THAT 5,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THAT EVENT COMPARING IT TO THE
CROWD FROM THE "I HAVE A DREAM" MARTIN LUTHER KING SPEECH, HE
EXPECTED A TURNOUT OF THAT SORT. "THE WASHINGTON POST" HAS
PRODUCED A SERIES OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON THIS
MONEY THAT HE SAYS HE RAISED FOR VETS AND TRUMP SAYS HE'S
CLEARING EVERYTHING UP. LET'S LISTEN IN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PERIOD OF
TIME. IT'S BEEN REALLY, AS GEORGE
SAID, AMAZING. WE'VE GOTTEN THE NOMINATION,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE PERIOD IN CLEVELAND.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. WE'VE STARTED WORKING ALREADY ON
THE CONVENTION. AND LEBRON, GOOD LUCK IN THE
SERIES BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SERIES, WHICH OF COURSE
THE LONGER IT GOES, THE LESS TIME WE HAVE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PLAYING THE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
PARTIALLY IN THAT ARENA, SO I THINK IT WILL BE VERY EXCITING.
IT WILL ADD TO THE EXCITEMENT IN CLEVELAND AND THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING PERIOD
OF TIME. WE HAVE -- WE'VE DONE SOME
AWFULLY GOOD WORK. I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT WE'VE
GOT MORE VOTES THAN ANYBODY IN THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN
PRIMARIES AND WE STILL HAVE, I GUESS, SIX OR SEVEN LOCATIONS TO
GO, STATES TO GO. IN THE HISTORY, THINK OF IT, IN
THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT PARTY, WE'VE GOTTEN SUBSTANTIALLY MORE
VOTES THAN ANYBODY ELSE, BY MILLIONS.
BY MANY MILLIONS MORE THAN ANYBODY WHO'S EVER RUN SO THAT'S
A GREAT -- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK DWIGHT EISENHOWER AND
RONALD REAGAN AND EVERYBODY, WE HAVE THE MOST VOTES BY FAR.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO ME THAT'S VERY EXCITING.
AND OVERALL IT'S JUST BEEN A VERY EXCITING PROCESS.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO VERY WELL.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE DEMOCRAT SIDE BUT
THEY'RE CERTAINLY HAVING DIFFICULTY.
I DON'T LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE HAVING DIFFICULTY, BUT ANYBODY
HAS TO HAVE IT, LET IT BE THEM. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE
VERY INTERESTING, BUT I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN
THE MOST VOTES. AND ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THE
OVERALL PRIMARY, THE AMOUNT OF VOTES CAST, THAT'S ALSO A
RECORD. SO WE'VE BROKEN A LOT OF RECORDS
IN TERMS OF THE VOTERS. OUR POLLING HAS COME OUT AND THE
POLLS ARE DOING VERY WELL. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH
EVEN AND IN SOME CASES AHEAD OF HILLARY AND I THINK WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL NUMBER OF MONTHS AND I THINK IT
WILL ALL CULL MINIMMINATE IN NO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU'VE BEEN TAKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE $6 MILLION THAT YOU
SAY YOU RAISED FOR VETS. YOU YOURSELF SAY YOU PLEDGED A
MILLION DOLLARS. WHO GOT THAT MONEY, WHEN DID
THEY GET IT AND WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET IT TO THEM?
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE TO TELL
YOU, I HAVE RAISED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE VETS,
ALMOST $6 MILLION, AND MORE MONEY IS GOING TO COME IN, I
BELIEVE, OVER THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE TOO, BUT I'VE RAISED
ALMOST $6 MILLION. ALL OF THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID
OUT. I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU IN A
SECOND. IN FACT I BROUGHT A LIST JUST IN
CASE THAT QUESTION WAS ASKED. BUT THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID OUT.
I HAVE BEEN THANKED BY SO MANY VETERANS GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES. ONE GENTLEMAN CALLED ME UP
RECENTLY CRYING THAT OUT OF THE BLUE HE GOT A CHECK FOR
$100,000. BUT I HAVE BEEN THANKED BY SO
MANY GROUPS, GREAT VETERANS GROUPS.
OUTSIDE YOU HAVE A FEW PEOPLE, THEY'RE PICKETING.
THEY'RE SENT THERE BY HILLARY CLINTON AND THEY'RE PICKETING
THAT THE MONEY WASN'T SENT. THE MONEY HAS ALL BEEN SENT.
I WANTED TO KEEP IT PRIVATE. IF WE COULD, I WANTED TO KEEP IT
PRIVATE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYBODY'S BUSINESS IF I
WANT TO SEND MONEY TO THE VETS. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS.
I RAISED CLOSE TO $6 MILLION. IT WILL PROBABLY BE OVER THAT
AMOUNT WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.
BUT AS OF THIS MOMENT IT'S $5.6 MILLION.
WHEN IT STARTED, THIS STARTED WITH A SPEECH IN IOWA WHEN I
SAID LET'S RAISE SOME MONEY FOR THE VETS.
IT WENT UP FROM A MILLION DOLLARS TO $2 MILLION TO $3
MILLION AND NOW IT ENDS UP ALMOST $6 MILLION AND I THINK WE
CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE PRESS
SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. ON BEHALF OF THE VETS, THE PRESS
SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. THEY ARE CALLING ME AND THEY ARE
FURIOUS BECAUSE I SENT PEOPLE CHECKS OF A LOT OF MONEY.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE NAMES RIGHT NOW WHICH IS WHAT
YOU WANT. INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. TRUMP, OR TRUMP DID A GOOD JOB, EVERYONE SAYS
WHO GOT IT, WHO GOT IT, WHO GOT IT AND YOU MAKE ME LOOK VERY
BAD. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED SUCH BAD
PUBLICITY FOR DOING A GOOD JOB SO I WILL GIVE YOU THE SGLANAME
WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG? MUCH OF THIS MONEY WAS PAID
OUT VERY EARLY, BUT YOU HAVE TO VET ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
GROUPS BECAUSE THESE ARE MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS.
WHEN YOU SEND CHECKS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TO PEOPLE AND TO COMPANIES AND TO GROUPS THAT YOU'VE NEVER
HEARD OF, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, YOU HAVE TO VET
IT. YOU SEND PEOPLE OUT, YOU DO A
LOT OF WORK. NOW, MOST OF THE MONEY WENT OUT
QUITE A WHILE AGO, SOME OF IT WENT OUT MORE RECENTLY, BUT ALL
OF THIS HAS GONE OUT AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE NAMES.
ARE YOU READY? DO YOU HAVE YOUR PAD?
AND AGAIN, I REALLY THINK THE PRESS -- LOOK, THE MEDIA -- YOU
KNOW MY OPINION OF THE MEDIA, IT'S VERY LOW.
