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1015 WH G7 US FRANCE PRESSER STIX FS24 74 HOST TV HB2 STIX PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ATTENDS THE G-7 SUMMIT IN FRANCE DONALD TRUMP NEWS CONFERENCE W/ FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON TRUMP THEN HOLDS INDIVIDUAL NEWS CONFERENCE AR: 16x9 10:33:00 TRUMP: Thank you very much MACRON: Mr President, Madam First Lady, ladies and gentlemen--ladies and gentlemen following this G7 meeting that we have just held and we have been discussing for two days now and I am going to report back to you but first of all I would like to thank President Trump and all of the heads of state in the government here for the extremely productive work and very productive discussions that we have had since Saturday evening together There was a lot of nervousness at the outset, a lot of expectations, a lot of tensions and we heard about a lot of conflict and I can say that what we were really keen on was to convey a positive and joint message following our discussions, discussions on several topics 10:34:15 We haven't negotiated a very long text as promised and you will get just a one page declaration that there will be a lot of different annexes to it but it is just one page, one page that covers some of the key items that were addressed Now we have decided to hold this joint conference I am going to give the floor to President Trump and of course President Trump and the first lady will then proceed with their own press conference to the American press where other discussions will take place but I just wanted to sum up the different items on which we have agreed and the topics on which we have made headway, biodiversity, digital (INAUDIBLE) economy amongst others We wanted to hold this joint conference together because next year it is the United States of America that will host the G7 Summit and we are going to pass the baton onto President Trump That is why we are here together and I just wanted to say that for the last two days we have worked a lot together on several common points 10:35:32 While we have a lot of things in common but one thing we had in common with President Trump is they don't like to waste our time and we like to achieve concrete results and provide momentum to the work and as soon as President Trump arrived with the one to one lunch that we had together I think that there is a most productive and interesting conversations that we have had together and from that point onward we set the pace and kept the ball rolling to be as efficient as possible to the very end There are a few things that are expected from both our countries 10:36:15 As far as Iran is concerned President Trump and myself have had discussions in the last few weeks and particularly in the last couple of days and we agree that Iran needs to comply with its nuclear obligations and have responsible behavior in the Gulf and work with us And there were two very clear things that matter to us Iran should never have nuclear weapon and its situation should not threaten the stability of the region France has taken a lot of different initiatives and I always informed President Trump on them to be able to get the technical means to move forward because the decisions that the US has taken in the last few months have put a lot of pressure and have put us in the situation where it is indeed necessary to improve the security situation of the region So we coordinated our efforts and we reached a decision to bring together the foreign ministers--Foreign Minister of Iran to have a meeting with the French Foreign Minister and a roadmap has sort of been set but nothing is absolutely set in stone and we will have to move ahead together to find an outcome 10:37:30 This morning President Rouhani said that he was prepared to meet any political leader who in the interest of his country and that is what I had told Minister Zarif and this is what I mentioned to President Rouhani on the phone as well that if he would agree to a meeting with President Trump that my conviction was that an agreement can be met We know the terms, we know the objectives but we have to just now sit around the table and make that happen So I hope that in the next few weeks based on our discussions we will be able to achieve them The meeting that we just mentioned between President Rouhani and President Trump, myself and the partners have a role to play in nuclear negotiations will also be fully involved in these negotiations I think that this meeting is very important and the last few days have clarified the situation, a lot of messages have been conveyed, a lot of work has been done between our ministers 10:38:35 We would like to thank our ministers who have been totally involved in these discussions and have set the stage for these discussions and for an agreement Of course I want to be very cautious and very modest but I think that this is going to lead us to putting an end to escalation and reaching a suitable solution The discussions that we had on Saturday afternoon and Saturday dinner have been very fruitful and our purpose is to ensure the stability of the region The idea is to make sure that her aunt doesn't get the nuclear weapon and have more visibility in the long-term 10:39:20 As far as trade is concerned we have also shared a lot of analysis and a lot of observations Later on I will go into the details of that but I think we can say that our discussions have clarified what is legitimate and what the United States feels is an unfair situation We have international rules that govern the international trade and in this one page document we said that it is very good to have a single organization that governs international trade but so far this selective body has not been very efficient in raising trade barriers It has not been efficient enough in solving problems when they occurred It has not been efficient enough in protecting the intellectual property of our industries 10:40:10 Discussions are underway currently in particular between President Trump and President Xi and we have seen even that just the recent--very recent past that an agreement can't be reached So we are going to reaffirm our desire to change the rules that govern international trade and revamp them so that no one is dealt with unfairly so that our workers are protected and so that the situation of the past is put to an end and this is something that we need to work on together There was a lot of nervousness because of misunderstanding, because there is some very powerful economic players that have said what about these digital attacks that France has imposed 10:41:06 Well, we have reached a very good agreement and once again to the solid work that has been done (INAUDIBLE) ministers has really helped us to make progress In our economies we have very unfair situations where some players don't pay taxes so that there is unfair competition with other players and it is these large multinational players that don't pay taxes which leads to significant instability on the economic front Is this fair? It is not fair Of course we are pushing for international rules on this and at the European level ten (PH) countries France, Italy, even the UK is getting ready to do so has decided to do something at the national level but it is not against in a company in particular it is just to solve the problem In fact a lot of French companies will also be impacted by this tax and some of you have probably heard me say a few months ago that this is only to find a solution and the aim ultimately is to find an agreement internationally by 2022 revamp international tax systems within the framework of the OECD to combat harmful trade practices which are also harmful to the US economy and through this digital tax--on this digital tax, we worked a lot bilaterally as well and we have reached an agreement and to overcome the hurdles 10:42:36 So we are going to work on a bilateral and multilateral basis to find a solution together And today international tax exists on digital services France will do away with its national tax and everything that is already being paid under the French tax system will be reimbursed 10:43:00 So the idea is that we need to find joint agreement in order to address joint international problems and the situation right now is very negative and the international tax system definitely needs to