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Steve Gruber
This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.
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Host/Reporter
All right, welcome to America's Voice Live. It's the 14th of January, and President Trump in the Oval Office for the signing of an executive order. Let's go there live.
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Donald Trump
Hello, everybody. Thank you very much. You see that beautiful milk? That's what we're here for, discussing milk and whole milk and how good it is, how nourishing. And these people all come from beautiful farms. They have a wonderful life and they're happier today than they would have been if we didn't sign this. So we'll be talking about that in a second. Will, could you read the first two items? And we're going to get going after that. And we'll be talking about a couple of things. We have some news on Iran, which we're going to talk about.
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Host/Reporter
So shortly before you all came in, the President signed two executive actions.
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Press Secretary
The first is the result of a.
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Host/Reporter
Section 232 trade investigation into critical mineral supplies. What it does is it sets up a mechanism, a process by which the United States will seek to secure its international supply chain of critical minerals and critical mineral derived products. The second is actually the result of another Section 232 trade investigation, this one into semiconductors.
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Donald Trump
It.
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Host/Reporter
It sets up a two phase process. Under the first phase, semiconductors that are imported into the United States of America that are not then used domestically to build out our AI or computing architecture here will be subject to a 25% tariff. So, for example, semiconductors that were transshipped through the United States to other foreign countries would be subject to that 25% tariff. But those are two executive actions that the President reviewed shortly before you all came in.
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Donald Trump
So they're going to sell chips, basically. And it's a chip. It's not the highest level, but it's a very good level. And China wants them and other people want them. And we're going to be making 25% on the sale of those chips, basically. So we're allowing them to do it, but the United states is getting 25% of the chips in terms of the dollar value. And I think it's a very good deal, great deal. We're taking billions of dollars and they are. They've done a fantastic job. But it's not the Blackwell or the Rubin. Those are the two top. But it's a very good chip and people want it. And we think it's in our best interest to do. And we have some other little things to talk about. Maybe we'll start that first. Should I start that First, I think they're going to want me to. I have a feeling they're going to want me to. We have been notified and pretty strongly, but we'll find out what that all means. But we've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping and it's stopped. It's stopping. And there's no plan for executions or an execution or executions. So I've been told that a good authority will find out about it. I'm sure if it happens, we'll all be very upset, including you will be very upset. But that's just gotten to me some information that the killing has stopped, that the executions have stopped. They're not going to have an execution which a lot of people were talking about for the last couple of days. Today was going to be the day of execution. And another piece of information that I think is very important is the leaker has been found and is in jail right now. And that's the leaker on Venezuela and a very bad leaker. So there could be some others and we'll let you know about that. We're out on their trail, but the leaker has been found and the leakers in jail and we'll probably be in jail for a long time. Let's see what happens. So we'll let you know, we'll keep you apprised as to what's going to happen with that. And I want to thank all of the incredible people behind me, political people, both Republicans and Democrats, because they like whole milk, whether you're a Democrat or a Republican. Whole milk is right. It's a great thing. The senator was in the office many years ago. It feels like many years ago, but quite a while ago. Right at the beginning of my first term. Yeah, with Elijah Cummings. Right, with Elijah. A very good person. You and I had a good relationship with him at that time. I think you were a congressman and you've made a lot of progress. You've done very well. Some would disagree. I don't disagree. I think you've done a great job. But it's great to have you here again. Thank you. We appreciate it. So today I'm delighted to sign the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids act into law, which is a very important thing for our farmers and I think maybe more important for our people, the people that drink milk. This is the first bill signing of the new year and we'll ensure that millions of school age children have access to high quality milk as we make milk.
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Steve Gruber
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Donald Trump
Again, I want to thank Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, who's behind me. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Senators John Bozeman and Mike Crapo, Roger Marshall, Peter Welch, as well as Representative G.T. thompson and Tim Wahlberg. All great people. Also with us today is USDA National Nutrition Advisor Dr. Ben Carson. My friend for a long time we went head to head and it was not easy. Going head to head with Ben wasn't bad. He still looks good. It's because he drinks a lot of milk. And some of our nation's wonderful dairy farmers and their children, they're going to be farmers for a long time, we hope. As it currently stands, schools participating in the National School Lunch Program are only able to offer students low or non fat milk options. That was changed during the Obama administration. A lot of people disagreed with it at the time. With this legislation, schools will finally be able to expand their offerings to include nutritious whole milk. That's actually a legal definition, whole milk. And it's whole with a W. For those of you that have a problem, most of the media will get that this is the perfect follow up to the new real food pyramid. And Secretary Kennedy and Secretary Rollins announced that last week. You probably heard this legislation also allows parents to directly request a substitute for milk for children with dairy intolerance. Previously, parents were required to submit a written statement from a doctor, but we're eliminating that rather ridiculous policy allowing parents to choose what is best for their child, which is a big move. Hard to believe that that would be a big thing, but it is. And of course, these changes will be major victories for the American dairy farmers, who we love and who voted for me in great numbers. I will say I think I got every one of them. In December, I also signed the Secure Rural Schools Authorization Reauthorization Act. And I'm proud to say that these two pieces of legislation will give school age children across the country the resources and support that they need not just to succeed, but really to thrive in life and later on in life. So I want to ask Secretary Rollins to say a few things. And then I'd like to ask Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Carson, I'd also like to hear from these great political leaders, senators, congressmen, if they'd like to say something. I'd be honored. So, Brooke, do you want to start?
