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President Trump holds a press gaggle outside the White House.
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00:00Hello, Mr. President.
00:02The President, let's go to the Department of Education.
00:06We brought our star along here.
00:08We're going to Pittsburgh.
00:10We're going to be touting about, actually,
00:13it's going to be numbers like nobody's ever heard before.
00:16It's mostly to do with AI.
00:19We have tremendous investments being made,
00:22literally trillions of dollars of investments
00:25being made in our country on AI, artificial intelligence.
00:29I don't know if the word artificial is a good word,
00:31but that's the word.
00:33That's what they've chosen.
00:34So I think we're going to have a very successful trip.
00:38We had a good call with the Texas congressman this morning,
00:41as you probably heard, and that went very well.
00:44And do you have any questions? Yeah.
00:46Mr. President, your reaction to the latest numbers
00:52from the Labor Department saying that inflation
00:54rose slightly last month?
00:56Mr. Very slight.
00:57Essentially, they were exactly as anticipated.
01:02Very low inflation.
01:04So what you should do is lower the rate.
01:07The Fed should lower the rate immediately.
01:09The President, the President, the President, the President,
01:12the President.
01:13Mr. We had a big win with the Supreme Court
01:15on the Department of Education.
01:17As you know, we want to bring education back to the states,
01:21take the federal government out of it.
01:23A little, tiny bit of supervision, but very little.
01:27Almost nothing.
01:28Like to make sure they speak English.
01:30That's about all we need.
01:31The President, what would you tell us to do
01:33who might be in a struggling, failing school right now?
01:35What would you tell us to do?
01:36Well, we have school choice.
01:37And we're getting school choice approved all over the country.
01:40We just got it done in Texas.
01:42And school choice is the answer.
01:44Yes.
01:45The President, you've given Russia 50 days.
01:48What happens now?
01:49Do you talk to Vladimir Putin?
01:50Well, at the end of 50 days, if we don't have a deal,
01:53it's going to be too bad.
01:55Too bad.
01:56Should Zelensky get more aggressive?
01:58Yeah, the tariffs are going to go on and other sanctions go on.
02:01Should Zelensky target Moscow?
02:04Should Zelensky target Moscow, sir?
02:07Should Zelensky target Moscow or deeper into Russia?
02:10No, he shouldn't target Moscow.
02:12Is that why you gave him more weapons, though?
02:14No, we're not looking to do that.
02:22Mr. President, why are you giving Mr. Putin 50 additional days
02:27to not continue this war against him?
02:29Oh, I don't think 50 days is very long.
02:32And it could be sooner than that.
02:33I don't think 50 days is very long.
02:35You should have asked that same question to Biden.
02:38Why did he get us into this war?
02:40You should ask that question.
02:42Yeah, and what did he tell you?
02:43Why did he get us into this war?
02:45You know why he got us in?
02:47Because he's a dummy, that's why.
02:49And you don't cover it right.
02:51But you should be asking that question to Biden.
02:54Why did he get us into this war?
02:56Because he's incompetent.
02:57It would have never happened if I were President.
03:00So we made a deal with Indonesia.
03:05I spoke to their really great President, very popular,
03:08very strong, smart.
03:10And we made the deal.
03:12We have full access to Indonesia, everything.
03:15As you know, Indonesia is very strong on copper.
03:18But we have full access to everything.
03:21We will pay no tariffs.
03:23So they are giving us access into Indonesia, which we never had.
03:27That's probably the biggest part of the deal.
03:30And the other part is they are going to pay 19 percent,
03:34and we are going to pay nothing.
03:37It's going to — I think it's a good deal for both parties.
03:40But we will have full access into Indonesia.
03:44And we have a couple of those deals that are going to be announced.
03:47India basically is working along that same line.
03:50We're going to have access into India.
03:52And you have to understand, we had no access into any of these countries.
03:56Our people couldn't go in.
03:57And now we're getting access because of what we're doing with the tariffs.
04:01So they're paying 19 percent, and we are not paying anything.
04:06And they're going to have — they're going to give us full access into Indonesia.
04:11Now, Indonesia has some great product,
04:13and they also have some very valuable earths and various other materials.
