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[00:00:00] start with that because um we discussed [00:00:02] this amongst other things. We had the [00:00:05] best part of an hour I think upstairs uh [00:00:07] earlier today just onetoone um going [00:00:10] through a number of affairs world [00:00:12] affairs uh in private um and we [00:00:15] absolutely agree on the need for peace [00:00:18] and a road map because the situation in [00:00:21] Gaza is intolerable. Um the hostages [00:00:24] have been held for a very very long time [00:00:27] and they must be freed. um and we need [00:00:30] aid to get into Gaza at speed. And so [00:00:34] it's within that context um of a plan [00:00:37] for peace which we're working uh hard on [00:00:40] which not only did we discuss this [00:00:42] morning um but our two teams have been [00:00:44] working together on that the question of [00:00:46] recognition needs to be seen. And so [00:00:49] it's part of that overall package which [00:00:53] um hopefully takes us from the appalling [00:00:56] situation we're in now to u the outcome [00:00:59] of a safe and secure Israel which we do [00:01:02] not have and a viable Palestinian state. [00:01:04] Thank you. [00:01:05] >> Well simply I want the hostages released [00:01:08] now. Right now not one two we'll give [00:01:12] you three more tomorrow and you know [00:01:14] like it's been but we're the ones that [00:01:16] got all the hostages released. We got [00:01:17] many many they came many of came to the [00:01:20] oval office and I've heard stories like [00:01:23] I've never thought even possible. There [00:01:26] was no humanity know anything. I said to [00:01:28] them I said was there any warmth shown [00:01:31] during this stay like they offered you a [00:01:34] little extra meal. They uh gave you a [00:01:37] little smile and they said don't worry [00:01:38] you'll be okay. And every one of them [00:01:40] said not even a little bit. Amazing, you [00:01:43] know, to think that during this stay, [00:01:45] long stay in some cases, we had a man [00:01:47] the other day, 451 days he was there. I [00:01:50] always ask that question. And was there [00:01:53] any warmth, you know, just a little word [00:01:55] of, you know, encouragement and the [00:01:58] answer is every time absolutely not. I'm [00:02:00] I'm shocked to hear it because in the [00:02:02] worst cases, there's always somebody [00:02:03] that comes through. We have to remember [00:02:06] October 7th, one of the worst, [00:02:10] most violent days in the history of the [00:02:12] world. Not just there, the history of [00:02:14] the world. And I got to see the tapes [00:02:16] and I wish I didn't see them actually, [00:02:18] but I got to see them. And uh I want an [00:02:21] end. I want the hostages released and I [00:02:26] think it's going to be okay. But it has [00:02:27] been a brutal period of time. But this [00:02:30] has been going on for a long time. This [00:02:31] is not something that's uh over the last [00:02:34] year, two years, but this has been for [00:02:37] decades and decades, but we want it to [00:02:39] end. We have to have the hostages back [00:02:41] immediately. That's what the people of [00:02:42] Israel want. They want them back and we [00:02:45] want the fighting to stop and it's going [00:02:47] to stop. Uh but a lot of bad things. You [00:02:50] know, Hamas said that they're going to [00:02:51] put the hostages up as bait. They're [00:02:54] going to put the hostages in front of [00:02:55] any attack. And that's pretty brutal. We [00:02:59] haven't heard that one in a long time. [00:03:01] So we have to remember that. So I have a [00:03:03] disagreement with the prime minister on [00:03:05] that score. Okay. One of our few [00:03:08] disagreements actually. [00:03:10] >> Sorry. Uh can I take Jack from the Sun? [00:03:13] >> Jack, [00:03:14] >> thank you both. Jack Alson from the Sun. [00:03:16] Mr. President, in the nine months you've [00:03:18] been in office, you've been incredibly [00:03:19] successful in all but eliminating [00:03:21] crossings and your southern border. [00:03:23] Yeah. [00:03:23] >> Meanwhile, illegal migration is at [00:03:25] record levels in Britain. The prime [00:03:26] minister is trying to tackle that. What [00:03:28] advice would you give to the man [00:03:29] standing next to you on trying to stop [00:03:31] illegal migration in Britain? And Prime [00:03:33] Minister, if I can just ask, the [00:03:34] president is all about drill baby drill [00:03:36] in terms of trying to secure American [00:03:39] energy and cut bills for Americans. [00:03:41] Meanwhile, you are turning Britain's [00:03:43] back on oil and gas in favor of [00:03:45] renewable energies such as wind [00:03:46] turbines. Why do you think that you are [00:03:48] right and he is wrong? [00:03:50] So we had