The Human Touch Revealing All that is Real
Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley
Q With France 24.
THE PRESIDENT: Who?
Q France 24.
AMBASSADOR HALEY: France.
THE PRESIDENT: So, it's amazing the way the media says that. You know, for 80 years, they couldn't do a thing. And I'm - what are we, in three months of negotiation? It's ridiculous.
As I've said about a thousand times, you've got no rockets flying. You have no missiles flying. You have no nuclear testing. You have nuclear closings. They're closing up different areas of North Korea. We're getting the remains back - it's already started - of our great heroes. We're - we got our hostages back. And I didn't pay $1.8 billion, like the previous administration. We got - I paid nothing.
But I have agreed to meet. And I have agreed to spend time. But, how long has it been since we left Singapore? It was three months or so? And people say - that's the media saying, like, "How can we be negative? Let's see, he's done really well. How can we be negative? Oh, are you disappointed with the speed?"
I think the speed is amazing. You have no nuclear tests. You have no rockets. And we have a very good relationship with Chairman Kim, which is very important. I like him; he likes me. The relationship is good. Mike Pompeo had a very, very good meeting. I mean, I spoke to him at length yesterday, and he'll be coming back. He'll be back tonight.
And so, I mean just the opposite. I think we've made incredible progress. Beyond incredible. Beyond - I don't think the - some of the press - (inaudible) some of the press really covers it accurately and right. But some of the press really doesn't.
Yes, John?
Q Do you want to take this opportunity to tell us when your next meeting with Kim will be and where it will be?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is happening. And we're setting that up right now. That was part of the reason that Mike was going over to meet; they're setting up the meeting. And we'll be announcing that - probably a different location. Singapore was fantastic, but we'll probably do a different location.
Q Can you get him to Mar-a-Lago?
THE PRESIDENT: He'd probably like that. I'd like that, too. I think it would be good. But we'll see. We're talking about three or four different locations. Timing - won't be too far away.
Q Any of those locations -
THE PRESIDENT: We've made a lot of progress. And this meeting really is to - you know, people don't realize the importance of the first meeting. I mean, we said, "Point number one: denuclearization." And for some reason the press doesn't pick that out. But that was actually point number one; they've agreed to denuclearization. And they continue to agree, and they continue.
Now we haven't removed sanctions, as you know. You know, people said, "What have we done?" We haven't removed sanctions. We have very big sanctions. I'd love to remove them, but we have to get something for doing that.
Q Any chance the meeting could be on U.S. soil?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, you know, I don't want to embarrass anybody by asking. I think eventually we're going to have lots of meetings on U.S. soil and on their soil, by the way. That's a two-way street - on their soil, also.
I think that the country of North Korea is going to be a very successful country. I think it's going to be incredibly economically successful. And I want to make it that way. I think it's going to be great.
Other countries, other people, entrepreneurs, banks - I will tell you, they're calling wanting to go there and wanting to invest. At some point when Chairman Kim makes that decision, I think he's going to unleash something that's going to be spectacular - really spectacular.
And I think he knows it. And I think that's one of the reasons that we're having very successful conversations. I think he wants to get on with it.
Q When will a successor to Ambassador Haley be named?
THE PRESIDENT: Excuse me?
Q When will a successor to Ambassador Haley be named? When?
THE PRESIDENT: What did he say?
Q When will a successor be named?
THE PRESIDENT: Oh. I would say we'll name a successor, I don't know, within the next two or three weeks. Maybe sooner.
Q Mr. President, have you spoken to the Saudis about the missing Washington Post columnist?
THE PRESIDENT: I have not. No, I have not. But I will be, at some point.
Q What do you know at this point?
THE PRESIDENT: I know nothing right now. I know what everybody else knows - nothing.
Q What's your response to Hillary Clinton saying last night's swearing-in of Judge Kavanaugh was more a political event than it was a national event?
THE PRESIDENT: I guess that's why she lost. She doesn't get it. She never did. I knew that a long time ago. Hillary never got it. That's why she lost.
Anything else?
Q Sir, the midterms are in four weeks. What's your prediction right now for the GOP? And how is your stamina out on the campaign trail?
THE PRESIDENT: I think we're going to do well. Well, you people would say - I guess, if you saw there was a 5 percent drop-off, you'd say, "There's something wrong with the President." You would say.
But no, I'm going to Iowa tonight. We have a big, big crowd. We're going to make a big announcement tonight by the way in Iowa. We're going to be making a very big announcement.