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Steve Gruber
Yes, sir. Thank you. And what a joy and an honor it is to be here. I feel like I have the best job in the world with representing all of these farmers. And Mr. President, not in our lifetime has a president been a president who loves and supports our farmers more and certainly the dairy farmers. I want to thank all of our farmers here today, sir. Most of them are fifth and sixth generation. They represent states from all across our country. And bringing the children to and seeing what the next generation of dairy farmers looks like. The amazing thing is some of these farmers back here from Butler, Pennsylvania, he.
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Donald Trump
Where?
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Steve Gruber
Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Donald Trump
I love Butler. I do.
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Host/Reporter
And they love you.
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Steve Gruber
They love you. But he milks about 40 to 60 cows. And then we have Jamie from Wisconsin, who milks about 5,000 cows. So they represent all across the spectrum and what this means. And I think it's important to note that in the last year, your support for these American farmers, for rural America, the one big beautiful bill, was the largest investment in rural America in history. I think that's important to note, the trade. And I see my friend Jamison Greer over there and Howard Lutnick on this end. We've opened up more than 24 different markets. Milk exports, dairy exports are up 23% just in the last year. And when you think about the ag deficit that happened under Joe Biden and the four years we went from a surplus of agriculture products when we left the first time to a 50 billion dollar deficit when we came back. So these are massive, massive wins for America. And I think it's important to note that, I also want to note, and you said it as well, that over a decade ago, Michelle Obama in this very room made an announcement on a shortsighted campaign to ditch the whole milk in schools. And that's what we're working to fix today. Last week, Bobby Kennedy and Ben Carson and Dr. Oz and the whole crew, sir, announced the Dietary guidelines for Americans 2025-2030, which also reintroduced full fat dairy into a healthy diet. And today, by signing this bill, Senator Marshall and Congressman Thompson and both, all the wonderful men to the right who worked so hard on this. Peter Welsh. It is a bipartisan issue and understanding where we are in this country and how important the health of certainly our children are is so important. USDA is posting today the guidance. So we're signing the bill. And usda, we're moving at Trump time, is posting today the new rulemaking that is necessary to get whole milk back into school lunches. So that's a really, really big.
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Donald Trump
So how long will that take?
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Steve Gruber
It should just take a few weeks, and then the milk starts moving in. So it's. It's a. It's a big announcement, sir, for our schools and our children. And I know Secretary Kennedy will talk a little bit about the health issue, so I won't do that. I'll skip over that you mentioned. And the last thing I'll say, I know we're here to sign the bill on whole milk, but. But Senator Crapo's work and our wonderful friend Doug Lamotha, who we lost way too soon, their work on securing rural schools. Reauthorization act, how important that, too, is for Rural America. 700 eligible rural counties across the nation are now guaranteed funds for schools and roads and infrastructure. So, sir, you say it all the time. Those are your people. They voted for you and with us and saw your vision from the beginning. This is who we're here to support today. In addition to the whole milk for healthy schools, which will help all children, just remember, eat real food. Eat real food and drink whole milk. What a joy again, it is to be here. And I especially want to thank all of our incredible farmers for what you do. So, sir, with that, I'll turn it over to Secretary Kerry.
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Donald Trump
And just before you do that, how are we doing with food prices? Bringing them down?
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Sam Merowzowski
Yes, sir.
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Steve Gruber
Well, I'm glad you asked, because I brought a chart and that just happened to be right behind me. So, speaking of milk, milk is actually way down. And I know we're here to talk about that today.
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Donald Trump
44%.
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Steve Gruber
That's right, sir.
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Donald Trump
44% down. Milk, 44% down.
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Steve Gruber
Eggs is way down. Milk is way down. This is just since we took office, sir. Fresh whole chicken down 2%. Cheese down. Tomatoes down. Butter down. Of course, eggs are way down. Potatoes down almost 3%. Fresh fruits down almost 3%. But this is just the beginning. And as we continue to bring the cost of farming down, bring the cost of inputs down, open up the markets, support our farmers, we'll see even more affordability moving forward.
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Donald Trump
And eggs are down 31%. So that's really something. Where's Bobby?
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Steve Gruber
Bobby's right here.
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Press Secretary
Right here, Mr. President.
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Donald Trump
Go ahead. Wherever you are, go ahead. See, we like Bobby.