uh millions of people flowing [00:03:53] in totally unchecked, totally unvetted [00:03:56] from the Biden administration. [00:03:59] 25 million in my opinion that would be [00:04:02] about 25 million. They came from [00:04:04] prisons. They came from mental [00:04:06] institutions. They were gang members. [00:04:08] They were drug dealers. They came from [00:04:11] the Congo. They came from all parts of [00:04:14] South America. They came from [00:04:15] everywhere. Think of it. prisons from [00:04:19] the Congo being released into the United [00:04:21] States. Prisons opened up in Venezuela [00:04:24] and many other countries pouring into [00:04:26] the United States. And I couldn't [00:04:29] believe it. One of the reasons I decided [00:04:30] to run. I decided to run because [00:04:34] I don't want to be controversial, but [00:04:36] you see what's happened and you see all [00:04:38] the information that's come out. We won [00:04:40] in 2020 big. And I said, "Let's run. We [00:04:43] got to run." Because I saw what was [00:04:45] happening. And the worst thing that I [00:04:46] saw was all of these people, you know, [00:04:48] we've already solved inflation. We've [00:04:50] solved prices. Oil is way down. Energy [00:04:52] is way down in the United States. But [00:04:55] what uh what I saw happening with [00:04:58] millions of people pouring into our [00:05:00] country, I couldn't I couldn't stand to [00:05:02] watch it. And we've done a great job. [00:05:04] Nobody, if you've seen the last I [00:05:07] appreciate your question, by the way. [00:05:08] Nobody. Absolutely zero. And I'm not [00:05:11] even sure that's possible, but it's a [00:05:13] very liberal group that come out with [00:05:14] those statistics. Last three months, we [00:05:16] had zero from millions of people. A year [00:05:19] ago, we had zero people enter our [00:05:22] country illegally. And we do have people [00:05:24] coming in legally through a legal [00:05:25] process and testing and lots of other [00:05:28] things. I think it's very important and [00:05:30] we speak about it and I think your [00:05:33] situation is very similar. you know, you [00:05:35] have people coming in and I I told the [00:05:38] prime minister, I would stop it. And it [00:05:40] doesn't matter if you call out the [00:05:42] military. It doesn't matter what means [00:05:44] you use, but uh it's going to destroy it [00:05:46] destroys countries from within. And [00:05:49] we're actually now removing a lot of the [00:05:51] people that came into our country. It's [00:05:53] a very hard chore. It's a very we were [00:05:54] given a very very uh bad hand. Millions [00:05:59] of people came in from prisons and [00:06:01] mental institutions. We have to remove [00:06:03] them. and we are removing them. We have [00:06:05] no choice and I feel very strongly about [00:06:07] it. Thank you very much. [00:06:09] >> Um Jack, let me just um deal with the [00:06:12] question of um returns because um this [00:06:16] is obviously an issue we're taking [00:06:18] incredibly seriously. We've struck a [00:06:19] number of deals both on cooperation with [00:06:21] other countries because this is a [00:06:23] problem right across Europe um to tackle [00:06:26] the problem of actually breaking up the [00:06:28] gangs that are running this trade. We [00:06:30] have had a record number of returns over [00:06:32] 35,000 now since we came into office. [00:06:35] That's the highest number for the best [00:06:37] part of 10 years. Uh we struck the [00:06:40] returns arrangement with France and um [00:06:44] notwithstanding the challenges to that [00:06:46] scheme which you've seen in the last few [00:06:47] days. A flight went off at 6:15 this [00:06:50] morning successfully uh returning [00:06:53] someone under that scheme. So that is an [00:06:55] important step forward. Obviously [00:06:57] there's no silver bullet here. There's a [00:06:59] range of things that need to be done, [00:07:01] but given the challenges of returning [00:07:03] people, um it is important that we're [00:07:06] able to prove it can be done. It was [00:07:08] done. It was done early this morning. Um [00:07:10] so I can confirm that that flight went [00:07:12] it went successfully and I'm pleased [00:07:14] about that. Now we need to ramp that up [00:07:16] at scale which was always envisaged [00:07:18] under the scheme. But it's very [00:07:20] important that we have been able to [00:07:22] prove um that um the proof of concept if [00:07:25] you write if you like that this can be [00:07:26] done and we'll continue in that um way. [00:07:29] On the question of energy um firstly let [00:07:31] me be really clear um that I am [00:07:33] absolutely determined to to ensure that [00:07:36] the price and cost of energy comes down [00:07:39] so that bills come down both for [00:07:41] individuals