INTERNATIONAL HOTELS AT THE OLD POST OFFICE PAVILION IN THE
NATION'S CAPITAL. WE WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF AS WAIT
FOR THE RALLY IN OHIO TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, EVERYONE. IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE
YOU TODAY AND OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU TO TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
AND TOWER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNFORGETTABLE
YEAR FOR MY FAMILY FOR MANY REASONS.
AS ERIC SAID OUR BUSINESS AT TRUMP HOTELS CONTINUES TO THRIVE
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS WE HAVE COMPLETED THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
TRUMP NATIONAL IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, COME THE ICONIC RESORT
IN SCOTLAND, AND AND THIS DIFFICULT INTERNATIONAL GOLF
LINKS IN IRELAND. NEXT MONTH WHEN OPENING A
STUNNING HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL TOWER IN VANCOUVER, CANADA.
WE'VE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR NEWEST BRAND WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO
EXPAND OUR QUICKLY GROWING FOOTPRINT BEYOND FIVE STAR OF
THE LUXURY MARKETS AND LOCATIONS SUCH AS THIS ONE.
WE HAVE CELEBRATED MANY MILESTONES BUT THE ONE THAT
GATHERS US HERE TODAY, THE GRAND OPENING OF THE REDEVELOPED OLD
POST OFFICE BUILDING IS INCREDIBLY SPECIAL TO EACH
MEMBER OF MY FAMILY, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.
A RENOVATION IS MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN A GROUND UP
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE BUILDING
WE'RE STANDING AND HAS BEEN PERHAPS THE MOST CHALLENGING AND
GRATIFYING OF THEM ALL. WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS
ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1899 ITS GRANT YOU WAS MEANT TO SIGNAL TO
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY THAT PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WAS
AMERICA'S MAINSTREAM. A FULL CITY BLOCK AND HEART OF
WASHINGTON, D.C., YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE A VISIONARY TO SEE
THE POTENTIAL DESPITE THE FACT THAT IN RECENT YEARS TIME HAS
TAKEN ITS TOLL ON ITS NATIONAL TREASURE.
IN 2011 THE OLD POST OFFICE WAS CONSIDERED THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER
REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE COUNTRY, AND MY FATHER AND I
FOUGHT HARD AGAINST THE LARGEST HOTEL COMPANIES AND DEVELOPERS
IN THE WORLD TO WIN THE DEAL. OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT MONTHS
OUR TEAM WORKED NONSTOP TO STUDY THE BUILDING AND STRATEGIZE THE
BEST APPROACH TO RESTORE ITS TWO WITH FULL POTENTIAL, AN AND IN
SOME. AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE EVALUATION
PROCESS WE WERE ULTIMATELY AWARDED THE DEAL BY UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT. WE WERE SELECTED BY A PANEL OF
JUDGES BASED ON CRITERIA THAT INCLUDED OUR VISION FOR THE
PROPERTY, THE STRENGTH AND EXPERIENCE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT
TEAM, OUR COMPANIES FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL, OUR TRACK RECORD
AND A PLAN TO BRING VIBRANCY TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE REAL ESTATE, A PASSION INHERITED FROM
MY FATHER CAN IS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE YEARS OF HARD WORK
THERE EXISTS A TANGIBLE VALIDATION OF YOUR EFFORTS AND
THE EFFORTS OF SO MANY PEOPLE. ..
INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND NOW THE
OPERATION OF THIS PROJECT. MADE IT A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIDE TO BE EXTRA PRECISE IN THEIR WORK TO BE SURE IT WAS
COMPLETED TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARD.
MY BROTHERS AND I INCLUDED. A GOOD SIGN, SIGN OF A GOOD
LEADER, IS HOW HARD HIS OR HER TEAM WORKS WHEN THE BOSS IS NOT
THERE. MY FATHER'S TEAM HAS WORKED
VERY, VERY HARD ON THIS BUILDING, AND WE'RE STANDING
HERE TODAY, IT'S EVIDENT, OF THAT TREMENDOUS EFFORT.
INCLUDING THE HISTORIC CLOCK TOWER, WHICH STILL HOUSES OUR
NATION'S BELLS OF CONGRESS, THE OLD POST OFFICE IS THE SECOND
TALLEST BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, DC AFTER THE MONUMENT.
