BLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD
TRUMP WAS AT REGENT UNIVERSITY
IN VIRGINIA BEACH TO TAKE PART
IN THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
FORUM.
HE MADE REMARKS AND TOOK
QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE
, WELCOME MR. DONALD J. TRUMP.
[APPLAUSE]
MR. TRUMP: THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
SO NICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE VISIT DOWN.
WE HAD A VERY EXCITING EVENING LAST NIGHT.
I WENT ALL AROUND.
YOU KNOW THE WORD CAUCUS, IT'S A
LITTLE COMPLICATED.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO
WORK OUT.
THEY SAY IT'S HARD TO POLL.
BUT WE REALLY WON BIG LAST
NIGHT. WE ENDED UP GETTING 46% OF THE
VOTE.
DURING THE DAY, I SAW ALL THESE
PEOPLE, THEY ARE ALL SAYING
DONALD, WE LOVE YOU DONALD.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING
TO HAPPEN. AND AS SOON AS WE TURNED ON THE
TV, IT WAS OBVIOUS FROM THE
BEGINNING. WE HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE ME
SO HAPPY IS, AS YOU SAW, WE
TOTALLY WON WITH EVANGELICALS.
WE WERE BIG LEAGUE WITH
EVANGELICALS.
IT WAS SUCH A GOOD THING.
WE WORKED VERY HARD.
I AM PRESBYTERIAN, PROTESTANT.
I WAS GOING TO TALK TO PAT, WHO
IS A GREAT GENTLEMEN.
I HAVE WATCHED HIM OVER THE YEARS.
THE JOB HE HAS DONE IS INCREDIBLE.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU IT'S AN
HONOR TO BE WITH PAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HIM
GRILL ME. HE WILL PROBABLY BE GRILLING ME.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT HE IS A GREAT MAN AND A GREAT GUY.
LAST TIME I WAS WITH HIM WAS
ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, GETTING AN AWARD.
THE BOONE PICKENS AWARD FOR
ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
I GOT TO KNOW PAT A LITTLE BIT.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
THE REASON WE ARE DOING WELL IN
THE POLLS, LEADING BY A LOT WITH
ALMOST EVERYBODY, IS THAT I TALK
ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR OUR
COUNTRY.
OUR COUNTRY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE.
WE OWE $19 TRILLION.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
$1 TRILLION IS.
HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IS
IN ONE TRILLION.
IT IS SUCH A NUMBER.
10 YEARS AGO YOU NEVER EVEN
HEARD THE WORD TRILLION.
BUT WE OWE $19 TRILLION, A BAD
BUDGET WAS PASSED ABOUT FOUR
WEEKS AGO THAT WILL ADD AT LEAST
$2 TRILLION TO IT.
WE WILL BE OF ESSENTIALLY $21
TRILLION.
AT SOME POINT IT IS DIFFICULT
RETURN.
YOU NEED SOMEONE THAT KNOWS WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.
WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS, I
KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR ME.
MY TWO SONS ARE BACKSTAGE.
MAYBE I'M ALLOWED TO BRING THEM
UP, BECAUSE I'M VERY PROUD OF
THEM. MAYBE I WILL BRING THEM ON.
[APPLAUSE]
[CHEERING]
MR. TRUMP: GOOD, THAT'S
BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS DON AND ERIC AND THEY
WERE WITH ME FOR THE LAST WEEK.
THEY GO AROUND MAKING SPEECHES.
THEY DO A BETTER JOB THAN ME.
I GO INTO THE ROOM AND WATCH
TELEVISION. [LAUGHTER]
THEY SAY, THE TRUMPS ARE MAKING A SPEECH.
SAY HELLO DON.
DON: IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TO BE
A PROXY FOR HIM.
WE KNOW WHAT HE FEELS ABOUT THIS
COUNTRY.
WE KNOW THE VALUES HE HAS
INSTILLED IN US GROWING UP -- EDUCATION, FAMILY, WORK ETHIC.
ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE OFTEN
LOST ON CHILDREN OF SIMILAR
FORTUNE.
YOU DON'T READ ABOUT MANY
CHILDREN THAT CAME FROM THE KIND
OF WEALTH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BE BROUGHT UP WITH.
I WON'T TALK ABOUT MYSELF THAT
WAY, BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT MY BROTHER AND SISTER THAT WEIGHT.
THOSE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
DON'T SEE WHEN HE IS THE FATHER
WHEN HE IS NOW A GRANDFATHER TO MY FIVE CHILDREN.
HE IS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
HE TALKS ABOUT BUSINESS, AND HE'S PHENOMENAL AT THAT.
IF YOU KNEW THE REAL DONALD, YOU
WOULD SEE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
HE'S AN INCREDIBLE GUY.
WE ARE THANKFUL HE'S DOING THIS
NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES AND OUR
CHILDREN, BUT FOR EVERYONE IN
THIS COUNTRY.
HE WILL DO A PHENOMENAL JOB.
[APPLAUSE]
ERIC: TO REITERATE, HE HAS BEEN
OUR BEST FRIEND, OUR MENTOR.
HE IS THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST.
WE WORKED ACROSS THE TABLE WITH
HIM FOR 10 YEARS, BUILDING
HOTELS AND GOLF COURSES ALL THE
WAY OVER THE WORLD.
EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES TURNS TO
GOLD.
I SAID IT ALL THE TIME.
THAT IS THE TOUCH THAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS.
THAT WILL BE NO BETTER COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
I SAID IT 3-4 MONTHS AGO WE WERE
GOING TO WIN THIS THING.
I THINK WE REALLY ARE.
HE WILL BE SUCH A GREAT
PRESIDENT.
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU POPS. WE LOVE YOU TO DEATH.
WE WILL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
MR. TRUMP: THANK YOU.
SO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ASKED
ME TO SPEAK ABOUT SUCCESS,
FRIENDS OF MINE.
THEY MAKE PAYMENTS AND WE GIVE
IT TO CHARITY. SO OFTEN I WILL SAY, THE REALLY
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE THOSE NOT
THOSE WITH THE GREAT WEALTH, BUT
WITH GREAT FAMILIES.
GREAT KIDS AND WIFE AND HUSBAND.
THOSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THE
HAPPIEST. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SPEAKING
AGAINST MYSELF HERE.
THE FACT IS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, I DEAL WITH
THEM ALL THE TIME.
I KNOW THEM VERY WELL IN MANY
CASES. THESE ARE NOT THE HAPPIEST
PEOPLE, GENERALLY.
A COUPLE OF THEM ARE HAPPY, NOT
TOP MANY.
NO MATTER HOW SUCCESSFUL, THEY
ALWAYS WANT MORE MORE MORE.
THEY ARE NEVER SATISFIED. I GUESS I GET GUILTY OF THAT
ALSO. THE FACT IS THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE
, I KNOW ARE THOSE WITH GREAT
FAMILIES.
SOMETHING I TALK ABOUT DURING
SUCCESS SEMINARS.
