President Trump Participates in the Southern Boulevard Dedication Ceremony

[00:00:00] Heat. Heat. [00:00:09] [music] [00:00:17] [music] [00:00:20] Heat. Heat. [00:00:25] [music] [00:00:31] [music] [00:00:51] >> [music] [00:00:56] >> Good afternoon. Thank you all for being [00:00:58] here. [00:01:00] [applause] [00:01:02] >> Well, I am honored to stand before you [00:01:05] as the sponsor of the legislation that [00:01:07] established President Donald J. Trump [00:01:09] Boulevard. [00:01:14] But I have to be honest and give credit [00:01:17] where credit is due. Where's my husband? [00:01:19] Just after the election, my husband Eric [00:01:21] actually said, "Meg, you need to rename [00:01:23] Southern Boulevard President Donald J. [00:01:25] Trump Boulevard." [00:01:27] [cheering] [00:01:30] And I immediately maybe snapped at him [00:01:32] and said, "Eric, give me a few minutes. [00:01:34] I'm a freshman. I I I need some time." [00:01:36] But after a few minutes to process, uh, [00:01:39] I realized he was right, which is rare [00:01:41] in our marriage. I might point that out. [00:01:44] But I realized that it also needed to [00:01:46] happen. This is something that, um, was [00:01:47] a great idea. I'm in this role because [00:01:50] of our good friend who is here today, [00:01:53] FHP Director Dave Kerner, had uh, [00:01:57] [cheering] [00:01:59] he reached out to me and told me, Magg, [00:02:01] our state needs more servant leaders [00:02:03] that care. And I'm here because [00:02:05] President Trump spoke common sense when [00:02:08] common sense was um completely under [00:02:11] attack. So I am so grateful to be to uh [00:02:14] be a warrior here for you, sir. And to [00:02:17] have uh honestly [00:02:20] never thought I'd be in this role, just [00:02:22] a mom rescuing a lot of animals and [00:02:24] listening to you speak. President Trump, [00:02:26] you speak common sense. You speak [00:02:28] exactly what the people want and have [00:02:30] been wanting to hear for many, many [00:02:32] years. [cheering and applause] [00:02:33] Thank you. Thank you. [00:02:37] When I first filed the language though, [00:02:39] I was told we it wasn't allowed, that we [00:02:41] couldn't do this, but I am the youngest [00:02:43] of four and my father did coin me the [00:02:45] nudge. So, uh it served me well in the [00:02:47] Florida House uh determination. I I will [00:02:51] have to tell you that um [00:02:54] uh it was not just me. There were so [00:02:56] many members that you know we we would [00:02:58] kind of have the bill naming the process [00:03:00] is so interesting. It was first my bill. [00:03:02] it rolls into the road naming bill and [00:03:05] uh from there it goes to uh this you [00:03:08] know the house and the senate. So [00:03:10] there's so many people that are [00:03:11] involved. Representative I mean speaker [00:03:13] Perez you're such an incredible [00:03:15] supporter [applause] [00:03:17] and in [00:03:20] fact in your inaugural remarks you said [00:03:23] this is a member-driven process and this [00:03:25] is exactly what this this is a [00:03:27] member-driven process. This was exactly [00:03:29] how it played out. We had Representative [00:03:31] Nicks, Representative Brandon, Senator [00:03:34] um, President Albrittain in the Senate [00:03:37] and other senators and so many members [00:03:39] and staff that really worked hard to [00:03:41] make this happen. Uh, Ro, I I am a woman [00:03:44] of faith and I want to say Romans 13:7 [00:03:46] says, "Give honor and respect to all [00:03:49] those whom it is due." And President [00:03:52] Trump, today we're doing exactly that. [00:03:54] We we need to honor and respect you and [00:03:56] your family for everything that you have [00:03:58] done for us and in our country. So, [00:04:00] thank you [00:04:02] [applause and cheering] [00:04:04] I want to thank [00:04:07] thank you to all the officials that [00:04:08] voted and helped make this happen. It [00:04:10] doesn't it doesn't just even happen in [00:04:12] the state as I learned as a freshman. [00:04:14] You have to then go through many [00:04:15] municipalities which was a learning [00:04:17] process for me as well. But I want to [00:04:19] thank my staff, Kate, Lex, and [00:04:21] Alexander. You guys are all rock stars. [00:04:23] I'm so grateful to have you part of my [00:04:25] team. [00:04:28] [applause] [00:04:30] President Donald J. Trump Boulevard now [00:04:32] stands as a permanent reminder for [00:04:34] courage, leadership, and unapologetic [00:04:36] patriotism. I