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[00:00:14] Well, thank you very much. This is a big [00:00:16] day and lots of people watching and uh [00:00:20] especially from other countries, the [00:00:22] leaders of as you know the other [00:00:24] countries because we have a large group [00:00:27] of leaders and the ones that aren't here [00:00:30] are watching on Zoom. I hope they enjoy [00:00:34] it. And the press, we appreciate it very [00:00:37] much. So respectful. You've been so [00:00:39] respectful of what we're doing. What [00:00:40] we're doing is very simple peace. It's [00:00:43] called the bord of peace and it's all [00:00:45] about an easy word to say but a hard [00:00:48] word to produce peace. But we're going [00:00:51] to produce it and we've been doing a [00:00:53] really good job and some of these [00:00:55] leaders that are with us have helped me [00:00:57] very much during just this first year. [00:01:00] We have a first year like probably no [00:01:02] other ever in our country because we [00:01:06] settled eight wars and I think a ninth [00:01:10] to come. It's turned out to be a tougher [00:01:12] one. And I thought that was going to be [00:01:14] the easiest one. But with war, you never [00:01:17] know what's easy and what's not so easy. [00:01:20] But we've had a great relationship and [00:01:22] I've become friendly with so many of the [00:01:23] people. And uh I appreciate you being [00:01:26] here. These are great people. These are [00:01:28] great leaders and the people that are [00:01:30] watching [00:01:32] by closed circuit and open circuit in [00:01:34] many cases. They're so proud of it. They [00:01:36] want it to be open. Uh but uh they're [00:01:39] they become incredible friends of mine [00:01:42] and uh you know we rebuilt our country [00:01:44] in my first term and now we're at a [00:01:48] point that the United States has never [00:01:50] seen before. We broke 50,000 on the Dow. [00:01:54] They said that would take four years. We [00:01:57] broke 7,000 on the S&P. They said you [00:02:00] couldn't do that within four years. It [00:02:02] would be impossible. [00:02:03] And when I came in, they were all saying [00:02:05] if he could get to anywhere close to 40 [00:02:08] 45,000, it would be amazing achievement [00:02:10] over four years. Well, we hit 50,000 in [00:02:13] the first year and we hit 7,000, which [00:02:16] was actually tougher to do according to [00:02:18] the Wall Street geniuses. We hit 7,000 [00:02:21] in the first year. They said it could [00:02:24] take four or five years. They'd be very [00:02:26] happy. It would have been a great job. [00:02:27] We did it in one. But we're doing uh [00:02:30] we're doing a great job. uh border peace [00:02:32] is one of the most important and [00:02:34] consequential things I think that I'll [00:02:35] be involved in. We've been involved in a [00:02:38] lot u and uh really I've been involved [00:02:43] in a lot with the people up here. We [00:02:46] work together on ending wars with their [00:02:49] country. Some of the wars were 32 years [00:02:52] long. 32 34 and 37. That's a long time. [00:02:56] and we ended it in about two days each [00:02:59] one of those. But uh we have some other [00:03:03] work to do and we're getting it done. [00:03:05] Gaza is very complex. It's been amazing. [00:03:08] I want to thank Steve and Jared for an [00:03:12] amazing job. Marco's over there [00:03:14] watching. Everybody's fantastic. And JD, [00:03:18] what a job they're all doing. It's a [00:03:19] team. I think it's the best team ever [00:03:21] assembled. And you see that by the [00:03:24] results. So today is a tremendous honor [00:03:26] to welcome you all to the United States [00:03:30] Institute of Peace for the inaugural [00:03:33] meeting of the Board of Peace. Very [00:03:36] important. I believe it's the most [00:03:37] consequential board certainly in terms [00:03:39] of power and in terms of prestige. [00:03:42] There's never been anything close [00:03:45] because these are the greatest world [00:03:47] leaders. Almost everybody's accepted and [00:03:50] the ones that haven't will be. Some are [00:03:53] playing a little cute. doesn't work. You [00:03:55] can't play cute with me. But they're [00:03:57] playing a little bit, but uh they're all [00:04:00] they're all joining everybody with most [00:04:02] of them very immediately. [00:04:04] Uh a few that we really don't want [00:04:08] because they're trouble. Take care of [00:04:11] them. But uh this is the most [00:04:14] prestigious board ever put together. You [00:04:16] know, I've seen some great corporate [00:04:18] boards. I've seen some great boards, [00:04:20] period. It's peanuts compared to this [00:04:22] sport because we have virtually everyone [00:04:27] is the head of a country other than [00:04:28] Johnny, but he's the head of soccer, so [00:04:30] that's not so bad, right Johnny? I like [00:04:32] your job the best, I think. And by the [00:04:35] way, uh, your World Cup has set every [00:04:38] single ticket record in the history of [00:04:41] soccer in the history. Nobody's ever [00:04:42] seen anything like it. The, uh, sales [00:04:46] are virtually complete. Nobody's ever [00:04:48] seen anything. So, congratulations. [00:04:50] since you made a good decision [00:04:52] >> together. [00:04:52] >> We did it together. Thank you, Johnny. [00:04:54] Great guy. So, I want to thank the many [00:04:57] leaders and dignitaries who had traveled [00:04:59] great distances and lengths for the [00:05:02] important gathering that we're at right [00:05:05] now. The this building was built for [00:05:08] peace and nobody knew what to name it. [00:05:10] And then Marco named it after me. I had [00:05:12] nothing to do with it. I swear I didn't. [00:05:15] I swear I had no idea. They said there's [00:05:17] a surprise coming. And I I didn't know [00:05:19] the surprise. I thought they were going [00:05:20] to give me a lot of money or something. [00:05:22] Maybe cash. Can always use some extra [00:05:24] cash. But I came and they stopped the [00:05:27] beautiful beast. I got out very safely, [00:05:30] I'm sure. And looked up and there it [00:05:33] said Donald J. Trump on the building. [00:05:36] And when I say uh that that was had [00:05:39] nothing to do, nobody believes it. And [00:05:41] that's okay. But I appreciated it. That [00:05:43] was Marco and JD and a group got [00:05:45] together and they did that and I just [00:05:46] thought it was very nice. [00:05:48] And it makes me work harder. We're going [00:05:50] to have to work harder. We're going to [00:05:51] have to make this building much more [00:05:52] important. They built it's brand new. [00:05:54] They built it for peace, but nobody [00:05:56] occupied it. You know, nobody knew what [00:05:59] the purpose of it, but uh the [00:06:00] architecture is so beautiful and it's it [00:06:03] was uh with the meeting rooms, the [00:06:05] reception rooms. It's it's really [00:06:07] amazing. Who would think that it was [00:06:10] built