00:00Hello Caroline, what can you tell us about the meeting with President Gustavo Petro?
00:13How was it? Was it in a good tone? What are the results?
00:16I wish I had more for you. The meeting was just wrapping up as I was walking out here,
00:20so I will go in and get a readout from the president, which I myself, or I'm sure he,
00:25will provide to all of you directly on Truth Social. But I spoke with the president before
00:29the meeting, and he was in a very positive headspace, and he was looking forward to
00:33sitting down with President Petro to have a conversation. So we will all see how that went
00:38together. Thank you so much Caroline. What does President Trump mean when he says Republicans
00:42ought to naturalize voting? What does that look like in practice? What the president was referring
00:48to is the SAVE Act, which is a huge common sense piece of legislation that Republicans have supported,
00:55that President Trump is committed to signing into law during his term. And he spoke with the speaker
01:00directly about that yesterday, about the need to get that bill on the floor for a vote, because
01:05it provides very common sense measures for voting in our country, such as voter ID. I don't think any
01:11rational person who's being honest with themselves would disagree with the idea of requiring citizens
01:18of this country to present an ID before casting a ballot in a federal election, or frankly in any election. And
01:24that's something the president wants to see happen. So that's what he was referring to.
01:27But to be clear, he does believe the state should oversee it. The president believes in the United
01:31States Constitution. However, he believes there has obviously been a lot of fraud and irregularities
01:37that have taken place in American elections. And again, voter ID is a highly popular and common
01:42sense policy that the president wants to pursue, and he wants to pass legislation to make that happen
01:48for all states across the country. And Kelly, just to follow up on that, he said specifically
01:52that they should take over elections in 15 states. Can you tell us what he meant by that,
01:56what 15 states he's referring to in terms of Republicans taking over elections?
02:00Again, what I was just telling you is that with the passage of the SAVE Act,
02:04voter ID will be implemented across all 50 states. The president was referring to specific states
02:09in which we have seen a high degree of fraud. If you look at states like California, or if you look
02:14at New York City, for example, non-citizens are allowed to vote in elections in places like California
02:20and New York City. That just creates a system, an electoral system, that is absolutely ripe with fraud.
02:27And you cannot deny the fact that, unfortunately, there are millions of people who have questions
02:31about that, as does the president. He wants to make it right, and the SAVE Act is a solution to doing it.
02:36Hi, Caroline.
02:36Daniel? Good to see you. The January ISM manufacturing PMI hit a score of north of 52. It's the best score
02:44since August of 2022. What should that tell Americans about manufacturing activity possibly
02:50surging under the Trump administration? Well, the president's tariffs are working,
02:54and his economic agenda is working. When you combine tariffs and reshoring American manufacturing
03:00and investments in this country, which the president has played a huge role in directly
03:04recruiting those investments from countries and companies all over the world to the United States,
03:09you're creating jobs. We've seen construction jobs have surged in the past few months.
03:13That's because those factories are being built right here in the United States, and we're putting
03:18Americans to work. So our manufacturing sector is obviously something the president cares a lot about.
03:23That's why he's so determined and dedicated to his tariff policy, which, as you all saw yesterday,
03:28the president struck another great trade deal with India. He spoke with
03:32Prime Minister Modi directly. They share a very good relationship. India committed to not only no
03:37longer purchasing Russian oil, but buying oil from the United States, also perhaps from Venezuela,
03:43too, which we know will now have a direct benefit on the United States and the American people.
03:48And in addition to that, Prime Minister Modi committed to $500 billion of investments
03:53into the United States, including for transportation, for energy,
03:58energy, and for agricultural products as well. So this is another great trade deal,
04:02thanks to President Trump.
04:03How is Tulsi Gabbard involved in a domestic law enforcement search in Georgia?