BEHIND THE FACADE IS THE CITY'S LARGEST LUXURY BALLROOM AND
WITHIN THE BUILDING ITSELF THE GUESTS WILL DISCOVER THE MOST
SPACIOUS SUITES IN THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE PAINSTAKINGLY PRESERVED
ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS LIKE THE STONE CASHINGS AND
GRANITE FACADE, EXTRAORDINARY MILL WORK ON THE WOOD DOORS AND
THE MARBLE WAINSCOTING. A FEW WEEKS AGO I MET A
CONTRACTOR ON SITE WHO WAS WEARING A TRUMP SHIRT.
HE WAS VERY PROUD TO TELL ME HE HELPED MY FATHER BUILD TRUMP
TOWER IN NEW YORK CITY 15 YEARS AGO.
AS A DAUGHTER, THIS POLITICAL SEASON HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST
INTERESTING JOURNEYS OF MY LIFE. PUBLISH, BUT EACH DAY IF A A
HEARD CRITICS AGAINST MY FATHER'S BUSINESS BUT ONE OF THE
MOST TELLING SIGN'S HIS SKIS E SUCCESS IS THE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED WITH HIM, WORKED FOR HIM, FOUGHT WITH
THEM, AND WHO CONTINUE TO STAND BY HIS SIDE, IN THEIR QUEST TO
ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. WHEN THIS PROPERTY WAS PUT OUT
TO BID, CONGRESSMAN JOHN MICAH, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE VACANT
BUILDING. IT WAS WITHOUT HEAT AND IN THE
FREEZING COLD HEED A MACHINE ISSUED THE CROWD ABOUT
GOVERNMENT EXCESS AND NOTED THE OLD POST SOLVES WAS LOSING THE
GOVERNMENT BETWEEN $8 MILLION AND $6 MILLION A
YEAR. AT A COMMITTEE HEARING FOLLOWING
OUR SOFT OPENING LAST MONTH. CONGRESSMAN MICAH SAID THAT
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL WASHINGTON, DC IS NOW CREATING
HUNDREDS OF JOBS, AND IS A STELLAR EXAMPLE OF TURNING
UNDERUTILIZED FEDERAL PROPERTIES AROUND WITH THE HELP OF THE
PRIVATE SECTOR. WIN WE AGAINSTED CONSTRUCTION
AND AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY I PLEDGED MY FAMILY'S
COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT AND ENSURING ITS SUCCESSFUL
CONGRATULATIONS. I TOLD YOU THAT WE WOULD NOT
DISAPPOINT YOU, AND THAT WE WOULD NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
TODAY IS A CELEBRATION, NOT JUST OF MEETING BUT EXCEEDING THOSE
GOALS. THIS ACHIEVEMENT WOULDN'T BE
POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR EXTRAORDINARY TEAM AT THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE DESIGN AND
PRESERVATION,, A, A ARCHITECTS FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROCESS AND ALSO LIKE TO THANK ME MANY
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL AND D.C.
GOVERNMENT WHO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SO
CLOSELY, INCLUDING THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS,
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION, D.C. MAYOR'S OFFICE,
FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPOSIT, -- DEPARTMENT AND THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY I'D ALSO LIKE TO
EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CONGRESSWOMAN ELEANOR HOLMES-
NORMAN. THE MOST -- A GREAT PARTNER OVER
THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND SOMEONE I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR AND
HAVE THOROUGHLY, THOROUGHLY ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW.
FINALLY, THANK YOU TO MY FATHER, WHO TOOK A FEW HOURS AWAY FROM
HIS GRUELING SCHEDULE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO BE HERE TODAY.
YEARS AGO, WHEN WE PROMISED THE CITY OF D.C. THAT TRUMP WOULD BE
COMING TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN 2016 WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE
FORESHADOWING. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR
OUR FAMILY AND OUR COMPANY, AND IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT
THE HARD WORK AND SUPPORT OF THIS VISIONARY MAN.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, LET ME INTRODUCE MY FATHER, DONALD J.
TRUMP. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU, MELANIA, STEPHANIE, LAURA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WERE VERY PROUD OF OUR COMPANY.
WE BUILT ONE OF THE GREAT REAL ESTATE COMPANIES OF THE WORLD.