am proud to have played a [00:04:38] role in to make that happen. And I'm [00:04:40] looking forward to the airport where [00:04:43] greatness takes off. [00:04:45] [cheering] [00:04:46] [applause] [00:04:50] >> You like that? Where greatness takes [00:04:51] off. [00:04:54] It is truly my honor to introduce the [00:04:58] most incredible president of our [00:05:00] lifetime, President Donald J. Trump. [00:05:02] [cheering] [00:05:07] [applause] [00:05:11] [applause] [00:05:16] That is something that's very special. [00:05:18] That was a beautiful introduction and it [00:05:21] was from the heart. I could see that [00:05:23] sometimes I get introduced not from the [00:05:25] heart. We know that. We know about that, [00:05:27] Danny. But this was uh amazing to see so [00:05:31] many dignitaries, political leaders from [00:05:34] Florida and beyond. It's uh really nice. [00:05:37] Oh, that looks very nice that you're [00:05:38] caring and that's a that's beautiful. [00:05:42] Thank you. Wow. [00:05:44] That's the real deal. Thank you very [00:05:46] much. We appreciate it. All All top [00:05:49] people in this room. really amazing [00:05:51] people and we have a lot of media back [00:05:54] there. We appreciate that you're here. [00:05:56] We very much appreciate that you're [00:05:57] here. See, I'm being nice today to the [00:05:59] media. I think I have uh but a very [00:06:02] special thanks to State Representative [00:06:05] Meg Weinberger. The job she's doing is [00:06:07] amazing [cheering and applause] [00:06:10] and she's going to do very well [00:06:12] politically. I used to tell her, I don't [00:06:14] know, that's a tough race. That's a [00:06:15] tough race, but go do it. And she did it [00:06:18] and she won. And then a lot of people [00:06:20] didn't think she was going to be able to [00:06:22] win, beating people that were doing it [00:06:24] for a long time. You weren't doing it [00:06:26] for a long time, but uh you become a [00:06:29] veteran very fast. And you've done very [00:06:31] well. Congratulations. We appreciate it. [00:06:34] They call a magame. And now and now when [00:06:38] you have that, you can never lose a [00:06:39] race. You can't lose. People just didn't [00:06:42] understand that you can't lose a race, [00:06:43] right, with that. Thank you, darling. [00:06:45] And where's your husband, by the way? [00:06:46] Where is he, Eric? [00:06:47] >> My arm handy. Wow, great job. Thank you [00:06:50] very much for that reference. That was a [00:06:52] very important reference. Thank you, [00:06:54] Eric, very much. And speaking of Eric, I [00:06:56] have Eric Trump right here. [cheering] [00:06:59] Who's a great guy? [applause] [00:07:02] He's a a great young guy and he's uh [00:07:05] done a fantastic job. When I'm away, I [00:07:07] don't know, I I've look at uh I see [00:07:10] things happening all over the world and [00:07:12] him, the whole family has been so [00:07:14] terrific. But Eric has been right there [00:07:16] at the front and I appreciate it very [00:07:17] much. She's a great boy. We love that [00:07:19] boy. [applause] [00:07:21] We love that boy. Thank you, honey. [00:07:23] Appreciate it. And I'm thrilled to be [00:07:25] back in my home state of Florida and [00:07:27] this truly incredible privilege. I moved [00:07:30] down here. I love New York, but it was [00:07:32] just it just worked that way. And, you [00:07:34] know, we won we won Florida so so much [00:07:37] and by so big and it's been and it [00:07:40] continues just continues. We even have [00:07:42] club 47 here. Look at these [00:07:44] representatives. used to be club 45. [00:07:47] [applause] [00:07:48] Then they said, "I think we're going to [00:07:49] change it to club 47." And we're having [00:07:51] a good time. Let me tell you, we're [00:07:53] doing really, we're doing a job for our [00:07:55] country. We're saving our country [00:07:57] because if they would have gotten in, [00:07:59] this country would have been a place [00:08:01] known as Venezuela on steroids. It would [00:08:04] have been uh in big trouble. So, we did [00:08:07] we did a job. And so many of the people, [00:08:10] Gina, so many of the people in the room [00:08:12] uh they helped so much. It's incredible. [00:08:15] So, I'm tremendously honored that the [00:08:18] main boulevard from Palm Beach [00:08:19] International Airport to the beautiful [00:08:21] Mara Lago is being renamed in my honor. [00:08:24] That's a very important stretch. A lot [00:08:26] of people, a lot of important people, [00:08:28] and I don't