POVERTY AND VIOLENCE AT HOME,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO MIKE PENCE.
WHO WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
I GIVE YOU THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DONALD TRUMP. [APPLAUSE]
DONALD TRUMP: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAD ONE OF THE BEST CONVENTION EVER.
IN TERMS OF ENTHUSIASM AND IN TERMS OF I THINK WHAT IT
REPRESENTS, GETTING OUR WORD OUT, IVANKA WAS INCREDIBLE LAST
NIGHT. SHE DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
SO MANY OF THE SPEAKERS WERE SO AMAZING AND GROUND SETTING.
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
WE'RE EVEN GETTING GOOD MARKS ON TELEVISION.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
HARD TO BELIEVE. OH, THEY'LL CHANGE, DON'T WORRY.
BUT IT HAS BEEN JUST AN INCREDIBLE FOUR DAYS.
I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND AND THE PEOPLE OF
OHIO. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
DONALD TRUMP: BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
WE READ THIS IS GOING TO BE HORRIBLE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RIOTS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
EVERYTHING WAS A PROBLEM, A PROBLEM.
THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST PEACEFUL, ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL, ONE OF THE MOST LOVE FILLED CONVENTIONS IN THE
HISTORY OF CONVENTIONS. [APPLAUSE]
AND WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT UNITY, THAT WAS UNITY.
THAT WAS UNITY, RIGHT? I SAW YOU LAST NIGHT.
THAT WAS UNITY. THAT WAS AMAZING.
AND THE PARTY HAS JUST COME TOGETHER.
THE PARTY HAS COME TOGETHER. AND THE FEW PEOPLE THAT AREN'T
THERE, IT'S OK. YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND.
I RAN AS AN OUTSIDER. I DIDN'T WON ANYBODY.
AND NOW I HAVE GUYS LIKE MIKE PENCE.
THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. [APPLAUSE]
IF I DON'T WIN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BLAME MIKE.
BUT WE WANT TO THANK A NUMBER OF PEOPLE BECAUSE IN PARTICULAR,
AND WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE OUT SOME BECAUSE THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS
AND THAT IS VERY SAD. THE SET -- I'M A REAL ESTATE
GUY, I BUILD BUILDINGS AND I BUILD THINGS.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT, WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SET I THINK I'VE
EVER SEEN, NOT ONLY FOR CONVENTIONS, BUT FOR ANYTHING.
AND THE FOLKS THAT WORKED ON THAT, ESPECIALLY THE CARPETERS
AND THE ELECTRICIANS, WE FORGET ABOUT THIS STUFF.
THOSE SHEETROCKERS WERE UP THERE.
THEY DID A HECK OF A JOB. I SAID YOU GOT TO WRAP THAT
SHEET FLOCK HE SAID I JUST CUT IT.
AND I ID I KNOW WHAT YOU DO BUT WE DON'T SEE IT VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE OUR CHAIRMAN FROM NEW YORK, MY MAN, MY LEADER, RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO WIN NEW YORK. WE'RE COMBOING TRY AND WIN NEW
YORK. [APPLAUSE]
IF WE WIN NEW YORK T OVER. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.
A FEW OTHER PEOPLE. HAROLD HAMM IS HERE.
YOU TALK ABOUT MONEY, AYE YAI YAI.
BARRY SWITZER, THE GREAT FOOTBALL COACH, HE'S HAROLD'S
BEST FRIEND OR ONE OF THEM. SO HE CAME UP TO MY OFFICE AND
HE IS SITTING THERE AND HE SAID MR. TRUMP, HAROLD IS ONE OF THE
GREAT ENERGY TYCOONS BUT FROM OUR STANDPOINT, ONE OF THE
PEOPLE THAT REALLY UNDERSTAND ENERGY BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
WE HIRE THESE CONSULTANTS. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE DOING.
