The Shell Game of Corrupted Government Exposed
Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference After Midterm Elections
THE PRESIDENT: I think we could really do something having to do with DACA. And what really happened with DACA - we could have done some pretty good work on DACA. But a judge ruled that DACA was okay. Had the judge not ruled that way, I think we would have made a deal. Once the judge ruled that way, the Democrats didn't want to talk anymore. So we'll see how it works out at the Supreme Court.
Go ahead.
Q Will you take questions from the international media -
THE PRESIDENT: From where?
Q From the international media.
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead.
Q Afghanistan, Mr. President. Afghanistan -
THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead. Which group? Where do you want me to take a question from? Go ahead, ma'am. Go ahead. Take the -
Either one. Either one.
Q Okay. (Laughs.)
THE PRESIDENT: Or both. Are you together? Go ahead.
Q We're not together. Mr. President, how do you respond to critics who say that your message on the campaign with minorities have been polarizing?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't think it has been at all.
Q But is the election of two Muslim women - one of them is veiled to the House, which is making history. Is this a rebuke of this message, do you think?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't understand what you're saying. What?
Q Is it a rebuke of this message? Do you think that this is more reflective of multiethnic and multicultural America?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that question - I can only say this: If you look at the employment and unemployment numbers for African Americans, for Asian Americans, for Hispanic Americans, they're at a historic high. A poll came out recently where my numbers with Hispanics and with African Americans are the highest - the best they've ever been. That had - that took place two or three days ago, the poll.
I have the best numbers with African American and Hispanic American that I've ever had before. And you saw the same poll. So, I can't say that. I can say this: If you look at median income, you look at all of the employment and unemployment numbers, they're doing the best they've ever done. And it reflects - it really is very reflective in the polls.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, go ahead.
Q Mr. President, I'm from Brooklyn, so you'll understand me.
THE PRESIDENT: Good. I understand you very well.
Q My question is on healthcare. How is it possible to keep premiums down and cover preexisting conditions without the individual mandate to fund it?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, what we're doing - and we're - if you look at the Department of Labor also - Secretary separately - Secretary Azar, what they've done. They've come up with some incredible healthcare plans, which is causing great competition and driving the prices right down.
But we are getting rid of the individual mandate because it was very unfair to a lot of people. But at the same time, we're covering the people that need it. But the individual mandate was a disaster because people that couldn't necessarily afford it were having to pay for the privilege of not having to pay for healthcare. And it was bad healthcare, at that.
So we are working many plans for healthcare. We're creating tremendous competition. We had Obamacare repealed and replaced. Unfortunately, one person changed his mind at the last moment. And we had no Democrat support. I have to say that. We didn't have one vote. We would have repealed it, replaced it. We would have had a large-scale, very good healthcare plan. Now we're doing it a different way. We're doing it a different way.
But getting rid of the individual mandate is a very, very popular thing and a very important thing. And people very much appreciate it.
Go ahead.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: No, no. That's enough.
Go ahead, please.
Q Thank you, sir. Two questions: One, I know you went through the results and you obviously studied them late last night. What lesson did you learn most from looking at those results? Was there one thing that, as you kind of reviewed them, that you'll change your strategy not just for Congress, but kind of going forward?
And then just a follow-up question.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think the results that I've learned, and maybe confirm, I think people like me. I think people like the job I'm doing, frankly. Because if you look at every place I went to do a rally, I couldn't do it with everybody. But - and it was very hard to do it with people in Congress because there are just too many - it will be too many stops.
But I did it with the Senate. I did it with Andy Barr, as you know. And - and he won. He won a very tough race against McGrath.
It was a very, very tough race in Kentucky, and he was down quite a bit. And I went there, and we had a tremendous, very successful - some of you were at that rally. And he won that race.
But I could only do that so much because there are just so many players involved. But I did focus on the Senate, and we had tremendous success with the Senate. Really tremendous success.
Q Can I ask you one more - one more question, sir. Mr. President, one more question, if you don't mind. I'm so sorry, sir. It's a rare opportunity.
A lot of people are going to be rushing to Iowa, rushing to New Hampshire. You know that the Democrats are already looking ahead to 2020. Do you want to lock down your ticket right now, sir? Will the Vice President be your running mate in 2020?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I haven't asked him, but I hope so. Where are you? (Laughter.)