A LOT OF TIMES THE PEOPLE
RUNNING FOR SEMINAR DON'T WANT
TO HEAR THAT.
THAT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT THEY
WANT TO HEAR. BUT I HAVE TO BE TRUTHFUL.
I HAVE 2 REALLY GREAT BOYS.
I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN ALTOGETHER.
THEY ARE ALL FANTASTIC.
YOU KNOW IVANKA, WHO'S GOING TO
HAVE A BABY IN ABOUT A WEEK.
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING.
WE THOUGHT IOWA, WE THOUGHT NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
[LAUGHTER]
WE THOUGHT SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE THOUGHT VEGAS WOULD BE AN
PLACE TO HAVE A BABY.
A MUCH DIFFERENT DEAL.
BUT SHE PROBABLY WOULD LIKE IT
DURING THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
SHE WILL HAVE A BABY AND SHE'S
BEEN SPECTACULAR.
I HAVE TIFFANY -- THEY ARE ALL
GOOD KIDS. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL STAY THAT
WAY.
WHERE IS WOOD, I THINK I SHOULD
KNOCK ON WOOD.
IS ANYBODY SUPERSTITIOUS?
OH, THAT'S REAL WOOD TOO.
THAT'S THE REAL DEAL.
[LAUGHTER]
THEY ARE GOOD KIDS AND IT'S
REALLY GREAT.
THE REASON WE ARE RESONATING IS
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO STRENGTHEN
OUR TRADE DEALS, THEY ARE HORRIBLE.
WITH CHINA WE LOSE IN TRADE,
$500 BILLION A YEAR.
WHAT KIND OF DEAL IS THAT?
WITH JAPAN WE LOSE HUNDREDS OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
MUCH SMALLER THAN CHINA, BUT
HUNDREDS.
WE OWED JAPAN $1.6 TRILLION.
WE OWE CHINA 1.7 JOIN DOLLARS.
AN AMAZING THING, RIGHT?
THEY TAKE OUR MONEY, AND WE OWE
THEM MONEY.
THEY TAKE OUR FACTORIES, AND YOU
HAVE NO MANY HAVE CLOSED UP.
I HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH
CHINA AND JAPAN.
I HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MEXICO. BUT MEXICO IS KILLING US AT THE
BORDER AND IN TRADE.
YOU READ THE OTHER DAY CARRIERS
WERE MOVING INTO MEXICO.
DID ANYBODY READ THAT STORY?
THE ONES THAT MAKE
AIR-CONDITIONERS.
THEY RELEASE 1400 PEOPLE.
SUMMARY HAD A CELL PHONE GOING
WHICH I'M SURE KERRY WAS NOT
THRILLED WITH, BECAUSE IT WENT A
LITTLE THE WORLD.
THE EXECUTIVE WAS STANDING UP
SAYING WE'RE GOING TO MOVE.
ALL THE JOBS ARE GONE, WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE TO MEXICO.
I SAID TO MYSELF, HOW DOES THAT
HELP US?
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE
AIR-CONDITIONERS, SELL THEM
ACROSS THE BORDER.
PROBABLY HAVE ILLEGALS WALK THEM
IN. NOBODY CHECKS THEM.
[LAUGHTER]
EVERY ILLEGAL GETS AN AIR
CONDITIONER.
WALKS ACROSS.
FORD DOES THE SAME THING.
FORD'S BUILDING A $2.5 BILLION
PLANT.
THEY WILL HAVE ILLEGALS DRIVE
CARS ACROSS THE BORDER.
[LAUGHTER]
IT'S VERY SAD.
IT'S SO BAD THAT SOMETIMES YOU
HAVE TO LAUGH YOU CAN'T BELIEVE
IT.
FORD IS BUILDING A MASSIVE
PLANT.
NABISCO IS MOVING FROM CHICAGO INTO MEXICO.
MEXICO IS LITERALLY THE NEW
CHINA.
THEY ARE TAKING OUR BUSINESS.
THEY ARE BECOMING THE CAR
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
A CAR WAS SCHEDULED TO BE BUILT
IN TENNESSEE, AND BOOM, THEY TOOK IT.
LAST MOMENT THEY DECIDED IT WAS
GOING TO MEXICO.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
WE HAVE TO HAVE BORDERS.
IF WE DON'T HAVE BORDERS WE
DON'T HAVE A COUNTRY.
PEOPLE CAN COME INTO OUR
COUNTRY, BUT THEY HAVE TO COME IN LEGALLY.
THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
WE HAVE 179,000 CRIMINAL
IMMIGRANTS.
THAT'S LIKE FILLING UP YANKEE
STADIUM 4 TIMES ALL OF THE
COUNTRY. THESE ARE CRIMINALS.
THIS IS NOT JUST -- THESE ARE
PEOPLE CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
WE ARE GOING TO BE STRONG ON THE
BORDERS, VERY STRONG WITH TRADE.
WE ARE GOING TO BE STRONG ON
PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF
COMMON CORE, BASICALLY EDUCATION
THROUGH WASHINGTON WHICH IS A
, DISASTER.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF
OBAMACARE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A TOTAL
DISASTER.
[APPLAUSE]
AND IT'S REALLY HURTING OUR
COUNTRY.
YOU HAVE SO MANY PART-TIME JOBS
BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
REGISTER UNDER OBAMACARE.
EVERYBODY HAS PART-TIME JOBS. YOU LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE THAT
NEVER HAD A PART-TIME JOB IN
THEIR LIFE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE'S REPORTING
THEM ON PART-TIME AND THEY HAVE
TO GET A SECOND JOB.
IT IS AN UNFAIR THING.
SO MANY PLANS, WHETHER IT IS THE
HEALTH CARE SAVINGS. WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE LINES
BETWEEN THE STATES. ALL OF THESE POLITICIANS THAT
I'M RUNNING AGAINST ARE TAKEN
CARE OF BY THE INSURANCE
COMPANIES.
THEY ARE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE
OIL AND GAS COMPANIES.
TAKEN CARE OF BY EVERYBODY.
I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT IS NOT.
I AM SELF FUNDING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SMART OR
NOT SO SMART.
[APPLAUSE]
BUT AS A BIG CONTRIBUTOR, I HAVE
BEEN ONE OVER THE YEARS.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES.
WE HAVE A SITUATION RIGHT NOW
WITH DRUGS.
THE U.S. IS THE LARGEST DRUG
BUYER IN THE WORLD, DRUGS TO
MAKE YOU BETTER, PHARMACEUTICALS.
AND WE DON'T DID IT OUT.
-- DON'T BID IT OUT.
A FRIEND OF MINE THAT IS A
DOCTOR CAME UP TO ME AND SAID
WHY DON'T WE? ONCE I FOUND OUT WHAT HE WAS
TALKING ABOUT, I KNEW EXACTLY
WHY.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
TAKES CARE OF ALL THE SENATORS
AND CONGRESSMEN, THEY HAVE A
VERY STRONG LOBBY. THEY DON'T WANT TO BID OUT
DRUGS.