HAROLD IS ONE OF THE REALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE AND ENERGY
AND BARRY SWITZER AND HE'S A TOUGH COOKIE AND A GOOD GUY BUT
A TOUGH COOKIE. AND HE SAID MR. TRUMP, THAT
HAROLD HAMM, HE'S MY FRIEND BUT THESE OTHER COMPANIES, THEY
SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOOKING FOR OIL.
THAT GUY TAKES A STRAW, PUTS IT IN THE GROUND AND OIL POURS OUT
OF IT. THAT'S THE KIND OF A GUY WE WANT
ELLING US ABOUT ENERGY, RIGHT? AND YOU MADE A GREAT SPEECH THE
OTHER NIGHT. WE WANT THE REAL PLAYERS.
WE DON'T WANT THE CONSULTANTS. WE DON'T WANT THE GUYS THAT HE
HIRES. WE WANT HIM.
SO HAROLD, GREAT THAT YOU'RE HERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WOULD BE HERE. I APPRECIATE IT AND YOUR SPEECH
WAS TERRIFIC, BY THE WAY. WE VALUES AND I THINK VERY
IMPORTANT, JEFF SESSIONS, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE HERE STILL,
BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU -- [APPLAUSE]
DONALD TRUMP: HE WAS THE FIRST ONE.
MIKE, HE WAS RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING.
AND HE'S SO HIGHLY RESPECTED. AND HONESTLY, TED CRUZ HAS SO
MUCH RESPECT FOR JEFF SESSIONS AND EVERYBODY KNEW THAT JEFF
SESSIONS WAS GOING TO BE WITH TED CRUZ DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
AND JEFF SAID I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU'VE GOT A MATCHUP. GOING ON AND HE WAS REALLY THE
FIRST BIG, BIG PLAYER, U.S. SENATOR, HIGHLY RESPECTED BY
EVERYBODY, ONE OF THE REALLY SMART PEOPLE.
AND LOW KEY. I LIKE THAT.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU KNOW THAT LOW KEY GENIUS?
WELL DONALD, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD DO IT THAT WAY.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY AND DO IT THIS WAY?
AND I SAID THAT'S GENIUS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WE HAVE
PEOPLE LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
WHEN HE CAME OWN, EVERYBODY THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE WITH
TED. HE'S NOT AN ENDORSER.
HE'S CALLED TOUGH ENDORSEMENT AND HE WENT OUT AND HE ENDORSED
MY AND THAT'S A FANTASTIC THING AND HE'S BEEN A GREAT HELP EVER
SINCE. JEFF SESSIONS, I APPRECIATE IT.
JEFF LARSON'S AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.
WHERE IS JEFF LAR SONS? HE'S AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE.
WHAT A JOB JEFF DID. FIRST OF ALL, I PUT IN OVER $60
MILLION. LAST MONTH, I THINK I PUT IN
$3.8 MILLION. BUT WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
[APPLAUSE] YESTERDAY ALONE WAS FROM SMALL
DONORS. THE AVERAGE DONATION WAS JUST
OVER $550. AND -- $50.
WE'RE RAISING TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE SMALL DONORS.
HAROLD CAN WRITE HIS CHECKS, BUT HAROLD'S ONLY ONE VOTE, RIGHT?
THESE OTHER PEOPLE GIVE YOU $50 BUT THEY VOTE BY THE MILLIONS.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. THE HELL WITH HAROLD, RIGHT?
[APPLAUSE] DONALD TRUMP: BUT WE HAVE, YOU
KNOW, JUST TREMENDOUS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND WE'RE
RELYING BUILDING UP A WAR CHEST THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT AND I
CONTINUE TO FUND MY CAMPAIGN, LARGE PORTIONS OF IT.
IN FACT, I THOUGHT I GAVE $2 MILLION LAST NIGHT AND THEY SAID
NO, YOU ACTUALLY GAVE $3.8 MILLION.
I SAID OH. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU GAVE AND IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I DON'T EVEN GET ANGRY AT ANYBODY, RIGHT?