Mike, will you be my running mate? (Laughter.) Huh? Stand up, Mike, please. Raise your right hand. No, I'm only kidding. (Laughter.) Will you? Thank you, okay good. (Applause.) The answer is "yes." Okay?
Q Thank you, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: That was unexpected, but I feel very fine.
Yeah, please.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Going back to the Russia investigation and the potential investigations from the now- Democratic majority in Congress, some say that you could stop all this by declassifying -
THE PRESIDENT: I could. I could fire everybody right now. But I don't want to stop it, because politically, I don't like stopping it. It's a disgrace. It should have never been started because there was no crime. It is - everybody has conflicts. They all have conflicts over there that are beyond anything that anybody has ever seen in terms of conflicts - from the fact that people ask for jobs; from the fact that they have very good friends on the other side, like really good friends, like Comey - who, by the way, lied and leaked, and also leaked classified information. Nothing happened there. It might, perhaps. Maybe something is happening that I don't know about.
I stay away from it. But do you know what I do? I let it just go on. They're wasting a lot of money, but I let it go on because I don't want to do that. But you're right - I could end it right now. I could say that investigation is over.
But it's - it's really - it's a disgrace, frankly. And it's an embarrassment to our country. It's an embarrassment to the people of our country. And it's too bad.
Go ahead.
Q What about the declassification of the documents? Some say that that would clear it all up.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, we're looking at that.
Q Are you still considering it?
THE PRESIDENT: No, no. We're looking at that very seriously. Declassification? We're looking at that very seriously.
Q Okay. Can I ask one more question?
THE PRESIDENT: It's amazing how people on the other side just don't want those documents declassified. But, no, we're looking at that very carefully. I certainly wanted to wait until after the midterms.
Q Can I ask you one more question, Mr. President? Okay, thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. You have campaigned as a pro-life President. You have defended the rights of unborn children. You now have a divided Congress. It's unlikely to pass -
THE PRESIDENT: That's right. Tough.
Q - to pass any pro-life bills.
THE PRESIDENT: Very tough issue.
Q How are you going to push forward your pro-life agenda?
THE PRESIDENT: Just going to push. I've been pushing. I've done a very good job, too. Very happy with me. But it's a tough issue for the two sides. There's no question about it.
Q But what are you going to do to -
THE PRESIDENT: There is great division - what am I going to do? I won't be able to explain that to you, because it is an issue that is a very divisive, polarizing issue. But there is a solution. I think I have that solution, and nobody else does.
We're going to be - we're going to be working on that.
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Go ahead.
Q Will you take questions from the international media -
THE PRESIDENT: From where?
Q From the international media.
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead.
Q Afghanistan, Mr. President. Afghanistan -
THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead. Which group? Where do you want me to take a question from? Go ahead, ma'am. Go ahead. Take the -
Either one. Either one.
Q Okay. (Laughs.)
THE PRESIDENT: Or both. Are you together? Go ahead.
Q We're not together. Mr. President, how do you respond to critics who say that your message on the campaign with minorities have been polarizing?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't think it has been at all.
Q But is the election of two Muslim women - one of them is veiled to the House, which is making history. Is this a rebuke of this message, do you think?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't understand what you're saying. What?
Q Is it a rebuke of this message? Do you think that this is more reflective of multiethnic and multicultural America?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that question - I can only say this: If you look at the employment and unemployment numbers for African Americans, for Asian Americans, for Hispanic Americans, they're at a historic high. A poll came out recently where my numbers with Hispanics and with African Americans are the highest - the best they've ever been. That had - that took place two or three days ago, the poll.
I have the best numbers with African American and Hispanic American that I've ever had before. And you saw the same poll. So, I can't say that. I can say this: If you look at median income, you look at all of the employment and unemployment numbers, they're doing the best they've ever done. And it reflects - it really is very reflective in the polls.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, go ahead.
Q Mr. President, I'm from Brooklyn, so you'll understand me.
THE PRESIDENT: Good. I understand you very well.
Q My question is on healthcare. How is it possible to keep premiums down and cover preexisting conditions without the individual mandate to fund it?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, what we're doing - and we're - if you look at the Department of Labor also - Secretary separately - Secretary Azar, what they've done. They've come up with some incredible healthcare plans, which is causing great competition and driving the prices right down.
But we are getting rid of the individual mandate because it was very unfair to a lot of people. But at the same time, we're covering the people that need it. But the individual mandate was a disaster because people that couldn't necessarily afford it were having to pay for the privilege of not having to pay for healthcare. And it was bad healthcare, at that.