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Press Secretary
And I want to echo what Brook said about finally having a president that sees the alignment between farm prosperity, good food policy and the health of our children. These are common sense associations. Democrats been talking about them for eons. Republicans been talking about them. We finally have a president that has implemented these policies and getting real food to our children. Today, President Trump signs the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids act of 2025, a long overdue correction to the school nutrition policy that puts children's health first. For years, Washington treated fat, especially saturated fat, as the enemy. It made a war. Unsaturated fat. This is the peacetime president. He's made eight and a half deals ending wars and he's also ended the war or unsaturated fat. As a result, whole and 2% milk disappeared from school menus Even though science has never shown that whole milk harms children, evidence increasingly shows the opposite. The panoply of nutrients in whole milk is critical to brain development and physical development in our children. Whole and 2% milk provide 13 essential ingredients critical for growth, development, immune system function and overall health, including protein, calcium, vitamin D and healthy fats. Since these milk options were removed more than a decade ago, school milk consumption and meal participation have declined dramatically. Today, between 68% and 94% of school age boys and girls fail to meet recommended dairy intake according to federal government guidelines, and schools limit milk choices. The kids do not move to healthier substitutes. They move to caffeinated drinks, to sugar drinks and to sweetened beverages with little or no nutritional value and the potential to wreak havoc on metabolic health, which is driving the chronic disease epidemic in our country. During the same period that whole milk was regulated out of lunchroom, rates of childhood obesity and diabetes rose significantly. Removing whole food milk did not improve health, it damaged it. Thanks to President Trump's leadership, this law fixes that mistake. It allows schools in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole reduced fat, low fat or fat free, flavored or unflavored, organic or conventional. It restores choice to schools, parents and students and encourages consumption of nutrient dense foods that kids will actually drink. The law also removes unnecessary bureaucracy by allowing parents or legal guardians to request milk substitutes without the necessity of involving a doctor. And it corrects a flawed technical rule by excluding fluid milk from saturated fat calculations that distorted school menus. Milk fat is not junk food. Treating it that way undermined nutrition and ignored the science. Last week, Secretary Rollins and I unveiled President Trump's new food pyramid and updated our dietary guidelines with a clear message eat real food. This was puts that principle into action. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, I support this reform because it aligns federal policy with evidence based nutrition, not ideology or dogma. Healthy kids need real food, they need real protein, they need healthy fats, and they need policies grounded in reality and science. I want to thank President Trump again for his vision, for signing this bill, for continuing to put children's health first. This is exactly the kind of practical change that will make America healthy again.
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Donald Trump
Thank you. Thank you. Bobby, we have some milk here. It's been sitting here for five days. So it's from the original bottle and I brought it so the press can have some. You can swig it all over the side. Remember the old days when we were kids, everybody shared a bottle. Today we tend not to do that. But if you'd like to, if you trust the person that you're drinking after, it's right here, it's yours. Okay. It's semi fresh, five, six days old. Thank you. So Ben Carson, special man, knows a lot about health. He looks better than ever. So, Ben, how about it?
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Dr. Ben Carson
Well, thank you, Mr. President. Thank you for being interested in the health of the people. Has made a big difference in facilitating an atmosphere where the agencies can work together. You know, Secretary Rollins, Secretary Kennedy, Marty McCary, Dr. Oz, the whole group every week, at least meeting once to talk about these things. And it's made a big difference. And I want to thank the dairy farmers. I know you guys have been in the doghouse for a little while. You're out of the doghouse.
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Host/Reporter
Yes, sir.
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Dr. Ben Carson
And you know, whole milk is a wonderful beverage, good protein. We talk about real food. It is real food, healthy fats, important nutrients. You look at vitamin D, you look at calcium, phosphorus, the things that are absolutely essential for bone development and for teeth. But as a neurosurgeon, the thing I really, really like is the brain, what it does for the brain. You know, the brain starts to develop right after conception and adds millions of neurons every single day. Continues to do that right up until the mid to late 20s. Now, it's important what that brain is getting during the development. Is it getting soda or is it getting milk?
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Donald Trump
So milk would help your cognitive ability?
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Dr. Ben Carson
Absolutely, absolutely. You can tell who's been drinking.
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Donald Trump
Take a cognitive test. I've taken a lot of them. I've aced every one of them because I drink milk.
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Dr. Ben Carson
It's good for and it shows.
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Donald Trump
Do you consider there to be a big difference in taste between what you are having and. Oh, absolutely. It just looks so good sitting there, right?
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Press Secretary
Yes, sir.
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Donald Trump
It looks better. Nice thick. Go ahead, Ben. Sorry to interrupt you.
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Dr. Ben Carson
Ben, when you go to school and you give the kids milk, real milk. They love it. When you pour the stuff that looks like, you know, dish pan water, you don't particularly want that. It doesn't taste good either. So this is a great day. It's only a part of what's happening with our emphasis on health. You know, our longevity has been going down, and other industrialized nations, it's been going up. It's because we haven't been paying attention to this that has changed. And we want to thank you for your leadership.
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Donald Trump
Well, thank you very much, Ben. Appreciate it. Appreciate all you've done, too, for the country. I'd like to ask a few of our senators to say a couple of words. Maybe we should start with the Democrat in our midst. What do you think, Peter? Peter Welch. How about Peter Welch? Thank you very much for being here, Peter?
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Steve Gruber
No, thank you.
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Donald Trump
You know, our dairy farmers are so vitally important, and they have a way of life that transmits from one generation to another. And it's tougher than ever for our dairy farmers in Vermont. Our dairy farmers in Pennsylvania and others, South Carolina, are here. But they're the lifeblood of the community. Nobody works harder and nobody does things that are better for our nutrition and also for our kids. I'm in agreement. The kids having access to healthy milk is good milk, whole milk is really good for them. And one of the things that I get very excited about that really the Vermont farmers talked about, is they have their milk from their farm that then goes directly to many of our schools. And then kids come out to the farms and start seeing how milk is made, what farming is about that's good for America. It's not a party deal. This has been a bipartisan effort. I appreciate working with my colleagues. Senator Marshall, who did a great job in JT when I was in the House in. Tim, thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. It's got to be like a 9010 issue. Another one of those 90 10. It's good to have you on our side, but it's a great. It's a great issue and it's a great thing to do, and we're very proud of it. We're very proud of our farmers. Senator, do you want to say a few words? Sure.