04:18One of the things, as you know, they're known for is very high-quality copper,
04:22which we'll be using.
04:24Mr. President, I know.
04:25I know.
04:26I know.
04:27Do you believe your tariffs kind of led for inflation to increase last month?
04:31Do you think they had any —
04:32Well, we had very little inflation.
04:34I don't know.
04:35Who do you work for?
04:36USA Today.
04:37What?
04:38USA Today.
04:39Well, they wrote me a beautiful article the other day,
04:41so I can't get angry at you.
04:42USA Today just wrote a very good article about me.
04:45What's that all about?
04:47So I can't get angry at you.
04:48On Texas, sir.
04:49No, there was very little inflation, as you know.
04:51The numbers were very good.
04:52Very much inside the margin.
04:54So we've had no inflation.
04:56All we have is we're making a fortune.
04:58We are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars.
05:01You saw we had a surplus of $25 billion last month,
05:05which we haven't had in many, many years.
05:07Mr. President, how do you know?
05:09Mr. President, how do you know?
05:10The Pressure on Texas.
05:11The Pressure on Texas.
05:12The Pressure on Texas.
05:13The Pressure on Texas.
05:14The Pressure on Texas.
05:15The President, we are doing it because I got to —
05:16because I'm able to do it.
05:17Nobody else would be able to do it.
05:19We have tariffs.
05:20We have tariffs going on because we want tariffs,
05:25and we want the money coming into the United States.
05:28But more important than the money — there's two aspects of tariffs.
05:31There's the money, which comes in.
05:33The other aspect is that, rather than paying the tariffs,
05:37the country or the company will build in the United States,
05:40make their product in the United States, and that creates jobs.
05:44And I would say, of the two, probably the more important to me is that.
05:48Yeah.
05:49The Pressure on Texas.
05:50How many —
05:51The Pressure on Texas.
05:52How many —
05:53The Pressure on Ukraine's side now?
05:54No, I'm on nobody's side.
05:55I'm on nobody's side.
05:56Why?
05:57I want to — you know the side I'm on?
05:58Humanity's side.
05:59I want to stop the killing of thousands of people a week.
06:02I want to stop the killing.
06:04I want the killing to stop in the Ukraine-Russia war.
06:08That's the side I'm on.
06:09Mr. President, Mr. President, your daughter — Mr. President, your daughter-in-law said that there should —
06:14that there should be transparency in the Epstein case.
06:17Do you agree with her, sir?
06:18The Attorney General's handled that very well.
06:21She is — she's really done a very good job.
06:25And I think that when you look at it, you'll understand that.
06:28I would like to see that also.
06:30But I think the Attorney General — the credibility is very important.
06:34And you want credible evidence for something like that.
06:38And I think the Attorney General's handled it very well.
06:40The Pressure on Epstein — on Epstein.
06:42The Attorney General briefed you on the DOJ and FBI's review — the findings of that review.
06:48The Attorney General briefed you on —
06:49On what?
06:50On the —
06:51On the DOJ and FBI's review —
06:52On what?
06:53On what subject?
06:54On Epstein.
06:55On Epstein.
06:56On the review of the files.
06:57Attorney General Pambani's review on that.
06:58A very — very quick briefing.
06:59And did she tell you —
07:00What did she tell you about the review?
07:01And specifically, did she tell you at all that your name appeared in the file?
07:05The Attorney General Pambani's review on the file?
07:06No, no.
07:07She's — she's given us just a very quick briefing.
07:10And in terms of the credibility of the different things that they've seen.
07:14And I would say that, you know, these files were made up by Comey.
07:18They were made up by Obama.
07:20They were made up by the Biden — you know.
07:23We — and we went through years of that.
07:26With the Russia — Russia, Russia hoax.
07:29With all of the different things that we had to go through.
07:31We've gone through years of it.
07:32But she's handled it very well.
07:34And it's going to be up to her.
07:36Whatever she thinks is credible, she should release.
07:38Yeah.
07:39Sir, on Texas — on Texas, how many more seats do you want the Republicans to draw?
07:44Five.
07:45Five.
07:46And then what if California, New York, Illinois, and other blue states decide to do this?
07:50Yeah, well, that's okay, too.
