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[00:00:02] Mr. President DC. [00:00:04] [Music] [00:00:21] [Music] [00:00:38] Mr. Prime Minister, will you accept [00:00:40] President Trump's offer? [00:00:41] >> President Trump, sir, your message to [00:00:43] Israel on the second anniversary of the [00:00:46] Hamas attacks. [00:00:47] >> Thank you very much. [00:00:48] >> Will you talk about ending the trade [00:00:50] war? [00:01:23] Well, thank you very much everybody. [00:01:25] It's an honor to have the prime minister [00:01:27] of Canada, Mark Carney, who I I have [00:01:30] made very popular. He's an extremely [00:01:32] popular prime minister and I'm very [00:01:35] honored to do it because I liked him [00:01:37] right from the beginning. I've liked him [00:01:38] and we've had a good relationship. We [00:01:40] have some natural conflict, but we uh [00:01:43] we'll probably work that out. But we've [00:01:45] had a very strong relationship and your [00:01:48] hosting of the various countries that [00:01:50] showed up were were that was a beautiful [00:01:52] job you did. I appreciate it very much. [00:01:55] Uh we're going to be talking about [00:01:56] trade. We're going to be talking about a [00:01:58] lot of different things. We'll certainly [00:01:59] be talking about Gaza. We're in uh very [00:02:02] serious negotiations to uh I guess you [00:02:06] could say depending on the way you count [00:02:08] 3,000 years. You could say 500 years. [00:02:10] You could say, but that it's been raging [00:02:13] for a long time. And I think there's a [00:02:16] possibility that we could have peace in [00:02:17] the Middle East. It's something uh even [00:02:20] beyond the Gaza situation. We want a [00:02:22] release of the hostages immediately, [00:02:25] etc. And so our team is over there now. [00:02:28] Uh, another team just left and other [00:02:31] countries, literally every country in [00:02:33] the world has supported the plan. [00:02:34] >> Y, [00:02:35] >> I don't think there's anybody that [00:02:37] hasn't actually. Not that I've seen, but [00:02:40] uh, there's a real chance that we could [00:02:42] do something. So, you may have some [00:02:43] questions on that later. But in the [00:02:45] meantime, we'll spend some time and [00:02:47] we'll uh make some deals and we'll do [00:02:49] some things that are good for both of [00:02:51] our countries and Mark's an honor to [00:02:53] have you. Thank you very much. [00:02:54] >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. And [00:02:55] if I may, uh you kindly hosted uh me and [00:02:58] some of my colleagues a few months ago [00:03:00] and I said at the time uh you were are a [00:03:03] transformative president and since then [00:03:06] uh the transformation in the economy uh [00:03:08] unprecedented commitments of NATO [00:03:10] partners to defense spending peace from [00:03:12] India, Pakistan through to Azerbaijan, [00:03:15] Armenia, uh disabling Iran as a force of [00:03:18] terror uh and now and I'm running out of [00:03:20] time but this is uh many respects the [00:03:22] most important uh created of Canada and [00:03:26] the United [00:03:28] >> that wasn't where I was going. I was No, [00:03:30] but I, you know, on this uh on this uh [00:03:33] solemn day of commemoration of the [00:03:35] october horrific attacks of October 7th, [00:03:38] >> uh for the first time in decades, [00:03:42] hundreds of years, thousands of years, [00:03:43] this prospect of peace that you've made [00:03:45] possible, Canada stands four square [00:03:47] behind those efforts and we'll do [00:03:49] whatever we can to support them. [00:03:50] >> Very nice. Thank you very much. Any [00:03:53] questions? [00:03:55] Mr. President, Mr. President, is there [00:03:57] any what would it take for you to draw [00:04:00] or lower your tariffs on Canadian [00:04:02] sectors including aluminum? [00:04:04] >> Well, we're going to be talking about [00:04:05] that with the prime minister. We'll be [00:04:07] talking about tariffs. We'll be talking [00:04:09] about a lot of that, but that's for a [00:04:11] little bit later on. [00:04:13] >> I want to just acknowledge our great uh [00:04:16] ambassador. Is he doing a good job? [00:04:18] >> He's doing a good job. [00:04:18] >> Otherwise, I'll get him out of there so [00:04:20] fast. No, you have a you have a good [00:04:25] President, [00:04:26] >> is it the White House's position that [00:04:28] furled workers should be paid for their [00:04:30] back pay? [00:04:32] >> Uh, I would say it depends on who we're [00:04:34] talking about. I can tell you this, the [00:04:36] Democrats have put a lot of people in [00:04:38] great risk and jeopardy, but it really [00:04:40] depends on who you're talking about. But [00:04:42] for the most part, we're going to take [00:04:43] care of our people. There are some [00:04:45] people that really don't deserve to be [00:04:47] taken care of, and we'll take care of [00:04:48] them in a different way. Okay. Thank [00:04:50] you. [00:04:53] Mr. President, in your opinion, uh, why [00:04:56] has Canada and the United States failed [00:04:58] to reach an agreement up until now? [00:05:00] >> Well, it's a complicated agreement, more [00:05:02] complicated