be modernized and I think will work together in a spiritual cooperation on this As to Libya, Syria, North Korea, Hong Kong, you will see in the one page document that we have made considerable headway in the spirit of unity, and we have also done some significant work as far as the Amazon region is concerned There--there has been relations with President Bolsonaro and we have taken a very ambitious initiative that President Pinera presented this morning after having discussed with all the heads of state and government of the region as we had wished and as President Trump had wished as well 10:44:02 I don't want to go into the details, but I just want to highlight these few things that I just mentioned I just wanted to say that we work together hand-in-hand with President Trump over these two days And during this G7, I would like to thank all my colleagues in fact, for this We have managed to reach convergence at unprecedented levels on several issues, and we're going to continue this work in the weeks and months to follow with a lot of energy and North Korea knows how strongly President Trump is committed to this issue There is also the agreement with China and we're going to work hand-in-hand on all of the different issues 10:44:47 I would like to thank you, President Trump, for your involvement in the last couple of days I would like to thank your first lady who is by your side and who has been very active side-by-side with my own spouse And she has honored us in our country She knows how popular she is in our country And President Trump will be hosting the G7 Summit next year, so I'm going to give him the floor so that he can tell us how you intend to organize the G7 And I will be there by your side with the same will and the same determination in the same desire for unity Thank you (APPLAUSE & HANDSHAKE) 10:45:30 TRUMP: Thank you very much Well, I want to thank you very much And I think more importantly than anything, I wanted to come up here to say that because the job that President Macron--and your wife, by the way, who is a great lady, Brigitte, I'd like to thank Brigitte She has been spectacular, spent a tremendous amount of time with Melania and some of the folks who came in, some of the wives that came in and they had a great tour of the area, and it's a beautiful area But I want to thank you very much, Mr President, for the incredible job you did This is a truly successful G7 There was tremendous unity There was great unity Sometimes I'd read a little bit of false reporting, and I will tell you there was In fact, we were--we would have stayed for another hour Nobody wanted to leave We were accomplishing a lot, but I think more importantly, we were getting along very well Seven countries, and it really was the G7 And you have been a spectacular leader on this And I want to thank you and I want to thank the great country of France Thank you very much (APPLAUSE) MACRON: Thank you, my friend TRUMP: --And with that, I think--oh, excuse me I was--go ahead Let's go MACRON: No, no I was--I just wanted to say we will take two questions-- TRUMP: --Okay-- MACRON: --On each sides Afterwards, I will say goodbye to my friend, President Trump I will leave the room in order for you to follow-up with 10:46:54 TRUMP: If you'd like, we could do to each and then we both leave the room Would you prefer that or would you prefer--I just don't want to have the president of France standing here while I'm answering these absolutely wonderful questions, okay? (LAUGHTER) So why don't we start with a question for France? MACRON: Four questions about G7 and the US-France relations TRUMP: And Emmanuel is going to have his own press conference after this MACRON: Exactly TRUMP: So that'll be fine Go ahead To France, John To France 10:47:30 QUESTION: Thank you Of course (INAUDIBLE) Mr President Macron, China was not on the official agenda, but it was certainly a big part of the discussions here at the G7 Are you concerned that the trade war that exists now between the United States and China could harm the global economy? If you are, did you talk to President Trump about that and are you also at the same time concerned that if China's current trade practices go unchecked that a decade from now, we could be in a very terrible situation? 10:48:06 MACRON: On this subject, we obviously had lengthy discussions during the session on the world economy yesterday morning On both subjects, the discussion is underway between China and the United States of America Obviously, as we clearly see, create uncertainty, which disturb markets and investors and during the negotiations will create tensions, which is the case of any discussion We saw this on different stock markets, which with which you are familiar Now the question is to know what the result of these discussions will be, and that's why we considered that it was so important an agreement be found between the two greatest economic powers in the world 10:49:00 President Trump clearly showed us his willingness to arrive at an agreement We saw just a few hours ago the very positive and encouraging message that could be distilled from this If we see the things are moving Our deep wish is for an agreement to be found within the United States and China concerning trade because I think that would be something positive for everyone Neither the United States nor China is economically or industrially naive It has to be a balanced agreement that will be good for everyone, and we will be vigilant to see that it's whole good for the whole world In that context, our different parameters will be taken on board, and that was one of the subjects of our discussion What's bad for the world economy is uncertainty And the quicker an agreement is arrived at, that quicker that uncertainty will dissipate That's what we discussed yesterday, and that's the American president's wish In terms of trade practices, I said this earlier, for me, the most effective way forward and the most strategic way forward in settling our trade relations with China is to develop trade, but also to ensure that that trade is part of international trade rules 10:50:15 The problems we sometimes had, we're very familiar with this with the Chinese economy, is a major economy where there's been lots of investment from the United States, European countries, Canada, and Japan The problem is respecting intellectual property, dealing with excess capacity, which sometimes unbalances some world markets, and the ability to deal rapidly with concepts we may have and with unfair situations Now, we are obliged to see that when this type of trade happens outside of WTO rules, things don't work very well, and we are not properly protected And when we follow WTO rules, the WTO rules as they presently exist haven't allowed us to be protected on the subjects 10:51:06 So what we decided together yesterday morning was to accelerate with a very realistic agenda and to say we're going to change the rules of world trade so that everyone could have free and fair trade, balance trade, and the subjects which I just mentioned, which have sometimes been bad for our economies can be settled in an international framework, which we wish profoundly to change And we and our different ministers in the different contexts that we are putting forward are going to share these political goals and, to my way of thinking, the way to deal with the practices you have mentioned, certainly, the positive agreements that will be arrived at and also the renewal of our international trade rules as we said yesterday morning QUESTION: (OFF-MIC) are you satisfied with how far the proposed WTO reforms will go-- 10:51:55 TRUMP: --No-- QUESTION: --Because you have spoken--you have spoken to that, and second to that-- TRUMP: --We're getting there I'll just answer that We're getting there QUESTION: Do you believe that China is sincere about what it said this morning-- TRUMP: --Yes-- QUESTION: --Or do you think that they are just trying to calm the markets and play for time? Because our sister network, the Fox Business network has been told by Chinese sources that they have no plans on going back to where they were in terms to the negotiations this spring on intellectual property, force technology transfers ownership So-- TRUMP: --We'll see, John-- QUESTION: --Do you trust that they are sincere? 