uh without anybody in mind or [00:06:13] anything in mind? And then the State [00:06:15] Department took it over. They liked it. [00:06:17] Marco came over one day. He saw this. He [00:06:19] said, "This building is great." And he [00:06:21] actually claimed it, right? He claimed [00:06:23] it. And that's what he does. Where is [00:06:26] Marco? I said, "Marco, is that true? You [00:06:28] claimed this building. You took it away [00:06:30] from about five groups that wanted it. [00:06:32] It was that was done very quickly, very [00:06:34] methodically, but it was really, really [00:06:37] built so beautifully and such a [00:06:39] beautiful building. But we worked [00:06:41] together to ensure the brighter future [00:06:42] for the people of Gaza, the Middle East, [00:06:45] and the entire world. I think that the [00:06:47] board of peace because it's mostly [00:06:49] leaders and unbelievably [00:06:52] uh respected people but mostly leaders [00:06:55] of [00:06:57] Middle Eastern countries, countries from [00:06:59] all over the world. And they've been [00:07:01] very generous with money also. And the [00:07:04] United States, which I'll say in a [00:07:06] moment, is also very generous with [00:07:08] money. Uh because there's nothing more [00:07:11] important than peace. And there's m [00:07:13] nothing less expensive than peace. You [00:07:15] know, when you go to wars, it cost you a [00:07:18] hundred times what it costs to make [00:07:21] peace. And we uh have a man at the end [00:07:24] right there that's smiling because you [00:07:26] learned that after 30 years of fighting, [00:07:28] right? 30 years of fighting. We got it [00:07:30] done. I want to thank you very much. I [00:07:32] was the great thing you did. You and [00:07:35] your new friend. They came to my office [00:07:38] and they said, "I've been fighting for [00:07:41] 22 years." Now you're there for 23 [00:07:42] years, right? But I've been fighting for [00:07:44] 22 years. That's all I've done is fight [00:07:46] this gentleman. And his counterpart was [00:07:50] there for seven years. He said, "I've [00:07:51] been there for seven years. All I've [00:07:53] done is fight this gentleman." And we [00:07:55] had it worked out in about 24 hours. [00:07:57] Right. And it's been a good piece. And I [00:07:59] think they become friends. I'm not sure [00:08:00] I'm allowed to say that, but I think so. [00:08:02] I think they become friends. Right. [00:08:05] Right. Great. Stand up. Stand up. [00:08:12] These are two tough cookies, too. These [00:08:15] are You think that was easy? It wasn't [00:08:17] easy. These are two tough people. Good [00:08:20] people, but tough people. But, you know, [00:08:22] we're in the Oval Office and we were [00:08:25] getting near. But the one was at one [00:08:28] side of the room. I have two chairs [00:08:29] right in front of the desk, the [00:08:30] beautiful Resolute desk. One's over [00:08:33] here, one's on the other side of the [00:08:35] room. I said, "Folks, could you get a [00:08:37] little closer?" Well, I don't. They felt [00:08:38] very uncomfortable. you know, they've [00:08:40] been killing each other for 32 years. So [00:08:43] I say, "Can you get a little closer?" [00:08:45] After one hour, they were right next to [00:08:47] each other. We made a deal. They hugged, [00:08:50] they signed, and we had peace with two [00:08:54] very important countries, and I'll never [00:08:56] forget it. So, they started off a little [00:08:58] weak, and they ended up really strong, [00:09:01] and you can be very proud of yourselves. [00:09:03] It was a beautiful thing to see. Thank [00:09:05] you. [00:09:06] >> Look, look at that. Can you believe it? [00:09:09] 32 years. [00:09:13] Thank you. [00:09:15] Thank you very much. Uh but we're [00:09:19] honored to be joined today by [00:09:22] Prime Minister Rama of Albania. [00:09:26] President, where is President Malay? [00:09:29] You're another one. I'll tell you. Where [00:09:31] is President Malay? I had I endorsed [00:09:34] him. I'm not supposed to be endorsing [00:09:36] people, but I endorse when I like [00:09:38] people. You know, I've had a very good [00:09:39] record of endorsing candidates within [00:09:43] the United States. But now I endorse [00:09:46] foreign leaders, including Victor [00:09:48] Orbond, who's here and others. And I [00:09:52] endorse this gentleman, Mille. He was a [00:09:55] little behind in the polls. He ended up [00:09:56] winning in a landslide. I just endorsed [00:09:59] the prime minister of Japan. She was in [00:10:01] a tight race, but was probably going to [00:10:02] win. and she won in the largest number [00:10:05] in the history of Japan. So, she likes [00:10:08] me a lot. But, uh, it was an honor and [00:10:11] you're doing great. Oh, look, they're [00:10:12] sitting right next Victor, I think. But [00:10:15] ultimately, I think I'm going to end up [00:10:16] in Hey, look, as long as it works, it's [00:10:18] okay with me. But the endorsement seems [00:10:20] to be working in foreign countries, too. [00:10:22] So, that's good. But, nice to have you [00:10:24] both. Victor, nice to have you both. [00:10:26] Very proud of you. the prime minister [00:10:29] of another really just a great guy. [00:10:34] Passion of Armenia, [00:10:37] President [00:10:39] Ali [00:10:40] of Azerbaijan. I love saying that name [00:10:43] now. You know, at the beginning it was [00:10:45] giving me a hard time. Now I love saying [00:10:47] it. It's a beautiful name. I love it. [00:10:50] His Majesty King Hammad bin Essa [00:10:54] Al- Khalifa of Bahrain. [00:10:58] Bahrain. Thank you. Thank you. Where are [00:11:01] you? Where are you? [00:11:04] He's so rich. He can sit there. He can [00:11:06] sit wherever the hell he wants. [00:11:09] You know, he can sit up in the corner. [00:11:11] He could sit up top. [00:11:14] He might take a piece of this building. [00:11:16] Marco, you'll take 25% of the building [00:11:19] for about six billion. [00:11:21] Thank you. And you've been very generous [00:11:23] also. We appreciate it. Prime Minister [00:11:27] Hoon Manet of Cambodia. Raise your hand [00:11:31] wherever you may be because Yeah. Hi. [00:11:34] How are you? [00:11:36] Congratulations. That was another one, [00:11:37] right? We did a good job with that one. [00:11:41] Prime Minister [00:11:43] Mad Bully of Egypt. Thank you very much. [00:11:47] And say hello to the general [00:11:50] slashpresident. [00:11:52] Okay. [00:11:54] Prime Minister Orban of Hungary who has [00:11:57] my complete and total endorsement for [00:11:59] election. Not everybody in Europe loves [00:12:02] that endorsement, but that's okay. He [00:12:04] does an unbelievable job. has done an [00:12:06] incredible job on immigration, [00:12:09] unlike some countries that have uh hurt [00:12:12] themselves, but they're working on it. [00:12:14] But I I just want to let you know, you [00:12:16] have my total and complete endorsement, [00:12:18] and I'm putting it out. I already did, [00:12:19] but I'm putting it out