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[00:00:00] some of the people if if the cabinet [00:00:02] members are good, if they're doing a [00:00:04] good job, we'll let them come along with [00:00:06] some others, right? We're going to have [00:00:07] a good time. December 5th. [00:00:12] Well, thank you very much everybody. [00:00:14] It's an honor to be with a very uh [00:00:17] strong leader, a man who has been [00:00:20] through a lot and a man who I've gotten [00:00:23] to know very well and we've gotten along [00:00:25] really very well. And we had a big call [00:00:28] yesterday, as you know, with President [00:00:29] Putin, and we'll be talking about it. [00:00:31] President Zullinsky of Ukraine has uh [00:00:35] has endured a lot. I mean, he really [00:00:37] has. He's endured a lot, and we've [00:00:39] endured it with him, to be honest. It's [00:00:42] uh it's been a long time, and I think [00:00:44] we're making uh great progress. So, [00:00:47] we're going to be talking about that [00:00:48] today. We'll be talking about what took [00:00:50] place yesterday with my phone call with [00:00:52] President Putin. And I think that things [00:00:55] are coming along pretty well. It uh it [00:00:58] began with Alaska where I think certain [00:01:01] guidelines were discussed and we want to [00:01:04] see if we can get this done. This was [00:01:07] long ago into the Biden administration. [00:01:09] I came here and uh we inherited this and [00:01:14] we'd like to see if we could uh finish [00:01:17] it, end it. We want it ended. So many [00:01:19] people have died in this war and we're [00:01:23] going to we're going to get it ended. [00:01:25] So, uh, I just want to thank you all [00:01:27] very much. If you have a couple of [00:01:29] questions, go ahead, please. [00:01:31] >> In fact, before I do that, let me just [00:01:33] ask the president to say a few words. [00:01:35] Thank you, President. Pleasure. [00:01:38] >> Glad to meet you again, Mr. President. [00:01:40] Thank you very much for the invitation. [00:01:42] Again, my congratulations with your [00:01:44] successful ceasefire in the Middle East. [00:01:46] >> Thank you. [00:01:47] >> Yeah. and you did it. And I think this [00:01:49] is a momentum to finish Russia's war [00:01:52] against Ukraine. I think that yes, we [00:01:55] understand that uh Putin is not ready. I [00:01:59] think not ready, but I think that I'm [00:02:02] confident that with your help, we can [00:02:05] stop this war and we really need it. We [00:02:09] see that uh they don't have successful [00:02:12] steps on the battlefield and is good. I [00:02:14] think that their arm is weak now but a [00:02:17] lot of losses. They have a lot of losses [00:02:19] and in economy and people and I think uh [00:02:23] this is very important moment and I I I [00:02:25] I wanted to thank you Mr. President [00:02:28] after our phone calls yesterday. I had a [00:02:31] good opportunity to meet with the big [00:02:34] American energy companies and they ready [00:02:37] to help us. Yes. after all these attacks [00:02:40] on our infrastructure, Russian attacks [00:02:43] and etc. And I had also meetings thanks [00:02:46] to your team. We had meetings with a [00:02:49] good uh military companies. We spoke [00:02:52] about air defense and I want to share it [00:02:55] after with details where we are. Thank [00:02:58] you. Thank you so much. [00:02:59] >> Thank you very much. Mr. [00:03:01] >> Very good. And I think it looks [00:03:02] beautiful in this jacket. It's a [00:03:04] beautiful [00:03:05] >> I hope people notice it's a good It's [00:03:07] actually very stylish. I like it. [00:03:09] >> President Trump, [00:03:10] >> please go ahead. [00:03:11] >> Under the Biden administration, the [00:03:13] White House was fearing of a possible [00:03:15] escalation. They were not allowing the [00:03:17] Ukrainians to strike into Russia, [00:03:19] fearing of this escalation. Yeah. Uh [00:03:21] would your administration allow [00:03:23] Ukrainians to strike deep into Russia? [00:03:25] >> We're going to be talking about that. [00:03:27] That's something we'll be talking about. [00:03:29] You're right. It's an escalation, but [00:03:30] we'll be talking about that. [00:03:32] >> Mr. President, Mr. President President [00:03:34] join you in Hungary to meet president [00:03:37] >> because uh it's a leader that we like. [00:03:40] We like Victor Orban. He likes him. I [00:03:43] like him. Uh it's a country that's uh a [00:03:47] safe country. Done a very good job. He's [00:03:50] been a very good leader in the sense of [00:03:52] running his country. He doesn't have a [00:03:54] lot of the problems that other countries [00:03:56] have. And so we've decided that we'll be [00:03:59] going to be with Victor Orban and he [00:04:03] will I think he'll be a very good host. [00:04:06] >> President Trump. President Trump. [00:04:08] >> President Trump. President Trump. [00:04:11] >> Hungary. Yeah. [00:04:12] >> We're doing Hungary. Yeah. [00:04:14] >> Trilateral meeting or is it just you and [00:04:15] Putin? [00:04:16] >> Uh [00:04:18] to be determined, but I would say most [00:04:20] likely it's going to be uh a double [00:04:23] meeting. It'll be a double meeting, but [00:04:26] we will have uh the president Zalinski [00:04:30] uh in touch. There's a lot of blood bad [00:04:33] blood with the two presidents. And I'm [00:04:36] not speaking out of turn when I say it. [00:04:37] It's very a very difficult situation. [00:04:40] You know, we just settled the war and [00:04:42] after thousands of years, I guess people [00:04:44] say anywhere from 500 to 3,000 years. [00:04:48] And I've I was in rooms as you saw [00:04:51] because