BUT IT SEEMS VERY INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING
NOW, AND AS SOON AS WE'RE FINISHED CUTTING THE RIBBON, I'M
OFF TO NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND BACK DOWN TO
FLORIDA. RIGHT HERE WE'RE DOING VERY
WELL. WITH THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION OF
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, THIS IS THE MOST COVETED PIECE OF
REAL ESTATE IN WASHINGTON, DC, THE BEST LOCATION.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY
MY DAUGHTER, IVANKA, FOR HER DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT.
SHE WORKED SO HARD. I'M ALSO HONORED TO HAVE A
CHANCE TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT OUR
VISION FOR WASHINGTON'S HISTORIC OLD POST OFFICE TO LIFE,
INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS,
ELECTRICIANS, MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO
HELPED MAKE THIS PROJECT A REALITY.
THEY'RE REALLY THE IMPORTANT ONES.
A PROJECT LIKE THIS DEMONSTRATES WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN A TEAM
WORKS TOGETHER FOR A TOTALLY COMMON PURPOSE.
IT ALSO SHOWS HOW TO WORK WITH OUR GOVERNMENT AND TO GET THINGS
DONE. MY THEME TODAY IS FIVE WORDS.
UNDERBUDGET AND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THAT WHAT WE DO. UNDERBUDGET AND AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE.
[APPLAUSE]
SO IMPORTANT. WE DON'T HEAR THOSE WORDS TOO
OFTEN IN GOVERNMENT BUT YOU WILL.
OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRED COMPLETION
OF THE PROJECT BY 2018. WE WERE DRAMATICALLY AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE ON THIS PROJECT, AND UNDERBUDGET.
WE TURNED A PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR DECADES AND
WHICH WAS LOSING HUGE SUMS OF MONEY FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, INTO A MAJOR REVENUE PRODUCER AND JOB CREATOR.
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE WORKING SO HARD TO DO. RIGHT NOW, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
OUR GOVERNMENT TOUCHES IS BROKEN OR THEY BREAK IT.
IT'S ALWAYS OVERBUDGET, BEHIND SCHEDULE, AND SIMPLY NOTHING
WORKS. LOOK AT THE VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION, WHERE NEW HOSPITALS COULD 00THS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVERBUDGET. AND YET OUR BRAVE VETERANS STILL
DON'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR THE KIND OF CARE THEY NEED OR DESERVE.
LOOK AT OUR DECAYING INFRASTRUCTURE.
OUR AGING MILITARY EQUIPMENT, OUR MILITARY IS SO DEPLETED.
DESPITE HAVING THE GREATEST PEOPLE ON EARTH.
I MEAN, THEY ARE THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN OUR MILITARY, BUT IT'S
SO DEPLETED. THE TAX CODE IS BROKEN.
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IS BROKEN. WE SPEND THE MOST FOR ANY OF ANY
COUNTRY ON EDUCATION AND GET BAD RESULTS, AND SO MANY PARTS OF
OUR COUNTRY ARE IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR, AND NOW IT WAS JUST
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT OBAMACARE IS IN FREEFALL, WITH
PREMIUMS GOING UP MASSIVELY AND PLACES LIKE THE GREAT STATE OF
ARIZONA, GOING UP OVER 100% IN COST.
UNAFFORDABLE, UNUSABLE, AND DOESN'T WORK EVEN IF YOU CAN
AFFORD IT. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW WHAT
THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT, AND THEY SEE IT EVERY TIME THEY GET THEIR
HEALTHCARE BILLS IN THE MAIL BOX OR RIDE DOWN A HIGHWAY THAT IS
BROKEN OR GO TO AN AIRPORT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FROM A THIRD
WORLD COUNTRY. REMEMBER HILLARY SAID HERSELF,
IT WAS CALLED, HILLARYCARE BEFORE IT WAS CALLED OBAMACARE.
SHE MADE THAT STATEMENT NOT TOO LONG AGO AND NOW TRYING TO
WITHDRAW THAT STATEMENT. WANTS TO WITHDRAW THAT SO BADLY,
NEWT. BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS ON
LAST NIGHT. AN AMAZING INTERVIEW.
AN AMAZING INTERVIEW. WE DON'T PLAY GAMES, NEWT,
RIGHT? WE DON'T PLAY GAMES.
