WELCOME BACK. Z
DONALD TRUMP IS ON THE PHONE, CAN YOU HEAR US?
I CAN. HI, CHRIS.
GOOD. THERE'S A LOT TO GET TO.
THERE'S A NEW CNN/ORC POLL. YOU ARE AWARE OF IT, OTHER THAN
YOU DON'T HAVE MORE THAN 32% OF THE VOTE.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE NUMBERS? WHAT DO THEY MEAN TO YOU?
I THINK THEY MEAN PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF POLITICIANS THAT MAKE
DEALS LIKE THE DEAL WE JUST MADE WITH IRAN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
WORST NEGOTIATED TRANSACTIONS I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT DEALS BETWEEN COUNTRIES, I'M
TALKING ANY KIND OF A CONTRACT. IT'S ONE OF THE WORST DEALS I'VE
EVER SEEN. IT'S THE MOST ONE-SIDED,
LOPSIDED DISGRACES. AND WE SHOULD NOT GIVE THE
MONEY. THERE ARE WAYS TO GET OUT OF
GIVING THE MONEY. I HEARD SOME LEGAL MANEUVERS
THAT THEY SHOULD PLAY BECAUSE TO GIVE THEM $150 BILLION AND THEY
GO AROUND SAYING THAT ISRAEL WON'T BE HERE IN 25 YEARS, AND
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES AFTER THIS GREAT
DEAL THAT WE JUST MADE TO SIGN. WE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE UNITED STATES. BY THE WAY, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE
NEGOTIATING THE DEAL WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, THEY ARE GOING TO
BENEFIT. YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING,
THEY ARE OVER IN IRAN RIGHT NOW SPLITTING UP ALL THE MONEY AND
TAKING A LOT OF THE MONEY THAT WE'RE GIVING.
SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THAT.
THEY ARE TIRED OF SERGEANT BERGDAHL.
WE GET BERGDAHL AND THEY GET FIVE KILLERS THEY HAVE WANTED
FOR TEN YEARS. THEY ARE TIRED OF TRADE DEALS
WITH JAPAN AND CHINA. THEY ARE TIRED.
THAT WON'T HAPPEN WITH ME AND WON'T HAPPEN WITH ME.
I'LL TURN THE TABLES COMPLETELY. ARE YOU RIGHT THAT PEOPLE ARE
TIRED? OBVIOUSLY, EVERY POLL YOU'RE IN
PROVES THAT. NOT TO SAY THAT YOU ARE A
PROTEST CANDIDATE BECAUSE IN OUR RECENT POLL, CNN POLL, THEY SAY
WHY THEY VOTE FOR YOU? 71% SAY THEY LIKE YOUR POSITIONS
ONNISH SHOO ISNI ISSUES, NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. NOW THE NEXT LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
IS, CAN YOU DELIVER ON WHAT YOU SAY?
BECAUSE WHAT YOU SAY SOUNDS GOOD.
THE IRAN DEAL IS THE WORST DEAL OF ALL TIME.
A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE STUDYING THE DEAL DON'T
AGREE WITH YOU. THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY DOESN'T
AGREE WITH YOU. IRAN DOESN'T AGREE WITH YOU.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR PLUTONIUM ABILITIES AND
THEIR TIME LINES. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REDUCE THEIR
STORES THE WAY THEY DID, BUT THEY HAD TO GIVE UP THINGS TO
GET WHAT THEY WANTED. COLIN POWELL, A MAN WHOM I THINK
YOU RESPECT, WE HAVE TO DO THE IRAN DEAL.
THERE'S NO BETTER ALTERNATIVE. THEY WERE ON A SUPER HIGHWAY TO
GETTING A WEAPON. SOUNDS GOOD TO SAY THE DEAL
SUCKS. SOUNDS GOOD TO SAY YOU'LL DO
BETTER BECAUSE YOU DO DEALS, BUT CAN YOU DELIVER ON THAT WHEN AS
YOU JUST SAID THE IATOLA SAID HE'S NOT TALKING TO YOU ANYMORE?
WELL, LET ME JUST TELL YOU IN TERMS OF THE DEAL ITSELF, JUST
LOOK AT ASPECTS OF THE DEAL. 24-DAY INSPECTION PERIOD.
