TONIGHT. HERE IS THAT INTERVIEW.
>> I’M FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, I
GROUP HERE.
GROUP HERE. I DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD GET
10,000 OR 13, WHATEVER IT IS.
>> WE WON NEW HAMPSHIRE LAST
TIME IN THE PRIMARIES AND IT WAS
A GREAT NIGHT.
IT WAS A VERY EXCITING NIGHT.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE,
MAYBE TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO
CANNOT GET IN.
SO WE ARE HONORED ABOUT IT IT’S
A GREAT PLACE, GREAT STATE.
TRISH: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE
DEMOCRATS RIGHT NOW.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I THINK THEY
ARE IN DISARRAY.
I THINK BERNIE IS A LITTLE BIT
SURGING.
SURGING. IT DEPENDS ON YOUR DEFINITION OF
SURGE.
SURGE. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IN IOWA IS
A DISGRACE AND EMBARRASSING TO
HEM.
HEM. THEY WILL PICK SOMEBODY.
WHOEVER IT IS, IT IS.
I WILL HAVE TO RUN AGAINST
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. THEY WILL PICK SOMEBODY.
TRISH: YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A
LOT.
LOT. NANCY PELOSI TEARING UP THE
SPEECH.
SPEECH. DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS
GOING ON?
GOING ON? >> NO, BUT SHE WAS MUMBLING
BEHIND ME ALL NIGHT LONG.
SHE WAS MULCH BELLING ALL NIGHT
LONG HUND ME.
I HEARD SHE -- A LOT OF FOLKS
SAID DID YOU SEE WHAT SHE DID?
I DIDN’T SEE IT, NO.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT WITHOUT HER.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT, WHATEVER WE
CAN DO.
CAN DO. WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE.
SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN AND
WOMEN.
WOMEN. I THINK WE HAVE DONE MORE THAN
ANYTHING HAS COMMON IN THE FIRST
THREE YEARS OF THE TERM.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT ALL THE WAY
WITH THESE PEOPLE.
WE CAN SOLVE THE IMMIGRATION
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. WE ARE BUILDING THE WALL.
I HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND
AND SHORT-CIRCUIT IT.
WE ARE BUILDING A WALL RAPIDLY.
WE HAVE OVER 100 MILES BUILT.
AND IT’S GOING TO BE VERY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE THE 100 MILES UP.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES IN
THAT AREA.
THAT AREA. LIKE KAY -- LIKE DAY AND NIGHT.
WE ARE FULLY FUNDED.
TRISH: WHAT ABOUT THE LET ACTION
ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL BARR IS
TAKING AGAINST SANCTUARY CITIES.
DOES THIS GO ALL THE WAY TO THE
SUPREME COURT?
SUPREME COURT? PRESIDENT TRUMP: A LOT OF IT
GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT.
WE WON AT THE SUPREME COURT
AFTER LOSING IN THE LOWER
COURTS, THEth CIRCUIT.
THE PEOPLE ARE ON OUR SIDE.
YOU CAN SEE BY THE CROWDS WE
HAVE.
HAVE. WE HAVE A MUCH LARGER CROWD THAN
ALL OF THEM PUT TOGETHER.
AND THEY ARE PASSIONATE.
THEY ARE ALL VOTERS.
TRISH: YOU HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AN
UPHILL BATTLE WITH PEOPLE AT THE
NSC.
NSC. ANY WORD FROM JOHN BOLTON ON
WHETHER HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
CONNECTED TO OR URGING ON THE
WHISTLEBLOWER?
WHISTLEBLOWER? PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE’LL SEE.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
NATIONAL SECURITY AND YOU ARE
TALKING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS
WE DO, YOU CAN’T JUST GO OUT AND
WRITE A BOOK.
I GAVE HIM A BIG BREAK.
THAT’S NOT A SENATE-ABOVED JOB.
-- A SENATE-APPROVED JOB.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE HOW IT
WORKS OUT.