I LOVE MY LIFE AND BUSINESS AND LOVED GETTING TO SHARE MY DREAMS
WITH MY FAMILY. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY AND
MELANIA, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU HAVE BEEN -- [APPLAUSE]
MY JOB IS TO LOOK AT UNDEVELOPED SPACES AND IMAGINE WHAT THEY
COULD BE. THESE ARE PACES -- SPACES THAT
HAVE NO HOPE, NO FUTURE, BUT YOU NEED IMAGINATION AND YOU NEED
THE ABILITY TO GET THEM DONE, AND TO UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL
AND UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF THE PEOPLE WORKING ON THOSE SPACES
AND ON THOSE PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS WE CAN DO
FOR OUR COUNTRY. WHERE OTHERS HAVE ONLY
DEAD-ENDED I'VE DREAMED OF THE AMAZING POSSIBILITIES THAT WE
HAVE. THAT'S WHY GOVERNMENT HAS TURNED
TO ME IN THE PAST TO FIX PROJECTS THAT HAD GONE IN WHERE,
THAT WERE CONSIDERED TOTAL DISASTERS, WHETHER IT'S TURNING
A LANDFILL, AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS, OF FUTILE WORK, INTO
BRONX, NEW YORK, INTO A WORLD CLASS GOLF COURSE THAT IS NOW
OPEN AND DOING UNBELIEVABLE BUSINESS.
OR REVITALIZING THE FACADE OF THE GREAT GRAND CENTRAL
TERMINAL, OR BILLING AND SAVING THE RINK IN CENTRAL PARK, AFTER
EIGHT YEARS OF FUTILITY AND SPENDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF
MONEY AND GETTING IT DONE IN FOUR MONTHS FOR A VERY SMALL
AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
TODAY IS A METAPHOR FOR WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH FOR THIS COUNTRY.
SAME THING. THIS BUILDING IS A HISTORICAL
LANDMARK, A TRUE AMERICAN ORIGINAL.
IT HAD ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS OF GREATNESS BUT HAD BEEN NEGLECTED
AND LEFT TO DETERIORATE FOR MANY, MANY DECADES.
IT SAT THERE SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO EMPTY, AND WAS FALLING INTO A
VERY, VERY BAD STATE OF CONDITION.
IT HAD THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS ALL OF THE ELEMENTS WERE
HERE, OUR JOB WAS TOO RESTORE ITS FORMER GLORY, HONOR IS
HERITAGE AND ALSO TO IMAGINE A BRAND NEW AND EXCITING VISION
FOR THE FUTURE. TO CREATE A NEW PLACE FOR PEOPLE
AND FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER AND A MAGNIFICENT PLACE AT THAT.
I'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY AND LED A GREAT LIFE.
NOW I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COUNTRY WHICH I LOVE SO MUCH AND
HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME. I WANT TO GO INTO THE INNER
CITIES CAN THE POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND FAILING SCHOOLS
AND WORK ON A NATIONAL PLAN OF REVITALIZATION.
I'M TIRED OF THE EXCUSES FROM OUR POLITICIANS.
I'M TIRED OF BEING TOLD WHAT CANNOT BE DONE.
I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE ASKING AMERICANS TO DEFER THEIR DREAMS
TO ANOTHER DAY BUT REALLY WHAT THEY MEAN IS TO ANOTHER DECADE.
ENOUGH WAITING. THE TIME IS NOW.
WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR GOALS FOR THIS COUNTRY AND WE CAN DO SO
MORE QUICKLY THAN ANYONE EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
THERE IS NOTHING WE CANNOT ACCOMPLISH.
THE UNITED STATES IS GREAT. IT'S GREAT.
ITS PEOPLE ARE GREAT. THERE IS NO TASK OR PROJECT TOO
GREAT. THERE'S NO DREAM OUTSIDE OF OUR
REACH. DON'T EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU
IT CAN'T BE DONE. THE FUTURE LIES WITH THE
DREAMERS NORTH THE CYNICS AND THE CRITICS.
EVERYWHERE I GO IN THIS COUNTRY ALL I SEE IS UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
WAITING TO BE SET FREE. AND THE BIGGEST ELEMENT OF ALL
IS OUR INCREDIBLE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY.
THEY'RE JUST WAITING. THEY'RE WAITING AND WAITING, AND
I THINK MAYBE NOW THEIR TIME HAS COME.