IF WE DO THAT, WE COULD SAVE
$300 BILLION.
AND WE DON'T EVEN DO IT.
WE ARE GOING TO DO IT.
IF I'M THERE, THEY WILL BE SAFE
DONALD, YOU CAN DO IT.
TRUST ME THEY CAN'T DO IT , BECAUSE THEY BEEN GIVEN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I GUESS IT'S CALLED LEGAL
CORRUPTION.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW CORRUPT IT
IS. WHETHER IT'S THE TIMBER
INDUSTRY, ANYTHING. I WILL DO THE RIGHT THING.
GOING TO BE GREAT TO THE TIMBER
INDUSTRY TO.
BIGGER THAN THAT IS MILITARY.
THE MILITARY -- THEY ORDER A
PLANE THAT THEY DON'T WANT OR
MISSILE THEY DON'T WANT BECAUSE
THE COMPANY MAKING A MISSILE HAS
MORE POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
THEY ARE ORDERING THINGS THAT
GENERALS DON'T EVEN WANT.
THEY ARE ORDERING TOO MUCH
AGREEMENT, FOR THE WRONG EQUIPMENT.
THOSE DAYS ARE OVER.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE OUR
MILITARY BIGGER BETTER, AND
, STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE. THE CHEAPEST THING WE CAN DO
AND NOBODY IS GOING TO MESS WITH
US.
I DON'T WANT TO USE IT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO IRAQ.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE WORST DECISIONS EVER MADE.
WE LOST $2 TRILLION.
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
LIVES.
WE HAVE WOUNDED WARRIORS ALL OF
THE PLACE.
IRAN IS NOW TAKING OVER IRAQ.
WHEN YOU THINK OF HOW IRAN IS
DOING LATELY, WE GIVE THEM $150
BILLION AND GET NOTHING FOR IT.
WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN OUR
PRISONERS BACK LONG BEFORE WE
STARTED NEGOTIATING.
YOU SAY LISTEN, WE ARE NOT
NEGOTIATING UNTIL WE GET OUR
PRISONERS BACK. THEY WILL SAY NO, AND THEN YOU
LEAVE THE ROOM. THEY NEVER, THEY JUST STOOD
THERE. KERRY, THE WORST NEGOTIATOR I'VE
EVER SEEN.
HE NEVER LEFT THE ROOM.
YOU SAY, WE NEED OUR PRISONERS
BACK.
THIS WAS FOUR YEARS AGO, THEY
STARTED THE LONGEST NEGOTIATION
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR PRISONERS
BACK.
THE PERSIANS ARE GREAT
NEGOTIATORS.
IT'S TOUGH.
YOU DON'T WANT OUR PRISONERS
YOUR PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY
ARE THERE, WE NEED THEM.
AND WE WILL MAKE A BETTER DEAL BECAUSE IT IS EASIER.
THEY WILL SAY NO, AND WE WILL
LEAVE THE ROOM.
WE'LL SAY BYE BYE AND DOUBLE UP
THE SANCTIONS.
WITHIN 24 HOURS THEY WILL CALL AND SAY YOU GET YOUR PRISONERS
BACK. YOU GO IN FOR SECONDS.
YOU SAY, LISTEN -- MY FATHER WAS A GOOD NEGOTIATOR.
HE THOUGHT I WAS TOO ROUGH.
HE USED TO USE THE EXPRESSION
HE'D SAY SON, TAKE THE LUMPS OUT.
IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY FATHER I
WOULD HAVE SAID THIS "WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU THE $150 BILLION."
THEY WOULD BE ANGRY, YOU
PROBABLY NEVER BRING IT BACK.
"WE'RE NOT GIVING IT TO YOU."
I LEARNED SO MUCH MY FATHER.
SO I TAKE THE LUMPS OUT.
NOW I SAY LISTEN, WE HAVE A , PROBLEM.
IN THE MEANTIME, PRISONERS, I
SAY, DID OUR PRISONERS LAND YET?
YES, THEY JUST LANDED ON
AMERICAN SOIL.
NOW I SAW FELLAS, WE HAVE A BIG
PROBLEM.
WE HAVE A COUNTRY NOT DOING
WELL.
WE OWE $19 TRILLION, ESSENTIALLY
WE ARE BUST.
WE HAVE NO MONEY.
WE JUST HAD A BUDGET APPROVED
FOR $21 TRILLION.
WE HAVE NO MONEY.
FELLAS, WE CAN'T THE $150
BILLION.
THEY ARE GOING TO GO CRAZY.
ONE DAY.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
I'M SORRY, I WANT TO GIVE IT TO
YOU SO BADLY, YOU HAVE NO IDEA
I'M DYING TO GIVE IT TO YOU, BUT
WE CAN'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
MONEY.
THAT'S BETTER THAN SAYING "WE'RE
NOT GIVING IT TO YOU."
RIGHT, DO WE ALL AGREE?
THE SOME EFFECT, EXCEPT THEY
RECOVER FASTER.
NO WAY I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THEM
HUNDRED $50 BILLION, IN A
MILLION YEARS.
AND THE MONEY IS GONE.
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE MONEY LEFT.
WHO READS "THE ART OF THE DEAL?"
EVERYBODY READS IT.
I ALWAYS SAY THE BIBLE IS MUCH
BETTER, NO CONTEST.
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
DO WE AGREE?
WE AGREE.
[APPLAUSE]
BUT "THE ART OF THE DEAL" HAS
BEEN A GREAT BOOK.
OBVIOUSLY KERRY DID NOT READ
"THE ART OF THE DEAL."
PROBABLY DID NOT READ THE BIBLE
EITHER.
[LAUGHTER]
IT'S A SAD THING, THAT WHOLE
EPISODE WITH IRAN.
2 DAYS BEFORE THE MONEY YOU
SENT, THEY CAPTURE 10 BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG SAILORS.
THEY PUT GUNS TO THEIR HEADS
THEY ROUGH THEM UP AT LEAST
MENTALLY.
THEY WERE DEVASTATED.
THEY HUMILIATED OUR COUNTRY,
HUMILIATED THE 10 PEOPLE.
1 WOMEN AND 9 MEN.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DEALING
WITH. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANYMORE,
FOLKS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE THE SMART
COUNTRY INSTEAD OF THE DUMMIES
EVERYBODY LAUGHS AT.
WE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
WE GET BOWE BERGDAHL A TRAITOR
THEY GET FIVE KILLERS THAT THEY
COVETED FOR 9 YEARS.
THOSE KILLERS ARE BACK ON THE
BATTLEFIELD.
OR SOON WILL BE.
BUT THESE ARE THE ONES THEY
WANTED, THESE 5.
SO WE KNEW HE WAS A TRAITOR
BEFORE WE MADE THE DEAL BECAUSE
IT WE HAD A GENERAL END DATE CO
-- A GENERAL AND A COLONEL WHO
KNEW HIM BEFORE THEY LEFT.
SIX PEOPLE DIED LOOKING FOR HIM.