again. And you're [00:12:22] coming up with an election, and I think [00:12:24] you should be good. I'll tell you, [00:12:26] Millle did pretty well. He was a little [00:12:28] down, right? And then he was he ended up [00:12:30] winning in a landslide. So, that's [00:12:32] pretty good. You're going to do great, [00:12:33] Victor. Thank you very much for being [00:12:34] here. I appreciate it. You run a great [00:12:37] country. A man that I really like a a [00:12:40] lot is he's definitely tough. I don't [00:12:44] want to fight him. President Proo of [00:12:49] Indonesia. Thank you very much. Please. [00:12:52] This is a big guy. I tell you, I said, [00:12:54] "How many people in Indonesia?" He said, [00:12:57] "Like 240 million." I said, "No, no, say [00:12:59] it again. How many? It's a big country [00:13:02] you have and you do a great job and [00:13:04] respected by everybody and thank you [00:13:07] very much for being here. Thank you very [00:13:08] much, Mr. President. [00:13:11] President Tokayv of Kazakhstan. [00:13:16] Thank you very much. What a country that [00:13:18] is. It's a wonderful country and a rich [00:13:22] country. In case anybody has any [00:13:24] question, we have some very rich people [00:13:26] here today. [00:13:28] President Omani of Kosovo. President, [00:13:33] thank you very much. Great. Great job [00:13:35] you're doing too. Thank you very much. [00:13:38] Prime Minister Shariff, I like this man [00:13:42] of Pakistan because there was some [00:13:45] fighting going on when I got to know [00:13:48] him. And your field marshal, general, [00:13:52] great general. Great field marshal. A [00:13:55] great guy. [00:13:57] And uh I got to meet the prime minister [00:14:01] and he said in front of our chief of [00:14:02] staff Susie Wells who's right here, he [00:14:06] said, "You know, nobody knows this, but [00:14:08] I believe that [00:14:11] President Trump saved 25 million lives [00:14:16] when he say when he stopped the war [00:14:17] between us and India, right? He you made [00:14:19] that statement. I said 25 million lives [00:14:22] could have been much more actually. But [00:14:24] it's uh it was really a beautiful thing. [00:14:26] You said that in front of a a group of [00:14:28] people that was they walked out. They [00:14:30] they don't think about it but you're [00:14:31] talking about that kind of lives. That [00:14:34] war was raging. Planes were being shot [00:14:35] down, right? [00:14:38] And it was uh Pakistan and India. And I [00:14:41] got on the phone with both of them and I [00:14:43] knew him a little bit. I knew [00:14:46] Prime Minister Modi very well actually. [00:14:48] But I got to know Pakistan through a [00:14:51] little trade. They were trying to make [00:14:53] too good a deal and I got a little upset [00:14:54] with them and in the end they got what [00:14:57] they wanted, right? And they made a good [00:15:00] deal and I got to like them. The prime [00:15:02] minister and the field marshal who's a [00:15:05] tough man, a tough good fighter, right? [00:15:07] Good serious fighter. I like good [00:15:10] fighters actually. And when I heard that [00:15:13] they were fighting, I pick up a certain [00:15:14] newspaper. I won't tell you which one [00:15:16] because it's fake news generally. But I [00:15:19] picked up this newspaper and I saw that [00:15:21] Pakistan and India were really going at [00:15:23] it and then it got worse and worse and [00:15:26] planes were many planes were shot down. [00:15:29] It was it was all out and I called them. [00:15:32] I said, "Listen, I'm not doing trade [00:15:34] deals with you two guys if you don't [00:15:37] settle this up." They said, "No, no, no. [00:15:39] That has both of them. They didn't want [00:15:40] to do that." I said, "No, it has to. If [00:15:42] you don't do it, I'm not doing a trade [00:15:44] deal. We're not doing a trade deal." and [00:15:47] they do a lot of business with the [00:15:49] United States and they sort of softened [00:15:52] up all of a sudden then all of a sudden [00:15:53] I read where there was a little bit of a [00:15:55] pullback by one then the other and all [00:15:57] of a sudden we worked out a deal right [00:15:59] but I said if you fight I'm going to put [00:16:04] 200% tariffs on each of your countries [00:16:06] which essentially makes you not allowed [00:16:08] you know you can't do any business one [00:16:12] of them I won't say which one said no [00:16:15] can't do that They both wanted to fight [00:16:19] but when it came to money like money [00:16:22] when it came to losing a lot of money [00:16:24] they said I guess we don't want to fight [00:16:26] and we solved that deal and two three [00:16:29] days right and we did we say these are [00:16:31] two very powerful n these are two [00:16:33] nuclear nations and I don't want to say [00:16:36] what was going to happen but you know [00:16:38] bad things happen so prime minister I [00:16:41] want to thank you because that was a big [00:16:43] that was a very big deal people have no [00:16:45] idea a lot of them say, "Oh, well, they [00:16:47] weren't fighting. They were fighting. 11 [00:16:49] jets were shot down. Very expensive [00:16:51] jets." And they were all in. Both of [00:16:54] them were all in and now they're not. [00:16:56] And uh I think we'll always be able to [00:16:59] settle up with them. I really do. I [00:17:00] think you're going to have, you know, [00:17:02] it's it's a lot of progress was made [00:17:04] even in the relationship. And Prime [00:17:05] Minister Modi also, he's a great man. [00:17:08] He's a great guy. They're all great. But [00:17:11] I was very proud of it. President Penna [00:17:14] of Paraguay is here. President, [00:17:17] President, thank you very much. Young, [00:17:19] handsome guy. It's always nice to be [00:17:22] young and handsome. Doesn't mean we have [00:17:24] to like you. I don't like young handsome [00:17:28] men. [00:17:30] Women like men know I don't have any [00:17:33] interest. [00:17:35] >> Good. That's right. That's right. Thank [00:17:37] you very much. You're doing a great job, [00:17:39] too. His ex excellency prime minister [00:17:42] Althani of Qatar just a great man please [00:17:47] a great man and highly respected [00:17:51] and he's working with a man who is uh [00:17:54] amazing. I always say he needs a public [00:17:58] relations agency because you do so much [00:18:00] good and they have you down as evil and [00:18:04] you're not evil. You help us so much and [00:18:06] you're such a good ally and I just want [00:18:09] people to know that. And the Amir is [00:18:11] incredible, smart, [00:18:14] as smart as you can be, a great leader [00:18:16] and he cares so much for the people and [00:18:18] he cares so much for the Middle East. So [00:18:20] I want to thank you very much and send [00:18:22] my regards. Your country has been a [00:18:24] great help, you know, surprising to some [00:18:27] of the people writing out there, but now [00:18:28] they'll start changing their tune [00:18:30] because it's true. I only tell the [00:18:31] truth. [00:18:32] Prime Minister Dawn of Romania. [00:18:36] Wonderful people. The Romanian people [00:18:38] are fantastic. Fantastic people like [00:18:41] you're fantastic [00:18:42] and a lot of them come and work in this [00:18:44] country and help us in this country as [00:18:46] you know and it's they they are just [00:18:48] really really solid people. President [00:18:53] Mir Zu Ov of [00:18:56] Yuzbekiststan who is [00:18:59] where there he is and a and a friend of [00:19:03] mine you got one of the most difficult [00:19:05] names in history but that's okay it [00:19:08] doesn't matter uh your country is doing [00:19:10] great you're doing great and uh just no [00:19:13] problems every time I see him nope we're [00:19:15] doing good no problems and general [00:19:18] secretary to Lam of Vietnam Vietnam is [00:19:22] incredible as a country and as a force [00:19:26] and it's an honor to have you. Really [00:19:28] great honor to have you. A lot of [00:19:30] respect a lot of respect for your [00:19:32] country. We also want to express my [00:19:34] gratitude to Vice President JD Vance who [00:19:37] is a fantastic man. He's a fantastic [00:19:41] talent. [00:19:42] He was a great student. They went to one [00:19:46] school. He graduated. You know, most [00:19:49] people, if you watch some of the people [00:19:50] that were at the event in Munich, uh, [00:19:53] they didn't graduate quickly from [00:19:54] college. They had everything they could [00:19:56] do. There was one young, attractive [00:20:00] woman. She was unable to answer [00:20:01] questions. [00:20:03] And uh, she didn't do so well like JD [00:20:06] did in college. JD graduated in a four [00:20:09] and a half year college in two years. [00:20:11] And then he went to Yale and he [00:20:12] graduated at the top of his class. went [00:20:16] to the military grade, but when he went [00:20:18] to Yale, there was one person that was [00:20:20] marginally ahead of him. So, he married [00:20:23] her. Can you believe it? He married the [00:20:25] person that was ahead. I don't know. I [00:20:27] always like to say JD was first and Usha [00:20:29] was second because I get a little [00:20:32] uncomfortable when I say that, but uh [00:20:35] he's been incredible. He's a brilliant [00:20:37] guy and a great guy and he's been my [00:20:38] friend. all of our people. We have a a [00:20:41] fantastic group of people, our cabinet [00:20:44] members, everybody, many of them here, [00:20:46] but JD's been great. Thank you very [00:20:49] much. He gets a little bit tough on [00:20:50] occasion. We got to slow him down just a [00:20:52] little bit on occasion. He says his mind [00:20:54] now. Then we have the opposite extreme. [00:20:56] We have your friend sitting in the back, [00:20:58] your good, your best friend sitting in [00:21:00] the back is Marco. Marco does it with a [00:21:04] velvet glove, but it's a kill, right? [00:21:09] the the result is the same. They do it [00:21:11] very differently. And Marco, you really [00:21:14] did yourself proud two days ago in [00:21:16] Munich. In fact, so proud that I almost [00:21:19] terminated his employee [00:21:21] because they were saying, "Why can't [00:21:23] Trump do this?" I do, but I say it [00:21:27] differently. But Marco, uh, don't do any [00:21:31] better than you did, please, because if [00:21:33] you do, you're out of here. [00:21:36] But no, he got it was I want my guys to [00:21:38] do great and the acclaim he's gotten and [00:21:41] the claim JD gets is uh is great. We [00:21:44] have smart people and when you see the [00:21:46] representatives there like uh Gavin [00:21:50] Nuskum, he didn't know what he was [00:21:51] doing. They didn't even know why he [00:21:53] didn't know why he was there or AOC. She [00:21:56] was unable to answer a simple question [00:22:00] and uh she could have said, "Well, I'm [00:22:02] studying it and I'll report back to you [00:22:04] next week." you know, you can get away [00:22:05] with that. But she just went uh [00:22:09] uh it's actually been I think it could [00:22:11] be a careerending answer because for 25 [00:22:15] years, anybody running against her, I [00:22:17] think Susie is going to use that that [00:22:19] little piece of stuff. It was not good. [00:22:22] It was not good. That was not a natural. [00:22:25] So, I want to thank JD. I want to thank [00:22:27] Secretary of State Marco Rubio. They're [00:22:29] extraordinary. I want to thank special [00:22:32] envoy for peace Steve Whitcov who has [00:22:36] been unbelievable. You know I took Steve [00:22:38] because I was a developer in New York. [00:22:40] Really successful actually much more [00:22:42] successful than Steve but I don't want [00:22:44] to say that. I'm not going to say that [00:22:46] Johnny. I'm not I refuse to say it. But [00:22:49] I I saw something in Steve. Steve's a [00:22:51] great negotiator. Everybody loved them. [00:22:54] All these developers and they're tough. [00:22:55] You know New York developers tend to be [00:22:57] on the tough side. And [00:23:00] you know, most of them hate each other. [00:23:02] Like a lot of the people in this room [00:23:03] hate each other. You know, it's sort of [00:23:05] natural, I guess. But we're bringing [00:23:07] love back into the room like the old [00:23:08] days. But everybody loves Steve. Every [00:23:11] developer, the worst, most evil people, [00:23:13] horrible human beings, actually, and [00:23:16] they love Steve. So I remember this and [00:23:19] we had some conflicts to put it mildly [00:23:22] in the world. And I said, "Steve, how [00:23:24] would you like to be Henry Kissinger Jr. [00:23:27] that doesn't leak. [00:23:29] And he said, "Are you a leaker, Steve?" [00:23:31] No. He didn't even know what the word [00:23:32] meant. And it's true. I always say Henry [00:23:35] Kissinger, who was one of the great [00:23:36] leakers of all time, by the way. Richard [00:23:38] Nixon said to him, "Henry, Henry, who's [00:23:41] leaking all this stuff?" I don't know, [00:23:43] Mr. President. It was Henry. It was [00:23:44] like, [00:23:46] "These are little stories I like telling [00:23:47] you." But, uh, Steve has been [00:23:50] unbelievable. Everybody likes him. Uh, [00:23:54] Ukraine loves him. Europe loves him. [00:23:57] Russia loves him. I mean, there's [00:24:00] nothing wrong with this. He goes to see [00:24:02] President Putin. Didn't know Putin. I [00:24:03] set him up a meeting to see. I said, [00:24:06] "How's Steve doing?" "Sir, he's still [00:24:08] inside." "Oh, that was an hour." I [00:24:11] called back. Tell Steve to call me when [00:24:13] he's finished. I want to find out what [00:24:14] the hell is going on. We want to end [00:24:16] that war. Sir, he's still inside. Three [00:24:19] hours. Four hours. They were together [00:24:22] for four hours. The first meeting, [00:24:24] that's talent. [00:24:26] And they get along. I mean, people like [00:24:28] or don't like Putin or Zalinski, they [00:24:32] get