So we are working many plans for healthcare. We're creating tremendous competition. We had Obamacare repealed and replaced. Unfortunately, one person changed his mind at the last moment. And we had no Democrat support. I have to say that. We didn't have one vote. We would have repealed it, replaced it. We would have had a large-scale, very good healthcare plan. Now we're doing it a different way. We're doing it a different way.
But getting rid of the individual mandate is a very, very popular thing and a very important thing. And people very much appreciate it.
Go ahead.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: No, no. That's enough.
Go ahead, please.
Q Thank you, sir. Two questions: One, I know you went through the results and you obviously studied them late last night. What lesson did you learn most from looking at those results? Was there one thing that, as you kind of reviewed them, that you'll change your strategy not just for Congress, but kind of going forward?
And then just a follow-up question.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think the results that I've learned, and maybe confirm, I think people like me. I think people like the job I'm doing, frankly. Because if you look at every place I went to do a rally, I couldn't do it with everybody. But - and it was very hard to do it with people in Congress because there are just too many - it will be too many stops.
But I did it with the Senate. I did it with Andy Barr, as you know. And - and he won. He won a very tough race against McGrath.
It was a very, very tough race in Kentucky, and he was down quite a bit. And I went there, and we had a tremendous, very successful - some of you were at that rally. And he won that race.
But I could only do that so much because there are just so many players involved. But I did focus on the Senate, and we had tremendous success with the Senate. Really tremendous success.
Q Can I ask you one more - one more question, sir. Mr. President, one more question, if you don't mind. I'm so sorry, sir. It's a rare opportunity.
A lot of people are going to be rushing to Iowa, rushing to New Hampshire. You know that the Democrats are already looking ahead to 2020. Do you want to lock down your ticket right now, sir? Will the Vice President be your running mate in 2020?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I haven't asked him, but I hope so. Where are you? (Laughter.)
Mike, will you be my running mate? (Laughter.) Huh? Stand up, Mike, please. Raise your right hand. No, I'm only kidding. (Laughter.) Will you? Thank you, okay good. (Applause.) The answer is "yes." Okay?
Q Thank you, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: That was unexpected, but I feel very fine.
Yeah, please.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Going back to the Russia investigation and the potential investigations from the now- Democratic majority in Congress, some say that you could stop all this by declassifying -
THE PRESIDENT: I could. I could fire everybody right now. But I don't want to stop it, because politically, I don't like stopping it. It's a disgrace. It should have never been started because there was no crime. It is - everybody has conflicts. They all have conflicts over there that are beyond anything that anybody has ever seen in terms of conflicts - from the fact that people ask for jobs; from the fact that they have very good friends on the other side, like really good friends, like Comey - who, by the way, lied and leaked, and also leaked classified information. Nothing happened there. It might, perhaps. Maybe something is happening that I don't know about.
I stay away from it. But do you know what I do? I let it just go on. They're wasting a lot of money, but I let it go on because I don't want to do that. But you're right - I could end it right now. I could say that investigation is over.
But it's - it's really - it's a disgrace, frankly. And it's an embarrassment to our country. It's an embarrassment to the people of our country. And it's too bad.
Go ahead.
Q What about the declassification of the documents? Some say that that would clear it all up.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, we're looking at that.
Q Are you still considering it?
THE PRESIDENT: No, no. We're looking at that very seriously. Declassification? We're looking at that very seriously.
Q Okay. Can I ask one more question?
THE PRESIDENT: It's amazing how people on the other side just don't want those documents declassified. But, no, we're looking at that very carefully. I certainly wanted to wait until after the midterms.
Q Can I ask you one more question, Mr. President? Okay, thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. You have campaigned as a pro-life President. You have defended the rights of unborn children. You now have a divided Congress. It's unlikely to pass -
THE PRESIDENT: That's right. Tough.
Q - to pass any pro-life bills.
THE PRESIDENT: Very tough issue.
Q How are you going to push forward your pro-life agenda?
THE PRESIDENT: Just going to push. I've been pushing. I've done a very good job, too. Very happy with me. But it's a tough issue for the two sides. There's no question about it.
Q But what are you going to do to -
THE PRESIDENT: There is great division - what am I going to do? I won't be able to explain that to you, because it is an issue that is a very divisive, polarizing issue. But there is a solution. I think I have that solution, and nobody else does.
We're going to be - we're going to be working on that.
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