maybe than any other [00:05:04] agreement we have on trade because, you [00:05:06] know, we have natural conflict. We also [00:05:09] have mutual love. You know, we have [00:05:10] great love for each other. I love this. [00:05:12] I love Canada and the people of Canada. [00:05:15] And Mark feels the same way about here. [00:05:18] The problem we have is that they want a [00:05:20] car company and I want a car company. [00:05:22] Meaning the US wants a car company and [00:05:25] they want steel and we want steel and [00:05:28] you know so uh in other countries [00:05:30] they're very far away and there's no [00:05:34] problem. You can compete and you can do [00:05:36] we don't like to compete because we sort [00:05:38] of hurt each other when we compete and [00:05:40] so we have a natural conflict. It's a [00:05:43] natural business conflict. Nothing wrong [00:05:44] with it. uh and I think we've come a [00:05:46] long way over the last few months [00:05:48] actually in terms of that relationship. [00:05:51] So uh when it comes to trade, the United [00:05:54] States was always giving everything. [00:05:56] They would they gave everything to [00:05:58] Canada and they would they would you [00:06:00] know let car companies leave here and go [00:06:02] to Canada. But that hurts the United [00:06:05] States and you know other presidents [00:06:07] didn't see that. They weren't [00:06:08] businessoriented. They might have been [00:06:09] good politicians in some cases, not in [00:06:12] all cases. They were bad at both. But uh [00:06:15] it's it's a very natural conflict and [00:06:18] it's something that we're working on. [00:06:22] >> Canada has offered a lot of compromise [00:06:24] this summer. Are you willing today to [00:06:26] offer some compromise to Canada, maybe [00:06:28] on steel on? [00:06:29] >> Well, we've made compromise and we uh [00:06:31] we've made some compromise even on [00:06:33] steel, but you know, we have the same [00:06:35] basic uh authority and the same basic [00:06:39] this could be also a little bit of a [00:06:40] conflict with other countries all over [00:06:42] the world on steel because we want to [00:06:44] make our own steel. We don't want to [00:06:46] bring steel in for the most part, but we [00:06:48] will bring it in and we do bring it in. [00:06:49] to continue to bring it in from Canada, [00:06:52] but there is a tariff to pay and I think [00:06:55] that would be a normal thing to say, but [00:06:58] we we've come a long way. I think [00:06:59] Howard, we can truly say, do you want to [00:07:01] make a comment on that? [00:07:03] >> Well, I think the opportunity to work [00:07:04] together, but as you've said, there's [00:07:07] conflict. You know, why do we make cars [00:07:10] in Canada? You've called that out and [00:07:12] you've addressed that. So, there are [00:07:13] places we should work together and there [00:07:15] are places that we have natural [00:07:16] conflict. It's a tough situation because [00:07:18] we want to make our cars here. At the [00:07:21] same time, we want Canada to do well [00:07:23] making cars. So, uh, we're working on [00:07:27] formulas and I think we'll get there. [00:07:34] >> Canadians are refusing to go to the US. [00:07:36] The numbers are down like 23% uh, in the [00:07:39] first seven months of the year. What do [00:07:41] you say to Canadians that don't want to [00:07:43] go to the US now because of your 50oot [00:07:44] state talk, because of the trade war, [00:07:46] the tariffs, and fear? [00:07:48] >> I understand that. Look, I understand [00:07:50] that. And Americans don't want to buy [00:07:51] cars that are made in Canada, you know? [00:07:53] I mean, we have the same conflict. So, [00:07:55] there isn't it's it's something that uh [00:07:59] will get worked out. There's still great [00:08:02] love between the two countries, but uh [00:08:05] you know, American people want product [00:08:08] here. They want to make it here. uh [00:08:10] Detroit was emptied out and moved to [00:08:12] Canada, moved to Mexico, moved to other [00:08:14] places, not just Canada and uh now [00:08:18] they're all moving back, you know, [00:08:19] they're moving back. We have right now, [00:08:21] I was just telling Mark, we have 17 [00:08:23] trillion, but it's going to it's really [00:08:24] much higher. That was as of couple of [00:08:26] months ago. [00:08:27] >> We have over 17 trillion dollars being [00:08:30] invested now in the United States. As an [00:08:32] example, Biden in he was the worst [00:08:35] president we've ever had, but they had [00:08:38] less than one trillion in four years. We [00:08:41] have more than 17 trillion in 8 months. [00:08:45] Eight months. And I think that number is [00:08:47] going to be 2122 trillion. Uh there's [00:08:50] never been anything like that in the [00:08:52] history of the world for any country. [00:08:53] Not even close. You know, if you did one [00:08:56] trillion in a year, that's pretty good. [00:08:58] We're going to do over 20. And it's [00:09:01] coming in with AI. It's coming in with [00:09:03] auto plants. You know, we're building [00:09:04] auto plants, a lot of auto plants in the [00:09:06] US. It's coming in for a lot of