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Press Secretary
I'll be very brief.
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Host/Reporter
We all want to see you sign this bill. I really appreciate you and Brooke bringing up the secure rural schools legislation. This is critical legislation to our rural communities across this country, and we have to fight every couple of years to get it extended. Just a couple of years. And this extension we got this year went back to pick up a few years that we missed and is going to expire again at the end of the next year. And Mr. President and Secretary, I'm going to encourage us to get back in here to sign a secure rural schools bill that is permanent. I want to set a goal or hope that you'll set a goal with me to get that done.
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Donald Trump
Thank you. Thank you very much. Anybody, please.
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Host/Reporter
Mr. President, thank you so much for having us here. On behalf of Kansas dairy farmers, thank you. Milk is the most wholesome, nutritious drink known to humankind. Not only is it full of essential nutrients, it's full of healthy fats as well as protein. As Dr. Carson pointed out, those healthy fats are what helps that brain develop and help you absorb the fat soluble vitamins. The protein is why you drink milk and you're not hungry again in 30 minutes. And I have to point out that under the previous couple ministrations ago, thanks to them, we have a whole new generation of young adults who have osteopenia and osteoporosis because they never drank milk for an entire generation. So getting milk back in the schools is going to give us healthy bones and healthy minds. It sticks to your ribs and it tastes great. Thanks for your show. Yes, sir, Mr. President. Thank you.
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Donald Trump
Anybody politically first, and then we're going to go to the farmers. Yes, please. Mr. President, thank you so much. I want to ask Dr. Carson if there's age limit on the cognitive ability drinking a whole lot more. Thank you so much. We literally have legislatures here, legislators here that have worked on this for years. This is something very, very difficult. You're able to help us get it. You would think it would have been very easy, actually. Exactly. But you were able to help us get it over the. You and your great team, Brooke and all of these, these people have done such a good job not only with this issue, but all that we're doing for the farm community, which is so, so very important. So thank you very, very much. And I know that you're going to continue to support farmers like we have we do right from the beginning. Thank you very much. Go ahead, Mr. President.
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Sam Merowzowski
G.T.
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Donald Trump
Thompson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
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Host/Reporter
I have been working on this bill for 15 years and thank you.
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Donald Trump
That's amazing. Because of your support and your leadership.
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Host/Reporter
We were able to get this across the line.
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Donald Trump
It's such a shame that it would be so hard. Common sense was lost and the benefits today go to those precious children that we see over there.
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Host/Reporter
It goes to our dairy farm families.
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Donald Trump
Who work so hard seven days a week, there's no day off for a dairy farmer. And quite frankly, our rural communities who when the misguided move to take whole milk and 2% milk and flavor out.
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Host/Reporter
Of the schools, we lost a generation.
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Donald Trump
Probably two generations of milk drinkers. And it devastated those rural communities because you lose the dairy farms, then you lose all the supplies businesses and then you lose grocery stores and you lose community pharmacies.
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Host/Reporter
Well, that day ends today with your signature. We reverse that trend and we build a robust rural economy.
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Donald Trump
And I'll just close with what will.
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Host/Reporter
Be the theme of my next bumper sticker.
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Donald Trump
Whole milk Hills. That's right. That's what they say. I think it's probably true. Anybody else, please.
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Host/Reporter
Well, Mr. President, as the chairman of the Education Workforce Committee, this fits, you know, with the kids, with what they can enjoy in school and grow from. Also to have GT Thompson sponsored the bill on that committee and I think I've worked with you for 15 years, but we finally got it done in committee. This makes an impact for education, for our workforce, the health that's there and the reality of what this farming industry does. I live in the most diverse farm district in Michigan.
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Donald Trump
Thanks for coming to Michigan yesterday. It was great.
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Host/Reporter
And my kids were raised on legal now raw milk taken right out of the bulk tank. And my oldest son became a Pulitzer nominated journalist for the Chicago Tribune and.
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Donald Trump
I think the milk did it right.
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Host/Reporter
Then I have the benefit of Dr. Carson being a graduate of Andrews University in my district. So all of that goes together. Thank you for signing this.
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Donald Trump
Who make a difference. Great job. So how about a couple of the farmers? Would anybody like to speak? Do you want to just say how great milk is?
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Steve Gruber
It's so amazing.
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Sam Merowzowski
Yes.
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Steve Gruber
Mr. President, we want to say thank you for doing this. It's been stated several times how long this took and so thank you for your support and leadership in finally making this happen. As a mom and a dairy farmer, this isn't just a big win for the dairy farm families across the country.
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Host/Reporter
Country.
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Steve Gruber
But as it's been said, the millions of school age kids that depend on school lunches for their nutrition and to fuel their bodies. So thank you.
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Donald Trump
So they've been fighting this for years then?
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Steve Gruber
15 years.
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Donald Trump
You're too young to be fighting. Have you been fighting it for that long?