care if they're important or [00:08:30] not, but important and not important [00:08:31] people traveling that road. But I love [00:08:34] the people of Florida. I love the entire [00:08:36] Palm Beach area. I've been here for a [00:08:38] long time, and I want to thank you all [00:08:40] for being here. I'll remember this [00:08:42] amazing gesture for the rest of my life [00:08:44] and in particular Meg and Eric and all [00:08:47] of the uh the people that work so hard [00:08:49] for this. I also want to thank a man [00:08:51] who's amazing. He's an administrator. [00:08:53] He's one of the most talented people in [00:08:55] the country at what he does. Joe [00:08:57] Abbruso, he's here someplace. Joe, [00:09:00] [applause] [00:09:01] what a talented guy. [00:09:04] There's nobody better in the whole [00:09:05] country at what he does. So what he does [00:09:07] is not easy, but everybody respects him [00:09:10] and everybody listens to him and he's [00:09:12] got great uh values, but he's got a [00:09:14] great sense of uh design and everything [00:09:16] else that you need. You need a lot of [00:09:19] capability in that job and you have [00:09:20] every every bit of it. Thank you, Joe, [00:09:22] very much. I appreciate it. Thank you. [00:09:24] And who is that young lady? [00:09:28] >> Thank you very much. Fantastic. It's [00:09:30] good to have you both. Let me also [00:09:32] express my gratitude to all of the [00:09:34] members of the Florida House. many of [00:09:36] whom I've gotten to know over the years [00:09:38] and the Senate. Incredible people. I [00:09:41] mean, literally incredible people who [00:09:44] united behind the legislation, granting [00:09:46] me this great honor, including the [00:09:48] Speaker of the House, Danny Perez, who I [00:09:50] think has a hell of a future. I don't [00:09:52] know what you're doing, Danny, but what [00:09:53] a future. Wow. [00:09:57] Because he has an unlimited political [00:09:59] future, but uh whatever you choose, I'm [00:10:01] behind you 100%. You know that, Danny. [00:10:03] Thank you for a great job. Great job. [00:10:07] And state senator President Ben [00:10:10] Albrittain. I want to thank you, Ben. [00:10:12] Uh, good job you're doing. You're doing [00:10:15] Everybody's respected in this group. You [00:10:16] know, they get along down in Florida, [00:10:18] although I can't say that's necessarily [00:10:20] always the case. I guess you probably [00:10:22] have a couple of people that you maybe [00:10:24] not as friendly with, but you are great [00:10:26] people. Ben, thank you very much. I [00:10:28] appreciate it. along with state [00:10:30] representatives Danny Nicks, Chuck [00:10:33] Brandon, Chip Lamar, Mike Roondo, Juan [00:10:38] Carlos Paras, and State Senator Debbie [00:10:42] Mayfield. Thank you all for being here. [00:10:44] Thank you. Thank you very much. [00:10:46] [applause] [00:10:48] And we're also pleased to be joined by [00:10:51] many distinguished guests, including [00:10:52] Congressman, a friend of mine for a long [00:10:54] time, Brian Mast. [cheering] [00:10:59] Thank you, Brian. What a great guy. [00:11:02] People love that guy. And another friend [00:11:05] of mine and somebody I mean, you talk [00:11:08] about attorney generals, there's no [00:11:09] better attorney general than this one. [00:11:11] He better win this race because I think [00:11:13] he's going to. We're four I'm 407 and0. [00:11:16] And I gave him my strongest endorsement. [00:11:19] And uh James Um. So, where is James? [00:11:23] [applause] [00:11:24] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [00:11:27] Thank you very much. You You're doing [00:11:30] good. How are the polls doing? Pretty [00:11:31] good. [00:11:32] >> It's a blowout, but let's not say that. [00:11:34] Let's say you're winning by one or [00:11:36] losing by one. Doesn't make any [00:11:37] difference. Get them out to vote. Right. [00:11:39] It was an honor to endorse you and [00:11:41] congratulations. [00:11:43] Doing a great job. [00:11:46] And I want to thank Ron, too, because [00:11:47] Ron has been uh really behind this with [00:11:50] Meg and everybody else. And he he we did [00:11:52] have his back in 100%. I appreciate it. [00:11:55] And uh it's a great honor. Thank you [00:11:57] very much. See you. Florida Agricultural [00:12:00] Commissioner Wilton Simpson, who I've [00:12:02] been with for a long time, right? [00:12:04] [applause and cheering] [00:12:05] I've been with him for a long time and I [00:12:08] appreciate Thanks. Well, appreciate it [00:12:10] very