reasons. [00:09:08] It's coming in because of the fact I [00:09:11] think the November 5th election was a [00:09:12] big factor and I think the tariffs are a [00:09:15] big factor. And again, we want Canada to [00:09:18] do great, but you know, there's a point [00:09:22] at which we also want the same business. [00:09:24] We're competing for the same business. [00:09:26] That's the problem. That's why I keep [00:09:27] mentioning one way to solve that problem [00:09:30] is a very easy way. But we're competing [00:09:32] for the same business. He wants to make [00:09:34] cars, we want to make cars, and we're in [00:09:36] competition. [00:09:38] And the advantage we have is we have [00:09:39] this massive market. So it's a, you [00:09:42] know, it's quite an advantage. [00:09:44] [Applause] [00:09:50] >> Mr. President, can we talk about [00:09:52] Portland for a second? Are you planning [00:09:53] to invoke the insurrection act and would [00:09:56] be, you know, a very longstanding war of [00:10:00] law that's been on the books. [00:10:02] >> Yeah. Well, it's been invoked before, as [00:10:03] you know, uh if you look at Chicago, [00:10:06] Chicago is a great city where there's a [00:10:08] lot of crime and if the governor can't [00:10:10] do the job, we'll do the job. It's all [00:10:12] very simple. Uh they lose they probably [00:10:15] had 50 murders in Chicago over the last [00:10:19] uh five, six, seven months. Many people [00:10:23] were shot. And then the governor gets up [00:10:25] and he says, "Well, we can handle it. [00:10:26] They can't handle it. They don't know [00:10:27] what they're doing. The mayor is grossly [00:10:30] incompetent." He's at a 4% approval [00:10:32] rating in Chicago. He's at a 4% lowest [00:10:35] approval rating, lower than even Delasio [00:10:38] had, which is hard to believe in New [00:10:39] York. I thought Delasio would always [00:10:42] maintain that record, but the Chicago [00:10:43] guy is even lower. So, I think that uh [00:10:48] we want safe cities. If you look at DC, [00:10:51] you would right now, Mark, you could go [00:10:53] out, take your family out to dinner, you [00:10:56] could walk right down the middle of the [00:10:57] street. There is no crime in DC. Uh when [00:11:02] I got here, this place was a raging hell [00:11:04] hole where people would come from [00:11:07] Canada, people would come from other [00:11:08] places and end up getting shot. Nobody's [00:11:11] being shot. The uh the National Guard, [00:11:14] it's been unbelievable. I mean, they are [00:11:17] strong, tough guys. You know, we won [00:11:19] something at the Supreme Court, which is [00:11:20] a big deal. Merit. Everything now in [00:11:23] this country is merit-based. I didn't [00:11:25] think I'd ever see it again. And we have [00:11:27] our soldiers are merit-based, too. And [00:11:30] they're central casting. And they walk [00:11:31] through that town. And I'll tell you [00:11:33] what, this place is safe. It's [00:11:35] beautiful. Now, we're in Memphis, and [00:11:37] the same thing's happening. You're [00:11:38] getting the reports. The the bad guys [00:11:40] are saying, "We don't want anything to [00:11:42] do with this." And we're removing many [00:11:44] people. in uh DC. We we took out 17 [00:11:48] 1,700 [00:11:50] career criminals and sent them back to [00:11:53] the countries from which they came [00:11:55] mostly led out by Biden and his people [00:11:57] that had open border and open border [00:11:59] policy. And you know, Canada, you [00:12:02] suffered because of that, too, because [00:12:03] they'd come here and they'd go into [00:12:06] Canada also. So we're like a buffer for [00:12:08] that in terms of they Canada suffered [00:12:11] greatly by Biden and the open border the [00:12:14] policy of open border totally unchecked [00:12:17] totally unvetted [00:12:18] >> and these people were you know if you [00:12:20] got 5% 2% now you were getting a lot of [00:12:23] bad people and uh [00:12:26] >> we now have a closed border you've done [00:12:28] well we have a closed border [00:12:31] >> and it's a really closed border in fact [00:12:33] for four months I don't even know if [00:12:35] this is possible but They this is the [00:12:37] the figures were released. Zero people [00:12:40] were able to come into the United States [00:12:41] from the southern border. Zero. And as [00:12:45] you know, we've we've taken a very hard [00:12:46] stand on drugs. This is also benefiting [00:12:48] you. Uh we've uh a lot of the we call [00:12:51] them the water drugs. The drugs that [00:12:53] come in through water, they're not [00:12:55] coming. There are no boats anymore. [00:12:56] There frankly there are no fishing [00:12:58] boats. There's no boats out there [00:12:59] period. If you want to know the truth, [00:13:01] we say does anybody go fishing anymore? [00:13:04] The fact is we knocked out probably [00:13:07] saved at least a hundred thousand lives, [00:13:09] American lives and Canadian lives by uh [00:13:12] taking out all those boats coming in. So [00:13:15] it's uh and now they don't come in that [00:13:17] way anymore. Now they'll come in other [00:13:19] ways and we're not going to allow that [00:13:21] either. So we've done we've done