you were with me, a lot of you [00:04:52] were with me last week with leaders that [00:04:54] didn't like each other, but they were [00:04:56] able to get along. Uh [00:04:59] these two leaders do not like each [00:05:01] other. And we want to make it [00:05:04] comfortable for everybody. So one way or [00:05:07] the other, we'll be involved in threes, [00:05:11] but it may be separated. [00:05:14] President Trump [00:05:18] doesn't agree to peace in [00:05:20] >> Was he what? [00:05:21] >> Where are you from? [00:05:22] >> From Ukraine. He actually had good me. [00:05:26] What if Mr. President President Putin [00:05:29] doesn't agree to peace in Hungary? What [00:05:31] do you do then? Do you have [00:05:33] >> Well, let's see what happens. I mean, [00:05:34] you know what? If it's I think he will. [00:05:37] I think that President Putin wants to [00:05:39] end the war or I wouldn't be talking [00:05:42] this way. I think he wants to end the [00:05:44] war. I spoke to him yesterday for two [00:05:45] and a half hours. We went through a lot [00:05:48] of details. He wants to get it ended. I [00:05:50] think that President Zalinsky wants to [00:05:52] get it ended. Now we have to get it [00:05:53] done. [00:05:54] >> President Trump, President Trump from [00:05:56] Cara Castanova from Lindell TV. And [00:05:58] although I love asking you questions [00:06:00] today, my question is for President [00:06:02] Zinsky. [00:06:03] >> Go ahead, please. [00:06:04] >> Thank you. Uh, our president, President [00:06:06] Zilinski, President Trump just broken a [00:06:09] peace deal in the Middle East that all [00:06:10] Americans, both sides of the aisle, are [00:06:12] very proud of. But to meet that deal, [00:06:14] both sides had to make concessions. Our [00:06:17] president has stuck out his neck in many [00:06:18] ways to make a a peace deal for your war [00:06:21] as well. What specific concessions are [00:06:23] you willing to make to end this war with [00:06:25] Russia? Will you give up joining NATO? [00:06:27] Americans have foreign war fatigue and [00:06:29] our president, as he said, we need our [00:06:31] tomahawks, too. [00:06:35] to me. [00:06:36] >> Yes, you want. [00:06:38] >> Thank you very much. [00:06:39] >> That's some question right so many [00:06:41] questions in one. Thank you very much [00:06:43] for your question. First of all, I think [00:06:44] we need to sit and speak. The second [00:06:48] point, we need ceasefire. [00:06:51] Even now you see in the Middle East, [00:06:53] it's very difficult to hold ceasefire. [00:06:56] Everywhere in every war, it's very [00:06:58] difficult. We want this. Putin doesn't [00:07:01] want. That's why we need pressure on [00:07:03] him. We will speak with president today [00:07:07] what we need. We understand what we need [00:07:10] to push Putin to negotiation table and [00:07:14] as I said previously so we are ready to [00:07:17] speak in any kind of format bilateral [00:07:19] trilateral doesn't matter matter just [00:07:22] peace this is important and we don't [00:07:25] speak about uh NATO or nate NATO for [00:07:29] Ukrainians is very important of course [00:07:32] uh it's our decision decisions of allies [00:07:36] to decide where we are [00:07:37] >> but are Are you willing to give? [00:07:38] >> Yes. But the most important thing, the [00:07:41] most important thing for people in [00:07:42] Ukraine which are under each day's [00:07:45] attacks to have really strong security [00:07:49] guarantees. NATO is the best, but weapon [00:07:53] is very important. Allies on our side is [00:07:56] very important. And between us, for us, [00:07:58] bilateral security guarantees between me [00:08:02] and President Trump is very important. [00:08:05] I'm I don't know. We we didn't speak [00:08:07] with details about it, but this is the [00:08:10] most important document because United [00:08:12] States is very strong. [00:08:14] >> Sir, President Trump, [00:08:16] >> President Trump, you are the middleman [00:08:18] right now hoping to end this conflict. [00:08:20] Who is doing a better job negotiating, [00:08:22] President Sinsky or President Putin? [00:08:25] >> I think they're both doing a great job [00:08:26] in that sense. Uh we have to get it [00:08:29] done. It's we've got to take some of the [00:08:32] hatred of each other. You know, they [00:08:34] they don't like each other. I say that [00:08:36] in front of President Zalinsky, but I [00:08:38] say it in front of President Putin, too. [00:08:40] They have tremendous bad blood. It's [00:08:43] it's really is what is holding up, I [00:08:45] think, a settlement. I think we're going [00:08:46] to get it done. And we have to make it [00:08:50] long lasting, as I said, in the Middle [00:08:51] East. Everlasting, right? Everlasting. [00:08:54] And the Middle East is a much more [00:08:58] complicated situation. You know, we had [00:09:00] 59 countries involved and every one of [00:09:02] them agreed. And it's, you know, was [00:09:05] sort of amazing. Most people didn't [00:09:06] think that was doable. Uh, this is going [00:09:09] to be something I really believe that's [00:09:11] going to get done. I had a very good [00:09:12] talk yesterday with President Putin. I [00:09:14] think he wants to get it done. [00:09:15] >> President [00:09:18] right behind you. Um, when we were in [00:09:20] Israel with President Trump earlier in [00:09:21] the week, we heard a lot about the [00:09:23] difference in diplomacy between [00:09:25] President Trump and President Joe Biden [00:09:27] before him. What do you see as the [00:09:29] biggest difference in diplomacy between [00:09:31] President Trump and President Biden? [00:09:36] >> President