much. Executive Director of the [00:12:12] Florida Department of Highway Safety and [00:12:13] Motor Vehicles, Dave Kerner, who had so [00:12:16] much to do with this. [cheering] [00:12:18] Thank you. Thank you, Dave. [00:12:22] Mayor of Palm Beach, Danielle Moore. [00:12:24] She's a terrific woman. Where is [00:12:26] Danielle? Thank you, Danielle. [00:12:29] [applause] We're working on a little [00:12:31] project. Nice, beautiful, clean, crisp [00:12:34] water. Right, sir. [00:12:35] >> And she's leading it. And she's [00:12:37] incredible. Just like her mother was [00:12:38] incredible and is Oh, where's mom? I [00:12:41] want to see mom. Oh, there. You look [00:12:43] good. You look very good. raing the a [00:12:47] former mayor of Palm Beach and highly [00:12:50] respected. Who's respected more? You or [00:12:52] your mother? I don't know. It's pretty [00:12:54] close, right? You're pretty close. She [00:12:56] says mom is respected more. That's good. [00:12:57] That a daughter better say that, right? [00:13:00] Thank you, darling. Appreciate it. [00:13:02] That's great. Thank you, Danielle. Glad [00:13:04] you told me she was here. Former mayor [00:13:07] Lesie Smith is here, who's great and a [00:13:09] very a formerly very good golfer. I [00:13:11] think she's still a good golfer. Lesie, [00:13:13] where's Lesie? Lesie, thank you very [00:13:16] much, Lesie. [00:13:17] >> Thank you, Mr. President. [00:13:18] >> Thank you. Thank you, darling. I [00:13:20] appreciate it. We've known each other [00:13:23] for a long time. Incredible people. And [00:13:26] the members of the Palm Beach Town [00:13:27] Council are here. Thank you all very [00:13:30] much. You do a great job. You love the [00:13:31] town. I love the town, too. I had a lot [00:13:34] of choice on towns and I said, "This is [00:13:36] the town I want to be in." So, I we all [00:13:39] love it and uh it's an honor to have [00:13:41] saved Mara Lago. You know, most of these [00:13:43] great houses went down. They went down [00:13:46] uh rapidly and they were subdivided into [00:13:49] 25 homes, etc., etc. And I'll tell you [00:13:52] what, uh this was an honor, but uh they [00:13:56] like me because I saved the house. [00:13:58] Somebody said they like me because [00:13:59] you're a great president, but they like [00:14:01] you more because I saved Marago. Saving [00:14:03] Mara Lago was to them more important. [00:14:07] >> Thank you very much. I like you. Thank [00:14:09] you very much. [00:14:12] uh, mayor of Palm Beach County, who I [00:14:15] endorsed by the way, Sarah Baxter. [00:14:18] Sarah, hi Sarah. Congratulations, Sarah. [00:14:22] So, we're at 407 and0. We have to make [00:14:25] sure that you're going to, but I think [00:14:26] it's going to work out very well. [00:14:27] Congratulations. You had so many people [00:14:29] that said, "You got to be with her." I [00:14:31] said, "I am. I am." So, good luck with [00:14:33] the election. I know it's going to work [00:14:34] out very well. Thank you. Good luck. uh [00:14:37] the members of the county commission and [00:14:40] the West Palm Beach City Commission who [00:14:43] are unbelievable people. They love the [00:14:46] area. They just they work hard and [00:14:48] they're good. Where where are you? Can [00:14:50] you raise your hands a little bit? [00:14:52] Great, great, great, great, great. Thank [00:14:55] you. Thank you. Great job you're doing. [00:14:59] You know, we're all working together [00:15:00] this place. We have uh we're working on [00:15:03] a little water project and if we can get [00:15:05] the water perfect, it'll be great. [00:15:07] Mayor, you're you're heading it up from [00:15:08] this part of the world and I know [00:15:10] they're working in West Palm Beach in [00:15:11] the area and we'll see whether it's [00:15:13] desalinization or filtering. There's a [00:15:16] couple of different ways we can do it, [00:15:18] but whatever we can do, I think it would [00:15:19] be great. We're working along with West [00:15:21] Palm Beach also. So, thank you and thank [00:15:23] you, Mayor. Uh Dan Nulan is here and [00:15:27] Gina Lden is here and Linda Soch is here [00:15:31] and Larry and Sue Snowden is are here. [00:15:34] Thank you, Larry and Sue. Thank you. And [00:15:37] basically just sort of like everybody's [00:15:40] here and it's really something special. [00:15:42] We're pleased to be in the same [00:15:45] legislation [00:15:47] as it renames another section of [00:15:49] Southern Boulevard in a very nice [00:15:51] section indeed. I know it