10:52:30 TRUMP: I do I think they wanted to make a deal very badly I think that was elevated last night very late in the night I see an alert, or you would call it breaking news, and it was the vice chairman, we're not talking about somebody from China at a low level, the vice chairman of China came out that he wants to see a deal made, he wants it to be made under calm conditions using the word calm I agree with him on that And China has taken a very hard hit over the last number of months You know, they've lost 3 million jobs It'll soon be much more than 3 million jobs Their chain is breaking The chain is breaking up like nobody has seen before And once that happens, it's very hard to put it back You understand I think they want--very much want to make a deal and the longer they wait the harder it is to put it back if it can be put back at all So I believe they want to do a deal The tariffs have hit them very hard in a fairly short period of time they you United States will have collected over $100 billion in tariffs 10:53:35 And I say it again, the reporters failed to--the media failed to acknowledge it but if we look at the goods coming in from China we are talking about China, not other countries If you look at the goods they have a power that others don't have but that power is only good for so long They have manipulated their currency, they have devalued their currency and they have put a lot of cash into the system and because of that the prices have not gone up or if they have gone up it has been very little because they want to keep people working If the prices go up they are not going to be able to keep people working, they are not going to be able to compete It is a brilliant market, it is a brilliant, brilliant market, the world market, a lot of markets are brilliant and frankly I think that China cannot--I don't know, maybe they can, maybe they can't I don't think they can do that and I think they are very smart and I think President Xi is a great leader who happens to be a brilliant man and he can't lose 3 million jobs in a very short period of time and that is going to be magnified many times over and it is going to break down the Chinese system of trade and he can't do that 10:54:40 So when you say do you think they want to, maybe they want to and may be they don't but I think they want to make a deal I am not sure they have a choice and I don't say that as a threat I don't think they have a choice In the meantime the United States which has never collected $10 from China will in a fairly short period of time be over $100 billion in tariffs So I think they want to make a deal very badly Go ahead MACRON: Second question 10:55:15 QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) Mr President you have just declared that you created the conditions for a meeting between President Trump and President Rouhani Does that mean that France for instance might be a mediator in that meeting and more concretely what did you discussed in terms of that possible agreement with Iran? Then a question for Mr Trump Are you ready to lift or to soften American sanctions on Iranian oil exports and would you be ready to meet President Rouhani? Thank you 10:55:50 MACRON: On the first question the terms of the discussion are quite simple, and agreement was signed in 2015 on July 14 We call it the JCPOA and bad agreement set forth guarantees for the international community including these signatories of that agreement saying that Iran would no longer in rich uranium over a certain period of time I am simplifying this but up to 2025 in exchange for reopening many economic sectors and massive investment largely made by the United States That agreement had a twofold advantage, stability and security and also reopening economically speaking which was good for Iran 10:56:40 This agreement also had drawbacks and shortcomings French negotiators in 2015 were the most determined and France was the country that hesitated most to sign this agreement because we considered we needed as many guarantees as possible President Trump during his campaign made a commitment to those who voted for him to be more demanding and tougher because he considered that this agreement was insufficient which caused him to leave it Today because of the sanctions made by President Trump the Iranian economy is having serious consequences and a serious slow down and that situation very clearly is the aspect--we might say the positive side of things from one standpoint it is creating pressure and therefore the necessary conditions to improve the terms of an agreement On the other hand it is leading to reactions in Iran where saying well, we have signed this agreement but those who have signed it are not respecting its terms and so we are starting symbolically to enrich uranium and they risk that they are going to go further still and leave the JCPOA so given the two goals that we have where are we going with this? 10:57:52 We need to be sure that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon and that there will be no flareups in the region and so what we discussed very concretely was to see how we could improve very considerably or really in fact build a new nuclear agreement with Iran President Trump was very clear saying that we would need a much longer time frame for it, that there needed to be surveillance of many more sites and this is how we can build a much further reaching agreement in terms of our security demands and on the other hand we need to convince the Iranians to go that direction and we can do that if we give them economic compensation of some form If we make some movement in terms of lines of credit or reopening certain economic sectors 10:58:44 I can't tell you today publicly more about this because anything I will tell you in detail will jeopardize the conversations we are going to have but this is basically what we are discussing on the basis of our initiative there is also a Japanese initiative I am talking in total transparency with the president but we agreed on a strategic goal and I want us to go further in this framework and to make proposals At a given point in time there will have to be a meeting between the American and the Iranian presidents and I would wish that in the coming weeks such a meeting take place France will play a role together with the other signatories who are our partners in the JCPOA but after that we will need to create the necessary conditions because we will have the necessary visibility for this agreement to be signed (INAUDIBLE) and for this meeting between the two presidents to take place So I would rather talk about concert (INAUDIBLE) initiatives and exchanges rather than mediation because at the end of the day we have constant exchanges with President Trump I share his goals Sometimes we say we don't agree on methods but I want to get there I want to have an agreement and I think there has been a true change 10:59:54 This morning President Rouhani showed himself to be open to this meeting happening and President Trump has been saying for weeks that he is being demanding, he is being tough, he has put forward sanctions but I am ready to have a meeting to make a deal and I think that we are making progress I want this meeting to happen and I want there to be an agreement between the United States and Iran and France will play the role it is meant to play together with the United Kingdom, with Germany and all of the other signatory powers and the pertinent members of the Security Council 11:00:22 TRUMP: Iran is a country that is not the same country that it was 2 1/2 years ago when I came into office Iran was the number one state of terror throughout the world There were 18 sites of confliction In my first week when I spoke with the folks at the Pentagon including lots of generals and lots of other military experts, 18 sites of confliction meaning 18 sites of big problems Every one of them was backed by Iran or in some cases actually using Iranian soldiers but at a minimum Iranian wealth, much of it given in the ridiculous deal where they were given $150 billion plus $18 billion in cash and they use that money for some bad purposes With that being said I think that Iran is a country of tremendous potential 11:01:16 We are not looking for leadership change, we are not looking for that kind of change This country has been through that many times before That doesn't work We are looking for no nuclear weapons, no