I THINK THE MEDIA IS, FRANKLY, MADE UP OF PEOPLE THAT IN MANY
CASES, NOT IN ALL CASES, ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE.
BUT I THINK THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. AND I JUST ON BEHALF OF ALL OF
THE FOLKS THAT HAVE WORKED HARD ON THIS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS, INCLUDING MYSELF, I GAVE $1
MILLION, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE SO THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE DID.
ONE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW, ZERO DOLLARS HAVE BEEN
TAKEN OUT FOR ADMINISTRATION. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO TO A LOT
OF THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS, IN THIS CASE ZERO DOLLARS HAVE BEEN
TAKEN OUT FOR ADMINISTRATION. SO A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES THAT
MAKE A LOT OF MONEY WITH DOING THE ADMINISTRATION STUFF, SO NO
MONEY, IT COST ZERO DOLLARS TO ACCUMULATE ALL OF THIS MONEY,
OKAY? SO YOU HAVE 22 AND THAT'S
$200,000. YOU CAN CALL THESE PEOPLE.
THAT WAS ANOTHER THING. A LOT OF THE MONEY WHEN IT WAS
SENT OUT, DIFFERENT PEOPLE CAN CALL.
I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION ANYBODY SPECIFICALLY BUT THERE WERE A
COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE REALLY DISGUSTING.
THEY'D CALL AND THESE VET GROUPS, THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF
CALLS FROM THE PRESS. AND MAYBE SOME OF THEM WOULD
KEEP QUIET OR THEY DIDN'T KNOW OR THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO
THE PRESS OR DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, SO IF THEY DIDN'T
SAY THEY GOT THE MONEY, WHICH THEY ALL DID, 100% GOT THE
MONEY, ALL CERTIFIED CHECKS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE THE
CERTIFIED CHECKS. BUT RATHER THAN SAY COULD I SEE
A CERTIFIED CHECK, THEY SAID, WELL, THEY DIDN'T SAY THEY GOT
THE MONEY. THEY GOT THE MONEY BUT THEY'RE
NOT PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS TALK TO THE PRESS.
MANY OF THEM DO TALK TO THE PRESS.
I GUESS YOU FOUND $2 MILLION OR $2.5.
WELL, THE NUMBER IS $5.6 MILLION AND IT'S GOING TO POSSIBLY GO
ABOVE THAT BECAUSE I BELIEVE SOME OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMING IN.
READY? 22 KILL GOT $200,000.
NOW, THESE ARE CHECKS THAT HAVE BEEN DELIVERED, THAT HAVE BEEN
CASHED, THAT ARE NOW BEING USED TO HELP THE VETS.
ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL, GREAT ORGANIZATION, $200,000.
MUCH OF THIS MONEY WAS PAID A LONG TIME AGO.
AMERICAN HERO ADVENTURES, $100,000.
AMERICANS FOR EQUAL LIVING, $100,000.
AMERICA'S VET DOGS, THE VETERAN CANINE CORPS INC., $75,000.
AM VETS, $75,000. JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, WHEN I
DIDN'T DO THE FOX DEBATE, THE ONE FOX DEBATE BECAUSE I DIDN'T
THINK THEY TREATED ME RIGHT, BUT ACTUALLY THEY HAVE BEEN
EXTREMELY FAIR OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT ABOUT FOX. BUT WHEN I DIDN'T DO THAT ONE
EVENT, THE DEBATE, I GAVE A SPEECH.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS WITH THE MONEY FOR THE VETS, BUT I
DECIDED TO BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA AND I HAD
SOME VERY GENEROUS PEOPLE. CARL ICAHN GAVE A HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS, PHIL RUFFIN GAVE A MILLION, IKE PEARL RUDDER GAVE A
MILLION. WE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE PRESS, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY CONVINCE PEOPLE
LIKE ME NOT TO DO IT, NOT TO GIVE MONEY TO DIFFERENT THINGS
BECAUSE IT'S A LOT EASIER THAT WAY.
ARMED SERVICES, YMCA OF THE UNITED STATES, $75,000.
BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC., THEY DO A GOOD JOB,
$75,000. CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER AND
SERVICES, THESE ARE ALL VET-RELATED.
$100,000. CONNECTED WARRIORS INC.,
$75,000. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
CHARITABLE SERVICE TRUST, $115,000.
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION, GREAT PEOPLE, $115,000.
FOLES OF HONOR FOUNDATION, $200,000.
FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN VETERANS, $75,000.
FREEDOM ALLIANCE, $75,000. GREEN BERET FOUNDATION,
$350,000. HIGHER HEROES USA, $75,000.
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS, $50,000. AND JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, I'VE
GOT A LONG WAY TO GO, THIS MONEY WAS RAISED DURING A LITTLE
SPEECH THAT I MADE RATHER THAN DOING A DEBATE.
THE ONE DEBATE I MISSED. IT WAS THE LOWEST RATED DEBATE,
BY THE WAY, BUT I WON'T SAY THAT.
HONORING AMERICA'S WARRIORS, $100,000.
HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS, $65,000. INTREPID FALLEN HEROES FUND,
$175,000. CANINES FOR WARRIORS, $50,000.
LIBERTY HOUSE, $100,000. MARINE CORPS LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOUNDATION, $1,100,000. I GAVE A MILLION DOLLARS TO
THEM. IT'S A GREAT GROUP.
NAVY S.E.A.L. FOUNDATION, $465,000.
NAVY MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY, $75,000.
NEW ENGLAND WOUNDED VETERANS, INC., $75,000.
OPERATION HOME FRONT, $65,000. PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS, $100,000.
PROJECT FOR PATRIOTS, AND WE'RE STILL VETTING THEM, BY THE WAY,
THE CHECK IS READY TO GO BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEIR
APPROPRIATE -- IN FACT WE HAVE DOWN HERE WILL BE RELEASED TO
THEM UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE, WHICH WE HEAR THEY'RE FANTASTIC, BUT THEY
HAVE TO GIVE US THAT FINAL DOCUMENT.
THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY VETTING. YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE
DOCUMENTS, OTHERWISE YOU CAN'T GIVE THEM THE MONEY.
PROJECT FOR PATRIOTS, $100,000. PUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION, $100,000.
RACING FOR HEROES, INC., $200,000.
SUPPORT SULAND SOLDIERS, $100,000.
TASK FORCE DAGGER FOUNDATION, $50,000.
THE MISSION CONTINUES, $75,000. THE NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY
ASSOCIATION, INC., $75,000. VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND,
$100,000. VETERANS COUNT, $25,000.