07:51But five.
07:52I think we get five.
07:53And there could be some other states.
07:55We're going to get another three or four or five in addition.
07:58Texas would be the biggest one.
08:00And that'll be five.
08:01So are you — are you calling in for a complete redrawing of the congressional map ahead of the next week?
08:04No, no.
08:05Just a very simple redrawing.
08:06We pick up five seats.
08:07And where —
08:08But we have a couple of other states where we'll pick up seats also.
08:11The Pressure Manager, what's your favorite point for you?
08:15The Pressure Manager Jerome Powell, when was the last time you spoke with him?
08:18Well, when he was in my office.
08:20The Pressure Manager, what did you tell him when you was in your office?
08:21I told him he's doing a very bad job.
08:23He's way late.
08:24That's why I call him too late.
08:25Jerome Powell is too late.
08:27He's way late.
08:28Interest rates should be coming down.
08:32We're — we have a very, very successful country.
08:35We should have the lowest interest rate anywhere in the world.
08:39and we don't.
08:40Jerome Powell has done a terrible job, and frankly, I don't think he could do a worse
08:44job.
08:45He's called everything wrong.
08:47So they had a report come out the other day, 71 different economists, and me.
08:51You know who was right?
08:53Me.
08:54Mr. President.
08:55Did you know that?
08:56I was right.
08:57Mr. President, are you willing to apply Mr. Powell to another term as Fed chair?
09:03You must be kidding.
09:05Mr. President, what are your thoughts on Andrew Cuomo?
09:12Mr. President, you had to waste a question like that.
09:19No, we are talking to the EU, and we're making progress.
09:27But look, you know, we already have a deal with the EU.
09:29It's called the letter that was sent out.
09:31I think it was 30 percent.
09:33It's the EU, but we, at the same time, we are talking.
09:36Andrew Cuomo.
09:37Mr. President.
09:38No, no.
09:39Go ahead.
09:40Well, Mr. President, your reaction to Andrew Cuomo staying in the New York City mayor's
09:45race?
09:46Andrew Cuomo staying in the New York City mayor's race?
09:48I think he should stay.
09:49I think he has a shot.
09:50Would you prefer him over?
09:51Well, I don't want to say.
09:52You know, I'm a Republican.
09:53He's a Democrat or an Independent.
09:55No, I think Andrew would have a good shot of winning.
09:57He's got to run a tough campaign.
09:59You know, he's running against the Communists.
10:00I would think that he would have a good shot of winning.
10:01Well, Mr. President, tell us about your trip to Scotland, sir.
10:02What are you going to do on your trip to Scotland?
10:03We're going to be meeting with the British Prime Minister, very respected.
10:20And we are going to have a meeting with him probably in Aberdeen.
10:25And we're going to do a lot of different things.
10:27And we're going to also refine the trade deal that we've made.
10:31So we'll be meeting mostly with the — at probably one of my properties, or maybe not,
10:36depending on what happens.
10:37But we'll be in Aberdeen, in Scotland, meeting with the Prime Minister.
10:42Mr. President, let's not be fair.
10:44Mr. President, do you have a message for the EU if they retaliate?
10:49Well, I don't know how they can retaliate.
10:51You know, they've made a lot of money.
10:52They've treated us very badly.
10:54But now they're treating us very nicely.
10:56And I think we'll end up — I think everybody is going to be happy with the EU.
11:00Mr. President, is there any plans — any plans to meet with Pope Leo in the near future, sir?
11:07Not a plan.
11:08I would do it.
11:09I have a lot of respect.
11:10I really like his brother.
11:11His brother is a major, serious Trumper.
11:15You know that.
11:16He's MAGA all the way.
11:17I like the Pope's brother.
11:19And I think I'd like the Pope.
11:20But the Pope's brother lives in Florida.
11:23I met him.
11:24And he is MAGA.
11:25He's got MAGA signs all over the house.
11:27He likes Trump, and I like him.
11:30Mr. President, what's the latest on Iran?
11:33How about you?
11:34Iran.
11:35First round to meet President Putin, who's been down to discuss this racist gap?
11:38Well, we're going to see what happens with President Putin.
11:42So far, I've been very disappointed with President Putin.