for families um with their [00:07:43] household bills but also for business [00:07:46] because this is so important. Um the mix [00:07:49] will include oil and gas for many years [00:07:50] to come from the North Sea. Uh we've [00:07:52] been clear about that for some time, but [00:07:54] we also need to mix that with renewables [00:07:57] and it's the mix that's really important [00:07:58] and the approach I've taken on this uh [00:08:00] is the same approach that I take to many [00:08:02] other things, a pragmatic approach. [00:08:04] Thank you, Jack. [00:08:05] >> I would like to say that we inherited [00:08:07] the worst uh inflation in the history of [00:08:10] our country. Uh we had inflation the [00:08:13] likes of which we've really never said. [00:08:14] They say 48 years and I'll I'll accept [00:08:16] that. But I really don't. We had the [00:08:19] worst inflation in the history of our [00:08:21] country. And we had a expression that I [00:08:24] used a lot. Drill baby drill. And as you [00:08:26] know, we brought fuel way down the [00:08:28] prices way down. And uh we don't do wind [00:08:32] because wind is a disaster. It's a very [00:08:33] expensive joke, frankly. And uh we got [00:08:37] our energy prices way down. That brought [00:08:39] the inflation way down. And now we have [00:08:41] very little inflation and we have a very [00:08:43] very strong economy. So, uh, that was [00:08:46] very important. Drill baby drill and you [00:08:48] have a great asset here and we spoke [00:08:50] about it. It's called the North Sea. The [00:08:52] North Sea oil is phenomenal and I I hope [00:08:55] because I love this country. You know, [00:08:57] my mother was born in Scotland and the [00:09:00] Hebdes [00:09:01] stor away. That's Syria Scotland. We [00:09:03] were talking about it and I want this [00:09:05] country to do well and uh you have great [00:09:07] assets that you're going to start using [00:09:09] I believe under this prime minister. [00:09:11] >> Thank you. [00:09:12] >> Thank you. Uh, and I've got Matthew from [00:09:13] The Economist. [00:09:15] >> Matthew, [00:09:16] >> thank you, Prime Minister. Um, Mr. [00:09:18] President, you say that uh, President [00:09:20] Putin has let you down. Uh, have [00:09:23] negotiations run out of road and what [00:09:25] are your next steps to compel uh, an end [00:09:27] to this war? [00:09:28] >> He has let me down. I mean, he's killing [00:09:30] many people and he's losing more people [00:09:32] than he's, you know, than he's killing. [00:09:35] I mean, frankly, uh, the Russian [00:09:37] soldiers are being killed at a higher [00:09:39] rate than the Ukrainian soldiers. [00:09:41] But uh yeah, he said, "Let me down. I [00:09:44] don't like to see it's death." You know, [00:09:46] it doesn't affect the United States. We [00:09:48] have other than unless you end up in a [00:09:50] world war over this thing, you could. Uh [00:09:53] this was a thing that would have never [00:09:54] happened had I been president. If I were [00:09:56] president, it would have never happened. [00:09:57] And it didn't happen for four years. [00:09:59] People, most people agree it didn't [00:10:01] happen, nor was it close to happening. [00:10:03] And I spoke to President Putin about [00:10:05] Ukraine. It was the apple of his eye. [00:10:07] I've said that many times. It was. But [00:10:09] he would have never done what he did [00:10:11] except that he didn't respect the [00:10:12] leadership of the United States. They [00:10:15] just went through the Afghanistan total [00:10:17] disaster for no reason whatsoever. We're [00:10:20] going to leave Afghanistan, but we're [00:10:21] going to leave it with strength and [00:10:23] dignity. And uh we're going to keep [00:10:25] Bram, the big air base at one of the [00:10:27] biggest air bases in the world. We gave [00:10:28] it to them for nothing. We're trying to [00:10:31] get it back, by the way. Okay, that [00:10:33] could be a little breaking news. We're [00:10:34] trying to get it back because they need [00:10:37] things from us. We want that base back. [00:10:39] But one of the reasons we want the base [00:10:41] is as you know it's an hour away from [00:10:43] where China makes its nuclear weapons. [00:10:46] So a lot of things are happening but uh [00:10:49] I'm I am very disappointed in the fact [00:10:51] that that one's not settled. To think [00:10:53] that we settled uh Abberaijan [00:10:58] and Albania as an example. It was going [00:11:01] on for years was never going to be [00:11:03] settled. If you remember the prime [00:11:07] minister and the presidents and they [00:11:09] were there for many years they said when [00:11:11] they were in my office we settled and [00:11:13] they started off at both sides of the [00:11:15] oval office. so far away. I didn't know [00:11:17] you