CSPAN2 — POTUS President Trump Speaks to Reporters
20260812 005800 UTC
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[00:00:34] >> WE WILL LEAVE THIS RECORDED PROGRAM HERE. YOU CAN FINISH WATCHING IT, THOUGH. IF YOU GO
[00:00:38] TO OUR. >> WEBSITE. AND WE HAD A GREAT
[00:00:41] TIME IN OHIO, A FANTASTIC TIME IN OHIO, THE COUNTRY IS DOING
[00:00:45] WELL. THE STOCK MARKET'S
[00:00:47] FANTASTIC RECORD. WE HAVE 79
[00:00:50] RECORDS SO FAR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MORE PEOPLE ARE WORKING
[00:00:54] RIGHT NOW IN THE UNITED STATES
[00:00:55] THAN EVER BEFORE, AND PRICES ARE
[00:00:59] DROPPING FAST. IRAN IS GOING
[00:01:01] FINE. GOING JUST ABSOLUTELY FINE. WE TOTALLY CONTROL THE
[00:01:05] STRAIT OF HORMUZ. WE HAVE CONTROL OVER IT. NOBODY ELSE.
[00:01:08] ONLY US. OUR NAVY IS UNBELIEVABLE AND THINGS ARE
[00:01:11] GOING GREAT FOR OUR COUNTRY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR RIDE ON THE
[00:01:15] AIRPORT CATERING TRUCK IN TURKEY? WHY DID YOU NEED TO DO THAT?
[00:01:19] >> WELL, IT'S ONLY UP TO THE SECRET SERVICE. I JUST FOLLOW
[00:01:22] WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO. SO I GO
[00:01:26] BY SECRET SERVICE AND THE MILITARY. THEY WANTED ME TO GO IN A DIFFERENT FLIGHT, A
[00:01:30] DIFFERENT PLANE, EQUAL SAFETY.
[00:01:33] BUT THEY WANTED ME TO DO IT. SO I DO IT. I DO WHAT THEY SAY.
[00:01:35] >> WHY DO THEY WANT YOU TO DO THAT?
[00:01:39] >> I GUESS THERE WAS A THREAT OUT THERE. I DIDN'T REALLY ASK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. I GET A LOT
[00:01:43] OF THREATS >> PRESIDENT AOUN.
[00:01:46] >> DARLINE GRAHAM HAS MADE IT TO THE RUNOFF ELECTION.
[00:01:49] >> I HEARD. GOOD. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP HER GET OVER THE FINISH
[00:01:53] LINE? >> WELL, SHE JUST CALLED ME TO
[00:01:56] THANK ME FOR THE ENDORSEMENT, AND IT'S GREAT THAT SHE'S DOING SO WELL. AND SHE'S A VERY
[00:02:00] GOOD WOMAN, AND SHE'S GOT GOOD GENETICS BECAUSE SHE'S RELATED
[00:02:03] TO LINDSAY, WHO'S A REAL PROFESSIONAL. SO WE'LL SEE. I'M
[00:02:06] GOING TO CALL HER RIGHT NOW. SHE JUST CALLED ME TWO MINUTES AGO.
[00:02:10] SHE WON BY HOW MANY POINTS? WELL
[00:02:16] >> SHE'S NEARLY. >> SHE'S SHE'S DEFINITELY IN A RUNOFF. AND THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S
[00:02:20] WHAT YOU WANT. >> YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR HER DOWN AND DOWN.
[00:02:22] >> YEAH, I THINK SO. YEAH. ON I MEAN, JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, I LIKE THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE
[00:02:26] RACE ALSO. THEY'RE ALL TRUMP. I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL TRUMPERS.
[00:02:30] BUT, YOU KNOW, I ENDORSED HER. I THINK SHE'S GREAT. IT'S REALLY
[00:02:34] AN HONOR OF HER BROTHER. AND SHE'S REALLY A VERY SMART WOMAN. YOU KNOW, LINDSEY LOVED
[00:02:38] HIS SISTER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. HE WOULD TELL ME ABOUT HIS
[00:02:41] SISTER, THAT SHE'S JUST
[00:02:44] OUTSTANDING. HE ACTUALLY SAID
[00:02:47] SHE IS BETTER THAN HIM. THAT WAS
[00:02:50] HARD FOR ME TO SAY. SO SHE'S OUT
[00:02:54] THERE. SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. MR. PRESIDENT.
[00:02:58] >> PRESIDENT 2028. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AT THE
[00:03:02] DINNER, YOU PUT ON A TRUMP 2020.
[00:03:05] ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT SEEKING A THIRD TERM? >> EVERYBODY ASKED ME THAT QUESTION. AND YOU KNOW THAT THE LAW IS VERY STRONG ON THAT. I'D
[00:03:09] LOVE TO RUN, BUT THE LAW IS VERY STRONG. I GET ASKED BY EVERY WELL, EVEN TONIGHT, THEY'RE
[00:03:11] SCREAMING AT THE EVENT 2028.
[00:03:14] NOW, EVERYBODY WANTS ME TO DO IT. BUT THE LAW IS VERY STRONG.
[00:03:17] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[00:03:18] >> EVERYBODY. THE TURKISH
[00:03:22] FLIGHT, AIR FORCE ONE STILL FLEW OUT OF TURKEY WITH PRESS AND
[00:03:26] WITH WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ON IT. HOW MUCH?
[00:03:28] >> WELL, THIS ONE WENT OVER TO ENGLAND, WHERE IT WAS SHOWN TO
[00:03:31] THE SOLDIERS. >> STILL AT RISK. >> YOU KNOW, I KNOW, BUT THIS
[00:03:34] ONE WENT OVER TO ENGLAND BECAUSE THE SOLDIERS WANTED TO SEE IT.