11:45I've solved a lot of wars in the last three months, but I haven't gotten this one yet.
11:50This is a Biden war.
11:52It's not a Trump war.
11:54I'm here to try and get us out of that mess.
11:58Any messages for what?
12:04Yeah, go ahead.
12:06Do I have a what?
12:08For the people of Brazil?
12:13Yes.
12:14Are you from Brazil?
12:15Are you from Brazil?
12:16Yes.
12:17Okay.
12:18He's going to trial now, right?
12:19Yes.
12:20When is that trial starting?
12:21When is the trial for Bolsonaro starting?
12:22When is the trial for Bolsonaro starting?
12:23When is it going?
12:24When is it going?
12:25How is it going?
12:26How is it going?
12:27Now, you're asking him to try to meet you.
12:28But they haven't found him guilty, have they?
12:29But have they found him guilty?
12:30No.
12:31But have they found him guilty?
12:32No.
12:33Mr. President, on Iran.
12:34President Bolsonaro is a good man.
12:35President Bolsonaro is a good man.
12:36I've gotten to know a lot of prime ministers and presidents and kings and queens.
12:39And I know him, and I'm pretty good at this.
12:40President Bolsonaro is not a dishonest man.
12:41He loves it.
12:42He loves it.
12:43He loves it.
12:44He loves it.
12:45He loves it.
12:46He loves it.
12:47He loves it.
12:48He loves it.
12:49He loves it.
12:50He loves it.
12:51He loves it.
12:52How is it going?
12:53Now, you're asking him to try to meet you.
12:54But they haven't found him guilty, have they?
12:55But have they found him guilty?
12:56No.
12:57President Bolsonaro is a good man.
12:58I've gotten to know a lot of prime ministers and presidents and kings and queens.
13:03And I know him, and I'm pretty good at this.
13:06President Bolsonaro is not a dishonest man.
13:08He loves the people of Brazil.
13:10He fought hard for the people of Brazil.
13:13He negotiated trade deals against me for the people of Brazil.
13:16And he was very tough.
13:18And he was tough because he wanted to do a good deal for his country.
13:21He was not a dishonest man.
13:23And I believe it's a witch hunt, and it shouldn't be happening.
13:26And it's not that I know him that guy.
13:29Look, he's not like a friend of mine.
13:31He's somebody that I know.
13:33And I know him as a representative of millions of people.
13:38Brazilians.
13:39They're great people.
13:40And he loves the country, and he fought hard for those people.
13:43And they want to put him in jail.
13:45And I think that's a witch hunt, and I think it's very unfortunate.
13:49And nobody's happy with what Brazil is doing, because Bolsonaro was a respected
13:55President.
13:56He's a respected President, very respected President.
14:02The President, when you say that you want Adam Schiff brought to justice, what does that mean?
14:05I would love to see him brought to justice.
14:06He's that jailed?
14:07I think — I'll tell you what.
14:09I think Adam Schiff is one of the lowest of the low.
14:12I would love to see him brought to justice.
14:14He is a dishonest, crooked guy.
14:16I don't know about the individual charge, if that even happens, but Adam Schiff is a serious lowlife.
14:23And tomorrow morning here in Washington, AOC is hosting Doran Mahdani for breakfast.
14:30Are you invited?
14:32I'd love to be. I'd really love to go. I mean, I look forward to meeting them both.
14:36I know them both very well through what I read and through what I see.
14:40Look, he's a communist. I don't think our country is ready for a communist.
14:45But we're going to see. And I don't think that race is over yet, either.
14:49You do have a couple of people running against, and it'll be an interesting thing.
14:54Things are coming out about him which aren't good.
14:57And, you know, AOC, look, I think she's very nice, but she's very low IQ.
15:04And we really don't need low IQ. Between her and Crockett, we're going to give them both an IQ test to see who comes out best.
15:13Now, I took my test. I took a real test at Walter Reed Medical Center, and I aced it.
15:20I got every one of all those questions right. Now it's time for them to take a test.
15:25Anyway, have a good time. I like Dan Bongino. Yes.
15:30Mr. President, Mr. President, do you think Putin respects you and takes your pressure?
15:35Pastor, stop it!