5 DEFINITELY, PROBABLY 6.
THEY WENT OUT LOOKING FOR HIM
TRYING TO GET HIM BACK.
HE LEFT.
THAT'S THE WAY WE NEGOTIATE.
THEY GET BOWE BERGDAHL THEY GET
5 GREAT KILLERS.
FOR THEM, THE PEOPLE THAT THEY
WANT.
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANYMORE.
I TELL THESE STORIES AND I MEET
WITH CROWDS.
FAR BIGGER THAN BERNIE.
BERNIE IS HEADING DOWN NOW.
LOOKS LIKE HILLARY WILL BE
PROTECTED FROM THE E-MAIL
SCANDAL BY THE DEMOCRATS.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
SO MANY PEOPLE FOR DOING MUCH
LESS THAN SHE DID ARE IMPRISONED
AND ARE DEVASTATED.
THINK OF IT.
[APPLAUSE]
FOR DOING LESS THAN SHE DID.
AND SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S JUST
GOING, BOY DID YOU EVER SEE
SOMEBODY SO NICE TO THE PRESIDENT?
OH, THE PRESIDENT IS WONDERFUL
SHE SAYS.
YOU KNOW WHY SHE'S DOING THAT?
I KNOW WHY.
BOY OH BOY, SHE'S BECOME LIKE A
MARSHMALLOW.
THURSDAY HE DOES, -- EVERYTHING
HE DOES, OH, IT'S WONDERFUL.
MAN, HER LIFE CANNOT BE SO EASY.
BUT WHAT SHE HAS DONE IS SO
WRONG AND SO UNFAIR.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE WILL BE THE
NOMINEE.
IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
BUT IT WILL BE DISCUSSED, I
PROMISE YOU.
IT WILL BE DISCUSSED OFTEN OFTEN
OFTEN.
[APPLAUSE]
SO WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE
DOING WELL.
WE HAVE A GREAT TREND AND HAVE
TREMENDOUS SUPPORT.
WE HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PEOPLE
IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS OUR
GREAT FRIEND, PAT.
WOULD YOU COME OUT HERE PAT?
[APPLAUSE]
ONE OF THE GREAT PEOPLE.
PAT: THANK YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH
US.
YOU INSPIRE US ALL.
MR. TRUMP: GOOD MORNING TO BE
HERE.
SUPPOSEDLY I GOT LOST.
NO, WE HAD A GREAT EVENING.
PAT: YOU ARE WORKING ON A
PROJECT IN WASHINGTON AFTER THE
OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING.
EVERYBODY WANTED THIS, BUT YOU
GOT IT.
"THE ART OF THE DEAL" -- WHAT
DID YOU DO?
MR. TRUMP: IT'S AN AMAZING
BUILDING BUILT IN THE 1880'S.
WALLS THAT ARE FIVE AND THICK
MADE OF SOLID GRANITE.
TODAY THEY USE LIKE PLASTIC
RIGHT?
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
BUILDINGS IN WASHINGTON.
FOR YEARS IT WAS A POST OFFICE.
I ALWAYS SAY TO PEOPLE IF YOU
, CAN GET A POST OFFICE IN THE
CITY, YOU ALWAYS GET THE BEST
LOCATION.
THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FIRST.
THIS WAS THE ONE FOR WASHINGTON.
THEY PUT IT OUT TO BID.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST HOTLY
CONTESTED PROJECTS EVER IN THE
GSA SERVICES, THE BIG LANDLORD
FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY CHOSE US.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR BECAUSE WE
WERE CHOSEN IN THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS SORT OF AMAZING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT THINK WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS
DONE.
WE HAVE A GREAT TRACK RECORD FOR THIS STUFF.
WE'RE BUILDING A HOTEL, 300
ROOMS.
I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF THE
GREAT HOTELS OF THE WORLD.
WE ARE A YEAR AND A HALF AHEAD
OF SCHEDULE, EVEN MORE THAN
THAT.
IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT.
BUT WE ARE 1.5 YEARS UNDER
BUDGET, AND IT OPENED IN
SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN UP IN
SEPTEMBER 2 YEARS FROM NOW.
WE REALLY HAVE A GREAT TEAM.
ERIC AND DON ARE WORKING ON IT
IVANKA IS IN CHARGE OF THAT ONE. SHE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF THE GREAT HOTELS OF THE WORLD.
PAT: YOU RUN THE TABLE.
ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW, AND YOU
HAVE YOUR HAND ON THE BIBLE
SWEARING YOUR OATH IN FRONT OF
THE CHIEF JUSTICE IN FRONT OF
THE UNITED STATES, AND THEN YOU
ARE PRESIDENT.
AT THAT POINT, YOU'RE IN.
[APPLAUSE]
THERE'S A LITTLE OFFICE
UNDERNEATH THE CAPITAL, AND BY
THE STROKE OF THE PEN, YOU CAN
CANCEL A GREAT MANY OF THE
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
YOU DON'T NEED CONGRESS.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
MR. TRUMP: WE EXPECT TO CANCEL
MANY OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS OF
THE PAST.
OBAMA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RUN
THINGS THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO RUN THEM.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET THE
CONGRESSMAN IN THE SENATORS IN.
THEY MADE DEALS DURING REAGAN,
AND THEY LIKED EACH OTHER.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN POLITICS
FOR A LONG TIME, ALL MY LIFE.
I'VE GOTTEN DONE TREMENDOUS ZONING CHANGES.
I HAVE DONE POLITICS OVER THE
WORLD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS GOING ALL
THE WORLD.
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN DIVISION
LIKE YOU HAVE NOW.
USED TO GO TO A RESTAURANT IN
WASHINGTON, YOU SEE REPUBLICAN
HAVING DINNER WITH A DEMOCRAT
AND THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT ANYMORE.
THERE IS HATRED.
THE COUNTRY IS SO DIVIDED,
WHETHER IT'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WHITE, CONGRESSMAN, DEMOCRAT
REPUBLICAN -- I MEAN, IT'S LIKE
WE HAVE A WHOLE DIVIDED COUNTRY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
IT. I USED TO BE PART OF IT,
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVING
DINNER TOGETHER WITH THEIR
FAMILIES.
IT WAS A NICE THING. PAT: SURE.
MR. TRUMP: THERE WOULD BE COMBAT
THE NEXT DAY, BUT THEY WOULD GET
ALONG. SO TODAY WE HAVE A PRESIDENT
THAT CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE.
HE SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
ONE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES I
WOULD KNOCK OUT IS HIS EXECUTIVE
ORDER ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT,
WHERE HE IS CHIPPING AWAY AT IT.
THE OTHER ONE IS THE ONE ON THE
BORDER, BASICALLY HE WANTS
PEOPLE TO POUR INTO THE COUNTRY
UNCHECKED.
THE COURTS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
THAT ONE.
AMAZINGLY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
GOOD DECISIONS SO FAR.
IT'S STILL OUT THERE.
THE LEGAL FEES, I WOULD KNOCK IT
OUT VERY FAST.