RIDICULOUS. BUT YOU HAVE NONE NOW.
JUST LET ME FINISH TALKING. PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
ARE YOU MAKING A STATEMENT OR ASKING ME A QUESTION?
NO, I'M GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SITUATION.
BEFORE YOU GET TO THE 24 DAYS, THE CLOCK DOESN'T START
TICKING FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S A WHOLE PROCESS.
NUMBER ONE IN TERMS OF INSPECTIONS.
NUMBER TWO, THEY DO THEIR OWN INSPECTIONS IN CERTAIN VERY
IMPORTANT CASES. SO THEY ARE GOING TO
SELF-INSPECT. ANYBODY THAT TRUSTS IRAN TO
SELF-INSPECT IS NOT SUCH A SMART PERSON.
YOU LOOK AT THE PRISONERS, WE GET OUR PRISONERS BACK, A LITTLE
THING, VERY IMPORTANT. JUST THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IT.
THEY KEPT FOUR PRISONERS. WHY WOULDN'T WE GET THEM BACK?
YOU LOOK AT ALL THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THIS DEAL.
WHY ARE WE GIVING THEM $150 BILLION?
THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE FACT THEY ARE FIGHTING US IN YEMEN.
THEY ARE FIGHTING US ALL OVER THE PLACE AND TERRORIZING
EVERYBODY. THEY ARE GOING IN AND TAKING
OVER IRAQ. I TOLD YOU THAT WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN IN 2003 WHEN YOU WERE ACTUALLY ON ANOTHER NETWORK
DOING VERY WELL. BUT I SAID THAT THAT WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN IN 2003. I SAID THE WORST THING YOU CAN
DO IS GO AND ATTACK IRAQ BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DESTABILIZE THE
MIDDLE EAST. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO POWERFUL
GODS, WE DESTROYED ONE OF THEM, BUT GUESS WHAT?
IRAN AND ISIS ARE GETTING THE OIL AND IRAN IS TAKING OVER
IRAQ. AS YOU'RE SITTING THERE RIGHT
NOW, THEY ARE MEETING. AND WITH ALL THE MONEY WE'VE
SPENT, WE LOST $2 TRILLION AND THOUSANDS OF LIVES, THOUSANDS OF
LIVES, AND ALL THE WOUNDED WARRIORS WHO I LOVE ALL OVER THE
PLACE, IRAN IS NOW TAKING OVER IRAQ.
AND THE OIL. BY THE WAY, IRAQ HAS THE SECOND
LARGEST OIL RESERVES IN THE WORLD.
THEY ARE TAKING OVER IRAQ AND TAKING OVER THE OIL.
AND WHAT DO WE GET OUT OF IT? YOU KNOW WHO THE BENEFICIARIES
OF IRAQI OIL IS? CHINA.
CHINA IS GETTING THE OIL. AND YOU KNOW WHO THE BIGGEST
BENEFICIARY, IF YOU LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN, VERY RICH IN
MINERALS? CHINA.
WE ARE ON ONE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN FIGHTING IN AFGHANISTAN.
CHINA HAS EXCAVATORS ON THE OTHER SIDE MAKING OUT AND NOT
DOING ANYTHING. YOU LOOK AT CHINA --
THAT'S WHY WHEN PEOPLE ASK, I WONDER WHY TRUMP'S POLL NUMBERS
ARE SKYROCKETING, THAT'S WHY. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IF
I'M RUNNING THINGS, CHRIS. IT WON'T HAPPEN UP AND YOU KNOW
WHY? CHINA STAYS RUSSIA.
INDIA SAYS INDIA. THEY ALL WANT TO DO BUSINESS
WITH IRAN AND WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF SANCTIONS.
THAT'S CALLED LEADERSHIP. BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN,
LEADERSHIP? YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A
REAL DEAL. I'M ALL FOR A DEAL, JUST SO YOU
UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF
NUCLEAR. I HAD AN UNCLE WHO WAS A
PROFESSOR AT M.I.T. HE USED TO TELL ME THINGS
INCREDIBLE, THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
BUT I'M ALL FOR THE DEAL. YOU CAN'T MAKE A BAD DEAL AND WE
WENT BEGGING FOR THIS DEAL. WE LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF BEGGARS.