a great [00:13:23] job on that. But uh on crime, Chicago is [00:13:27] a great city. But you can't be a great [00:13:29] city if you have murders and if you have [00:13:31] a lot of problems. And they do. And they [00:13:34] have an incompetent policy just like [00:13:36] they had open border policy. Anybody [00:13:38] could come in. They came in from [00:13:40] prisons. They came in from mental [00:13:42] institutions, drug dealers. They came in [00:13:44] from all over the place. And we don't [00:13:46] have that anymore. This country is [00:13:48] becoming very we're a very strong [00:13:51] country. Look, financially speaking, I [00:13:54] would say that because of the tariffs, [00:13:56] because of the election, because of the [00:13:57] policy, because of the great big [00:13:59] beautiful deal. It's what I added the [00:14:01] word great because I always It really [00:14:02] is. It's the biggest It's the biggest [00:14:05] bill ever passed in the history of our [00:14:07] country. We don't need another bill. [00:14:09] It's the biggest tax cuts, the big I [00:14:12] mean, when you think no tax on tips, no [00:14:14] tax on social security, no tax on [00:14:16] overtime for the people. But far beyond [00:14:19] that, what it does is incentivizes auto [00:14:22] plants and AI and all of the things that [00:14:25] nobody's ever passed a bill like. We [00:14:26] don't need another bill. We don't need [00:14:28] any more bills. I said, "Let's get it [00:14:29] all at once." I was greatly helped by [00:14:32] our speaker Mike Johnson and by the [00:14:36] Senate. I'll tell you what, John Thun's [00:14:38] been both of those guys have been [00:14:40] incredible. and we got a bill passed [00:14:43] that we really I said, "Let's see if we [00:14:45] can get it all done because these [00:14:47] Democrats are like insurrectionists, [00:14:49] okay? They're so bad for our country." [00:14:52] So, their policy is so bad for our [00:14:54] country. I said, "Let's see if we can [00:14:55] get it all done in the big and everybody [00:14:58] said it's not doable because it's the [00:15:00] biggest bill ever passed in the history [00:15:02] of our country and we got it all done. [00:15:04] We don't need anything else. we got [00:15:05] everything we want and now because of [00:15:07] that uh that's a big reason why the [00:15:10] companies are coming in you know one [00:15:11] year depreciation one year write off one [00:15:14] year expensing nobody's ever seen [00:15:16] anything like it so [00:15:18] so they're so they're coming in from all [00:15:20] over the world but uh to have a great [00:15:24] country you can't have crime and we [00:15:27] don't have crime but we have cities [00:15:28] where there's tremendous crime and [00:15:30] Chicago is one of them and if the [00:15:32] governor can't straighten it out we'll [00:15:34] straighten it Yeah. Thanks. [00:15:39] >> A question. A question. A question for [00:15:41] the president. Do [00:15:42] >> you remain [00:15:44] prime minister, I'd like to know how [00:15:46] come the UK and the European Union have [00:15:48] succeeded to sign deals and bring the [00:15:51] tariffs down and Canada still hasn't [00:15:53] been able to do the same. [00:15:54] >> Yeah. Because they're not located right [00:15:56] next to each other. It, you know, it [00:15:57] makes it uh in many cases it's much [00:16:00] better and easier. But yeah, and if I if [00:16:02] I may, let's uh let's be clear about the [00:16:05] relationship as it stands right now. We [00:16:07] are the second largest trading partner [00:16:09] of the United States. We do a lot of [00:16:10] trade going across the border where [00:16:12] we're cooperating. First thing, [00:16:14] secondly, we are the largest foreign [00:16:16] investor in the United States. Half a [00:16:18] trillion dollars in the last 5 years [00:16:19] alone, probably $8 trillion in the next [00:16:22] five years if we get uh the agreement [00:16:25] that we expect to get. Thirdly, there [00:16:27] are areas as the president just said [00:16:29] where we I wouldn't conflict maybe not [00:16:32] so much conflict. We compete. There are [00:16:33] areas where we compete and it's in those [00:16:36] areas where we have to come to uh an [00:16:39] agreement that works. But there are more [00:16:41] areas where we are stronger together and [00:16:43] that's what we're focused on and we're [00:16:45] going to get the right deal. right deal [00:16:46] for America. right deal obviously from [00:16:48] my perspective for Canada [00:16:53] [Applause] [00:16:56] >> including one thing that waiting [00:16:59] wait so one thing where we are working [00:17:02] very closely is the golden dome that's [00:17:04] the protective mechanism and you see how [00:17:08] that works it's unbelievable the uh you [00:17:10] know Ronald Reagan wanted to have it and [00:17:13] at that time they didn't have the [00:17:14] technology even close to the technology [00:17:17] But he was he was advanced uh and we'll [00:17:19] be working together on a golden dome for [00:17:22] the two countries and uh something that [00:17:24] I think is going to be very important [00:17:26] especially when you look at the world [00:17:27] you look at what's