25:09] I gave them the javelins. [2:25:11] The javelins are unbelievably, [2:25:12] we have the greatest weapons [2:25:13] in the world. [2:25:14] We have to be very careful [2:25:15] about giving out [2:25:17] the secrets to those weapons. [2:25:19] And they're not, [2:25:21] you can't copy them. [2:25:22] It's a little like NVIDIA. [2:25:25] They have a chip. [2:25:27] They say you cannot copy it. [2:25:29] The complexity is so great, [2:25:30] you cannot. [2:25:31] You know, [2:25:31] most things you copy. [2:25:33] China's known for it. [2:25:34] Other countries know [2:25:35] that we do something. [2:25:36] And I guess we copy also. [2:25:38] Most things you can copy [2:25:39] pretty easily. [2:25:40] There's a chip [2:25:41] that they made, [2:25:42] their ultimate chip. [2:25:43] And they always have [2:25:44] the ultimate chip. [2:25:46] And I say, [2:25:46] well, [2:25:47] why doesn't somebody copy it? [2:25:48] Because they can't, [2:25:50] the complexity. [2:25:51] They can't copy our weapons. [2:25:52] We have the greatest weapons [2:25:53] in the world, [2:25:54] many of them. [2:25:55] Those are just two or three [2:25:56] that I mentioned. [2:25:57] But you cannot copy them. [2:25:59] So we have to be very careful. [2:26:00] Mr. President, [2:26:01] as Hamas disarms [2:26:03] as part of this plan, [2:26:04] who do you see [2:26:04] as taking possession [2:26:05] of those weapons [2:26:06] that they had? [2:26:07] Does that go to [2:26:07] the new government? [2:26:08] Does it be [2:26:09] the Board of Peace, [2:26:10] mostly? [2:26:11] It's going to be run [2:26:11] by the Board of Peace. [2:26:12] This Board of Peace [2:26:12] has been an amazing, [2:26:14] it's led by some amazing people. [2:26:16] Board of Peace. [2:26:17] Mr. President, [2:26:18] you said they do have [2:26:19] some capabilities left. [2:26:20] Should Americans be prepared [2:26:21] for these back and forth [2:26:22] attacks to continue [2:26:24] until Iran's [2:26:24] unable to strike them back? [2:26:26] They'll get weaker. [2:26:27] They'll get a little stronger [2:26:28] maybe now. [2:26:29] But they'll get weaker [2:26:30] and then they peter up. [2:26:33] Yeah, sure. [2:26:34] I think so. [2:26:34] I mean, it'd be foolish [2:26:35] to say no. [2:26:36] You always have to [2:26:37] keep your guard up. [2:26:38] What is the status of talks? [2:26:39] Who went from [2:26:40] the administration [2:26:40] to talk with the government? [2:26:41] Well, they always want to talk, [2:26:42] but they break their words [2:26:43] so often. [2:26:43] Steve is talking, [2:26:45] Jared, [2:26:45] we have very good people. [2:26:47] JD's involved, [2:26:48] very strongly involved. [2:26:50] We have great people [2:26:51] talking. [2:26:51] Marco's involved. [2:26:53] Because they say [2:26:53] talks aren't happening. [2:26:54] Very good people. [2:26:55] We're the best people. [2:26:56] But they'll make a deal. [2:26:58] As an example, [2:26:59] we'll talk about nuclear [2:27:00] and we'll be in there [2:27:01] talking about nuclear [2:27:02] for seven hours. [2:27:03] They say, [2:27:03] why do you need seven? [2:27:05] You can take ten minutes. [2:27:06] You have five minutes [2:27:07] you should solve. [2:27:08] But seven hours. [2:27:09] And then they'll go out [2:27:10] and I'll say, [2:27:12] they discuss nuclear. [2:27:14] And they'll go out [2:27:14] and they'll say, [2:27:15] we never discuss nuclear. [2:27:17] And I'll say, [2:27:17] why do they say that? [2:27:19] All they do [2:27:19] is make me angry. [2:27:20] You just make me angry. [2:27:23] Any other questions? [2:27:24] Do you believe [2:27:24] that you can reach [2:27:26] a deal with Iran [2:27:27] given that you talked about [2:27:28] nuclear? [2:27:28] Yes, you can. [2:27:28] I mean, look, [2:27:29] I'm losing faith in them [2:27:32] because they do lie [2:27:34] and they do misrepresent. [2:27:36] Well, the other day, [2:27:37] the five missiles were shot. [2:27:39] We knocked them down. [2:27:40] But we were in the midst [2:27:40] of a negotiation. [2:27:41] I mean, I'm waiting [2:27:42] for Steve to call me. [2:27:43] How's the negotiation going? [2:27:46] And instead, [2:27:47] I got a call from Pete [2:27:48] that they just shot [2:27:49] five missiles [2:27:50] at one of our bases [2:27:51] in Jordan. [2:27:53] And we have bases in Jordan. [2:27:54] Fortunately, [2:27:55] our people operated [2:27:56] the equipment. [2:27:57] It's also very complex [2:27:58] to operate. [2:27:59] You know, [2:27:59] you talk about the equipment. [2:28:00] It's very, [2:28:01] you have to be, [2:28:02] oftentimes you see, [2:28:03] when did you go to school? [2:28:04] MIT, Caltech. [2:28:06] I mean, you know, [2:28:07] they go to schools [2:28:08] that are not as normal [2:28:10] for the military, [2:28:11] to be honest with you. [2:28:12] We have unbelievably brilliant people [2:28:14] operating that equipment. [2:28:14] And when you don't, [2:28:16] you know, [2:28:16] the equipment, [2:28:18] the shots miss, [2:28:20] the safety misses [2:28:21] or the accuracy misses. [2:28:23] We have unbelievable people. [2:28:24] Think of it. [2:28:25] We had 111, [2:28:26] at one point, [2:28:27] a couple of months ago, [2:28:29] 111 over a short period of time, [2:28:31] missiles were shot [2:28:32] at the Abraham Lincoln [2:28:34] aircraft carrier. [2:28:35] Great, beautiful ship. [2:28:37] One of the most beautiful ships [2:28:38] to me, design-wise. [2:28:40] 111 missiles going out. [2:28:43] Out of the 111 missiles, [2:28:45] 111 missiles [2:28:47] were shot down [2:28:49] quite a bit earlier [2:28:51] than they got down. [2:28:52] I mean, [2:28:52] long before they got there. [2:28:54] They were shot down. [2:28:55] It was almost, [2:28:55] in a couple of cases, [2:28:56] they were shot down [2:28:57] almost as they were taking off. [2:28:59] It's incredible technology. [2:29:01] So you have a ship [2:29:02] that costs billions of dollars [2:29:04] and you have missiles heading to it. [2:29:08] 111 missiles [2:29:09] were shot down, [2:29:11] routinely shot down. [2:29:12] And I spoke to the people. [2:29:15] I like to reward people. [2:29:17] I'll call them up [2:29:17] on the President. [2:29:19] And they were cool [2:29:21] as a cucumber. [2:29:22] Mr. President, [2:29:23] the last two weeks [2:29:24] of strikes by CENTCOM, [2:29:26] CENTCOM has said [2:29:27] that those were meant [2:29:28] to degrade [2:29:28] Arran's ability [2:29:29] to disrupt [2:29:29] the Strait of Hormuz. [2:29:30] How many more strikes [2:29:31] will it take [2:29:32] to significantly... [2:29:33] Well, you never know. [2:29:34] Look, I mean, [2:29:34] most people would have given up [2:29:35] by then. [2:29:36] You know, [2:29:36] they've got no Navy, [2:29:37] they've got no Air Force. [2:29:38] Most people would have given up [2:29:40] they haven't. [2:29:40] So I give them credit for that. [2:29:42] I mean, [2:29:42] they're known as Big Tough. [2:29:43] They're tough. [2:29:44] Back on Ukraine, [2:29:45] what did you tell [2:29:46] President Zelensky [2:29:47] about the Patriots? [2:29:48] Did you explain [2:29:49] all that to him? [2:29:49] You're concerned about... [2:29:50] I spoke to him [2:29:50] about Patriots. [2:29:51] I spoke to him [2:29:52] about Tomahawks. [2:29:53] I spoke to him [2:29:53] about everything. [2:29:53] I also spoke to him [2:29:54] about let's get [2:29:55] this war over with. [2:29:56] So last month [2:29:57] they had 25,000 people. [2:29:59] It's averaging [2:29:59] about 25,000 people [2:30:01] a month die. [2:30:02] Mostly soldiers. [2:30:03] Almost entirely. [2:30:05] But, you know, [2:30:06] missiles are hitting areas [2:30:07] also. [2:30:07] But mostly soldiers. [2:30:08] They had 25,000 soldiers. [2:30:11] The month before that [2:30:12] it was 32,000 soldiers. [2:30:14] I said, [2:30:14] you've got to get [2:30:15] this war over with. [2:30:16] I think he wants [2:30:17] to make a deal [2:30:18] and I think Putin [2:30:18] wants to make a deal. [2:30:20] But there's a lot [2:30:20] of dislike [2:30:21] as you probably notice. [2:30:23] He seems very reluctant [2:30:24] to make concessions [2:30:25] for President Putin. [2:30:26] Well, [2:30:26] nobody wants [2:30:27] to make concessions. [2:30:28] But they're both [2:30:29] going to have [2:30:30] to make some concessions. [2:30:31] I mean, [2:30:31] you've got to make a deal. [2:30:33] 25,000 young, [2:30:35] beautiful people. [2:30:36] Soldiers. [2:30:37] Mostly soldiers. [2:30:38] They're dying [2:30:39] a month. [2:30:40] It's [2:30:41] I ended eight wars. [2:30:43] That was the war [2:30:44] I thought would [2:30:44] maybe go first. [2:30:46] And it really hasn't. [2:30:47] It's kind of awesome. [2:30:48] And I ended wars [2:30:49] that were, [2:30:50] in theory, [2:30:50] much more difficult [2:30:51] to end. [2:30:51] We had a couple [2:30:53] that were [2:30:53] into the 30-year category. [2:30:57] Well, [2:30:57] the Congo. [2:30:57] Look at the Congo [2:30:58] in Rwanda. [2:30:59] That was our nasty war. [2:31:01] It's an amazing group [2:31:03] in America. [2:31:04] It's safer [2:31:04] and stronger [2:31:05] and far more [2:31:05] successful [2:31:06] than it was [2:31:07] two years ago. [2:31:09] And I think, [2:31:09] frankly, [2:31:10] that it never was. [2:31:10] I don't think [2:31:11] it's ever been [2:31:11] anything like this. [2:31:14] We're building [2:31:15] more factories [2:31:16] and plants [2:31:17] in this country [2:31:18] than we've ever [2:31:19] built before. [2:31:20] And we're going to be, [2:31:22] at some point, [2:31:23] we'll be leaving [2:31:23] this position [2:31:24] and we're going to [2:31:25] leave this country [2:31:26] in very, very good shape. [2:31:28] Better shape [2:31:28] than it's ever been. [2:31:30] When we took office, [2:31:31] we inherited [2:31:31] a total catastrophe. [2:31:34] The last administration [2:31:35] created the worst [2:31:36] inflation in 48 years, [2:31:37] the most dangerous [2:31:38] and insecure border [2:31:39] in history, [2:31:41] and exploding trade [2:31:42] deficits [2:31:42] like we have never [2:31:44] seen before, [2:31:45] rampant crime, [2:31:47] men and women's sports, [2:31:48] transgender [2:31:49] mutualization [2:31:50] of your children, [2:31:52] and chaos [2:31:53] and bedlam [2:31:53] all over the world. [2:31:54] Other than that, [2:31:55] they did quite a good job. [2:31:57] In less than 18 months, [2:31:59] we've turned around [2:32:00] four years of disaster [2:32:02] and we now have [2:32:02] the strongest border [2:32:04] in American history. [2:32:05] We went for the worst border, [2:32:06] I believe, [2:32:06] of any country in history. [2:32:08] 25 million people [2:32:09] came through in four years. [2:32:11] And these are people [2:32:12] that in many cases [2:32:13] you don't want. [2:32:14] There were murderers, [2:32:14] there were drug dealers, [2:32:16] there were people [2:32:17] that you do not want. [2:32:19] But now we have [2:32:19] the strongest border [2:32:20] in American history [2:32:21] and for the last 15 months [2:32:23] the report just came out again. [2:32:25] We've had no people [2:32:27] coming in [2:32:27] through our southern border. [2:32:29] Zero. [2:32:29] And it's almost hard to say [2:32:31] because you'd say, [2:32:31] is that even possible? [2:32:33] They had 25 million people [2:32:35] came in. [2:32:35] We have no people [2:32:36] coming in through illegally [2:32:37] through our southern border. [2:32:39] And that's in history. [2:32:40] So think of that zero, [2:32:42] a big, beautiful zero. [2:32:43] The murder rate, [2:32:44] so its single largest drop [2:32:45] ever recorded [2:32:46] to the lowest in 125 years. [2:32:49] That goes back to, [2:32:50] think of it, [2:32:51] it goes back to 1900. [2:32:54] The lowest murder rate [2:32:55] in the history of our country. [2:32:57] So that's something. [2:32:59] Today, [2:32:59] I just want to mention [2:33:00] that we heard in Minnesota [2:33:02] there was a cyber attack [2:33:04] and they blame it on Iran. [2:33:06] I don't think so. [2:33:07] I think I blame it on Minnesota [2:33:08] because they're grossly incompetent. [2:33:10] There was a cyber attack [2:33:11] of 30 water plants. [2:33:14] And I would blame it [2:33:15] on Minnesota [2:33:16] and the governor, [2:33:17] the corrupt governor [2:33:18] of Minnesota. [2:33:19] They like to say, [2:33:20] oh, it's Iran. [2:33:21] Iran should be so lucky. [2:33:23] Iran's got bigger problems [2:33:24] than worrying about Minnesota. [2:33:26] This month, [2:33:26] it was announced [2:33:27] that inflation is dropping [2:33:29] at the fastest rate [2:33:30] in more than six years. [2:33:32] Walmart, [2:33:33] Sam's Club, [2:33:33] Giant Eagle, [2:33:34] and others [2:33:35] are slashing prices [2:33:36] by hundreds of grocery stores [2:33:38] and all of the stores. [2:33:40] I mean, [2:33:40] throughout the country, [2:33:41] they're slashing prices. [2:33:43] Something that you haven't seen [2:33:44] for a long time [2:33:45] since my last administration. [2:33:48] The stock market [2:33:49] has set 73 all-time record highs [2:33:51] since the election. [2:33:52] That means all-time record highs, [2:33:55] 73 days [2:33:56] out of a very short period of time. [2:33:59] And the typical 401k [2:34:00] is up by more than $30,000. [2:34:03] And when you think of that, [2:34:05] if you add another $1,000 to it, [2:34:10] it will be, [2:34:11] we set the record [2:34:12] in the last administration, [2:34:13] a record still standing. [2:34:16] This administration [2:34:16] is going to blow [2:34:17] my last administration away. [2:34:20] When the factories [2:34:21] that we're building [2:34:22] at record, [2:34:23] and we're not building them, [2:34:24] all over the world, [2:34:25] they're building. [2:34:26] They're coming from [2:34:27] all over the world. [2:34:28] They're coming from Germany [2:34:28] with the cars. [2:34:30] They're coming from Germany. [2:34:31] They're coming from Japan, [2:34:32] South Korea, [2:34:33] Canada, Mexico. [2:34:35] From all over the world, [2:34:36] they're building auto plants here [2:34:37] because otherwise [2:34:38] they have to pay tariffs. [2:34:39] The tariffs have made [2:34:40] our country rich [2:34:42] and successful. [2:34:43] And all of this, [2:34:45] I mean, [2:34:45] I'd like to say [2:34:45] it was the election. [2:34:47] On November 5th, [2:34:48] it was the election, [2:34:49] and that's fine. [2:34:50] But without the election, [2:34:51] you wouldn't have [2:34:52] what I've done economically. [2:34:53] So we have [2:34:55] the most successful environment [2:34:57] that we've ever had. [2:34:58] There's never been anything [2:34:59] like it [2:34:59] from the standpoint [2:35:00] of investment [2:35:01] into our country. [2:35:02] It's five to six times higher [2:35:04] than anybody [2:35:05] has ever seen [2:35:06] than any other country. [2:35:07] Any other country, [2:35:08] not just us, [2:35:09] has ever had. [2:35:10] On July 4th, [2:35:11] we launched Trump accounts [2:35:13] to keep a vision [2:35:13] of our great, [2:35:15] big, beautiful bill. [2:35:16] And these tax-free investment [2:35:18] savings accounts [2:35:19] have already been activated [2:35:20] by over 7 million children. [2:35:22] These are investments [2:35:24] made in our future, [2:35:25] which is our children. [2:35:26] Our children are [2:35:27] the most important aspect [2:35:29] of our future, [2:35:29] with more being added each day. [2:35:32] So it's a tremendous hit. [2:35:33] Over 7 million, [2:35:34] and really, [2:35:35] it really just got going, [2:35:36] I would say, Scott, [2:35:38] about two weeks ago [2:35:39] when it was, [2:35:40] we got the final