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BREAKING NEWS: Trump Takes Questions From Reporters After Announcing 5-Day Pause On Iran Strikes

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Ron, you said today that >> move over. Can we move over? Let's stay back. Isn't that more comfortable? >> Mr. President, Iran's foreign ministry says you're not telling the truth when it comes to productive conversations down the world. >> They're going to have to get themselves better public relations people. Uh we have had very very strong talks. We'll see where they lead. We have points major points of agreement. I would say almost all points of agreement. Perhaps that hasn't been conveyed. The communication as you know has been blown to pieces. they were unable to talk to each other. So, we've had very strong talks. Mr. Witchoff and Mr. Kushner had them. Uh, they went, I would say, perfectly. I would say that if they carry through with that, it'll end that that problem, that conflict, that I think it'll end it very, very substantially. We have very much in mind our partners in the Middle East. We've had great relationships with a lot of them, as you know. A lot of it was surprisingly hit and uh I was surprised to see it and so was everyone else but we've have uh they're very much in mind in the discussions. So the discussions took place yesterday. They went into yesterday evening. Uh they want very much to make a deal. We'd like to make a deal too. We're going to get together today uh by probably phone because it's very hard to find a country. It's very hard for them to get out, I guess. But we'll at some point very very soon meet. We're doing a 5-day period. We'll see how that goes. And if it goes well, we're going to end up with settling this. Otherwise, we'll just keep bombing our little hearts. >> Mr. Speaking with Iran, >> a top a top person. Don't forget, we've wiped out the leadership phase one, phase two, and largely phase three, but we're dealing with the man who I believe is the most respected and the leader. You know, it's a little tough. They've wiped out wiped out everybody. >> Is that the Supreme Leader? >> No, not the Supreme Leader. We don't much trouble. >> Well, nobody's ever Nobody heard of the second Supreme Leader, the Sun. >> Are these director? >> Nobody. We have not heard from the Sun. uh every once in a while you see a statement made but we haven't we don't know this living but the people that seem to be running it and they seem that based on really fact because things they've said have taken place >> again >> I don't want him to be killed >> okay I don't want him to be killed >> Mr. Nobody wants to be that. Nobody wants that job right now. You know, nobody's exactly looking forward to being the head of that particular country. But perhaps we'll be able to solve that problem. Mr. >> President, you deployed ICE agents to American Air Force. Newsmax, sir. You deployed ICE. >> You're not doing a very good job. >> You deployed ice. >> You're not doing a good job. Did you hear me? Okay, go ahead. >> What exactly do you want from you? I'm taking CNN over Newsmax. >> What exactly are you looking for in these talks with your president? We're looking for all of the things that we've been talking about. We want to see uh uh no nuclear bomb, no nuclear weapon, not even close to it. Low key on the missiles. We want to see peace in the Middle East. Uh we want uh the nuclear dust. We're going to want that >> and I think we're going to get we've agreed to that. Yeah, we we've agreed to that. >> You want the enriched uranium before you can end this >> and we want no enrichment, but we also want the enriched uranium. We're if if this happens, it's a great start for Iran to build itself back and it's everything that we want. And it's also great for Israel and it's great for the other Middle Eastern countries, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, all of them, Kuwait, and Bahrain in particular. So, it's great for all of them. >> Do you still need $200 billion? We uh it's always nice to have it's always nice to have. It's a very inflamed world and the Democrats inflame it. You know, largely the Democrats inflame it. Let me just talk about the other. So, ICE has done very well. I've requested now, you know, I'm a big believer that they should be able to wear masks when they go and hunt down, you know, murderous criminals and others. But for purposes of the airport, I've requested that they take off the mask. I don't like it for the airport. And I believe they are willing to do that. >> Wear masks not at the airport, but they need to do it when they're out in the country >> because the people coming into the airport typically speaking aren't murderers, killers, drug dealers, etc. There may be a few of them, but there aren't many. The people that want to come into the country or that people want to leave the country going to maybe their home country. So, I didn't think it was an appropriate look for an airport. I think it's a very appropriate look when they're out on the streets trying to find one of the 11,888 murderers that sleepy Joe Biden led into our country. >> Last year you gave a $10,000 bonus. Sorry. Last year you gave a $2,000 bonus to DJ workers who kept