00:00I actually hate to turn that phone, that beautiful song off, but let's get to business, right?
00:10You are with an incredible company, and I'm thrilled to be here with the men and the women
00:16who are really the heart and soul of one of the greatest, most admired, and most successful
00:20companies in the history of the world, frankly. The one and only McDonald's. I've gone there
00:27a couple of times. And I'm honored to stand before you as the very first former McDonald's
00:36fry cook ever to become president of the United States. We have over $17 trillion being invested
00:46in our country in nine months. I want you to know that I'm fighting every day to support
00:51small businesses like yours and the citizens that we all serve.
00:57And together we're fighting for an economy where everyone can win, from the cashier starting
01:02her first job, to a franchisee opening his first location, to the young family in a drive-thru
01:09line. I've been on that line many times.
01:11And you know, I just want to add, this is also the golden age of America, because we are doing better.
01:16My pledge to every family and every small business is that I will not rest until you are richer,
01:23stronger, more successful, happier, until you've gotten a piece of the American dream. Some of you
01:29in this room have really gotten a piece of it, because you made a great decision to go with a
01:34great, great company years ago. And it's really pretty amazing. That begins with making America.
01:41We have to do, the word is affordable. And affordable should be our word, not theirs.
01:47...percent of the entire world population, 70 million meals every day.
01:53And I want to give a very special thanks to McDonald's for slashing prices for your most
01:57popular items, bringing back extra value meals. And I hear you're recommitting to the affordable
02:04options of Americans that we really know and love, all of the items that we love. And
02:10I hear that McDonald's is playing a very big role in that. We're getting prices down for
02:13this country. And there's no better leader or advocate than McDonald's. And I believe
02:19the next time I'll have to be, maybe I'll have to be back here again next year if you get
02:22them down enough, okay?
02:24That's all you have to do for me is get them down enough. We'll come back.
02:28And the people would drive up a little bored in Australia, and it's, you know, it is, I mean,
02:32they're waiting for a hamburger, okay? So they drive up like this.
02:37So we don't have, as I said, the inflation, but our energy prices are way down. And you know,
02:44despite hamburgers being a big business, energy is one business that's bigger. When you get energy
02:49down, everything else is affected. If you start bringing the price of gas, that's like a massive
02:53tax cut.
02:54And that's good for everybody else. As president, I want you to know that I'm fighting every
02:59day to support small businesses like yours. And it's an honor to be with McDonald's. Thank
03:04you very much, everybody. Thank you.
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