I KNOW YOU BELIEVE IN THIS, WE
HAVE TO HAVE STRONG BORDERS.
YOU SAW THE POPE CAME OUT
AGAINST ME.
HE WAS VERY NICE.
THE NEXT DAY HE ISSUED A
STATEMENT.
PAT: THEY HAVE A PRETTY BIG WALL
AROUND THE VATICAN.
[LAUGHTER]
[APPLAUSE]
MR. TRUMP: PRETTY BIG.
HE WAS TOLD, OH YOU HAVE THIS
MAN NAMED TRUMP THAT WANTS TO
BUILD A WALL.
OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO BUILD IT.
DRUGS ARE COMING ACROSS THE
BORDER, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A
COUNTRY.
YOU DON'T HAVE A BORDER, YOU
DON'T HAVE A COUNTRY.
HE WAS A LITTLE BIT STRONG.
IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE IT WAS
THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION.
I SAID TO MYSELF, OH NO.
MY PEOPLE CAME TO ME AND SAID,
MR. TRUMP, THE POPE JUST MADE A STATEMENT ABOUT YOU.
I SAID, GOOD OR BAD?
[LAUGHTER]
WE HAD THE ELECTION THE NEXT MORNING.
GOOD OR BAD?
THEY SAID, NOT GOOD.
I SAID OH, THIS IS A DISASTER.
[LAUGHTER]
AND HE TALKED ABOUT THE BORDER.
HE DID MENTION THE WALL.
BUT I HAVE SEEN THE VATICAN.
THAT'S THE MOST INCREDIBLE WALL.
IT GOES UP TO THE CEILING,
RIGHT?
I THINK HE TOOK A LITTLE HEAT.
HE WAS ACTUALLY VERY NICE THE
NEXT DAY. NOBODY EXPLAINED TO HIM ABOUT
THE CRIME OR DRUGS POURING IN
AND THE ECONOMY.
HE WAS ACTUALLY VERY NICE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT THE
DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION THAT THE
POPE SAYS SOMETHING UNKIND ABOUT
YOU.
[LAUGHTER]
PAT: WE HAVE A MASSIVE DEFICIT.
WE ARE RUNNING A DEFICIT EVERY
YEAR.
WASTEFUL SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL.
THERE WAS A COMMISSION, SENATOR
VINCENT -- GOT TOGETHER AND GAVE
A VERY REASON PROPOSAL.
HAVE YOU ADOPTED ANYTHING LIKE
THAT?
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME WAY OF
CUTTING THE SPENDING.
MR. TRUMP: I THINK I COULD ADD
TO IT A LOT, BECAUSE WE NEEDED
JOBS BACK IN THE COUNTRY.
OUR COUNTRY HAS BEEN STRIPPED.
WE HAVE REBUILT CHINA.
I LIKE CHINA, IT'S WONDERFUL.
I'M NOT ANGRY AT CHINA, I'M
ANGRY AT OUR REPRESENTATIVES FOR
DOING SUCH BAD DEALS.
NOT JUST OBAMA, THIS IS JUST
NOT NOW.
OBAMA HAS BEEN HORRIBLE AND
OTHERS HAVE BEEN ALSO. I'M NOT UPSET WITH CHINA.
I HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BANKERS AS A TENANT IN
MANHATTAN.
I SELL MILLIONS OF CONDOMINIUMS
TO THE CHINESE.
I CAN'T BE ANGRY AT THEM.
SAME THING WITH MEXICO.
I HAVE GREAT RELATIONS WITH
MEXICO.
IN ALL CASES, BOTH COUNTRIES
EVERY COUNTRY IS KILLING US.
WE HAVE POLITICAL HACKS THAT ARE
NEGOTIATING TRADE DEALS THAT
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
THEY HAVE THE SMARTEST
SHARPEST PEOPLE THAT THEY PICK
UP WHEN THEY ARE PRACTICALLY
THREE YEARS OLD.
THEY GO UP THIS PYRAMID JANE AND
THEY PICK THEM AT VERY EARLY.
--PYRAMID CHAIN AND THEY PICK
THEM OUT VERY EARLY.
OUR PEOPLE CANNOT DEAL WITH IT.
MANY BUSINESS PEOPLE ENDORSE ME,
THE GREAT ONES.
WE ARE GOING TO USE OUR GREATEST
BUSINESS PEOPLE TO NEGOTIATE TRADE DEALS.
WE WON'T BE LOSING THIS KIND OF
MONEY.
WE HAVE HORRIBLE DEALS WITH JAPAN.
AND EVERYONE ELSE.
PAT: THERE WAS A LAW PASSED,
SARBANES-OXLEY, AND THE NUMBER
OF IPOS SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN
DRASTICALLY CURTAILED.
NOW WE HAVE CORPORATE
CONVERSIONS, AND PEOPLE PUT
THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN ANOTHER
COUNTRY. AND YET OUR TAX BURDEN ON
CORPORATIONS IS THE HIGHEST IN
THE WORLD.
MR. TRUMP: WE HAVE THE HIGHEST
TAXES IN THE WORLD IN THE UNITED
STATES.
DEFICITS LIKE THIS AND YET WE
HAVE HIGH TAXES.
I'M CUTTING TAXES SUBSTANTIALLY.
WE ARE GOING TO BRING JOBS BACK.
CHINA IS ONE OF THE GREAT
CURRENCY MANIPULATORS IN
HISTORY, EVER.
THERE IS NOBODY EVER LIKE THEM.
JAPAN IS REALLY GOOD, BUT CHINA
IS EVEN BETTER.
THEY HAVE DONE A NUMBER ON US
WITH MANIPULATION.
IN THE MEANTIME LOOK AT
CATERPILLAR, THEY CAN EVEN SELL
THEIR TRACTOR.
THEY HAVE NO FEAR OF US, THEY
HAVE NO RESPECT FOR US ANYMORE.
IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THEY ARE
BUILDING THIS MASSIVE MILITARY
COMPLEX.
THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING IT.
BUT THEY DON'T RESPECT OUR
PRESIDENT.
HE GIVES THEM STATE DINNERS WHEN
THEY COME OVER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF POWER OVER
CHINA, WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
THEY ARE TAKING SO MUCH MONEY
OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.
IT'S THE GREATEST ROBBERY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
WE HAVE REBUILT CHINA.
THEY'VE TAKEN SO MUCH MONEY OUT
OF US.
WE HAVE TO STOP IT.
WE HAVE TO USE OUR POWER, AND WE
HAVE TO USE IT BECAUSE OF TRADE.
WE CAN GET THEM TO DO THINGS
LIKE SOLVING THE NORTH-SOUTH
KOREA PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW IT BETTER THAN I DO THAT IS PART OF THE WORLD THAT
, YOU LOOK AT.
YOU KNOW THEY DON'T EXIST WITHOUT CHINA.
CHINA SAYS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT
KIND OF CONTROL. THEY ARE JUST TOYING WITH US
THEY HAVE TOTAL CONTROL. , THE OTHER ONE THAT DOES IS
IRAN.
