00:00And if I could go off script just for a second, I just want to say, I had to do
00:05it, I had to do it.
00:07I have to do it.
00:08I have to do it.
00:08I have to do it.
00:08I have to do it.
00:09I have to do it.
00:11But as a special treat in honor of President Xi and Madam Peng, I'd like to invite everyone in the
00:19room to visit through that beautiful curtain in the back.
00:24The door is all lit up and looks beautiful.
00:27It's one year away from completion, the new ballroom that you've heard about.
00:32And you will see something that I think you will really love.
00:37Presidents have been trying to get this built for 150 years.
00:41And I can tell you that tonight, if we had it, we would have had way more than a thousand
00:46people with standing room only.
00:49And this room has about 145.
00:51That's about it.
00:52So they've been looking for this for over 150 years, all presidents, and they will shortly have it.
00:59So in honor of you, you'll be the first people to step foot on that.
01:03And we'll do that maybe after we're finished with the entertainment tonight.
01:06Anybody who wants to walk into a construction site that's nice and clean and sparkling, it's our honor to have
01:13you do so.
01:14But this is an honor of President Xi, Madam Peng.
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