And I have to say, the farmers are so thrilled with the USMCA - the new agreement. I don't use the word "NAFTA" because NAFTA was a disaster for our country. NAFTA - we lost millions and millions of jobs; thousands and thousands of factories and plants; and bad for farmers. You look at what happened. Farmers, over the last fifteen years - it's only gone down. Now, they're going to go up.
We just opened up Mexico. We just opened up Canada. And it's great for our farmers.
But I'm going to Iowa tonight. And we'll be talking a little ethanol tonight. And we've got some great things planned.
And speaking of that, I will say: If you look at industries, the steel industry in this country is back like nothing I've ever seen before. In a period of six months, since we started doing what I'm doing, the steel industry has literally revived. U.S. Steel is opening up eight plants. Nucor is opening up. Everybody is. The steel industry in our country is really, really hot.
So it's been - it's really been great. But I'll be going to Iowa tonight.
Q What about Secretary Pompeo's meeting in China? How did that go? The words -
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
Q - seemed really sharp.
THE PRESIDENT: No, it went very well. We have a very good relationship with China. But, you know, they took out $500 billion out of our country for many years, each year. And we just can't let that happen. This should've been talked about by people in this chair for many years.
Look, for years and years, they were taking out $200 [billion], $300 [billion], $400 [billion], and even $500 billion dollars a year. We helped rebuild China. If we don't do that, China's not where they are right now. And that's fine with me, but we're not doing it any longer.
Q You promised more tariffs on China if they retaliated.
THE PRESIDENT: Oh sure. Absolutely.
Q Are you going to go forward with that two hundred -
THE PRESIDENT: One hundred percent. If they do that - if they retaliate.
Q Well, they already have.
THE PRESIDENT: What does retaliate mean? They've already retaliated. They've taken out $500 billion dollars. That's - I think that's the ultimate retaliation.
No, look, China wants to make a deal. And I say they're not ready yet. I just say they're not ready yet. And we've cancelled a couple of meetings because I just say they're not ready to make a deal.
We can't have a one-way street. It's got to be a two-way street. It's been a one-way street for 25 years. We've got to make it a two-way street. We've got to benefit also, okay?
Thank you. Any other questions?
So, I just want to finish because this is really - the pure reason for this is - Nikki, you've been fantastic. You're my friend. And I just - on behalf of the country, I want to thank you for a great job. Thank you, Nikki.
AMBASSADOR HALEY: Thank you. I appreciate (inaudible). Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much everybody.
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THE PRESIDENT: Who?
Q France 24.
AMBASSADOR HALEY: France.
THE PRESIDENT: So, it's amazing the way the media says that. You know, for 80 years, they couldn't do a thing. And I'm - what are we, in three months of negotiation? It's ridiculous.
As I've said about a thousand times, you've got no rockets flying. You have no missiles flying. You have no nuclear testing. You have nuclear closings. They're closing up different areas of North Korea. We're getting the remains back - it's already started - of our great heroes. We're - we got our hostages back. And I didn't pay $1.8 billion, like the previous administration. We got - I paid nothing.
But I have agreed to meet. And I have agreed to spend time. But, how long has it been since we left Singapore? It was three months or so? And people say - that's the media saying, like, "How can we be negative? Let's see, he's done really well. How can we be negative? Oh, are you disappointed with the speed?"
I think the speed is amazing. You have no nuclear tests. You have no rockets. And we have a very good relationship with Chairman Kim, which is very important. I like him; he likes me. The relationship is good. Mike Pompeo had a very, very good meeting. I mean, I spoke to him at length yesterday, and he'll be coming back. He'll be back tonight.
And so, I mean just the opposite. I think we've made incredible progress. Beyond incredible. Beyond - I don't think the - some of the press - (inaudible) some of the press really covers it accurately and right. But some of the press really doesn't.
Yes, John?
Q Do you want to take this opportunity to tell us when your next meeting with Kim will be and where it will be?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is happening. And we're setting that up right now. That was part of the reason that Mike was going over to meet; they're setting up the meeting. And we'll be announcing that - probably a different location. Singapore was fantastic, but we'll probably do a different location.
Q Can you get him to Mar-a-Lago?
THE PRESIDENT: He'd probably like that. I'd like that, too. I think it would be good. But we'll see. We're talking about three or four different locations. Timing - won't be too far away.
Q Any of those locations -
THE PRESIDENT: We've made a lot of progress. And this meeting really is to - you know, people don't realize the importance of the first meeting. I mean, we said, "Point number one: denuclearization." And for some reason the press doesn't pick that out. But that was actually point number one; they've agreed to denuclearization. And they continue to agree, and they continue.
Now we haven't removed sanctions, as you know. You know, people said, "What have we done?" We haven't removed sanctions. We have very big sanctions. I'd love to remove them, but we have to get something for doing that.