Trump [00:09:38] has a big chance now to finish this war. [00:09:43] President Biden now is not a president. [00:09:46] So he doesn't have a chance to finish [00:09:48] this war. And President Trump is really [00:09:53] showed [00:09:55] for the world that he can manage [00:09:58] ceasefire in Middle East and that's why [00:10:00] I hope that he will do this and we will [00:10:03] also have such big success for Ukraine. [00:10:06] It's a big chance and I hope that [00:10:08] President Trump can manage it. [00:10:11] >> I I would I would say the biggest [00:10:13] difference is one is extremely competent [00:10:16] and the other one is grossly [00:10:17] incompetent. [00:10:18] >> Mr. President, [00:10:20] Sir, a few weeks ago in New York when [00:10:22] you two met, um you said that you think [00:10:24] Ukraine could ultimately take back all [00:10:26] the territory that it's lost so far. Do [00:10:27] you still think that's the case or do [00:10:28] you think there'll have to be some sort [00:10:29] of [00:10:30] >> You never know. You know, war is very [00:10:31] interesting. You never know, do you? You [00:10:33] just never know with war. War and peace, [00:10:36] but you never know. [00:10:40] >> Please. [00:10:40] >> Russia calls Tomahawk supply to Ukraine [00:10:43] is an escalation. Yet it continues using [00:10:46] similar cruise missiles like caliber and [00:10:49] >> who are you with? [00:10:51] >> Who are you with [00:10:52] >> you? Ukraine [00:10:54] >> but Russia continue even using the cru [00:10:58] cruise missiles and also nuclear capable [00:11:00] ballistic missiles in Ukraine since [00:11:02] 2022. [00:11:04] Uh so do you consider providing Ukraine [00:11:06] with the tomah or similar missiles as an [00:11:10] opportunity to equalize the [00:11:12] possibilities of Ukraine and Russia and [00:11:15] push most of the negotiation? [00:11:18] >> Sure. We're going to be talking about [00:11:19] that. That's why we're here. Okay. Fair [00:11:22] question. Exactly as he told you to say [00:11:24] it, but we're going to be talking about [00:11:27] it. Okay. Yeah. Please message to India [00:11:30] and Hungary who still refusing. You said [00:11:32] India and Hungary. [00:11:34] >> Hungary. [00:11:34] >> That's an interesting [00:11:35] >> and [00:11:36] >> India and Hungary. It's an interesting [00:11:38] combination. [00:11:40] >> Refused to stop buying Russian oil. [00:11:42] >> Well, India uh is not going to be buying [00:11:46] Russian oil anymore [00:11:48] >> and Hungary is sort of stuck because [00:11:51] they have one pipeline. It's been there [00:11:53] for years and years and years and [00:11:55] they're inland. They don't have sea. [00:11:57] They don't have sea. And I spoke with uh [00:12:00] the very great leader of Hungary and [00:12:03] they are, you know, it's very hard for [00:12:05] them to get oil. I understand it. Uh we [00:12:08] have Hungary's in a very interesting [00:12:10] position because they can't have ports. [00:12:12] You know, they're surrounded by land. [00:12:15] So, we'll see what happens there. But [00:12:17] India will not be buying oil from Russia [00:12:21] and they've already deescalated and [00:12:23] they've more or less stopped. They're [00:12:26] pulling back. They bought about 38% of [00:12:28] the oil and they won't be doing it [00:12:31] anymore. [00:12:34] >> Trump has been helping you in achieving [00:12:35] peace in Ukraine. [00:12:36] >> Who has first lady Melania Trump has [00:12:39] been helping in returning uh abducted [00:12:41] abducted Ukrainian children from Russian [00:12:43] captivity? President Zalinski, do you [00:12:45] appreciate those efforts? How do you [00:12:47] assess them? And did you ask her to step [00:12:49] in and to help you? [00:12:50] >> No, she wanted to do it. She's felt very [00:12:53] strongly about the children and uh she's [00:12:56] uh done a really good job I think in in [00:13:01] bringing it to the four you know we have [00:13:03] a lot of children involved now it's uh [00:13:06] some people say it's 20,000 and some [00:13:08] people say it's 300 there's a big [00:13:10] difference between that so nobody really [00:13:12] knows but but uh she felt very strongly [00:13:15] about the children she thinks about the [00:13:17] children all the time [00:13:19] >> President Trump if you if you UK [00:13:22] tomahawks to Ukraine. What's going to [00:13:25] happen if the United States is in a [00:13:28] conflict and we need the tomahawks? Do [00:13:30] we have [00:13:30] >> Well, that's that's a problem. We need [00:13:33] tomahawks and we need a lot of other [00:13:35] things that we've been sending over the [00:13:37] last four years to Ukraine. We've been, [00:13:39] you know, we gave we gave them a lot. [00:13:41] Now we have a different situation. We [00:13:43] send it to the European Union. They pay [00:13:45] for it and all that, but and they have [00:13:46] plenty of money, but uh we it's beyond [00:13:49] the money. you know, we need Tommahawk [00:13:52] or we need a lot of other weapons that [00:13:54] we're sending to Ukraine. One of the [00:13:55] reasons we want to get this war over is [00:13:57] exactly that. Uh it's not easy for us to [00:14:00] give. You're talking about massive [00:14:02] numbers of very powerful weapons. So, [00:14:05] that's one of the things we'll be [00:14:06] talking about. Hopefully, they won't [00:14:08] need it. Hopefully, we'll be able to get [00:14:09] the war over with without thinking about [00:14:12] tomahawks. [00:14:13] >> I think I think we're I think we're [00:14:15] fairly I think we're fairly close to [00:14:17] that. Yeah. President [00:14:20] just just to to understand so for today [00:14:24] >> uh of course we want to finish this war [00:14:26] but the the war is another technological [00:14:29] war you don't use just tomahawks if you [00:14:32] want to and targeting military goal you [00:14:36] need thousands of drones it goes [00:14:38] together with such missiles Ukraine has [00:14:41] such thousands of our production drones [00:14:44] but we don't have tomahawks that's why [00:14:46] we need tomahawks but United States is a [00:14:50] very strong production [00:14:53] and United States has tomahawks and [00:14:55] other missiles very strong missiles but [00:14:58] they can have our thousands of drones [00:15:01] that's why where we can work together [00:15:03] where we can strengthen [00:15:05] American production [00:15:06] >> and so so just so that I understand so [00:15:08] you're suggesting kind of a trade if [00:15:11] President Trump okays Tomahawk missiles [00:15:14] to help you launch [00:15:15] >> yes it's about military goals It's only [00:15:18] about military goals, [00:15:19] >> right? But then you would authorize some [00:15:21] kind of an exchange where Yes, of [00:15:23] course. US [00:15:24] >> Yes, we have proposition. Yeah, we have [00:15:26] we have brief proposition with our [00:15:28] drones. [00:15:29] >> President Trump, I I don't mean to be [00:15:31] brokering an arm deal here, but is that [00:15:33] something that you would be interested [00:15:34] in? Ukrainian drones. [00:15:36] >> We are. Yeah, we would. We have a lot of [00:15:38] drones right now. We build our own [00:15:40] drones, but we also buy drones from [00:15:43] others. And they make a very good drone. [00:15:45] I mean, we drone warfare has really come [00:15:48] to the four over the last couple of [00:15:50] years because of this war. Uh, I will [00:15:53] say there's nothing like the jets. You [00:15:55] know, we knocked out a lot of drones in [00:15:58] Israel. We were knocking them out for [00:16:00] Israel and we were doing it with [00:16:02] extremely fast and powerful jets, [00:16:05] following the drones and knocking the [00:16:08] hell out of them. So, it's, you know, [00:16:10] we've we've we know a lot about the [00:16:12] drones and we know a lot about the great [00:16:13] jets, the great ones, uh, the ones well [00:16:16] and the B-52s which were totally un they [00:16:19] were stealth, they were undetectable. [00:16:21] So, we have a lot of different weapons [00:16:23] and you know, we I have an obligation [00:16:25] also though to make sure that we're [00:16:27] completely stocked up as a country [00:16:31] because you never know what's going to [00:16:32] happen in war and peace, right? You [00:16:35] never know what's going to happen. Uh, [00:16:37] so we're going to be talking about [00:16:39] tomahawks and uh would much rather have [00:16:42] them not need tomahawks. Would much [00:16:46] rather have the war be over to be honest [00:16:48] because you know we're in it to get the [00:16:49] war over. We're not we're selling a lot [00:16:52] of uh different types of uh weapon as [00:16:57] you know to the European Union. We're [00:16:59] not in it for that. We're in it to get [00:17:00] it over. We're losing thousands of [00:17:02] people a week. Thousands of people. [00:17:05] Russian, Ukrainian, and mostly soldiers. [00:17:07] I mean, mostly soldiers. Uh, but we're [00:17:10] in it to see that end. And if we can end [00:17:13] quickly, and I think we can. I mean, I [00:17:15] had a very good talk yesterday. We're [00:17:17] going to be talking about it. But I had [00:17:19] a very productive talk yesterday with [00:17:20] President Putin. We'll see what happens. [00:17:23] But, uh, the war in the Middle East was [00:17:25] far more complicated. We got that one [00:17:27] done, and I think we have a good chance. [00:17:30] I think President Zullinsky wants it [00:17:32] done, and I think President Putin want [00:17:34] it done. president. [00:17:35] >> Now all they have to do is get along a [00:17:37] little bit. [00:17:41] >> Can you give us an update on the trade [00:17:43] negotiations with China or perhaps [00:17:44] Secretary Best? [00:17:45] >> Yeah, I will. And and I'm going to let [00:17:47] I'm going to let Scott do that. But uh I [00:17:50] think we're doing very well. I think [00:17:51] we're getting along with China. China's [00:17:54] would like to have something. As of this [00:17:56] moment, we'll be meeting in a couple of [00:17:57] weeks. We'll be meeting in South Korea [00:18:00] myself. [00:18:00] >> Go forward. [00:18:01] >> I think so. It looks like it's going [00:18:02] forward. I think so. they want to meet. [00:18:05] Uh we like to meet. I have a very good [00:18:07] relationship with uh President Xi and [00:18:11] we're going to see what happens. But you [00:18:12] know, for years we were uh taken [00:18:16] advantage of by China very badly. We [00:18:18] were losing hundreds of billions of [00:18:19] dollars a year to China. We we really [00:18:22] built their military if you think about [00:18:24] it. The kind of money that presidents [00:18:26] allowed to be lost to China was just [00:18:29] insane. And then when I came into [00:18:32] office, as you know, I put very severe [00:18:34] tariffs and we took in hundreds of [00:18:36] billions of dollars in my first term [00:18:38] from China. Biden let that go because it [00:18:41] was so much. He he let it continue, but [00:18:44] he gave all sorts of exceptions. And by [00:18:46] the time you looked at it, Scott, I [00:18:48] would say there wasn't it wasn't the [00:18:50] same thing. He was he would give an [00:18:52] exception for anything. If you got up [00:18:55] and went out to dinner, he'd give you an [00:18:56] exception. So, it