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Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure: January 10, 2019
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: We have plenty of funds that. If there's a national emergency, there's a lot of funds.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: If we declare a national emergency, we have a tremendous amount of funds - tremendous - if we want to do that, if we want to go that route. Again, there is no reason why we can't come to a deal. But you have another side that doesn't care about border security. The Democrats - which I've been saying all along - they don't give a damn about crime. They don't care about crime. They don't care about gang members coming in and stabbing people, and cutting people up. They don't care about crime.
And if they're not going to care about crime, then I agree they shouldn't do anything at the border. But I care about crime and I care about drugs. We're spending a fortune on trying to stop drugs, and they pour in through the border. But I see it more now than ever before. The Democrats don't care about the border and they don't care about crime.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: Say it? Say it?
Q This emergency on the border, this crisis, when did it begin?
THE PRESIDENT: Oh, it began a long time. Ask President Obama. Obama used to call it a crisis at the border, too. I think he said it in 2014.
Look, look. You can all play cute. And I say 80 percent of you are possibly in coordination with the opposition party. I mean, the whole thing is ridiculous. All you have to do is look at the border. Rent a helicopter - except you don't want to know the truth - and watch.
And, by the way, here's the story: There is another major caravan forming right now in Honduras. And so far - we're trying to break it up. But so far, it's bigger than anything we've seen. And a drone isn't going to stop it. And a sensor isn't going to stop it. But you know what's going to stop it in its tracks? A nice, powerful wall.
Q Does the buck stop with you over this shutdown?
THE PRESIDENT: The buck stops with everybody. They could solve this problem in literally 15 minutes. We could be back. We could have border security. They could stop this problem in 15 minutes if they wanted to. I really believe now that they don't want to. I really believe that. I really believe that they don't care about crime. I really believe this. The Democrats don't care about crime.
They've been taken over by a group of young people who, frankly, in some cases - I've been watching - I actually think they're crazy. But they've been taken over by a group that is so far left. I really don't think they care about crime. And, you know, sadly, they're viewing this as the beginning of the 2020 presidential race, and that's okay with me. But they have been taken over by a group of people that don't care about gangs. They don't care about human trafficking and drugs. They don't care about anything. I'll tell you what - they have gone crazy.
Q How much longer is this shutdown going to last?
THE PRESIDENT: We have to get a win or I'll have to go national security. One or the other. Either we're going to win - either we're going to win or make a compromise. I'm okay to making a compromise. Compromise is in my vocabulary very strongly.
So we're either going to have a win, make a compromise - because I think a compromise is a win for everybody. Or I will declare a national emergency.
Q What about if the courts (inaudible).
THE PRESIDENT: Very, very -
Q What about the courts, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: This is a thing that the lawyers tell me is 100 percent. You just have to read the language. Just read the language.
Q Mr. President, the Special Counsel's final report, do you want that to be made public?
THE PRESIDENT: We'll have to see. There's been no collusion whatsoever. We'll have to see.
Q So, on that, Mr. President, did you know - did you know that Paul Manafort was sharing polling data from your campaign with the Russians?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I didn't know anything about it. Nothing about it.
Q Mr. President, do you have any reaction to news of Jeff Bezos's divorce and his affair?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I wish him luck.
Q That's it?
THE PRESIDENT: I wish him luck. It's going to be a beauty.
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THE PRESIDENT: We have plenty of funds that. If there's a national emergency, there's a lot of funds.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: If we declare a national emergency, we have a tremendous amount of funds - tremendous - if we want to do that, if we want to go that route. Again, there is no reason why we can't come to a deal. But you have another side that doesn't care about border security. The Democrats - which I've been saying all along - they don't give a damn about crime. They don't care about crime. They don't care about gang members coming in and stabbing people, and cutting people up. They don't care about crime.
And if they're not going to care about crime, then I agree they shouldn't do anything at the border. But I care about crime and I care about drugs. We're spending a fortune on trying to stop drugs, and they pour in through the border. But I see it more now than ever before. The Democrats don't care about the border and they don't care about crime.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: Say it? Say it?
Q This emergency on the border, this crisis, when did it begin?
THE PRESIDENT: Oh, it began a long time. Ask President Obama. Obama used to call it a crisis at the border, too. I think he said it in 2014.
Look, look. You can all play cute. And I say 80 percent of you are possibly in coordination with the opposition party. I mean, the whole thing is ridiculous. All you have to do is look at the border. Rent a helicopter - except you don't want to know the truth - and watch.
And, by the way, here's the story: There is another major caravan forming right now in Honduras. And so far - we're trying to break it up. But so far, it's bigger than anything we've seen. And a drone isn't going to stop it. And a sensor isn't going to stop it. But you know what's going to stop it in its tracks? A nice, powerful wall.
Q Does the buck stop with you over this shutdown?
THE PRESIDENT: The buck stops with everybody. They could solve this problem in literally 15 minutes. We could be back. We could have border security. They could stop this problem in 15 minutes if they wanted to. I really believe now that they don't want to. I really believe that. I really believe that they don't care about crime. I really believe this. The Democrats don't care about crime.
They've been taken over by a group of young people who, frankly, in some cases - I've been watching - I actually think they're crazy. But they've been taken over by a group that is so far left. I really don't think they care about crime. And, you know, sadly, they're viewing this as the beginning of the 2020 presidential race, and that's okay with me. But they have been taken over by a group of people that don't care about gangs. They don't care about human trafficking and drugs. They don't care about anything. I'll tell you what - they have gone crazy.
Q How much longer is this shutdown going to last?
THE PRESIDENT: We have to get a win or I'll have to go national security. One or the other. Either we're going to win - either we're going to win or make a compromise. I'm okay to making a compromise. Compromise is in my vocabulary very strongly.
So we're either going to have a win, make a compromise - because I think a compromise is a win for everybody. Or I will declare a national emergency.
Q What about if the courts (inaudible).
THE PRESIDENT: Very, very -
Q What about the courts, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: This is a thing that the lawyers tell me is 100 percent. You just have to read the language. Just read the language.
Q Mr. President, the Special Counsel's final report, do you want that to be made public?
THE PRESIDENT: We'll have to see. There's been no collusion whatsoever. We'll have to see.
Q So, on that, Mr. President, did you know - did you know that Paul Manafort was sharing polling data from your campaign with the Russians?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I didn't know anything about it. Nothing about it.
Q Mr. President, do you have any reaction to news of Jeff Bezos's divorce and his affair?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I wish him luck.
Q That's it?
THE PRESIDENT: I wish him luck. It's going to be a beauty.
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