could be so far away. And as we were [00:11:20] together for an hour, they kept getting [00:11:22] closer and closer. And by the time we [00:11:24] finished, we all hugged each other. And [00:11:27] one said, "I was I've been in this [00:11:30] position for 22 years, and all I've done [00:11:32] is kill their people." The other was [00:11:35] there for seven years, and all he did [00:11:37] was kill their people. And we got it [00:11:39] settled. And we did others, as you know. [00:11:43] Congo, the Congo, we did. We settled the [00:11:45] Congo with Rwanda that was going on and [00:11:49] that was a machete war. That was a [00:11:51] gruesome war. Many people close to 10 [00:11:53] million people killed. We got that. So, [00:11:56] uh, my biggest disappointment, but it [00:11:58] it's, you know, look, we did seven and [00:12:01] most of them were not thought to be [00:12:04] settable. We did India and we did [00:12:06] Pakistan. That's two nuclear that was [00:12:08] purely for trade. You want to trade with [00:12:10] us, you're going to have to get along. [00:12:12] and they were going at it hot and heavy. [00:12:14] But uh the Russia situation uh I hope [00:12:18] we're going to have some good news for [00:12:19] you coming up. But again, it doesn't [00:12:22] affect the United States and he look, it [00:12:25] doesn't so much affect you. Of course, [00:12:26] you are a lot closer to the scene than [00:12:28] we are. We have a whole ocean separating [00:12:30] us. But I will say this, it's uh [00:12:34] millions of people have died in that [00:12:36] war. Millions of souls. And they're not [00:12:39] American. They're soldiers. mostly [00:12:40] soldiers as you know the soldiers are [00:12:43] being killed at levels nobody's seen [00:12:45] since the second world war but they're [00:12:47] being uh they're being killed and I feel [00:12:49] I have an obligation to get it settled [00:12:51] for that reason. Thank you. [00:12:52] >> And just add on that question because um [00:12:55] we have to put extra pressure on Putin. [00:12:58] Um and it's only um when the president [00:13:01] has put pressure on Putin that he's [00:13:03] actually um shown any inclination to [00:13:06] move. So we have to ramp that pressure [00:13:07] up. I think it's important to have this [00:13:09] conversation in the context of what's [00:13:10] happened in recent weeks. We saw um [00:13:13] damage and bombing to the British [00:13:15] Council in Ke. These are targets that it [00:13:18] was thought until recently were not [00:13:20] targets would be hit. The British [00:13:22] Council, the European Union embassy, the [00:13:25] Council of Ministers where President [00:13:27] Zinsk's ministers uh work was hit. [00:13:30] Again, these were thought to be places [00:13:31] that wouldn't be hit. and then uh the [00:13:34] incursion into Poland uh last week. And [00:13:38] if you put that together, what you can [00:13:40] see is either an emboldenment or at [00:13:42] least an increased recklessness on [00:13:45] Putin's part. And that's why I said [00:13:46] earlier that they're not the actions of [00:13:48] someone who uh wants peace. So we have [00:13:51] to ramp up and we discussed earlier [00:13:53] today uh we have built uh the coalition [00:13:56] of the willing with British leadership [00:13:58] and French leadership stepping up with [00:14:00] military planning um in the seas in the [00:14:04] sky in the on the ground and ramping up [00:14:08] what we do with the Ukrainians [00:14:09] themselves. Um and of course that taken [00:14:12] with an American guarantee is now uh an [00:14:15] example I think of the challenge of [00:14:18] Europe stepping up to the plate which it [00:14:20] has done in the last few months to show [00:14:22] um through what we and the French have [00:14:24] done uh that we're prepared to take the [00:14:25] lead in this um and and take the [00:14:27] necessary measures. [00:14:28] >> But that's a war that could have been a [00:14:29] third world war and I don't think we're [00:14:31] going to be there now but that was [00:14:33] heading to a third world war and what a [00:14:36] shame it is. What a shame it is. [00:14:38] >> Mr. Did you want to call some of the [00:14:40] >> I I would love to call a few of them. [00:14:42] Bev, do you want to have a question? [00:14:45] >> Come back. [00:14:45] >> Turn news. Um, thank you. Uh, having [00:14:50] been in DC for a few weeks, it's really [00:14:52] interesting to see how you run the [00:14:54] country as a proud Christian leader and [00:14:57] it really begs the question to the prime [00:14:59] minister, if you don't mind. Are we [00:15:00] still a Christian country? But also, um, [00:15:03] >> when you say we, are you talking here or [00:15:05] >> here? The UK? I'm still British. I might [00:15:08] live in America. I'm still