WHEN WE MEET OUR DEAL A MONTH AGO, WHY DID NOT WE INSIST THEY
TAKE CARE OF THIS?
INSTEAD OF GOING OVER WITH
PLANES AND DROPPING BOMBS.
I HAVE BUILDINGS IN SOUTH KOREA.
THEY MAKE A FORTUNE.
I BUY TELEVISION SETS FROM
THERE.
WE DON'T MAKE TELEVISION SETS ANYMORE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THEM.
WE USED TO MAKE THEM.
SYLVANIA RCA, BUT THOSE DAYS
ARE GONE.
WE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING
ABOUT THESE BRANDS, IT SHOWS AS
WERE NOT AS YOUNG AS WE USED TO
BE.
[LAUGHTER] WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC BEHEMOTH IN
SOUTH KOREA.
WE HAVE 28,000 SOLDIERS BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA.
THAT IS A DANGEROUS JOB, BY THE
WAY.
28,000 SOLDIERS.
WE GET PAID PEANUTS.
THEY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.
THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE, EVERYTHING
IS GOOD.
THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF US. WE ARE NOT IN THE POSITION TO BE
THE POLICEMAN OF THE WORLD.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN
DO.
PAT: HOW WOULD YOU SPECIFICALLY
GO AFTER THE NORTH?
THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE A
THERMONUCLEAR WEAPON.
MR. TRUMP: I WOULD START WITH
CHINA.
CHINA HAS ABSOLUTE POWER.
THE STUFF COMES THROUGH CHINA.
I WOULD HAVE DONE IRAN.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
GET ANYWHERE WITH IRAN BECAUSE
THEY ARE A HOSTILE NATION.
THEY TOOK OUR MONEY, THEY SPEND
IT.
THEY BOUGHT 118 AIRBUS PLANES
INSTEAD OF BOEING'S, SO THE
MONEY GOES TO EUROPE INSTEAD.
THEY BOUGHT A LOT OF THINGS IN
ITALY, ALL OVER EUROPE.
THEY BOUGHT A LOT OF MISSILES
FROM RUSSIA.
THEY GAVE US NOTHING. WE GAVE THEM $150 BILLION.
THEY SPENT A LOT OF IT. NOTHING GOES TO THE U.S.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY STRONG IN
THE NEGOTIATION.
I WOULD NOW BE VERY STRONG WITH
CHINA.
AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF POWER
OVER CHINA.
CHINA TAKES OUT SO MUCH MONEY.
I SAID BEFORE, $500 BILLION
TRADE DEFICIT WITH CHINA.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT. HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A
COUNTRY WHEN YOU DO THAT?
I HATE TO TELL YOU, YOU NEED
SOMEBODY LIKE ME.
I'M GOOD AT THIS STUFF.
[LAUGHTER]
[APPLAUSE]
THE POLITICIANS DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS.
THEY TALK ABOUT FREE TRADE.
I AM A FREE TRADER.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SMART TRADE
TOO, INTELLIGENT.
LIKE KERRY, THEY ARE GOING TO
MAKE AIR-CONDITIONERS, SOLD THEM
FOR NOTHING.
THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE 1400
JOBS.
THEY EMPLOY MEXICAN PEOPLE WHICH
, IS FINE.
THEY MAKE AIR-CONDITIONERS AND
SELL THEM.
HERE'S THE STORY.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING YOU CAN
DO TO STOP IT.
IF YOU MAKE AIR-CONDITIONERS, WE
WISH YOU A LOT OF LUCK, ENJOY
YOURSELVES.
BUT EVERY TIME YOU PUT
AIR-CONDITIONER INTO THIS
COUNTRY YOU HAVE A 35% TAX.
, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE.
[APPLAUSE]
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL SAY
OH, YOU'RE NOT A CONSERVATIVE.
I'M THE MOST CONSERVATIVE GUY IN
MANY WAYS.
YOU HAVE TO BE SMART.
IF EVERYBODY MOVES, WE WON'T
HAVE EVERYBODY LEFT.
YOU CAN HAVE THOUSANDS OF
FACTORIES THAT CLOSE IN OUR
COUNTRIES. PAT TALKED ABOUT CORPORATE
INVERSION.
THEY ARE MOVING COMPANIES, NOT
ONLY BECAUSE TAXES ARE TOO HIGH
BUT OUT OF THE U.S., LIKE
PFIZER. THEY ARE A GREAT COMPANY.
THEY ARE MOVING TO GET MONEY.
THERE IS $2.5 TRILLION OUTSIDE
OF THE U.S.
AND YET THE DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS AGREED TO BRING IT
IN.
IF YOU ARE OBAMA, WITHIN 10
MINUTES YOU CAN MAKE A DEAL.
THIS IS THE CASE WHERE EVERYBODY
AGREES.
PAT: WHY HASN'T HE DONE IT?
MR. TRUMP: I COULD NOT TELL YOU
THE STORY.
[LAUGHTER]
I LIKE THAT EXAMPLE.
$2.5 TRILLION.
I THINK IT COULD BE $5 TRILLION.
COULD BE MORE THAN THAT.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO IDEA.
IF THEY SAY $2.5 MILLION, IT'S
PROBABLY MUCH MORE.
HERE IS A CASE WHERE DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS ARE IN TOTAL AGREEMENT.
THEY DISAGREE ON ALL THESE OTHER
THINGS.
WE GET IT, IT IS TOUGH. HERE'S SOMETHING THEY ALL AGREE
ON. WE WANT THE MONEY BACK IN OUR
COUNTRY, WHAT IS NOT TO AGREE
ON?
IT SHOULD BE 10 MINUTES TO SOLVE
THAT PROBLEM.
THEY AGREE HERE, AGREE HERE.
THE MONEY IS GOING TO COME BACK AND.
THEY HAVE AGREED NOW FOR 3
YEARS.
THAT IS LEADERSHIP. IF I WAS PRESIDENT, I WOULD GET
DONE IN AN OFFICE AND SAY FELLAS
-- FOLKS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT
OF WOMEN, AND THAT IS GOOD, --
FOLKS, WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS DEAL.
I WOULD HAVE IT ON AND A HALF HOUR.
YOU NEED LEADERSHIP.
YOU CANNOT FLY TO HAWAII TO PLAY
GOLF ON A BOEING 747.
[APPLAUSE]
HE TALKS ABOUT THE CARBON
FOOTPRINT AND THEN GETS IN A 747
TO PLAY GOLF. HE COMES BACK A LONG TIME LATER.
IT WAS NOT LIKE YOU CAME BACK
THE NEXT DAY. HE PLAYED A LOT OF GOLF.
YOU HAVE TO GET PEOPLE INTO AN
OFFICE AND MAKE DEALS.
PAT: ONE LAST QUESTION.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME FROM THE
AUDIENCE.
SCALIA JUST DIED.
HE WAS A DEAR FRIEND HERE AT
REGENT AND A GREAT JUSTICE.
