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.
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.
ALSO TOLEDO AND GENEVA
MONTGOMERY HERE ON C-SPAN2.