BUT I'M OVER $60 MILLION BECAUSE I SAID, I WAS GOING TO FUND THE
PRIMARIES. AND I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN. SO I GUESS WE JUST KEEP GOING
ALONG, RIGHT? BUT I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S AN
HONOR. IT'S AN HONOR.
AND I'VE SAID THIS. A LOT OF THE TELEVISION PEOPLE
HAVE COME UP TO ME AND A LOT OF THE HIGHLY RESPECTED WRITERS
CALLED UP AND I'VE TOLD THE STORY A FEW TIMES.
I SAID HE SAID WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS INCREDIBLE.
AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY IN SEPTEMBER.
THEY CALLED IT THE SUMMER OF TRUMP.
AND HE SAID WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS INCREDIBLE.
I SAID NOTHING'S INCREDIBLE UNLESS I WIN.
AND I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THE PRIMARIES.
HE SAID NO, NO, NO. WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS INCREDIBLE.
IT'S BEEN THE SUMMER OF TRUMP. IT'S DOWN ON THE HISTORY BOOKS.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
BILL O'REILLY SAID THE GREATEST SINGLE POLITICAL PHENOMENON HE'S
EVER SEEN IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
DID YOU SEE THAT? [APPLAUSE]
AND BRIT HUMANS SAID IT AND I'M NOT -- BRIT HUMES SAID IT.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF HE LIKES ME BUT HE SAID IT.
THEY SAID THAT. AND I SAID YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DON'T CARE. OTHERWISE, WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
THEN I GOT A CALL FROM SOMEBODY ELSE A MONTH AGO SAYING THE SAME
THING BUT NOW IT WAS THE SUMMER OF TRUMP.
IT WAS THE AUTUMN OF TRUMP. IT WAS THE CHRISTMAS OF TRUMP.
[LAUGHTER] DONALD TRUMP: IT WAS EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S REALLY OF YOU BECAUSE IT'S A MOVEMENT -- WHAT WE HAVE
GOING IS A MOVEMENT. I WAS JUST ON THE COVER OF
"TIME" THIS WEEK. "TIME" MAGAZINE WAS LIKE OK.
I THINK I WAS ON THE COVER OF "TIME" MAGAZINE TWICE IN MY LIFE
AND LIKE SIX TIMES IN THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS.
SO YOU TELL ME. WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT?
REAL ESTATE OR POLITICS, OK? THAT'S THE WAY -- IS THAT TRUE,
HAROLD? I HAVE SIX FOR POLITICS AND I
HAVE TWO FOR REAL ESTATE. BUT IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
BUT I SAID, LOOK, IT REALLY, TO ME, MATTERS.
THEY SAID NO, NO, NO. BELIEVE ME.
WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS IN THE HISTORY BOOKS, THERE'S NEVER
BEEN ANYTHING LIKE I. THEN I WON THE PRIMARIES, THEY
SAID THE SAME THING. I SAID NO, IT DOESN'T MATTER
UNLESS WE BEAT HILLARY CLINTON. AND I MEAN --
[APPLAUSE] DONALD TRUMP: I WILL CONSIDER IT
-- AND I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, IF IT
DOESN'T WORK OUT, I COULD SAY WELL, I DID A GOOD JOB.
SO I'M HURTING MYSELF BY SAYING THIS.
IF I DON'T WIN, MEANING THAT FINAL STAGE, BEAT 17 PEOPLE
BECAUSE ACTUALLY, 17 INCLUDING -- BUT IT WAS 17 PAUSE THERE'S
ONE THAT WE DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT, WHO JOINED, WHO LEFT VERY
QUICKLY. ONE STATEMENT, HE WAS GONE, OK?
AND THEN DON'T FORGET, HILLARY HAD A COUPLE OF GUYS THAT
DROPPED OUT AND BERNIE WAS TOUGH.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF THE BERNIE VOTER, BY THE WAY.
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TREAT BERNIE RIGHT.
THEY DIDN'T TREAT HIM RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW, BERNIE.
I DON'T KNOW HIM. I'VE NEVER MET HIM.