British. [00:15:09] >> Question. [00:15:10] >> Um but also [00:15:11] >> I can't give you that answer. [00:15:12] >> That that's for the prime minister. But [00:15:14] also, um despite what we talked about in [00:15:16] Scotland a few weeks ago, we still have [00:15:19] uh 12,000 people a year here being [00:15:21] arrested for social media posts for free [00:15:24] speech violations. Does that not remain [00:15:27] an important area that there is still a [00:15:29] lot of disagreement on? [00:15:30] >> I'd like to have you answer that. Yeah, [00:15:32] look, I mean in terms of a I was [00:15:34] christened. So um that is uh my church [00:15:38] has been um all my life and um uh we are [00:15:42] you know that is wired into um our [00:15:46] informal constitution. Of course we [00:15:48] celebrate many other faiths as well and [00:15:49] I'm really proud that we're able to do [00:15:51] so as a country and on free speech um [00:15:55] that has long lived in this country. [00:15:57] free speech. It's one of the founding [00:15:59] values uh of the United Kingdom. Uh and [00:16:02] we protect it jealously um and fiercely [00:16:06] and um always will and we will bear down [00:16:09] on any limits on um free speech. I draw [00:16:13] a limit between free speech um and the [00:16:17] speech of those that want to pedal [00:16:19] pedophilia [00:16:21] um and suicide um social media to [00:16:24] children. And therefore, I'm all for [00:16:27] free speech. I'm also for protecting [00:16:30] children from things that will harm [00:16:32] them, pedophiles, those that pedal [00:16:36] suicide, which has had a terrible [00:16:37] consequence, uh, for individual, [00:16:40] particularly teenagers. Um, and so, uh, [00:16:42] that's the balance we strike. But we [00:16:44] have had freedom of speech in this [00:16:46] country for a very long time. Um, and [00:16:48] we, uh, will always protect it. [00:16:50] >> Thank you. Thank you very much, Brian. [00:16:52] Please. [00:16:53] >> Thank you, Prime Minister. It's good to [00:16:55] see you again. You have a beautiful [00:16:56] country. Thanks for having us. [00:16:58] >> Thank you. [00:16:58] >> Two questions. Uh, one, just recently, [00:17:00] President Trump labeled Antifa domestic [00:17:04] terrorist. Would you consider doing [00:17:06] something like that in your country? [00:17:08] >> Well, um, we obviously will um take [00:17:13] decisions for ourselves. I don't want to [00:17:14] comment on the decisions of the [00:17:17] president, but um, we um, take our [00:17:19] decisions ourselves. [00:17:22] And my question to you, President Trump, [00:17:23] is there any update on the auto pen? [00:17:27] >> Yeah, it's just gotten worse from their [00:17:30] standpoint. He uh the people that used [00:17:33] it and one in particular, one person was [00:17:36] never told by Biden to do it only spoke [00:17:39] to Biden twice, and that was just uh [00:17:41] talking about the weather, not talking [00:17:43] about any order. And he was taking [00:17:46] orders from people other than Joe Biden. [00:17:49] Joe Biden wasn't giving those orders. [00:17:51] You know, Joe Biden didn't believe in [00:17:53] open borders. [00:17:55] He didn't. I've known him for a long [00:17:56] time. He was never the brightest bulb in [00:18:00] the ceiling. As we know, you can go back [00:18:03] 40 years ago and you'll see that. Go [00:18:05] back and take a look at the hearings on [00:18:08] Justice Thomas and you'll see that very [00:18:10] much. Uh but he didn't believe in open [00:18:14] borders and all of this nonsense that [00:18:16] they're pedalling now, which is why [00:18:17] they're not in office any longer. It's [00:18:20] uh it's a shame. The autopen was uh [00:18:25] illegal. It was illegally used. He never [00:18:27] gave the orders. He never told him what [00:18:29] to do. And I guess the only one he [00:18:31] signed or one of the few he signed was [00:18:33] the pardon for his son. But you had the [00:18:36] uh congressmen who when they got the [00:18:40] information, they found out they were [00:18:41] guilty and they deleted and destroyed [00:18:44] all information, everything. You [00:18:46] couldn't get any of it. They found out [00:18:48] that Nancy Pelosi actually was offered [00:18:50] the 10,000 soldiers and she turned them [00:18:52] down. They found out many things that [00:18:55] were very bad. So they deleted and [00:18:57] destroyed all information. You talk [00:18:59] about freedom of the press and freedom [00:19:01] of speech. How about that one? And [00:19:03] there's not a thing. This is after a [00:19:05] year and a half of hearings. They [00:19:07] destroyed everything. [00:19:09] And [00:19:11] somebody's got to be held responsible. [00:19:14] So Biden, what he did is they knew. I I [00:19:17] don't think he knew, but somebody