approvals. [2:35:42] And we have over 7 million. [2:35:44] Actually, [2:35:44] there's never been anything [2:35:45] quite like that. [2:35:47] But millions of accounts [2:35:48] are pre-funded [2:35:49] with $1,000 [2:35:50] from the U.S. Treasury [2:35:51] or generous gifts [2:35:53] from private donors [2:35:53] like Michael and Susan Dell [2:35:56] and others [2:35:56] who have given [2:35:57] billions of dollars. [2:35:58] Billions. [2:35:59] People are putting up [2:36:00] hundreds of millions [2:36:01] and billions of dollars [2:36:02] into it [2:36:03] and buying, [2:36:04] really, [2:36:05] a great future [2:36:06] for children. [2:36:06] Whether they turn 18 [2:36:07] or when they turn 21, [2:36:09] instead of having [2:36:10] no hope, [2:36:10] no future, [2:36:11] they will end up [2:36:12] with hundreds [2:36:13] of thousands of dollars [2:36:14] and maybe even more [2:36:15] than that. [2:36:16] So it's going to be [2:36:17] something to save. [2:36:18] With modest [2:36:18] additional contributions, [2:36:20] they'll grow [2:36:21] by numbers that should be, [2:36:23] it could be, [2:36:24] over $200,000. [2:36:25] We're looking at [2:36:26] the timeline. [2:36:27] We're looking at, [2:36:28] I wish we had an economy [2:36:29] like we have now [2:36:30] with the stock markets [2:36:31] going up. [2:36:32] but they will benefit [2:36:33] by our country [2:36:34] being successful. [2:36:36] We're going to give [2:36:36] every child a head start [2:36:38] on the American dream. [2:36:40] So go to [2:36:40] trumpaccounts.gov. [2:36:42] They're really something. [2:36:43] The whole world [2:36:44] is talking about it [2:36:45] and it's far ahead [2:36:46] of schedule. [2:36:47] Nobody thought [2:36:47] it would be [2:36:48] as successful [2:36:49] as it's been, [2:36:50] but it should be. [2:36:51] It should be. [2:36:51] And we start them off [2:36:52] with $1,000 [2:36:53] and this was part [2:36:54] of the great, [2:36:55] big, beautiful bill. [2:36:56] With my most [2:36:57] favored nation policy, [2:36:58] you could say [2:36:59] this is even a bigger [2:37:01] thing if that's possible. [2:37:02] On drug prices, [2:37:03] we're achieving [2:37:04] record discounts [2:37:05] on prescription drugs. [2:37:07] The prescription drugs [2:37:08] were going through [2:37:09] the roof [2:37:09] for many years [2:37:10] and now we're getting [2:37:11] record discounts [2:37:13] with price differences [2:37:14] of 300, 400, [2:37:16] 500, 600 percent. [2:37:19] Nobody's ever heard [2:37:20] of a thing like that. [2:37:22] And what this is all about [2:37:23] is that we were the highest, [2:37:25] we had the highest prices [2:37:27] anywhere in the world [2:37:28] by far. [2:37:29] Most expensive drugs, [2:37:31] prescription drugs [2:37:31] and others, [2:37:33] the highest in the world, [2:37:34] the whole world [2:37:35] was laughing at us. [2:37:36] We paid for the rest [2:37:37] of the world. [2:37:37] We subsidized the whole world [2:37:39] and I said, [2:37:39] we're not going to do that. [2:37:41] And I started it [2:37:42] in the first administration [2:37:43] and I took it up. [2:37:45] Obviously, [2:37:46] Biden wasn't able [2:37:47] to do anything about it [2:37:48] because you had to get [2:37:49] the consent [2:37:49] of the drug companies [2:37:50] and you had to get [2:37:51] the consent. [2:37:52] More difficult [2:37:53] would be the consent [2:37:54] of other nations. [2:37:55] The other nations [2:37:56] had to agree, [2:37:57] but they were paying [2:37:57] a fraction, [2:37:59] sometimes 10 percent, [2:38:01] 20 percent, [2:38:02] 40 percent, [2:38:03] 70 percent less. [2:38:05] So I had to call them [2:38:06] and I had to get them on [2:38:07] and I said, [2:38:07] if you don't do it, [2:38:08] we're going to have [2:38:08] to charge your tariffs. [2:38:10] And they all said no [2:38:11] at first, [2:38:12] very politely, [2:38:12] said, [2:38:13] sir, [2:38:13] we can't do that. [2:38:14] We're not going [2:38:14] to double our prices. [2:38:16] They had to double [2:38:16] their prices [2:38:17] and in some case [2:38:18] triple their price [2:38:19] and we would come down. [2:38:21] So a pill [2:38:22] that sold for $10 [2:38:24] in Germany [2:38:26] would sell [2:38:27] for $130 [2:38:28] in New York. [2:38:29] Same pill [2:38:30] from the same company, [2:38:31] the same factory, [2:38:32] the same plant, [2:38:33] same laboratory, [2:38:35] from $10 [2:38:36] and we pay $130. [2:38:38] I say, [2:38:38] no, no. [2:38:39] Now the world [2:38:40] is a bigger place [2:38:41] so it's not as bad [2:38:42] as it sounds for them. [2:38:43] So they went up to 20 [2:38:44] and we came down to 20. [2:38:47] So we now have [2:38:47] the lowest drug prices [2:38:49] anywhere in the world. [2:38:50] We're tied with the lowest [2:38:52] but we're basically [2:38:52] its favorite nation. [2:38:53] So we have the lowest [2:38:55] drug prices [2:38:55] anywhere in the world [2:38:56] from the highest [2:38:57] drug prices [2:38:58] anywhere in the world. [2:38:59] Now what that does [2:39:00] for your health care, [2:39:02] I mean I see [2:39:02] these fake polls [2:39:03] where the Democrats [2:39:04] have wonderful numbers [2:39:06] on this stuff [2:39:06] and they are horrible [2:39:08] what they've done. [2:39:09] Obamacare is a total disaster. [2:39:11] It's a costly wreck. [2:39:12] It's unaffordable. [2:39:13] We call it [2:39:14] the Unaffordable Care Act. [2:39:16] It's a disgrace. [2:39:17] They never even thought [2:39:18] of being able [2:39:18] to do something like this. [2:39:20] They didn't even try. [2:39:21] They didn't even try. [2:39:22] So I got the drug companies [2:39:23] first [2:39:24] and then I got [2:39:25] the countries [2:39:27] and the drug companies [2:39:28] agreed because they knew [2:39:30] the countries wouldn't agree. [2:39:31] And when I called [2:39:32] Germany, France [2:39:33] when I called [2:39:34] the UK [2:39:35] when I called [2:39:36] all of these countries [2:39:37] I said [2:39:37] you got to do it [2:39:38] it's unfair. [2:39:39] We're paying [2:39:40] ten times more [2:39:41] than you're paying [2:39:42] for the same drug. [2:39:43] You can't do this. [2:39:44] And they said [2:39:44] well we're not going [2:39:45] to do that [2:39:45] because we're going [2:39:46] to have to double [2:39:47] our price [2:39:47] in order to make you happy. [2:39:49] I said [2:39:49] no maybe you're going [2:39:49] to have to triple [2:39:50] your price. [2:39:51] They said [2:39:52] well we can't do it. [2:39:52] I said [2:39:53] that's all right. [2:39:54] If you can't do it [2:39:54] then I can't do something [2:39:56] also. [2:39:57] And I'm going [2:39:57] to charge you [2:39:58] very substantial tariffs [2:40:00] which are far more [2:40:01] than we're talking about. [2:40:02] And they all said [2:40:03] we'd love to do it. [2:40:04] We'd love to do it. [2:40:05] It would be our [2:40:05] great honor to do it. [2:40:06] So nobody else [2:40:07] would do this. [2:40:08] This would have [2:40:08] never happened. [2:40:10] So your drug prices [2:40:11] have gone down [2:40:11] by numbers [2:40:12] not even thinkable. [2:40:13] My first term [2:40:14] I had the privilege [2:40:15] of having lower drug prices [2:40:17] from the beginning [2:40:17] of the year [2:40:18] until the end [2:40:19] for the first time [2:40:20] in 28 years [2:40:21] you remember [2:40:21] and I called [2:40:23] the news conference [2:40:24] to announce it. [2:40:24] So the year it ended [2:40:26] and I was [2:40:27] turned out [2:40:27] one eighth [2:40:28] of a percent [2:40:30] one eighth [2:40:31] of a percent [2:40:31] little tiny [2:40:32] this much [2:40:32] it went down [2:40:34] that much [2:40:34] during one year. [2:40:36] First time [2:40:37] in 28 years [2:40:37] it went down [2:40:38] it was always like this [2:40:39] just up [2:40:39] more expensive [2:40:41] and I called [2:40:43] the news conference [2:40:44] I was so proud [2:40:44] of myself [2:40:45] and I said [2:40:45] ladies and gentlemen [2:40:47] the first time [2:40:48] in 28 years [2:40:49] drug prices [2:40:49] have gone down [2:40:51] from January [2:40:52] till the end [2:40:53] of December [2:40:54] and I want to just [2:40:55] congratulate everybody [2:40:57] for being a part [2:40:59] of this wonderful [2:40:59] experiment [2:41:00] and one eighth [2:41:02] of a point [2:41:02] now we're talking [2:41:04] about 400 [2:41:04] 500 [2:41:05] 600 percent [2:41:06] coming down [2:41:08] we pay the lowest [2:41:09] drug prices [2:41:09] anywhere in the world [2:41:10] from the highest [2:41:11] so you know [2:41:12] and I'll say it [2:41:13] again and again [2:41:14] because the press [2:41:14] doesn't want to report [2:41:15] it [2:41:15] the fake news [2:41:16] doesn't want to report [2:41:17] it [2:41:17] they don't want to [2:41:18] talk about it [2:41:18] what that does [2:41:19] for health care [2:41:20] their body [2:41:20] is unbelievable [2:41:21] because medicine [2:41:22] is a big part [2:41:23] of health care [2:41:24] so I wish that [2:41:25] people would understand [2:41:26] that [2:41:27] and I hope they're [2:41:28] going to vote for us [2:41:28] in the midterms [2:41:29] because you'll see [2:41:30] some stuff [2:41:30] that will be horrible [2:41:32] because they can blow [2:41:33] it very fast [2:41:33] if they don't know [2:41:34] what they're doing [2:41:35] so your drug prices [2:41:36] are great [2:41:36] you know [2:41:37] you know [2:41:37] I saw Spain [2:41:38] yesterday [2:41:40] and I watched [2:41:41] the catastrophe [2:41:42] that took place [2:41:43] it was a [2:41:43] it looks like [2:41:44] an invasion [2:41:45] of a country [2:41:45] by hundreds [2:41:47] of thousands [2:41:48] of people [2:41:48] and that same [2:41:50] thing's going to happen [2:41:51] to us [2:41:51] if the Republicans [2:41:52] don't get elected [2:41:53] except worse [2:41:54] much bigger [2:41:55] much easier [2:41:57] to get into [2:41:57] despite the fact [2:41:59] that we have built [2:42:00] thousands of miles [2:42:01] of wall [2:42:02] which I said [2:42:03] we were going to do [2:42:04] but we didn't have [2:42:05] that forget it [2:42:06] but we have the [2:42:07] safest border [2:42:08] in the world [2:42:08] if we're not in office [2:42:11] our country [2:42:12] will be invaded [2:42:13] at levels [2:42:14] that made Spain [2:42:15] look small time [2:42:17] and when I watched it [2:42:19] I said boy [2:42:19] I said I'm going to say it [2:42:21] because I knew [2:42:22] you were going to be [2:42:22] at Camp David [2:42:23] and I say [2:42:24] that's going to be [2:42:25] a talking point [2:42:25] for the midterms [2:42:27] because when you look [2:42:29] at what happened [2:42:29] to Spain [2:42:30] they don't know [2:42:30] what to do [2:42:31] and it's happening [2:42:32] again today [2:42:32] they're coming in [2:42:33] by the tens of thousands [2:42:35] it's just invading [2:42:37] the country [2:42:38] and what that is [2:42:40] is weak law [2:42:43] bad management [2:42:44] but very liberal law [2:42:47] they passed a couple [2:42:49] of laws [2:42:49] and people read [2:42:51] you know [2:42:51] people are smart [2:42:52] they read from other countries [2:42:53] and they swam [2:42:54] that three mile swim [2:42:56] or however they got in [2:42:57] but nobody's seen [2:42:58] anything like it [2:42:59] that will look good [2:43:01] compared to what's [2:43:01] going to happen [2:43:02] to the United States [2:43:03] the biggest thing [2:43:04] the worst thing [2:43:05] that Biden did [2:43:06] is allowing 25 million [2:43:07] people into our country [2:43:08] because many of those [2:43:09] people are criminals [2:43:10] they're murderers [2:43:12] a lot of murderers [2:43:12] 11,888 [2:43:14] a lot of them [2:43:15] are gone now [2:43:16] we got them out [2:43:17] but they allow people [2:43:19] to come into this country [2:43:20] that you can't allow [2:43:21] to come into a country [2:43:22] we're also making [2:43:23] an unprecedented investment [2:43:25] in the United States [2:43:26] armed forces [2:43:27] where we're doing great [2:43:28] we rebuilt the armed forces [2:43:31] we rebuilt our military [2:43:33] by first term [2:43:34] but we are doing great [2:43:35] with our military [2:43:36] they spent a lot of money [2:43:37] in our military [2:43:38] they gave away [2:43:39] $300 billion worth [2:43:41] of ammo [2:43:43] and everything else [2:43:43] in Biden's term [2:43:45] but we're building [2:43:46] it up fast [2:43:47] and we just have [2:43:49] a great military [2:43:50] and that's all there is [2:43:50] to it [2:43:51] but we rebuilt it [2:43:52] in my first term [2:43:54] and we're using it [2:43:56] in my second term [2:43:57] with Venezuela [2:43:58] and other places [2:43:59] and Iran now [2:44:00] Iran is doing [2:44:01] very poorly [2:44:02] just in case you read [2:44:03] incorrect stories [2:44:04] they're doing very [2:44:05] very poorly [2:44:05] they're having a hard time [2:44:06] they've been very dishonest [2:44:08] they've been very dishonorable [2:44:09] to deal with [2:44:10] but that makes no difference [2:44:12] they're doing very [2:44:13] very poorly [2:44:13] we're also making [2:44:16] that investment [2:44:17] and looking forward [2:44:18] to getting [2:44:18] 1.5 trillion dollars [2:44:21] next year [2:44:22] people see now [2:44:22] how important it is [2:44:23] we want to keep [2:44:24] a safe country [2:44:25] we have to keep [2:44:26] a safe country [2:44:26] and the good news is [2:44:27] all of that equipment [2:44:29] is made in the USA [2:44:30] so we're making it [2:44:31] here it's jobs [2:44:32] and each one of our [2:44:34] defense groups [2:44:36] are building literally [2:44:38] at least [2:44:38] four new [2:44:40] massive plants [2:44:41] as we speak [2:44:42] because we want them [2:44:44] to move faster [2:44:46] we have the best equipment [2:44:47] in the world [2:44:47] but we want them [2:44:49] to move faster [2:44:49] we don't want to wait [2:44:50] a year [2:44:50] or a year and a half [2:44:51] we want to wait a week [2:44:52] maybe [2:44:53] so that's happening [2:44:54] and I think [2:44:55] the results are very good [2:44:56] they're all [2:44:56] they're building [2:44:58] at levels [2:44:59] that nobody's ever seen [2:45:00] before [2:45:01] and we've had [2:45:03] tremendous success [2:45:04] and our military [2:45:04] was just proud of it [2:45:05] again [2:45:06] Venezuela [2:45:07] was a one day war [2:45:10] and we have a great [2:45:11] relationship with Venezuela [2:45:12] we're working [2:45:13] we're partners [2:45:14] with Venezuela now [2:45:15] taking out [2:45:16] tens of millions [2:45:17] of barrels of oil [2:45:18] and going to Houston [2:45:20] going to Alaska [2:45:21] going to Louisiana [2:45:22] going to different places [2:45:24] for refinement [2:45:25] refineries [2:45:26] and it's been [2:45:28] very much amazing [2:45:29] the administration [2:45:30] has done more [2:45:31] in 18 months [2:45:32] than most administrations [2:45:33] have done [2:45:33] in 8 years [2:45:35] if you had a two-termer [2:45:36] we've done more [2:45:37] than 18 months [2:45:38] than anyone's [2:45:39] ever seen before [2:45:40] nobody's ever seen [2:45:41] this is the golden age [2:45:42] of America [2:45:43] and we have a war [2:45:45] that's going on [2:45:46] I guess you'll call it [2:45:47] a war [2:45:47] maybe I call it [2:45:48] a military operation [2:45:49] because they have no [2:45:51] Navy [2:45:51] it's been obliterated [2:45:52] their air force [2:45:54] has been obliterated [2:45:55] they have no planes [2:45:56] their missiles [2:45:57] have been [2:45:58] largely [2:45:58] they have some left [2:45:59] they have some [2:46:00] but