well. In honor [00:15:53] of three brave motorcycle deputies from [00:15:56] the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office who were [00:15:57] killed last year in a horrific accident. [00:16:00] Horrible. [00:16:01] It was uh a [clears throat] horrible [00:16:04] situation. [00:16:05] But I saw a lot of I saw so much love. I [00:16:07] saw everybody in this room was there [00:16:09] plus plus at our we had a ceremony in [00:16:13] honor of these three incredible people. [00:16:15] Corporal Louise Piaz Jr. who is just uh [00:16:21] Louise PZ was uh somebody was loved and [00:16:24] respected by so many people. They all [00:16:26] said thank you for being there in honor [00:16:28] of her. And Deputy Sheriff Ralph Butch [00:16:32] Waller Jr. and Deputy Sheriff Ignacio, [00:16:35] Dan Diaz, the three of them that what [00:16:38] what happened to them just was [00:16:40] unbelievable. The ceremony was one of [00:16:42] the most beautiful and saddest [00:16:43] ceremonies that I've ever attended. But [00:16:46] I was deeply honored to be there on May [00:16:49] 1st. I bestowed the honor of first ever. [00:16:53] These were medals that were worked on by [00:16:56] my son Eric very hard. We had a great [00:17:00] jeweler. Can I say the name of the [00:17:01] jeweler? Tiffany [00:17:04] and they they uh came up with a a really [00:17:08] incredible medal and it's called the [00:17:10] medals of sacrifice and they did a [00:17:13] beautiful job and it was really led by [00:17:15] Eric Trump. So I want to thank you Eric [00:17:17] too. Thank you. [00:17:21] [applause] And unfortunately when events [00:17:23] certain events happen like that and they [00:17:25] do happen. They do happen. They [00:17:27] shouldn't happen but they do happen. and [00:17:29] we're going to do the medal ceremony. [00:17:31] It's going to be something special. So, [00:17:34] today we pay tribute to them and to [00:17:36] those uh to the loved ones. Some of [00:17:39] their family members are here. We love [00:17:40] their family members, what they went [00:17:42] through. Those deputies will live in our [00:17:45] hearts forever. And Florida will [00:17:46] remember them always with the PBSO [00:17:50] Motorman Highway. PBSO Motorman Highway. [00:17:54] It's great, beautiful thing. I'm going [00:17:56] to see it every time I go up that road. [00:17:59] Today's dedication ceremony for [00:18:00] President Donald J. Trump Boulevard is [00:18:03] special meaning to me because I've [00:18:05] always had the unique bond with the [00:18:07] great state of Florida. [00:18:10] We had tremendous uh success here. I've [00:18:12] been part of the community for more than [00:18:15] 40 years. We won big here in Florida all [00:18:17] three times. We set every record every [00:18:19] time. And in 2024, we swept 61 of 67 [00:18:23] Florida counties. Nobody's ever done [00:18:25] that and carried the state by almost two [00:18:28] million votes which is the record. And [00:18:32] uh then I was followed also from the [00:18:35] governor's standpoint with Ron who did [00:18:37] fantastically also and we really it's [00:18:39] we've turned this state there are a few [00:18:41] Democrats in the I don't want to get [00:18:43] into this but we've turned the state [00:18:45] extraordinarily red I would say wouldn't [00:18:48] you say you'll find out you're going to [00:18:50] see but over the past 12 months [00:18:52] Florida's trust and confidence has [00:18:54] really paid off because you made a [00:18:57] correct choice one year ago we were I [00:18:59] say it dead country the king of Saudi [00:19:01] Arabia I was over in Saudi Arabia [00:19:03] getting money for the for the country he [00:19:06] put up $2 trillion [00:19:08] gave us I'd like to invest in the United [00:19:10] States $2 trillion that's a lot of money [00:19:13] and then I went to Qatar $2 trillion and [00:19:16] I went to the United Arab Emirates [00:19:20] Muhammad $2 trillion so we took in six [00:19:24] trillion that's why we have 18 because [00:19:25] we got six from three countries that [00:19:27] helps right Laura is that right hi Laura [00:19:32] Boy, you are something. What spirit you [00:19:34] have, [00:19:36] >> Laura. Laura Loomer, thank you, honey, [00:19:38] for being here. I appreciate it. She's, [00:19:41] you know, she can be a little nasty, but [00:19:43] to me, she's always nice, so that's all [00:19:44] that matters. I want her to stay that [00:19:46] way, too. But, uh, I was over there and [00:19:51] he looked at me, the king of Saudi [00:19:52] Arabia. He