CSPAN — POTUS President Trump Speaks to Reporters
20260812 154600 UTC
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[00:00:06] >> A LIVE LOOK AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING
[00:00:10] WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY SERVICE
[00:00:14] MEMBERS AND SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TODAY.
[00:00:17] HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO OHIO
[00:00:21] YESTERDAY AND COMMENTED ON A RECENT REPORT HE SECRETLY
[00:00:23] SWITCHED TO AN ALTERNATE MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO FLY BACK TO
[00:00:27] WASHINGTON AFTER ATTENDING THE NATO SUMMIT LAST MONTH RATHER
[00:00:31] THAN TAKING THE LEGACY JET OR THE NEW AIR FORCE ONE GIFTED BY
[00:00:34] THE QATARI GOVERNMENT.
[00:00:38] THE PRESIDENT PUBLICLY BOARDED
[00:00:43] THE JET IN ANKARA, TURKEY,
[00:00:44] BEFORE BEING SHUTTLED BY A TRUCK
[00:00:50] TO ANOTHER PLANE. THE ARTICLE SAYS "IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW TRUMP MOVED FROM THE
[00:00:53] SEA 32A TO THE LEGACY AIR FORCE
[00:00:56] ONE AFTER LANDING, BUT HE APPEARED BEFORE TELEVISION
[00:00:59] CAMERAS AND ASCENDED THE EXTERNAL STAIRS FROM THE LEGACY
[00:01:02] AIR FORCE ONE."
[00:01:05] THE OPERATION BEHIND THE SCENES WAS UNKNOWN TO SUMMIT
[00:01:09] ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND THE MEDIA AND WAS EXECUTED DUE TO AN
[00:01:12] RUNNING ASSASSINATION THREAT FOLLOWING INTENSIVE MILITARY
[00:01:16] STRIKES AGAINST THAT MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY.
[00:01:19] UP NEXT, PRESIDENT TRUMP TO THE
[00:01:22] REPORT AND THE ONGOING WAR WITH IRAN. HERE'S THE PRESIDENT WALKING OFF
[00:01:25] OF THE NEW AIR FORCE ONE LAST NIGHT.
[00:01:48] >> MR. PRESIDENT!
[00:01:51] >> MR. PRESIDENT --
[00:02:03] PRES. TRUMP: [INAUDIBLE]
[00:02:07] WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN OHIO. FANTASTIC TIME IN OHIO.
[00:02:11] THE COUNTRY IS DOING WELL. THE STOCK MARKET IS FANTASTIC.
[00:02:17] 79 RECORDS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
[00:02:20] MORE PEOPLE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW IN THE UNITED STATES THAN EVER BEFORE.
[00:02:24] PRICES DROPPING FAST. IRAN IS DOING FINE.
[00:02:29] WE TOTALLY CONTROL THE STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ. WE HAVE CONTROL OVER IT.
[00:02:35] NOBODY ELSE CAN ONLY US.
[00:02:39] THINGS ARE GOING GREAT FOR OUR COUNTRY. >> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR
[00:02:42] RIGHT ON THE AIR FORCE CATERING TRUCK IN TURKEY?
[00:02:45] WHY DID YOU NEED TO DO THAT?
[00:02:48] PRES. TRUMP: I JUST FOLLOWED THE SECRET SERVICE.
[00:02:53] I GO BY SECRET SERVICE AND THE MILITARY. THEY WANTED ME TO GO ON A
[00:02:57] DIFFERENT FLIGHT, A DIFFERENT PLANE.
[00:03:00] THEY WANTED ME TO DO IT SO I DO IT. I DO WHAT THEY SAY.
[00:03:09] I DID NOT AS MUCH ABOUT IT. I GET A LOT OF THREATS.
[00:03:12] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:03:15] PRES. TRUMP: GOOD.
[00:03:17] >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP HER GET OVER THE FINISH
[00:03:21] LINE? PRES. TRUMP: SHE JUST CALLED ME AND THANKED ME FOR HER
[00:03:25] ENDORSEMENT. IT IS GREAT SHE WAS DOING SO WELL. VERY GOOD WOMEN.