ballistic missiles and a longer period of time Mary simple We can have it done in a very short period of time and I really believe that Iran can be a great nation, I would like to see that happen But they can't have nuclear weapons Okay? Thank you QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) TRUMP: Excuse me? QUESTION: Would you agree to meet with (INAUDIBLE)? TRUMP: If these circumstances were correct or write I would certainly agree to that But in the meantime they have to be good players You understand what that means and they can't do what they were saying they were going to do because if they do that they are going to be met with really very violent force We have no choice So I think they are going to be good I really think they would like to and by the way President Macron told me every step that he was making yesterday A lot of you said he came in--he told me long before he came in what was happening What was--I didn't think it was appropriate to meet yesterday, too soon and things have to be worked out first but President Macron told me exactly was happening, who was coming and what time they were coming, where they were going to meet and after the meeting he told me exactly what happens and I think he had a very positive meeting 11:02:45 Prime Minister Abe of Japan also a large purchaser of oil from Iran he was also very much involved and he knows everybody there so he was very--make very positive force but I have to tell you the president has done an excellent job and we are going to see how it all turns out Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't I say it all of the time about everything Maybe it works and maybe it doesn't but I will tell you what we made a ridiculously--we gave them $150 billion and $18 billion and we got nothing--we got (INAUDIBLE) And by the way, that agreement was so short term that it expires in a very short period of time With the country, you don't make a deal that short Countries last for long times, and you don't do a short-term deal especially when you're paying that kind of money 11:03:35 So, I have the--I have good feelings about Iran I have good feelings that it'll work I know many Iranians living in New York City I have many friends from Iran They're incredible people, incredible people So, the last thing I'd like to say is a big problem, but we have to do what we have to do, okay? Go ahead, please No No, no For you--you first Go ahead No, no Go ahead, yes Yes QUESTION: Okay Thank you President Macron did you--did you seek President Trump's permission before you invited Foreign Minister Zarif, or did you simply inform him that he was coming? MACRON: Thanks for this very precise question (LAUGHTER) 11:04:20 But to be very clear and--we are part of the JCPOA We decided to remain in it still So, we are very much interested by the situation as a sovereign country That's why we want the different parties to move On the other side, as President Trump made it very clear over the summer, we never spoke on behalf all the countries We just tried testing some solutions and to see if we can find an agreement with different countries So, we took initiative this summer to make a proposal, a technical one I got a reaction from Iran through President Zarif's visit on Friday--Friday morning in a Paris After the discussion we had at the G7 dinner on a Saturday evening, I thought that it was very clear about where we can go together So, the day after, I decided to invite, as France, Minister Zarif 11:05:20 So, I informed--before making it, I informed President Trump that it was my idea not to involve the United States, not to say this is on behalf of you, of everybody, but to say, as France, I think it would be a good idea to ask him to go back and try to negotiate something separately So, I did it on my own I informed before making it President Trump He was informed at each minute about the solution--the situation, sorry And the idea for me was, in case of structural move and important move and appropriate solutions, perhaps to have meetings between ministers, not at President Trump's level, because President Trump's level is present (INAUDIBLE) So, this is my precise answer This is a French initiative, but made by the clear information of the US president before, information as well all of the--the three Europeans And each time I informed President Trump, in order to monitor the situation and to appreciate together if something more was adopted 11:06:38 TRUMP: I have to say, the JCPOA was a bad deal, should not have been entered into A lot of things could've happened that would have been much different They're allowed to test ballistic missiles You're not allowed to go to various sites to check And some of those sites are the most obvious sites for the creation or the making of nuclear weapons And those things have to be changed, and other things have to be changed And I will tell you I have very good feelings about it I think that we're going to do something It may not be immediately, but I think ultimately we're going to do something As I said, Iran is a much different country than it was two and a half years ago And we can get that back, and I'd encourage it 11:07:27 I actually had friends years ago, many years ago They were in the real estate business, and they were in Iran and they were building houses and building housing and building office buildings and apartment houses And they did very well They made a lot of money And to this day--they are not exactly the youngest developers anymore, but they would tell you they were young when they were over there They made a lot of money, and they loved the people and they loved what was going on And it's a country with tremendous potential I also say that, by the way, with respect to North Korea Kim Jong-un, who I've got to know extremely well, the first lady has gotten to know Kim Jong-un and I think she'd agree with me, he is a man with a country that has tremendous potential And you're in between China, Russia, and South Korea, people want to get to South Korea They got to get there somehow And if they're going to do anything other than essentially fly, they want to go through So, railroads and everything else, so many things want to happen there I think that North Korea has tremendous economic potential, and I think that Kim Jong-un sees that He would be the leader, and I think he sees a tremendous potential that it's got 11:08:44 With respect to Iran, same thing Iran has incredible people An incredible country, potentially, a location that's a little rough neighborhood, but eventually it's going to be a beautiful neighborhood I think that it's going to be--I think it's going to work out And I really believe that those countries that went into the original deal that more and more are agreeing with what I did But I think those countries are going to be saying thank you someday I hope they're going to be saying it, including France, including the president because I think we did the right thing I know we did the right thing, if for no other reason It's just too short It's almost expiring, if you think about it And somebody said, well, you'll go and make an extension No, no They're great negotiators Look at what they did to get the deal Look at what they did to John Kerry and to President Obama Look what happened, where they're bringing planeloads of cash, planeloads, big planes, 757s, Boeing 757s coming in loaded up with cash What kind of a deal is that? So, I think a lot of good things are going to happen 11:09:56 And I just want to say this because I've spoken a lot with the president this last two and a half days We've never had a better relationship We had a lunch that lasted for quite a while that many of you got to see It was the two of us, no staff, no anything He wasn't trying to impress his people I wasn't trying to impress his people We were just trying to impress each other And I'll tell you what, it was the best period of time we've ever had and we accomplished a lot I don't mean just, gee whiz, wasn't that nice? He's a very capable man He's doing a great job for France He did an incredible job for the G7 And I just want to thank you And you go ahead to your news conference and--very special This was a very special, very unified two and a half days, and I want to thank you for it Thank you MACRON: Thank you (APPLAUSE) TRUMP: Thank you (INAUDIBLE) Thank you, my friend 