BUT WE WILL REALIZE THAT THE POTENTIAL WE CAN CONTINUE TO PUT
IN OUR FAITH AND THE FAITH OF OUR COUNTRY, AND WE HAVE TO SAY
THE WORD "NEVER" WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT BECAUSE WE
HAVE SUCH TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL. WE HAVE TO CHOOSE THE MOST
OPTIMISTIC PATH. WE HAVE TO CHOOSE TO BELIEVE NOT
OUR POLITICIANS, THAT IN MANY CASES TRULY DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE DOING, BUT TO BELIEVE IN OURSELVES AND IN OUR COUNTRY.
IF WE DO THAT, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
I'M ASKING AMERICA TO JOIN ME IN DREAMING BIG AND BOLD AND DREAM
FOR WONDERFUL THINGS IN OUR FUTURE.
LET'S CLOSE THE HISTORY BOOKS ON THE FAILURES INS INTO OPEN A NEW
CHAPTER OF SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL OF OUR
PEOPLE. WE HAVE A DIVIDED NATION.
A SERIOUSLY DIVIDED NATION. ALL OF OUR PEOPLE.
THAT IS HOW WE WILL TRULY MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
[APPLAUSE]
SO, WE'RE NOW GOING TO THE LOBBY.
I WANT TO THANK IN PARTICULAR NOW THE EMPLOYEES, THE
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK SO HARD TO
MAKE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL A REALITY.
THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE GREAT HOTELS ANYWHERE IN WORLD.
I WANT IN PARTICULAR TO CONGRATULATE IVANKA BECAUSE THIS
WHAT HER BABY, AND SHE WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH THE GSA, GREAT,
GREAT PROFESSIONALS, THE GSA PEOPLE ARE AMAZING PROFESSIONALS
AND WORK LONG AND HARD FOR YEARS, AND THIS IS THE
CULMINATION. SO, IVANKA, CONGRATULATIONS, AND
MELANIA FOR PUTTING UP WITH THE TIME AND ALL THIS EFFORT, AND
WE'RE GOING TO NOW BE CUTTING A RIBBON, AND MAYBE WHAT WE'LL DO
IS HAVE SOME OF THE FOLKS -- WHY DON'T YOU BRING THEM UP.
COME ON STAGE. THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.
NEVER SEEN SCISSORS THAT LOOK THIS BEAUTIFUL BEFORE.
THAT'S GREAT. THAT BEAUTIFUL.
AND THANK YOU TO THE EMPLOYEES. IT'S ALL ABOUT SERVICE, ALL
ABOUT LOVING WHAT YOU DO, SO MANY OF THEM HAVE COME UP AND
THANKED ME. THEY NOW HAVE LONG-TERM JOBS.
MANY, MANY JOBS, AND LONG-TERM JOBS, AND WE'RE GOING TO --
WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE GREAT HOTELS OF THE
COUNTRY BUT IT'S GOING TO WE ONE THE GREAT HOTELS OF THE WORLD.
WE HAVE THE FINEST LOCATION, AND WE HAVE THE FINEST BUILDING,
BUILDING BUILT IN 1899. AND THAT WAS WHEN THIS WAS A
VERY, VERY POWERFUL, RICH COUNTRY, WHEN MONEY WAS NO
OBJECT. THEY BUILT THE POST OFFICE WITH
BIG, BIG DOLLARS. AND THE WALLS ARE SOMETIMES --
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AND SEE THEM -- SOME OF THE EXTERIOR
WALLS ARE FIVE FEET THICK. IT'S REALLY QUITE A PLACE AND
WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.
SO, THIS IS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS OF SUCCESS, MANY, MANY YEARS OF
GREAT JOBS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR HARD
WORK AND FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS]
ALL RIGHT. READY?
MANY, MANY YEARS OF INCLUDING HAPPINESS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
ONE, TWO, THREE. [APPLAUSE]
THAT'S FROM IDEA NOW WE TAKE YOU LIVE TO SPRINGFIELD, OHIO,
DONALD TRUMP IS SET TO APPEAR AT A RALLY IN SPRINGFIELD.
WE'RE LIFE -- LIVE AT THE CHAMPION CENTER.
ONE OF THREE PLACES IN OHIO TRUMP STOPPED AT.