they have far fewer [2:46:02] than they had [2:46:03] four or five months ago [2:46:04] their manufacturing capacity [2:46:08] is almost gone [2:46:10] the drone capacity [2:46:12] is almost gone [2:46:13] they're very few [2:46:14] but they have some [2:46:15] if they have one [2:46:17] that's too many [2:46:17] as far as I'm concerned [2:46:18] but we've done [2:46:19] an amazing job [2:46:21] with Venezuela [2:46:22] we've done an amazing job [2:46:24] here [2:46:25] we're in there [2:46:25] five months [2:46:26] and I know [2:46:27] people like to say [2:46:28] because we've done [2:46:28] a much bigger job [2:46:30] much more important job [2:46:31] than we originally anticipated [2:46:33] so we're in there [2:46:34] for five months [2:46:35] and if you look at Vietnam [2:46:37] they were in there [2:46:37] for 20 years [2:46:38] you look at Afghanistan [2:46:40] they were in there [2:46:41] for many years [2:46:42] you look at any one [2:46:43] of the wars [2:46:44] Korea [2:46:44] any one of them [2:46:45] they're in there [2:46:45] for many years [2:46:46] we're in for five months [2:46:47] and we have obliterated [2:46:48] their military capacity [2:46:50] again [2:46:51] they've got some left [2:46:52] but soon [2:46:53] they won't have some left [2:46:54] so I just want to thank [2:46:55] everybody around this table [2:46:57] you've been very special [2:46:58] I want to thank [2:46:58] a lot of the media people [2:46:59] because many of you [2:47:01] have been very very fair [2:47:02] very [2:47:02] that's one of the reasons [2:47:03] you're here frankly [2:47:04] but you've been very fair [2:47:06] you've covered me this time [2:47:07] much more fairly [2:47:09] I think than [2:47:09] the first term [2:47:11] the first term [2:47:12] was a great success [2:47:13] we had the greatest economy [2:47:14] in history [2:47:15] in the first term [2:47:17] and this term [2:47:17] is going to blow it away [2:47:18] I think this term [2:47:19] is going to actually [2:47:20] blow it away [2:47:20] so it's an honor [2:47:22] to have you [2:47:22] and I'd like to ask [2:47:23] our great vice president [2:47:25] J.D. Vance [2:47:26] to say a few words [2:47:27] followed by [2:47:28] Marco [2:47:29] and Pete [2:47:30] and Scott [2:47:31] and Bobby Kennedy [2:47:33] okay [2:47:33] thank you very much [2:47:35] everybody [2:47:35] please J.D. [2:47:36] well great [2:47:37] thanks Mr. President [2:47:37] first of all [2:47:38] thanks for having us [2:47:38] at this historical [2:47:39] and beautiful place [2:47:41] and it's an honor [2:47:42] to be on the team [2:47:43] an honor to [2:47:43] be able to work [2:47:44] on fraud [2:47:45] which is what [2:47:46] I want to talk [2:47:46] about today [2:47:47] though I know [2:47:47] we have a lot [2:47:47] of things going on [2:47:48] this has been [2:47:49] an amazing team [2:47:50] from Kelly Loeffler [2:47:51] at SBA [2:47:52] to Doug [2:47:53] at the VA [2:47:54] to Todd [2:47:55] and Bobby Kennedy [2:47:56] this really has [2:47:57] required a whole [2:47:59] of administration [2:47:59] approach to try [2:48:00] to tackle fraud [2:48:01] there are a few [2:48:01] things that I want [2:48:02] to talk about [2:48:03] and celebrate [2:48:03] the first is that [2:48:05] just since the [2:48:06] beginning of the [2:48:06] fraud task force [2:48:07] that I started [2:48:07] under the president's [2:48:08] leadership and [2:48:09] direction [2:48:09] we have identified [2:48:11] 230 billion dollars [2:48:13] of fraud that's [2:48:14] being perpetrated [2:48:15] against the American [2:48:16] people [2:48:16] and we have halted [2:48:17] already 56 billion [2:48:19] dollars of that [2:48:20] it's sometimes hard [2:48:21] once the money [2:48:22] has already gone [2:48:22] out the door [2:48:23] it's hard to get [2:48:23] it back [2:48:24] but stopping it [2:48:25] from going out [2:48:25] the door [2:48:26] is how we save [2:48:26] the American people [2:48:27] 56 billion dollars [2:48:28] and of course [2:48:29] we're going to keep [2:48:30] on working on that [2:48:31] just today Mr. President [2:48:32] we will announce [2:48:33] 17 new anti-fraud [2:48:35] actions that will [2:48:36] total about a third [2:48:38] of a billion dollars [2:48:39] and that's added [2:48:40] to the 230 billion [2:48:41] dollars that we've [2:48:42] already uncovered [2:48:43] and I want to just [2:48:44] talk for the benefit [2:48:45] of the American people [2:48:46] about why do we care [2:48:47] so much about this [2:48:48] because what I always [2:48:49] try to remind people [2:48:50] is that fraud [2:48:51] has two victims [2:48:52] so to give one [2:48:54] concrete example [2:48:55] there is a program [2:48:56] that is administered [2:48:57] by Medicaid [2:48:58] and that program [2:49:00] ensures that low [2:49:01] income moms [2:49:02] and low income [2:49:03] babies have access [2:49:04] to neonatal care [2:49:05] now I think most [2:49:06] Americans probably [2:49:07] share my view [2:49:08] that this is one [2:49:08] of the great things [2:49:09] about the United [2:49:09] States of America [2:49:10] that if we see a baby [2:49:12] and we see a young [2:49:13] mother that requires [2:49:14] help we help [2:49:15] our fellow Americans [2:49:16] that's a good thing [2:49:17] it's something that [2:49:17] we should be proud of [2:49:18] and yet there is a [2:49:20] program that is [2:49:21] defrauded the moms [2:49:23] and the babies [2:49:24] who benefit from these [2:49:25] you've gotten people [2:49:26] who've gotten rich [2:49:26] by setting up false [2:49:28] companies that are [2:49:29] providing false services [2:49:30] so who loses [2:49:31] in that equation [2:49:32] number one of course [2:49:33] is the American [2:49:34] taxpayer that is [2:49:35] 230 billion dollars [2:49:37] poorer because of the [2:49:38] fraud that this country [2:49:39] has let go on [2:49:40] but I actually think [2:49:41] most importantly [2:49:42] is that we've seen [2:49:44] that program run out [2:49:45] of money [2:49:45] so we've seen moms [2:49:47] and babies unable [2:49:48] to access the health [2:49:49] care that they need [2:49:50] because the fraudsters [2:49:52] have gotten rich [2:49:52] that is a disgrace [2:49:54] and until the president [2:49:55] ordered us to stop it [2:49:57] no one was doing [2:49:58] anything about it [2:49:59] so we've made a lot [2:50:00] of progress Mr. President [2:50:01] in just under a year [2:50:02] but we're going to keep [2:50:03] on working at it [2:50:04] because we believe [2:50:05] the American people [2:50:05] deserve to have [2:50:06] their money spent [2:50:07] as you and the Congress [2:50:09] have directed it [2:50:09] there's big numbers [2:50:11] here are fine [2:50:11] tremendous numbers [2:50:12] they look like [2:50:13] Elliot Ness [2:50:14] does anybody know [2:50:15] who Elliot Ness [2:50:15] they look like [2:50:17] that group of people [2:50:17] you have lined up [2:50:18] behind you [2:50:19] they're doing a great job [2:50:20] yes sir [2:50:20] billions [2:50:21] not millions [2:50:23] billions of dollars [2:50:25] is being recovered [2:50:26] billions [2:50:27] and you haven't seen [2:50:29] anything yet [2:50:29] we have things happening [2:50:30] that people aren't [2:50:32] going to believe [2:50:32] the level of corruption [2:50:33] and fraud [2:50:34] that took place [2:50:34] under the Biden [2:50:35] administration [2:50:36] was unprecedented [2:50:37] and Minnesota [2:50:39] California [2:50:40] Maine [2:50:41] Maine believe it or not [2:50:43] you know [2:50:43] you think of Maine [2:50:43] as this wonderful place [2:50:45] it's a level of corruption [2:50:47] it's incredible [2:50:48] all over [2:50:49] all over [2:50:49] so great job [2:50:51] thank you very much [2:50:52] thank you sir [2:50:52] thank you [2:50:53] my turn [2:50:55] well first of all [2:50:55] thank you for bringing [2:50:56] us out here [2:50:56] I got the chance [2:50:58] to drive for the first [2:50:59] time in a year and a half [2:51:00] which is developed [2:51:01] it was fun [2:51:02] it was great [2:51:05] and [2:51:06] so just a couple [2:51:09] points that [2:51:09] we all know [2:51:11] we've followed [2:51:11] it on these [2:51:12] obviously the events [2:51:13] in the Middle East [2:51:13] and others here [2:51:14] can talk about that [2:51:15] not that they're not [2:51:15] important [2:51:15] but there's some [2:51:16] other issues [2:51:16] happening around [2:51:17] the world [2:51:17] Mr. President [2:51:18] that you've shown [2:51:19] great leadership [2:51:19] in and have not [2:51:20] gotten nearly [2:51:21] as much attention [2:51:21] I think they've [2:51:22] observed a mention [2:51:22] today [2:51:23] the first is [2:51:23] the International [2:51:24] Criminal Court [2:51:25] is an illegitimate [2:51:26] international organization [2:51:28] that frankly [2:51:28] illegitimate [2:51:29] they've made [2:51:29] themselves illegitimate [2:51:30] because they claim [2:51:31] that even if you're [2:51:31] not a member [2:51:32] of that court [2:51:33] they can come [2:51:33] after you [2:51:33] and what that [2:51:34] literally means [2:51:35] in the future [2:51:35] is that American [2:51:36] servicemen [2:51:37] political leaders [2:51:38] and others [2:51:38] could find themselves [2:51:39] under indictment [2:51:42] by this [2:51:42] International Criminal [2:51:43] Court [2:51:43] if you want to [2:51:44] know a little bit [2:51:45] about it [2:51:45] Jack Smith [2:51:45] used to work [2:51:46] these are the [2:51:47] people that think [2:51:47] they can go out [2:51:48] and basically [2:51:48] indict any world [2:51:49] leader and haul [2:51:50] them into the Hague [2:51:51] so we've begun [2:51:52] we've tried to get [2:51:52] them to reform [2:51:53] and listen to us [2:51:54] they wouldn't do it [2:51:54] they're very arrogant [2:51:55] we've now begun [2:51:56] an effort to really [2:51:57] try to bring that [2:51:58] court to heel [2:51:59] where there's no information [2:52:00] where there's no information [2:52:00] that they're after me [2:52:01] it could happen [2:52:03] just so you know [2:52:05] he's not trying to defend me [2:52:10] he's trying to defend BB [2:52:11] and various other people [2:52:13] but there are many people [2:52:14] that shouldn't be [2:52:15] looked at that way [2:52:16] but there is no indication [2:52:18] that I'm one of them [2:52:20] at this moment [2:52:21] and I actually think [2:52:24] the people who are [2:52:25] in biggest danger [2:52:25] in our system [2:52:26] are servicemen [2:52:27] people in uniform [2:52:27] they'll try to grab [2:52:29] for the rest of their lives [2:52:29] they'll not be able [2:52:30] to travel anywhere [2:52:31] in the world [2:52:31] with their families [2:52:32] because they can be [2:52:32] arrested on one of these [2:52:33] like imagine [2:52:34] you're a soldier [2:52:35] you fought in a war [2:52:35] and 20 years later [2:52:36] they try to come grab you [2:52:38] so this is a big problem [2:52:39] so we've had dozens [2:52:40] of countries already [2:52:41] join us in separate [2:52:41] since we started [2:52:42] two weeks ago [2:52:43] five countries [2:52:44] have already quit [2:52:44] the ICC [2:52:45] and notified them [2:52:46] that they're leaving [2:52:46] and we think [2:52:47] there'll be more [2:52:48] the second thing [2:52:49] is we had an [2:52:49] unprecedented ministerial [2:52:50] 60 countries [2:52:51] came to Washington [2:52:52] and were a part [2:52:53] of an effort [2:52:54] we were shedding light [2:52:55] on far and left [2:52:56] terrorism [2:52:56] and violence [2:52:57] you know [2:52:58] if a bomb [2:52:58] goes off somewhere [2:52:59] and it's tied [2:52:59] to some right wing group [2:53:00] or what I [2:53:01] I don't consider [2:53:02] neo-nazis right [2:53:03] we don't consider [2:53:03] them nazis [2:53:04] but you're going [2:53:06] to get a lot [2:53:06] of attention on that [2:53:07] but if it's a leftist [2:53:08] group [2:53:08] an antifa group [2:53:09] it gets no cover [2:53:10] or they ignore [2:53:11] the ideological spin [2:53:12] and the ideological [2:53:13] reason behind it [2:53:15] so we've got [2:53:15] 60 countries [2:53:16] came up here [2:53:16] and hopefully [2:53:17] creating a strong [2:53:18] coalition [2:53:18] to go after [2:53:19] far left [2:53:20] violent terrorism [2:53:21] go after it [2:53:22] and call it by name [2:53:23] and I think [2:53:23] we're building [2:53:24] a very strong [2:53:24] coalition there [2:53:25] we've had some [2:53:26] successes in the [2:53:27] Middle East [2:53:28] Mr. President [2:53:28] as you know [2:53:29] in the diplomatic front [2:53:30] the deal with [2:53:31] Lebanon and Israel [2:53:32] is unprecedented [2:53:33] President Ayoun [2:53:34] was here a week ago [2:53:35] I think that was [2:53:36] the first visit [2:53:37] by a Lebanese [2:53:37] president [2:53:38] in over 30 some [2:53:38] years [2:53:39] in fact [2:53:39] this is the first [2:53:39] time the Israelis [2:53:40] and the Lebanese [2:53:41] government have spoken [2:53:42] at the official level [2:53:43] in close to 30 years [2:53:44] and that was thanks [2:53:45] to your leadership [2:53:46] a lot of work [2:53:46] to be done [2:53:47] to keep that peace [2:53:47] and build on it [2:53:48] but it's a real [2:53:49] achievable [2:53:49] and of course [2:53:50] as you announced [2:53:51] last night [2:53:51] Mr. President [2:53:52] this disarmament deal [2:53:53] that you brought about [2:53:54] with Steve and Jared's [2:53:55] work on Hamas [2:53:56] is another big step [2:53:58] as well [2:53:58] it's something a lot [2:53:59] of people thought [2:54:00] would never happen [2:54:00] it needs to happen [2:54:01] but the fact [2:54:02] they've even agreed [2:54:02] to it is a real [2:54:03] achievable [2:54:04] last point [2:54:05] is on the [2:54:06] western hemisphere [2:54:06] for the first time [2:54:08] in 15-20 years [2:54:09] the overwhelming [2:54:10] majority of the [2:54:11] countries in the [2:54:12] western hemisphere [2:54:12] are now led [2:54:13] by pro-American [2:54:14] leaders [2:54:15] and pro-American [2:54:16] governments [2:54:17] it's an extraordinary [2:54:17] achievement [2:54:18] all of it happening [2:54:19] through a [2:54:19] virtually every election [2:54:21] that's happened [2:54:21] in the western hemisphere [2:54:22] since you were elected [2:54:23] president [2:54:24] has elected someone [2:54:25] who is pro-American [2:54:26] and I think this is [2:54:27] an incredible situation [2:54:29] and last but not least [2:54:30] and I have to thank [2:54:31] a number of agencies [2:54:31] here [2:54:32] particularly the [2:54:32] Department of War [2:54:33] after that terrible [2:54:34] earthquake in Venezuela [2:54:35] within 36 hours [2:54:38] the full force [2:54:39] of the American [2:54:39] government [2:54:40] was on the ground [2:54:41] providing humanitarian [2:54:42] assistance [2:54:42] it was a sight to behold [2:54:43] the USS Ford [2:54:45] I think was in their port [2:54:46] our Marines [2:54:47] and Armed Service [2:54:49] personnel [2:54:50] were helping run [2:54:50] their airport [2:54:51] and their tower [2:54:51] it is one of the fastest [2:54:53] most dramatic [2:54:54] and most effective [2:54:55] humanitarian responses [2:54:56] certainly in recent history [2:54:58] if not ever [2:54:59] and they came at the direction [2:55:00] of the president [2:55:01] in fact [2:55:01] within an hour [2:55:02] of that earthquake hitting [2:55:03] I remember [2:55:04] because I was overseas [2:55:05] the president called [2:55:06] and said [2:55:06] make sure we go in there [2:55:07] and help these people [2:55:08] recover from this [2:55:09] and we did [2:55:10] and thanks to your leadership [2:55:11] Mr. President [2:55:12] it's a great story [2:55:12] enough needs to be told [2:55:14] about it [2:55:14] because the credit goes [2:55:16] to so many agencies [2:55:17] represented here today [2:55:18] but really the Department of War [2:55:19] was phenomenal [2:55:20] so thank you [2:55:21] thank you very much [2:55:22] and just before we continue [2:55:25] I want to just congratulate [2:55:27] Jake Layton [2:55:28] he's with us today [2:55:28] as you know [2:55:29] he's had a big victory [2:55:31] he's going to be [2:55:31] he's going to do [2:55:32] a fantastic job [2:55:33] he's only done [2:55:34] his whole life [2:55:35] has been about [2:55:35] doing a fantastic job [2:55:36] congratulations [2:55:38] thank you Mr. President [2:55:47] for the invitation [2:55:49] the opportunity [2:55:49] to be here [2:55:50] it's an honor [2:55:51] for the War Department [2:55:52] to help run this facility [2:55:54] also [2:55:54] from the food [2:55:55] to the fence line [2:55:56] it's an honor [2:55:57] to have you [2:55:58] and it's great Americans [2:56:00] here and all around [2:56:01] the country [2:56:01] and all around the world [2:56:03] who are the core [2:56:04] of what keep us safe [2:56:06] but in order to do that [2:56:07] you have to have a leader [2:56:08] that's willing [2:56:09] to put them in a position [2:56:10] to do it [2:56:10] and that's my takeaway [2:56:12] Mr. President [2:56:13] is sort of three points [2:56:16] one it takes courage [2:56:17] two it takes restoring [2:56:19] a spirit [2:56:19] which you have done [2:56:20] and third [2:56:21] it takes investment [2:56:22] and not just an investment [2:56:23] but a generational investment [2:56:24] and I think people miss that [2:56:25] the courage it takes [2:56:27] to seal the border [2:56:27] to say we're going to do it [2:56:29] and we're going to do it [2:56:29] every single day [2:56:30] and we're going to do it [2:56:31] on behalf of the American people [2:56:32] the courage to bomb the Houthis [2:56:34] and say we will [2:56:35] we will maintain [2:56:36] freedom of navigation [2:56:37] wonder why they're not [2:56:38] involved in this conflict [2:56:39] the Houthis [2:56:40] even though they're a proxy of Iran [2:56:41] because they felt the weight [2:56:42] of American power [2:56:43] for 45 days [2:56:44] and you had the courage [2:56:45] to do that [2:56:46] the courage to do midnight hammer [2:56:48] and conclude the 12 day war [2:56:49] by obliterating their nuclear sites [2:56:51] something no one [2:56:52] other presidents had [2:56:53] the option on their table [2:56:54] to do [2:56:55] but they never pulled the trigger [2:56:56] because of the complications [2:56:57] because of the challenges [2:56:58] because of the risk [2:56:59] courage [2:57:00] the courage to take on cartels [2:57:02] and drugs [2:57:03] drug boats [2:57:04] and now forming the ACCC [2:57:06] the America's Counter Cartel Coalition [2:57:08] with all those friendly governments [2:57:09] that Marco talked about [2:57:10] who want to be shoulder to shoulder [2:57:12] not just with America [2:57:13] but with a bold [2:57:14] strong America [2:57:15] with clear leadership [2:57:17] the courage to go [2:57:19] get Maduro [2:57:20] in the most dangerous [2:57:21] most heavily guarded house [2:57:23] inside the most heavily guarded fort [2:57:24] inside the most heavily guarded town [2:57:26] in their capital city [2:57:27] in the middle of the night [2:57:28] and change the entire dynamic [2:57:30] of that country [2:57:31] and that region [2:57:31] and the world saw [2:57:33] what the American military [2:57:34] was capable to do [2:57:35] but that doesn't happen [2:57:36] unless the commander in chief says [2:57:37] you're authorized to do it [2:57:39] and will take the handcuffs off [2:57:41] when you do it [2:57:42] to ensure that Americans come home [2:57:44] the courage to undertake epic fury [2:57:46] and this Iranian regime [2:57:48] and ensure they never have [2:57:50] a nuclear weapon [2:57:51] which remains your commitment [2:57:52] and frankly [2:57:53] the courage to negotiate [2:57:54] with people that have shown [2:57:55] no willingness to do so [2:57:56] honestly [2:57:57] with incredible negotiators [2:57:58] who are the best in the world [2:58:00] and give them every opportunity [2:58:01] to do it [2:58:02] give those things up peacefully [2:58:03] all of that takes guts [2:58:05] but that comes on the backs [2:58:07] of the change in the spirit [2:58:08] of our department [2:58:09] you talk about spirit [2:58:09] all the time [2:58:10] and your right to do so [2:58:12] when you rip out DEI [2:58:14] when you rip out social engineering [2:58:16] and social justice [2:58:17] and you put in merit [2:58:18] and then you untie [2:58:20] the hands of commanders [2:58:20] to be commanders [2:58:21] to enforce discipline [2:58:23] and accountability [2:58:24] to get back to basics [2:58:25] then you get historic re-enlistment [2:58:28] inside our ranks [2:58:28] our best people Mr. President [2:58:29] are staying [2:58:30] because they want to be [2:58:31] in that kind of department [2:58:32] and then historic recruitment record [2:58:34] amongst young Americans [2:58:36] every month [2:58:37] our department breaks records [2:58:39] and when did that trend line start? [2:58:41] on election day [2:58:42] 2024 [2:58:43] when the American people said [2:58:44] I want to serve under this president [2:58:46] and that new name [2:58:48] the department of war [2:58:49] has become the ethos [2:58:50] the warrior ethos [2:58:51] of our department [2:58:52] again spirit [2:58:53] and I will note [2:58:54] the flyovers will indeed continue [2:58:56] until morale improves [2:58:57] but that's also spirit [2:59:00] grades 250 flyovers [2:59:03] the American people seeing [2:59:05] and feeling their military [2:59:06] in ways they have not [2:59:07] in the past [2:59:08] that's spirit [2:59:08] and then finally Mr. President [2:59:10] a generational investment [2:59:11] you rebuilt the military [2:59:13] in your first term [2:59:13] and you've spent [2:59:15] in your first year [2:59:15] one trillion [2:59:16] and now we are committed [2:59:17] in working with congress [2:59:18] to get 1.5 trillion [2:59:20] but this is not [2:59:21] the same way [2:59:22] we funded our department [2:59:23] in the past [2:59:24] this is a businessman in charge [2:59:25] this is a deputy secretary [2:59:27] of our department [2:59:27] who's a turnaround guy [2:59:29] just like the president is [2:59:31] saying we will not fund money [2:59:33] we will not fund the apartment [2:59:34] the way we have in the past [2:59:35] in fact so far [2:59:36] 75 billion dollars [2:59:38] in private investment [2:59:39] from defense companies [2:59:41] who are now investing [2:59:42] in new plants [2:59:43] new equipment [2:59:44] new assembly lines [2:59:44] to build the munitions [2:59:46] of the future [2:59:47] faster than ever possible [2:59:48] that's saving taxpayer dollars [2:59:50] because the companies [2:59:51] themselves are investing [2:59:52] that would never [2:59:53] the arsenal of freedom [2:59:54] would never happen [2:59:55] without you [2:59:55] so just like [2:59:57] we use a lot of the things [2:59:59] Ronald Reagan's build up [2:59:59] was a part of [3:00:00] in this administration [3:00:03] and in future administrations [3:00:04] they will look back [3:00:04] at Donald Trump [3:00:05] and the build up [3:00:06] that he has done [3:00:07] and that would be [3:00:07] the deterrence of the future [3:00:09] will be established [3:00:10] because of your investment [3:00:11] so thank you Mr. President [3:00:12] for your contribution [3:00:12] Scott please [3:00:15] Mr. President [3:00:16] it's an honor [3:00:17] to be here [3:00:18] in this historic place [3:00:19] as we celebrate [3:00:20] our nation's [3:00:21] 250th anniversary [3:00:22] and I think [3:00:23] if we look back [3:00:24] whether [3:00:25] our founders [3:00:27] was President Washington [3:00:28] Thomas Jefferson [3:00:29] Alexander Hamilton [3:00:31] could not have imagined [3:00:32] the economy [3:00:33] that we would have created [3:00:35] it is the envy [3:00:36] of the world [3:00:37] and as you said [3:00:38] we have record investment [3:00:40] coming in [3:00:40] and we've never seen [3:00:41] anything like it [3:00:42] and we're pulling away [3:00:43] from the rest of the world [3:00:44] because of your leadership [3:00:46] the policies that you did [3:00:48] from day one [3:00:49] in terms of digital assets [3:00:51] in terms of technology [3:00:52] and bringing back [3:00:54] American manufacturing [3:00:55] you've done it again [3:00:58] you've had [3:00:59] the incredible economy [3:01:01] during your first term [3:01:02] and we are seeing [3:01:04] that carry over here [3:01:06] and it is in stark contrast [3:01:08] to the Biden economy [3:01:09] which was government jobs [3:01:12] government spending [3:01:13] and high inflation [3:01:14] the worst inflation [3:01:16] in 50 years [3:01:17] and with the working families [3:01:20] tax cuts [3:01:21] which I will add [3:01:22] every Democrat voted against [3:01:25] every Democrat voted against [3:01:26] it is the perfect barbell [3:01:29] for this economy [3:01:30] on one side [3:01:31] you have full expensing [3:01:33] for factories [3:01:35] for equipment [3:01:37] for farm structures [3:01:38] on the other side [3:01:39] your four signature policies [3:01:41] promises made [3:01:42] promises kept [3:01:43] no tax on tips [3:01:44] no tax on overtime [3:01:45] no tax on social security [3:01:47] deductibility [3:01:48] of auto loans [3:01:49] if you buy [3:01:50] an American made car [3:01:51] and the Americans [3:01:53] are starting [3:01:54] to feel [3:01:55] core inflation is low [3:01:57] consumer confidence [3:01:59] is strong [3:01:59] we have the highest [3:02:01] consumer confidence [3:02:02] came up today [3:02:03] in five months [3:02:04] and [3:02:05] Main Street [3:02:07] is back [3:02:07] small banks [3:02:09] are lending [3:02:10] thanks to your policy [3:02:11] small banks [3:02:12] community banks [3:02:12] are lending again [3:02:13] and [3:02:15] the Americans [3:02:16] are starting to feel it [3:02:17] as you said [3:02:18] these Trump accounts [3:02:20] are the most successful [3:02:21] program launch [3:02:22] in government history [3:02:23] we've had [3:02:24] 7 million families [3:02:26] sign up for them [3:02:27] we're going to [3:02:28] get to open enrollment [3:02:29] and we will have [3:02:30] 70 million families [3:02:32] who have signed up [3:02:33] for this [3:02:33] 38% of American families [3:02:36] households [3:02:36] have no exposure [3:02:38] to our great equity market [3:02:39] and thanks to you [3:02:41] we're going to have [3:02:41] an ownership society [3:02:43] an ownership society [3:02:44] you were one of the [3:02:45] first presidents [3:02:46] to create assets [3:02:48] for the American people [3:02:49] not more debt [3:02:50] we had the biggest [3:02:51] tax refund season ever [3:02:53] trade deals [3:02:55] tax cuts [3:02:56] energy dominance [3:02:58] and direct [3:02:58] regulatory efforts [3:02:59] America is ushering [3:03:01] in the greatest [3:03:02] reshoring wave [3:03:03] in our history [3:03:04] in June [3:03:05] our manufacturing sector [3:03:07] expanded for the [3:03:08] 6th straight month [3:03:09] we've got construction [3:03:10] jobs [3:03:11] and those are going [3:03:11] to weave into [3:03:12] manufacturing jobs [3:03:13] we've got main street [3:03:15] prosperity [3:03:15] real wages [3:03:17] are up [3:03:17] $1,000 [3:03:18] and sir [3:03:19] what you've done [3:03:20] again too [3:03:20] is the bottom [3:03:22] 25% of wage earners [3:03:24] just like in your [3:03:25] first term [3:03:26] are outperforming [3:03:27] the top 25% [3:03:29] this is a working [3:03:31] families administration [3:03:32] that last [3:03:34] in the past year [3:03:35] that group [3:03:37] had [3:03:38] had [3:03:39] real wage [3:03:39] or had wage increases [3:03:41] 5.5% [3:03:42] they have three times [3:03:44] what the top end [3:03:46] has done [3:03:47] so you've done it again [3:03:49] and [3:03:50] these are private sector [3:03:52] jobs we are creating [3:03:53] as you often say [3:03:54] in these meetings [3:03:55] we could have created [3:03:56] a million [3:03:56] two million government [3:03:57] jobs [3:03:58] but we didn't [3:03:59] the private sector [3:04:00] is creating [3:04:01] we've got incentives [3:04:02] we've got money [3:04:03] coming in [3:04:03] and we are rebuilding [3:04:05] so [3:04:05] and then [3:04:06] our energy dominance [3:04:08] thanks to you [3:04:09] and these policies [3:04:09] you can come to the U.S. [3:04:11] you're going to have [3:04:11] regulatory certainty [3:04:12] tax certainty [3:04:13] and energy certainty [3:04:15] so it is the best place [3:04:16] in the world [3:04:16] to build your factory [3:04:17] and finally [3:04:18] I want to add [3:04:19] it has been a pleasure [3:04:20] to be a part [3:04:21] or a privilege [3:04:22] to be a part of [3:04:23] as we've gone from [3:04:24] epic fury [3:04:25] to economic fury [3:04:26] to constrict [3:04:28] on your orders [3:04:29] constrict the Iranian [3:04:30] regimes [3:04:31] the financial [3:04:32] tentacles [3:04:33] all around the world [3:04:34] we started it [3:04:35] on your orders [3:04:37] we started it [3:04:37] in March 2025 [3:04:38] in December 2025 [3:04:41] the largest bank [3:04:42] in Iran [3:04:42] collapsed [3:04:43] the central bank [3:04:44] had to print money [3:04:45] that caused inflation [3:04:47] now they got [3:04:47] 180% inflation [3:04:49] they aren't able [3:04:49] to pay their troops [3:04:50] and on your orders [3:04:52] we are searching [3:04:53] for their assets [3:04:54] all around the world [3:04:55] and that money [3:04:56] will go to [3:04:56] the Iranian people [3:04:57] Americans [3:04:58] who have been harmed [3:04:59] by the Iranians [3:05:01] whether the USS Cole [3:05:03] or the barracks [3:05:04] in Lebanon [3:05:05] or it will go [3:05:07] back to [3:05:08] when the Iranians [3:05:10] attack [3:05:10] these ships [3:05:11] coming out [3:05:12] so it's been a privilege [3:05:13] to be part of that [3:05:14] and I look forward [3:05:16] to the rest of it [3:05:17] thank you very much [3:05:18] I want to just add [3:05:20] that today [3:05:21] there are more people [3:05:22] working in the United States [3:05:23] than at any time [3:05:25] in the history [3:05:25] of our country [3:05:26] we have more people [3:05:27] working today [3:05:28] think of that number [3:05:29] more people working today [3:05:31] by far [3:05:32] than at any time [3:05:33] in the history [3:05:34] of our country [3:05:34] so it's been [3:05:35] something very very special [3:05:37] Bobby please [3:05:39] thank you Mr. President [3:05:41] let me just take a moment [3:05:42] to take note [3:05:44] of the historical [3:05:45] significance [3:05:45] of this occasion [3:05:47] before the press [3:05:48] came in [3:05:49] you asked all the [3:05:50] cabinet members [3:05:51] who had been [3:05:52] to Camp David [3:05:52] before and about [3:05:53] I think about [3:05:54] three quarters [3:05:55] I've met [3:05:55] I raised my hand [3:05:57] but I haven't been here [3:05:58] for 62 years [3:05:59] I came here [3:06:01] I came here [3:06:03] on weekends [3:06:03] as many weekends [3:06:04] as we could [3:06:05] between 1961 [3:06:06] and 1963 [3:06:07] my father loved [3:06:09] this place [3:06:10] my uncle [3:06:10] loved this place [3:06:11] he was [3:06:13] nobody knows [3:06:14] about this [3:06:14] because I'm [3:06:15] the history books [3:06:15] but he was resentful [3:06:17] at Dwight Eisenhower [3:06:18] for renaming it [3:06:19] Camp David [3:06:20] if he had made it [3:06:23] to his second term [3:06:24] he was going to [3:06:25] rename it [3:06:25] Chamberlain [3:06:26] which was the [3:06:26] original name [3:06:28] that Roosevelt [3:06:29] had named it [3:06:31] my uncle [3:06:32] prided himself [3:06:32] on being the most [3:06:33] open transparent [3:06:35] administration [3:06:35] in history [3:06:36] he was the first [3:06:37] president [3:06:37] that televised [3:06:38] press conferences [3:06:39] during his [3:06:41] thousand days [3:06:41] in office [3:06:42] he had about [3:06:42] 30 press conferences [3:06:43] you Mr. President [3:06:45] have press conferences [3:06:47] every day [3:06:48] and here [3:06:52] you've opened [3:06:53] the inner sanctum [3:06:54] of the presidency [3:06:55] to the first [3:06:56] stop in history [3:06:56] and I think [3:06:57] that's a beautiful [3:06:58] thing [3:06:58] because you also [3:06:59] face [3:07:00] although you [3:07:00] gave these guys [3:07:01] a lot of compliments [3:07:02] the most hostile [3:07:04] press corps [3:07:05] that any president [3:07:06] in the United States [3:07:07] history [3:07:08] uniformly [3:07:08] so [3:07:10] anyway [3:07:12] I'm [3:07:13] going to talk [3:07:14] just briefly [3:07:15] about [3:07:15] a subject [3:07:17] you alluded to [3:07:17] which is the [3:07:19] MFN [3:07:20] and just so [3:07:21] everybody has [3:07:22] the background [3:07:22] you were [3:07:24] here to [3:07:24] every president [3:07:25] promised to [3:07:26] fix that disparity [3:07:27] between what we [3:07:28] pay [3:07:29] and what the [3:07:29] other developed [3:07:30] countries have [3:07:31] paid [3:07:31] when you came [3:07:32] into office [3:07:33] the list price [3:07:33] for a [3:07:34] Zempic [3:07:34] was $1350 [3:07:36] for Americans [3:07:37] you could get [3:07:38] in at any [3:07:39] pharmacy [3:07:39] in London [3:07:40] Hamburg [3:07:40] Frankfurt [3:07:41] for $88 [3:07:42] and this [3:07:44] every president [3:07:45] President Bush [3:07:46] President Biden [3:07:47] President Clinton [3:07:48] President Obama [3:07:50] have all promised [3:07:51] to fix this [3:07:51] and none of them [3:07:52] did anything [3:07:52] you fixed it [3:07:53] but today [3:07:54] the time you [3:08:02] leave office [3:08:03] assuming that's [3:08:04] in 2028 [3:08:05] 95% of the [3:08:09] drugs [3:08:09] that are available [3:08:11] to Americans [3:08:12] they will be paying [3:08:13] the lowest prices [3:08:14] in the world [3:08:15] Trump RX [3:08:17] just in the short [3:08:18] time that we [3:08:18] since we put it [3:08:20] out [3:08:20] has saved Americans [3:08:22] $700 million [3:08:23] we now have [3:08:24] 800 drugs [3:08:25] on there [3:08:25] we have deals [3:08:26] with Amazon [3:08:27] and with GoodRx [3:08:28] we're adding [3:08:29] more and more drugs [3:08:30] every day [3:08:31] and I'll just [3:08:31] give you one [3:08:32] example [3:08:32] Preluent [3:08:34] is a very [3:08:35] popular [3:08:36] cholesterol drug [3:08:37] its list price [3:08:39] is $520 [3:08:40] that's what [3:08:41] everybody is paying [3:08:42] we now have it [3:08:43] on TrumpRx [3:08:44] for $237 [3:08:46] that means [3:08:47] that the [3:08:48] 300,000 Americans [3:08:49] who take that drug [3:08:50] will be saving [3:08:52] $3,700 a year [3:08:54] on pharmaceuticals [3:08:56] every year [3:08:58] and you can [3:08:59] apply that [3:09:01] across the board [3:09:02] this is going to [3:09:02] change [3:09:03] it's making [3:09:04] pharmaceuticals [3:09:05] affordable [3:09:06] the most affordable [3:09:07] in this country [3:09:07] of any country [3:09:08] in the world [3:09:09] well thank you [3:09:10] Mr. President [3:09:10] how are you doing [3:09:12] on the autism [3:09:13] research [3:09:14] we will have [3:09:15] an answer for you [3:09:16] we just got [3:09:17] it's so important [3:09:18] we'll be talking [3:09:21] about that [3:09:21] we'll be having [3:09:22] something of interest [3:09:23] such an important [3:09:24] thing [3:09:25] there's a picture [3:09:25] of your uncle [3:09:26] right there [3:09:26] on the wall [3:09:27] I know [3:09:27] he's looking [3:09:28] handsome [3:09:28] and that's quite [3:09:31] a picture [3:09:31] did you see it [3:09:32] maybe that gave [3:09:34] you the idea [3:09:34] to start out [3:09:35] that way [3:09:35] but it's quite [3:09:36] a picture [3:09:37] any questions [3:09:38] Mr. President [3:09:39] we've seen [3:09:41] these strikes [3:09:42] between Iran [3:09:43] and the United States [3:09:43] in the past 10 days [3:09:44] how do you go [3:09:45] about reviving [3:09:45] the ceasefire [3:09:46] and getting diplomacy [3:09:48] back on track [3:09:49] well I think [3:09:49] we just want to win [3:09:50] we just want to win [3:09:51] we're doing very well [3:09:52] we're trying to be nice [3:09:55] as nice as you can be [3:09:56] in a situation like that [3:09:58] but you know [3:09:59] they're being decimated [3:10:02] they have no navy [3:10:03] they have no air force [3:10:04] they have no anti-aircraft [3:10:06] doesn't mean [3:10:07] they don't have [3:10:08] any capability [3:10:09] they have some [3:10:09] but very little [3:10:10] we just want to win [3:10:12] we don't want to have them [3:10:13] it's very simple [3:10:14] they cannot have [3:10:16] a nuclear weapon [3:10:18] Iran will not have [3:10:19] a nuclear weapon [3:10:20] and they can't have [3:10:21] a nuclear weapon [3:10:22] if they did [3:10:23] the Middle East [3:10:23] would have been wiped out [3:10:24] by now [3:10:25] if I didn't stop [3:10:27] the JCPOA [3:10:28] the Obama deal [3:10:29] if I didn't terminate that [3:10:31] they would have had [3:10:32] a nuclear weapon [3:10:33] I believe Israel [3:10:34] would no longer be with us [3:10:35] and big parts [3:10:36] of the Middle East [3:10:36] and perhaps other [3:10:37] countries [3:10:38] and different continents [3:10:40] frankly [3:10:40] because these people [3:10:41] are crazy [3:10:42] so they cannot have [3:10:44] a nuclear weapon [3:10:45] and they won't [3:10:46] Mr. President [3:10:46] I expect over the next [3:10:48] four weeks [3:10:49] eight weeks [3:10:50] we'll be hitting them [3:10:51] we'll be hitting them [3:10:52] very hard [3:10:52] and at some point [3:10:54] they're going to say [3:10:55] we just can't take it anymore [3:10:56] Mr. President [3:10:57] on the disarmament deal [3:10:59] that you announced [3:10:59] do you have assurances [3:11:01] from Israel [3:11:01] that they are on board [3:11:02] with this deal [3:11:03] and what comes first [3:11:04] does Israel pull back [3:11:06] and then Hamas disarms [3:11:07] or does Hamas need to disarm [3:11:08] and then Israel [3:11:09] we do have an understanding [3:11:11] with Israel [3:11:12] Israel is very happy [3:11:12] about it [3:11:13] Israel helped us [3:11:14] and they've been [3:11:15] very good [3:11:17] they've been very good [3:11:18] most people said [3:11:18] that would be a deal [3:11:19] that would be undoable [3:11:21] now [3:11:21] will it go through [3:11:23] its ups and downs [3:11:23] it's a very complex [3:11:24] situation over there [3:11:26] the people are very complex [3:11:27] and difficult [3:11:28] many cases wonderful [3:11:31] many cases not so wonderful [3:11:33] but that will be a [3:11:34] it's a great breakthrough [3:11:36] nobody's ever thought [3:11:37] that would [3:11:37] nobody thought [3:11:38] that would be possible [3:11:39] to disarm Hamas [3:11:40] that shows you [3:11:42] how much success [3:11:45] we're having [3:11:45] with Iran [3:11:45] because if you go [3:11:47] four months ago [3:11:48] five months ago [3:11:48] a deal like that [3:11:49] would have been impossible [3:11:50] so it's a big step [3:11:51] for the Middle East [3:11:52] and people are really [3:11:54] impressed by it [3:11:54] and they're surprised by it [3:11:55] and what comes first [3:11:56] Mr. President [3:11:56] what comes first [3:11:57] did FIFA or Mr. Infantino [3:11:58] speak to you [3:11:59] about their proposal [3:12:00] to sell a stake [3:12:00] in the World Cup [3:12:01] and is that something [3:12:02] you support [3:12:02] having just happened [3:12:03] did FIFA or Mr. Infantino [3:12:06] speak to you [3:12:06] about their proposal [3:12:07] to sell a stake [3:12:08] in the World Cup [3:12:09] Mr. President [3:12:10] you said this morning [3:12:12] on Truth Social [3:12:12] that victims of government [3:12:14] abuse should be paid back [3:12:15] even if it's not [3:12:17] the anti-weaponization fund [3:12:18] would you still want [3:12:20] the acting attorney general [3:12:21] I'm talking about [3:12:22] the weaponization [3:12:23] against large numbers [3:12:25] of people in our country [3:12:26] by the Biden administration [3:12:28] and by Obama [3:12:29] but by the Biden administration [3:12:31] in particular in this case [3:12:33] but large numbers of people [3:12:35] their lives have been ruined [3:12:36] they've been destroyed [3:12:37] their families have been [3:12:38] you know decimated [3:12:40] they've gone to prison [3:12:41] for no reason whatsoever [3:12:43] there's never been [3:12:44] a group of people [3:12:45] most likely [3:12:46] I mean I can think of [3:12:47] a couple that were treated [3:12:48] pretty badly [3:12:48] groups [3:12:49] but there's essentially [3:12:51] never been a group of people [3:12:52] treated so badly [3:12:53] as these people [3:12:54] and this fund [3:12:54] this fund was not for me [3:12:56] this fund was for [3:12:57] those people [3:12:58] that have been [3:12:59] weaponized [3:13:00] that have been abused [3:13:01] now I was abused [3:13:02] they attacked my house [3:13:03] Mar-a-Lago [3:13:04] where I live [3:13:04] and I was [3:13:06] you know [3:13:06] big damages [3:13:07] should have been given [3:13:09] to me [3:13:09] I don't want anything [3:13:10] I'm not talking [3:13:11] about myself [3:13:12] I think that there's [3:13:14] a group of people [3:13:14] in this country [3:13:15] history will show [3:13:17] that were treated [3:13:18] like nobody else [3:13:21] has ever been treated [3:13:22] so badly [3:13:24] so horribly [3:13:24] their families [3:13:25] have been ruined [3:13:26] many many suicides [3:13:28] they've committed suicide [3:13:29] people that were [3:13:30] very successful [3:13:31] that wanted to go [3:13:32] to a rally [3:13:33] or an event [3:13:35] and ended up [3:13:36] spending the rest [3:13:38] of their lives [3:13:38] in horror [3:13:40] you know [3:13:41] so I mean [3:13:41] you can say what you want [3:13:42] about the fund [3:13:43] and they've [3:13:45] they've agreed [3:13:46] to not have a fund [3:13:47] but there are a lot [3:13:48] of people that are [3:13:48] very upset about it [3:13:49] a lot of Republican people [3:13:51] a lot of Democrat people [3:13:52] are very upset about it [3:13:53] a lot of people [3:13:54] were covered [3:13:54] I wasn't covered [3:13:55] by that fund [3:13:56] I don't want to be [3:13:56] covered by the fund [3:13:57] I probably was abused [3:13:59] more than anybody [3:13:59] in the history [3:14:00] of our country [3:14:00] but I wasn't looking [3:14:02] for that [3:14:02] but there were [3:14:03] a lot of people [3:14:04] and I'll tell you [3:14:04] something [3:14:04] Todd Blanche [3:14:06] is a very [3:14:07] very good man [3:14:08] and he shouldn't [3:14:09] be in the middle [3:14:09] of this [3:14:10] he should get [3:14:11] approved [3:14:12] because you will [3:14:12] never get [3:14:13] anybody like him [3:14:14] you're never going [3:14:15] to get anybody [3:14:15] and to make him [3:14:16] a pawn on this [3:14:17] whole thing [3:14:18] this is being done [3:14:19] by a senator [3:14:19] and I don't really [3:14:20] blame him [3:14:20] to be honest with you [3:14:21] I endorsed his opponent [3:14:23] and as soon as [3:14:24] I endorsed his opponent [3:14:25] his opponent [3:14:25] went through the roof [3:14:26] and he won the [3:14:27] primary election [3:14:28] in Texas [3:14:30] for the Senate [3:14:31] and the man [3:14:33] that lost [3:14:34] the man that I [3:14:35] didn't endorse [3:14:35] has become very angry [3:14:38] and that's okay [3:14:38] I understand that [3:14:39] I probably would do [3:14:40] the same thing [3:14:41] you want to know [3:14:41] the truth [3:14:42] I think I do [3:14:42] the same thing [3:14:43] do you agree [3:14:45] just to be clear [3:14:45] do you agree [3:14:46] with the acting [3:14:46] attorney general [3:14:47] that the anti-weaponization [3:14:48] fund is dead [3:14:49] and why not [3:14:50] just put that [3:14:50] in writing [3:14:51] well it is dead [3:14:51] but you know [3:14:53] I wish it weren't [3:14:54] to be honest with you [3:14:54] I think people [3:14:55] were horribly treated [3:14:57] horribly abused [3:14:58] this has nothing [3:14:59] to do with Todd [3:14:59] this was me [3:15:00] horribly abused [3:15:02] and I'd like to see [3:15:03] them compensated [3:15:04] for the pain [3:15:05] they lost their families [3:15:07] they committed suicide [3:15:08] many people [3:15:09] committed suicide [3:15:10] they went down [3:15:12] for an innocent [3:15:12] journey [3:15:13] and I'm not only [3:15:15] talking there [3:15:15] I'm talking about [3:15:16] not even having [3:15:17] to do with that [3:15:18] the way they were treated [3:15:19] the Biden administration [3:15:20] and the Obama [3:15:21] administration [3:15:22] weaponized government [3:15:24] and destroyed lives [3:15:26] were you willing to [3:15:28] accept limits [3:15:29] on the scope [3:15:30] of the audit [3:15:30] immunity deal [3:15:31] in order to get [3:15:32] attorney general [3:15:33] blanche confirmed [3:15:34] he should be approved [3:15:35] forthwith [3:15:36] I mean you're never [3:15:37] going to get a person [3:15:37] like that [3:15:38] everybody agrees to it [3:15:40] don't forget [3:15:41] senator corner [3:15:42] thought he was [3:15:43] phenomenal [3:15:43] until he lost [3:15:44] you know [3:15:45] when he lost [3:15:46] is that a correct [3:15:47] statement [3:15:47] you come from Texas [3:15:48] I mean he thought [3:15:49] this was the most [3:15:50] incredible person [3:15:51] and when he lost [3:15:52] then he lost [3:15:53] because of me [3:15:54] I endorsed somebody else [3:15:55] and as soon as I endorsed [3:15:56] the other person [3:15:57] the other person [3:15:58] became a rocket ship [3:15:59] upward [3:16:00] and he lost [3:16:01] and you know [3:16:03] I think I'd be the same [3:16:04] I mean I shouldn't say [3:16:06] that but I'd be [3:16:08] upset also [3:16:09] and so I fully understand [3:16:11] it [3:16:11] he shouldn't be that way [3:16:13] I shouldn't be that way [3:16:14] but he is that way [3:16:16] he's become a very [3:16:17] angry person [3:16:17] and I understand [3:16:18] you have a couple [3:16:19] of others that I've [3:16:20] caused their defeat [3:16:21] too [3:16:21] and you know [3:16:21] probably hear from [3:16:22] them too [3:16:23] Mr. President [3:16:24] back on Iran [3:16:25] there was a report [3:16:25] that you got a proposal [3:16:27] from the military [3:16:27] to go big [3:16:28] and hit them hard [3:16:29] over 10 or 14 days [3:16:30] are you going to [3:16:32] consider [3:16:32] we've already gone big [3:16:33] look I mean [3:16:33] what's big [3:16:34] they had 159 ships [3:16:36] that was their [3:16:37] entire navy [3:16:38] 159 [3:16:39] their entire navy [3:16:40] is laying at the [3:16:41] bottom of the sea [3:16:42] I'd say that's going big [3:16:43] they had 200 airplanes [3:16:45] they're all gone [3:16:45] every one of them [3:16:46] they're not one airplane [3:16:47] they had anti-aircraft [3:16:49] weaponry [3:16:49] very good [3:16:50] but it didn't work [3:16:51] and it's all gone [3:16:53] their radar [3:16:54] is all gone [3:16:55] their leaders [3:16:56] are all gone [3:16:56] everything's all gone [3:16:58] but they'll fight [3:16:59] onward [3:16:59] Mr. President [3:17:00] on Ukraine [3:17:01] you said the other day [3:17:02] that you're not sure [3:17:03] about whether to grant [3:17:04] Ukraine the patriot [3:17:06] missile license [3:17:06] that had been discussed [3:17:07] do you want to see [3:17:08] more from Zelensky [3:17:09] before you take [3:17:11] that action [3:17:12] well it's a big step [3:17:13] look we have [3:17:13] the greatest weapons [3:17:15] in the world [3:17:15] we have the greatest [3:17:17] drones in the world [3:17:18] people don't know [3:17:18] that [3:17:18] we have the greatest [3:17:19] weaponry in the world [3:17:20] we have [3:17:21] in the case of [3:17:22] President Zelensky [3:17:23] he'd like to [3:17:24] have some patriots [3:17:25] he'd like to have [3:17:26] some tomahawks [3:17:27] which are lethal [3:17:29] one offensive [3:17:29] one defensive [3:17:30] but when you give [3:17:32] somebody the right [3:17:33] very complex weapons [3:17:34] by the way [3:17:35] I mean the patriot [3:17:35] as an example [3:17:36] the other day [3:17:37] you read that [3:17:38] five missiles [3:17:40] were shot [3:17:40] they were going [3:17:41] 8,600 miles an hour [3:17:44] think of it [3:17:44] 8,600 [3:17:46] now a car [3:17:47] if you go 60 [3:17:48] it gets to be [3:17:49] a little faster [3:17:49] if you go 100 [3:17:50] 8,600 miles an hour [3:17:53] and they were [3:17:54] big missiles [3:17:54] and they were [3:17:55] shot at Jordan [3:17:56] and our guys [3:17:57] were there [3:17:58] bing bing [3:17:59] bing bing bing [3:18:01] five [3:18:01] bing bing [3:18:03] bing bing bing [3:18:03] bing bing [3:18:03] right [3:18:04] I don't want to be [3:18:04] my [3:18:05] CJ6 [3:18:06] I had to be [3:18:07] very real [3:18:07] that would have been [3:18:09] that would have been [3:18:10] a great sound [3:18:10] bite [3:18:10] right [3:18:11] there were five [3:18:12] missiles [3:18:12] and we shot [3:18:13] all five dead [3:18:13] before they got [3:18:15] close [3:18:15] nobody else has [3:18:17] that capacity [3:18:17] these weapons [3:18:19] are incredible [3:18:19] we have to be very careful about letting somebody build them you know it's very [3:18:25] important now we are building many plants now to make those and other the [3:18:31] Tomahawk missile is the most incredible thing it can go into a doorway you can [3:18:35] put it through a window of a house nobody's ever seen anything like it you [3:18:40] have to be very judicious but you have to be very careful now we have not [3:18:46] agreed to that we're talking about it but it's a hard thing to give away that [3:18:50] kind of technology and I don't think this would ever happen but you know [3:18:55] there's people that you give that technology they can someday turn on you [3:18:58] you know that is possible you look at war it's happened a couple of times over [3:19:03] the years right so we have to be very careful I mean we we guard that we have [3:19:07] the greatest military in the world but we have the greatest weapons in the world [3:19:11] now we have to make them a little bit faster because we've given a lot away [3:19:14] you know President Biden unfortunately gave a lot of way to Ukraine and he [3:19:21] gave and so did I I mean I gave them the javelins the tank busters without the [3:19:26] javelins that that war would have been a one-day war would have been over they [3:19:29] wiped out the tanks going up to Kiev when they got stuck in the mud they had a [3:19:34] general that decided to go through the mud instead of going up the highway where [3:19:38] they were going very nicely it would have been over but no I gave them the [3:19:42] javelins the javelins are unbelievably we have the greatest weapons in the world we [3:19:46] have to be very careful about giving out the secrets to those weapons and they're [3:19:52] not you can't copy them it's a little like Nvidia they have a chip they say you [3:19:59] cannot copy it the complexity is so great you cannot you know no most things you [3:20:04] copy China's known for it other countries that we do something and I guess we copy [3:20:09] also most things you can copy pretty easily there's a chip that they made their [3:20:14] ultimate chip and they always have the ultimate chip and I say well why doesn't [3:20:19] somebody copy it because they can't the complexity they can't copy our weapons we [3:20:24] have the greatest weapons in the world many of them those are just two or three [3:20:28] that I mentioned but you cannot copy them so we have to be very careful as [3:20:34] Hamas disarms as part of this plan who do you see is taking possession of those [3:20:38] weapons that they had does that go to the new government because it being as a [3:20:41] board of peace mostly it's going to be run by the board this board of peace has [3:20:45] been an amazing it's led by some amazing people board of peace you said [3:20:50] they do have some capabilities left should Americans be prepared for these [3:20:54] back-and-forth attacks to continue until the Ronson will be able to strike it [3:20:58] we'll get weaker they'll get a little stronger maybe now but they'll get weaker and [3:21:03] then they peter up yeah sure I think so I mean it'd be foolish to say no you always [3:21:09] have to keep your guard up what is the status of talks who went from the [3:21:12] administration well they always want to talk but they break their words so [3:21:15] often Steve is talking Jared we have very good people JD's involved very [3:21:20] strongly involved we have great people talking Marco's involved very good [3:21:26] people with the best people but and they'll make a deal as an example we'll [3:21:31] talk about nuclear and we'll be in there talking about nuclear for seven hours I [3:21:35] say what is it what do you need seven you can take ten minutes you have five [3:21:38] minutes you should solve it but seven hours and then they'll go out and I'll [3:21:43] say they discussed nuclear and they'll go out and they'll say we never discussed [3:21:48] nuclear and I say what what do they say that all they do is make me angry you [3:21:53] know you just make me angry any other questions [3:21:58] should deal with Iran given that you talked about yes you can I mean I'm [3:22:02] losing faith in them because they do lie and do they do [3:22:08] misrepresent well the other day the five missiles were shot we knocked them down [3:22:12] but we were in the midst of a negotiation I mean I'm waiting for Steve to call me [3:22:15] how's the negotiation going and instead I got a call from Pete that they just shot [3:22:21] five missiles at one of our bases in Jordan and we have bases in Jordan fortunately [3:22:27] our people operated the equipment it's also very complex to operate you know [3:22:31] you talk about the equipment it's a very you you have to be oftentimes you see [3:22:35] when did you go to school MIT Caltech I mean you know they go to schools that are [3:22:40] not as normal for the military to be honest with you we have unbelievably [3:22:45] brilliant people operating that equipment and when you don't you know the [3:22:49] equipment the shots miss the safety misses or the accuracy misses we have [3:22:55] unbelievable people think of it we had 111 at one point a couple of months ago [3:23:00] 111 over a short period of time missiles were shot at the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier [3:23:07] great beautiful ship one of the most beautiful ships to me design was 111 missiles going out [3:23:14] out of the 111 missiles 111 missiles were shot down quite a bit earlier than they got I mean [3:23:24] long before they got there they were shot down it was almost in a couple of cases they were shot [3:23:29] down almost as they were taking off it's incredible technology so you have a ship that cost billions of [3:23:36] dollars and you have missiles heading to it 111 missiles were shot down routinely shut down and I [3:23:46] speak I spoke to the people I like to reward people call them up on the president and they were cool as a cucumber [3:23:53] the last two weeks of strikes by CENTCOM CENTCOM has said that those were meant to degrade a [3:24:00] RAND's ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz how many more strikes will it take to [3:24:04] significantly well you never know look I mean most people would have given up by them you know [3:24:08] they've got no Navy they got no Air Force most people would have given up they haven't so I give [3:24:12] them credit for that I mean they're known as big tough they're tough back on Ukraine what did you [3:24:18] tell President Zelensky about the Patriots did you explain all that to him I spoke about Patriots I [3:24:23] spoke to him about Tomahawks spoke to him about everything I also spoke to him about let's get [3:24:27] this war over with so last month they had 25,000 people it's averaging about 25,000 people a month [3:24:33] die mostly soldiers almost entirely but you know missiles are hitting areas also but mostly soldiers [3:24:40] they had 25,000 soldiers the month before that it was 32,000 soldiers I said you got to get this war [3:24:47] I think he wants to make a deal and I think Putin wants to make a deal but there's a lot of dislike [3:24:53] as you probably notice he seems very reluctant to make concessions President Putin well nobody wants [3:24:59] to make concessions but they're both gonna have to make some concessions I mean you got to make a deal [3:25:04] 25,000 young beautiful people soldiers mostly soldiers are dying a month it's I ended eight wars that was the [3:25:16] war I thought would maybe go first and it really hasn't I mean I ended wars that were in theory much [3:25:22] more difficult to end we had a couple that were into the 30-year category well the Congo look at the [3:25:30] Congo in Rwanda that was our nasty war it's a it's an amazing group in America safer and stronger and far [3:25:37] more successful than it was two years ago and I think frankly that it never was I don't think it's ever [3:25:43] been anything like this we're building more factories plants in this country than we've ever built [3:25:51] before and we're gonna be at some point we'll be leaving this position and we're gonna leave this [3:25:57] country in very very good shape better shape than it's ever been when we took office we inherited a [3:26:04] total catastrophe the last administration created the worst inflation in 48 years the most dangerous and [3:26:10] insecure border in history and exploding trade deficits like we have never seen before rampant [3:26:17] crime men and women's sports transgender utilization of your children and chaos and bedlam all over the [3:26:26] world other than that they did quite a good job in less than 18 months we've turned around four [3:26:33] years of disaster we now have the strongest border in American history we went from the worst water I [3:26:38] believe of any country in history 25 million people came through in four years and these are people [3:26:44] that in many cases you don't want there were murderers there were drug dealers there were people that you [3:26:49] do not want but now we have the strongest border in American history and for the last 15 months the [3:26:55] report just came out again we've had no people coming in through our southern border zero and it's [3:27:02] almost hard to say because you'd say is that even possible they had 25 million people came in we have no [3:27:08] people coming in through illegally for our southern border and that's in history so think of that zero [3:27:13] a big beautiful zero the murder rate so its single largest drop ever recorded to the lowest in 125 years [3:27:21] that goes back to think of it it goes back to 1900 lowest murder rate in the history of our country so [3:27:29] that's something today I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyber attack and they [3:27:37] blame it on Iran I don't think so I think I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent there was a [3:27:42] cyber attack of 30 water plants and I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor the corrupt governor of [3:27:50] Minnesota they like to say oh it's Iran Iran should be so lucky Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about [3:27:56] Minnesota this month it was announced that inflation is dropping at the fastest rate in more than six years [3:28:03] Walmart Sam's Club giant Eagle and others are slashing prices by by hundreds of grocery stores and [3:28:10] all of the stores I mean throughout the country they're slashing prices something that you haven't [3:28:16] seen for a long time since my last administration the stock market has set 73 all-time record highs since [3:28:23] the election that means all-time record highs 73 days out of a very short period of time [3:28:30] and the typical 401k is up by more than $30,000 and when you think of that if you add another [3:28:38] $1,000 to it it will be we set the record in the last administration a record still standing this [3:28:48] administration is going to blow my last administration away when the factories that [3:28:53] we're building that record that we're not building all over the world they're building they're coming from [3:28:59] all over the world they're coming from Germany with the cars they're coming from Germany they're [3:29:03] coming from Japan South Korea Canada Mexico from all over the world they're building auto plants here [3:29:09] because otherwise they have to pay tariffs the tariffs have made our country rich and successful [3:29:15] and all of this I mean I'd like to say it was the election on November 5th there was the election and [3:29:21] that's fine but without the election you wouldn't have what I've done economically so we have the most [3:29:27] successful environment that we've ever had there's never been anything like it from the standpoint of [3:29:32] investment into our country it's five to six times higher than anybody has ever seen than any other [3:29:39] country any other country not just us has ever had on July 4th we launched Trump accounts to keep a [3:29:45] vision of our great big beautiful bill and these tax-free investment savings accounts have already been [3:29:52] activated by over seven million children these are investments made in our future which is our [3:29:57] children our children are the most important aspect of our future with more being added each day so it's a [3:30:04] tremendous hit over seven million and really really just got going I would say Scott about two weeks ago when [3:30:11] it was we got the final approvals and we have over seven million actually there's never been anything quite like [3:30:18] that but millions of accounts are pre-funded with a thousand dollars from the US Treasury or generous [3:30:24] gifts from private donors like Michael and Susan Dell and others who have given billions of dollars billions [3:30:31] people are putting up hundreds of billions and billions of dollars into it and buying really a great future [3:30:38] for children when they turn 18 or when they turn 21 instead of having no hope no future they will end up with [3:30:44] hundreds of thousands of dollars and maybe even more than that so it's going to be something to save with [3:30:50] modest additional contributions they'll grow by numbers that should be it could be over two hundred [3:30:56] thousand dollars we're looking at the timeline we're looking I wish we had an economy like we have now [3:31:01] with the stock markets going up but they will benefit