11:11:02 MACRON: Thank you I will leave the floor and the press conference to President Trump And I will in the end--wait for the end of your own press conference (UNTRANSLATED) QUESTION: Well, I don't want to give anything away, but we saw your wife, the first lady, during a glass of French wine yesterday So, can you perhaps give up on your threats to put sanctions on French wine? Because if we understood correctly, you have arrived at an agreement on taxing digital firms Could you confirm that there has been an agreement between you and France on taxing digital firms? TRUMP: I confirm that the first lady loved your French wine, okay? (LAUGHTER) All right? She loved your French wine So, thank you very much That's fine You're good MACRON: Thank you TRUMP: Thank you, everyone 11:12:02 MACRON: Merci a vous I will wait for the end of this press conference to have the press conference of the presidency I will leave the floor with you Thank you Thank you TRUMP: Good job She's worse than you are I can't-- (LAUGHTER) I can't believe it, Jonathan TRUMP: Thank you Please sit down QUESTION: You've recently-- TRUMP: --Thank you very much 11:12:48 QUESTION: You've recently been saying that China wants a deal, but you're not necessarily ready for a deal and you like the tariff revenue that is coming in Are you now ready to make a deal? TRUMP: Only if it's a fair deal and a good deal for the United States Otherwise, I will not make a deal We have billions and billions coming in, and I think we're going to get there I do I believe it more strongly now that I would have believed it a while ago We're going to get there and we're going to have a really--we're going to have a fair deal But remember this, say fair, China has been taking out of this country 500 plus billion dollars a year for many, many years Many, many years It was time to stop 11:13:28 As a private person, I used to talk about it It's one of the reasons I'm president And we are in a great position Our country is doing well, our unemployment numbers are the lowest they've been in over 50 years, our unemployment numbers for African--African-American, Asian, for Hispanic are the best they've ever been Historic numbers We are in a very strong position Our consumers are strong Walmart just announced numbers that were, I mean, mind-boggling numbers That's a great poll right there That's the ultimate poll, how are the retailers doing and how are certain--certain companies doing? So we're doing very well, and I think that--I think we're going to make a deal with China, and I think will probably, eventually were going to make a deal with Iran too QUESTION: Why are you optimistic they'll change their behavior? TRUMP: It's not a question of behavior I think they wanted to make a deal and I think they should make a deal And I think if they don't make a deal, it's going to be very bad for China And I very much appreciate the fact that they came out last night, very late last night, and they said, you know, they want to make a deal They want it to be under calm circumstances with a little it was a little different kind of a statement I thought it was a beautiful statement I thought indicated a lot Go ahead QUESTION: Thank you TRUMP: Here we go 11:14:45 QUESTION: I actually have a question for you on next year's G7 Summit, but can I just clarify something you said? You mentioned earlier today-- TRUMP: --One question QUESTION: Well, let me do the clarification, and then I'll get to the question TRUMP: No, no, no QUESTION: You talk about polls-- TRUMP: --One question-- QUESTION: --Polls with China and a breaking news alert I'm trying to understand what specifically you heard from China And on next year's G7, you alluded today, dropped several hints about Miami about Doral at hosting next year's G7 at your property What reassurances, if any, can you give the American people that you are not looking to profit off the presidency? 11:15:10 TRUMP: Well, I'll tell you what I've spent, and I think I will in a combination of loss an opportunity, probably it'll cost me from $3 to $5 billion to be president And the only thing I care about is this country I couldn't care less Otherwise, and between opportunity, not doing I wouldn't have done it People have asked me what do you think it costs? And between opportunity, not doing things, I used to get a lot of money to make speeches, now I give speeches all the time You know what I get? Zippo And that's good And I did a lot of great jobs and great deals that I don't do anymore I don't want to do them because the deals I'm making are great deals for the country, and that's, to me, much more important Doral happens to be within Miami It's a city It's a wonderful place It's a very, very successful area of Florida It's very importantly only five minutes from the airport The airport is right next door It's a big international airport, one of the biggest in the world Everybody that's coming, all of these people with all of their big entourages come It's set up so--and by the way, my people look at 12 sites, all good, but some were 2 hours from an airport, some were 4 hours from--I mean, they were so far away Some didn't allow this, or they didn't allow that 11:16:22 With Doral, we have a series of magnificent buildings, we call them bungalows, they each hold from 50 to 70 very luxurious rooms with magnificent room views We have credible conference rooms, incredible restaurants, it's like--it's like such a natural We wouldn't even have to do the work that they did here, and they've done a beautiful job They've really done a beautiful job And what we have also is Miami and we have many hundreds of acres so that, in terms of parking, in terms of all of the things that you need The ballrooms are among the biggest in Florida, and the best It's brand-new and they want--my people wanted it From my standpoint, I'm not going to make any money In my opinion, I'm not going to make any money I don't want to make money I don't care about making money If I wanted to make money, I wouldn't worry about $3 billion to $5 billion, because that's what's--I mean, at some point, I'm going to detail that, and we'll show But I think it's just a great place to be I think having it in Miami is fantastic, really fantastic 11:17:29 Having it at that particular place, because of the way it's set up, each country can have their own villa or their own bungalow And the bungalows, when I say, they have a lot of units in them So I think it just works out well And when my people came back, they took tours, they went to different places, I won't mention places, but you'll have a list because they're going to give a presentation on them fairly soon, they went to places all over the country and they came back and they said this is where we'd like to be Now, we had military people doing it, we had Secret Service people doing it We had people that really understand what it's about It's not about me It's about getting the right location I think it's very important Jonathan? QUESTION: (OFF-MIC) boost your own brand? TRUMP: No Not at all Go ahead, Jonathan 11:18:10 KARL: Thank you, Mr President President Macron said he'd like to see talks between you and President Rouhani within weeks Does that sound realistic to you? Could you see yourself-- TRUMP: --I think that's-- KARL: --In talks with Iranians within weeks? TRUMP: Well, I don't know the gentleman I think that--I think I know him a little bit just by watching over the last number of years what's happened I'll tell you one thing, he's a great negotiator But he--I think he's going to want to meet I think Iran wants to get this situation straightened out Now, is that based on fact or based on gut? That's based on gut But they want to get that situation straightened out, Jonathan And they are really hurting badly Their inflation, as you know, because I saw you reporting on it, their inflation is through the roof Their economy has tanked entirely The sanctions are absolutely hurting them horribly I don't want to see that I don't want to see that They're great people I don't want to see that, but we can't let them have a nuclear weapon Can't let it happen So I think that there's a really good chance that we would be Jeff, please 11:19:11 QUESTION: Thank you, Mr President Another follow-up from what the president of France said, he said that there might be a need for compensation to Iran Would you, given