c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ c-span, yourtching unfiltered view of government. created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> president trump held a briefing with the present the white house yesterday. he announced about the united states will be restoring all united nations sanctions against iran, later saying that they will never have a nuclear weapon. when asked about the qanon movement ended he was aware of their support, president trump said, quote, "i don't know anything about it other than they supposedly like me." this is half an hour. [cameras shuttering]

pres. trump: thank you, very much. before i provide an update on our continued progress against the china virus, i would like to discuss our latest actions against the iranian regime. today, i am directing the secretary of state, mike pompeo, to notify the u.n. security council that the united states intends to restore all of the previously suspended united nations sanctions on iran. it is a snapback. not uncommon. two years ago, i withdrew the united states from the disastrous iran nuclear deal, a which was a product of the obama-biden foreign policy failure, a failure like people have seen, in terms of the

amount of money we paid for absolutely nothing in a short-term deal. this deal funneled tens of billions of dollars to iran, 100 $150 billion, to be exact, plus $1.8 billion in cash, which i don't know the president had the authority to give, gave $1.8 billion in cash. another great deal that turned out to be a total disaster. that would have funded all the chaos and bloodshed and terror in the region and throughout the world. and i won't say anything, because i don't like saying it, but iran doesn't have so much money to give to the world anymore, to the terrorist, to give to al qaeda and various other groups of people that they were funding. they have to keep their own regime together, and it is not easy for them. if and when i win the election, within the first month, iran will come to us, and they will

be asking for a deal so quickly, because they are doing so poorly, but that deal was a disaster. $150 billion dollars and $1.8 billion in cash. and we got nothing. we terminated it, but if we didn't terminate it, it would start to expire very shortly. a good deal we made was the deal we made between the uae and israel. countries want to come into that the deal, countries you would not even believe want to come into that deal, and all of a sudden you are going to have peace in the middle east, and you couldn't have done it this ridiculous iran nuclear deal, as they call it, that president obama made, along with sleepy joe biden. i imposed to the toughest ever sanctions on iran. and this has caused great difficulty for them, giving money to terrorist organizations. and if they do, they will have hell to pay.

earlier this year, i ordered the strike that took out the world's number one terrorist, qassem soleimani, in addition to previously terminating leader and founder of isis, abu bakr al-baghdadi, the two leading terrorists by far in the world. the founder of isis. nobody even talks about that. and we also defeated, we now have 100% of the isis caliphate in syria. when i took over, it was a mess, it was a total mess. they were all over the place. my administration will not allow this iran nuclear situation to go on. they will never have a nuclear weapon. iran will never have -- mark it , mark it down -- iran will

never have a nuclear deal. it was clear the united states would always have sanctions to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. we paid a fortune for a failed concept and a failed policy, a policy that would make it impossible to have peace in the middle east. here at home, through operation legend, we are confronting the wave of crime in democrat-run american cities that is absolutely shocking. when you look at portland or new york, san francisco, seattle, chicago, sometimes los angeles, democrat-run cities, they are a mess, because they don't get it. either they don't get it or there is something that nobody else understands.

we have deployed more than 1000 additional federal agents to help these democrat-run disasters. we just have done this. we have to give them a hand. and we can stop it immediately, like in portland, it would be so easy to stop. they would stop it immediately. we only sent in some homeland people, who were great, by the way, to save the courthouse, because it would have blown up or burned down, and they did that very easily. but if we were called in, we would send in, whether it is homeland, whether it is fbi, just law enforcement, send them weekly and eradicate it, just like in minneapolis. as soon as they were called in -- they should have been called in sooner -- they would have had far less damage. today we announced operation legend has resulted in nearly

1500 arrests. bad ones, bad ones, really bad people. prosecutions in prison sentences will follow when they will spend a very long time in prison for what they have done. most cities are well-run, most of the nation's well-run, and the areas that we are talking about are, in all cases, run by democrats, usually radical left-leaning democrats, like in new york or in portland. we have made arrests in kansas city, chicago, cleveland, detroit, milwaukee, st. louis, memphis, and albuquerque for many violent crimes, including gun crimes, arson, and 91 murders. we are also using the full power of the federal government to defeat, as you know, the china virus. new cases have declined in 80% of the jurisdictions in the past week. 80%.