happening. We want to [00:17:29] have we want to have that protection. [00:17:31] It's really amazing. The technology is [00:17:33] unbelievable. [00:17:37] [Music] [00:17:39] Why do you say some federal workers [00:17:40] should not get their back pay? Why do [00:17:42] you say some [00:17:43] >> Well, you're going to have to figure [00:17:44] that out. Okay. Ask ask the Democrats [00:17:46] that question. [00:17:49] >> Mr. President, just to follow up there. [00:17:50] I mean, the law says that when the [00:17:52] government is reopened that workers will [00:17:54] receive their their backpace. Are you [00:17:56] going to define the law there or what do [00:17:57] you [00:17:58] >> I follow the law and I what the law says [00:18:01] is correct and I follow the law. I [00:18:02] always I always [00:18:04] >> Mr. President, Mr. President, will [00:18:06] Canada be leaving empty-handed or will [00:18:08] Canada be will Mr. Carney be leaving [00:18:11] Washington with a deal on terror? [00:18:12] >> I think they're going to be very happy. [00:18:14] We have a lot of things that we're [00:18:16] working on that people don't talk about. [00:18:18] They talk about uh, you know, [00:18:22] competitiveness. He's a very competitive [00:18:24] person and uh, they talk about things [00:18:27] that we don't necessarily agree on, but [00:18:30] I think they're going to walk away very [00:18:31] happy. I think so. Mr. President, [00:18:38] on all your trade deals that you signed, [00:18:40] there's been a minimum tariff that [00:18:41] countries have got. When the USMCA gets [00:18:43] renegotiated, do you want a minimum [00:18:45] tariff on goods between Canada and the [00:18:46] US? [00:18:47] >> Well, we're going to have tariffs [00:18:49] between Canada and you know, they have [00:18:51] them with us. Uh, I will say with our [00:18:53] farmers, as you know, they they went up [00:18:55] to as much as 400%. 250, 300, and even [00:18:59] one at 401. We found one having to do [00:19:01] with a very small product, but it was it [00:19:04] was high. So we've had so you know we've [00:19:06] always had tariffs between the two of us [00:19:08] and actually Canada was charging us very [00:19:11] high tariffs on our agricultural things [00:19:13] a lot of our agricultural product and [00:19:16] that's one of the things that we talk [00:19:17] about for bringing that down. So you [00:19:19] know this is a mutual thing but uh we've [00:19:21] been charged tariffs. Look, we're the [00:19:24] king of being screwed by tariffs just so [00:19:26] you understand. And I'm not talking [00:19:28] about with Canada. I'm talking about [00:19:29] with countries all over the world. When [00:19:31] you look at Europe, when you look at [00:19:33] China, when you look at uh all of the uh [00:19:37] uh any almost every country charged the [00:19:40] US, we didn't charge them because we [00:19:43] were led by stupid people in many cases. [00:19:45] Stupid people. They took advantage of [00:19:46] our country. They're not taking [00:19:48] advantage of us anymore. You know, if [00:19:50] you looked at European Union, they're [00:19:52] all my friends. I don't blame them. I [00:19:54] blame our presidents. I blame our past [00:19:56] presidents and you know business leaders [00:19:59] but uh we are the the the uh king of [00:20:04] countries that have been taken advantage [00:20:06] of for many many years we've been paying [00:20:09] trillions and trillions of dollars and [00:20:11] receiving nothing nothing at all as an [00:20:14] example prior to the deal with Europe [00:20:16] where they pay a lot of money but [00:20:19] they're happy and I'm happy the deal was [00:20:21] good it's a fair deal but it wasn't fair [00:20:24] you couldn't put a car into Europe, you [00:20:26] couldn't sell your agriculture into [00:20:28] Europe, you couldn't do anything. And [00:20:29] now we have it so that it's open. Uh we [00:20:33] charge them tariffs. We didn't charge [00:20:35] them tariffs a car. They charge us [00:20:37] tremendous. I said to Angela Merkel [00:20:39] once, I said, "How many cars have gone [00:20:41] to Germany from the United States?" And [00:20:43] she said, "Well, I don't believe any." [00:20:45] And I said, "You're right. You're [00:20:47] right." Well, that doesn't happen [00:20:49] anymore. And they're paying a fair [00:20:51] amount. It's just a fair amount. It's [00:20:53] not. I could ask for much more. It's a [00:20:55] fair amount. But the United States now [00:20:57] is using the same thing that they've [00:21:00] used on us. And I just can't believe [00:21:02] it's taken presidents so long to do [00:21:04] this. And again, we're going to treat [00:21:06] people fairly. We're going to especially [00:21:08] treat Canada fairly. But I can't believe [00:21:11] it's taken so long where we get charged [00:21:14] and don't charge them. Japan was a good [00:21:16] example. We made a deal with Japan. You [00:21:18] saw that Mark a deal with Japan. It's a [00:21:20] much different deal that we've had in [00:21:22] the past, but they would send us [00:21:24] millions of cars, no charge. We weren't [00:21:28] allowed to send them cars. We sent them [00:21:30] no cars. I I doubt you had one car go [00:21:34] into Jim because we were restricted. [00:21:35] They didn't want our cars. Uh same thing [00:21:38] with Europe, same thing with other [00:21:39] places. So now all we all we do now is [00:21:42] fairness. But fairness leads us to the [00:21:45] most successful [00:21:47] country there's ever been. You know, we [00:21:49] have some advantages over other [00:21:51] countries and we do have a great market. [00:21:53] We have an amazing market. But you know [00:21:55] what? If I let this go, if if we didn't [00:21:58] win this election, if we had these [00:22:00] people that were running that were [00:22:02] ruining our country, destroying our [00:22:04] country with their open borders and men [00:22:06] playing in women's sports and [00:22:08] transgender from everybody and windmills [00:22:11] all over the place. If we allowed that [00:22:14] to go on for another couple of years, we [00:22:16] would be I don't I'm not sure that we'd [00:22:19] even have a country. [00:22:27] >> Yeah. Brian, [00:22:30] >> and by the way, I'm not sure we would [00:22:32] have even had a country. And now we have [00:22:33] the most successful country in the [00:22:34] world. Brian. [00:22:35] >> Yes, sir. What is your message to [00:22:37] Democrats ahead of a next vote to open [00:22:39] up the government? The American people [00:22:41] are saying, "Open the damn government." [00:22:43] What's your message to them right now? [00:22:44] >> Well, they're the ones that started it. [00:22:46] They're the ones that have it. And it's [00:22:48] almost like uh a kamicazi attack by [00:22:51] them. You want to know the truth? This [00:22:52] is like a kamicazi attack. They they [00:22:57] almost, you know, they have nothing to [00:22:59] lose. They've lost the elections. [00:23:02] They've lost the presidential election [00:23:04] in a landslide. I saw the other day [00:23:06] where Kalista said this was a very close [00:23:09] election. conver this was one of the [00:23:11] biggest sweeps that anybody's ever had. [00:23:13] Won the popular vote by millions, won [00:23:15] the uh electoral college by a massive [00:23:18] amount. They said if I got 270 [00:23:22] that would be great, but I got I think [00:23:25] 312 or 315 [00:23:28] and they got 220. So, you know, we won [00:23:30] that. But we won counties. The big thing [00:23:32] is counties. So, out of all of the [00:23:35] counties, thousands and thousands, we [00:23:37] got 2,500. They got 525. [00:23:41] It was a landslide and we listen. Oh [00:23:44] yes, it was close. It was one of the [00:23:46] greatest victories ever. And it was a [00:23:48] mandate to do what we're doing. And uh I [00:23:52] hope and and Mark wants this as much as [00:23:54] I do. We are very close to making a deal [00:23:57] on the Middle East that will bring peace [00:23:59] to the Middle East after all of these [00:24:01] years of uh millions and millions, tens [00:24:05] of millions of people being killed. [00:24:06] there's a chance to bring peace to the [00:24:08] Middle East. In addition to that, I made [00:24:10] seven other deals and they're, you know, [00:24:12] great. And we're uh, you know, things [00:24:15] are happening with respect to Russia, [00:24:16] Ukraine. That's one that uh last week [00:24:19] mark 7,812 [00:24:22] people were killed. [00:24:23] >> Soldiers, mostly soldiers, [00:24:25] >> but 7,000 more than 7 thou almost 8,000 [00:24:28] soldiers were killed. It's a crazy It's [00:24:31] a crazy thing. I thought that would have [00:24:33] been one of the easy ones. and I get [00:24:35] along very well with Putin and I thought [00:24:37] that would have been I'm very [00:24:38] disappointed in him because I thought [00:24:40] this would have been an easy one to [00:24:42] settle but uh it's turned out to be [00:24:45] maybe tougher than the Middle East. [00:24:46] We'll see what happens with the Middle [00:24:48] East. The Middle East [00:24:58] >> Go ahead behind. Yes. [00:25:00] >> Is the crisis over with Canada with the [00:25:02] Canadian border [00:25:03] >> is what? internal crisis. [00:25:05] >> No, it's not over. It's never I think [00:25:07] it's never going to be over, frankly. [00:25:09] But they've done Canada's worked hard [00:25:11] and they've done a a much better job [00:25:13] than in the past. Uh we have uh very few [00:25:16] people coming in through our southern [00:25:18] border, too. We we've worked with Canada [00:25:20] and we've worked with Mexico. So, we've [00:25:22] made it a lot better. Any is too much. [00:25:26] Any is too much. [00:25:29] Let me wait. [00:25:31] >> I just on fentanel any amount is too [00:25:34] much. So we've gotten it down. It's down [00:25:36] substantially. It's less than 1% but [00:25:38] it's Look, it's still too much. It's too [00:25:39] much at home in Canada. [00:25:41] >> Yeah. We got to stamp it up [00:25:45] on USMCA. Are the two of you both [00:25:47] committed to seeing it through in the [00:25:49] renegotiation of that deal that you [00:25:51] made? [00:25:51] >> Well, we can renegotiate it and that [00:25:53] would be good. Or we could just do [00:25:55] different deals. We're allowed to do [00:25:56] different deals if we want. We might [00:25:58] make deals that are