all of the criticism you've made of the JC POA and the money that they got, be open to giving Iran compensation-- TRUMP: --No-- QUESTION: --If it met some of the criteria that you have? TRUMP: No What he's talking in terms of compensation is they are out of money, and they meet--may need a short-term letter of credit or loan No, we're not paying them We don't pay But they may need some money to get them over a very rough patch And if they do need money, certainly--and we'd be secured by oil, which to me is great security And they have a lot of oil, but it's secured by oil So we are really talking about a letter of credit type facility QUESTION: For the US or from all the countries involved? TRUMP: It would be from numerous countries It would be numerous countries And it comes back It would be--it would expire It would be paid back immediately and very quickly Yes, go ahead, please Go ahead Yes QUESTION: Thank you very much, Mr President Noet Oema (PH) with the (INAUDIBLE)-- TRUMP: --Good-- QUESTION: --Japanese newspaper Now-- TRUMP: --Just left-- QUESTION: --Now the-- TRUMP: --Your prime minister, Abe Good man Great man QUESTION: Okay And the--now US and Japan have an agreement in principle, which is has had a tremendous trade deal for the United States So-- TRUMP: --And for Japan, both QUESTION: Yes So are you still considering imposing section 232 tariffs on Japan's older exports to the United States on national security grounds? 11:20:53 TRUMP: Not at this moment, no Not at this moment Well, it's one of the reasons we made the deal, but no, not at this moment It's something I could do at a later date if I wanted to, but we're not looking at that We just want to be treated fairly You know, Japan has had a tremendous trade surplus with the United States for many, many years, long before I came here And I'll tell you something, we are transforming our country We are taking these horrible, one-sided, foolish, very dumb, stupid, if you'd like to use that word, because it's so descriptive, we are taking these trade deals that are so bad and we are making good, solid deals out of them And that's transforming our country That's--that will be transformative and very exciting, I think, for our country Very, very exciting Please, go ahead Go ahead QUESTION: Thank you, Mr President TRUMP: Well, I didn't actually say you I said the woman behind you So why don't we do her first You've been asking a lot of questions all day long QUESTION: Thanks, Mr President Yamiche (PH)-- TRUMP: --You can't say I don't give you access, right? Go ahead 11:22:00 QUESTION: Thanks, Mr President Yamiche with PBS News Hour Why do you think it's appropriate to invite Russia to the G7 even that they've meddled in the 2016 election? And are you worried that if Russia does come to the G7 that it might hurt you politically because it's only going to be a couple of months before the 2020 election? I don't care politically I really don't A little people a lot of people don't understand this I ran one election and I won It happened to be for president I don't care politically I'm going to run another election I think I'm winning on polls that we see Whether I win or not, I have to do the right thing So I don't do things for political reasons These are good, probably not, maybe it is I mean, a lot of people are smart A lot of people say having Russia, which is a power--having them inside the room is better than having them outside the room By the way there were numerous people during the G7 that felt that way and we didn't take a vote or anything but we did discuss it My inclination is to say yes, they should be in They were really it was say President Obama--I am not blaming him but a lot of bad things happened with President Putin and President Obama 11:23:03 One of the things that happened was as you know what happened with a very big area a very, very big and important area in the Middle East where the red line was drawn and then President Obama decided that he was not going to do anything about it You can draw red lines in the sand--you just can't do it and the other was in Ukraine having to do with a certain section of Ukraine that you know very well where it was sort of taken away from President Obama--not taken away from President Trump, taken away from President Obama President Obama was not happy that this happened because it was embarrassing to him, right? It was very embarrassing to him and he wanted (INAUDIBLE) Russia to be out of the--what was called the G8 and that was his determination He was outsmarted by Putin He was outsmarted President Putin outsmarted President Obama Wait a minute And I can understand how President Obama would feel He wasn't happy and (INAUDIBLE) for that reason 11:24:05 Now I am only thinking about the world and I am thinking about this country in terms of the G7, whether it is G7, GA I think it would be better to have Russia inside the tent than outside the tent Do we live--by the way, yes we live either way Is it politically popular for me to say that? Possibly not I think a lot of people would agree with me frankly but possibly not I do nothing for politics I know a lot of you aren't--you are going to smile at that I do nothing for politics I do what is right and people like what I do and but I just do what is right If I wanted to go strictly by politics I would probably pull that and possibly I would say gee, I don't want--I don't want Russia in but I really think it's good for security of the world, it is good for the economics of the world Remember they are building a big pipeline in Europe going right up to Germany and I said to Angela who I had a great relationship with but I said you pay Russia billions of dollars and then we defend you from Russia And I say how does that work? QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) misleading statement that Russia outsmarted President Obama-- TRUMP: Well, he did QUESTION: What other countries have said that the reason why Russia was kicked out was very clearly because they annexed Crimea Why keep repeating what some people would see as a clear lie? 11:25:19 TRUMP: Well, it was annexed during president--I know you like President Obama but it was annexed during President Obama's term If it was annexed during my term I would say sorry, folks I made a mistake Sorry folks President Obama was helping the Ukraine Crimea was annexed during his term Now it's a very big area--a very important area Russia has its submarine That is where they do their submarine work and that is where they dock large and powerful submarines but not as powerful as ours and not as large as ours but they have their submarines and President Obama was pure and simply outsmarted They took Crimea during his term That was not a good thing It could have been stopped, it could have been stopped with the right whatever, it could have been stopped but President Obama was unable to stop it and it's too bad Go ahead QUESTION: President, as the G7 host next year you are allowed to invite other countries to come, even though they are not necessarily part of the overall group Would you consider inviting Vladimir Putin under those circumstances? 