BUT THEY DIDN'T TREAT HIM RIGHT, HONESTLY.
WHAT HAPPENED, HE RAN A VERY, VERY GOOD CAMPAIGN.
AND HILLARY'S PEOPLE JUST SWAMPED HIM.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT DEBORAH WASSERMAN SCHULTZ.
I'LL TAKE RYAN OVER HER IN TERMS OF CONFIDENCE.
FORGET IT. NOT FOR BEING NICE OR ANY OF
THOSE THINGS. WHO CARES?
I WILL TAKE HIM IN TERMS OF CONFIDENCE OVER HER ANY DAY, ANY
DAY. YOU SEE WHAT SHE'S DONE TO THAT
PARTY. SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT I THINK
WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF HIS VOTERS BECAUSE OF THE TRADE
ISSUE. BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND, BUT
BECAUSE OF THE TRADE ISSUE. WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF
THEIR VOTES. SO I HAVE TO THANK REINS.
I WANT TO THANK STEVE KING. WHERE'S STEVE?
WHERE? I WANT TO THANK OUR SECURITY
GUYS. THE SECRET SERVICE HAS BEEN
UNBELIEVABLE. [APPLAUSE]
THESE GUYS ARE FANTASTIC. I'M THE BEST THING THAT EVER
HAPPENED TO THE SECRET SERVICE. [LAUGHTER]
DONALD TRUMP: BECAUSE GUY AROUND , MARK AND ALL THESE GUYS.
I GO AROUND SAYING HOW GREAT THEY ARE.
THEY ARE GREAT. THESE ARE GREAT, GREAT PEOPLE O?
SO I WANT TO THANK THE SECRET SERVICE.
I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE OF CLEVELAND.
[APPLAUSE] DONALD TRUMP: THE CLEVELAND
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE MAYOR, I WANT TO THANK.
I WANT TO THANK YOUR POLICE CHIEF.
HE IS AMAZING. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S HERE, BUT
BOY, HE HAS DONE SOME JOB WORKING WITH ALL OF THE FOLKS
FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND YOU HEARD LAST NIGHT, WE'RE
GOING TO BE PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THEY ARE DOING SOME JOB. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PROTECTING
THEM. I WANT TO THANK EDDIE DICK.
WHERE IS EDDIE? IS EDDIE HERE?
I WANT TO THANK KEVIN SCHRODER, KEITH SCHILLER.
HE'S BECOMING MORE FAMOUS THAN ME.
I HAVE TO THANK -- AND AGAIN, YOUR POLICE CHIEF HAS DONE A
FANTASTIC JOB IN CLEVELAND. YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
[APPLAUSE] DONALD TRUMP: IN TERMS OF SOME
OF THE FOLKS, DAVID GILBERT -- WHERE'S DAVID?
IS DAVID AROUND SOMEPLACE? E ROMAN, CHRIS CONNER, CHRIS
KELLEY. THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL HERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP AND SPEAK.
BETH MOONEY. WHERE'S BRIAN JACK?
BOY, BRIAN. BRIAN.
WHAT A JOB YOU DID, BRIAN. OK.
THAT'S ALL. NOW YOU CAN LEAVE.
GO TO THE NEXT LOCATION, BRIAN. GO TO THE NEXT LOCATION.
AND HILLARY IS TRYING TO PICK HER VICE PRESIDENT AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO TAKE AWAY A LITTLE OF THE
SUCCESS THAT WE HAD AT THIS CONVENTION.
THIS CONVENTION HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
YOU KNOW PEOPLE -- IF YOU TURN ON THE TELEVISION, YOU TURN ON
SOME OF THE DISHONEST MEDIA, YOU'LL SEE THAT OH, WOW, NOW
THIS HAPPENED AND THAT HAPPENED. WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY GOT BOOED THE HELL OUT OF A PLACE BY THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THERE WASN'T ONE PERSON IN THE
ROOM. [APPLAUSE]
NOT ONE. AND THEN THEY SAID THERE MAY NOT