04:09Tulsi Gabbard has been tapped by the president of the United States to oversee the sanctity and the
04:14security of our American elections. She's working directly alongside the FBI director,
04:20Kash Patel. This is a coordinated whole of government effort to ensure that our elections,
04:26again, are fair and transparent moving forward. I don't see anything wrong with the president
04:30tasking cabinet member to pursue an issue that most people want to see solved. Maybe you don't,
04:36but I know many Americans do want to make sure our elections are protected,
04:39and that's what Tulsi Gabbard is focused on doing.
04:41Is there something specific that the president has concerns about that led him to ask the director
04:48of national intelligence to go down to Fulton County?
04:51I just explained the president's concerns with voting in this country,
04:56and it's something that he wants to see solved for future elections,
04:58and I think that's something all Americans can get behind.
05:01Trump has called President Petro drug dealer, thug, lunatic,
05:05and President Petro has called the American army to not pay attention to President Trump.
05:10Do you think President Trump had a hope that this relationship could be fixed?
05:13I think the president invited President Petro and accepted that offer for him to meet. President
05:20Petro and the president spoke a few weeks ago. As you know, President Petro said he'd love to come
05:23to Washington. President Trump said, sure, come. So I think that speaks for itself. And again,
05:28I'm sure the president will provide a readout of that meeting.
05:30Given the recent news and what just happened, how much does this escalate tensions ahead of these
05:36critical talks that are happening with Whitcoff?
05:38Well, look, I just spoke with Special Envoy Whitcoff, and these talks as of right now are
05:43still scheduled. President Trump is always wanting to pursue diplomacy first, but obviously it takes
05:50two to tango. You need a willing partner to achieve diplomacy, and that's something that
05:55Special Envoy Whitcoff is intent on exploring and discussing. As always, though, of course,
06:01the president has a range of options on the table with respect to Iran as commander-in-chief. I think
06:07they learned that quite well last year with the strike in Operation Midnight Hammer, which was wildly
06:12successful and obliterated their nuclear capabilities. But those talks will continue later this week,
06:18as far as we're concerned right now. President Trump was talking yesterday about how President
06:24Putin had agreed to a week-long halt on attacks on Ukraine because of the cold weather. But today,
06:29we've seen that Russia has launched some of the heaviest attacks this month. What's your reaction to that?
06:34Yeah, I spoke with the president about it this morning, and his reaction was unfortunately unsurprised.
06:40These are two countries who have been engaged in a very brutal war for several years, a war that
06:45would have never started if the president were still in office. It started because of the weakness and
06:50incompetence of the previous president, Joe Biden. And that's why the president continues so aggressively
06:57to pursue diplomacy to end this war. That's why Special Envoy Whitcoff and Jared Kushner will be in
07:02Abu Dhabi tomorrow for another round of trilateral talks. I would note the trilateral talks that took
07:08place last week or the week prior are historic by nature. Never before have these all three of our
07:15countries really been able to sit down at the negotiating table to move the ball forward towards
07:20peace. So, Special Envoy Whitcoff and Jared Kushner and President Trump made the impossible possible
07:28with respect to peace in the Middle East. And I know they're looking to do the same with respect to
07:32the Russia-Ukraine war as well. The president said yesterday he's now seeking a billion dollars from
07:38Harvard. One, how did he arrive at that number? And two, he said he wants criminal, not just civil
07:43charges against individuals at Harvard. Does he want to see Harvard officials arrested there criminally?
07:48Look, I will let the president and also the Justice Department and those who will pursuing
07:53will be pursuing that against Harvard speak on on the specifics of that matter. But I know that
07:59the president wants to see a deal struck with Harvard that is appropriate and that ensures they
08:05are held responsible for the criminal behavior, the illegal behavior, the harassment and the targeting
08:11of Jewish American students on their campus. That took place over the course of the last year, several
08:17years. This is something the administration has been working on over the course of the last year,
08:21and the president himself has been directly involved, as evidenced by that true social statement.
08:25What does President Trump want to see happen during this two-week negotiation period for DHS funding?
08:33Is he confident that a deal will be breached? And what specifically is he willing to accept
08:37on some of the ICE and Border Patrol reforms that Democrats are asking for?