VETERANS IN COMMAND, INC., $150,000.
VIETNAM VETERANS WORKSHOP, INC., $75,000.
WARRIORS FOR FREEDOM FOUNDATION, $50,000.
AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE COMING IN, SOME
FRIENDS OF MINE, SOME MORE COMING IN.
AND THAT ADDS UP TO $6 MILLION -- WELL, LET'S SEE.
THAT ADDS UP TO $5,600,000 TOTAL AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME
MORE COMING IN, SO THAT'S IT. [ APPLAUSE ]
NOW -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
EVERY ONE OF THOSE CHECKS HAS BEEN PASSED OTHER THAN THE ONE
CHECK WHICH IS BEING HELD SUBJECT TO THEIR GETTING A FINAL
APPROVAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT. BUT EVERY ONE OF THOSE CHECKS
HAS BEEN PASSED. THIS IS MY CHECK FOR A MILLION
DOLLARS. WE HAVE MANY LETTERS FROM THE
DIFFERENT GROUPS THANKING US VERY MUCH FOR THE MONEY AND THEY
DIDN'T ASK -- AND I DIDN'T ASK PEOPLE TO BE HERE TODAY.
I COULD HAVE ASKED EVERY ONE OF THE GROUPS, UNLIKE HILLARY WHO
ASKED PEOPLE TO STAND OUTSIDE. I GAVE $5,600,000.
MORE IS COMING IN. PROBABLY TOPS THE $6 MILLION
NUMBER. I NEVER THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO
RAISE A MILLION DOLLARS WHEN WE STARTED.
AND WE END UP DOING ALMOST $6 MILLION.
SO I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE PRESS IS SO DISHONEST AND SO UNFAIR.
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE OVER HERE
HELPED IN VETTING THE VARIOUS REQUESTS FOR MONEY, AND I JUST
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE.
YES. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ]
HOW DID YOU PRIORITIZE. SOME OF THOSE YOU MENTIONED ARE
VERY WELL KNOWN. HOW DID YOU WORK THROUGH THAT?
I WASN'T TOO INVOLVED IN PICKING THE ORGANIZATIONS OTHER
THAN I GAVE A MILLION DOLLARS TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MARINE.
THEY ARE FABULOUS PEOPLE. THEY HONORED ME LAST YEAR AT THE
WALDORF ASTOASTORIA. I KNEW THEM.
I WAS GOING TO GIVE THEM TO THREE COMPANIES OR THREE GROUPS
AND WE COULDN'T VET THEM QUICKLY AND SO WE GAVE THEM TO THE
MARINE. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, THE
MARINE CORPS LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION IS A FABULOUS GROUP
AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BIG VETTING PROCESS WITH THEM
BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SPLIT THE MILLION DOLLAR CHECKUP AMONG
THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT GROUPS. IN THE END I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO VET ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
GROUPS. WHY DO YOU RESENT JUST THE
VERIFICATION PROCESS THAT IS NATURAL?
BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE THIS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS WITH THE PRESS IS ALL INVOLVED.
THEN WE SAID WHO IT WENT TO. HOW MUCH WAS IT.
WE GAVE -- LOOK, WHEN THIS STARTED, I THINK YOU WERE THERE.
I SAID IF WE COULD RAISE A MILLION DOLLARS, THAT WOULD BE
GOOD AND WE ENDED UP RAISING ALMOST $6 MILLION.
I'M GOING TO HAVE MORE COMING IN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
DON'T YOU BELIEVE YOU SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE?
I'M TOTALLY ACCOUNTABLE, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE CREDIT FOR
IT. ACTUALLY WHAT I GOT WAS WORSE
THAN CREDIT BECAUSE THEY WERE QUESTIONING ME.
AND THIS IS MONEY -- BY THE WAY, MOST OF THAT MONEY WENT OUT VERY
EARLY, JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND. BUT A LOT OF THESE GROUPS,
GETTING VETTED BY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PAY THE MONEY OUT, THEY
NEED GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTATION, THEY NEED A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS. PLUS WE WANT TO FIND OUT IS IT A
GOOD GROUP. I HAD PEOPLE, TEAMS OF PEOPLE
REVIEWING STATISTICS, REVIEWING NUMBERS, AND ALSO TALKING TO
PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THE GROUP WAS
DESERVING OF THE MONEY. WE HAVE GIVEN TO GROUPS THAT ARE
UNBELIEVABLE GROUPS AND HONESTLY I WISH YOU COULD HEAR THE PHONE
CALLS AND SEE THE LETTERS, THEY ARE SO HAPPY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO DO IT. I DIDN'T WANT THE CREDIT FOR IT,
BUT IT WAS VERY UNFAIR THAT THE PRESS TREATED US SO BADLY.
GO AHEAD. TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, YOU
KEEP CALLING US THE DISHONEST PRESS.
GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT'S 100% TRUE, GO AHEAD.
I DISAGREE WITH THAT, SIR. IF I CAN ASK YOU THIS QUESTION,
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH YOU'RE RESISTANT TO SCRUTINY, THE KIND
OF SCRUTINY THAT COMES WITH RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES. I LIKE SCRUTINY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, WHEN I RAISE MONEY -- EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.
I'VE WATCHED YOU ON TELEVISION. YOU'RE A REAL BEAUTY.
WHEN I RAISE MONEY FOR THE VETERANS AND IT'S A MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF MONEY, FIND OUT HOW MUCH HILLARY CLINTON HAS GIVEN
TO THE VETERANS, NOTHING. THEN I SEE A FEW GUYS STANDING
OUT THERE. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE THERE FOR. THEY'RE THERE BECAUSE HILLARY
CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN SENT THEM. I THINK IT WAS YOU OR ONE OF YOU
THAT FOUND OUT THEY WERE WITH HILLARY CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN,
WHICH WAS INTERESTING, BUT I WASN'T SURPRISED.
I DON'T WANT THE CREDIT FOR IT. BUT I SHOULDN'T BE LAMBASTED.
AND REMEMBER THIS, SO OUT OF THE ALMOST $6 MILLION THAT WAS
RAISED, NOT ONE PENNY DID I TAKE FOR ADMINISTRATION COSTS.
THAT'S UNHEARD OF, OKAY. WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO ATTACK
THE PRESS, THOUGH, MR. TRUMP? YOU DID HOST A VERY PUBLIC
FUND-RAISER THAT WAS TELEVISED --
HOW ELSE AM I GOING TO RAISE THE MONEY.