WE WERE BEGGING FOR THIS DEAL. YOU ALSO SAY MANY ARE
CELEBRATING AS BEING WELL-REASONEDED ABOUT THE IRAN
DEAL AND THERE'S SOME THOUGHTFUL ITEMS IN THAT.
PEOPLE SHOULD READ IT. BUT YOU PUSH VERY HARD ON THE
FACT THAT I GET THOSE -- AS SOON AS I GET TO BE PRESIDENT, I'M
GETTING BACK THE FOUR HOSTAGES. YOU MUST KNOW THEY ARE AND WERE
TRYING HARD TO GET THE HOSTAGES BACK.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WERE TRYING VERY HARD.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF TO
THE CONTRARY. WHEN THEY ASKED KERRY ABOUT
THE HOSTAGES, HE SAID WE DIDN'T WANT TO DISCUSS THE HOSTAGES
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO COMPLICATE THE NEGOTIATION.
HOW RIDICULOUS IS THAT? HE MADE THAT STATEMENT.
AND OBAMA, YOUR FRIEND OVER AT CBS, MADE THE SAME STATEMENT
SAYING WE DIDN'T WANT THE COMPLICATE THE NEGOTIATIONS.
NOW, WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRST DAY, THE
FIRST HOUR, THE FIRST MINUTE, THE FIRST QUESTION SHOULD HAVE
BEEN HOSTAGES. WE WANT OUR HOSTAGES BACK.
WOULD YOU SCRAP THE WHOLE DEAL OVER THAT?
WOULD YOU HAVE LEFT THE TABLE? INITIALLY ABSOLUTELY.
BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE SHOWN WHAT HAPPENED.
WHEN YOU DIDN'T GET THE HOSTAGES BACK, THAT SET A BAD TABLE.
YOU CALL THE DEAL LIKE SETTING A TABLE.
THAT SET THE TABLE INCORRECTLY. WHAT YOU DO IS YOU GO AND -- YOU
CAN CONVINCE HIM. BY THE WAY, THE RIGHT MESSAGE
WOULD HAVE SAID, YOU DON'T WANT THEM, NOBODY CARES ABOUT THEM
OVER IN IRAN. OVER HERE IT SENDS A GREAT
SIGNAL IN WE GET OUR HOSTAGES BACK.
I'M SAYING WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THE PEOPLE AT
THE TABLE THAT THEY SAID THAT. I'M SAYING --
HE DIDN'T WANT TO EVEN TALK ABOUT THE HOSTAGES.
NO. WE KNOW --
HE DIDN'T WANT TO COMPLICATE THE NEGOTIATIONS, CHRIS.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THAT.
I THINK THAT IT WAS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BALANCE THE ENTIRE DEAL ON THE HOSTAGES.
-- THEY NEVER WILL. THE PERSIANS HAVE BEEN GREAT
NEGOTIATORS. THEY ARE LAUGHING IN IRAN RIGHT
NOW AT HOW STUPID WE ARE. LET'S MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT
TOPIC. BEN CARSON, HE'S ALSO MAKING A
LOT OF TRACTION. HE'S FEELING GOOD ABOUT HIMSELF,
ENOUGH THAT HE'S COMING AT YOU. HE IS A MAN OF FAITH, EVERYBODY
KNOWS THAT, IT'S A CORNERSTONE OF HIS EXISTENCE AND CERTAINLY
IS MOTIVATION TO RUN. I DON'T KNOW THAT.
I HAD NOT HEARD THAT. I HAVE KNOWN OF BEN CARSON FOR A
LONG TIME AND NEVER HEARD FAITH WAS A BIG THING UNTIL JUST
RECENTLY WHEN HE STARTED RUNNING.
SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT AND BEN CARSON'S FAITH.
OF ALL OF A SUDDEN HE BECOMES THE GREAT RELIGIOUS FIGURE.
I SAW HIM YESTERDAY QUOTING ON HUMILITY AND IT LOOKED LIKE HE
MEMORIZED IT TWO MINUTES BEFORE HE MADE THE QUOTE.
DON'T TELL ME ABOUT BEN CARSON. HE'S COMING AT YOU, TOO.