08:40Well, look, President Trump will be the ultimate decider of any policy changes
08:46on anything, especially with respect to immigration enforcement. What I will tell you is the president
08:53is never going to waver in enforcing our nation's immigration laws and protecting the public safety
08:59of the American people in his ardent support of ICE and Customs and Border Patrol, who unfortunately
09:05the Democrat Party has made a decision to demonize. I heard Senator Schumer referring to them as Donald
09:12Trump's Nazi secret police force, I believe, were his words. I don't recall that same language being used when
09:18President Obama was in the White House and was deporting millions of illegal aliens from our country
09:24using this very same agency and these very same agents, who, by the way, have jobs because of the
09:29laws that were passed by Congress. So as for policy discussions that will take place, Congress will
09:34have those. The president will decide on those. You saw yesterday Secretary Noem announced that DHS agents
09:41on the ground in Minnesota will begin using and wearing body cams. That's something DHS is looking
09:47to roll out nationwide, assuming they have the funding for it. So that could be part of the
09:52discussion. I know Tom Holman has been on the ground in Minnesota. He's there again today for
09:57direct dialogue with state and local officials to move these conversations forward as well. And I think
10:02you'll be hearing more from Mr. Holman tomorrow on some of the progress that has been made. So look,
10:08we're willing, obviously, to have this dialogue and to talk and to listen, but we are not going
10:12to concede in enforcing our nation's immigration laws and delivering on the mandate the president
10:16was given by nearly 80 million Americans to deport illegal alien criminals from our country.
10:21How about Venezuela? Any preparations for a visit from Delce Rodriguez from Venezuela
10:27and your statements on the political prisoners' situation in Venezuela?
10:33Sure. I don't have a date for a visit at this time. I know it is something that has been discussed,
10:40but no firm plans at this point. As for the release of the political prisoners,
10:44the president and this entire White House, and I think the whole country should be very pleased to
10:49see that. It's a commitment that Ms. Rodriguez made and she has kept, and we expect her to continue
10:54to keep up.
10:55The administration is still expecting ICE agents during the Super Bowl. And what are the comments
11:01from President Donald Trump regarding what Bad Bunny said during the Grammy Awards, ICE Out?
11:08I have not spoken with ICE or the Department of Homeland Security or Secretary Noem
11:12with respect to enforcement at the Super Bowl, so I don't want to speak on a topic that I don't have
11:18knowledge on. I'm sorry, but I would defer you to them.
11:20Can you say a piece of Bad Bunny?
11:20I'm sorry?
11:21Can you say a piece of Bad Bunny?
11:21I'm sorry?
11:21On the statements of Bad Bunny saying ICE Out?
11:24Yeah, I mean, look, I think it's very ironic and frankly sad to see celebrities who live in
11:32gated communities with private security, with millions of dollars to spend protecting themselves,
11:41trying to just demonize, again, law enforcement public servants who work for the United States
11:47government to enforce our nation's laws. And you didn't hear this same type of uproar from celebrities
11:54in Hollywood when the previous administration allowed an invasion of our nation's borders
11:59and allowed innocent women and girls like Jocelyn Nungare and Laken Riley to be killed and raped and
12:06murdered at the hands of people who should have never been in our country in the first place.
12:10And now you have law enforcement who are simply trying to do their jobs to remove
12:14violent predators like those who took the lives of innocent Americans.
12:17There was no uproar from Hollywood and the elitist crowd at the Grammys then,
12:22but there is now. And I think that speaks to
12:25the unfortunate irony that we're seeing in Hollywood.
12:30I'm sorry?
12:32President Trump approval ratings has went up in the Hispanic community since the Maduro's capture.
12:38What do you think about that? Because the legacy media said that the Hispanic community is scared
12:42about Trump policies.
12:44Yeah, I think it's a great point. But what the president obviously did with respect to Venezuela
12:49was a great thing for all Americans, but especially Venezuelan Americans who fled Maduro's
12:55illegitimate regime because of the horrors of communism. And I think it's a good lesson for
13:01all Americans to learn. Thank you guys.
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