along. Same thing with Zillinsky. I [00:24:34] mean, they they all love Steve. And [00:24:36] Steve's doing a great job. That's a [00:24:38] tough one. That's a much tougher one. I [00:24:40] would have thought that uh some of the [00:24:42] ones that we settled that are up here [00:24:45] would have been uh would have been I [00:24:48] thought this would be easy because I [00:24:49] have a very good relationship with [00:24:51] President Putin. I have a very good [00:24:52] relationship with President Xi. I'm [00:24:54] going to be going to China in April. [00:24:56] It's going to be that's going to be a [00:24:57] wild one. I said, "But we have to put on [00:25:00] the biggest display you've ever had in [00:25:02] the history of China." You know, last [00:25:03] time I went to China, President Xi, he [00:25:06] treated me so well. He gave me a [00:25:08] display. I never saw so many soldiers [00:25:11] all the same height, exactly the same [00:25:13] height, within a quarter of an inch. You [00:25:15] can do that when you have 1.4 billion [00:25:17] people. You know, lots of shoulders. [00:25:20] Everybody was win about 1/8 of an inch [00:25:23] the same height. I said, 'If they put [00:25:25] their helmets down, you could have [00:25:27] played pool on the top of their heads. [00:25:30] And uh it was pretty amazing, but I [00:25:32] said, 'You got to top it. He said, I'll [00:25:34] top it. We're going to top it. We're [00:25:36] going to have a lot of the people, most [00:25:38] of the fake news back there is going to [00:25:40] be going. So, we have uh Steve has done [00:25:44] a great job. And then a little bit later [00:25:46] on, we brought Jared. And Jared was [00:25:49] responsible for the Abraham Accords, [00:25:51] which is incredible. Nobody else could [00:25:52] have done that. a very smart guy and uh [00:25:56] we're making Jeridan envoy also envoy of [00:25:59] peace. They're both envoys of peace and [00:26:02] you couldn't get two. I tell you what, I [00:26:04] watch these two guys. I say at least [00:26:06] we're covered from an IQ standpoint. [00:26:08] These two guys walk into a room and uh [00:26:10] but people like them both, you know, [00:26:12] they're good people and they like them [00:26:14] both and they've had some very good [00:26:16] meetings. They've had some very [00:26:18] interesting meetings having to do with [00:26:21] as you know Iran is a hot spot right now [00:26:23] and they're meeting and they have a good [00:26:24] relationship with the representatives [00:26:26] Iran and you know good talks are being [00:26:28] had. It's proven to be over the years [00:26:31] not easy to make a meaningful deal with [00:26:34] Iran. We have to make a meaningful deal [00:26:36] otherwise bad things happen but we have [00:26:38] to make a meaningful deal. But they have [00:26:40] a great relationship with the [00:26:41] representatives of Iran. They have a [00:26:43] great relationship with the other one [00:26:46] that they're really working on now [00:26:47] because so many of these I mean as an [00:26:48] example Kosovo [00:26:51] Serbia I did that one. Could you stand [00:26:54] up if any of you guys are when you're [00:26:56] here just stand up for a second. Kosovo [00:26:58] Serbia stand up. What a job. Thank you [00:27:02] very much. We appreciate it. So good. [00:27:06] And you're getting along. And when you [00:27:08] don't get along, you call me and I'll [00:27:09] we'll get it solved, right? We'll get it [00:27:11] solved. Uh thank you very much. Really [00:27:14] good. And then again Pakistan and India. [00:27:16] That was a big one. And and just uh I [00:27:18] think you should actually stand. Come [00:27:20] please stand just for a second. Pakistan [00:27:23] and India. Thank you very much. And [00:27:26] Prime I spoke to Prime Minister Modi. [00:27:28] He's excited. He's watching us right [00:27:30] now. [00:27:31] Egypt and Ethiopia. We're going to get [00:27:34] that you know there's a little dam that [00:27:36] got built. Little dam like maybe the [00:27:38] largest dam in the world. built and [00:27:41] financed of course by the United States [00:27:43] brilliantly and uh having a little [00:27:46] trouble getting water to the Nile that [00:27:49] it's not that's a tough situation but [00:27:51] we're going to get that solved. Armenia [00:27:55] and Azerbaijan we talked about and again [00:27:58] thank you fellas very much. Great job. [00:28:00] Great job. Thank you [00:28:03] Cambodia and Thailand. [00:28:05] Uh so incredible what you did that you [00:28:08] you got together and it all worked out. [00:28:10] They're watching. They're watching right [00:28:12] now in closed circuit. Thank you very [00:28:14] much. And thank you. That was a big one. [00:28:16] Cambodia and Thailand, these are nasty [00:28:18] fighters. I have to tell you these [00:28:21] fighters are nasty. Uh now we talk about [00:28:26] you talk nasty fighter, [00:28:29] you're nice guys compared to this Congo [00:28:32] and Rwanda. That was and we've got them [00:28:37] pretty peaceful. There's little [00:28:39] flare-ups every once in a while. I'll [00:28:40] get a call once a week. Sir, there's a [00:28:42] flare up in the Congo again. We'll get [00:28:45] it straightened out. Right, Susie? We [00:28:47] get it straightened out. And Israel, as [00:28:50] you know, with you could say Israel or [00:28:53] numerous countries if you want to really [00:28:54] know the chance, but Israel and Iran. [00:28:57] And we'll see where that goes. But when [00:29:00] you think of Israel, we have we've done [00:29:02] the biggest thing of all. Well, we have [00:29:03] peace in the Middle East right now. [00:29:04] That's bigger than people said it [00:29:06] couldn't be done for 3,000 years. [00:29:08] They've been talking about Middle East. [00:29:10] They said it couldn't be done. And uh [00:29:13] you look at what's happened in Gaza. [00:29:16] And one of the keys to it was when we [00:29:18] took those beautiful, magnificent, we [00:29:21] just ordered 22 more of them. Uh updated [00:29:25] model, the B2 bombers are incredible. I [00:29:27] never understood the B2 bomber. I'd [00:29:29] watch. It's a wing. And I've never quite [00:29:31] understood that, Johnny. I'd look at it. [00:29:33] I say it was beautiful, but what does it [00:29:35] do? It carries very big bombs. And uh it [00:29:39] went into Iran and it totally decimated [00:29:42] the nuclear nuclear potential. And when [00:29:45] it did, when it decimated that uh all of [00:29:49] a sudden we had peace in the Middle East [00:29:50] because nobody there was a black cloud [00:29:52] hanging over the Middle East. And if [00:29:54] that wasn't done, uh that cloud would [00:29:57] have been there. and countries like [00:29:58] Saudi Arabia, countries like Qatar, [00:30:01] countries like nobody could have signed. [00:30:03] You would have had that threat. Nobody [00:30:05] could have had you couldn't had peace in [00:30:07] the Middle East. So now we may have to [00:30:09] take it a step