[00:03:38] AND IT STOPPED, AND THEY SHOWED IT TO THE SOLDIERS. AND WE DID A SWITCH OVER THERE. AND IT WAS
[00:03:42] REALLY. AS FOR THE MILITARY, AND
[00:03:44] I JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY SAY. THEY GO FOR SAFETY, AND I HAVE
[00:03:47] TO DO WHAT THEY SAY.
[00:03:48] >> WHY WAS IT TOO DANGEROUS FOR
[00:03:52] YOU TO FLY ON AIR FORCE ONE? BUT NOT DANGEROUS FOR THE. >> ACTUALLY, THE PLANE THAT I
[00:03:56] FLEW ON WAS AT GREATER RISK. >> WHY. >> YOU SAY THAT? BECAUSE THAT
[00:03:59] WOULD BE THE PLANE. I THINK THAT WE. THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE
[00:04:03] LIKELY TO GO FOR. >> THE PRESIDENT. WERE YOU
[00:04:07] SURPRISED, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT
[00:04:12] THAT THIRD PLANE? NO. >> NOT SURPRISED. I HAVE A LOT OF THREATS. I HAVE A LOT OF
[00:04:15] THREATS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT. ANY CONSEQUENTIAL
[00:04:19] PRESIDENT HAS A LOT OF THREATS. NON-CONSEQUENTIAL. PRESIDENTS
[00:04:23] DON'T GET THREATENED. AND I
[00:04:24] THINK THAT I MAY BE THE MOST
[00:04:29] CONSEQUENTIAL. >> IRAN TO PULLING. >> SOMETHING OFF. NOBODY HAS
[00:04:31] DONE MORE THAN ME IN A PERIOD OF
[00:04:34] ALMOST SIX YEARS. THERE'S NOBODY.
[00:04:35] >> WERE YOU WORRIED ABOUT A SHOULDER FIRED MISSILE?
[00:04:39] >> I DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, TO BE HONEST. WHATEVER IT IS,
[00:04:41] YOU KNOW, MY ATTITUDE, WHATEVER.
[00:04:44] >> HOW CAN YOU TRUST IRAN AT ALL? AND THEY TRIED. >> TO KILL ME. I DON'T TRUST
[00:04:48] IRAN. WHY ARE YOU SAYING I TRUST
[00:04:51] IRAN? I'M THE LAST PERSON TO TRUST IRAN. THEY'VE LIED TO ME
[00:04:55] CONSTANTLY. WE HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE HORMUZ
[00:04:57] STRAIGHT. RIGHT NOW. THEY DON'T HAVE CONTROL. WE HAVE TOTAL
[00:05:01] CONTROL. WE OWN IT. AND AT SOME
[00:05:05] POINT, MAYBE THEY'LL DO SOMETHING, AND THEN THEY GET BLOWN AWAY. BUT WE RIGHT NOW,
[00:05:07] WE'RE IN A VERY GOOD POSITION.
[00:05:12] WE HAVE A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN THE BULLY OF THE MIDDLE EAST FOR
[00:05:14] 50 YEARS. REALLY 51, IF YOU
[00:05:16] THINK ABOUT IT, WE'VE BEEN
[00:05:19] SAYING 47 FOR FOUR YEARS, AND THEY'RE NO LONGER THE BULLY OF
[00:05:22] THE MIDDLE EAST. THANK YOU VERY
[00:05:23] MUCH, EVERYBODY
[00:05:34] >> THOSE WERE THE LATEST COMMENTS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP.
[00:05:37] WE RETURN NOW TO OUR SCHEDULED PROGRAMING ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
[00:05:40] >> SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2334, AS WELL AS PREVIOUS
[00:05:43] ARRANGEMENTS TO WHICH ISRAEL HAS
[00:05:44] PLEDGED ITSELF MUST BE FULLY
[00:05:47] RESPECTED. THE INCREASING ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM BY
[00:05:51] SETTLERS DIRECTED AGAINST RELIGIOUS SITES AND PLACES OF
[00:05:54] WORSHIP IN THE WEST BANK,
[00:05:56] FURTHER INFLAME TENSIONS IN AN ALREADY VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT.
[00:06:00] AND WE CALL ON ISRAEL TO ABIDE BY THE HISTORIC STATUS QUO.
[00:06:04] ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNING THE HOLY SITES IN JERUSALEM, AND PROTECT
[00:06:06] AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL
[00:06:09] RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES THE
[00:06:12] EXTENSIVE GRID CHECKPOINTS AND ROADBLOCKS CONTINUE TO MAKE IT
[00:06:15] DIFFICULT FOR PALESTINIANS TO ACCESS THEIR WORKPLACES AND
[00:06:17] BASIC SERVICES, INCLUDING
[00:06:20] SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS. STUDENTS
[00:06:26] HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DEMOLITIONS, MILITARY RAIDS ON EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND DETENTION WHILE TRAVELING TO
[00:06:30] SCHOOL. THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, THE MOST
[00:06:33] WIDELY RATIFIED HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY, STIPULATES THAT EVERY
[00:06:37] CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION. MOREOVER, EDUCATION
[00:06:41] IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST FOUNDATIONS FOR A LASTING PEACE
[00:06:45] AND RECONCILIATION TO BE FOSTERED THROUGH A REFORMED CURRICULUM THAT LEAVES NO ROOM
[00:06:49] FOR EXTREMISM. ACCESS TO HEALTH
[00:06:53] CARE IS SIMILARLY AFFECTED, WITH PATIENTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, IN
[00:06:57] NEED OF SPECIALIZED OR EMERGENCY CARE