knew. [00:19:19] I don't think Biden had a clue about [00:19:20] anything if you want to know the truth. [00:19:22] But they gave a pardon to those Congress [00:19:25] people. [00:19:26] They gave a pardon. Those people are so [00:19:29] guilty. They gave a pardon. But Biden [00:19:31] didn't know about it. the people, [00:19:33] whether it's uh Lisa or any of those [00:19:36] people in there that really ran it, uh I [00:19:39] know them all and they're sick people. [00:19:42] They're smart people. They're very [00:19:43] smart. They're probably brilliant, but [00:19:44] they're sick in ideology. [00:19:47] And they were running the autopen and it [00:19:50] was totally illegal what he did. And I [00:19:52] hope it's going to be so adjudged. [00:19:54] >> Did you want to take one more then? I'll [00:19:56] >> put uh let's see. [00:19:58] >> Peter, go ahead. [00:20:00] >> Thank you, President Trump. Uh, in the [00:20:03] deal that you're working on to for the [00:20:05] Chinese to sell Tik Tok to an American [00:20:08] buyer, [00:20:09] >> are the Americans going to have to come [00:20:10] up with their own algorithm or are they [00:20:13] going to continue to use the successful [00:20:16] but addictive Chinese algorithm? [00:20:18] >> So, what we're doing and we're speaking [00:20:20] to President Xi on Friday to see if we [00:20:22] can finalize something on Tik Tok [00:20:24] because there is tremendous value and I [00:20:26] hate to give away value, but I like Tik [00:20:27] Tok. I it helped get me elected. In [00:20:30] fact, Charlie said, "Sir, you ought to [00:20:33] get on TikTok. You'd be great." I said, [00:20:34] "Really? Tell me about Tik Tok." And we, [00:20:37] as you know, we did unbelievably well [00:20:39] with youth, like at a level that no [00:20:41] Republican has ever even dreamt of. And [00:20:44] in what, you know, look, I think we won [00:20:45] it for a lot of reasons, but that was a [00:20:47] reason we won the election by such a big [00:20:49] number. Um, Tik Tok uh has tremendous [00:20:53] value. The United States has that value [00:20:56] in its hand because we're the ones that [00:20:58] have to approve it. I specifically get [00:21:00] the right to approve it. The people that [00:21:02] are investing it are among the greatest [00:21:04] investors in the world, the biggest, the [00:21:06] richest, and they'll do a great job. And [00:21:09] we're doing it in conjunction with [00:21:10] China. But we are getting uh the United [00:21:13] States is getting a tremendous fee plus. [00:21:16] I call it a fee plus for just making the [00:21:18] deal. And I don't want to throw that out [00:21:20] the window. I I can say this that uh [00:21:23] you'll have a lot of very unhappy youth. [00:21:25] And I use Tik Tok very legitimately, [00:21:28] very straight, just statements every [00:21:30] day. Little statements, short [00:21:31] statements. Sir, make it short, please. [00:21:33] And Tik Tok Jack we call them. It was [00:21:35] pretty good. Did a good job for me, I [00:21:38] guess. But uh no, I'd rather uh reap the [00:21:41] benefits. I mean, the kind of money [00:21:43] we're talking about is very substantial. [00:21:46] And it'll be owned by all American [00:21:47] investors and, you know, the best [00:21:49] investors and the, you know, very rich [00:21:52] people and companies are going to be [00:21:54] owning it. very very straight very [00:21:56] legitimate countries companies and uh [00:21:58] really companies that love America. So [00:22:00] they're going to be owning it. It's a [00:22:02] it's a big thing and on a much bigger [00:22:04] scale and probably that's why we were [00:22:06] able to get that but on a much bigger [00:22:08] scale. We're pretty close to a deal. We [00:22:10] may do an extension with China but it's [00:22:12] an extension based on the same terms [00:22:13] that we have right now which are pretty [00:22:15] good terms. And my question for Prime [00:22:18] Minister Starmer, if you feel so [00:22:19] strongly about officially recognizing [00:22:22] Palestine for statehood, why are you [00:22:25] waiting for President Trump to leave the [00:22:26] country? Why can't you just do it right [00:22:28] now? And isn't there a risk in rewarding [00:22:33] Hamas with that? [00:22:34] >> Well, let me be really clear about [00:22:36] Hamas. They're a terrorist organization [00:22:39] who can have no part in any future [00:22:41] governance in Palestine. And um that's [00:22:45] good. What happened on October the 7th [00:22:48] >> was the worst attack since the [00:22:49] Holocaust. [00:22:50] >> We have extended family in Israel. I [00:22:53] understand firsthand the psychological [00:22:56] impact that that had across Israel. So I [00:23:00] know exactly where I stand in relation [00:23:02] to Hamas. Hamas of course don't want [00:23:04] two-state