showing up to work during the shutdown. Will you see that again? >> Well, it could happen. It's amazing. There such people that are really really loyal and great and uh it's not easy for them. And this is all caused by the Democrats. They said, "Just so you know, all this money was approved. Everything was approved. This is done." The Democrats went in and they want to have radical left lunatics come into our country. They want to have drug dealers. They want to have murderers come into our country. They want to have open borders. And we're not letting it happen. That's what this is all about. They don't want voter ID. They don't want proof of citizenship. They don't want mailing ballots. They're so corrupt. what they want. The only thing they want is mailin ballots. So we also added as you know into the uh into the save America act and it's called save America. It's not the save but we added no transgender brutalization of our children and no men in women's books. Sir, if these talks go if these talks go well and you reach >> I don't think he's going to be >> if these talks go well and you reach a ceasefire agreement with Iran, do you believe Israel would abide by that agreement? >> I think Israel be will be very happy with what we have. We just uh spoke to Israel a little while ago. I think they'll be very happy. This will be peace for Israel, long-term peace, guaranteed peace. If this happens, and you I can't guarantee it, but I think it's going to. My my life is a deal. That's all I do is deal my whole life. I think this is something that's going to happen. And why wouldn't it happen? So, tomorrow morning sometime, their time, we were expected to blow up their largest electric generating plant that cost over10 billion dollars to build. It's a very good one. There was no dirt of money. And One shot, it's gone. It collapses. Why would they want that? So, they called. I didn't call. They called. They want to make a deal. And we are very willing to make a deal. It's got to be a good deal. And it's got to be no more wars, no more nuclear weapons. They're not going to have nuclear weapons anymore. They're agreeing to that. Any of that stuff is no deal. And if you've been doing so well, sir, and you target, >> you said you want to get the uranium. How are you going to get the >> very easy? >> If we have a deal with them, we're going down and we'll take it ourselves. The secretary lifted sanctions on Iranian oil to the south. You criticized President Obama for giving Iran 1.7 billion. >> Well, I just want to have as much oil in the system as possible, >> and we don't even know if Iran gets that money. Frank, I think it's very hard for them to get it, but you have ships that are out there that are loaded up with oil. Rather than keep it there, I would rather see it go to the system. Any small amount of money that Iran gets is not going to have any difference in this war. But I want to have the uh system be lubricated. >> Even 14 billion, you don't think helps them. >> Where's the 14 billion? >> Because the inflated price, they get 14 billion from the >> I don't think they're getting the money. I could tell you when this is all over, I will tell you who's getting the money. >> Mr. President, Marines, California, given that it'll take them weeks to arrive, is the attention of police or what are you doing? >> Well, it's been reported that they're worried because California left San Diego last week. Why are they headed there now? >> Well, let let me ask you. If you were in my position and I asked you that question, do you really believe I give you that same facing question? Mr. President, >> we don't talk about Yeah, >> let in by Biden. >> It's devastating. These people were let in by Biden. We're getting them out. We're getting them out fast. That's why ICE is so important. They're doing such a good job. This this animal I saw the whole thing last night. They gave me a briefing came in through Joe Biden with his open door policy and his borders are Kamala who never saw the border. Never made one phone call. All the ICE people, you see, they all know me. Everyone knows me. They like me. I speak to him all the time. Didn't make one phone call during four years. He was the border to anybody on the border. Never went there. Uh this person came in to do the open door policy of Joe Biden. And we have a we're taking them out by the tens of thousands. We're doing a great job. But uh it's a shame they've hurt our country. Just remember this. Joe Biden and that gang of radical left lunatics. Some very smart but radical left and bad ideologies. Sick people. These people have hurt our country very badly. So if we do end up if we do end up hitting those Iranian power plants, how is that different from what Russia has been doing in Ukraine by hitting Ukrainian power? >> Well, I think it's a lot different. And if you look at the nuclear weapons that they wanted to have, that they wanted to possess. A lot of things are different. Uh I'm not I'm not a fan of what Russia is doing either, just so you understand. All right? But it's a lot different. You're talking about a country that has been evil for 47 years. They've been horrible death all over the world, not just us. Look at the way they attacked unexpectedly