new zealand, by the way, had a big outbreak, and other countries that were held up to try and make us look not as good as we should look, because we have done an incredible job, but they have had a lot of outbreaks, but they will be able to put them out like we them out. the hospitalization rate has fallen in our country. 54% since the peak in april, 54%. older americans are the most vulnerable to the virus. 92% of deaths have occurred among those 55 and older. only 2.7% of deaths have occurred among those 44 years, think of that, 44 years and younger. so 44 years old and younger, only 2.7% of deaths have occurred. and many of those people had pre-existing conditions, they

had problems, heart, diabetes, and other problems, but -- many of those. so think of that. only 2.7% under 44 years of age. excess mortality in europe this year is 33% higher than the united states, evidence that the tragic cost of this virus is higher in other western nations. south korea, you have been reading about south korea doing well, well, they had a breakout, but they will be able to solve the problem. we must all remain vigilant and continue to exercise extreme caution around those at highest risk, as we know. multiple colleges and universities announced that they would suspend in-person teaching. and we have learned one thing. there is nothing like campus. there is nothing like being with a teacher as opposed to being on a computer board. it has been proven. it is a lot better. it is a lot better.

the ipads are wonderful, but you are not going to learn the same way you do by being there. nevertheless, certain colleges and universities have announced that they will suspend in-person teaching. or older people and individuals with underlying conditions, the china virus is very dangerous, but for university students, the likelihood of severe illness is less than or equal to the risk of a seasonal flu. the seasonal flu happens and comes and goes and it can be very bad, but people don't talk about it in the same way. and we shouldn't. but if you look at that, the odds are less than or equal to. instead of saving lives, the decision to close universities could cost lives. it is significantly safer for students to live with other young people than to go home and spread the virus to older americans. makes sense.

and the shutdown thing is causing tremendous depression for those places that are still shut down. you look at certain areas that in all cases democrat-run, still shut down, and the numbers there aren't even good, but causing tremendous depression, suicide, drugs, alcohol, abuse, a lot of problems are being caused, probably far more i would say that is caused by the virus itself, now that we understand the virus. colleges should take reasonable precautions. students who feel sick should not attend class and should limit social interaction. as they would for any other illness, and universities should

implement measures to protect high-risk students or professors , and teachers. is ultimate goal of testing to prevent transmission in high-risk settings and to prevent transmission period. homesspecially in nursing and to care for the vulnerable and are elderly, which fit into the definition of who is vulnerable. tremendous unused testing capacity in our country, a tremendous, unused testing capacity. it is something that other nations are impressed with, they tell us. in our path forward we will continue to follow a science-based approach to protecting the high-risk while enabling healthy americans to go back to work and school. our country will be open, it is getting open quickly. our stock markets are almost back to where they were prior to

the china virus disaster coming in. and, i want to thank you all for being here and we will take questions. yes. pandemic, the qan non movement seems to be gaining a lot of followers. can you talk about that and what can you say to those people? pres. trump: i do not know much about the movement other than i understand that they like me a ch, but i do not know much about the movement. from what i hear, these people watch the streets of portland, when they watched what happened in new york city in the last six or seven months, but this was starting four years ago when i came here. almost four years. these are people who do not like seeing what is going on in places like portland, and

chicago, and new york, and other cities and states. and, i heard that these are people who do -- you love our country and do not like seeing it -- i do not know anything about it other than they supposedly like me. see they also would like to problems in these areas like the areas that we are talking about, go away. there are no reasons that the democrats cannot run a city. inthey cannot, we will send all the federal, whether it is troops or law enforcement, we will send them in and straighten out the problem. >> the crux of the theory is a belief that you are secretly saving the world from this satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals. does that sound like something that you are behind? pres. trump: i have not heard that. is that supposed to be a bad

thing or a good thing? if i can help save the world from problems i am willing to do it and put myself out there. and we are, we are saving the world from the radical left philosophy that will destroy this country, and when this country is gone, the rest of the world would follow. the rest of the world would follow, that is the importance of this country. when you look at some of the things these people are saying with defund the police and no borders, open borders, everybody country, noto our testing or nothing. when you talk about testing, no testing. mexico has a high rate of infection. the wall next week will be 300 miles long. our numbers are extraordinary on the border. luckthis is through perhaps more than talent.