by our country being successful and we're going to give [3:31:08] every child a head start on the American dream so go to trump accounts dot gov [3:31:14] they're really something the whole world's talking about it and it's far ahead of schedule nobody thought it would be as [3:31:21] successful as it's been but it should be it should be and we start them off with a thousand dollars and this was part of the [3:31:26] great big beautiful bill with my most favored nation policy you could say this is even a bigger thing if that's possible on drug prices we're achieving record discounts on prescription drugs [3:31:38] drugs the prescription drugs were going through the roof for many years and now we're getting record discounts with price differences of 300 400 500 600 percent [3:31:50] nobody's ever heard of a thing like that and what this is all about is that we were the highest we had the highest prices anywhere in the world by far most expensive drugs prescription drugs and others the highest in the world the whole world was laughing at us we paid for the rest of the [3:32:09] the world we subsidize the whole world and i said we're not going to do that and i started it in the first administration i took it up uh obviously biden wasn't able to do anything about it because you had to get the consent of the drug companies and you had to get the consent more difficult would be the consent of other nations the other nations had to agree but they were paying a fraction sometimes ten percent twenty percent forty percent seventy percent less [3:32:39] they said if you don't do it we're going to have to charge your tariffs and uh they all said no at first very politely said sir we can't do that we're not going to double our prices they had to double their prices and in some case triple their price [3:32:51] and we would come down so a pill that sold for ten dollars in germany would sell for a hundred and thirty dollars in new york same pill from the same company the same factory the same plant same laboratory [3:33:06] from ten dollars and we pay a hundred and thirty dollars i say no no now the world is a bigger place so it's not as bad as it sounds for them so they went up to twenty and we came down to twenty so we now have the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world we're tied with [3:33:23] the lowest but we're basically it's favored nation so we have the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world from the highest drug prices anywhere in the world now what that does for your health care i mean i see these fake polls where the democrats have wonderful numbers on this stuff and they are horrible what they've done obamacare is a total disaster it's a costly wreck [3:33:44] it's unaffordable we call it the unaffordable care act it's a disgrace they never even thought of being able to do something like this they didn't even try [3:33:52] they didn't even try so i got the drug companies first and then i got the countries and the drug companies agreed because they knew the countries wouldn't agree [3:34:03] and when i called germany france when i called the uk when i called all of these countries i said you got to do it it's unfair we're paying ten times more than you're paying for the same drug you can't do this [3:34:15] and they said well we're not going to do that because we're going to have to double our price today in order to make you happy i said no maybe you're going to have to triple your price [3:34:23] they said well we can't do it i said that's all right if you can't do it then i can't do something also [3:34:28] and i'm going to charge you very substantial tariffs which are far more than we're talking about [3:34:34] and they all said we'd love to do it we'd love to do it it'll be our great honor to do it so nobody else would [3:34:39] do this this would have never happened so your drug prices have gone down my numbers not even [3:34:44] thinkable my first term i had the privilege of having lower drug prices from the beginning of [3:34:50] the year till the end for the first time in 28 years you remember and i called the news conference to [3:34:56] announce it so the year it ended and i was turned out one eighth of a percent one eighth of a percent [3:35:03] little tiny this much it went down that much during one year first time in 28 years it went down [3:35:10] it was always like this just up more expensive and i called the news conference i was so proud of [3:35:16] myself and i said ladies and gentlemen the first time in 28 years drug prices have gone down from [3:35:23] january till the end of december and i want to just congratulate everybody for being a part of this [3:35:31] wonderful experiment and one eighth of a point now we're talking about 400 500 600 percent coming down [3:35:40] we pay the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world from the highest so uh you know and i'll say it [3:35:45] again and again because the press doesn't want to report it the fake news doesn't want to report it [3:35:49] they don't want to talk about it what that does for health care bobby is unbelievable because medicine [3:35:54] is a big part of health care so i wish that uh people would understand that and i hope they're going [3:36:00] to vote for us in the midterms because you'll see some stuff that will be horrible because they can blow [3:36:05] it very fast if they don't know what they're doing so your drug prices are great you know i saw spain [3:36:10] uh yesterday and i watched the catastrophe that took place it was a it looks like an invasion of a [3:36:17] country by hundreds of thousands of people and that same thing's going to happen to us if the republicans [3:36:24] don't get elected except worse much bigger much easier to get into despite the fact that we have built [3:36:32] thousands of thousands of miles of wall which i said we were going to do but we didn't have that [3:36:38] forget it but we have the safest border in the world if we're not in office our country will be [3:36:44] invaded at levels that made spain look small time and when i watched it i said boy i said i'm going to [3:36:53] say it because i knew you're going to be at camp david and i say that's going to be a talking point [3:36:57] for the midterms because when you look at what happened to spain they don't know what to do [3:37:03] and it's happening again today they're coming in by the thousands tens of thousands it just [3:37:07] it's just invading the country and what that is is weak law bad management but very liberal [3:37:18] law they passed a couple of laws and people read you know people are smart they read from other [3:37:24] countries and they swam that three mile swim or however they got in but nobody's seen anything like [3:37:31] it that will look good compared to what's going to happen to the united states the biggest thing [3:37:36] the worst thing that biden did is allowing 25 million people into our country because many of [3:37:41] those people are criminals they're murderers a lot of murder 11 888 a lot of them are gone now we got [3:37:48] them out but they allow people to come into this country that you can't allow to come into a country [3:37:54] we're also making an unprecedented investment in the united states armed forces where we're doing great [3:38:00] we rebuilt the armed forces we rebuilt our military my first term but we are doing great with our [3:38:08] military they spent a lot of money in our military they gave away 300 billion dollars worth of ammo and [3:38:15] everything else in the in biden's term but we're building it up fast and we have we're we just have [3:38:21] a great military that's all there is to it but we rebuilt it in the in my first term and we're using it [3:38:28] in my second term with venezuela and other places and iran now iran is doing very poorly just in [3:38:34] case you read incorrect stories they're doing very very poorly they're having a hard time [3:38:38] they've been very dishonest they've been very dishonorable to deal with but uh that makes no [3:38:44] difference they're doing very very poorly we're also making that investment and looking forward to [3:38:50] getting 1.5 trillion dollars next year people see now how important it is we want to keep a safe [3:38:57] country we have to keep a safe country and the good news is all of that equipment is made in the [3:39:01] usa so we're making it here it's jobs uh and each one of our defense groups are building literally at [3:39:10] least four new massive plants as we speak because we want them to do we want them to move faster we [3:39:18] have the best equipment in the world but we want them to move faster we don't want to wait a year [3:39:22] or a year and a half we want to wait a week maybe so that's happening and i think the results are [3:39:28] very good they're all they're building uh at levels that nobody's ever seen before and we've had [3:39:35] tremendous success and our military was just proud of it again venezuela was a one day war and we have [3:39:43] a great relationship with venezuela we're working with partners with venezuela now taking out tens of [3:39:49] millions of barrels of oil and going to houston going to alaska going to louisiana going to different [3:39:56] places for refinement refineries and it's been very much amazing the administration has done more [3:40:03] in 18 months than most administrations have done in eight years if you had a two-termer we've done [3:40:09] more in 18 months than anyone's ever seen before nobody's ever seen this is the golden age of america [3:40:15] and we have a war that's going on as you call it a war maybe i call it a military operation [3:40:21] because they have no navy it's been obliterated their air force has been obliterated they have no [3:40:27] planes their missiles have been largely they have some left they have some but they have far fewer than [3:40:34] they had four or five months ago uh they uh their manufacturing capacity is almost gone [3:40:42] the drone capacity is almost gone they're very few but they have some they have one that's too many [3:40:49] as far as i'm concerned but we've done a an amazing job with venezuela we've done an amazing job [3:40:56] here we're in there for five months and i i know people like to say because we've done a much [3:41:01] bigger job much more important job than we originally anticipated so we're in there for five months and [3:41:07] if you look at vietnam they were in there for 20 years you look at afghanistan they were in there for [3:41:13] many years you look at any one of the wars korea any one of them they're in there for many years [3:41:18] we're in for five months and we have obliterated their military capacity again they've got some left [3:41:24] but soon they won't have some left so i just want to thank everybody around this table you've been very [3:41:29] special i want to thank a lot of the media people because many of you have been very very fair and very [3:41:34] that's one of the reasons you're here frankly but you've been very fair you've covered me this time [3:41:39] much more fairly i think than the first term the first term was a great success we had the greatest [3:41:46] economy in history in the first term and this term is going to blow it away i think this term is going [3:41:51] to actually blow it away so it's an honor to have you and i'd like to ask our great vice president jd vance [3:41:58] to say a few words followed by marco and pete and scott and bobby kennedy okay thank you very much [3:42:07] everybody please well great thanks mr president first of all thanks for having us at this historical [3:42:11] and beautiful place and uh it's an honor to be on the team an honor to be able to work on fraud [3:42:17] which is what i want to talk about today though i know we have a lot of things going on this has been [3:42:21] an amazing team from kelly leffler at sba to doug at the va to todd and bobby kennedy this really has [3:42:29] required a whole of administration approach to try to tackle fraud there are a few things that i want [3:42:34] to talk about and celebrate the first is that just since the beginning of the fraud task force that i [3:42:39] started under the president's leadership and direction we have identified 230 billion dollars [3:42:45] of fraud that's being perpetrated against the american people and we have halted already 56 [3:42:51] billion dollars of that it's sometimes hard once the money has already gone out the door it's hard [3:42:55] to get it back but stopping it from going out the door is how we save the american people 56 billion [3:43:00] dollars and of course we're going to keep on working on that just today mr president we will [3:43:05] announce 17 new anti-fraud actions that will total uh about a third of a billion dollars and that that's [3:43:12] added to the 230 billion dollars that we've already uncovered and i want to just talk for the benefit [3:43:17] of the american people about why do we care so much about this because what i always try to remind people [3:43:22] is that fraud has two victims so to give one concrete example there is a program that is administered [3:43:29] by medicaid and that program ensures that low-income moms and low-income babies have access to neonatal care [3:43:37] now i think most americans probably share my view this is one of the great things about the united states [3:43:42] of america that if we see a baby and we see a young mother that requires help we help our fellow [3:43:47] americans that's a good thing it's something that we should be proud of and yet there is a program that [3:43:53] has defrauded the moms and the babies who benefit from these you've gotten people who've gotten rich [3:43:58] by setting up false companies that are providing false services so who loses in that equation number one [3:44:05] of course is the american taxpayer that is 230 billion dollars poorer because of the fraud that this country [3:44:11] has let go on but i actually think most importantly is that we've seen that program run out of money so [3:44:18] we've seen moms and babies unable to access the health care that they need because the fraudsters [3:44:24] have gotten rich that is a disgrace and until the president ordered us to stop it no one was doing [3:44:30] anything about it so we've made a lot of progress mr president in just under a year we're going to keep on [3:44:35] working at it because we believe the american people deserve to have their money spent as you and the [3:44:40] congress have directed it there's big numbers here fine tremendous numbers they look like elliot nests [3:44:46] does anybody know you look like that group of people you have lined up behind you that they're doing [3:44:51] a great job yes billions thinking not not millions billions of dollars is being recovered billions [3:44:58] and you haven't seen anything yet we have things happening that people aren't going to believe the [3:45:04] level of corruption and fraud that took place under the biden administration was unprecedented [3:45:09] and minnesota california maine maine believe it or not you know you think of maine as this [3:45:16] wonderful place it's uh the level of corruption is incredible all over all over so uh great job [3:45:23] thank you very much thank you sir okay please oh my turn well first of all thank you for bringing [3:45:28] us out here um i got the chance to drive for the first time in a year and a half which is developed [3:45:33] but it was fun it was great and um so just a couple points that uh you we all know we've followed it [3:45:44] on these obviously the events in the middle east and others here can talk about that not that they're [3:45:47] not important but there's