HE'S STARTING TO HIT ME SO I HIT BACK.
I ONLY HIT BACK WHEN I GET HIT. BEN CARSON, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
HIS FAITH, EXCUSE ME, CHRIS, GO BACK TO LOOK AT HIS PAST.
GO BACK TO LOOK AT HIS VIEWS ON ABORTION AND SEE WHERE HE
STANDS. TALK ABOUT ABORTION, GO BACK TO
LOOK AT HIS VIEWS ON ABORTION. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HE GETS ON
VERY LOW KEY, FRANKLY HE LOOKS LIKE HE MAKES BUSH LOOK LIKE THE
ENERGIZER BUNNY. STRONG WORDS.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE PUSHING HIM.
BUT BEN CARSON, YOU LOOK AT HIS FAITH AND I THINK YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO FIND SO MUCH. AND YOU LOOK AT HIS VIEWS ON
ABORTION, WHICH WERE HORRENDOUS. AND THAT'S, I THINK, WHY I'M
LEADING WITH ALL THE EVANGELICALS.
AS YOU KNOW IN YOUR POLL, NUMBER ONE, I'M LEADING BEN CARSON BY A
LOT. YOU SAY, OH, BEN CARSON IS
SURGING. WELL, I'M ALMOST DOUBLE HIS
NUMBERS. ABSOLUTELY.
I'M SAYING HE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE IS ALL I'M SAYING.
HE'S NOT A BIG CELEBRITY. PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HIM.
I ONLY BRING THIS UP, CHRIS, BECAUSE I SAW HIM HITTING ME
YESTERDAY. HE'S QUESTIONING MY FAITH.
I HAPPEN TO BE A GREAT BELIEVER IN GOD AND GREAT BELIEVER IN THE
BIBLE. HE IS DEFINITELY QUESTION
YOUR FAITH. WHO IS HE TO QUESTION MY
FAITH WHEN I AM -- HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME.
I'VE MET HIM A FEW TIMES. BUT I DON'T KNOW BEN CARSON.
HE WAS A DOCTOR, PERHAPS AN OKAY DOCTOR, BY THE WAY, YOU CAN
CHECK THAT OUT, TOO. HE WAS AN OKAY DOCTOR.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OKAY DOCTOR.
HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO SEPARATE CONJOINED TWINS.
HE'S A DOCTOR AND HIRED ONE NURSE.
HE'S GOING TO END UP BEING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
BUT FOR HIM TO CRITICIZE ME ON MY FAITH IS ABSOLUTELY -- FOR
HIM TO READ FROM THE BIBLE IN HIS MEMORY, IT LOOKED LIKE HE
MEMORIZED IT TWO MINUTES BEFORE GOING ON STAGE.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MORE A MAN OF FAITH THAN HE IS?
THAN BEN CARSON IS? I CANNOT QUOTE HIM.
I CAN SAY I'M A MAN OF FAITH. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT BEN
CARSON. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT HIS PAST,
WHICH I'VE DONE, HE WAS NOT A BIG MAN OF FAITH.
ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S BECOME THIS MAN OF FAITH.
AND HE WAS HEAVY INTO THE WORLD OF ABORTION AND HE WAS A DOCTOR.
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE HOSPITALS WHERE HE WORKED.
HE WAS A DOCTOR, CHECK OUT THE PAST, AND SEE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S, OH, HE'S TOTALLY ANTI-ABORTION.
WELL, IF YOU LOOK BACK, YOU WILL FIND HE'S A VERY MUCH DIFFERENT
BEN CARSON. ONE OTHER THING, HE SHOULDN'T BE
QUESTIONING MY FAITH BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, I'M LEADING WITH THE
EVANGELICALS. I'M PROTESTANT AND PRESBYTERIAN.
I HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE IN IOWA, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND HE SHOULDN'T BE QUESTIONING MY
FAITH. YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT ME.
I'VE MET HIM A COUPLE TIMES. MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET
TOGETHER. WE'LL MOVE TO ANOTHER TOPIC.
FIRST IT WAS ROSIE AND MEGAN, NOW CARLY FIORINA.
YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF THE WAY SHE LOOKS.