THE COURT WAS IN A CONSERVATIVE
MODE, 5-4.
NOW THE NEXT PRESIDENT, THERE
MAY BE 3 JUDGES.
WHAT CRITERIA WOULD YOU USE?
MR. TRUMP: WE HAVE JUDGE ALITO
WHO IS TERRIFIC.
WE HAVE JUDGE THOMAS, WHO IS A
GREAT GUY.
WE HAVE SOME WHO DO NOT WORK OUT
AS WELL.
IF YOU LOOK AT JUSTICE ROBERTS HE COULD HAVE KILLED OBAMACARE
TWICE.
SENATOR CRUZ IS THE ONE THAT
MOST WANTED HIM.
HE WROTE EDITORIALS, SAYING THAT
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ROBERTS.
JUSTICE ROBERTS WAS A TERRIBLE
JUSTICE.
HE APPROVED OBAMACARE WHEN
EVERYBODY SAID IT WAS GOING TO
BE TERMINATED.
HE WAS THE ONE THAT KEPT IT.
HE HAD A SECOND TIME AT IT, AND
HE PASSED IT THEN TOO.
SOME OF THE OTHER JUDGES ON THE
CONSERVATIVE SIDE -- RUMORS ARE
THAT SOME WOULD NOT EVEN SPEAK
TO HIM.
WHAT HE DID WAS TERRIBLE.
HE WAS A BUSH APPOINTEE.
THE ONE THAT PUSHED HIM HARDER
THAN ANYBODY WAS SENATOR CRUZ.
SENATOR CRUZ GAVE US OBAMACARE
IN A SENSE.
[BOO]
MR. TRUMP: OH?
[LAUGHTER] MR. TRUMP: NO, IN FACT YOU HAVE
RIGHT NOW, THEY HAD EDITORIALS
WHERE HE ACTUALLY WROTE PAPERS
CALLED "WHY YOU SHOULD BE THE
ONE CHOSEN" -- SIGNED MY TED
CRUZ.
NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES, HE HAS BEEN A DISASTROUS JUDGE.
OBAMACARE IS KILLING EVERYBODY.
PAT: ONE MORE QUESTION.
IN YOUR SELECTION AS PRESIDENT
WHAT CRITERIA WOULD YOU USE TO
PICK SOMEBODY?
MR. TRUMP: PRO-LIFE.
[APPLAUSE]
VERY CONSERVATIVE, VERY SMART.
LIKE JUDGE SCLALIA, HE WAS LIKE
A PERFECT, A PERFECT
REPRESENTATIVE.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT JUSTICE
THOMAS DOES NOT GET ENOUGH
CREDIT.
HE IS A WONDERFUL MAN.
HE'S A WONDERFUL GUY.
[APPLAUSE]
I THINK JUDGE ALITO IS TERRIFIC.
IN THAT REALM IS WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT. PAT: WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
THEY HAVE COME IN FROM ALL
AROUND.
I WILL TURN THIS OVER.
>> HELLO, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HERE IS A QUESTION FROM THE
SIMULCAST ROOM, BECAUSE THIS IS
HUGE.
WE HAVEN'T OVERFLOWED ROOM.
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
THAT. -- WE HAVE AN OVERFLOWED ROOM.
MR. TRUMP: I SEE SOME PEOPLE
UPSTAIRS.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
HERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT
ISRAEL. SUPPORT OF ISRAEL, ESSENTIAL FOR
MAINTAINING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE
EAST?
WILL YOU EMPHATICALLY STAND WITH
ISRAEL? MR. TRUMP: YES, VERY SIMPLE
ANSWER. [APPLAUSE]
THEY HAVE BEEN OUR MOST RELIABLE
ALLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE
EAST. YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING
WITH ISRAEL.
THEY WERE SO AGAINST THIS
HORRIBLE IRAN DEAL.
I TELL YOU WHAT, OBAMA WAS THE
WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO
ISRAEL. YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AS HE'S NOT A
GOOD PRESIDENT.
YOU LOOK AT BIBI NETANYAHU AND
WHAT HE'S GONE THROUGH.
YOU CAN SEE THE LEVEL OF
EXASPERATION ON THE DEMAND IS.
THE MOST BASIC THINGS, THEY
WEREN'T WINNING ANYTHING. WHY WOULD THEY MAKE A DEAL LIKE
THIS?
AND THEY LOOK AT US, THEY HAVE
NO RESPECT FOR US.
THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THEMSELVES
THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THIS DEAL.
I DON'T GET IT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THEORIES.
THIS WILL BE STUDIED FOR A LONG
TIME.
THIS WILL PROVE TO BE A VERY BAD
DEAL.
THIS WILL LEAD TO NUCLEAR
PROLIFERATION 100%.
ALL THE MONEY WE GAVE,
EVERYTHING WE GAVE, LEAVING THE
KEEPING OF THE HOSTAGES.
ULTIMATELY THEY RELEASED THEM
FOR $150 BILLION.
IT LOOKS LIKE RANSOM.
I AM WITH ISRAEL 100%.
PAT:>> THIS ALSO FROM THE SIMULCAST
ROOM AS PRESIDENT, WHAT WILL
YOU DO TO RESTORE ADHERENCE TO
THE CONSTITUTION BY ALL OF
WHATEVER MIGHT?
MR. TRUMP: I'M A VERY STRONG
CONSTITUTIONALIST.
I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT.
I THINK YOU COULD SAY NOT GIVING
A LOT OF THOUGHT, WITH ALL THE
EXECUTIVE ORDERS, THAT'S NOT A
CONSTITUTIONAL THING.
[APPLAUSE]
WE HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT GOES --
HE'LL SPEND THREE MINUTES ON A
TALK SHOW, HE GOES AND SIGNS
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND SAYS HEY
FIVE YEARS LATER THE COURTS WILL
DECIDE.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT A THICKET OF ORDERS IS THAT THE NEW
PRESIDENT CAN IMMEDIATELY VOID
THEM
THAT IS THE ONE GOOD THING.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HERE IS AN INTERESTING ONE
FROM HERE IN THE STUDIO
AUDIENCE.
FROM BERNARD, DURING THIS
CAMPAIGN THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
TOUGH LANGUAGE AMONG THE
CANDIDATES. CAN YOU FORGIVE AND FORGET TO
PUT IT ASIDE TO JOIN TOGETHER,
AND ALSO A KEY CHOICE FROM ONE
OF THESE PEOPLE?
MR. TRUMP: I CAN FORGIVE.
I AM PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE SOMEBODY
WILL HAVE GONE TOO FAR AND I
WON'T LIKE IT.
YOU HAVE A SET OF THE LAST FEW
WEEKS.
THINGS WERE SAID THAT WERE LIES,
FRANKLY. I WON'T MENTION IT.
I'VE GOT TO BE A GOOD PERSON
TODAY, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT
HOUR.
[APPLAUSE]
[LAUGHTER]
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY UNTRUTHS
TOLD.