better for the [00:25:59] individual countries. [00:26:01] >> I don't care. I want to make whatever [00:26:03] the best deal is for this country and [00:26:04] also very much with Canada in mind. [00:26:10] >> Yeah. Go ahead, please. Go ahead, sir. [00:26:12] >> Sir, uh on China, uh what more can the [00:26:15] United States and Canada do together uh [00:26:18] to counter China? [00:26:20] >> Well, you have to be able to compete. [00:26:22] They're a great competitor and Mark and [00:26:24] I both know that. And you have to be [00:26:26] able to compete. We have big advantages [00:26:28] over China for lots of different reasons [00:26:30] and I think we're doing very well with [00:26:32] China. I get along very well with [00:26:34] President Xi. I'm going to be meeting [00:26:35] him in a few weeks as you know. I'll be [00:26:38] meeting him in South Korea. But uh we've [00:26:40] had a very good relationship for a long [00:26:42] time. But you have to be able to compete [00:26:44] to do well with China. If you can't [00:26:47] compete, you're not going to do well [00:26:48] with China. And Canada is very [00:26:49] competitive. I can tell you that. Canada [00:26:52] is a very competitive country. I think [00:26:54] Canada's done very well over the years [00:26:56] with China. [00:26:56] >> Yeah. Yeah, we have. But we'll do better [00:26:59] together on that. [00:27:00] >> Mr. President, [00:27:03] >> on Golden Middle East, um what [00:27:06] guarantees are you giving your Arab [00:27:08] partners that Israel will not resume its [00:27:11] offensive after the hostages are [00:27:13] released? [00:27:14] >> Well, the primary guarantee is once this [00:27:16] deal happens, if it does happen, look, [00:27:18] they're in negotiations right now. We [00:27:20] are going to do everything possible. But [00:27:21] we have a lot of power and we're going [00:27:23] to do everything possible to make sure [00:27:25] everybody adheres to the deal. Okay. [00:27:30] >> Are you concerned about the delays at [00:27:32] airports and how do you see the [00:27:33] shutdown? [00:27:34] >> Oh, sure. I mean, it's a they're all [00:27:36] Democrat delays. There are delays at the [00:27:39] airport. That's standard. And again, [00:27:40] this is something that we've every day [00:27:43] we put forth a bill just a continuation. [00:27:46] It's a very simple thing to sign and [00:27:48] very simple to do. And I I really think [00:27:51] that these are people that I think they [00:27:53] have nothing to lose. They have a party [00:27:55] that's out of control. They have no [00:27:56] leader. Nobody knows who the leader is. [00:27:58] I look at people with very low IQs like [00:28:01] Crockett. This woman Crockett. I never [00:28:02] met her, but she's a low IQ individual. [00:28:06] Uh I look at AOC talking about how if [00:28:09] they want to negotiate, they can come to [00:28:11] my office. She's not in that position to [00:28:13] do that. And who the hell is she to say [00:28:15] that? And then I watch Nancy Pelosi not [00:28:18] knowing what to do. I watch I watch [00:28:20] their leadership. Look, Schumer is [00:28:22] petrified of primary because he's not [00:28:24] going to win probably against anybody in [00:28:27] a primary. You know, Schumer did the [00:28:29] right thing. Uh but he handled it badly [00:28:32] originally year ago. He did probably the [00:28:35] right thing, but he handled it badly. I [00:28:38] I think Schumer is incapable of making a [00:28:40] deal. They are a mess. They're a party [00:28:42] that has no leadership. They have uh and [00:28:46] they have no policy. You know, we have [00:28:48] great we have great I think we have [00:28:49] great leadership, but we also have great [00:28:51] policy. We have strong borders. We have [00:28:54] no men and women's sports. We I mean, [00:28:57] basic things. We're not uh they're not [00:29:00] we're not going to take your child away [00:29:02] and change the sex of your child. We're [00:29:04] not going to do things like that. What [00:29:06] they're doing to the country is so [00:29:08] incredible. And they got away with it [00:29:09] with all their woke crap. And now it's [00:29:12] stopped. And we have a country that's [00:29:14] based on common sense and strength and [00:29:18] uh intelligence. I mean, we have the [00:29:20] United States of America. And I say it I [00:29:22] say it all the time. Other leaders have [00:29:24] told me this. Mark hasn't yet, but I [00:29:26] think he would. A year ago, we were a [00:29:29] dead country. And now we we are the [00:29:31] hottest country anywhere in the world. [00:29:33] Maybe Canada. I'll give Canada, but I [00:29:35] like because I do like Canada. But, you [00:29:37] know, we're the hottest country in the [00:29:38] world right now. There's never been a [00:29:40] country that has the kind of money [00:29:42] coming into. There's never been anything [00:29:43] like this. There's never been a country [00:29:46] that if if you get if you take a [00:29:48] trillion dollars, that would be [00:29:50] unbelievable. We're going to have over [00:29:52] 20 trillion dollars invested in this [00:29:54] country, there's never been anything [00:29:56] like what you're seeing. And it's