further or we may not. [00:30:11] Maybe we're going to make a deal with [00:30:12] you're going to be you're going to be [00:30:13] finding out over the next probably 10 [00:30:15] days. But this meeting today is proof [00:30:18] with determined leadership nothing is [00:30:20] impossible. When I took office, the war [00:30:23] in Gaza was raging with thousands of [00:30:25] people being killed and no end in sight. [00:30:27] Today, thanks to unrelenting diplomacy [00:30:30] and the commitment of many of the great [00:30:32] people in this room, we have 59 [00:30:34] countries signed up on Gaza. [00:30:38] Think of that. We have uh it's amazing. [00:30:41] But all the people, many really so many [00:30:44] in this room, the war in Gaza is over. [00:30:47] It's over. There are little flames. [00:30:49] Little flames. Hamas has been I think [00:30:53] they're going to give up their weapons, [00:30:54] which is what they promised. If they [00:30:56] don't, it'll be, you know, they'll be [00:30:58] harshly met. Very harshly met. They [00:31:00] don't want that. You know, all the stuff [00:31:02] like they don't mind dying. They told me [00:31:05] that's not true. [00:31:07] Everyone said, "Oh, they don't mind [00:31:08] dying." No, they don't want to die. They [00:31:10] said, "We don't want to die. People [00:31:12] don't want to die." The ceasefire was [00:31:14] held and every last remaining hostage, [00:31:17] both living and dead, has been returned [00:31:20] back home. Think of that. That was an [00:31:21] impossibility. And we did hundreds of [00:31:24] hostages, but the last 20, and I always [00:31:26] said to Steve and Jared, I said, "The [00:31:28] last 20 are going to be very tough. [00:31:30] Very, very tough." [00:31:32] And we got them back. We got the living [00:31:34] back. And then we only got about 16 of [00:31:36] the dead. And we said, "Well, you got to [00:31:38] get them all. You promised them all." [00:31:40] And they dug and dug and dug. You can [00:31:43] imagine it's a job that's brutal. And [00:31:46] Hamas really did a lot of that work. And [00:31:50] you got to give them credit for that. [00:31:52] They uh they brought the last last one [00:31:56] home a week ago. [00:31:58] And we got all 28 of them living and [00:32:01] dead. The amazing thing because I've [00:32:03] never seen anything quite like it. The [00:32:04] the parents of the dead, they knew their [00:32:06] boy was dead. This case boys, all boys, [00:32:10] men. But to the parents' boys, they knew [00:32:13] their boy was dead. They wanted that [00:32:16] dead body as much as if he were alive. [00:32:21] And when they got them back, there was [00:32:25] great sadness, but there was great joy, [00:32:26] too. They wanted it as much as the [00:32:29] people that got their sons back alive. [00:32:33] But we got a lot of people before those [00:32:35] 20, Steve, what nobody talks about, but [00:32:37] you know, hundreds of people. Uh we did [00:32:40] a good job and you guys did a fantastic [00:32:42] job. I want to thank every nation that [00:32:44] helped us achieve this monumental [00:32:46] breakthrough saving countless lives and [00:32:50] really bringing peace and bringing the [00:32:52] concept of peace because nobody thought [00:32:54] peace in the Middle East. I've always [00:32:55] heard peace in the Middle East is [00:32:56] impossible [00:32:58] and it's turned out not to be. And we do [00:33:01] have some work to do with Iran. They [00:33:04] can't have a nuclear weapon. It's very [00:33:06] simple. They can't have you can't have [00:33:07] peace in the Middle East if they have a [00:33:09] nuclear weapon. And they can't have a [00:33:12] nuclear weapon. And they've been told [00:33:13] that very strongly. Since the hard one [00:33:16] ceasefire of last October, the United [00:33:18] States and our partners have facilitated [00:33:21] the delivery of vast amounts of [00:33:23] humanitarian aid, numbers that nobody's [00:33:25] ever seen before. In November, the [00:33:28] United Nations Security Council [00:33:29] unanimously approved the Board of Peace. [00:33:32] And last month in Davos, we welcomed [00:33:35] over two dozen members to this very [00:33:38] important new organization [00:33:41] and we are very closely working with the [00:33:43] United Nations. In fact, I'm going to [00:33:45] speak to the secretary general in a [00:33:47] little while is a good man and I've had [00:33:50] a good relationship other than in my [00:33:52] last speech they did turn off my [00:33:54] teleprompter. I got up there, my [00:33:57] teleprompter didn't work. I'm sitting in [00:34:00] front of all of you people and more. I [00:34:03] had no teleprompter. I knew I was in [00:34:05] trouble because I'm walking up. You know [00:34:06] the teleprompterss are over. I had the [00:34:08] most beautiful speech, right? I was all [00:34:11] set to knock him dead. First I had an [00:34:14] escalator that stopped. You know that [00:34:15] it's going up. Boom. It's lucky my movie [00:34:19] star first lady was in front of me [00:34:22] because I put my hand on a certain part [00:34:25] of her body and I was able to stop my [00:34:28] fall. otherwise because she had no [00:34:30] trouble. I said, "Boy, that was a very [00:34:32] sharp stop, Johnny." So, I said, "That [00:34:36] was strange. I've I've been on a lot of [00:34:38] escalators. It's never happened before. [00:34:40] Usually, it stops very slowly. This was [00:34:42] just boom, but our first lady was right [00:34:45] in the proper location for me. I'm [00:34:48] waving to people and uh she was holding [00:34:51] on a little tighter. She knew what was [00:34:53] happening." She did. She said she That's [00:34:55] a very successful movie out right now. [00:34:57] like number one. Can you believe this? [00:35:01] And it's a big movie big movie star. And [00:35:03] I always say it's trouble because I [00:35:05] always say there's not room in one [00:35:08] family for two stars. I told that we [00:35:11] can't have two stars in one family. So I [00:35:14] don't know what that means, but it's not [00:35:16] it's not good. But it is good because [00:35:18] we're proud of her. She did a People in [00:35:20] the United States love the first lady [00:35:22] and she did the movie and it's become [00:35:25] the biggest selling documentary in 20 [00:35:28] years. Can you believe? The theaters are [00:35:29] all packed. Women especially, they go [00:35:31] back and they see it two or three times, [00:35:33] four times. [00:35:35] But together, we're committed to [00:35:36] achieving a Gaza that is properly [00:35:39] governed throughout the whole area is [00:35:42] going to be, you know, so many countries [00:35:44] that have really nothing to do with the [00:35:46] Middle East, but they're maybe somewhat [00:35:47] close by. They're all involved. They [00:35:50] want to go in and fight. They tell me [00:35:52] all the time, "We'd like to send [00:35:53] soldiers to fight if it's necessary." [00:35:56] And I don't think it's going