solution. They don't want [00:23:06] peace. They don't want a ceasefire. [00:23:10] So I'm very clear where I stand on [00:23:11] Hamas. On the question of recognition, I [00:23:15] made my position clear at the end of [00:23:16] July as to the timing which has got [00:23:18] nothing to do with this uh state visit [00:23:20] and I've um discussed it with the [00:23:23] president as you would expect amongst [00:23:25] two leaders who respect each other and [00:23:27] like each other and want to bring about [00:23:29] um a better solution uh in the best way [00:23:32] that we can. Thank you so much. Can I go [00:23:33] back then to Robert um at ITV? [00:23:38] >> Robert Pson, ITV. Um Mr. Mr. President, [00:23:41] you uniquely, you alone in the whole [00:23:44] world have the power to persuade Prime [00:23:48] Minister Netanyahu to stop the [00:23:50] demolition of Gaza City, to stop the [00:23:53] starvation of Palestine and to stop the [00:23:56] killing of civilians? [00:23:59] If not now, when will you exercise that [00:24:02] power to tell him to to to stop? [00:24:05] >> Um, and then for both of you, [00:24:07] >> but you do understand about October 7th, [00:24:10] Understand? Believe me, I understand. [00:24:12] >> One of the worst days in the history of [00:24:15] humanity. What happened? I have seen the [00:24:18] tapes. [00:24:20] Babies that are sold and just chopped up [00:24:22] to pieces. And you've seen the tapes and [00:24:24] I've seen the tapes. You're a [00:24:26] professional and so am I. And people [00:24:28] forget about October 7th. I can't forget [00:24:31] about it. So, uh, I want it to end, but [00:24:33] I want the hostages back. I don't want [00:24:35] the hostages used as human shields, [00:24:38] which is what Hamas is threatening to [00:24:39] do. But as soon as they're back, that's [00:24:41] the moment you will tell Netanyahu. [00:24:43] >> Well, it would it would certainly help, [00:24:44] but I have to have the hostages back and [00:24:46] I don't want them back peace meal. As I [00:24:48] said before, I want them back. [00:24:51] >> And on a separate issue, free speech, [00:24:54] your vice president uh Vance said that [00:24:59] free speech is under attack in the UK. [00:25:01] Do you agree with him and prime [00:25:03] minister? We saw the dismissal of a very [00:25:07] well-known chat show host in America [00:25:09] last night, Mr. Kimmel. Is free speech [00:25:12] more under attack in Britain or America? [00:25:14] Well, Jimmy Kimmel was fired because he [00:25:16] had bad ratings more than anything else. [00:25:17] And he said a horrible thing about a [00:25:19] great gentleman known as Charlie Kirk. [00:25:21] And Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented [00:25:24] person. He had very bad ratings and they [00:25:25] should have fired him a long time ago. [00:25:27] So, you know, you can call that free [00:25:29] speech or not. He was fired for lack of [00:25:31] talent. [00:25:32] >> Yeah. Please go ahead. Yeah, I mean [00:25:34] firstly on the question of Charlie Kirk, [00:25:35] can I just um express um how shocking [00:25:39] that is I think to everybody who [00:25:41] believes in free speech um and in [00:25:44] democracy. Um and um it sent shock waves [00:25:48] through um the world and I know that he [00:25:51] was a pres [00:25:54] straight away to the president because I [00:25:56] understood how impactful it be on him [00:25:58] and his family. Um and we all need to uh [00:26:01] be absolutely clear about that. Whatever [00:26:03] our political views, it is shocking um [00:26:06] and is to be condemned. On free speech, [00:26:09] I'll not much to add to the answer I [00:26:11] gave earlier. This country's had free [00:26:13] speech for a very very long time. It is [00:26:16] part of who we are as a country. Um and [00:26:19] um it is the values that we fought for. [00:26:22] We fought uh for it during the Second [00:26:24] World War alongside each other. Um so we [00:26:27] need no reminding of the importance of [00:26:28] free speech in this country. Thank you, [00:26:30] Robert. And I'll go uh to uh Beth for [00:26:33] the final question, please. Beth, [00:26:36] >> thank you so much. [00:26:37] >> Sky, [00:26:38] >> thank you. Beth Riby Sky News. Thank [00:26:39] you, Prime Minister. If I could start [00:26:41] with you. Um Prime Minister, President [00:26:43] Trump has said he's ready to impose [00:26:46] major sanctions on Russia if NATO [00:26:48] countries stop purchasing Russian oil. [00:26:51] He's got a point, hasn't he? Is that [00:26:54] what you now believe is needed to bring [00:26:56] Putin properly to the table? And what's [00:26:59] your message to the president on US [00:27:01] sanctions? And Mr. President, if I may, [00:27:04] the UK, the king praised your personal [00:27:06] commitment last night