SORRY? HOW ELSE AM I GOING TO RAISE
THE MONEY. WHEN YOU DID THIS
FUND-RAISER, INSTEAD OF DOING THE DEBATE, IT RECEIVED WIDE
ATTENTION. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT WOULD HAVE
HELPED YOUR CAMPAIGN. JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, UNTIL
I WAS CRITICIZED, SO I TOOK -- I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD
THAT COULD RAISE ALMOST $6 MILLION FOR THE VETERANS, HAVE
UNIFORM APPLAUSE BY THE VETERANS GROUPS AND END UP BEING
CRITICIZED BY THE PRESS. YES, I MADE A SPEECH.
DURING MY SPEECH I SAID LET'S RAISE A LITTLE MONEY FOR THE
VETS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A LOT OF
MONEY, NOT A LITTLE MONEY. I THOUGHT IF WE COULD GET TO A
MILLION DOLLARS IT WOULD BE GREAT.
SINCE THEN YOU TOUTED THE FACT THAT YOU RAISED MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS FOR THE VETERANS. IS THAT NOT TOUTING IT?
MR. TRUMP, WRITING A MILLION DOLLAR CHECK IS VERY GENEROUS.
BUT THAT NIGHT YOU SAID YOU RAISED $6 MILLION.
YOUR CRITICS SAY YOU TEND TO EXAGGERATE, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THE TRUTH. IS THIS A PRIME EXAMPLE?
NO. I RAISED ALMOST $6 MILLION.
SOME OF IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH BUT MORE IS COMING THROUGH THAN
DIDN'T COME THROUGH. THE NUMBER IS PROBABLY GOING TO
BE OVER THE $6 MILLION. WHY EXAGGERATE?
GO AHEAD. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.
TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT JIM WAS SAYING, YOU DO REALIZE THAT WHEN
THE DEMOCRATS ARE OUT THERE RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
MONEY, THE PRESS IS ALSO REFLECTING WHAT YOUR OPPOSITION
IS SAYING ABOUT YOU. IT'S NOT JUST US THROWING
QUESTIONS AT YOU BECAUSE IT'S COMING FROM SOME OF THEM.
I DON'T MIND IT COMING FROM THE OPPOSITION, THOUGH, CARL.
WHAT I DO MIND IS WHEN I RAISE ALL OF THESE MILLIONS AND WHEN
WE STARTED OUT, NOBODY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $5
MILLION. BUT YOU'RE ANSWERING THE
QUESTIONS NOW THAT WE HAD BACK THEN.
IT WAS JUST A QUESTION. IS A QUESTION AN ATTACK?
IS A QUESTION AN ATTACK? I THINK, AND I'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH THE PRESS A LONG TIME.
I THINK THE POLITICAL PRESS IS AMONG THE MOST DISHONEST PEOPLE
THAT I'VE EVER MET, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT, OKAY.
OF COURSE YOU'RE EXCLUDED, CARL. BUT I THINK THE POLITICAL
PRESS -- WAIT A FEW MINUTES.
I THINK THE POLITICAL PRESS -- I SEE THE STORIES AND I
SEE THE WAY THEY'RE COUCHED. FOR INSTANCE, I WENT DOWN THIS
WEEKEND TO DO ROLLING THUNDER. I WAS INVITED, I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS GATHERING OF
PEOPLE. THOUSANDS, I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY -- BUT MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
I JOKED. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GO
FROM THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL TO THE LINCOLN -- I WAS JOKING.
THEY SAID DONALD TRUMP WAS DISAPPOINTED.
EVERYBODY KNEW I WAS BEING SARCASTIC AND JOKING.
SOME OF THEM. THEY SAID DONALD TRUMP WAS VERY
DISAPPOINTED THAT IT DIDN'T GO FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN.
YOU KNOW MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. I WAS JOKING.
I SAID, OH, I'M USED TO WATCHING IT -- I WAS JOKING.
SO THEY PUT IT DOWN AS SERIOUS. THEY KNOW I WAS JOKING.
I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER EXAMPLE. WE HAD A CERTAIN -- THE SAME
EVENT. IT WAS ROPED OFF WHERE YOU COULD
ONLY GET SO MANY PEOPLE THERE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW, 10,000, 15, MAYBE 25,000, I DON'T KNOW, THERE WAS
A LOT OF PEOPLE. PLUS THERE WERE PEOPLE BREAKING
THE SEAMS ALL THE WAY ALONG. GENE WASHINGTON WROTE AN ARTICLE
THAT THERE WAS 5,000 PEOPLE THERE.
THERE WERE MANY TIMES THAT AND YOU WEREN'T ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY
MORE PEOPLE. THEY'RE WAVING TO ME AS I GO BY.
BUT WAIT A MINUTE, THE POINT IS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THESE PEOPLE,
DIDN'T ALLOW YOU TO HAVE ANY MORE PEOPLE.
I THINK THE PRESS KNEW THAT. I HAD A TREMENDOUS CROWD, BUT IT
WAS THE BIGGEST CROWD YOU COULD HAVE HAD BECAUSE IT WAS ALL
CORDON ED OFF. THEY WESHTDREN'T ALLOWED TO HAVY
MORE THAN THEY HAD. SO INSTEAD THEY SAID TRUMP WAS
DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GOING
FROM JEFFERSON TO WASHINGTON. I MEAN GIVE ME A BREAK.
IT'S JUST -- HONESTLY, IT'S DISHONEST REPORTING.
YEAH, GO AHEAD. HOW ARE VETERANS --
[ INAUDIBLE ] LET ME TELL YOU THE VETERANS
WHY THEY BELIEVE. ONE GROUP WAS HERE.
IS AL BALDAZARO HERE? THIS IS A GROUP I GAVE MONEY TO.
HE JUST SHOWED UP, I JUST SAW HIM.
BUT I COULD HAVE ASKED ALL THESE GROUPS TO COME HERE AND I DIDN'T
WANT TO DO THAT. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR CREDIT.
BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT IS WHEN I RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, HAVE
PEOPLE SAY, LIKE THIS SLEAZY GUY RIGHT OVER HERE FROM ABC, HE'S A
SLEAZE IN MY BOOK. YOU'RE A SLEAZE BECAUSE YOU KNOW
THE FACTS AND YOU KNOW THE FACTS WELL.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. TRUMP.
FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE RECORD, I'M A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM
NEW HAMPSHIRE, TEN YEAR ON THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 22
YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS, RETIRED FIRST SERGEANT.
WHAT I WANT TO CLARIFY HERE, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD NEVER,
EVER IN A MILLION YEARS PUT MY NAME ON A CANDIDATE THAT DID NOT
FROM HIS HEART LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME HE'S CONCERNED
ABOUT VETERANS. THAT'S DONALD TRUMP.