said, you know, I can't [00:19:54] believe it. This was a few months ago. [00:19:57] Took back all that money for the [00:19:58] country. He said, "I can't believe this [00:20:01] is happening cuz one year ago you were a [00:20:03] dead country and now you're the hottest [00:20:05] country in the world." And I use that [00:20:07] quote all over. And it's true. We were a [00:20:10] dead country and now we are the hottest [00:20:13] country anywhere in the world. We're [00:20:14] taking in more income than any country. [00:20:18] We're doing better than any country. The [00:20:20] stock market's doing better than [00:20:22] anyone's ever seen before. We have the [00:20:24] best stock market we've ever seen. 401ks [00:20:26] are doing better than they've ever done [00:20:28] before. They're up 78% in many cases. [00:20:32] But starting on day one, we fully [00:20:33] secured our southern boulevard and [00:20:36] stopped the and think of it as we were [00:20:39] securing Southern Boulevard, making [00:20:40] Florida great. We're also securing a [00:20:43] thing called the southern border and [00:20:45] making that great. And we stopped the [00:20:46] invasion of our country. So Florida's [00:20:49] been ahead of our time. [00:20:52] Florida was ahead. It led the way, but [00:20:54] we stopped the this was an invasion on [00:20:57] our border. And you know, I don't know [00:20:59] if this is correct because it can't be [00:21:00] correct. It's too good. But for the last [00:21:03] 8 months, there have been no people that [00:21:06] came into our country illegally. Now, I [00:21:09] don't know if that's possible. How do [00:21:11] you go from 25 million people in four [00:21:13] years to zero people? But the people, [00:21:17] Wilton, the people that report this are [00:21:20] Democrats, so it must be true. I mean [00:21:22] they got but it's [snorts] like eight [00:21:24] months now and they reported every month [00:21:27] no people came into our country so I [00:21:30] don't know illegally a lot of people are [00:21:32] coming illegally they're going through a [00:21:34] process but we don't want the illegal [00:21:36] coming and you look at what's happening [00:21:38] in Minnesota it's so sad and it's so sad [00:21:40] because ICE you know ICE is taking out [00:21:43] murderers they're taking out drug lords [00:21:46] they're taking out people from mental [00:21:48] institutions bringing them back to their [00:21:50] country they're taking out the roughest [00:21:52] est roughest people trendwa [00:21:55] the jails are emptied out from Venezuela [00:21:57] now I like Venezuela very much I say [00:21:59] good things I don't talk about Venezuela [00:22:02] in a negative I think it's a wonderful [00:22:03] country we just uh we just were it's [00:22:07] very interesting it was it's so much [00:22:09] different it's changed so much in [00:22:11] literally a week uh it was one of the [00:22:14] great military maneuvers of all time it [00:22:17] was like flawless was one of the great [00:22:19] of all time [applause] [00:22:21] But [00:22:23] we're dealing with the new president. [00:22:24] We're doing dealing with a lot of the [00:22:26] people that were running the country. [00:22:28] And uh they had our first thing is they [00:22:31] said, "We have 50 million barrels." Hard [00:22:34] to believe, Eric. I said, "Is there such [00:22:36] a thing as 50 million barrels?" 50 [00:22:38] million barrels of oil and we have to [00:22:41] get it processed immediately because we [00:22:44] have no room. Will you take it? I said, [00:22:46] "We'll take it." I didn't have to [00:22:48] consult with anybody on that. I didn't [00:22:50] have to call up our great attorney [00:22:52] general. I said we will take it and uh [00:22:55] it's the equivalent of $5.2 billion. [00:22:58] That was the first day and it's now [00:22:59] traveling nicely to the United States. [00:23:02] And uh we've had a great relationship [00:23:04] with the people that that uh are [00:23:07] currently the they call they say the [00:23:09] interim president and everybody else. [00:23:11] And it's been uh I think a lot of [00:23:13] pressure has been released because you [00:23:15] know that was a great country 20 years [00:23:16] ago and then it went bad because it had [00:23:19] the wrong system. It had a bad system [00:23:21] and we can't ever fall into a position [00:23:23] we have that where we have that system [00:23:25] because that system isn't going to work. [00:23:27] That system can make a lot of people [00:23:28] that are good people bad people