>> WE NOW RETURN TO NBC "NIGHTLY NEWS" AND PART TWO OF LESTER
HOLT'S INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, MR. PRESIDENT, I KNOW
YOU'RE A BUSY MAN, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME JAZZ MAN.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> BEFORE WE BEGIN, I JUST NEED
TO KNOW THAT I HAVE YOUR UNDYING LOYALTY.
>> YOU DON'T, SIR. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE STORY IS JAMES COMEY. >> I WON THE ELECTION FAIR AND
SFAR. >> YOU SAY THAT LITERALLY ALL
THE TIME. >> IT'S ONE OF MY GREATEST HITS
AND MY FANS LOVE WHEN I PLAY THE HITS.
FANS DON'T WANT TO HEAR SINGLE LADIES FROM BEYONCE.
>> YOUR STAFF IS INSISTING YOU DIDN'T FIRE HIM BECAUSE OF THE
RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION. >> NO, I DID.
>> WAIT, WHAT? >> SHE INVESTIGATING RUSSIA.
I DON'T LIKE THAT. I SHOULD FIRE HIM.
>> AND YOU ARE JUST ADMITTING THAT?
>> UH-HUH. >> THAT'S OBSTRUCTION OF
JUSTICE. >> UH-HUH.
>> DID I GET HIM? IS IT ALL OVER?
NOTHING MATTERS? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING MATTERS
ANYMORE? ALL RIGHT.
NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP ME BECAUSE I HAVE THE REPUBLICANS
IN THE PALM OF MY RAND. LOOK AT THIS.
>> YOU CALLED FOR ICE CREAM. HERE'S TWO SCOOPS.
>> PAUL RYAN? >> YES, SIR.
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ON AN
AGENDA THAT BENEFITS -- >> BEAT IT, GET THE HELL OUT.
>> HE FEEDS ME DOG FOOD. >> MR. PRESIDENT, LET'S MOVE ON.
AFTER THIS WEEK, MANY ARE DRAWING COMPARISONS BETWEEN YOU
AND RICHARD NIXON. >> I AM NOTHING LIKE NIXON
BECAUSE I AM NOT A CROOK. I BET HE ONLY GOT ONE SCOOP OF
ICE CREAM FOR DESSERT. I GET TWO SCOOPS.
TWO SCOOPS. >> YOU ARE ALSO VERY DIFFERENT
BECAUSE HE WON THE POPULAR VOTE. >> LISTEN, O.J.
YOU ARE BEING VERY MEAN. YOU DON'T ASK ME ABOUT ALL THE
GOOD THINGS I DID WITH KELLYANNE.
ALSO I INVENTED A NEW PHRASE CALLED PRIMING THE PUMP.
>> YOU DIDN'T INVENT THAT, SIR. THAT'S A FAMOUS ECONOMIC PHRASE.
>> NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S ABOUT WHEN I TALK TO MYSELF
ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE MELANIA COMES IN SO SHE CAN FIND IT
EASILY. >> THAT IS NOT WHAT PRIMING THE
PUMP MEANS. YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF AN
ANDERSON COOPER EYE ROLL. TAKE IT AWAY.
THANKS. MR. PRESIDENT ON THURSDAY YOU
TWEETED THAT JAMES COMEY BETTER HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE TAPES OF
YOUR PRIVATE CONVERSATION. DID YOU TAPE HIM?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I TAPE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I TAPE WHOEVER I WANT, WHATEVER I WANT.
SOME PEOPLE CALL ME A SERIAL TAPIST.
I AM. WHEN YOU ARE PRESIDENT, THEY LET
YOU DO IT. >> OKAY, MOVING ON.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHO YOU WILL REPLACE JAMES
COMEY WITH. CAN YOU REASSURE US ALL THAT YOU
WON'T PICK SOMEONE CRAZY LIKE JUDGE JUDY.
>> WHOEVER I CHOOSEBONKERS, YOU WAS JUDGE JUDY.
>> YOU TROLLING US? YOU MET WITH THE RUSSIAN
AMBASSADOR IN THE OVAL OFFICE. YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN THE OPTICS
ON THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE. >> DO YOU THINK I CARE ABOUT
OPTICS. I SIT ON EVERY CHAIR LIKE IT'S A
TOILET. LOOK AT ME.
>> GOOD POINT, SIR. IN THE FUTURE, CAN YOU STOP AND
THINK ABOUT THE OPTICS? EVERY SINGLE DAY IT'S SOMETHING
NUTS. YOUR PRESIDENCY IS LIKE THE
CRAZIEST SHOW ON AND IT'S ON 24 HOURS A DAY AND WE CAN'T KEEP
UP. >> TOO BAD BECAUSE IT RUNS FOR
MONTHS. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELED
MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE PLENTY OF TWISTS COMING
UP AND FAVORITE CHARACTERS WILL BE COMING BACK.
SIM JUNG UN, PSYCHO STEVE MILLER AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY
TOO MUCH, BUT WE WILL FIND OUT IF KELLYANNE HAS BEEN DEAD THIS
WHOLE TIME. OKAY?
I JUST WANT TO SAY I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE PRESIDENT.
>> LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!