Q Any chance the meeting could be on U.S. soil?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, you know, I don't want to embarrass anybody by asking. I think eventually we're going to have lots of meetings on U.S. soil and on their soil, by the way. That's a two-way street - on their soil, also.
I think that the country of North Korea is going to be a very successful country. I think it's going to be incredibly economically successful. And I want to make it that way. I think it's going to be great.
Other countries, other people, entrepreneurs, banks - I will tell you, they're calling wanting to go there and wanting to invest. At some point when Chairman Kim makes that decision, I think he's going to unleash something that's going to be spectacular - really spectacular.
And I think he knows it. And I think that's one of the reasons that we're having very successful conversations. I think he wants to get on with it.
Q When will a successor to Ambassador Haley be named?
THE PRESIDENT: Excuse me?
Q When will a successor to Ambassador Haley be named? When?
THE PRESIDENT: What did he say?
Q When will a successor be named?
THE PRESIDENT: Oh. I would say we'll name a successor, I don't know, within the next two or three weeks. Maybe sooner.
Q Mr. President, have you spoken to the Saudis about the missing Washington Post columnist?
THE PRESIDENT: I have not. No, I have not. But I will be, at some point.
Q What do you know at this point?
THE PRESIDENT: I know nothing right now. I know what everybody else knows - nothing.
Q What's your response to Hillary Clinton saying last night's swearing-in of Judge Kavanaugh was more a political event than it was a national event?
THE PRESIDENT: I guess that's why she lost. She doesn't get it. She never did. I knew that a long time ago. Hillary never got it. That's why she lost.
Anything else?
Q Sir, the midterms are in four weeks. What's your prediction right now for the GOP? And how is your stamina out on the campaign trail?
THE PRESIDENT: I think we're going to do well. Well, you people would say - I guess, if you saw there was a 5 percent drop-off, you'd say, "There's something wrong with the President." You would say.
But no, I'm going to Iowa tonight. We have a big, big crowd. We're going to make a big announcement tonight by the way in Iowa. We're going to be making a very big announcement.
And I have to say, the farmers are so thrilled with the USMCA - the new agreement. I don't use the word "NAFTA" because NAFTA was a disaster for our country. NAFTA - we lost millions and millions of jobs; thousands and thousands of factories and plants; and bad for farmers. You look at what happened. Farmers, over the last fifteen years - it's only gone down. Now, they're going to go up.
We just opened up Mexico. We just opened up Canada. And it's great for our farmers.
But I'm going to Iowa tonight. And we'll be talking a little ethanol tonight. And we've got some great things planned.
And speaking of that, I will say: If you look at industries, the steel industry in this country is back like nothing I've ever seen before. In a period of six months, since we started doing what I'm doing, the steel industry has literally revived. U.S. Steel is opening up eight plants. Nucor is opening up. Everybody is. The steel industry in our country is really, really hot.
So it's been - it's really been great. But I'll be going to Iowa tonight.
Q What about Secretary Pompeo's meeting in China? How did that go? The words -
THE PRESIDENT: Very well.
Q - seemed really sharp.
THE PRESIDENT: No, it went very well. We have a very good relationship with China. But, you know, they took out $500 billion out of our country for many years, each year. And we just can't let that happen. This should've been talked about by people in this chair for many years.
Look, for years and years, they were taking out $200 [billion], $300 [billion], $400 [billion], and even $500 billion dollars a year. We helped rebuild China. If we don't do that, China's not where they are right now. And that's fine with me, but we're not doing it any longer.
Q You promised more tariffs on China if they retaliated.
THE PRESIDENT: Oh sure. Absolutely.
Q Are you going to go forward with that two hundred -
THE PRESIDENT: One hundred percent. If they do that - if they retaliate.
Q Well, they already have.
THE PRESIDENT: What does retaliate mean? They've already retaliated. They've taken out $500 billion dollars. That's - I think that's the ultimate retaliation.
No, look, China wants to make a deal. And I say they're not ready yet. I just say they're not ready yet. And we've cancelled a couple of meetings because I just say they're not ready to make a deal.
We can't have a one-way street. It's got to be a two-way street. It's been a one-way street for 25 years. We've got to make it a two-way street. We've got to benefit also, okay?
Thank you. Any other questions?
So, I just want to finish because this is really - the pure reason for this is - Nikki, you've been fantastic. You're my friend. And I just - on behalf of the country, I want to thank you for a great job. Thank you, Nikki.
AMBASSADOR HALEY: Thank you. I appreciate (inaudible). Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much everybody.
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