or [00:23:30] incompetent people. But we passed the [00:23:33] largest tax cuts in history, the largest [00:23:35] regulatory cuts in history, and the [00:23:37] largest spending cuts in history. And [00:23:39] that got done. We call it the great big [00:23:41] beautiful bill. We have no tax on tips, [00:23:44] no tax on social security, no tax on [00:23:47] overtime. Uh people that buy a car, they [00:23:50] get a deduction now on their interest if [00:23:51] they buy a car and borrow money. Never [00:23:53] happened before. you know, rich people [00:23:56] that got used to taking deductions. [00:23:58] People in middle class situations or [00:24:01] lower than middle class, uh, they never [00:24:03] got deductions on anything they can. [00:24:05] Now, I think it's going to have a huge [00:24:06] impact. We're building more factories in [00:24:08] the United States now than at any time [00:24:11] in our history. And we have $18 trillion [00:24:14] being invested. [applause] [00:24:16] We have 18, Think of that, $18 trillion, [00:24:19] more than any country has ever had by [00:24:22] five times. Think of that. There's never [00:24:25] been anything even close. Three trillion [00:24:27] is the record. We're going to be, I [00:24:29] think, at over 18. Through 10 months, it [00:24:32] was 18. We could crack 20 by the time we [00:24:37] have our first year, which will be in a [00:24:38] little while, January 20th. So, I just [00:24:42] uh I mean, it's been it's been amazing. [00:24:45] We also did a couple of other things. [00:24:47] Critical race theory and transgender [00:24:49] insanity is out of our schools and out [00:24:51] of our lives. and [applause] [00:24:55] and we got men out of women's sports [00:24:57] officially out of [cheering] women's [00:24:59] sports. [applause] [00:25:02] And everyone said, "Well, that's an 8020 [00:25:04] issue." No, that's a 982 issue. I don't [00:25:07] even think it's 982. Military [00:25:10] recruitment is setting records. A year [00:25:11] ago, uh, and now you have to go a year [00:25:15] and a half ago, I guess. But a year ago, [00:25:18] military recruitment was at an all-time [00:25:20] low. And that included for police and [00:25:22] firemen. And now military recruitment, [00:25:25] police and firemen is the highest it's [00:25:27] ever been. We have never had this many [00:25:29] people apply for jobs. We've never seen [00:25:31] anything like it. And we hire now on a [00:25:34] merit-based system because we won the [00:25:36] court case, the Supreme Court case. [00:25:37] Everything's based now on merit. So we [00:25:40] get people in merit as opposed to [00:25:42] putting people in jobs that maybe [00:25:43] shouldn't be there. Whether it's nice or [00:25:46] not, it's how our country grew. It's how [00:25:47] our country became great. So we have [00:25:49] [applause] a merit-based system. In less [00:25:53] than a year, we made eight peace deals [00:25:55] and ended the war in Gaza. We have peace [00:25:57] in the Middle East. Nobody thought that [00:25:59] was going to be possible. We stopped [00:26:01] India and Pakistan from fighting. Two [00:26:04] nuclear nations. They say many millions [00:26:06] of people. the P the Pakistani prime [00:26:08] minister said Donald Trump saved at [00:26:10] least 10 million people and uh it was [00:26:14] amazing and it's an honor [applause] [00:26:17] and we obliterated Iran's nuclear [00:26:19] enrichment capacity with operation [00:26:22] midnight hammer that was another [00:26:24] operation that was incredible and then [00:26:26] you have Albaghdaddy [00:26:28] we got out that's a founder of ISIS was [00:26:30] rebuilding ISIS got him and Salamani [00:26:33] he's the one the road the roadside bomb [00:26:36] And frankly, he was a strong general and [00:26:39] maybe we wouldn't have been so [00:26:40] successful. I think we would have, but [00:26:42] maybe we wouldn't have been so [00:26:44] successful in Iran had he been around, [00:26:46] but he destroyed a lot of lives. And a [00:26:49] lot of young people that walk around [00:26:51] with no legs, no arms, a face that was [00:26:53] just, you know, just smashed. He was the [00:26:56] father of the roadside bomb and he knew [00:26:58] how to do it. We got him. And as I [00:27:00] announced earlier this month from right [00:27:02] here at Mara Lago, we apprehended the [00:27:05] outlaw known as dictator Nicholas Maduro [00:27:08] of Venezuela [cheering and applause] [00:27:11] for his crimes against the United States [00:27:13] and the rest of the world. And