I MET HIM OVER A YEAR AGO. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MANY
FUND-RAISERS. THERE ARE MANY SCAM ARTISTS OUT
THERE. HE DID THE RIGHT THING BY
VETTING THESE GROUPS THERE. IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE
GROUPS GIVING 20 CENTS, 40 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR AND SPENDING THE
REST FOR THEIR NICE LAVISH TRIPS.
HE GAVE 100%. THE LIBERAL MEDIA IS THE ONLY
ONES THAT HAVE BEEN CALLING ME ON THE FOUNDATION.
I'M THE FORMER CHAIRMAN. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS
STUFF FOR YEARS AS A VETERANS ACTIVIST.
STOP USING VETERANS AS POLITICAL PAWNS.
YOU GOT A GUY OUTSIDE, MCCOY, GO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON HIS
FACEBOOK. HE'S OUT THERE, HIS PICTURE IS
WITH CLINTON. THEY ARE USING VETERANS AS
POLITICAL PAWNS, IT MUST STOP. DONALD TRUMP IS DOING THIS FROM
THE HEART. YOU'RE ALL FOCUSED ON THE WAY
HE'S RAISING MONEY AND YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE 22 VETERANS
THAT ARE KILLING EACH OTHER EVERY DAY.
YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF VETERANS THAT ARE
ON WAIT LISTS. LOOK AT HIS PLAN ON THIS TRUMP
WEBSITE. HE TALKS ABOUT MEDICAL CARDS, HE
TALKS ABOUT FIXING THE VA, HE TALKS ABOUT COMPETITION.
I THINK THE LIBERAL MEDIA, AND I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH YOU A
LONG TIME, NEED TO GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR BUTT, FOCUS ON THE
REAL ISSUES. THANK YOU.
WHAT I DID IS -- I DIDN'T ASK AL, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW AL A
LITTLE BIT PRIMARILY THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE WE HAD GREAT
VICTORIES, BUT HE SHOWED UP THIS MORNING BECAUSE HE WAS UPSET.
MANY OF THE OTHER GROUPS ARE VERY UPSET.
THEY RECEIVED $100,000 IN THE MAIL.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS FOR.
IT WAS FROM ME. OTHER GROUPS RECEIVED $200,
$250,000. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS
FOR. I HAVE AGAIN UPSTAIRS, I HAVE
RECEIVED PHONE CALLS WITH PEOPLE CRYING.
I HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS, HEARTFELT LETTERS, AND IT'S --
IT REALLY -- THE BAD PART ABOUT THE DISHONESTY OF THE MEDIA IS
THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME WILL BE INCLINED NOT TO DO IT ANYMORE.
WHY SHOULD YOU RAISE $5.6 MILLION, AND I THINK I'LL GO
OVER $6 MILLION PRETTY EASILY, NOBODY SAID THAT WE STARTED THIS
OUT AS A SMALL LITTLE PROJECT WHERE IT WAS LESS THAN A MILLION
DOLLARS BECAUSE IT JUST KEPT MUSHROOMING AND BUILDING AND
BUILDING. NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THAT.
SO WE RAISED $5.6 MILLION. WE HAVE SO MANY HAPPY GROUPS, SO
MANY HAPPY VETERANS, AND THEN I SEE THESE GUYS, THESE HILLARY
CLINTON PEOPLE OUTSIDE. NOW, OF COURSE THEY DON'T KNOW
THE EXTENT. THEY PROBABLY FIGURED BASED ON
READING THE PRESS THAT TRUMP DIDN'T MAKE -- YOU KNOW, DIDN'T
RAISE THIS KIND OF MONEY. BUT WE RAISED A LOT AND I'LL BE
RAISING MORE AND WE'LL BE SENDING IT TO OTHER PEOPLE.
MR. TRUMP -- THE VERIFICATION PROCESS AND
HOW YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE GROUPS ARE WHAT THEY SAY THEY
ARE. IT'S A COMPLICATED PROCESS,
YEAH. DOES THAT PROCESS INVOLVE
REVIEWING THOSE GROUPS' TAX RETURNS?
NO, IT DOESN'T. IT REALLY -- YOU KNOW, THE
GOVERNMENT SORT OF APPROVES DIFFERENT GROUPS FOR A LOT OF
REASONS AND SO IT REALLY DOES. AND MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE,
IT'S ALSO SPEAKING TO OTHER VETERANS.
WE HAVE A CIRCLE OF VETERANS AND WHO'S GOOD -- I DON'T WANT TO
SEND A $250,000 CHECK TO A GROUP THAT DOESN'T DO GOOD WORK.
SO WE VET THE VETS. MR. TRUMP, YOU SEEM
PARTICULARLY BOTHERED BY CRITICISM ON THIS.
WHY? DO YOU NEED A THICKER SKIN TO
RUN FOR THIS OFFICE? I THINK IT'S BOTHERSOME
BECAUSE I LOVE THE VETS AND I'VE WORKED HARD FOR THE VETS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I'VE GIVEN A LOT OF MONEY AND RAISED A LOT OF
MONEY FOR THE VETS AND I THINK WHEN THE PRESS PORTRAYS IT
DIFFERENTLY, THE PRESS IS BEING VERY DISHONEST, SO I DON'T LIKE
THAT. I DON'T LIKE DISHONESTY.
NOT YOU. GO AHEAD.
MR. TRUMP, LET'S CHANGE GEARS HERE.
JEFF SESSIONS HAS -- JEFF SESSIONS.
HE'S EXPRESSED AN OPENNESS TO BE YOUR RUNNING MATE.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM?
JEFF SESSIONS IS A FANTASTIC MAN.
JEFF SESSIONS IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY RESPECTED PEOPLE IN THE
UNITED STATES SENATE. JEFF SESSIONS IS A PERSON THAT I
BELIEVE THAT TED CRUZ JUST HAS THE MOST RESPECT FOR AND I THINK
TED THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD GET AN ENDORSEMENT.
YOU KNOW, JEFF SESSIONS HAS NEVER ENDORSED A PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE BEFORE. AS MANY YEARS AS HE'S BEEN IN
THE SENATE. SO JEFF SESSIONS CERTAINLY IS
SOMEBODY THAT I WOULD CONSIDER, ABSOLUTELY.
HE'S A FANTASTIC PERSON. YEAH, GO AHEAD.
MR. TRUMP, ONE OF THE THINGS FROM THIS WEEKEND WAS THE
SITUATION FROM THE CINCINNATI SOOVMT ANIMAL ACTIVISTS ARE
ROU OUTRAGED THAT THEY KILLED THIS
GORILLA. THERE WERE MOMENTS WITH THE
GORILLA THE WAY HE HELD THAT CHILD ALMOST LIKE A MOTHER
HOLDING A BABY. IT LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL AND CALM.