WORKS OUT. I THINK IT WILL WORK OUT VERY
WELL.
WELL. TRISH: PRESIDENT XI, I KNOW YOU
SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. AND THEIR ECONOMY WILL TANK
BECAUSE OF THIS.
AND THAT COULD HAVE A SPILLOVER
EFFECT HERE.
EFFECT HERE. HOW TOSS IT AFFECT OUR ECONOMY?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I THINK CHINA
IS PROFESSIONALLY RUN IN THE
SENSE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL. I BELIEVE THEY WILL HAVE IT
UNDER CONTROL FAIRLY SOON.
IN APRIL SUPPOSEDLY IT DIES WITH
HOTTER WEATHER.
HOTTER WEATHER. THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL DATE TO LOOK
FORWARD TO.
FORWARD TO. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM.
WE JUST SENT SOME OF OUR BEST
PEOPLE OVER THERE, THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE FANTASTIC.
THEY ARE NOW IN CHINA.
WE ARE HELPING THEM OUT.
WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
WE HAVE 11 CASES AND MOST OF
THEM ARE GETTING BETTER RAPIDLY.
BUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
CHINA -- WE MADE A GREAT TRADE
DEAL.
DEAL. AND OUR RELATIONSHIP ON TOP OF
THAT IS PROBABLY BETTER WITH
CHINA.
CHINA. THEY RESPECT US NOW.
WHAT THEY WERE GETTING AWAY WITH
WAS MURDER.
WAS MURDER. TRISH: IT TURNED THE WHOLE THING
ON ITS HEAD.
YOU DID IN A WAY NOBODY THOUGHT
WAS POSSIBLE.
WAS POSSIBLE. TRISH: THEY BUY $250 BILLION OF
OUR PRODUCT.
OUR PRODUCT. AND JAPAN WILL BE $4 BILLION.
AND -- JAPAN WILL BE $40
BILLION.
BILLION. AND THE USMCA WILL BE GOOD FOR
THE FARMERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
I THINK THE VIRUS WILL BE FINE.
THEY ARE WORKING HARD AND WE
ARE.
ARE. TRISH: THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO
YOU IN PERSON, YOU WERE ANGRY
WITH JAY POWELL.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT HIM NOW?
>> I AM NOT HAPPY.
WE HAVE A HIGHER FED RATE THAN
OTHER COUNTRIES.
OTHER COUNTRIES. WE ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST.
EVERYTHING IS US.
YET WE PAY MORE.
YOU LOOK AT GERMANY, THEY PAY
NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES.
AND WE SHOULD BE PAYING LESS
THAN ANYBODY.
THAN ANYBODY. NEGATIVE RATES, NOBODY HAS SEEN
IT BEFORE.
IT BEFORE. BUT I LOVE THE SOUND OF IT.
YOU PAY OFF A LOAN AND THEY PAY
YOU.
YOU. I WILL SAY I AM NOT HAPPY.
HE RAISED TOO FAST AND LOWERS
TOO SLOW AND HE SHOULD HAVE GONE
A LOT FASTER.
HE RAISED RATES TOO FAST.
HE TIGHTENED UP.
AND WITH ALL OF THAT WE ARE
STILL DOING THE BEST BY FAR IN
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. BUT WE COULD HAVE BEEN UP
SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER HAD HE NOT
DONE THAT.
DONE THAT. PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS PAYING ZERO
INTEREST RATES.
INTEREST RATES. IN OUR CASE WE WERE PAYING
INTEREST.
INTEREST. WHICH IS GOOD.
IN ALL FAIRNESS, IT’S MUCH
BETTER FOR THE BANKS.
SO THE BANKS REMAIN SOLID AND
GOOD.
GOOD. I THINK WE SHOULD BE COMPETING.
THE COMPETITORS OF OURS.
GERMANY AND FRANCE AND THE
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. WE SHOULD BE PAYING THE BEST
RATES.
RATES. WE ARE NOT PAYING THE BEST RATES
THE WAY THEY HAVE IT NOW.
