by the way, are you glad i president? i think so, right? the movement. it's a movement. but that's -- it's very hard to tell somebody we don't want you to leave, we don't want you to go to mexico or wherever you're going and they say but sir, we've already built or plant. that's not a great position. and yet we still kept so many of those workers. that was a good job. i'll tell you, our governor who will soon be our vice president, indiana, we call him indiana mike, he is a great guy. one of my great decisions. he's a friend of mine but he's a great guy. hasn't he done a great job in mike pence. he's done such a good job. one of my first executive orders will be to ask the department of labor to investigate all visa

abuses that undermine jobs and wages for the american worker, to protect our country from terrorism and extremism. we will suspend immigration from reaches where it cannot be safely processed or vetted. you know, i've used the expression extreme vetting. extreme. oh, it's going to be extreme. we want people coming into our country, we want them coming in legally. but we want them coming in le l legally. but we want them coming in. when i talk about we will build the wall, we will. there's going to be big beautiful doors. we're going to have people coming into our country but they're going to come in through a process, they're going to come in legally and we're going to see that these people have true capability to love us, to love us, not to hate us, to love us.

earlier today i visited the campus of ohio state university, great great place, to meet with the victims of the terrible attack that occurred only days ago, along with first responders who were terrific. one young man did a phenomenal job, saved a lot of lives. our whole nation extends or prayers -- it's true. that man was -- young guy. give him an applause. come on. he might be watching. so our whole nation extends our prayers, our support and really our solidarity. we're solid. we're going to be together. we're going to be a strong strong together nation. i was lucky enough to receive the "time" person of the year. they used to call it man of the year but they can't do that anymore. they call it person. they want to be politically correct. that's okay.

and they talked about heads up, a divided nation on the cover. then they have to go a little bit into this stuff. a divided nation. i said, i haven't been president. what are you saying that for? we're going to bring the nation together. we're going to bring the nation tot together. we're not going to have a divided nation. and i want to applaud the university leadership and students for their response to the attack and their police department has done a terrific job. and it's swift, life-saving work. they have really been -- i met them today. they are great people. this horrific assault is one tragic reminder that immigration security is now national security. no more games, folks. no more games. no more games. a trump administration will

always put the safety and security of the american people first. it's going to be the american people first. it hasn't been that way. hasn't been that way. when i look at these trade deals that i've been studying so much over the last little while, i actually think that they meant to make them good for other nations. maybe that was a concept because they say, how can agreement be so bad. is it possible to be so bad? i really believe that they meant to make it good. maybe to help the other nation. but they're killing us. are we tired of this? they're killing us, okay? how many of these can you do. we'll change them around and we'll get it going. and you see what's going on. you see what's kbigoing on on w street. it's a beautiful thing. all around the world they're talking about our country and we haven't even started yet. wait until we start. wait until we start. search potential.

[ crowd chanting "usa" ]. thank you. we want to see kp l and these great companies building these plants in the united states. that's what i want to see. big plants. their biggest plants. ethics reform will be a crucial part of our plan as well. we're going to drain the swamp of corruption in washington, d.c. funny how that term caught on, isn't it? i hated it. somebody said drain the swamp. i said that's so hokey. that is so terrible. i said all right i'll try it. about a month ago i said drain the swamp and the place went crazy. then i said it again.

then i said it like i meant it and then i starptted to mean it. drain the swamp. it's true. drain the swamp. i will impose a five-year ban on executive branch officials of becoming lobbyists and a lifetime ban on officials becomes lobbyists for a foreign government. can't do it. not going to help them. we face many challenges, but this is truly an exciting time to be alive. the script is not yet written. we do not know what the page will read tomorrow. but for the first time in a long time, what we do know is that the pages will be authored by each and every one of you. you, the american people, will

be in charge. your voice, your desires, your hopes and aspirations will never again fall on deaf ears. you will be the captains of your own destiny. and that's what happened during this election. people came down and people came out. great americans, they love the country more than anyone. but they haven't voted in 20 years, in 30 years, some of them have never voted at all. and they came out and stood in line for four hours and five hours. and all of these geniuses said, where did these people come from? where did they come from? oh, where did they come from? where, where, where. we didn't know they existed. where did they come from? now they know, right? together we will raise incomes and create millions and millions

of new jobs. we will lower taxes, unleash american energy and bring thousands of new companies to our shores and we won't let our companies leave. we will reestablish the rule of law and appoint justices to the united states supreme court who will uphold and defend the constitution of the united states. so important. you don't know what you did when you put me in this position. because now we are going to have just that one subject was so important. if nothing else, supreme court. i used to say, if nothing else -- you know, they have the never trumpers right? never trumpers. by the way, they're on res

pirater again. i will tell you, i used to go in a room early on and i had some never trumpers in there. i would say if for no other reason, the supreme court of the united states. nothing else. forget about everything else. she knows. we will fight for great schools and safe neighborhoods. we will restore respect for america and for the american flag. we will heal our divisions and unify our country. when americans are unified, there is nothing, nothing we cannot do. no task is too great, no dream too large, no goal beyond our reach. my message tonight is for all americans from all parties, all beliefs, all walks of life.

no matter your age, your income, your background, i am asking you to join this incredible movement. i am asking you to dream big and bold and daring things for your country. i am asking you to believe in yourself and i'm asking you to believe again in america. it's going to be great. it's going to be great. and if we do that, then all together we will make america strong again. we will make america rich again. we will make america safe again. and we will make america great again. thank you, iowa. thank you. thank you very much. god bless you, iowa. god bless you.

♪ breaking tonight, that was president-elect trump wrapping up the third stop on his thank you tour which is taking him to some of the biggest states that he won across the country. and while the crowd in des moines may have been going wild for the president-elect just moments ago, that's nothing compared to the hysteria among some democrats over mr. trump's pick to head the environmental protection agency. welcome to "the kelly file" tonight. i'm sandra smith in or megyn kelly. president-elect trump and mike pence taking the stage in iowa as part of their thank you tour. they added yet another stop just this afternoon. but that's not what have folks talking about the incoming commander in chief today. as folks on the left lose their minds over the decision to tap

oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to head the epa. but as mr. trump made clear moments ago, he's not backing down on any of his picks. >> and you saw today scott pruitt who is a tremendous guy, who has been met with tremendous applause from the business community. we're going to protect the family farm and we are going to end the epa intrusion into your liv lives. >> former house speaker newt gingrich joins us in moments. but first to peter doocy live in des moines where the crowd was energetic to say the least tonight, peter. >> reporter: they were, sandra. and on his way here, the president-elect donald trump stopped at ohio state university to meet with some of the victims and first responders involved with that mass stabbing a few weeks ago. and just now a few minutes ago

he said that attack in columbus, ohio has profved that immigratin security is national security. he also did take credit for the stop market surge. he said the dow jones would not be up if he was not on his way to the white house and he addressed questions coming up from people on the left about why he's putting so many billionaires on his cabinet. he wants people who made a fortune in the business world to be representing the united states and making people for the money who voted for him and for people who did not. that's all on purpose. as for the crowd, mr. trump did have many events during the campaign in rooms like this one. and it seemed like it took the crowd that was very happy a little bit longer than at a campaign event to get really excited, really loud. but once they saw with their eyes in person mr. trump, it was just like, just like the summer, just like the fall in all o