11:26:31 TRUMP: I don't know that he would accept and those are tough circumstances He was a part of G8 and all of the sudden he is not out or he's not in So I think, John, that's a pretty tough thing for him You know he is a proud person Would I invite him? I would certainly invite him Whether or not he could come psychologically I think that's a tough thing for him to do You have a GA, now it's a G7 and you invite the person that was thrown out really by President Obama and really because he got outsmarted President Obama pure and simple and don't forget it was not just Crimea It was the red line in the sand and Obama said never violate the red line in the sand and then they went ahead and they killed many children with gas It was terrible and he did nothing about it I did but I was there years later I did something about it but I was there late Go ahead 11:27:30 QUESTION: Thank you, sir Can you help us understand the timeline on the China calls? Were you referring to the statement by the vice (INAUDIBLE)? TRUMP: Well, we have had many calls (AUDIO GAP) Secretary Mnuchin is here and you have had many calls over the last 24 hours but certainly over the last 48 hours we have had many calls, not just one This isn't one and these are high-level calls They want to make a deal and by the way I think a deal is going to be made but they want to make a deal QUESTION: So the Chinese are saying that there weren't in the particular-- TRUMP: The Chinese are not saying that Excuse me Let--let me explain something The vice-chairman of China--make do you get higher than that other than President Xi? The vice president, the vice chairman it is like the vice president, the vice-chairman made the statement that he wants to make a deal and he wants to see a calm atmosphere He wants it all to happen That says that they are--I don't have to talk of it You know you folks were reporting before we can't find any phone call He released a statement, I didn't really sick, he released a statement QUESTION: But there were phone calls, sir? Mr President, there were phone calls? TRUMP: Numerous calls QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) 11:28:38 TRUMP: And not only with Steve, there were calls with other people, too Just so you understand, China wants to make a deal Now whether or not we make a deal it has got to be a great deal for us You know and I told this to President Xi who I really respect, I really do I have great respect and I like him to and he is a tough guy but I have a lot of feeling for President Xi very outstanding in so many ways but I told him very strongly I said look, you are (INAUDIBLE) up here and you are making $500 billion a year and stealing our intellectual property We are way down on the floor, lower than the floor You have got to make a 50-50 deal This has to be a deal that is better for us and if it is not better let's not do business together I don't want to do business Forget about tariffs for a second, we are taking in tremendous amounts of money to get that I don't want to do business 11:29:33 Now when I raise and he raises, I raise and he raised--we can never catch up We have to balance our trading relationship at least two and the extent and they were unwilling to do that and we will never have a deal if that happens but it's going to happen because they have to have a deal And as far as phone calls are concerned Secretary of the Treasury and other people have been receiving many calls--not receiving, back and forth, many calls China wants to make a deal and if we can we will make a deal, we will see Go ahead QUESTION: Mr President if I could ask you a little bit about your China strategy-- TRUMP: Yeah QUESTION: President Macron talked a little bit about instability and the worry in the market sand around the globe about instability one of the things that that comes from as--as you talk-- TRUMP: Are you talking about global economic instability? QUESTION: Right, but--but-- TRUMP: I don't consider it instability but that's (INAUDIBLE) QUESTION: One of the things that it comes from is the back and forth in the changing statements from your elf so that-- TRUMP: Sorry It is the way I negotiate QUESTION: So my question is is that a strategy? Is it a strategy to call President Xi an enemy one day and then say-- TRUMP: Yeah-- QUESTION: --the relations are very good the next day? TRUMP: No, no, no QUESTION: And then you know it has gone back and-- 11:30:40 TRUMP: It is the way I negotiate It has done very well for me over the years and it is doing even better for the country QUESTION: Could you talk a little bit about-- TRUMP: And I do think--and I do think that look, here is the story I hear people say just make a deal, make a deal, they don't have the guts and they don't have the wisdom to know that you can't continue to go on where a country is taking $500 billion, not million, $500 billion with a be out every single year, $500 billion You just can't do that Somebody had to do this This should have been done by President Obama, it should have been done and by Sleepy Joe It should have been done by other people It should have been done by Bush, it should have been done by Clinton Double (PH) Bush It should have been done I am doing it Let me tell you something else North Korea should have been done a long time ago I am doing it I am doing a lot of things that I shouldn't have to be doing Please Go ahead, please 11:31:52 QUESTION: Beth Rigby, Sky News President Trump you have met our new Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday TRUMP: Yes QUESTION: You said he was the right man for the job on Brexit TRUMP: I believe that QUESTION: Do you think Theresa May was the wrong woman and do you think that Boris Johnson can actually get a deal with the EU for October 31? TRUMP: Well, Theresa wasn't able to do the deal I gave her my ideas as to doing it very early on and you possibly know what they are but I would have done that, she chose to do it her way and that didn't work out so well I think she is a very, very good person and a good woman and I really believe that Boris Johnson would be a great Prime Minister You know we like each other and we had a great 2 1/2 days 11:32:43 I have been waiting for him to be prime minister for about six years I told him what took you so long I think he is going to be a great Prime Minister and especially after spending a lot of intense time with him over the last couple of days He's really a--he is very smart and he is very strong and he is very enthusiastic And you know what else? He loves your country He really loves your country That came out maybe more than anything else Yeah, please QUESTION: Vicky Young, BBC News President Trump, Boris Johnson is a very keen on a trade deal with the USA You sound keen on it too Some of his critics though are worried that you're going to do over the UK in that deal-- TRUMP: --No, no-- QUESTION: --To protect Russia and China 11:33:24 TRUMP: I love the UK I own great property in the UK I love the UK I have no idea how my property is doing because I don't care But I own Turnberry, and I own in Aberdeen and I own in Ireland, as you know, Doonbeg and great stuff And I'll be honest with you I think--I think that--I think he's going to just do a great job as prime minister You know, it takes a lot It's so many different elements to being a great prime minister And you needed him I just think his time is right This is the right time for Boris This is the right time for Boris Yeah Please go ahead Go ahead, right here Say who you're with, please Yeah? QUESTION: Rob Peston from ITV in the UK as well You've obviously had a good few days with President Macron, who you appear to be doing business with-- TRUMP: --Right-- QUESTION: --To use your favorite expression After Brexit, who do you think will be your more important relationship, President Macron, France and the EU, or Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? 11:34:30 TRUMP: I think we're going to have just--look, France is a great nation It's being run--a lot of things are happening You know, it's not easy, what he's doing He's changing certain ways It's a very hard thing to do I won't get into it I'm going to let him sell his ideas, but a lot of people don't disagree with his ideas But it's a very hard thing to do If you're a great citizen of France, you love your country but you want to do the way you've been doing it for a long time, but maybe that's not working and maybe they have to do what he has to do I think he's going to do a fantastic job, but it's very tough for him I know how tough it is for him He's been having a hard time And nobody would have an easy time But I do believe he's doing the right thing And Boris is different It's a different kind of a deal Boris has to try and do something with Brexit It's very tough I deal with the EU The EU is--that's a very, very strong group of people They have their ideas and they're not easy to deal with, I will tell you 11:35:27 We're very close to making a deal, by the way, with the EU I have to say this We made a great deal with Japan, and we are very close to may be making a deal with the EU because they don't want tariffs It's very simple They don't want to tax cars Mercedes-Benz, BMW, they don't need a 20 percent or a 25 percent tax But we're very close I think we're going to make a deal with the EU without having to go that route I may have to go that route, but maybe not We're going to have a deal, a really fair deal But the EU is another one We've been losing $180 billion a year for many years That's a lot of money How much can you take out of the piggy bank, right? QUESTION: But the--which alliance will be more important, with the EU or with Britain? TRUMP: Both I don't want to say which Look, I think that--I think that the--I think we have been with--I guess I would start out by saying England, right? You know, I asked Boris, where's England? What's happening with England? They don't use it too much anymore We talked about it It was very interesting But the United Kingdom is a great, incredible place It's an incredible nation And it's, you know, been one of our tremendous allies And another one happens to be Australia He was here also, Scott He is fantastic In fact we're honoring him and Australia at the White House in a very short period of time But I think that--excuse me? QUESTION: Will you visit Australia? 