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Steve Gruber
For a while we've been fighting it. I mean, I think I speak for everybody. It's been a long time coming. So your leadership, is it?
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Donald Trump
Well, it's Great. I had no idea. Just seems to make sense, right? Hard to believe when you said 15 years, I said, you have to be kidding. Government is tough. Government can be very tough. How about you? Would you like to say something?
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Steve Gruber
So we are very grateful and thankful that you passed this bill because it is common sense as to what we should be consuming. Whole foods and whole milk. Unfortunately, that has not been the case for a few years. But research shows in our maha movements have been taking the right steps to make America healthy. And our children are growing into active teenagers and athletes.
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Host/Reporter
And what do they need?
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Steve Gruber
They need strong bones. They need the energy. They need the healthy muscles. And so we are so grateful that the science is there. And we are actually at the right point in the right step, making sure America is healthy. So we are very thankful.
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Donald Trump
It's so great. I look forward to getting it all the time. I open a refrigerator, I say, milk with rice and milk with water and milk with everything. And I'm saying, what kind of milk is it? That's what I like right there. That's great. Thank you very much. Peter, please.
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Steve Gruber
Hi, my name is Patrice Unwuka. I am the center director at the Independent Women's Forum. I work on economic policies, but I'm also a mom of boys, as you can see. This is Jesse. He's Jesse. You want to say your name and age. My name is Jesse. I am six years old. I am seven years old. I want to be an engineer when I grow up.
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Donald Trump
I am a first grader.
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Steve Gruber
I also know where does milk come from? Good job.
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Donald Trump
Where does it come from?
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Steve Gruber
So first farm of milk, and then next they put it into a cold tank. And then to take the germs out.
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Donald Trump
They put it very hot.
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Steve Gruber
And then they put it back in the cold tank. And then they haul it to somewhere.
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Donald Trump
That is cold in a big refrigerator. That is unbelievable. To give him a medal, everybody. These guys want it. Let me tell politicians want it. I'm going to give that to you. Is that okay?
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Steve Gruber
Thank you, sir. Daniel, his younger brother. Daniel, how old are you?
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Sam Merowzowski
5.
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Steve Gruber
And what grade are you in? Kindergarten. Kindergarten. And these boys are involved in sports. They go to a public school in the Maryland area. And, you know, many of their. Their friends are drinking the kind of options that they don't really like. And so it's good that as they get to drink a glass of milk every morning, their friends will be able to drink that at school as well. So thank you very much for what you're doing for public school kids in particular.
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Donald Trump
Beautiful People, thank you very much. Doing a great job, too.
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Steve Gruber
Thank you.
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Donald Trump
Please.
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Steve Gruber
I'm Amber Schwartz. I'm also with independent women, but I'm here with my son Luke, who is 13 years old. We're in Alexia of Virginia. Luke needs a lot of protein right now to grow. In fact, his doctor just told us between 60 and 70 grams a week. And that's. I can't feed him a whole chicken every day. So supplementing with milk is really helping us. Unfortunately, at school, they've offered skim milk and chocolate, and he does not like either. And so he has been turning to the juice boxes and other drinks that have sugar. And so thank you for giving him the opportunity, and parents, too, to make a choice.
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Donald Trump
That's great. That's really great. How about you?
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Host/Reporter
Thank you, Mr. President.
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Donald Trump
Beautiful red hair, tried to match here.
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Host/Reporter
But I'm the aforementioned one from Butler, Pennsylvania, so we. You know that place very well and we still love you. So. But, Mr. President, I was thinking last night when I was miff milking, what I was going to say, and I thought, well, this is such a monumental day in agriculture. Not just dairy farmers, but for all of agriculture, because this helps me as a producer, helps the processors. It also helps these kids here. So it's good all around. And this is perfect legislation. A great day for America is what this is.
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Donald Trump
Thank you very much. Beautifully said, and we appreciate it. And it is a great place that you come from. I love it. Please, Mr. President, thank you. It's an honor to be here. And, you know, I think this is about choices. You know, this is. This day has been a long time coming. We've been waiting on this for many years. And, you know, it's great that we're able to provide choices now in schools with whole milk. Well, thank you for that and thank you for everything that you do for the dairy industry, that U.S. dairy farmers produce valuable nutrients every day for consumers. So you're going to need to produce more milk because you're not mixing it up with all sorts of things. Right? That's right. That's great. How much of an increase will that be? Do you have any idea? A lot more. Absolutely. That's great. Boy, that's so good for the industry. Hard to believe you got to wait so long.
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Host/Reporter
Thank you, Mr. President, I'd like to thank you again for your support behind this and the gentleman standing behind you. Like you said, we worked 15 years on it. I advocate for our industry a lot out in the community, and I know I've been into high Schools. I've been in the middle schools where the students want milk. I did a taste test one time at a high school where we gave them whole milk versus the skim milk their school was giving. And the kids love the whole milk. So just your all support behind us, your support, getting it pushed through. I really appreciate. Appreciate what you've done and what the gentleman behind you were able to do.
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Donald Trump
We support the farmer.
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Host/Reporter
Yes, sir.
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Donald Trump
The farmer knows what's right better than anybody else. Bobby would tell you that. I mean, the farmer, they know what's right.