TRISH: THE FED MEETS?
WE’LL SEE.
WE’LL SEE. PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE’LL SEE.
I’M NOT HAPPY WITH THE WHOLE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER RAISED
INTEREST RATES LIKE WE DID AND
WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE A LOWER
INTEREST RATE OR FED RATE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. TRISH: THEY WILL CRITICIZE YOU
FOR SAYING THAT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I KNOW A LOT
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. AND I HAVE A GOOD INSTINCTS FOR
THAT KIND OF THING.
I HAVE ALL MY LIFE.
WE ARE DOING PHENOMENALLY.
BUFF WE COULD HAVE BEEN UP
HIGHER.
HIGHER. WE WERE PAYING ZERO, NOW WE ARE
PAYING INTEREST.
PAYING INTEREST. THE FEDERAL RESERVE POSITION IS
A VERY IMPORTANT POSITION.
HE LET ME DOWN.
I THINK HE’S DONE THE WRONG
THING.
THING. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN 100% RIGHT.
TRISH: THE LIBERAL MEDIA IS
TAKING AIM AT YOU SAYING YOU
EFFECTIVELY LIED ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF INJURIES RELATED TO
THAT STRIKE IN IRAQ.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I HAVEN’T SEEN
TOO MUCH OF THAT.
I DON’T THINK THEY WERE LOOKING
TO DO TOO MUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE
THEY KNEW WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES
WERE GOING TO BE.
WHEN THEY SAID NOBODY WAS HURT,
NOBODY WAS KILLED.
WE SAW THE MISSILES.
16, AND 12 LANDED.
THEY PLANNED A WAY THEY DIDN’T
HIT ANYBODY.
HIT ANYBODY. WHEN THEY TOLD ME NOBODY WAS
KILLED, I WAS IMPRESSED BY THAT.
I’ STOPPED SOMETHING THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING FOR THEM.
THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I
STARTED HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE
HAVING TO DO WITH TRAUMA, HEAD
TRAUMA.
TRAUMA. THAT EXISTS.
THAT EXISTS. BUT I VIEWED IT A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST AND I
WON’T BE CHANGING MY MIND ON
THAT.
THAT. TRISH: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY
STATE?
STATE? PRESIDENT TRUMP: I LOVE YOUR
STATE.
STATE. THIS WAS A BIG WIN FOR ME.
WE WENT ON TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
TRISH: YOU HAVE GOT MOMENTUM
NOW.
NOW. PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE CAME HERE
AND WON THIS BY A LOT.
THEN WE WON SOUTH CAROLINA BY A
LOT.
LOT. TRISH: IT MUST FEEL GOOD TO HAVE
SOME OF THIS STUFF OUT OF THE
WAY.
WAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP: IT’ DRIVEN OUR
POLL NUMBERS WAY UP AS YOU KNOW
BETTER THAN MAYBE I DO.
MY POLL NUMBERS ARE THE HIGHEST
THEY HAVE EVER BEEN BY FAR.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THE
NUMBERS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN WAY UP.
IT’S BEEN FUN.
IT’S VERY UNFAIR TO MY FAMILY
AND A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE THAT
WORK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.
VERY UNFAIR.
VERY UNFAIR. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS FOR
THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS. THIS ISN’T JUST THE IMPEACHMENT
HOAX.
HOAX. I CALL THIS THE RUSSIA RUSSIA
RUSSIA NONSENSE.
RUSSIA NONSENSE. BUT IT’S BEEN -- WE HAVE BEEN
FULLY EXONERATED.
FULLY EXONERATED. I CAN’T IMAGINE THEM STARTING
AGAIN, BUT WITH THESE PEOPLE YOU
NEVER KNOW.
NEVER KNOW. TRISH: YOU HAVE GOT A PRETTY
EXCITED CROWD.
EXCITED CROWD. ENJOY NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: YOU HAVE A
GREAT SHOW.