however the talent is getting it built. , we needy this strength in our country, not weakness. too much weakness. >> you have been very bullish on the promise of convalescent plasma. the fda appeared to be on the brink of issuing an emergency for convalescent plasma. after hearing from officials that there was not enough evidence, the fda has put that on pause. you reaction to that end do believe that convalescent plasma should be in the arsenal of treatments? pres. trump: i have read good things about it, and it could be a political decision because you have a lot a people over there that do not want to rush things because they want to do it after november 3, and you've heard that one before. i have heard fantastic things about convalescent plasma, and i

have heard numbers over 50% success, and people are dying. we should have it approved if it is good. i am hearing it is good and i heard from people at the fda that was good. i will check that after your conference. >> it is my understanding that the white house will encourage them to get this out there as quickly as they can? pres. trump: if the numbers are as good as i am hearing, i am hearing over 50%. we have approved things that are 31% and it has really had a tremendous impact, but no. you are telling me something right now that surprises me, but we will check it out after this. delays are people dying. >> i want to ask you about your tweet earlier today essentially calling for a boycott of your tires. do you want the federal

government to stop buying goodyear products. pres. trump: i am not having it, because they are playing politics. the people who work for good years -- goodyear, i can tell you that i poll very well with those workers. when they say they cannot have blue lives matter and cannot wear a maga hat, but you can have other things that are marxist in nature, there is something wrong with the top of goodyear. left doesthe radical is make it impossible for people to do business if they are republican or conservative. they put out all sorts of effort , do not shop there. soy do vicious things, not different than what you saw on the streets of portland two nights ago. >> what kind of boycott do you attend -- intend? pres. trump: that is up for people. if they want to hold a political

speech and let you not do what everybody is doing. maga hatnt to wear a and blue lives matter, that is policemen and women. that is a terrible thing. so, they are using their power over these people and these people want to wear whatever it is that they are talking about. in favor ofery much people not wanting to buy there and they will be able to get a good job because we set a jobs record over the last quarter, the most in the history of our country. thatnk it is disgraceful they did this. please, go ahead. >> mr. president, you said the arrest of jimmy lai is a " terrible thing." do you have a message for him? --s. trump: i sent him --

best wishes he is a great gentleman and a brave man. i sent him best wishes, because of that and obviously what happened in hong kong we have taken all of the vast amounts of money that we used to subsidize hong kong. we essentially subsidize hong kong by giving them all sorts of incentives, and that is what made hong kong the exchange and business in hong kong successful, i of taking it -- i have taken it all back. that means the united states will do more business. we gave them tremendous incentive and subsidy in order that they be successful for freedom. but now that the freedom obviously seems to have been taken away, we will keep all of the incentives that we were giving them, billions of dollars, and all of that business will come into our country including the new york stock exchange, nasdaq, it will all come here.

i feel badly because i hear he is a good person, i do not know him, but he is a good and brave person. >> thank you. iraqi prime minister meet withtomorrow to you, how do you feel about this notion that i rock can once again -- iraq can become a buffer between iran he and and russian and -- iranian and russian influence in the middle east. do you feel that this is possible again? pres. trump: this is a man that i get along with very well. we are down to a very few soldiers. we should have never been there in the first place, i feel like it was the worst decision. we should have never been in the middle east. we are getting out rapidly over the course of three years and getting out is take a. some people agree and many

people do not agree. people very much agree. we are doing very well in our negotiations with afghanistan, we are getting out and down to a smaller number of people that is left there. comingd to men and women home and coming home after they have been hit. i have also created many bodies greeted many bodies coming in. we are basically policemen as opposed to soldiers and they will have to police their own states, and they have been doing that for thousands of years, that after 19 years it is time that our soldiers come home. they have done an incredible job but they are not allowed to fight to win, and maybe they should not be because a lot of the people, it is not their fault. with the taliban and going to

are down toand we low numbers in afghanistan, and that will be taking place. i let them know that if they do anything they will be hit like they have never been hit before. we are doing very well. syria is the same thing. remember when i talk all of the soldiers off of the border between syria and turkey, and everybody said that was a long time ago and everybody said it was terrible. why do we have our soldiers between syria and turkey? turkey can take care of itself. i have a good relationship with the president. syria has been fighting forever, and i said why are we guarding their border and i brought our soldiers back home. guess what, nothing has happened. they have been fighting like they have been for thousands of years. nobody mentions that and everybody said that would be a disaster. there is no disaster, nothing