WHY DO YOU TALK ABOUT THE WAY WOMEN LOOK SO MUCH?
IT'S NOT PRESIDENTIAL. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
YOU SAID LOOK AT THAT FACE. YOU SAID LOOK AT THAT FACE.
I WILL SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU SO HE SAYS NICE THINGS ABOUT
PEOPLE. I'LL TAKE IT.
THE FACT IS THAT CARLY FIORINA HAS HAD A TERRIBLE PAST.
SHE WAS FIRED VICIOUSLY FROM HEWLETT-PACKARD.
THE -- BUT THEN YOU SHOULD SAY THAT.
A HIGHLY-RESPECTED MAN WROTE A PAPER THAT WAS ONE OF THE
WORST PAPERS ON CEOS. SHE GOES DOWN AS ONE OF THE
WORST EVER. THE COMPANY PRACTICALLY --
EXCUSE ME, CHRIS, WAIT. THOUSANDS OF JOBS GONE, STOCK
PRICES THAT STILL HAVEN'T RECOVERED.
IT'S A TOTAL DISASTER BUT STILL HASN'T RECOVERED.
THEY ARE TRYING HARD, BUT SHE WAS A DISASTER CEO.
SHE HAD A COMPANY BEFORE THAT CALLED LUSCENT IN MY MEMORY THAT
WAS WORSE THAN HEWLETT-PACKARD. SHE THEN GETS FIRED FROM
HEWLETT-PACKARD AND RUNS FOR THE SENATE AGAINST SOMEBODY THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN BEATEN EASILY, SHE LOSES IN A LANDSLIDE AND NOW
RUNS FOR PRESIDENT. NOW, WHEN I SAID THAT AND "THE
ROLLING STONE" ARTICLE HAS MOMENTS OF BEAUTY AND GREAT
MOMENTS, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FEW MAGAZINES WHERE I LIKE THE
PICTURES. THE WRITER CALLED ME AND SAID, I
WROTE THIS STORY AND HE SAID, THEY ADDED A LOT OF STUFF THAT I
THINK IS DISGUSTING. BUT THEY ADDED THAT.
EXCUSE ME, WAIT, SO THE STATEMENT ON CARLY, I'M TALKING
ABOUT HER PERSONNA. HER PERSONNA IS THAT SHE'S NOT
GOING TO BE PRESIDENT. SHE'S A TERRIBLE FAILED TIME.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
I HEAR EVERYTHING YOU SAY ABOUT THE RECORD.
THEY ARE ALL LEGITIMATE BASES YOU CAN LEVEL AGAINST YOUR
OPPONENTS, BUT I'M READING THE QUOTE.
LOOK AT THAT FACE. WHY WOULD ANYONE VOTE FOR THAT?
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT'S THE FACE OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
SHE'S A WOMAN AND I SHOULD NOT SAY BAD THINGS, BUT REALLY,
FOLKS, COME ON. ARE WE SERIOUS?
THEY TALK ABOUT MY HAIR AND THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S TIT FOR TAT. SOMEBODY COMES ON MY AIR AND
MAKES FUN OF YOUR HAIR, I TELL THEM TO SHUT UP AND MOVE ON TO
SOMEBODY ELSE. IF SOMEBODY DOES THAT ON MY AIR,
HE SHOULDN'T BE PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF HIS HAIR.
I'LL SAY, SHUT UP. IT'S UNKIND AND UNPRESIDENTIAL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND ME. I'M JUST SAYING, WHEN SHE AND
OTHER PEOPLE HIT ME ON THINGS, NOBODY EVER COMES TO MY DEFENSE.
SO I'M JUST SAYING THIS -- YOU COME TO YOUR DEFENSE.
SHE DID A TERRIBLE TIME IN BUSINESS.
SHE DESTROYED A COMPANY. YOU HAVE TO GET THE REPORT FROM
JEFFREY SONENFELD FROM YALE. YOU HAVE BEN SAYING WHAT HE
SAID, CARLY SAYING -- THESE ARE TWO PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT BE
PRESIDENT. ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT YOU
ARE THE FRONTRUNNER. YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THERE IS A MANNER OF BEHAVIOR
THAT GOES WITH THAT. I'M NOT SAYING BE MR. P.C., MR.