AND THERE WERE MOMENTS WHERE IT LOOKED PRETTY DANGEROUS.
I DON'T THINK THEY HAD A CHOICE. I MEAN PROBABLY THEY DIDN'T HAVE
A CHOICE. YOU HAVE A CHILD, A YOUNG CHILD
IS AT STAKE. YOU KNOW, IT'S TOO BAD THAT
THERE WASN'T ANOTHER WAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO
WATCH THAT POWERFUL, ALMOST 500-POUND GORILLA, THE WAY HE
DEALT WITH THAT LITTLE BOY, BUT IT JUST TAKES ONE SECOND.
ONE SECOND, IT'S NOT LIKE IT TAKES PLACE OVER -- WELL, HE'S
GOING TO DO IT IN 30 SECONDS FROM NOW.
IT JUST TAKES ONE LITTLE FLICK OF HIS FINGER AND I WILL TELL
YOU, THEY PROBABLY HAD NO CHOICE.
A POLICY QUESTION, A POLICY QUESTION ON VETERANS.
GO AHEAD. DO YOU FAVOR PRIVATIZING VA
HEALTH CARE? I'M IN FAVOR OF FIXING THE VA
HEALTH CARE. THE VA IS ONE OF THE GREAT
CATASTROPHES IN THIS COUNTRY. YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
PHOENIX AND DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WHERE
THEY'RE CATCHING PEOPLE STEALING AND THEY DON'T FIRE THEM.
PEOPLE ARE WAITING FIVE DAYS, SIX DAYS, SEVEN DAYS IN LINE.
THEY'RE DYING WHILE THEY'RE IN LINE.
I AM IN FAVOR OF IF THEY CAN'T GET TO A DOCTOR WITHIN A
REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR
AND THE COUNTRY WILL PAY FOR IT. THEY'LL GO TO A PRIVATE DOCTOR
OR A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OR PUBLIC DOCTOR BUT SOMEPLACE THAT CAN
TAKE CARE OF THEM IMMEDIATELY. WE'RE LOSING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WAITING IN LINE. AND THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
IS RUN BY OBAMA JUST AS INCOMPETENTLY AS HE'S RUNNING
OUR COUNTRY. YOU LOOK AT THE TSA, YOU LOOK AT
WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE AIRPORTS. AND YOU LOOK AT THAT.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S LIKE THE VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION. NOTHING IN OUR COUNTRY WORKS
ANYMORE. IT'S A MESS.
AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M DOING SO WELL IN THE POLLS.
YES. IS PRIVATIZATION THE ANSWER?
THE VETERANS CAN USE A CARD NOW AND GET PRIVATE CARE.
WHAT IT HAS TO BE IS WHEN SOMEBODY IS ONLINE AND THEY SAY
IT'S A SEVEN-DAY WAIT, THAT PERSON WILL WALK ACROSS THE
STREET, BOW TAKEN CARE OF AND WE'LL PAY THE BILL.
AND WE'LL CHECK IT OUT AND BE CAREFUL, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE
A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT'S GOING ON.
THESE PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN HELL. AND HILLARY CLINTON SAID THE
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING JUST FINE.
AND THE HEAD OF IT, MCDONNELL, SAID LAST WEEK THAT WAITING IN
LINE IS NOT BAD. LOOK AT DISNEY WORLD, OKAY?
THESE ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE HAVE RUNNING THINGS.
IT'S RIDICULOUS. DAVE.
THERE'S A RASMUSSEN POLL OUT TODAY THAT SAYS THAT HALF OF
AMERICANS THINK HILLARY CLINTON SHOULD STAY IN THE RACE EVEN IF
SHE'S CHARGED WITH A FELONY. DOES THAT SUGGEST THAT YOU'RE
CONTINUING TO POUND HER, GEE, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE SHOULD EVEN
RUN, ARE YOU A LITTLE OUT OF SYNC?
THAT'S THEIR CHOICE. YOU HAVE A PARTY CALLED THE
DEMOCRATS AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.
IT'S -- YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE HER BECAUSE
IT'S RIGGED. AND I THINK IF YOU PEOPLE WILL
SAY I'M THE ONE THAT CAME UP WITH THE TERM RIGGED, I USED IT
FOR MYSELF BUT I WON BY SUCH BIG MARGINS -- THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS
RIGGED ON BOTH SIDES. SAME WITH THE REPUBLICANS, JUST
LESS OBVIOUS. THE DEMOCRATS WITH THE SUPER --
YOU KNOW, WITH THE WHOLE SUPERDELEGATE THING, IT'S
RIDICULOUS. SO -- SO I THINK THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.
IF YOU'RE ASKING ME WHO I PREFER RUNNING AGAINST?
NO, NO, NO. DO YOU THINK SHE COMMITTED A
FELONY? I THINK WHAT SHE DID WAS VERY
BAD AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DONE A LOT LESS THAN HER
AND THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF AN -- THE PRESS EXPOSED THE VA
ISSUES SO SHOULDN'T THE PRESS GET SOME CREDIT FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT'S FINE. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.
CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT TRUMP UNIVERSITY, SIR, BECAUSE THERE
HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND YOU ALSO
CHALLENGED THE CREDIBILITY OF THE JUDGE HANDLING THAT CASE.
THE JUDGE HAS BEEN VERY UNFAIR, HAS NOT DONE A GOOD JOB.
HE'S BEEN A BAD JUDGE. AND I WILL WIN THE TRUMP
UNIVERSITY CASE. I ALREADY HAVE --
WHY ANTAGONIZE THE JUDGE IN THAT CASE?
BECAUSE I DON'T CARE. BECAUSE I DON'T CARE.
I HAVE A JUDGE WHO'S VERY, VERY UNFAIR.
WHY? WHY IS THAT?
YOU'LL SEE IT IN COURT DOCUMENTS.
BUT I HAVE A JUDGE WHO'S VERY, VERY UNFAIR.
HE KNOWS HE'S UNFAIR. AND I'LL WIN THE TRUMP
UNIVERSITY CASE. I COULD SETTLE THAT CASE.
I COULD HAVE SETTLED IT. I JUST CHOOSE NOT TO.
IN FACT WHEN I RAN THEY SAID WHY DIDN'T YOU SETTLE THAT CASE.
WHY MENTION THAT THE JUDGE IS MEXICAN?
BECAUSE I'M A MAN OF PRINCIPLE.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THOSE COURSES HAVE LETTERS
SAYING THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT, ESSENTIALLY.