actually, [00:27:16] no other nation in the world could have [00:27:18] done that. And they actually admit that [00:27:19] there's no other nation could have done [00:27:21] what we did a week ago. Every single day [00:27:23] of my administration, I will continue to [00:27:26] put America first and fight for the [00:27:28] great state of Florida. I love this [00:27:30] state. Special place. I don't know. It's [00:27:32] just special. You know it. I know it. A [00:27:34] lot of people know because a lot of [00:27:35] people are coming here. So that when [00:27:38] people see that the beautiful sign is [00:27:40] all lit up nice at night and it says [00:27:43] Donald J. Trump Boulevard, they'll be [00:27:46] filled with pride. Just pride not in me. [00:27:48] Pride in our country. Pride in this [00:27:50] state. Because our nation will be [00:27:52] stronger, richer, and more successful, [00:27:54] which is what it is right now. We're [00:27:56] stronger, richer, and more successful [00:27:58] than we have ever been before. And I [00:28:00] didn't know the big surprise is that we [00:28:02] could do it this quickly. I thought it [00:28:03] would take us a couple of years maybe, [00:28:05] but we did it very quickly. I mean, it's [00:28:07] been 11 months. And we've never had [00:28:10] anything like it. More factories, more [00:28:13] everything. There's never been anything [00:28:14] like we like what we've done. And that [00:28:16] means car factories, too. Not just the [00:28:18] AI. The AI is unbelievable what's [00:28:20] happening there. We're leading China by [00:28:22] a lot, but we're building more car [00:28:24] factories than at any time in the [00:28:26] history of our country. Who would think [00:28:27] that [00:28:30] and that's largely because of tariffs. [00:28:32] They don't want to pay the tariff. It's [00:28:33] pretty simple formula. You know, China [00:28:35] became powerful because of that. They [00:28:37] don't want to pay the tariff, but it [00:28:39] only works really here. It works best [00:28:41] here. What a lot of people don't [00:28:42] understand, it doesn't work in most [00:28:43] countries, but here it works great. So, [00:28:46] because of that, we have more things [00:28:47] happening than we've ever had. And I [00:28:49] think you're going to see an explosion. [00:28:50] and you already see it in all fairness, [00:28:52] but this next year could be just an [00:28:54] explosion of success. So [snorts] once [00:28:57] again, I want to express my gratitude to [00:28:59] every official who contributed to this [00:29:01] great honor. In particular, Meg, who's [00:29:03] an incredible What a future. She's got a [00:29:06] good future, too, Daddy. Right. [00:29:07] [cheering] [00:29:08] Come here. [00:29:12] [applause] [00:29:14] And I want to thank especially [00:29:16] my son and I want to thank the great [00:29:18] people of Florida. This is just an [00:29:21] amazing day for me and it's an amazing [00:29:23] place and we're going to have three more [00:29:26] great years, but hopefully we're going [00:29:27] to have many, many decades of greatness [00:29:30] in this country that we have it off to [00:29:31] the right start. Thank you all very [00:29:33] much. What an honor. Thank you. Thank [00:29:36] you. Thank you very much. Good luck. [00:29:39] Thank you fellas. Appreciate [00:29:40] [applause and cheering] it. One is [00:29:48] >> special. [00:29:52] [cheering] [00:29:55] [applause] [00:29:59] >> That's a serious sign. [00:30:03] Wilton, you want to come up here? You [00:30:04] look at that. Come on. I don't know if [00:30:06] you're going to compete with it, Wilton. [00:30:07] This is all of a sudden you're looking a [00:30:10] little bit a little bit squeezy there. [00:30:13] >> Let's see. Good. [00:30:16] >> Oh, that's great. Wow. I love that. [00:30:19] >> Greatest president in in our lifetime. [00:30:21] Wilton, how old are you? That sounds [00:30:23] very [00:30:25] >> And you do a great job, too. Thank you [00:30:27] very much. Appreciate it. [00:30:30] Thank [applause] you. [00:30:35] Thank you. [00:30:37] Thank you all very much. You know, we [00:30:39] have a wedding here now. So they said, [00:30:41] "Sir, is there any way you can move it [00:30:43] quickly?" I said, "I'm not moving it [00:30:44] quickly. Wait." And the people getting [00:30:46] married outside and they said, "Take [00:30:48] your time, sir. This is an honor." So [00:30:50] it's sort of cute. Have a good time. [00:30:52] Thank you everybody. Thank you. [00:30:53] [cheering] [00:31:00] [music]