CAPTAIN GINTILITY, BUT YOU KNOW DOLING OUT A BOWL EVERY TIME YOU
GET ONE DOESN'T WORK. YOU SEE, THAT'S NOT NICE.
THAT'S NOT NICE. YOU'RE ATTACKING ME FOR ASKING
YOU A QUESTION. THAT'S MY POINT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THE PRESIDENT DOES.
WHEN BEN CARSON CRITICIZES ME, I DON'T KNOW HIM.
HE COMES TO MY CLUB IN PALM BEACH.
I HAVE A GREAT CLUB IN PALM BEACH, HE COMES TO MY CLUB.
I HARDLY KNOW BEN CARSON. WHEN HE QUESTIONS MY FAITH, AND
I'M A BELIEVER, BIG LEAGUE IN GOD AND THE BIBLE, AND HE
QUESTIONS MY FAITH AND HE DOESN'T KNOW ME?
AND YOU SAY I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HIT BACK.
I WILL HIT BACK ON THAT. NO, I DON'T SAY YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HIT BACK. HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ME.
FIRST OF ALL, THEY KNOW I'M GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY
PROPERLY AND WON'T LET EVERYBODY RIP US OFF AND TAKE OUR MONEY.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE EVANGELICAL.
THEY ARE VERY SMART PEOPLE. AND ALSO KNOW I'M A MAN OF
FAITH. I DON'T WANT BEN CARSON
CRITICIZING MY FAITH. CERTAINLY WHEN HE DOESN'T KNOW
ME HE CAN'T DO THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT'S
A LEGITIMATE POSITION TO HAVE. I THINK THE CARLY FIORINA
SITUATION IS SOMETHING TO HAPPEN IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
I DON'T GET THE PERSONNA REFERENCE.
I THINK THAT'S MORE ABOUT HER FACE.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT YOURSELF OUT TO THE VOTERS.
LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT ISSUES VERY RELEVANT TO YOU IF YOU'RE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE KENTUCKY CLERK SITUATION.
THERE'S A CULTURE WAR GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY.
YOU HAD THE SUPREME COURT GIVE THE RULING THAT SAME SEX
MARRIAGE IS THE LAW OF THE LAND. THAT YOU KNOW THAT.
SHE SAYS, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S AGAINST MY FAITH.
SHE'S A PUBLIC SERVANT ELECTED TO DO THE JOB OF GIVING OUT
LICENSES, NOT TO DECIDE WHO GETS THEM ON THAT BASIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER? TE
WELL, I HATE THAT SHE WENT TO JAIL.
I HATED THAT. SHE CHOSE TO GO.
AND NOW SHE'S OUT. BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT WE ARE
A LAND OF LAWS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER GET A
DIFFERENT JOB OR AT LEAST LET THE CLERKS DO THAT PARTICULAR
WORK. WE ARE IN A POSITION THAT'S BEEN
A TERRIBLE SITUATION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE OUT THERE.
AND I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT.
AND I EMBRACE BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT.
YOU CAN EMBRACE BOTH SIDES OF AN ARGUMENT.
BUT IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD IF SHE COULD EITHER STAY AND LET
THE CLERKS DO THAT WORK THAT SHE CAN'T DO, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE,
GET HERSELF SOMETHING ELSEWHERE SHE DOESN'T COME INTO CONFLICT.
BUT THAT'S THE WAY OF HANDLING IT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO WORK ITS WAY OUT.
BUT IT IS A MESSY SITUATION. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
THE TONE THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THE CAMPAIGN IS STARTING TO MOVE
THROUGH INTO DIFFERENT CANDIDATES.
YOU GO AFTER JEB BUSH IN THIS COMMERCIAL WHERE IT'S LIKE HE'S
FALLING ASLEEP. NOW HE'S TRYING TO UP HIS GAME
IT SEEMS TO COME AT YOU A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW WHAT HE DID ON COLBERT, BUT WE HAVE A
CLIP. WE'LL GET YOUR TAKE ON IT.
OH, WE DON'T HAVE IT. ANYWAY, HE'S MAKING FUN OF YOUR
HAIR BASICALLY IS WHAT HE'S DOING, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU
WERE POINTING TO EARLIER ON. DID YOU SEE IT?