IT WAS GOOD, IT WAS GREAT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WHEN THEY'RE
ON THE STAND AND YOU SAY HOW COME YOU SIGNED A LETTER SAYING
THAT TRUMP UNIVERSITY WAS SO GOOD, HOW COME YOU SIGNED A
LETTER, THE WOMAN THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAINTIFF IN THE CASE,
THEY WENT TO THE COURT AND THE JUDGE ALLOWED HER TO GET OUT OF
THE CASE. THE CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DROPPED. THE WHOLE CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DROPPED. THEY WANTED HER DISMISSED FROM
THE CASE. YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE SHE WAS DEPOSED. SHE WAS SUCH A BAD WITNESS THAT
WE WIN THE CASE EASILY. SHE SIGNED A LETTER AND SHE'S ON
FILM, SHE'S ON TAPE LIKE THESE CAMERAS SAYING UNBELIEVABLY GOOD
THINGS ABOUT TRUMP UNIVERSITY. SO THEY DIDN'T WANT HER ANYMORE
BECAUSE SHE'S A DISASTER FOR THEM.
SO THEY WENT TO THE JUDGE AND THEY SAID, YOUR HONOR, WE'D LIKE
TO HAVE HER NOT BE A PARTICIPANT, NOT BE THE
PLAINTIFF IN THE CASE. AND HE SAID, OH, THAT'S OKAY.
SHE'S THE ONE THAT STARTED THE CASE.
NOW THEY DON'T EVEN WANT HER TO TESTIFY.
THEY DON'T WANT HER TO TESTIFY BECAUSE SHE'S A DISASTER.
SHE HAS ALL SORTS OF BEAUTIFUL STATEMENTS ABOUT IT AND
IMPORTANTLY, SHE'S ON TAPE SAYING HOW GREAT IT IS.
THEY DON'T WANT HER. I WOULDN'T WANT HER EITHER.
NOW, I COULD HAVE SETTLED THAT CASE.
I COULD SETTLE THAT CASE, I CAN SETTLE THAT CASE.
I DON'T WANT TO. I'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
YOU YOURSELF RECENTLY REACTED AGAINST WHAT YOU CALL A SPOILER
INDIE CANDIDATE IN THIS RACE, YET EARL IN THE PRIMARIES YOU
DIDN'T RULE OUT AN INDEPENDENT RUN.
SO WHY ARE YOU SO WORRIED NOW ABOUT A CONSERVATIVE CHALLENGER?
BECAUSE WE'RE DOWN THE LINE. WE'RE DOWN THE LINE AND THE FACT
THAT YOU CAN'T WIN AS AN INDEPENDENT.
FOR THE MOST PART YOU CAN'T EVEN GET ON TEXAS AND VARIOUS OTHER
STATES NOW, IT'S TOO LATE. COULD SPOIL THE RACE FOR YOU.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU WILL NOT
HAVE -- AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, YOU WILL NOT HAVE SUPREME COURT
JUSTICES. YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE.
YOU COULD HAVE AS MANY AS FOUR OR FIVE.
THAT'S OVER. NOW, KRISTOL IS THE LAST ONE.
DON'T FORGET. HE SAID TRUMP WILL NEVER RUN.
THE GUY IS NOT A SMART PERSON. HE SAID DONALD TRUMP WILL NEVER
RUN. REMEMBER?
DO YOU REMEMBER? I ACTUALLY BLAME YOU.
WHY DO YOU PUT THIS GUY ON TELEVISION?
I SEE HIM ON THE DIFFERENT SHOWS.
HE'S GOT NO CREDIBILITY. HE SAID I WON'T RUN.
IF I RUN, I WON'T DO WELL. HE LOOKS LIKE SUCH A FOOL.
I SAW HIM ON ONE SHOW AND HE'S PRACTICALLY CRYING BECAUSE HE
CAN'T JUSTIFY IT. NOW HE COMES OUT WITH A TWEET
OVER THE WEEKEND, OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GOING TO PUT SOMEBODY UP.
EVEN I THOUGHT IT. I THOUGHT THEY'RE GOING TO FIND
IN T INDIE. NOW HE COMES OUT WITH SOMETHING
SAYING HE WAS ALMOST KIDDING. OKAY?
LET ME TELL YOU, THESE PEOPLE ARE LOSERS.
HE'S TRYING TO -- TRYING TO MAKE YOU -- HE'S TRYING TO DRIVE YOU
GUYS A LITTLE BIT NUTS. IF THEY DO AN INDIE, ASSUMING
IT'S DECENT, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WITH A REPUTATION WOULD
DO IT BECAUSE THEY'D LOOK LIKE FOOLS.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS YOU LOSE THE ELECTION FOR THE
REPUBLICANS AND, THEREFORE, YOU LOSE THE SUPREME COURT.
THEREFORE, YOU WILL HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE PUT ON THE SUPREME
COURT WHERE THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER, EVER RECOVER.
IT WILL NEVER, EVER BE THE SAME. MR. TRUMP, WHEN YOU TALK
ABOUT CONSERVATIVES -- A FOLLOW-UP HERE.
WHEN YOU REFER TO SOME REPUBLICANS AND CONSERVATIVES AS
LOSERS -- NO, NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
I SAID BILL KRISTOL IS A LOSER. I'LL TELL YOU WHY, CARL.
HE HAS CALLED EVERY SINGLE -- TAKE A LOOK, ON ME.
HE'S GOING TO LOSE THIS STATE. I WIN IN A LAND SLIDE.
WAIT A MINUTE, CARL, I DIDN'T SAY EVERYBODY.
MANY, BUT I DIDN'T SAY EVERYBODY.
BILL KRISTOL IS A LOSER. HIS MAGAZINE IS FAILING, AS YOU
KNOW. IT'S GOING TO BE DOWN -- I DON'T
THINK IT EVEN SURVIVES. HE'S GETTING SOME FREE
PUBLICITY. BUT BILL KRISTOL, I'VE BEEN
WATCHING THIS FOR TWO YEARS. TRUMP ISN'T GOING TO RUN.
OH, HE'S NOT GOING TO WIN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
WIN IN A LANDSLIDE. EVERY PLACE HE'S NOT GOING TO
WIN BUT I WIN IN A LANDSLIDE. DO YOU THINK MAYBE HE DOESN'T
LIKE ME? OKAY, MAYBE ONE OR TWO MORE.
THERE'S A QUESTION DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS, SIR.
TODAY FRED MALLICK, NIXON ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL,
LONG-TIME FINANCIER IN REPUBLICAN POLITICS ESSENTIALLY
SAID TODAY THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP BEATING UP ON REPUBLICANS.
AND HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT YOU ESSENTIALLY GOT SOME 30% OF THE
REPUBLICAN VOTE THAT -- IT'S WRONG.
IT'S WRONG. SIR, LET ME FINISH THE
QUESTION. LET ME FINISH THE QUESTION.