JUST KNOWING, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED
TO BEN CARSON WAS HORRIBLE.
"HE LEFT THE RACE, COME ON OVER
AND VOTE FOR ME."
I THINK I WOULD HAVE WON IOWA IF
THAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME.
BUT WE GOT SECOND AND FIRST, SO
I'M NOT COMPLAINING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO BEN CARSON WAS
HORRIBLE. THE NOTICE VIOLATION THAT IS
LIKE A FRAUDULENT DOCUMENT THAT
WAS SENT.
THERE WERE BAD THINGS HAPPENING OUT THERE.
NIGEL PEOPLE REAL ESTATE IS REALLY TOUGH AND YOU MEET TOUGH
PEOPLE.
THESE POLITICIANS ARE NOT SUCH
GOOD PEOPLE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> FROM THE AUDIENCE, MR. TRUMP
THERE ARE SOME SAY THAT IN THE PAST HAVE SUPPORTED DEMOCRAT
LIBERAL VIEWS.
HOW CAN VOTERS BE SURE THAT YOU WILL TRULY HOLD AND CONTINUE TO
HOLD REPUBLICAN IDEAS AND
VALUES? MR. TRUMP: IT IS INTERESTING.
ONE OF THE MAGAZINES SAID WITH
ALL JUMP IS A WORLD-CLASS
BUSINESSMAN. I AM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND I DEAL WITH ALL POLITICIANS.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE DOING THIS.
I JUST GOT EXASPERATED.
I WOULD HAVE DONE IT FOUR YEARS
AGO. I LOOKED AT IT WITH ROMNEY.
I HAVE A LOT OF OF JOBS GOING.
MY CHILDREN ARE YOUNGER AND HOW
THEY CAN DO A GREAT JOB.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I WAS
GOING TO DO OR REALLY WANTED TO
DO.
I LOVED WHAT I WAS DOING.
THE FACT IS, AS A BUSINESSMAN
YOU GET ALONG WITH POLITICIANS
OR YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
SO I GET ALONG WITH DEMOCRATS
LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES
REPUBLICANS.
I GET ALONG WITH EVERYBODY.
BECAUSE THAT WAS MY THING.
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
I SAW BOB IN THE AUDIENCE.
WHERE IS HE?
[APPLAUSE]
A FANTASTIC PERSON.
YOU KNOW THAT.
[APPLAUSE]
HE IS A FANTASTIC PERSON.
I GET ALONG WITH EVERYBODY.
I TELL YOPEOPLE, THEY SAY IT'S
TRUE.
BUT AS A BUSINESSMAN YOU WANT TO
GET ALONG WITH REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS.
THAT HAS BEEN USED ON ME.
BUT ONCE I EXPLAIN IT, MOST
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. >> KEN FROM IN THE AUDIENCE
WANTS TO KNOW, ASSUMING YOU WILL
BE THE NOMINEE OF THE PARTY, ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITIES
YOU WILL LOOK FOR IN A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?
FEEL FREE TO NAME SOME NAMES.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT WAS MY PART.
MR. TRUMP: THERE ARE SOME NAMES
THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND.
WE ARE NOW DOWN TO 5 FROM 17.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE I'VE DEALT
WITH, I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
FOR.
THE MAIN QUALITY THAT YOU WANT
IS SOMEBODY THAT CAN BE A GREAT
PRESIDENT, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU.
DON'T YOU THINK? THAT HAS TO BE
NUMBER ONE.
I WOULD WANT SUMMARY THAT COULD HELP ME WITH GOVERNMENT.
MOST LIKELY THAT WOULD BE A POLITICAL PERSON.
I AM BUSINESS AND VERY GOOD AT
WHAT I DO.
I'M ALSO VERY POLITICAL.
WHEN YOU CAN GET ZONING ON THE
WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN TO BILL
DEMONG 6000 UNITS OF HOUSING AND
HAVE TO GO THERE NEW YORK CITY
POLITICS, THAT IS TOUGH.
I DON'T SEE ISRAEL-PALESTINE,
BUT IT'S AS TOUGH A DEAL.
[LAUGHTER]
ANYBODY CAN MAKE THAT DEAL.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT. A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE HAVE GONE
DOWN TRY TO GIVE IT A SHOT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOU
HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN
BE A GREAT PRESIDENT.
AFTER THAT, YOU WANT SOMEBODY
THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH
LEGISLATION, ETC.
I WOULD SAY, WITHOUT THINKING
ABOUT IT A LOT I JUST WANT TO
GET OVER THE LINE.
I WANT SOMEBODY THAT IS
POLITICAL, BECAUSE I WANT LOTS OF GREAT LEGISLATION.
PAT: HE'S HAD A BUSY DAY.
YOU CAME TO VIRGINIA, IT IS A
BIG DEAL.
HILLARY -- IF YOU WERE
PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU INSTRUCT
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INDICT
HER FOR WHAT SHE IS DONE IN
RELATION TO THE E-MAILS?
MR. TRUMP: IT'S AN AMAZING
QUESTION.
THERE IS A SIX-YEAR STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS. IT MIGHT BE FIVE, BUT PROBABLY
SIX.
I WOULD INSTRUCT THEM TO TAKE A
LOOK AT IT.
IT'S NOT REALLY OUR CALL TO SAY
INDICT.
BUT YOU CERTAINLY HAVE TO TAKE A
LOOK AT IT.
YOU LOOK AT GENERAL BETRAYERS
HE SUFFERED GREATLY.
-- YOU LOOK AT GENERAL PETRAEUS,
HE SUFFERED GREATLY.
THEY WANTED TO TAKE HIS RANK
AWAY FROM HIM.
THIS MAN SUFFERED ENOUGH.WHY
DON'T YOU FOCUS ON BEATING
ISIS AND LEAVE GENERAL PETRONIUS
ALONE?
[APPLAUSE]
I WOULD INSTRUCT MY ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO LOOK AT IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT THERE.
WE READ FROM EXPERTS IN THE
FIELD.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE SOMEBODY
SAYING THAT SHE DID NOTHING WRONG?
BUT THEY ARE PROTECTING HER
BECAUSE SHE'S THE NUMBER ONE
RUNNER. SHE IS A SAYING HOW WONDERFUL
OBAMA IS.
EVERY SINGLE THING HE WANTS TO
DO SHE IS SAYING GREAT.
SHE IS DOING IT FOR THAT REASON.
PAT: I WANT TO THANK YOU.
I THINK THE AUDIENCE REALLY
APPRECIATES AND LOVES YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
I WANT TO ASK YOU, AFTER THE
ELECTION, WHO WILL YOU PLEASE
COME BACK AS PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND GIVE A PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE
HERE AT REGENT?
MR. TRUMP: WE WILL DO IT AGAIN.
GREAT PLEASURE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> STICK AROUND EVERYBODY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> TOMORROW, REPUBLICAN
POSITIONAL CANDIDATE DONALD
TRUMP SPEAKS AT A RALLY IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA.