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U.K. Votes To Leave E.U.; Cameron To Resign; Trump Speaks About Brexit Vote. Aired 7-7:30a ET

Aired June 24, 2016 - 07:00   ET

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CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's discuss the implications of what he's supposed to be talking about. Christiane, you are not our expert on the American presidential election, but you do know what the implications of Brexit are so do me a favor. Thread through what you just saw not happen and what you expect to happen in the U.K. going forward?

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I said I wasn't an expert on electoral law. There's a difference.

CUOMO: You're right. I stand corrected.

AMANPOUR: What is happening here, very, very serious. You give me my one and only laugh in the last 24 hours as the gravity of this statement and this decision by Britain begins to really sink in to all of us who have been up for hours and over tired and now just really beginning to process it.

I mean, we're walking around London, and there are faces that are as long as the floor and jaws dropping on the floor because this is huge. There's no turning back and clearly, what Trump represents is the fear by many, many others around Europe that his kind of nationalism, his kind of populism, his kind of demagoguery, anti-immigration, xenophobia, all of that kind of stuff including economic nationalism, protectionism and this and that.

This is what people are afraid not just about Trump, but about (inaudible), builders, about (inaudible), I'm giving all the names of the leaders of these nationalist movements here in Europe who want to spin off from the establishment.

And that is what the reason for everybody looking so closely at this Brexit vote because people want to figure out whether the economic argument on which most elections turn and on which Prime Minister Cameron ran this campaign, would trump the populism that is abroad throughout our lands today.

Whether it's in your land, whether in this land, whether it's in Europe and beyond. This is the fever of the moment, and that is why what's happened today apart from all of the other implications is so important.

And for Donald Trump to represent that in the American context and to be here, and to be public even if he doesn't say much about it, is -- is still, you know, pretty powerful synergy statement for the people who worry about the effects of all of this.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: That's interesting. Even if he doesn't comment on it in any sort of real way, just the optics of him being there against this backdrop are powerful. We want to bring in Clarissa Ward. Talk about, Clarissa, if you would the cascading effect that Christiane just alluded to in terms of what this means for Europe.

CLARISSA WARD, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Alisyn, it's interesting. You know, we're talking a lot about Donald Trump. He's in Scotland and while he has been there, we've now heard from the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. It's important for our viewers to know that Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the European Union.

Nicola Sturgeon already talking about holding another referendum in Scotland to vote on whether or not Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom. Nicola Sturgeon saying that she thinks it's more important for Scotland to be a member of the E.U. than of Great Britain.

So already we are starting to see that rippling effect. There are a lot of questions about what -- OK. I'll let you get back to --

CUOMO: Yes, Clarissa, he's starting to take questions. They're probably about Brexit. So let's listen in.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- the Trump administration approach the Brexit, should you be elected president and Scotland voted 62-38 to remain, should Scotland leave the U.K.? As many people are talking.

DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think I see a big parallel. I think people really see a big parallel. A lot of people are talking about that and not only the United States but other countries. People want to take their country back. They want to have independence in a sense, and you see it with Europe all over Europe.

You're going to have, in my opinion, more than just what happened last night, I think many other cases where they want to take their borders back. They want to take their monetary back. They want to take a lot of things back. They want to be able to have a country again.

So I think you're going have this happen more and more. I really believe that and I think it's happening in the United States. It's happening by the fact that I've done so well in the polls. You look at the recent polling, and you look at the swing states and you see how I'm doing and I haven't even started my campaign yet essentially.

I mean, we've done very well. We're raising a lot of money for the Republican Party. I'm going to be funding a lot myself, but we're raising a lot of money, John, for the Republican Party. You'll see those numbers come out over the next 30 days in particular 60 days.

The numbers that were put out last week were just the very start. That was a very small period of time, just a start. But we have raised a lot of money especially money coming in in small, from small donors.

You'll be amazed when you see the kind of numbers we're talking about because we were amazed and I was amazed, but that will be reported fairly soon. I really do see a parallel between what's happening in the United States and what's happening here. People want to see borders.

They don't necessarily want people pouring into their country that they don't know who they are and where they come from. They have no idea. And I think, you know, not only did it win but it won by a much bigger margin than people thought it would have.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And how would your administration approach the Brexit and again the question of Scottish independence?

TRUMP: You just have to embrace. It's will be the people. It's not a question of approaching it. It's the will of the people. It's always the will of the people. Ultimately that wins out.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And would you like to see -- should Scotland leave, sir?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible) what is taking place here in Britain? The markets are --

TRUMP: Right, nobody knows. Look, if the pound goes down, they're going to do more business. When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly. The pound has gone down, and let's see what the impact of that has, but I think places like Scotland and England and different places, in Great Britain, I think you'll see a lot of activity.

The pound got high, and people weren't able to do maybe what they wanted to do, but for traveling and for other things, you know, I think it could very well turn out to be a positive. Nobody really knows.

You'll know it in about five years. You'll be able to analyze and it maybe it will take even longer than that, but what is known is that they've taken back their independence. And that's a very, very important thing. Yes, Katie?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (Inaudible) momentous right now and you are on the world stage. Are you traveling with any of your foreign policy advisers? You knew this is going to happen today. There was going to be some sort of decision. Are you huddling with them to find out what the best way --

TRUMP: Well, I've been in touch with them, but there's nothing to talk about. I've been saying that I would prefer what happened. I thought this would be a thing. I think it will turn out to be a good thing. Maybe not short term, but ultimately I think it will be a good thing and I've actually been in touch.

Some, by the way, don't like it and some do like it. You know, they're advisers and like everybody else, they probably know less. Every one of these advisers. Somebody said, gee, you should use advisers that have been really hot for the last five years. I said, really?

I think I want to use ones that haven't been involved. Take at look what's happened in the world. Go ahead, Katie.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They have a special relationship, U.S. and U.K. for quite some time now, but with this vote, their standing in the world, their standing in Europe will certainly be diminished, their influence will be diminished. Will they still be the first call for you for the U.S.?

TRUMP: I don't know. First call, second call, a powerful call that's going to be a great relationship. They'll be great allies. They always have been and I think zero will change on that score. It is never been ally and I think nothing will in that --

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Mr. Trump, do you believe that the U.S. should move immediately to renegotiate trades deals with the U.K. or like and should the U.K. now move to the back of the line in light of the Brexit vote?

TRUMP: President Obama did say, I guess that they should move to the back of the line. That wouldn't happen with me. The U.K. has been such a great ally for so long time. They'll always be at the front of the line. They've been amazing allies, in good times and in bad times.

And sometimes they make mistakes together, as we know, but they've always been great allies. So I will tell you I think that I was very surprised when I heard President Obama say that, and I think he said that because he thought for sure it was going to stay together, but it didn't stay together.

And I felt it wouldn't stay together and again I think that's what's happening in the United States. It's not staying together. It's a really positive force taking place. They want to take their country back. The people want their country back. We don't want to lose our jobs, our borders. They want have wage increases.

They haven't in the United States, for the members and all of my members at Turnberry, I mean, we've had hard-working great people that haven't were a real wage increase in 18 years. So they're working harder now and they are making less money. So -- go ahead?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Just to put a follow up on that, I mean, the Treasury secretary, the fed chairwoman have both said they expect this if the Brexit was successful to having negative impact on the U.S. economy. Are you worried about that at all?

TRUMP: They don't know. Look, we are going to have to see how it plays out. What I like is that I love to see people take their country back. And that's really what's happening in the United States and I think you see that.

And that's what's happening in many other places in the world. They're tired of it. They want to take their countries back and you know, this isn't such a phenomenal like some people are saying.

When people ask me what I thought was going to happen, as you know, I said I think they're going to break way. It's turned out that way and it was a little bit surprising because the polls indicated probably that it wouldn't happen, 80 percent.

When I landed this morning, the first thing I asked is that -- and I mean it was fairly close, but it wasn't that close. So we'll see what happens. I think it will be a good thing.

You're taking your country back. You're going to let people that you want into your country and people that you don't want or people that you don't think are going to be appropriate for your country, or good for your country, you're not going to have to take.

And you know, look, Europe, like the United States, has made tremendous mistakes over the last period of time. You look at Germany, some of the things that are happening. There have been tremendous mistakes that have been made so I think it's going to end up being a very good thing, but it will take time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Trump --

TRUMP: Tom?

[07:10:06]UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your campaign has gotten global attention, all over the world people know who Donald Trump is and your campaign for president. Do you think anything you said in the United States influenced voters here in Britain when it comes to leaving the E.U.?

TRUMP: It's a good question. If I said yes, total influence. They'd say, that's terrible. His ego is terrible, right? So I will never say that, Tom. I'd like to give you that one but I can't say that.

Look, question was -- what do I think? I gave my opinion a few times over the last few months, but I also said I really don't want people to listen to it because it's not me. It's about them. It's their country.

But my opinion is that what happened should have happened. And I think they'll end up being stronger for it and they'll control their country and they'll control everything about their country. Yes?

AMANDA WALKER, SKY NEWS: Amanda Walker, Sky News. David Cameron said that you were wrong when you proposed banning Muslims from entering the U.S. Do you think he got the mood of his country wrong and was right to resign?

TRUMP: Well, I like David Cameron and he had a couple of rough statements, but that's OK. I think David Cameron's a good man. He's -- he was wrong on this. He didn't get the mood of his country right. He was surprised, I think, very surprised to see what happened. But he's a good man, and he felt that way and probably did the right thing, but we'll see what happens, but I like David Cameron. Yes, sir? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible) from BBC News. Do you think following your arguments about sovereignty, do you think Scotland should have its independence? Would you sport that?

TRUMP: Well, that's up to the people of Scotland. You know, we've been through this and really again I leave it up to the people. I love the people of Scotland. That's why I built -- you know, I built an Aberdeen in one of the great golf courses of the world. It was just a judge to be the greatest course ever built new.

New being defined from 1960 to present, and you know, we're very proud of it. And I've gotten to know the people of Scotland so well, and you know, through my mother and through everything else, and the people are Scotland are amazing people.

And you know that question really has to be addressed to the people. It was a very, very close vote. I don't know that people want to go through then again. I was here when they were going through that vote. I didn't take sides, but I'll tell you, it was a nasty period.

I can't imagine they go through that again, but the people of Scotland may speak differently. Yes, sir?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just on what you said as well about Europe and other countries in Europe, would you support the breakup of the European Union, because that seems to be what would happen?

TRUMP: Well, it looks like it's on its way and we'll see what happens. I can tell you I have a lot of friends living in Germany that have always been very proud Germans, to a level that you wouldn't believe. They would be bragging about their country. They could be talk be about their country as though there was no other place.

They are members of Mar-A-Lago in different places that I have. Now those same people, some of them, are saying they're leaving Germany, moving. They never even thought of moving. Now are thinking of moving because of the tremendous influx of people. You know what's happening in Germany. It's a real problem.

These are people that were very proud Germans that were beyond belief. They thought the greatest, that there ever was and now are talking about leaving Germany. And you see the problems in Germany. So I could see it happening. I have no opinion, really, but I could certainly see it happening. I saw this happening.

I could read what was happening here, and I could see things happening in Germany. I hope they straighten out the situation, because you know, it can really become a nasty -- it can be very nasty, what's going on could be very, very nasty.

Building safe zones in Syria. Great idea. Building safe zones, magnificent, big, safe as can be, but when you're taking them into the United States by the thousands, and we don't know who they are, taking them in Germany and other countries and all you have to do look around, look around the world and see what's happening. Some real problems. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- ITT News. It is easy for politicians to use immigration to divide electorates. How does a leader unite people?

TRUMP: Well, you unite people by having a happy country, and when people pour into the country and it doesn't work, whether it's because of crime or various other things, you're not going to be uniting anybody. I just told you about Germany where people want to leave Germany.

People I would never in a million years have said these people want to leave, but they're going to be leaving. So you can't unite a country by forcing things down the people's throats. That's what happened here. People are not happy. Yes, sir?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- immigrants in it?

TRUMP: Yes, go ahead?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible) referendums having a seismic impact on the economy. Do you expect to scale back your investments in Scotland and how does it feel to be on the (inaudible).

TRUMP: No, if anything, you know, I have big investments in Europe.

[07:15:03]As you know I own Dunebag in Ireland, which is a phenomenal hotel, one of the most beautiful hotels, one of the most highly rated hotels in all of Europe and it's got a golf course on this large almost 500-acre parcel of land, on the Atlantic Ocean, and does great.

I own Turnberry. I own Aberdeen. I'm going to go stop at Aberdeen for a little while. I'm actually leaving -- I'll only be here one night because I have to go back and campaign, which I actually love doing, to be honest with. Really I wanted to support my children who have really poured their hearts and souls into this development.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Trump -

TRUMP: But, you know, I think you understand. Yes, go ahead?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Speaking of campaigning, a lot of people in the states are saying, did you really have to be here for this?

TRUMP: Yes, because you know why I'm here? Because I support my children. OK, next -- yes, Tom, go ahead.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible) you mentioned that you paid for Turnberry without any debt.

TRUMP: Right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now you're a politician. Does it bug you to have to pick up the phone and ask people to donate to your campaign?

TRUMP: Yes. I don't like doing it, Tom. Again, I'm an honest politician, probably o of the few. Tom's asking does it bother me to, when you're raising money, again, Tom, I'm raising this money for the Republican Party. It's something I've never done. I've always contributed money to lots of people. A lot of campaign contributions over the years.

And once I ran I became like an outsider. But, no, I don't like doing that, but I have done it and we've had amazing weeks. Last week, I was in Houston, as you know. We had tremendous lines. I made a speech also and the line was actually on ABC, they reported, ABC local, followed the lines all the way to the highways.

It was actually -- I've never seen anything like that, and then Dallas where we had a similar thing. But we also had fundraisers and I'd never done. Sit with 20 people, we talk, they all hand you checks, bing, bing, bing, and checks to the RNC and Republican Party.

And I feel I have an obligation to do that. And, Tom, the numbers are going to be I think quite staggering especially in July. Steve (inaudible) is here someplace. Are we doing well? One of the great financiers of the country, actually, and I chose him, and he -- he wanted to do this, and the numbers are staggering.

Don't forget, we just sort of started this process a few weeks ago and the first filing was for a very limited period of time and it was almost before we started, but the numbers are amazing. Actually, the numbers for the small donations, we've taken a lot of money otherwise, but the numbers for the small donations beyond anything that we thought.

You know, the $20, $50 and $100 donations. We'll be reporting in June, but especially the July report I think will show you some pretty massive numbers.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Mr. Trump --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Trump --

TRUMP: Still -- I just did it the other day. I matched. Right? I put up $2 million and I say, you know, let's see who's going to go, and we've raised more than $2 million. I guess I offered a $2 million incentive for people to put up money. I don't know if that was the reason but we had a tremendous response to that. David?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm David with the (inaudible) --

TRUMP: I know, David. You don't have to say. David, go ahead.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Back to the Brexit thing. You said David Cameron may have misread the mood of his country. Given that President Obama came over here and try to encourage people to vote remain, and Hillary Clinton has made it clear that she prefer the vote remain. What does it say about Hillary Clinton maybe has misread the world and since she is a former secretary of state, what does that say about her campaign?

TRUMP: She's always misread everything. Don't you think? I was surprised she was so bold. The only reason she did it is because Obama wanted it. If Obama wanted it the other way if he said leave, she would have said leave. She does whatever he wants her to. You know why, but we don't have to get into that.

I was actually very surprised that President Obama would have come over here and be so bold as to tell the people what to do and I think that a lot of people don't like him and I think if he had not said it I think your result might have been different, but when he said it, people were not happy about it, and I thought it was totally inappropriate.

And when I said what I said, I told people, I said, don't do I'm saying necessarily to do whatever you think, but this was just my opinion. He came in and really tried to convince people to stay and I thought it was inappropriate and then she doubled down and she did the same thing. Obviously, for the 219th time, they were wrong. They're always wrong and that's the problem with them. Yes, sir?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Trump, (inaudible) from LBC Radio. David Cameron resigning today. Would you back Boris Johnson as the future prime minister?

TRUMP: I don't know him. I don't know him. I'm sure he'll be good. He got it right. So that gives him an advantage, but I don't know him.

[07:20:06]UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Trump -- Mr. Trump -- since your campaign shake-up, I guess it was earlier in the week. I can't remember what day it is now. We've seen a campaign that's become more focused, aggressive in rapid response, you, more on point I think that we've seen you in the past. Is this the new you?

TRUMP: I really don't think so. First of all, Corey was fantastic and we did a great job with a very small group of people. You know, I say this to all the folks here that don't come from the United States, I ran a campaign in the primaries where we got the largest number of votes in the history of the Republican Party, primary votes.

Larger than Ronald Reagan. Larger than Richard Nixon. Larger than Dwight D. Eisenhower who helped win the Second World War, and we ran a very lean campaign, and I had fewer people and I spent less money and I funded the money myself. I spent, $55 million, something like that.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it was $45 million.

TRUMP: And by the way, I'm forced, you know, legally, I have to pay myself back. If I use -- nothing to do with the campaign. You won't see this, to support my children, but if I use one of my resorts in the United States and we have a press conference or something, by law I have to pay myself back. I would like not to.

Just say use the ballroom, don't bother with it. A couple people said I pay. By law you have to pay yourself back. I think this -- I think that we should have been given credit for, in addition to winning, for winning with less money spent and with the smallest staff. So now we have a staff of 73 people.

And Hillary has a staff of 900 people. I won and she won. I don't think that we -- I mean, honestly, as a businessman I say, wow. He won with spending less money and a small are staff. I view that as an advantage.

A lot of the pundits say, she has a much bigger staff. I think we're very nimble. We are very nimble. I think we are doing well. You've seen the polls comes out. They're very close and very equal.

We just had one just coming out think from West Virginia where I have a 25-point lead and North Carolina came out yesterday, we have a two- point lead. Ohio's even, Pennsylvania's even. National polls are getting very close and I'm spending much less money.

She's spending tremendous amounts of money and we haven't even started yet. It's going to be very interesting because she spent, what was it, $28 million? She spent a lot of money, and we're even. And that's a good sign, and I think that's a good sign.

When I won New Hampshire I spent a tiny fraction of what other candidates spent. One in particular. I won New Hampshire by a landslide. That person came in seventh. I think, you know when you can do it on a small are budget, and with fewer people, that's the kind of person they want to be the president, because to me that's a big thing. Yes? Go ahead, Sara?

SARA MURRAY, CNN POLITICAL REPORTER: Mr. Trump, seven in fen voters told us in a CNN poll they want to see you cut ties with your business while running for president.

TRUMP: I will do that.

MURRAY: Will you do that while running, though?

TRUMP: I will do that. Well, I don't think it matters while I'm running. While I'm running it doesn't matter. I'm here for the sole reason, though I did want to see the job that Eric did because if he didn't do a good job, he wouldn't be standing here right now. I would give him a hard time. Right? He did a beyond job, beyond.

This is phenomenal and just as you view this great course you have to see the hotel that we built. It's phenomenal. I will absolutely cut ties. The rules are, nobody knows. OK? It's never had to, where somebody has this big a business and runs for president and wins.

If I win, even though I don't have to do that I would probably put everything in trust. My children will run it along with my executives. It's a big company. My children will run it along with my executives, and just do a good job running it.

Let me tell you, the importance of the opportunity that I may be given is so important and so massive, making great trade deals with China and with you, folks, by the way, but with China, the numbers are so staggering.

You look at trade deficits of $400 billion and $500 billion a year, the numbers are so staggering and incredible, I wouldn't even be thinking about the business. I would actually say, who cares? No. You don't have to do this, but I would most likely put it in a blind trust and they would run it or something. MURRAY: This is the ninth Trump -- this is the ninth Trump property we visited during your presidential campaign. Why do you continue having events here?

TRUMP: My properties, number one, I have the best properties. OK? You can say that. I will say, a lot of the press have said whether you like him or not, there's no properties like that. I have the best properties and you don't get to see that otherwise but I have the best properties.

And the other thing is why should I use somebody else's properties? Number one, they're not as good and number two it's one of those things. I wish, frankly, I wasn't forced by law to pay myself back, was forced to pay, you do understand that, sir?

[07:25:09]Because a couple of people said he's paying to his campaign. I'm not paying to my campaign. I would love to give everything for nothing. By law I'm forced the fair ballroom or an airplane. I have to pay it back and that's what I do and reflected in the filings. Jeremy?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Trump, there's been a long-standing tradition in American politics that politics stops at the water's edge. Given your comments about President Obama this morning seems you don't seem to buy into that?

TRUMP: He didn't stop it at the water's edge because he made statements about this incredible part of the world. And that this particular country and frankly a large group of countries should do -- I mean, he's constantly dictating to the world what they should do.

The world doesn't listen to him. Obviously, you can see that by the vote, but he's constantly dictating to other countries so you know, certainly it doesn't stop at the water's edge with him. And very importantly, got it totally wrong and he's embarrassed.

I mean, he's embarrassed by the Supreme Court decision yesterday, which was a real rebuke, and he is very embarrassed by, he got involved. I don't know if that was through a friendship with David Cameron. It could have been.

I understand friendship, but I can understand why he did it, but I think it's something he shouldn't have done. It's not his country or his part of the world. He shouldn't have done it and I actually think that his recommendation perhaps caused it to fail. One more -- one more question. Yes?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How much is the Brexit vote do you think is about economic issues that you've been hammering home on the campaign, low wages, lack of growth in the economy?

TRUMP: I think a lot of it is, but I think a lot of it is borders, a lot of it is immigration. I think I've spoken. I have so many members here. Hundreds and hundreds of members sitting in the back and I've spoken to them and they're not happy with the people flowing into t country. They don't want that to happen and I think that has a lot to do with it. I really think the borders, you know, it's not so different. Amazing the way the world is not so different. We're on the other side of the ocean but the world is not so different. We're right over there.

You go many, many miles flight that direction. And to be honest with you, I think a lot of it has to do with immigration, but I also think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they wanted to be independent. They got tired of seeing stupid decisions just like the American people are tired of seeing stupid decisions.

Whether it's the Iran deal. Whether it's the border where people just flow across the border like Swiss cheese. They're tired of seeing stupid decisions made. They're tired it of looking at horrible trade deals and you have bad trade deals here, too, and so I think that has a lot to do with it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (Inaudible) your campaign?

TRUMP: Well, I think the Brexit deal, I think when you talk about leave, you know, I felt, again, knowing that people here very well, but not wanting to get involved, but I felt that was going to happen. I felt it was going to happen and there is great similarities between what happened here and my campaign. Yes. People want to take their country back. OK. Maybe one more question.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Recently (inaudible).

TRUMP: I almost delayed this. You know, by the way, they said there were going to be 2,000 protestors. Turned out, we counted them, 43, and they're way over there. The police did a great job, but it was nothing much to do, frankly. There were 43, just on the record because we heard there would be thousands of protestors, 43 and my members are very happy with Donald Trump.

I can tell you, is that a correct statement? They love Donald Trump. They love what we've done here and this is a little what we'll do to the United States. You know, the United States has rotted infrastructure, roads that are crumbling. I have a friend hoop a trucker, a big trucker, one of the biggest in the world.

And he said he buys his brand new magnificent trucks that cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars and he's never had this problem before, they're getting destroyed because the highways are loaded up with potholes.

And when you have an 18-wheeler or 16-wheeler and you have big, massive trucks, going down a highway at 65 miles an hour, and they hit a pothole and are loaded up with tons of stuff, he said those trucks, no matter how did they are get wiped out. That's what's happening to our country.

This is a mini example. Members love us, Scotland loves us. Our council member here, do we have council members here? Yes. The council has been so incredible and, you know, it's been a big love fest. What we do is, the United States needs its infrastructure fixed.

You know, the bridges are a disaster. The roads are a disaster. My friend told me. He said, he's never had a problem like this before. He said you go down the highways in a brand new truck that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars virtually it's destroyed.