wasn't the same thing. [00:18:59] But I put on very very serious tariffs [00:19:01] and we took in hundreds of billions of [00:19:03] dollars and then we I left office. The [00:19:06] election was rigged. I left office and [00:19:08] that was the story. Now I come back and [00:19:12] uh we are in a very strong position [00:19:14] because of tariffs. We're in a very [00:19:16] powerful position because of the fact [00:19:18] that we have tariffs. If we didn't have [00:19:19] tariffs, we would be in a very weak [00:19:21] position. We would be in a weakened [00:19:24] state. But with tariffs, we've made [00:19:26] hundreds of billions of dollars, not [00:19:29] only from China, but from others. And [00:19:31] China wants to talk and we like talking [00:19:34] to China. So, we have a very good [00:19:36] relationship. And we're going to be [00:19:37] meeting in South Korea couple of weeks. [00:19:41] And I just got back from a long trip. [00:19:43] I'm going on another long trip. And uh [00:19:45] Scott, do you want to say a few words on [00:19:47] that please? [00:19:47] >> Uh yes, sir. So, the entire relationship [00:19:50] stems from the great respective the two [00:19:52] leaders have for each other. China did a [00:19:55] substantial unprovoked escalation last [00:19:58] week. We were unable to get in touch [00:20:00] with them. Since then, it's been IMF [00:20:02] World Bank week. They have had working [00:20:05] level people here who uh there have been [00:20:07] meetings. the vice premier who is my [00:20:10] counterpart and I will be speaking this [00:20:12] evening at around 8:30 9:00 and then he [00:20:17] and I and a delegation will meet in [00:20:19] Malaysia probably a week from tomorrow [00:20:22] to prepare the for the two presidents to [00:20:25] meet. So I again I think that things [00:20:29] have deescalated. We hope that uh China [00:20:32] will show the respect that we have shown [00:20:34] them and I am confident that President [00:20:37] Trump because of his relationship with [00:20:39] President Xi will be able to get things [00:20:42] back on a good course. [00:20:43] >> Is the hope for that meeting with you [00:20:44] and President Xi some kind of trade deal [00:20:46] then or we could [00:20:48] >> look I think we're in a very strong [00:20:49] position. I think we're in a very strong [00:20:51] position. Uh we're getting, as you know, [00:20:55] as of November 1st, I could move it up [00:20:57] if I wanted. Uh a 100% tariff over and [00:21:01] above what we get now. So that would [00:21:04] make it about 157%. [00:21:07] And China doesn't want that. And they [00:21:10] want to talk and we're talking and I [00:21:12] think we'll make a deal that will be [00:21:14] good for both. I think we will u do [00:21:17] something. But you have to understand, [00:21:18] we never got anything from China. It was [00:21:21] a one-way street for many years, for [00:21:23] decades. It was a one-way street. And [00:21:25] they became rich because of the United [00:21:27] States. And frankly, presidents that, [00:21:30] let's be nice, they didn't know. They [00:21:32] just didn't know. They didn't understand [00:21:34] what was happening to them. But I [00:21:36] understood it. I understood it long [00:21:37] before I ran for politics. I used to [00:21:39] watch in amazement at how stupid our [00:21:42] country was, how stupid they were. And [00:21:45] we're not stupid anymore. And that [00:21:47] includes with the European Union. That [00:21:49] includes with Japan and South Korea. [00:21:51] We're all we want to do is be treated [00:21:53] fairly. But the fairly is hundreds of [00:21:57] billions and even trillions of dollars [00:21:59] coming into the United States. And it's [00:22:02] uh our national security is secure [00:22:05] because of tariffs. If we didn't have [00:22:07] tariffs, we would have no national [00:22:09] security. So, it's very important. [00:22:11] >> Will you seek China's help in ending the [00:22:13] war in Ukraine? Do you need them to put [00:22:15] pressure on Russia? I'll be discussing [00:22:16] that, but I'd love I'd love to see it [00:22:18] ended before that. [00:22:20] >> I mean, I I think we have a chance of [00:22:22] ending the war quickly if flexibility is [00:22:26] shown on behalf. And again, we're not [00:22:28] losing people. The United States is not [00:22:31] we're not losing people. We're not [00:22:32] spending money. We're getting paid for [00:22:34] the, you know, ammunition and missiles [00:22:36] and everything else that we're sending [00:22:38] to the European Union European Union, [00:22:41] but to NATO. But it's very similar if [00:22:45] you look at the countries. I mean, it's [00:22:46] very similar. And we just made a very [00:22:49] fair trade deal with the European Union. [00:22:51] And what we wanted and we made a very [00:22:53] good deal with NATO, too. You know, they [00:22:55] pay for all of this. That's not what [00:22:57] we're in this for. We're in it to save [00:23:00] thousands of lives every week. Thousands [00:23:03] and thousands of lives. That's why we're [00:23:06] in it. [00:23:07] And I think I think we have a very I [00:23:10] think we have a very good chance of [00:23:13] bringing this war to a conclusion. [00:23:16] >> He's president and your cabinet has done [00:23:18] an honestly an excellent job. I think [00:23:20] that a lot of people could agree to [00:23:21] that. I'm speaking as someone who lost [00:23:23] my father in a war. So I know the human [00:23:25] cost. Uh what would your advice to be be [00:23:27] to American leaders to world leaders to [00:23:29] neocons to uh TV hosts uh who often [00:23:34] speak about conflict in