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♪ ♪ >>> THIS SUNDAY, MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AS HE MARKS 100 DAYS IN OFFICE.
>> WHEN DOES IT BECOME THE TRUMP ECONOMY?
>> IT PARTIALLY IS RIGHT NOW. I THINK THE GOOD PARTS ARE THE TRUMP ECONOMY AND THE BAD PARTS ARE THE BIDEN ECONOMY.
>> ON HIS HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY AND WHAT HIS TARIFFS WILL MEAN FOR CONSUMERS.
>> I'M JUST SAYING THEY DON'T NEED TO HAVE $30. THEY CAN HAVE $3. THEY DON'T HAVE 250 PENCILS. THEY CAN HAVE FIVE.
>> HOW HIS IMMIGRATION POLICY PLANS ARE CLASHING WITH THE COURTS.
>> DON'T YOU NEED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AS PRESIDENT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> AND HIS VISION TO EXPAND U.S. TERRITORY.
>> WOULD YOU LET MILITARY FORCES TAKE CANADA?
>> I THINK WE'RE NOT GOING TO EVER GET TO THAT POINT. SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN WITH GREENLAND, I'LL BE HONEST.
>> A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK OF MAR-A-LAGO AND HOW HE WANTS TO BRING THE FEEL OF HIS PRIVATE CLUB TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> IT WILL BE A WORLD CLASS BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM.
>> JOINING ME FOR INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS, NBC CORRESPONDENT PETER ALEXANDER. NBC CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS. SYMONE SANDERS TOWNSEND, FORMER CHIEF SPOKESWOMAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, AND MARC SHORT, FORMER DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP. WELCOME TO SUNDAY AND A SPECIAL EDITION OF "MEET THE PRESS."
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> FROM NBC NEWS IN WASHINGTON, THE LONGEST RUNNING SHOW IN TELEVISION HISTORY, THIS IS A SPECIAL EDITION OF "MEET THE PRESS" WITH KRISTEN WELKER.
>> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING.
>> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING.
IN HIS FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED MORE THAN 140 EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND HAS FOCUSED ON EVERYTHING FROM THE BORDER TO TARIFFS TO FOREIGN POLICY. HE HAS PUSHED THE LIMITS OF HIS EXECUTIVE POWER, CLASHED WITH THE COURTS AND DISRUPTED THE GLOBAL WORLD ORDER. I SAT DOWN WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ON FRIDAY AT HIS PRIVATE CLUB IN FLORIDA, MAR-A-LAGO FOR A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW. WE STARTED OUR CONVERSATION ON ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES ON THE MINDS OF AMERICANS.
>> I WANT TO START ON THE ECONOMY, SIR, WHICH OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR VOTERS. WE GOT NEW NUMBERS TODAY, BETTER THAN EXPECTED JOB NUMBERS.
>> MUCH BETTER.
>> AT THE SAME TIME, THE ECONOMY SHRANK IN THE FIRST QUARTER. YOU'VE BEEN ARGUING ALL WEEK THAT THIS IS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ECONOMY. IS THIS NOW YOUR ECONOMY, SIR?
>> I THINK CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT ARE. COSTS ARE. I WAS ABLE TO GET DOWN THE COST, BUT EVEN THAT, IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THEM DOWN, BUT WE GOT THEM DOWN GOOD. WE LOST $5 TO $6 BILLION A DAY WITH BIDEN. 5 TO 6 BILLION, AND I GOT THAT DOWN TO A GREAT NUMBER RIGHT NOW IN A RECORD TIME. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HUNDRED DAYS, BUT JUST THINK OF WHAT THAT IS. $5 BILLION A DAY WE ARE LOSING ON TRADE, AND WE WERE VERY TOUGH WITH CHINA, AS YOU KNOW. WE PUT 145% TARIFF ON. NOBODY HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AND WE'VE ESSENTIALLY CUT OFF TRADE RELATIONSHIPS BY PUTTING THAT MUCH OF A TARIFF ON, AND THAT'S OKAY. WE'VE GONE COLD TURKEY. THAT MEANS WE'RE NOT LOSING -- WE LOST A TRILLION DOLLARS TO CHINA. A TRILLION DOLLARS. THAT MEANS WE'RE NOT LOSING A TRILLION DOLLARS WHEN WE GO COLD TURKEY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW, AND THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL. THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL VERY BADLY. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT ALL TURNS OUT, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE A FAIR DEAL.
>> WHEN DOES IT BECOME THE TRUMP ECONOMY?
>> IT PARTIALLY IS RIGHT NOW, AND I REALLY MEAN THIS. I THINK THE GOOD PARTS ARE THE TRUMP ECONOMY AND THE BAD PARTS ARE THE BIDEN ECONOMY BECAUSE HE'S -- HE DID A TERRIBLE JOB ON EVERYTHING FROM HIS AUTO PEN FROM WHICH HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY SIGNING.
>> SIR, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN YOU ANNOUNCED YOUR TARIFFS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE STOCK MARKET DROPPED. IT'S BEEN VOLATILE. IT'S GONE UP. DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT?
>> I TALK RESPONSE -- ULTIMATELY, I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING, BUT I'VE ONLY JUST BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, BUT THE STOCK MARKET -- LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. DIDN'T IT HAVE NINE OR TEN DAYS IN A ROW OR 11 DAYS WHEN IT'S GONE UP AND THE TARIFFS HAVE JUST STARTED KICKING IN, AND WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL PSYCHOLOGICALLY. THE FAKE NEWS WAS GIVING ME SUCH PRESS ON THE TARIFFS. THE TARIFFS ARE GOING TO MAKE US RICH. WE'LL BE A VERY RICH COUNTRY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TARIFFS. THEY ASKED ABOUT THIS WEEK THAT GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION. YOUR CABINET MEETING, MAYBE THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE TWO DOLLS INSTEAD OF 30 DOLLS AND MAYBE THE TWO DOLLS WOULD COST A COUPLE OF BUCKS MORE THAN YOU WOULD NORMALLY. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE TARIFFS WILL CAUSE SOME PRICES TO GO UP.
>> NO, I THINK THE TARIFFS WILL BE GREAT FOR US BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE US RICH.
>> YOU SAID SOME DOLLS WILL COST MORE. ISN'T THAT AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL MAKE PRICES TO GO UP.
>> I DON'T THINK A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL THAT'S 11 YEARS OLD CAN HAVE 30 DOLLS. THEY CAN HAVE THREE DOLLS OR FOUR DOLLS BAZ WHAT WE WERE