all of those countries surrounding them. It was not supposed to. Nobody was even thinking about it, but they wanted to take over the Middle East and they wanted to knock out Israel permanently. If they had a nuclear weapon, they would have been able to. >> Look, I'm not a fan of the guy. If you look at, and you never cover this, if you look at his troops or whatever he went on, text the truth, uh, if you look at his truth or his statements, he was all for everything. All of a sudden, he wasn't. He was, uh, a man that I met at DOA. He came and his wife was killed. He remarried fairly quickly. His wife was killed and I felt badly for him. He ran for Congress. He lost. He ran for Congress again and he lost. I said, you know, he's a guy, nice guy. Seemed like a very nice guy. I met him. He was pretty heartbroken. Pretty. But I said, you know, it's a shame. He ran for Congress twice. Call him up. Give him a job in the White House. Smart. I gave him a job in the White House. And this is what he does to me. You know, being a nice guy doesn't pay off too much, Mr. President. >> Think of it. He loses twice in Congress. Ran not very good campaigns. Should have won, but he loses twice. How do I get him? I have my people call him because I didn't deal with him for the most part. I told him a couple of times, but I never dealt with it at all. I had no idea his ideology was left or right. What whatever it is, I can say this. He said very strongly that Iran is not a threat. Iran's been a threat for 47 years and there's not a country in the world that doesn't agree with me in that. So I take this guy Joe Kent who lost twice for Congress pretty badly and it was devastating and I know that he lost his life. So instead of letting him live out his life, I brilliantly have my people call him and offer him a job in security essentially in the White House. And what does he do? He goes out and he says that Iran is not a threat uh to get publicity. Now, he probably signed up with CNN or maybe signed up with your division of newspapers, I don't know, but probably signed up with CNN or somebody. But if you look at his his tweets, X's or truth, whatever he uses, I don't know because I don't follow him. What he said is 100% he agrees with me. All of a sudden, he leaves. I never knew he had a problem. Now I hear they're looking at him for leaking. That's possible. But just so you understand, just to put it to rest, he lost twice badly. He also lost his wife. He's remarried since he lost his wife. I felt badly for him. So I told my people, reach out to him. Give him a job at the White House. This is the thanks I get. Uh any other questions? >> Iran was not an imminent threat. That's what the intelligence show. I think it was an imminent threat. I think that Iran, if they if we didn't bomb them with the B2 bombers, now that set a fact, but if we didn't hit them with the B2 bombers, they would have had a nuclear weapon within two weeks to a month. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they would have used it as soon as they got it. >> Last summer with your strikes, then how can you argue there's an imminent threat now? >> Oh, we hit them so hard we obliterated them. But obliterated them. But that doesn't mean with the right equipment you can't dig down and go get it. We don't want that and we don't we won't have that. But we obliterated that site. They still haven't been able to get it. That was a complete success. But if it wasn't, they would have had if we didn't hit them. If we didn't use the V2 bombers, were which are unbelievable. We just ordered 22 more of them. Modern version by the way, super modern versions. If we didn't hit them with the B2 bombers, they would have had within two weeks of that attack. That's why we hit them because we knew they would have had a nuclear weapon. They would have used it on Israel and the entire Middle East. >> Overall crime in Memphis is down 43% since you began the task force. Is this a template you think? >> Well, what I'm doing what I'm doing today really this was supposed to be this was a little bit before set up a couple of weeks ago. This was before we had this uh situation with Iran take place last night. And by the way, they're just not committed. When they say I'm sure they don't mean that when somebody says, "Oh, I didn't know you were going." We were talking last night and I'm sure they have a lack of communication, which is appropriate considering we blew up in addition to their Navy, Air Force, every division, their radar, we also blew up all of their anti-aircraft and communications. They have no telecommunication. So there is a lack of I would imagine lack of >> reliable if you're worried about the >> Well, we think we think all we can do is say look we have numerous leader groups. They've all been killed. Very dangerous position. Uh Kmeni was killed. Tommeni's son is unavailable. Nobody knows what happened to him. I could say they haven't seen him there either. Something is going on with him. Regardless, uh I don't consider him really the leader, but they do have some leaders left. Uh because we blew up group number one, group number two, a lot of group number three, but we think we have people that are very representative of the country and will do a