abstract or [00:23:36] strategic terms rather than the human [00:23:38] cost and the human terms like you [00:23:40] >> my only statement is we have to get [00:23:42] together it's a very small group of [00:23:43] people it's the president the president [00:23:46] and the president okay three presidents [00:23:49] and I'm the mediator president and I'm [00:23:52] mediating not an easy situation it [00:23:55] should be easy But uh it's a lot easier [00:23:57] when people understand each other and [00:24:00] when they get together and when they [00:24:01] like each other. We don't necessarily [00:24:03] have that situation as far as like is [00:24:05] concerned. Maybe it can turn around. [00:24:08] Maybe it can. But in the meantime, we'll [00:24:11] have them keep a little bit of distance [00:24:13] and we're going to see if we can get it [00:24:14] done. Uh this is number nine. Okay. This [00:24:19] will be number nine uh for me. I've [00:24:22] solved eight including the Middle East. [00:24:24] have solved eight. This I thought would [00:24:27] have been among the easiest. We solved [00:24:30] President Putin mentioned yesterday [00:24:32] Armenia, you know, all of the different [00:24:34] wars. He said it was amazing because we [00:24:37] but the big one that he was surprised [00:24:40] that we were able to settle was the [00:24:41] Middle East. He thought it was [00:24:42] incredible. He was very generous in that [00:24:44] sense. Uh this should be something we're [00:24:46] able to settle and I think we will be [00:24:48] able to settle. [00:24:51] >> Yes, sir. And on that note, you will go [00:24:53] down as the peacemaker, [00:24:55] no doubt, and you will resolve this this [00:24:57] war. [00:24:58] >> Well, you know, we we resolved eight [00:25:00] others. It's funny how people say that. [00:25:01] If you get this one, every time I do [00:25:04] one, they forget about that one. Uh I [00:25:07] solved eight wars. Go to Rwanda and the [00:25:10] Congo. Talk about India and Pakistan. [00:25:14] Uh look at Thailand. Look at look at all [00:25:18] of the wars that we solved. And every [00:25:20] time I solve one, they say, "If you [00:25:22] solve the next one, you're going to get [00:25:24] the Nobel Prize." I didn't get a Nobel [00:25:26] Prize. I Somebody got it who's a very [00:25:27] nice woman, very nice. I don't know who [00:25:30] she is, but she was very generous. Uh, [00:25:33] so I don't care about all that stuff. I [00:25:36] just care about saving lives. But this [00:25:38] will be number nine. But every time I [00:25:41] solve one, they said, "Sir, if you solve [00:25:43] one more, you're going to be known as a [00:25:44] peacekeeper." So, to the best of my [00:25:46] knowledge, we've never had a president [00:25:48] that solved one war. Not one war. Bush [00:25:51] started a war. A lot of them start wars, [00:25:54] but they don't solve the wars. They [00:25:55] don't settle them. And especially when [00:25:57] they're not when they have nothing to do [00:25:59] with us. I sell almost I guess just [00:26:02] about all of these wars had nothing to [00:26:04] do with us. But I saved tens of millions [00:26:07] of lives. The prime minister of Pakistan [00:26:09] said I saved millions of lives in [00:26:12] interceding on Pakistan and uh you look [00:26:16] at Pakistan and India as an example that [00:26:18] would have been a bad one. Two nuclear [00:26:19] nations right. So I say this uh this is [00:26:24] pretty much the last one although I do [00:26:26] understand that Pakistan attacked or [00:26:28] there is an attack going on with [00:26:30] Afghanistan. That's an easy one for me [00:26:32] to solve if I have to solve it. In the [00:26:34] meantime, I have to run the USA. But I [00:26:36] love solving wars. You know why? I like [00:26:39] stopping people from being killed. And [00:26:41] I've saved millions and millions of [00:26:43] lives. And I think we're going to have [00:26:46] success with this war. [00:26:51] >> This President Zilinski, this is your [00:26:53] third time over here. And by the way, [00:26:55] you look excellent. [00:26:56] >> Thank you, sir. Thank you. [00:26:58] >> For you, by the way. Um, this is your [00:27:01] third time here. How different sitting [00:27:03] across from the president is this time [00:27:05] versus the two previous uh times here at [00:27:08] the White House and how confident are [00:27:09] you hearing the success rate of solving [00:27:12] these prior wars that you can he can get [00:27:14] this war solved? [00:27:17] >> First of all about shoot [00:27:19] the same suit because the same president [00:27:22] it's very simple the next president will [00:27:25] have another suit. Yes. about uh our [00:27:29] relations with uh President Trump. I [00:27:32] think we have important dialogues and uh [00:27:37] I think we uh begin to understand each [00:27:40] other. Yes. And I I know that president [00:27:44] is briefed very well about situation in [00:27:47] the battlefield and he knows a lot [00:27:49] what's going on the battlefield in [00:27:51] Ukraine and I think it really helps when [00:27:55] you know a lot of things a lot of [00:27:57] details about one or another war it [00:28:00] helps a lot but [00:28:04] but we are still in war and I hope Mr. [00:28:07] torn. You have been that there are some [00:28:09] countries that are not meeting their [00:28:11] commitment. Uh you pointed out Spain. [00:28:13] They said that like it's impossible. [00:28:15] >> No, Spain has not come through. No, [00:28:17] Spain has not been loyal to NATO. Spain [00:28:20] has been uh they're the only one. [00:28:22] Everyone went up to, as you know, I [00:28:25] mean, you were at 2% and