to be [00:35:57] necessary. We have two countries that [00:35:59] want to go in and do a number on Hamas. [00:36:02] I said, "I really don't think it's I [00:36:04] hope it's not going to be necessary [00:36:06] because they made a promise and they pro [00:36:08] promised me get rid of their weapons. [00:36:11] Looks like they're going to be doing [00:36:12] that, but we'll have to find out. But [00:36:15] it's no longer a hot bed of radicalism [00:36:18] and terror. [00:36:20] And to end that we have uh today and I'm [00:36:24] pleased to announce that Kazakhstan, [00:36:28] Azerban, [00:36:30] UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi [00:36:33] Arabia, Usbekiststan, [00:36:36] and Kuwait have all com contributed [00:36:40] more than 7 billion dollars [00:36:43] toward the relief package. That's great. [00:36:45] Thank you, fellas. Thank you. [00:36:53] and many more are contributing too. So [00:36:55] the numbers are with you know this just [00:36:57] started this is our first meeting but [00:37:00] every dollar spent is an investment in [00:37:02] stability and the hope of new and [00:37:04] harmonious [00:37:06] uh it's a region that's so important. [00:37:08] It's so vibrant. It's so incredible. The [00:37:11] people are so incredible. But we want to [00:37:12] have a harmonious Middle East. The [00:37:14] Middle East is amazing. So many friends [00:37:17] in the Middle East there. so smart. [00:37:21] Sometimes they're too energetic. That's [00:37:22] the, you know, a lot of people aren't [00:37:24] energetic. Sometimes they're a little [00:37:26] bit too energetic. These are great [00:37:28] people. The world is now waiting on [00:37:31] Hamas and that's taking place. And uh [00:37:35] it's the only thing that's right now [00:37:37] standing in the way. We have Lebanon [00:37:40] with [00:37:42] certain things that we're working on [00:37:43] that are very important. We have to [00:37:46] solve the problem of Lebanon, but it's [00:37:48] uh relatively small in terms of what [00:37:51] we've what's been done. And again, the [00:37:53] key was getting rid of the nuclear [00:37:55] potential because Iran would have had a [00:37:57] nuclear weapon based on everything we [00:37:59] found out since within one month. We [00:38:01] can't let that happen. So many of our [00:38:04] friends in Europe are attending today [00:38:06] and we're eager to have them become full [00:38:09] members. They all want to become full [00:38:11] members and we've had a great response [00:38:13] from Europe and Europe is, you know, [00:38:15] it's where I come from, where so many [00:38:17] people come from that are in the United [00:38:19] States. But we have a great relationship [00:38:22] with Europe. We have a great head of [00:38:24] NATO. He is a fantastic man and he's [00:38:28] doing a great job. Really great job. I'm [00:38:31] excited to announce that Norway has [00:38:33] agreed to host an event bringing [00:38:36] together the Board of Peace. [00:38:38] Oh, I thought when I saw this note, I'm [00:38:41] excited to announce that Norway I [00:38:42] thought they were going to say that [00:38:45] they're giving me the Nobel Prize. Oh, [00:38:49] this is less exciting. [00:38:51] Oh, it says I'm excited to announce that [00:38:54] Norway and I'm saying, "Oh, great. I'm [00:38:55] getting the Nobel Prize finally. [00:38:57] Finally, they got it right." But I don't [00:39:00] care. I don't care about Nobel Prize. I [00:39:01] care about saving lives. Just so you [00:39:03] understand, we play and we all, you [00:39:05] know, do what we have to do. I only have [00:39:07] one thing. I don't want to see people [00:39:09] killed from parts of the world that are [00:39:11] very far away from the United States. [00:39:13] And if I have an ability to turn off to [00:39:15] turn off wars, I want to use that [00:39:17] ability because it's people, millions of [00:39:19] people. It's like the prime minister [00:39:22] said, 25 million people maybe, and [00:39:24] that's a small number compared to what [00:39:26] it could have been if you really think [00:39:27] about it, right? No, I want to save [00:39:29] lives and I don't care about prizes. in [00:39:33] the UN office for coordination of [00:39:37] humanitarian assistance is raising$2 [00:39:40] billion dollars for the support of Gaza. [00:39:44] Additionally, Japan has just committed [00:39:46] to host an aid fundraiser which will be [00:39:49] a very big one, very it's already [00:39:51] successful. We know some of the numbers [00:39:53] that are being talked about which will [00:39:55] be attended by other nations in the [00:39:57] region including South Korea, the [00:39:59] Philippines, Singapore and others. And I [00:40:03] know that China is going to be involved [00:40:04] and I think Russia's going to be [00:40:06] involved. I think they will be uh want [00:40:08] to have everybody [00:40:10] get all sides because it doesn't help [00:40:14] when you have all sides with one [00:40:16] ideology. You have to have everybody [00:40:18] together for this. I'm also pleased to [00:40:20] announce that FIFA will be helping to [00:40:23] raise a total of $75 million for [00:40:26] projects in Gaza. And I think they're [00:40:28] soccer related where you're doing fields [00:40:30] and you're getting the greatest stars in [00:40:32] the world to go there. People that are [00:40:35] bigger stars than you and I, Johnny, I [00:40:37] hate to say it. You know, I met one of [00:40:40] your great stars who came to the White [00:40:42] House, as you know, and he's uh my son [00:40:45] was very excited. He he's These are [00:40:48] great people. These are great people. Uh [00:40:51] and Johnny's uh going to bring the stars [00:40:55] to the area and they're really known. [00:40:57] People in Gaza know every one of them, [00:40:59] right? You know, so it's really [00:41:02] something. And we'll soon be uh [00:41:04] detailing the announcement and if I can [00:41:06] do I'll get over there with you. I want [00:41:08] to thank Johnny and FIFA for all of the [00:41:12] wonderful things they did and are doing. [00:41:15] They gave me their first peace prize. [00:41:18] They gave me a peace prize. I think they [00:41:19] saw that I got screwed by Norway and [00:41:22] they said, "Let's give him a peace [00:41:23] prize." I mean, very good. Thank you, [00:41:25] Johnny. I appreciate it. Johnny's very [00:41:27] smart. [00:41:30] >> Very, very smart. The uh nations [00:41:33] represented here today, just in closing, [00:41:35] are not just contributing money. Some [00:41:37] are also pledging personnel to help [00:41:40] preserve the ceasefire and secure a very [00:41:43] enduring peace. We have to have enduring [00:41:45] peace. Having peace knowing it's going [00:41:47] to blow up in two weeks doesn't mean [00:41:49] anything. In particular, Indonesia, [00:41:52] thank you very much. Indonesia, that's a [00:41:55] great country. [00:41:58] Thank you very much. Look at Look at [00:42:00] that man. Look how tough he is. You [00:42:01] think it's easy dealing with him? Look [00:42:03] at that face. You are a tough cookie. [00:42:06] And we say it lovingly, too. We need [00:42:08] strength. You say, "See, he doesn't [00:42:10] mind. He's tough and he's smart." and [00:42:14] smart is more important. [00:42:17] Morocco, thank you very much. Great. [00:42:19] What you're doing is great. Albania, [00:42:22] Kosovo, [00:42:24] Kazakhstan have all committed troops and [00:42:27] police to stabilize Gaza. Egypt and [00:42:29] Jordan are likewise providing [00:42:32] very, very substantial help, troops, [00:42:34] training, and support for a very [00:42:37] trustworthy Palestinian police force. We [00:42:40] think we're getting some very good [00:42:42] people on that police force. And you [00:42:44] know, it's peace in the Middle East. We [00:42:46] have peace in the Middle East. Think of [00:42:47] it. For years, you've been hearing about [00:42:49] peace in the Middle East. And [00:42:50] everybody's saying it's impossible. All [00:42:53] of these countries are working together [00:42:55] around the vision of a Middle East that [00:42:57] is free from the curse of extremism and [00:43:00] terror. And now is time. And by the way, [00:43:03] even people with extremism and preaching [00:43:05] extremism, they're exhausted. They're [00:43:08] tired. has been going on for too many [00:43:10] years. I don't care who you are. They're [00:43:12] tired. They want peace. And now is the [00:43:15] time for Iran to join us on a path that [00:43:18] will complete what we're doing. And if [00:43:21] they join us, that'll be great. If they [00:43:23] don't join us, that'll be great, too. [00:43:25] But it'll be a very different path. They [00:43:28] cannot continue to threaten the [00:43:29] stability of the entire region. And they [00:43:33] must make a deal. or if that doesn't [00:43:35] happen, I maybe can understand if it [00:43:38] doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. But [00:43:40] uh bad things will happen if it doesn't. [00:43:44] With the commitments announced today, [00:43:46] the border of peace is proving that it [00:43:48] does not just convene countries. It [00:43:52] devises and implements and real [00:43:54] solutions happen. We we've we've come up [00:43:58] with solutions. This is so little talk. [00:44:00] This is very little talk, all action. [00:44:03] first time. It was always talk in the [00:44:05] Middle East. People would talk about [00:44:06] peace in the Middle East and then they'd [00:44:08] go home and they'd never even think [00:44:09] about it again. Nothing would happen. [00:44:11] We're providing a model for how [00:44:13] responsible sovereign nations can [00:44:15] cooperate to take responsibility for [00:44:17] confronting problems in their own [00:44:20] regions. The Border Peace is showing how [00:44:23] a better future can be built starting [00:44:25] right here in this room. And I I want to [00:44:27] let you know that the United States is [00:44:29] going to make a contribution of $10 [00:44:31] billion to the border of peace. Thank [00:44:34] you. [00:44:40] And we've had great support for that [00:44:42] number. And that number is a very small [00:44:44] number when you look at uh that compared [00:44:47] to the cost of war. That's a that's two [00:44:50] weeks of fighting. It's a very small [00:44:53] number. Sounds like a lot, but it's a [00:44:55] very small number. So, we're committed [00:44:56] to 10 billion dollars. Together, we can [00:44:59] achieve the dream of bringing lasting [00:45:01] harmony to a region tortured by [00:45:03] centuries of war, suffering, and [00:45:05] carnage. They say 3,000 years. And [00:45:08] hopefully, we can lift up the eyes of [00:45:10] the world to envision how other [00:45:12] intractable conflicts can be settled. So [00:45:16] many conflicts, I'd say, are impossible [00:45:17] to settle. And we get them settled. We [00:45:19] got of those eight that we settled, most [00:45:22] of them were said to be not settable [00:45:26] and they not only got settled, they got [00:45:28] settled within days. More impossible [00:45:31] problems can be solved. As we go along [00:45:33] this very beautiful path, I think it's a [00:45:35] beautiful path. I think it's such an [00:45:37] important day. Even the weather's [00:45:39] beautiful. We walk in, it's beautiful, [00:45:41] everything's beautiful. But the ancient [00:45:44] wounds can be healed. And they are [00:45:46] indeed ancient. this has been going on [00:45:48] for so many centuries that our entire [00:45:51] planet will be a better, safer, more [00:45:53] beautiful, and more peaceful place for [00:45:55] us all. We're going to be working with [00:45:57] the United Nations very closely. We're [00:45:59] going to bring them back. I think the [00:46:01] United Nations has great potential. [00:46:03] Really great potential. It has not lived [00:46:06] up to potential. The eight wars, I never [00:46:09] even spoke to them about one of them, [00:46:11] and I should be speaking to him about [00:46:12] all of them. Someday I won't be here. [00:46:15] The United Nations will be, I think, is [00:46:18] going to be much stronger. The border of [00:46:20] peace is going to almost be looking over [00:46:22] the United Nations and making sure it [00:46:25] runs properly. But we're going to [00:46:28] strengthen up the United Nations. We're [00:46:29] going to make sure it's facilities are [00:46:31] good. They need help and they need help [00:46:34] moneywise. We're going to help them [00:46:35] moneywise and we're going to make sure [00:46:37] the United Nations is viable. And you [00:46:40] have some very good people at the United [00:46:42] Nations can do a good job. But as I [00:46:45] said, it's I've said it for years. [00:46:46] United Nations has tremendous potential. [00:46:48] A lot of people didn't like what I said. [00:46:49] They said, "Oh, you shouldn't say that [00:46:51] because, you know, we don't care about [00:46:53] the United Nations." No, it's really [00:46:55] very important. And uh I think it's [00:46:57] going to eventually live up to [00:46:59] potential. That'll be a big day. So, I [00:47:01] want to thank everybody for being here. [00:47:03] You're my friends. You're great leaders. [00:47:06] You're great people. And uh I can [00:47:09] honestly say, you know, you're strong [00:47:11] leaders. You're tough leaders in many [00:47:12] cases. Every single one that I'm looking [00:47:14] at that's right here, I've gotten to [00:47:17] know and I've gotten to respect and and [00:47:19] really your friends, your friends of [00:47:21] mine. And if I can help you at all, you [00:47:23] let me know. But this is going to be [00:47:24] something the board of peace will be [00:47:26] something that the likes of which I [00:47:28] don't think anybody's seen before. And [00:47:30] thank you all very much. It's a great [00:47:31] honor. I'm going to ask J. D. Vance to [00:47:33] come up and say a few words. Thank you [00:47:34] very much.