[00:03:30] SHE IS RELATED TO LINDSAY WHO IS
[00:03:35] A REAL PROFESSIONAL. SHE JUST CALLED ME TWO MINUTES AGO.
[00:03:37] SHE WON BY HOW MANY POINTS? >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:03:41] PRES. TRUMP: SHE IS DEFINITELY IN A RUNOFF.
[00:03:47] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:03:50] PRES. TRUMP: I LIKE THE OTHER
[00:03:53] PEOPLE IN THE RACE ALSO. THEY ARE ALL TRUMPERS.
[00:03:58] I ENDORSED HER. IT IS REALLY IN HONOR OF HER
[00:04:02] BROTHER. SHE IS A VERY STRONG WOMAN.
[00:04:05] LINDSEY LOVED HIS SISTER.
[00:04:11] HE ACTUALLY SAID, SHE IS BETTER THAN HIM. THAT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO SAY.
[00:04:21] [INAUDIBLE]
[00:04:28] ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT A THIRD TERM?
[00:04:30] PRES. TRUMP: EVERYONE ASKS ME THAT.
[00:04:33] THE LAW IS VERY STRONG ON THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO RUN BUT THE LAW IS VERY STRONG.
[00:04:42] EVERYONE WANTS ME TO DO IT. THAT LAW IS VERY STRONG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[00:04:45] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:04:51] AIR FORCE ONE FLEW OUT OF TURKEY WITH PRESS AND WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ON IT.
[00:04:54] PRES. TRUMP: THIS ONE WENT OVER TO ENGLAND.
[00:04:58] >> [INAUDIBLE] PRES. TRUMP: THIS ONE WENT OVER
[00:05:01] TO ENGLAND BECAUSE THE SOLDIERS WANTED TO SEE IT.
[00:05:05] THEY SHOWED IT TO THE SOLDIERS. WE DID A SWITCH OVER THERE.
[00:05:11] I JUST HAD TO DO WHAT THEY SAY. THEY GO FOR SAFETY AND I HAVE TO
[00:05:15] DO WHAT THEY SAY. >> WHY WAS IT TOO DANGEROUS FOR
[00:05:19] YOU TO FLY ON AIR FORCE ONE BUT -- PRES. TRUMP: THE PLANE I FLEW ON
[00:05:23] WAS AT GREATER RISK. >> WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
[00:05:26] PRES. TRUMP: THEY WOULD BE MORE
[00:05:30] LIKELY TO GO FOR THAT PLANE. >> [INAUDIBLE]
[00:05:37] PRES. TRUMP: NOT SURPRISED. I HAVE A LOT OF THREATS.
[00:05:43] I HAVE A LOT OF THREATS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT. IN A CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENT HAS
[00:05:47] A LOT OF THREATS. NON-CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENT DON'T GET THREATS.
[00:05:53] I THINK I MAY BE THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL.
[00:05:56] NOBODY HAS DONE MORE THAN ME AND ALMOST SIX YEARS.
[00:06:02] >> THREE WORRIED ABOUT A SHOULDER FIRED MISSILE?
[00:06:07] PRES. TRUMP: YOU KNOW MY ATTITUDE, WHATEVER.
[00:06:11] >> [INAUDIBLE] PRES. TRUMP: I DON'T TRUST IRAN.
[00:06:17] ARE YOU SAYING I TRUST IRAN?
[00:06:18] I'M THE LAST PERSON TO TRUST
[00:06:23] IRAN. THEY LIE CONSTANTLY. WE HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ.
[00:06:27] TOTAL CONTROL. WE OWN IT. AT SOME POINT MAYBE THEY WILL DO
[00:06:32] SOMETHING AND GET BLOWN AWAY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A VERY GOOD POSITION.
[00:06:36] WE HAVE A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN
[00:06:40] A BULLY OF THE MIDDLE EAST FOR 50 YEARS. REALLY, 51, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
[00:06:46] WE HAVE BEEN SAYING 47 FOR FOUR YEARS. THEY ARE NO LONGER THE BULLY OF THE MIDDLE EAST.
[00:06:50] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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[00:08:07] ZOHRAN MAMDANI, NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES,
[00:08:11] AND GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PRES.
[00:08:14] TRUMP: ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
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