good job in Elon Musk. Elon Musk has offered pay TSA workers during this DHS shutdown. Is this something that you've been freaking about? >> Yeah, I'd love it. I think it's great. Let them do that. And I want to thank ICE because they stepped in so so strongly. They they'll do great. And if that's not enough, I'll bring in the National Guard. We're not going to have the Democrats destroy our country. These people are the most destructive sick people. The Democrats. They want And they're fighting for this. They're fighting for men and women's sports. They're fighting for g transgender for everybody. Everybody go out, get your kid a nice operation. and change the sex of your kid. They're fighting for No, think of it. They don't want you to do voter ID. You walk into a booth in California, if a person who's doing voting, an official asks you for identification, they're subject to being arrested, what's wrong with this country? So, we're fighting it hard. And I think they should because the Democrats are being blamed for the shutdown and it's their fault and they're getting killed. That's why when I when I announced yesterday about ICE, the Democrats called, "We want to settle. We want to settle." And I told the people, "Don't settle. Don't settle because we have something bigger. Only settle if you get the Save America Act, voter ID, that's so important, proof of citizenship, etc. Thank you very much. >> Uh, we're dealing really >> mine. That was mine. That was like the paper clip. You know the story of the paperclip. 182 years ago a man discovered the paperclip. It was so simple. And everybody that looked at it say why didn't I think of that ice was my idea. I called first person I called was Tom Hullman. I said why do you think he said I think it's great. Then I saw today there was some masks and I didn't think the masks were appropriate. I put out a statement and I asked them would it be possible to take off a mask because they should wear a mask when they're dealing with the murderers and the thugs left to >> you said there's many points of agreement with Iran right now many what can you give us a like 15 points 15 points >> that Iran has said yes to >> well they're not going to have a nuclear weapon that's number one that's number one two and three they will never have a nuclear weapon >> you said yes to that >> be will we see arrests illegal migrant arrests at airports, sir. >> Arrest. >> Well, we see ICE arresting illegal migrants at airports. >> Are we talking? >> That's why the Democrats are going crazy because they've allowed by what they did and hold up. We put ICE who are a very high level. I mean, they really are a highlevel group of people and they love it because they're able to now arrest illegals as they come into the country. >> That's very fertile territory, but that's not why they're there. They're there. They're really there to help. >> Are we talking Iran directly to no enrichment whatsoever? Either for medical purpose or civilian purposes. >> They have. Thank you. >> What about the straight up moves? Who's going to be in control of that? >> That'll be opened very soon if this works. >> How soon? >> And who's in control of it? Will Iran still be able to control the flow of oil? >> The joint lead control. >> By whom? >> Maybe me. >> You want the United States? >> Me and the Ayatollah. Whoever the Ayatollah is. whoever the next di and there'll also be a form of a a very serious form of a regime change. Now, in all fairness, everybody's been killed from the regime. They're really starting off. There's automatically a regime change, but we're dealing with some people that I find to be very reasonable, very solid. Uh the people within know who they are. They're very respected and maybe one of them will be exactly what we're looking for. Look at Venezuela. How well that's working out. >> The regime has agreed to. >> We are doing so well in Venezuela with oil and with the relationship between the president-elect and us and maybe we find somebody like that. >> Have you ever made more options to lower the price of oil while >> the price of oil will drop like a rock as soon as the deal is done? I guess it already is today. So, we have a very serious chance of making a deal. That doesn't guarantee anything. I'm not guaranteeing anything. I'm not going to come out here a week or two weeks and have you all say, "Oh, you said I didn't say anything." All I'm saying is we are in the throws of a real possibility of making a deal. And I think uh if I were a betting man, I'd bet for it. But again, I'm not guaranteeing anything. Uh they want to make a deal very badly. >> Mr. What what changes would you like to see in DHS under Mark Wayne Mullen? >> Well, he's going to be fant he'll make his own change. He's already given me a list of people he wants to bring. He's a fantastic guy. I think he's just the right guy. You all know him. He's a very open, smart guy, very successful actually in business, which people don't know. And he's a friend of mine. I think Mark Wayne is going to be fantastic. Thank you. >> Mark on the plane crash. >> Terrible. >> They made a mistake. It's a dangerous business. That's terrible. Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you. Heat up here. Heat. Heat.