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Host/Reporter
Yes, sir.
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Donald Trump
Especially when it comes to things like this. Sorry it took so long. It was 15 years. I can't believe it. Howard, would you like to say something? What's amazing is that the president has.
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Host/Reporter
The leadership in and common sense to.
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Donald Trump
Drive the right outcomes.
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Host/Reporter
Why should kids not be given the.
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Donald Trump
Choice to drink whole milk?
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Host/Reporter
How is that even possible?
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Donald Trump
So it's amazing to work for you because you just own common sense and you drive it through our economy. You're driving it through. The farmers got great leadership in Secretary Rollins and Secretary Kennedy. And it's great fun to be here because, I mean, think of today. I mean, how much fun is this? Yes.
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Host/Reporter
It's just common sense.
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Donald Trump
Come on. Like the Oval Office.
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Press Secretary
Is this beautiful.
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Donald Trump
Even the media, they come here and they. They're here a lot, but it's sort of like you're in the Oval Office. It's the whole ball game. It all begins and ends and then re. Begins here. There is no place like it. Right. Isn't that exciting? There's no place like. If you love the country especially, there's no place like it. So. Thank you. Thank you, Howard, very much. So let's sign it. Should I sign it? Yes, sir. In Last Chance. I think we could go another 15 years. Let's do it. Do it.
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Steve Gruber
You go stand right there.
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Donald Trump
Come on. Right over here.
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Steve Gruber
Jesse, come on.
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Donald Trump
We have to do a good one here. This is right.
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Host/Reporter
Yes, sir.
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Donald Trump
This is an important one. So me. Okay. Not bad. Not bad. The previous person was signed by Autoplay. You can never make a mistake. They made a lot of mistakes. Anyway, here it is.
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Host/Reporter
Is.
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Donald Trump
Thank you. Amazing. Thank you all very much. You have it.
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Dr. Ben Carson
Thank you.
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Steve Gruber
Thank you.
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Donald Trump
I'm going to start drinking a lot of.
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Host/Reporter
We appreciate it.
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Donald Trump
Okay, thank you very much. That's great. Here, hold that on for a little while. You give it to us later. Okay. It's a good job. That's great. So any questions on what we just signed, please? Yeah, let's talk about this first.
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Host/Reporter
I've got one in the milk. Coming from a family, my dad was.
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Donald Trump
A dairy engineer from Texas Tech University. Big strong guy.
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Host/Reporter
There he is.
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Donald Trump
Drink lots of whole milk in my day. Would you look at this as being a shift from what the industry kind.
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Host/Reporter
Of went woke with the oak milk.
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Donald Trump
And the almond milk. It's going exactly opposite direction. Let's talk about the impact of the Jerry farmers on this whole milk. There are a lot of changes being made in the list year. As you know, we're still a little bit less than a year. I think there's probably never been a year like this for a president or for a country. We have tremendous success. We've had success with everything we've done. And the economy now is coming back. And here's an example of farmers, they're going to be working harder to produce because it's not going to be watered down by something. And it's great to see it. And if you'd like a zip of that, I'd give it to you. It's actually been here. It's only been here for a few minutes before we started. Has it? It's not five days. Five days and open right? It's not. But it's an honor what we've done in the country in the last year. It's incredible. All of us together. It's incredible. So I appreciate the question, Mr. President.
- [36:59]
Steve Gruber
On Iran, you said that the killing has stopped. Who told you that the killings have.
- [37:03]
Donald Trump
Stopped there in the. We have been. We have been informed by very important sources on the other side and they said the killing has stopped and the executions won't take place. There were supposed to be a lot of executions today and that the executions won't take place. And we're going to find out. I mean, I'll find out after this. You'll find out. But we've been told on good authority and I hope it's true. Who knows, right? Who knows?
- [37:27]
Steve Gruber
We've seen money bags. So how do you trust?
- [37:29]
Donald Trump
No, no, you've seen that over the last few days. And they said people were shooting at them with guns and they were shooting back. And, you know, it's one of those things. But they told me that there'll be no executions, and so I hope that's true.
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Host/Reporter
Does this mean military action is now off the table against Iran?
- [37:47]
Donald Trump
Well, we're going to watch it and see what the process is. But we were given a very good, very good statement by people that are aware of what's going on. When they say no executions. Everyone is talking about. A lot of executions were taking place today. We were just told no executions. I hope that's true. That's a big thing. Yes.
- [38:08]
Steve Gruber
The foreign minister of Greenland, she said a while ago in a press conference in an embassy of Denmark that she made very clear in the meeting that happened here in the White House. What are their limits? She also said that it was a very respectful meeting. Are those limits? It's going to be respected.
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Donald Trump
Well, we're going to see what happens with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security. So we're going to see what happens. They're going to brief me on the meeting right after this conference. In fact, the sooner I get you out, the faster I'm going to know exactly what happened. But we have a very good relationship with Denmark, as you know. We'll see. But, you know, we're doing the golden dome. We're doing a lot of things and we really need it. If we don't go in, Russia is going to go in and China is going to go in, and there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it, but we can do everything about it.
- [38:55]
Steve Gruber
Can you tell more?
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Donald Trump
Well, we're going to see. I mean, look, we're going to see what happens, but we need it. You know, I'm not the first one. This was talked about by President Truman and 40 years before President Truman, they were talking about it. They've been talking about this for 100 years. This is not anything so new. A lot of people don't realize that, but they. This was a hot subject. Probably not as hot as it is now, but it was a hot subject for a long time. We need it for national security, and that includes for Europe. And I spoke with, as you know, Mark, the head of NATO, and he really wants to see something happen. It's very, very important for national security.
- [39:35]
Steve Gruber
It's being reported that Health and Human Services released frozen funds to plan Planned Parenthood. I'm wondering why this happened and why Planned Parenthood is receiving any federal.
- [39:45]
Donald Trump
I don't know anything about that. Bobby, do you know anything about that?
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Press Secretary
What was the question?
- [39:49]
Steve Gruber
It's being reported that frozen funds were released to Planned Parenthood in December by hhs. I'm wondering why that happened.
- [39:58]
Donald Trump
I haven't heard that. I have not heard that. Mr. President.
- [40:03]
Steve Gruber
Right now it sounds like you are saying that you would potentially acquire Greenland by force. That would be a NATO country. Are you saying that?
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Sam Merowzowski
Would you do that?
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Donald Trump
No. You're saying that. Would you acquire force? I didn't understand no. You're telling me that that's what I'm going to do. You don't know what I'm going to do.
- [40:21]
Steve Gruber
So what are the options?
- [40:22]
Donald Trump
Your network doesn't know either.
- [40:24]
Steve Gruber
The Danish foreign minister said that there are still fundamental differences after the meeting with Rubio and with the vice president. Are you willing to leave the NATO alliance in order to get what you want with Greenland?
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Donald Trump
What are the options? Right now, I wouldn't be telling you what I'm willing to do. Certainly, I'm not going to give up options. But it's very important. Greenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark. And the problem is there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland. But there's everything we can do. You found that out last week with Venezuela. There's everything we can do about things such as that not going to happen. We're not. You know, I can't rely on Denmark being able to fend themselves off. You know, they were talking about they put an extra dog and they were serious about this. They put an extra dog sled there. Last month they added a second dog sled. That's not going to do the trick.
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Steve Gruber
Denmark fought alongside the United States and both Afghanistan.
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Donald Trump
Thank you for telling me that. I appreciate. I have a very good relationship with Denmark and we'll see how it all works out. I think something will work out.
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Host/Reporter
Yes.
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Steve Gruber
Cabelo, the de facto number two in Venezuela right now. He seemed pretty reluctant to work with the US and obviously he.
- [41:37]
Donald Trump
Yes. They just gave us 50 million barrels.
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Steve Gruber
Of the number two. The Venezuela security.
- [41:43]
Donald Trump
I don't know. I know the number one. We just had a great conversation today, and she's a terrific person. I mean, she's somebody that we've worked with very well. Marco Rubio is dealing with her. I dealt with her this morning. We had a call, a long call. We discussed a lot of things, and I think we're getting along very well with the Venezuela.
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Host/Reporter
Yes.
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Steve Gruber
A new Assistant Attorney General position dedicated to rooting out fraud.
- [42:06]
Donald Trump
Yeah. He's fantastic. The person is fantastic.
- [42:09]
Steve Gruber
Who is it?
- [42:10]
Donald Trump
It's a he. I will tell you. Maybe within minutes. I mean, I don't know if it's appropriate to say yet, because we're going through a process, but we have chosen a person who's very tough, very smart, very fair.
- [42:24]
Steve Gruber
Speech yesterday in Michigan about how you've recalibrated the American economy to work for workers.
- [42:29]
Host/Reporter
U.S. auto factories.
- [42:30]
Steve Gruber
We've seen core inflation's completely Tamed.
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Sam Merowzowski
You lowered the trade deficit to the.
- [42:34]
Steve Gruber
Lowest amount since 2009. American exports are growing, but we're also waiting on the Supreme Court case or the tariffs. Given the success that you've had in.
- [42:42]
Sam Merowzowski
The first 12 months, what is at.
- [42:44]
Host/Reporter
Stake in this case?
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Donald Trump
It's a little bit like whole milk. I can't believe we even have a case. This was a case started by very China centric people and also anti American people, frankly. People that don't want us to do well. Tariffs have helped us stop eight wars. They've helped us get the best trade numbers we've ever had. They've helped us get eight $18 trillion brought into the country. And maybe above all else, they've given us tremendous national security. Just the threat of tariffs. You saw that just yesterday when I put tariffs on a certain country. We won't talk about that country, but you know who it is based on the fact that if you do business with that country, you know it's going to make them, it's going to bring them to the table a lot faster. So we have made hundreds of billions of dollars with tariffs. We have very little inflation. Think of it. Inflation has gone down and productivity, everything has gone up. We've never taken in money like we have. We've never had anywhere near $18 trillion invested in our country. Neither is any other country. It's the biggest number by maybe five times. Five times, not 5%, five times. Nobody's ever seen numbers like this. We have plants going up. You know, you mentioned, I was in Michigan yesterday. I was at the Ford plant where they make the Ford 150. It's one of the original plants. It's was from before World War I. It's a giant plant. That plant was probably going to be closed and two years ago they were doing very poorly. And now they just announced yesterday that they're going to go 24 hours around the clock, three shifts, which they rarely do. That's Ford. And Ford's having the best numbers they've ever had. General Motors having the best numbers they've ever had. Stellantis, which hasn't been here, is now investing billions, tens of billions of dollars on building in the country. We're building auto plants all over the country. We're building AI all over the country. We're leading China by a lot and a lot of it has to do with tariffs. That would be a very disruptive, disappointing decision. And especially since the people that are fighting me are people that want China to do well and we're doing great. Against China, we're doing great. Against everybody. We're the hottest country anywhere in the world. As I say often, we're right now the hottest country anywhere in the world. And a year and a half ago, we were a dead country. Thank you very much, everybody.