some other issues happening around the world mr president that you've shown great [3:45:51] leadership in that have not gotten nearly as much attention i think they deserve to mention today [3:45:55] the first is the international criminal court is an illegitimate international organization that [3:46:00] frankly illegitimate they've made themselves illegitimate because they claim that even if [3:46:03] you're not a member of that court they can come after you what that literally means in the future is that [3:46:08] american servicemen political leaders and others could find themselves under the under indictment by [3:46:14] this international criminal court if you want to know a little bit about it jack smith used to work [3:46:18] there these are the people that think they can go out and basically indict any world leader and haul [3:46:22] into the hague so we've begun we try to get them to reform and listen to us they wouldn't do it [3:46:26] they're very arrogant we've now begun an effort to really try to bring that court to heel or there's [3:46:31] no information that they're after me it could happen just so you know he's not trying to defend me [3:46:42] he is trying to defend bb and various other people but there are many people that shouldn't be [3:46:47] looked at that way but there is no indication that i'm one of them at this moment [3:46:53] and i actually think the people who are in biggest danger in our system are servicemen people in [3:46:59] uniform they'll try to grab for the rest of their lives will not be able to travel anywhere in the [3:47:03] world with their families because they can be arrested on one of these like imagine you're a [3:47:06] soldier you fought in a war and 20 years later they try to come grab you so this is a big problem [3:47:11] so we've had dozens of countries already join us in separate since we started two weeks ago five [3:47:15] countries have already quit the icc and notified them that they're leaving and we think there'll [3:47:19] be more the second thing is we had an unprecedented ministerial 60 countries came to washington and [3:47:25] were part of an effort we were shedding light on far left terrorism and violence you know if a bomb [3:47:30] goes off somewhere and it's tied to some right-wing group or what i got you know i don't consider [3:47:34] neo-nazis right when i consider them nazis right but you're going to get a lot of attention on that but [3:47:39] if it's a leftist group an antifa group that gets no cover or they ignore the ideological spin and the [3:47:45] ideological reason behind it so we've got 60 countries came up here and hopefully creating [3:47:49] a strong coalition to go after far left violent terrorism go after it and call it by name and i [3:47:55] think we're building a very strong coalition there uh we've had some sex successes in the middle east [3:48:00] mr president as you know in the diplomatic front the deal with lebanon and israel is unprecedented [3:48:05] that president ayun was here a week ago i think that was the first visit by a lebanese president in [3:48:10] over 30 some odd years in fact this is the first time the israelis and the lebanese government have [3:48:13] spoken at the official level close to 30 years and that was thanks to your leadership a lot of [3:48:18] work to be done to keep that peace and build on it but it's a real achievable and of course as you [3:48:22] announced last night mr president this disarmament deal that you brought about with steve and jared's [3:48:27] work on on hamas is another big step as well it's something a lot of people thought would never happen [3:48:32] it needs to happen but the fact they've even agreed to it is a real achievable last point is on the [3:48:38] western hemisphere for the first time in 15 20 years the overwhelming majority of the countries [3:48:43] in the western hemisphere are now led by pro-american leaders and pro-american governments it's an [3:48:49] extraordinary achievement all of it happening through a success virtually every election that's [3:48:53] happened in the western hemisphere since you were elected president has elected someone who is pro-american [3:48:58] and i think this is an incredible situation and last but not least and i have to thank a number of [3:49:03] agencies here particularly department of war after that terrible earthquake in venezuela within 36 [3:49:09] hours the full force of the american government was on the ground providing humanitarian assistance [3:49:14] so that's something today i just want to mention that we heard in minnesota there was a cyber attack [3:49:23] and they blame it on iran i don't think so i think i blame it on minnesota because they're [3:49:27] very grossly incompetent there was a cyber attack of 30 water plants and i would blame it on minnesota [3:49:34] and the governor the corrupt governor of minnesota they like to say oh it was iran iran should be so [3:49:40] lucky iran's got bigger problems than worrying about minnesota this month it was announced that [3:49:45] inflation is dropping at the fastest rate in more than six years walmart sam's club giant eagle and [3:49:52] others are slashing prices by by hundreds of grocery stores and all of the stores i mean throughout [3:49:59] the country they're slashing prices something that you haven't seen for a long time since [3:50:04] my last administration the stock market has set 73 all-time record highs since the election [3:50:09] that means all-time record highs 73 days out of a very short period of time and the typical 401k is up [3:50:19] by more than thirty thousand dollars and when you think of that if you add another [3:50:25] one thousand dollars to it it will be we set the record in the last administration a record [3:50:32] still standing this administration is going to blow my last administration away when the factories that [3:50:39] we're building that record that we're not building all over the world they're building they're coming [3:50:45] from all over the world they're coming from germany with the cars they're coming from germany they're coming [3:50:49] from japan south korea canada mexico from all over the world they're building auto plants here [3:50:55] because otherwise they have to pay tariffs the tariffs have made our country rich and successful [3:51:02] and all of this i mean i'd like to say it was the election on november 5th there was the election and [3:51:07] that's fine but without the election you wouldn't have what i've done economically so we have the most [3:51:13] successful environment that we've ever had there's never been anything like it from the standpoint of [3:51:19] investment into our country it's five to six times higher than anybody has ever seen than any other [3:51:25] country any other country not just us has ever had on july 4th we launched trump accounts to keep a [3:51:31] vision of our great big beautiful bill and these tax-free investment savings accounts have already been [3:51:38] activated by over seven million children these are investments made in our future which is our children [3:51:44] our children are the most important aspect of our future with more being added each day so it's a [3:51:50] tremendous hit over seven million and really it really just got going i would say scott about [3:51:56] two weeks ago when it was uh we got the final approvals and we have over seven million actually there's [3:52:02] never been anything quite like that but millions of accounts are pre-funded with a thousand dollars from [3:52:08] the u.s treasury or generous gifts from private donors like michael and susan dell and others who [3:52:14] have given billions of dollars billions people are putting up hundreds of millions and billions of dollars [3:52:20] into it and buying really a great future for children when they turn 18 or when they turn 21 instead of [3:52:27] having no hope no future they will end up with hundreds of thousands of dollars and maybe even more than [3:52:33] that so it's going to be something to save with modest additional contributions they'll grow uh by [3:52:40] numbers that should be it could be over two hundred thousand dollars we're looking at uh the timeline [3:52:45] we're looking i wish we had an economy like we have now with the stock markets going up but they will [3:52:50] benefit by our country being successful and we're going to give every child a head start on the american dream [3:52:57] so go to trumpaccounts.gov they're really something the whole world's talking about it and it's far ahead of [3:53:04] schedule nobody thought it would be as successful as it's been but it should be it should be and we start [3:53:10] them off with a thousand dollars and this was part of the great big beautiful bill with my most [3:53:15] favorite nation policy you could say this is even a bigger thing if that's possible on drug prices we're [3:53:22] achieving record discounts on prescription drugs the prescription drugs uh we're going through the roof [3:53:28] for many years and now we're getting record discounts with price differences of 300 400 500 600 [3:53:36] percent nobody's ever heard of a thing like that and what this is all about is that we were the highest [3:53:43] we had the highest prices anywhere in the world by far most expensive drugs prescription drugs and and [3:53:50] others the highest in the world the whole world was laughing at us we paid for the rest of the world we [3:53:55] subsidized the whole world and i said we're not going to do that and i started it in the first [3:54:01] administration i took it up uh obviously biden wasn't able to do anything about it because you [3:54:06] had to get the consent of the drug companies and you had to get the consent more difficult would be the [3:54:11] consent of other nations the other nations had to agree but they were paying a fraction sometimes 10 [3:54:18] percent 20 percent and 40 percent 70 percent less so i had to call them and i had to get them on and [3:54:25] i said if you don't do it we're gonna have to charge your tariffs and uh they all said no at first very [3:54:30] politely said sir we can't do that we're not going to double our prices they had to double their prices [3:54:36] and in some case triple their price and we would come down so a pill that sold for ten dollars in [3:54:43] germany would sell for 130 dollars in new york same pill from the same company the same factory the same [3:54:50] plant same laboratory from ten dollars and we pay 130 dollars i say no no now the world is a bigger [3:54:58] place so it's not as bad as it sounds for them so they went up to 20 and we came down to 20. so we [3:55:05] now have the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world we're tied with the laws but we're basically [3:55:10] its favorite nation so we have the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world from the highest [3:55:16] drug prices anywhere in the world now what that does for your health care i mean i see these fake [3:55:21] polls where the democrats have wonderful numbers on this stuff and they are horrible what they've done [3:55:27] obamacare is a total disaster it's a costly wreck it's unaffordable we call it the unaffordable care act [3:55:34] it's a disgrace they never even thought of being able to do something like this they didn't even try [3:55:39] they didn't even try so i got the drug companies first and then i got the countries and the drug [3:55:46] companies agreed because they knew the countries wouldn't agree and when i called germany france [3:55:51] when i called the uk when i called all of these countries i said you got to do it it's unfair we're [3:55:57] paying 10 times more than you're paying for the same drug you can't do this and they said well we're not [3:56:03] going to do that because we're going to have to double our price today in order to make you happy i said no [3:56:07] maybe you didn't have to triple your price they said well we can't do it i said that's all right [3:56:12] if you can't do it then i can't do something also and i'm going to charge you very substantial tariffs [3:56:18] which are far more than we're talking about and they all said we'd love to do it we'd love to do it [3:56:23] it'll be our great honor to do it so nobody else would do this this would have never happened so your [3:56:28] drug prices have gone down by numbers not even thinkable my first term i had the privilege of having [3:56:34] lower drug prices from the beginning of the year till the end for the first time in 28 years you [3:56:39] remember and i called the news conference to announce it so the year it ended and i was turned [3:56:45] out one eighth of a percent one eighth of a percent little tiny this much it went down that much during [3:56:53] one year first time in 28 years it went down it was always like this just up more expensive and i [3:57:01] called the news conference i was so proud of myself and i said ladies and gentlemen the first [3:57:05] time in 28 years drug prices have gone down from january till the end of december and i want to just [3:57:14] congratulate everybody for being a part of this wonderful experiment and one-eighth of a point now [3:57:21] we're talking about 400 500 600 percent coming down we paid the lowest drug prices anywhere in the world [3:57:28] from the highest so uh you know and i'll say it again and again because the press doesn't want to [3:57:33] report it the fake news doesn't want to report it they don't want to talk about it what that does for [3:57:38] health care bobby is unbelievable because medicine is a big part of health care so i wish that uh people [3:57:44] would understand that and i hope they're going to vote for us in the midterms because you'll see some [3:57:48] stuff that will be horrible because they can blow it very fast if they don't know what they're doing [3:57:53] so your drug prices are great you know i saw spain uh yesterday and i watched the catastrophe that [3:58:01] took place it was a it looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people [3:58:07] and that same thing is going to happen to us if the republicans don't get elected except worse much [3:58:13] bigger much easier to get into despite the fact that we have built thousands of miles of wall which i [3:58:21] said we were going to do but we didn't have that forget it but we have the safest border in the [3:58:26] world if we're not in office our country will be invaded at levels that made spain look small time [3:58:36] and when i watched it i said boy i said i'm going to say it because i knew you're going to be at camp [3:58:41] david and i say that's going to be a talking point for the midterms because when you look at what happened [3:58:47] to spain they don't know what to do and it's happening again today they're coming in by the [3:58:51] thousands tens of thousands it just it's just invading the country and what that is is weak [3:59:00] law bad management but very liberal law they passed a couple of laws and people read you know people are [3:59:09] smart they read from other countries and they swam that three mile swim or however they got in but [3:59:16] nobody's seen anything like it that will look good compared to what's going to happen to the united [3:59:21] states the biggest thing the worst thing that biden did is allowing 25 million people into our country [3:59:26] because many of those people are criminals they're murderers a lot of murder 11 888 a lot of them are [3:59:34] gone now we got them out but they allow people to come into this country that you can't allow to come [3:59:39] into a country we're also making an unprecedented investment in the united states armed forces where we're [3:59:46] we're doing