to finding [00:27:08] solutions to the world's most intract [00:27:11] intractable conflicts. You have invested [00:27:14] much of your time and effort in Ukraine. [00:27:16] But even as you seek to broker a deal, [00:27:19] President Putin is escalating the war. [00:27:21] He's firing drones into NATO airspace. [00:27:25] You say he has let you down. Was it a [00:27:28] mistake to invite him to Alaska? Do you [00:27:30] regret it? No. And is it time to squeeze [00:27:33] him, sir, and scare him and and impose [00:27:36] sanctions? And finally, if I may, the [00:27:38] elephant in the room, Lord Mandlesson, [00:27:41] he is no longer the ambassador. Do you [00:27:44] have some sympathy uh with him that he [00:27:46] lost his job over historic uh links to [00:27:49] Jeffrey Epstein? Thank you very much. [00:27:51] >> I don't know him actually. uh I had [00:27:53] heard that and uh I think maybe the [00:27:56] prime minister would be better speaking [00:27:57] of that that was a choice that he made [00:27:59] and uh I don't know what is your answer [00:28:01] to that [00:28:02] >> well I mean it's very straightforward uh [00:28:04] some information came to light last week [00:28:06] which wasn't available when he was [00:28:07] appointed and I made a decision um about [00:28:10] it and that's um very clear on the [00:28:13] question of um the pressure on Putin um [00:28:18] and on Russia which is obviously really [00:28:19] important um look I think it is a [00:28:23] challenge to Europe. There are a number [00:28:25] of European countries which is uh too [00:28:28] reliant on um energy from Russia. Um the [00:28:32] UK actually um obviously is almost got [00:28:35] nothing at all, but we do need to bear [00:28:37] down and work with our European [00:28:38] counterparts um here. Uh there are one [00:28:40] or two countries I think that uh do need [00:28:42] to look again at uh at the question of [00:28:44] energy. There's no one silver bullet [00:28:46] here. We do have to have a wider suite [00:28:48] of um sanctions which we've put in place [00:28:51] a number of times uh working across [00:28:54] Europe and uh with the United States and [00:28:57] of course we must um and we are making [00:29:00] sure that Ukraine is in the strongest [00:29:03] position um now because one of my long [00:29:06] concerns here has been that whilst we [00:29:08] talk about a ceasefire and we all want a [00:29:10] ceasefire um and we talk about what [00:29:12] might happen after a ceasefire we [00:29:14] mustn't forget that Ukraine needs our [00:29:16] support. Now, we've said we stand with [00:29:18] Ukraine from the start to the finish. [00:29:19] And that means we must continue to [00:29:21] supply them with what they need um in [00:29:23] order to fight this uh war, which of [00:29:26] course um uh resulted from is a result [00:29:29] of Russian um aggression. Um we have [00:29:32] particularly done um the sort of [00:29:34] leadership role in the coalition of the [00:29:36] willing so that if there is a ceasefire [00:29:38] and if there is a deal and I do hope [00:29:39] there is that is then lasting um and not [00:29:42] then broken because um given previous um [00:29:47] history I don't trust Putin. Thank you. [00:29:49] >> Very simply if the price of oil comes [00:29:51] down Putin's going to drop out. He's [00:29:53] going to have no choice. He's going to [00:29:55] drop out of that war. And when I found [00:29:57] out that the European nations were [00:29:59] buying oil from Russia and as you know [00:30:02] uh I'm very close to India. I'm very [00:30:04] close to the prime minister of India. I [00:30:06] spoke to him the other day. Wished him a [00:30:08] happy birthday. We have a very good [00:30:09] relationship. He had had a beautiful [00:30:11] statement too. We have but I I said you [00:30:13] know I sanctioned them. Uh China is [00:30:16] paying a very large tariff right now to [00:30:18] the United States. But I'm willing to do [00:30:21] other things, but not when the people [00:30:23] that I'm fighting for are buying oil [00:30:26] from Russia. If the oil price comes [00:30:29] down, very simply, Russia will settle. [00:30:31] And the oil price is way down. You know, [00:30:32] we got it way down. We're drilling and [00:30:35] we produce more oil than anybody else in [00:30:37] the world. We're doing a lot. But I was [00:30:39] disappointed to see that. And the prime [00:30:41] minister was disappointed to see that. [00:30:43] And it wasn't him. It was other [00:30:45] countries. And uh you can't do that. You [00:30:48] can't do that. You can't. That's not [00:30:50] that's not playing fair with the United [00:30:51] States and we can't have that. Thank [00:30:53] you. [00:30:54] >> Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. [00:30:56] >> Thank you. [00:30:58] [Applause]