HEAR ABOUT IT? DID YOU THINK IT WAS EFFECTIVE?
DID YOU THINK IT WAS FUNNY? HE WAS PUT IN A VERY BAD
POSITION BECAUSE HE WAS GIVEN THE CUE CARDS TO READ HE DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT. I ACTUALLY THINK HE'S A NICE
PERSON, BUT HE'S NOT A NATURAL ENTERTAINER.
AND HE WAS PUT INTO A POSITION THAT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR
HIM. AND IT WAS SOMETHING HE DIDN'T
WANT TO BE DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS FUN AND
FINE. AND HE DID FINE.
BUT HE WAS PUT INTO A POSITION THAT HE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO BE
IN. AND HE COULD HAVE SAID, I WOULD
RATHER NOT DO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
HE'S PROBABLY SAYING THIS STUFF WILL HAUNT ME FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE. BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
IT'S FINE. DO YOU THINK, AS YOU CONTINUE
TO STAY AT THE TOP OF THE POLLS, IF IT STAYS THAT WAY AND YOU
WIND UP GETTING INTO A GENERAL AGAINST SOMEBODY ELSE, DO YOU
THINK YOU WILL CAMPAIGN AND DEAL WITH OPPONENTS THE SAME WAY?
WHERE EVERY TIME THEY SAY SOMETHING ABOUT YOU YOU GO BACK
AT THEM. AT SOME POINT DO YOU THINK YOU
HAVE TO SHIFT TONE TO WHAT IS SEEN AS MORE PRESIDENTIAL?
NO, I HAVE TO WIN. I HAVE TO WIN.
I HAVE TO PUT THIS COUNTRY BACK. THIS COUNTRY IS IN SUCH TROUBLE,
WE ARE $19 TRILLION OWED. WE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF BY
CHINA, JAPAN, MEXICO, BOTH IN TRADE AND AT THE BORDER.
I HAVE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO WIN.
WHEN A BEN CARSON MAKES A PHONY STATEMENT LIKE HE MADE, I'M
GOING TO ATTACK HIM. AND IF HILLARY SAYS SOMETHING
INCORRECT, LOOK, HILLARY WAS THE WORST SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. I THINK SHE'LL BE SUPER SEEDED
BY JOHN KERRY BECAUSE THIS DEAL THAT HE'S MAKING WITH IRAN WILL
TAKE HIM OVER THE TOP. I THINK HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO
GO DOWN AS WORSE THAN HER. BUT HILLARY WAS TRULY -- DID A
TERRIBLE JOB. THE WORLD BLEW UP AROUND HER,
OKAY? IT BLEW UP.
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT.
NOW, IT'S SORT OF INTERESTING BECAUSE IN THE POLLS, AND YOU
SEE, I'M LEADING WITH AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
I'VE GOT THE HIGHEST POLL NUMBER IN THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY PRIMARY THINGS, I'VE GOT 25%.
AND I'M ALSO, I THINK YOU SAW, LEADING WITH HISPANICS.
AND EVERYBODY FELL OFF THE CHAIR WHEN THEY HEARD THAT.
BUT I LOVE THE HISPANICS. YOU HAVE INCREASED IN BOTH OF
THOSE CATEGORIES, THAT'S TRUE. I'M LEADING WITH HISPANICS
AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS. WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE AND I'M
GOING TO GET 25% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS VICTORY FOR THE REPUBLICANS.
THERE'S NO REPUBLICAN THAT'S EVER GOTTEN MORE THAN 9% OR 10%.
AND AFRICAN-AMERICANS BECAUSE I'M
GOING TO CREATE JOBS AND OBAMA IS NOT CREATING JOBS FOR THEM.
I'M GOING TO CREATE JOBS AND I'M GOING TO CREATE WEALTH FOR THEM.
I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
WHEN THAT POLL CAME OUT TWO DAYS AGO SAYING I'M LEADING WITH
AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HISPANICS, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT WASN'T
SURPRISED. THAT IS TRUE.
MR. TRUMP, AS ALWAYS, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON AND
EXPLAINING YOUR POSITIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PUTTING MORE