MY LAST ONE WAS 78%. IS IT GOING TO MAKE IT MORE
DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO UNITE THE PARTY WHEN YOU ARE CRITICIZING
YOUR CRITICS FROM WITHIN IT? HERE'S THE WAY I LOOK AT IT.
WHEN I HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT ON MY SIDE, OKAY, YOU KNOW -- BY
THE WAY, I'VE GOTTEN GREAT APPLAUSE FROM THE PRESS IN TERMS
OF AS AN ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS REALLY WELL
UNIFIED. WE HAVE COME UP -- PEOPLE THAT
YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE ARE NOW SAYING I
SUPPORT TRUMP. SO REMEMBER THAT.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT TOO MUCH, BUT ACTUALLY LAST WEEK THE
BIG STORY IS HOW FAST THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS HEALING,
BECAUSE IT IS A HEALING PROCESS. IT WAS A ROUGH -- THAT WAS A
ROUGH CAMPAIGN. I DON'T KNOW FRED MALLICK.
I CAN SAY THIS. THE REAL STORY IS HOW FAST WE'RE
GETTING TOGETHER. NOW, IF I HAVE A REPUBLICAN
THAT'S NOT ON MY SIDE, I'M NOT GOING TO -- WHY SHOULD I BE
PARTICULARLY NICE TO THAT PERSON.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO AFTER THEM LIKE I WOULD HILLARY OR CRAZY
BERNIE. BUT WHY SHOULD I BE NICE TO THAT
PERSON. IF I HAVE A PERSON THAT'S NOT
GOING TO SUPPORT ME, I HAVE NO OBLIGATION.
NOW, POLITICALLY I MAY BE RIGHT, I MAY BE WRONG, BUT THAT'S WHO I
AM. I'M A VERY HONEST PERSON, CARL.
IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO SAY A LITTLE BIT NEGATIVE OR A LOT
NEGATIVE ABOUT ME, AND IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE REPUBLICAN, I MAY
CHOOSE TO HIT THEM BACK. NOT ALWAYS.
NOT ALWAYS, BUT I MAY CHOOSE TO HIT THEM BACK.
IN THE LAST WEEK YOU'VE SAID THAT THE FORMER REPUBLICAN
NOMINEE WALKS LIKE A PENGUIN, YOU'VE CRITICIZED SUSANA
MARTINEZ -- MITT ROMNEY LOST AN ELECTION
THAT HE SHOULD HAVE WON. HAVE YOU READ THE FRONT PAGE OF
THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL" ABOUT MITT ROMNEY, HE LOOKS LIKE A
FOOL. WHY SHOULD PEOPLE BELIEVE YOU
WHEN YOU SAY YOU'LL BRING THE PARTY TOGETHER.
I MADE MONEY FOR MITT ROMNEY. HE LET US DOWN.
IF YOU READ THE FRONT PAGE OF "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" THIS
WEEKEND, MITT ROMNEY LOOKS LIKE A FOOL.
NOW, WHY WOULD I SAY GOOD ABOUT MITT ROMNEY?
YOU SAID YOU'RE COMMITTED TO PARTY UNITY?
WHAT ABOUT SUSANA MARTINEZ IN NEW MEXICO.
WHY TAKE THAT FIGHT ON? SHE WAS NOT NICE AND I WAS
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A JAB. SHE WASN'T NICE.
YOU THINK I'M GOING TO CHANGE? GO AHEAD, ONE MORE.
HOW DO YOU UNIFY THE PARTY. BOB DOLE --
BOB DOLE ENDORSED ME SO DON'T TELL ME ABOUT BOB DOLE.
WHAT ABOUT GARY JOHNSON? WELL, LOOK, GARY JOHNSON, HE
GOT 1% OF THE VOTE LAST TIME. I WATCHED THAT WHOLE SITUATION,
IT WAS REALLY PRETTY DISGRACEFUL.
I THINK IT'S A TOTAL FRINGE DEAL.
I THINK HE'S A FRINGE CANDIDATE, YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
I LOOK AT HIM AND WATCH HIM AND WATCH HIS MOTIONS AND WATCH WHAT
HE SAYS. I THINK THAT HE IS A FRINGE
CANDIDATE. AND YOUR SECOND, WELD, IS WHEN
YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THAT, I THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE A FACTOR, OKAY? ONE LAST THING.
I THINK YOU'VE SET A NEW BAR TODAY FOR BEING CONTENTIOUS WITH
THE PRESS CORPS, CALLING US LOSERS TO OUR FACES AND ALL
THAT. NOT ALL OF YOU, JUST MANY OF
YOU. ALL RIGHT, FINE.
ENOUGH OF US. NOT YOU, DAVID.
IF THIS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE IF YOU'RE PRESIDENT?
YEAH, IT IS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS IN
THE PRESSROOM? YEAH, IT IS GOING TO BE LIKE
THIS, DAVID. IF THE PRESS WRITES FALSE
STORIES LIKE THEY DID WITH THIS, BECAUSE HALF OF YOU ARE AMAZED
THAT I RAISED ALL OF THIS MONEY. IF THE PRESS WRITES FALSE
STORIES LIKE THEY DID WHERE I WANTED TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE, I
DIDN'T WANT THE CREDIT FOR RAISING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE
VETS. I WASN'T LOOKING FOR THE CREDIT.
BY THE WAY, MORE MONEY IS COMING IN.
I WASN'T LOOKING FOR THE CREDIT. BUT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DO
THIS BECAUSE THE PRESS WAS SAYING I DIDN'T RAISE ANY MONEY
FOR THEM. NOT ONLY DID I RAISE IT, MUCH OF
IT WAS GIVEN A LONG TIME AGO AND THERE IS A VETTING PROCESS AND I
THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WHEN I RAISE ALMOST $6
MILLION AND PROBABLY IN THE END WILL RAISE MORE THAN 6, BECAUSE
MORE IS GOING TO COME IN AND IS COMING IN, BUT WHEN I RAISE $5.6
MILLION AS OF TODAY, MORE IS COMING IN, AND I -- AND THIS IS
GOING TO PHENOMENAL GROUPS. I HAVE MANY OF THESE PEOPLE
VETTING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING THE MONEY AND WORKING
HARD. THEN WE HAVE TO READ PROBABLY
LIBELOUS STORIES OR CERTAINLY CLOSE IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
AND THE PEOPLE KNOW THE STORIES ARE FALSE.
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO ATTACK THE PRESS.
LOOK, I FIND THE PRESS TO BE EXTREMELY DISHONEST.
I FIND THE POLITICAL PRESS TO BE UNBELIEVABLY DISHONEST, I WILL
SAY THAT. OKAY?
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.