11:36:50 TRUMP: At some point I will, yeah At some point I will, also Germany Angela asked me to visit Germany We're going there--going there too So, I just think they're very different And they're going to be going at it for a little while, but ultimately probably it works out They may have to get out They may not make a deal The European Union is very tough to make deals with, very, very tough Just ask Teresa May QUESTION: Mr President? TRUMP: Go ahead QUESTION: Thank you, Mr President Sigel (PH) with the Associated Press I was hoping that you could clarify Last year, you left the summit in Canada feuding with the summit host This year things to be--seem to be a little bit different You're talking about unity You had a hug with President Macron on the stage What is different? And also, as President Macron said, he's passing you the baton now of leading this multilateral institution You ran on the platform of America first What is your now-- TRUMP: --I understand-- QUESTION: --Now that you have a mandate from the international community, what are you going to do with it? 11:37:45 TRUMP: Well, we actually had a very good meeting I had it out with one or two people where we disagreed in terms of concept But we actually had a pretty good meeting last year I would say that this was a big step above in terms of unity, in terms of agreement We have really great agreement on the lot of very important subjects But last year was good also I mean, last year was good also I think last year might have been a little bit underrated, you know? Go ahead, please QUESTION: And in terms of the G7 presidency-- TRUMP: --Go ahead-- QUESTION: --What do you want to do with it? What was--what's your agenda now? TRUMP: Well, we're going to do something hopefully special We're going to build on what we have now We built on something really good We're going to be going in with some great unity We really did We--if there was any word for this particular meeting of seven a very important countries, it was unity I think most important of all we got along great We got along great QUESTION: Mr President, to follow up on China-- QUESTION: --Can I ask you a question, sir? TRUMP: Go ahead QUESTION: Thank you very much, Mr President I'm Chi Li Chung (PH) with the Shanghai Media Group You just mentioned that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said to China is willing to resolve this issue through calm negotiations 11:38:52 TRUMP: No, I didn't say it He did QUESTION: Yes TRUMP: Yeah QUESTION: And will the US negotiate in the same manner? TRUMP: Yes True QUESTION: And also, the other--the other question-- TRUMP: --That was--that was an easy answer (LAUGHTER) QUESTION: So, the US will negotiate in the same manner with-- TRUMP: --Absolutely Great respect for China, great respect for the leadership of China, absolutely QUESTION: --And also, the other question is that you say you definitely will invite Putin to join in next year's summit TRUMP: I haven't said that But I think that having President Putin in what was the G8--he was a member of the G8 And I heard he was a--a good member of the G8 Having him in I think is more of an advantage I think it's a positive for the world I think it's a positive for Russia I think it's a big positive for Russia And it's something the group is discussing They are discussing it QUESTION: But just a few hours ago-- TRUMP: --People feel very much like me, many people What? QUESTION: But just a few hours ago, Russian foreign minister is saying that it's not their foreign policy pursuit to return G-8 What's your reaction on that? 11:40:00 TRUMP: Well, you know, we'll see I know one thing If they were invited back, I think they'd be there If they weren't, that's okay too I just think they'd be better inside than outside, I mean, as I said before I really do I think they'd be an asset I think it would be a good thing You know, some of the things--we were going in the room, and yesterday in particular we were discussing four or five matters And Russia was literally involved in all of those four or five matters And a few of the people looked up and said, you know, why aren't they here talking to us about it? And like what are we going to do now, go home, take it easy for a day, although I'm not doing that I don't take it easy But what are we going--we're going to go home and start calling them at the end of the week and say, hey, how about this? Could have been in the room We had numerous things that we were just going to see, right, numerous We had a lot of things that we were discussing And it would have been very easy if Russia was in the room If he was in the room, we could have some of those things Now they're just in limbo But I have to say, with all of that, very little in limbo But somebody will speak to him about some things And frankly, they're not very complicated, but it would be easier if they were in the room, okay? QUESTION: Thank you so much TRUMP: Josh, go ahead Josh? 11:41:06 QUESTION: Mr President, there was a--significant talk at the summit about climate change I know in the past you've proffered some skepticism of the science and climate change What do you think the world should be doing about climate change? And do you still harbor that skepticism? TRUMP: I feel that the United States has tremendous wealth The wealth is under its feet I have made that well, live in We will soon be one of the--we will soon be export--in fact, were actually doing it now, exporting But we are now the number one energy producer in the world, and soon it will be by far with a couple of pipelines that have not been able to get approved for many, many years It will have a huge impact I was able to get ANWR in Alaska It could be the largest site in the world for oil and gas I was able to get ANWR approved Ronald Reagan was unable to do it Nobody was able to do it They've been trying to do it since before Ronald Reagan I got it approved 11:42:02 We're the number one energy producer in the world Soon it will be by far the number one It's a tremendous wealth And LNG is being sought after all over Europe and all over the world, and we have more of it than anybody else And I'm not going to lose that well I'm not going to lose it on--on dreams, on windmills, which frankly aren't working too well I'm not going to lose it So, Josh, in a nutshell, I want the cleanest water on earth I want the cleanest air on earth And that's what we're doing 11:42:41 And I'm an environmentalist You--a lot of people don't understand that I have done more environmental impacts statements probably than anybody that's--I guess I can say definitely, because I have done many, many, many of them, more than anybody that's ever been President or Vice President or anything even close to President And I think I know more about the environment than most people I want clean air I want clean water I want a wealthy country I want a spectacular country with the jobs, with pensions, with so many things, and that's what we're getting So I want to be very careful QUESTION: (OFF-MIC) 11:43:15 TRUMP: --At the same time--at the same time--at the same time--you weren't called At the same time, it's very important to me, very important to me We have to maintain this incredible--this incredible place that we've all built We've come a much richer country, and that's a good thing, not a bad thing, because that great wealth allows us to take care of people We can take care of people we couldn't have taken care of in the past because of the great wealth We can't let that wealth be taken away Clean air, clean water Thank you very much, everybody I appreciate it Thank you Thank you very much