based [00:29:58] on good policy and common sense and [00:30:01] leadership. Yeah. [00:30:05] >> Mr. [00:30:07] Mr. President, what is Canada giving you [00:30:09] in return? If you say Mr. Carney is [00:30:10] going to be leaving Washington happy, [00:30:11] what's Canada giving you? [00:30:12] >> Well, you'll find out, but I think uh [00:30:14] the people of Canada, they will love us [00:30:17] again. Most of them still do. If you say [00:30:19] only 25%, [00:30:21] I assume I assume a lot of them I think [00:30:23] they love us. [00:30:29] And and you know what? I'm I'm not I'm [00:30:32] not the biggest hockey fan, but I like [00:30:34] it a lot. And I watched some of the [00:30:36] greatest hockey games I've ever How good [00:30:38] were those games, right? [00:30:39] >> Yeah. Very good. We're coming down for [00:30:41] the World Series, Mr. President. [00:30:42] >> Oh, good. [00:30:44] >> By the way, your team is [00:30:54] Mr. President, will you sign a trade [00:30:56] deal with Canada that doesn't include [00:30:58] supply managed goods like dairy, for [00:30:59] example, and the federal government? [00:31:01] >> Well, a deal would include dairy. I [00:31:03] mean, it's going to include everything. [00:31:04] We'll we'll do a comprehensive [00:31:07] [Applause] [00:31:09] >> president. Have you identified programs [00:31:10] to eliminate under this shutdown? [00:31:13] >> Oh, sure. [00:31:14] >> Sure. [00:31:14] >> Which ones? [00:31:15] >> We have a I'm not going to tell you, but [00:31:16] we'll be announcing it pretty soon. But [00:31:18] we have a lot of things that we're going [00:31:19] to eliminate and permanently eliminate. [00:31:22] You know, one of the things that we have [00:31:24] is as some advantage, you could say, but [00:31:27] because of the shutdown, which I think [00:31:28] they made a big mistake, we're able to [00:31:30] take out billions and billions of [00:31:33] dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse. And [00:31:35] they've handed it, you know, to on a [00:31:37] silver platter. And you know, Russell [00:31:39] Vote, he's a serious person, very [00:31:41] serious person. And he's sitting there [00:31:43] and he's getting ready to cut things. [00:31:46] And this is something that was handed to [00:31:48] us by I assume Schumer. I don't I just [00:31:50] don't know if Schumer has any power [00:31:52] anymore. I look at your your leadership. [00:31:55] I don't know who to speak to. I'll tell [00:31:57] you what, I'm getting calls from [00:31:58] Democrats wanting to meet. I never even [00:32:01] heard their names before and they're [00:32:03] claiming to be leader. The Democrats [00:32:05] have no leader. [00:32:07] They remind me of Somalia, okay? You [00:32:11] know, and I met the president of [00:32:13] Somalia. I told him about the problem [00:32:15] he's got. I said, "You have somebody [00:32:17] from Somalia who's telling us how to run [00:32:18] our country." She's from Somalia. He [00:32:21] said, "Would you like to take her back?" [00:32:23] He said, "No, I don't want her." Okay. [00:32:25] You know who I'm talking about. [00:32:29] >> Say it again. [00:32:29] >> How many How many permanent jobs are you [00:32:31] talking about? [00:32:32] >> Well, I don't I can tell you I'll be [00:32:33] able to tell you that in four or five [00:32:34] days if this keeps going on. If this if [00:32:37] this keeps going on, it'll be [00:32:39] substantial. And a lot of those jobs [00:32:41] will never come back. But you're gonna [00:32:44] have you're gonna have you're gonna have [00:32:46] a lot closer to a balanced budget [00:32:47] actually. [00:32:53] >> Is there anything the prime minister has [00:32:54] done that's making it more difficult to [00:32:55] reach a deal? [00:32:56] >> Say it. [00:32:57] >> Is there anything the prime minister has [00:32:58] done that's making it more difficult or [00:33:00] easier to reach a deal? [00:33:01] >> No, these I think he's a great prime [00:33:03] minister. I mean, he could represent me [00:33:05] any time. I will tell you, you know, I'm [00:33:06] not saying that because he's No, he he [00:33:09] is a very strong, very good leader. He's [00:33:12] a He's a nice man, but he could be [00:33:14] nasty. He could be very nasty. Maybe as [00:33:16] nasty as anybody. [00:33:18] >> Uh I think I think Canada, let me put it [00:33:21] this way. I can tell you this because I [00:33:23] deal with lots of leaders all over the [00:33:25] world. Uh he is he is a worldass leader. [00:33:29] He's a man that knows what he wants and [00:33:32] I'm not surprised to see that he won the [00:33:34] election and won it substantially and I [00:33:36] would think he's more popular now. He's [00:33:39] a good man. He does a great job and he's [00:33:40] a tough negotiator. [00:33:47] >> So then what's holding things up? If [00:33:49] he's a great man and you want to do a [00:33:50] deal with Canada, why aren't you? [00:33:52] >> Because I want to be a great man, too. [00:33:58] >> Thank you very much. Thank you. That was [00:34:04] I think you got that. [00:34:06] Thank you very much. [00:34:10] Thank you. [00:34:12] [Music] [00:34:12] [Applause] [00:34:17] [Music] [00:34:19] >> Thank you very [00:34:21] much.