they all went [00:28:28] up to 5%, but Spain disagreed with that. [00:28:31] Uh, [00:28:33] I think Spain should be reprimanded for [00:28:36] that. I think it's very bad that they [00:28:38] did that, but that's up to them. That's [00:28:39] up to NATO and Spain. [00:28:44] >> They cannot be expelled from NATO. Um, [00:28:46] they [00:28:46] >> can they or not? [00:28:47] >> They cannot according to the treaty, but [00:28:49] they also claim that they are protected [00:28:50] by the European Union umbrella for [00:28:52] trade. [00:28:53] >> So, the other people, many of the other [00:28:55] countries are in the European Union, [00:28:57] too. They're not complaining, right? [00:29:00] President [00:29:02] of interest. [00:29:06] >> Yeah, please go ahead. [00:29:07] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, can you do [00:29:09] you think you can carry the momentum [00:29:10] from the Middle East deal over to this [00:29:12] deal? And if so, how does that move the [00:29:14] needle? [00:29:14] >> Yeah, I do. I think we carry a lot of [00:29:16] momentum, a lot of credibility. Getting [00:29:18] Middle East done was very important. [00:29:20] Nobody thought it could be done. That [00:29:21] was one nobody thought could be done and [00:29:23] we got it done. And a lot of that was [00:29:26] the big hit that we put on uh Iran with [00:29:29] respect to the nuclear they took. That [00:29:32] was a that was a an unbelievable [00:29:35] military maneuver. The B2s and many [00:29:38] other planes involved by the way but the [00:29:39] B2s uh yeah I think nobody expected that [00:29:43] to happen and you know we had 59 [00:29:46] countries involved and these were [00:29:48] countries very diverse. You had Arab, [00:29:51] Muslim, Jewish, you had every kind of [00:29:53] you had every country Christian, you had [00:29:56] every country and many countries [00:29:57] involved and we got that done and we got [00:30:00] it done pretty swiftly after we after we [00:30:03] set the table properly. We had to set [00:30:04] the table properly. Uh, this should be [00:30:08] one that we got done and I think the [00:30:10] table is set properly here now too and [00:30:13] it'll be a great honor. It'll be a great [00:30:15] honor to get it done. And uh the [00:30:18] Ukrainian people are great and the [00:30:20] Russian people are great [00:30:22] and obviously they have much in common [00:30:24] as we understand. They have a lot in [00:30:26] common. So it'll be a great honor to get [00:30:28] it done. [00:30:31] >> On Venezuela, there are survivors from [00:30:33] your latest boat strike. What happens to [00:30:36] those survivors? [00:30:37] >> Well, I'll ask uh Marco to discuss that [00:30:39] possibly. Yeah, as you it's it's well [00:30:41] known there's an ongoing [00:30:43] uh narot terrorist operation the United [00:30:46] States has been conducting. As far as [00:30:47] details of any recent strikes, we're not [00:30:50] prepared here to announce all those [00:30:51] details, but you'll get that information [00:30:53] here very shortly. [00:30:53] >> And how are there survivors when these [00:30:55] are meant to be lethal attacks? [00:30:57] >> Yeah, again I mean we're undertaking [00:30:59] these operations against narot [00:31:00] terrorists. That's what these are. These [00:31:01] are terrorists. Let's be clear. And um [00:31:04] but as far as the details of any recent [00:31:06] operations when they when they when we [00:31:07] are prepared to announce those we will [00:31:09] as the president has consistently done. [00:31:10] So you may get something on that later [00:31:12] today. [00:31:14] >> Let me ask you that was in a submarine [00:31:17] right? It was we attacked a submarine [00:31:20] and that was a drug carrying submarine [00:31:25] built specifically for the [00:31:28] transportation of massive amounts of [00:31:30] drugs. Just so you understand, this was [00:31:32] not an innocent group of people. I don't [00:31:34] know too many people that have [00:31:35] submarines and uh that was an attack on [00:31:40] a drug carrying loaded up submarine. [00:31:43] Yeah. [00:31:44] >> On on Putin, do is it your belief, as [00:31:47] Mr. Zalinski said yesterday, that the [00:31:49] threat of tomahawks and and costs, as [00:31:52] Secretary Hick put it, um is that [00:31:53] bringing him to the table, the fact that [00:31:55] it's kind of a carrot and stick? [00:31:57] >> I don't know what's bringing him to I I [00:31:58] think he wants to make a deal. That's [00:32:00] all I I can't tell you what's bringing [00:32:01] them. Sure, that's the threat of that is [00:32:03] good, but the threat of that is always [00:32:05] there. U [00:32:08] tomahawks are very dangerous weapons. [00:32:11] They're incredible weapons. [00:32:13] If you like warfare, it's one of the [00:32:16] most accurate. You know, we used we hit [00:32:19] 30 tomahawks in Iran after the B2s did [00:32:22] their damage. We sort of gave it a [00:32:24] little capper with 30 tomahawks from a [00:32:27] submarine quite far away actually. But [00:32:29] they're an amazing weapon. They're a [00:32:31] very powerful weapon, but they're a very [00:32:33] dangerous weapon. And it could mean big [00:32:35] ex, you know, escalation. It could mean [00:32:39] uh a lot of bad things can happen. [00:32:42] Tomahawks are a big deal. But one thing [00:32:45] I have to say, we want tomahawks also. [00:32:48] We don't want to be giving away [00:32:51] things that we need to protect our [00:32:53] country. We have a very strong country [00:32:55] right now. We have a strong military. We [00:32:57] have the greatest military in the world. [00:32:59] We have the greatest weapons in the [00:33:00] world. I want to get this war over [00:33:06] >> Putin Trump tunnel to connect Russia and [00:33:09] Alaska. Are you interested? [00:33:10] >> I just heard about it. A tunnel from [00:33:13] Russia to Alaska. I just heard about [00:33:15] that one. That's an interesting one. [00:33:16] We'll have to think about that. I hadn't [00:33:18] heard that. We just did a nice road in [00:33:20] Alaska that's going to get us to a lot [00:33:22] of minerals and we have a piece of it, a [00:33:24] good piece of the ownership because of [00:33:26] the fact we made it possible. But uh [00:33:29] this came up yesterday, a tunnel from [00:33:32] Russia to Alaska. That's an interesting [00:33:33] What do you think of that, Mr. [00:33:34] President? Do you have any ideas? How do [00:33:36] you like that idea? [00:33:39] >> I'm not happy with this idea. [00:33:40] >> I don't think you're going to like it. I [00:33:42] don't think he liked it. I don't think [00:33:43] he liked it. President Trump, do you [00:33:45] think that Vladimir? Do you think that [00:33:47] was your your guidance? [00:33:49] >> Well, we had a senator that wanted, [00:33:52] remember, from Hawaii. She wanted a [00:33:54] tunnel from the mainland to Hawaii and [00:33:57] she said, "Well, we can't do that. So, [00:33:59] we're going to build a railroad to [00:34:00] Hawaii." Do you remember? She's a [00:34:02] current sitting senator, a Democrat. She [00:34:04] wants a railroad to go to Hawaii. Right? [00:34:07] You know who that is, right? She's [00:34:09] another She's another President [00:34:14] on your meeting with Putin. Aren't you [00:34:17] concerned that maybe the Russian [00:34:18] president is trying to buy himself more [00:34:21] time? [00:34:21] >> Yeah. Yeah, I am. But, you know, I've [00:34:24] been played all my life by the best of [00:34:26] them and I came out really well. Uh, so [00:34:31] it's possible. Yeah. A little time. It's [00:34:34] all right. But I I think that I'm pretty [00:34:37] good at this stuff. I think that he [00:34:38] wants to make a deal. [00:34:40] >> I made eight of them. I'm going to make [00:34:42] a ninth. I think he wants to make a deal [00:34:45] to be a paper tiger. Do you think [00:34:47] judging by the state of his economies? [00:34:49] >> Well, I think I think that he should [00:34:51] have won the war in a week. Yeah, I do [00:34:53] think and if we didn't if we didn't give [00:34:56] the uh anti-tank missiles, as you know, [00:34:59] the javelins they call them, uh they got [00:35:02] stuck in the mud. They would have been [00:35:04] in Kiev very quickly. they were heading [00:35:07] to Kiev. So, you know, in in war, you [00:35:11] have a lot of luck, too. You know, [00:35:12] people weather has won war and the cold [00:35:16] and the heat and all things take place [00:35:18] in war. But that was a very interesting [00:35:21] moment when the tank started rolling and [00:35:23] some brilliant general said, "Let's go [00:35:25] through the mud instead of going down [00:35:26] the highway." Right? So, they they got a [00:35:29] little bit lucky, but you know where [00:35:30] they really got lucky? I gave javelins. [00:35:32] That wasn't given by Barack Hussein [00:35:34] Obama. He gave them sheets. You know, [00:35:36] there's a statement, Obama gave him [00:35:39] sheets and I gave him the javelins. And [00:35:41] the javelins are a devastating weapon. [00:35:45] And that wasn't given by Obama. That was [00:35:49] given by because at the time it was [00:35:51] Obama. Uh that was given by that was [00:35:54] given by me. So it was like one of those [00:35:57] things. Uh and you had hundreds of them. [00:36:01] Hundreds of them. They're a devastating [00:36:03] weapon. We have a lot of devastating [00:36:04] weapons. I'd rather not use them. But [00:36:07] that was a big moment. You know, when [00:36:08] the tanks when the tanks got stuck, [00:36:12] they got stuck. And uh call it luck or [00:36:15] call it talent. I'm not sure what you'd [00:36:17] call it, but it was a big moment in [00:36:19] time. [00:36:19] >> Do you think Democrats would give you [00:36:21] credit? You think Democrats are when you [00:36:23] finally end this war like they did with [00:36:25] the war in the Middle East? And [00:36:27] >> I think right now the Democrats are [00:36:28] really damaged, mentally damaged. Uh [00:36:32] they want to take 1.5 trillion with a T [00:36:36] trillion dollars and give it to people [00:36:37] that invaded our country. They came into [00:36:40] our country illegally from prisons from [00:36:44] from mental institutions, gang members. [00:36:47] They want to give them health care and [00:36:49] take it away from our citizens. We're [00:36:51] not going to do that. $1.5 trillion. [00:36:53] They want to destroy They want to [00:36:55] destroy our health care system. We're [00:36:56] not going to let that happen. [00:36:59] Have you authorized CIA operations in [00:37:02] Venezuela as part of [00:37:03] >> Well, I wouldn't say that, but uh some [00:37:06] interesting things are happening around [00:37:08] the world. I'll say that. [00:37:10] >> Mr. President, it has been reported that [00:37:12] Maduro offered everything in its in his [00:37:15] country, all the natural resources. He [00:37:17] even recorded a message to you in [00:37:19] English recently uh offering mediation. [00:37:22] What could we do in order to stop that? [00:37:24] >> He has offered everything. He's offered [00:37:26] everything. You're right. You know why? [00:37:28] Because he doesn't want to around [00:37:30] with the United States. Thank you [00:37:32] everybody. [00:37:34] >> Thank you everybody. [00:37:36] Thank you guys. Thanks guys.