has happened. we are getting out of the endless wars and we are building a military the likes of which the world has never seen. spent andion we have hopefully we do not ever have to use it, but we want to focus on a bigger picture, because we have a bigger picture, when you look at what china is doing, and russia is doing and some other countries are doing. we want to be ready just in case there is a catastrophe. we do not want to see it or use it. military,built our new missiles, new rockets, new and everything, all made in the usa, and we have upgraded incredibly our nuclear capability and some of our nourishment and new strength, and we have upgraded it very significantly. to a level that nobody would

even believe, and hopefully we do not. you pray to god we never have to use it. ok? but we have never been in a position where we have been this strong. >> thank you, i wanted to ask you about the middle east. you mentioned that other countries are interested in following suit. pres. trump: having to do with the uae and israel. >> do you expect that saudi also, they join and have expressed interest in the f-35. do you think that could be something that they look forward to in the future? pres. trump: they definitely have the money to pay for it. it is nice because a lot of times we make deals we give it to them like how about paying this back later and and they never pay because they do not have the money. they have the money and they would like to order quite a few.

it is the greatest fighter jet in the world. totally stealth, you cannot see it. it makes it very difficult. i was asking a pilot which do you think about better -- which do you think is better, and they said the advantage we have is you cannot see it. so, when they are fighting they cannot see us, and i said that sounds like a big advantage to me. by the way, i said to these pilots that i meet, they look better than tom cruise, and they are definitely tougher, and he is a nice guy. amazing, and ie speak to them a lot about it, what do you think as i go around to the various places? the big one in florida is the example, it was not down pretty much by the hurricane. i spent a lot of time on that and it is the greatest player in the world and one thing about

that kind of thing, that technology we are always the one to come up with something else, so they would like to buy f-35. it is under review, but they made a great advance in peace in the middle east. even the new york times thought it was incredible. can you imagine, tom friedman had a nice thing to say about it. he thought it was terrific and it was terrific. i see a lot of countries coming in quickly, and when you have them all in, ultimately iran will come into -- come in too. they would be peace in the middle east and iran will be neutralized. with that horrendously stupid , thiseal signed by obama could have never happened. goodyear issue, you

ride on goodyear tires. if there were an alternative would you like them swapped out? pres. trump: i would swap them out, we will see what happens. we have a lot of people not wanting to buy the product anymore and they will buy from a competitor, made in the usa. the excerpt from obama's speech says that he would hope that he would take being president more seriously once you had the job, and then he what ist he never did." your reaction? pres. trump: when i look at that and then see the horror that he has left us, the stupidity of the transactions that he made, look at what we are doing, we have our border wall, we have security, we have the uae deal that has been praised by people that are not exactly fans of

donald trump for various reasons. it cannot be my personality, that they are not fans. when i look at what we have, and how bad he was, how ineffective he was, he was so ineffective and terrible. slowest growing recovery in the history since 1929 for the economy. in,l the china virus came we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, and now we are doing it again, and i will have to do it a second time. it is hard to believe. we are doing well, the numbers are down on the virus. when you look at the kind of numbers that we are producing on andstock markets, nasdaq s&p are higher than they were at the highest point prior to the china virus coming in, the plague coming in. president obama did not do a good job, and the reason i am

here is because of president obama and joe biden, because if they did a good job i would not be here. if they had done a good job, i would not have even run. they did such a bad job that i stand before you as president. thank you all very much. >> this afternoon president trump delivers remarks in old forge, pennsylvania near the hometown of his democratic

rival, joe biden. they coincide with the final day of the 2020 20 democratic national convention. atch live coverage beginning 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or with the three radio app. democratic national convention continued yesterday with speeches by former president, barack obama, house speaker nancy pelosi, -- senator elizabeth warren and kamala harris excepted the vice presidential nomination. there is a portion starting with remarks from hillary clinton. ♪ >> she was called an instigator, a rule breaker, a rabble-rouser, and she is called the agitator, the pushy one, the one with