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Host/Reporter
Thank you, Press.
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Donald Trump
Thank you.
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Steve Gruber
Thank you, Press.
- [45:21]
Sam Merowzowski
Let's go.
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Host/Reporter
And there you have the president wrapping up his event, focusing on whole milk, a good portion of it on whole milk, and bringing it back into schools for school lunches. Dr. Ben Carson and others talking about the benefit of whole milk, the protein that helps build your brain. The fact that it was taken out years ago. One of the members of Congress said they've been fighting for 15 years to get this back where it belongs. Remarkable. Of course, a host of other questions about Venezuela. Greenland. They just had a meeting with Greenland. And apparently the conversation's going forward. It's not stopped. As I've told you before, Donald Trump leaves office. He will control Greenland. Now, shifting gears, transgender athletes and their legitimacy in women's sports have been a point of debate for a few years now. And while it was mostly on online platforms where the discussion could be had, the dialogue has made its way to the Supreme Court. As you know, yesterday afternoon, the opening statements were made in the Becky Pepper Johnson v. West Virginia case, which Becky's legal team argued against West Virginia's Save Women's Sports act and Title 9 since Becky has been using hormone blockers to stop male puberty, along with estrogen treatments to develop female traits. There's also the Little v. Hickox case, in which trans athlete Lindsey Hecox argues against the state of Idaho's Fairness Women's Sports act that instates a flat ban on participation of trans athletes in any women's sports or this case is subject to being thrown out as Hickok's legal team has notified the justices that the case is moot. Idaho, however, wants the ruling to proceed to settle the argument going forward. Joining now to discuss this is the host of what's Right, Sam Merowzowski. Sam, how are you?
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Sam Merowzowski
Great. Great to be with you, Steve, as always.
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Host/Reporter
Great to be with you. Look, I just listened to Senator Josh Hawley earlier today. He had a doctor in a committee meeting and said simply this, Can a man have a baby? And she said, well, I don't know exactly what you mean by that question. Can a man have a baby, yes or no? They went on for four and a half minutes. This woman, this doctor should lose her medical license. No, a man cannot have a baby. A man cannot go through menopause. I mean, it is such an outrageous conversation. And to try to anchor it in the 14th amendment, that came out right after the Civil War to protect newly freed slaves with equal protection. It's just. You have to bend your mind, what's left of it, into a pretzel to even get close. Sam, it's outrageous, no question.
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Sam Merowzowski
You're absolutely right. And by the way, the subject of defining men and women came up yesterday before the court, and real pretzel contortions happened when the attorneys for the two plaintiffs here had to answer the justices and explain that it's really, it's a fundamental issue, because what's the purpose of Title ix? Why do you have. Why do we have federal law protecting female athletes if we can't even define what a female athlete is?
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Host/Reporter
Well, not even with a female athlete. Well, what Alito did was brilliant. He opened up a new line of legal arguments. How do you have somebody that's being discriminated against if you can't define what that thing is? How do you discriminate against something, whatever it is, if you don't know what it is? I mean, it was beautiful. I mean, and in fairness, I don't often read tea leaves for the Supreme Court because it's a very difficult thing to do. But in this case, this is a slam dunk. I would be, well, disappointed if it's not 9 0. But of course, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be at least one vote against because legal arguments and precedent mean nothing to her, quite obviously. Your thoughts?
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Sam Merowzowski
Well, I mean, she was. Did not exhibit a high level of legal prowess yesterday. No question about that. I want to tell you something very important that the Court. I agree with you. I think this is looking good. And the reason for that is that the court oftentimes in these cases, decides based on what public opinion is. And the heavy lift here of people on our side, people like Riley Gaines, to shift over the past five years public opinion on this issue back to some form of reason. I think the court now has cultural cover to rule in favor of sanity. And a lot of times the court gets really hung up, particularly a justice like the Chief Justice, John Roberts, will get really hung up on the court legitimacy. And they don't want to go too far beyond the Overton window. So what. What I see here is I think that every person, you included, that, that speaks publicly about this issue and highlights this issue and, and, and, and convinces people to think rationally about this issue, puts pressure on the court to do the right thing. So.
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Host/Reporter
They don't need my pressure. They need a basic first grade biology book. Biological dimorphism. First grade biology. There are differences between male and female. Male ducks look this way, female ducks look this way. It's biological dimorphism, Sam. This is not high science. This is literally kindergarten or first grade science. But that notwithstanding, here we are. Because it wouldn't matter what the discussion was if Donald Trump said, hey, I'm against this. Those on the fringe are going to be all in against it just because Trump said it. This level of division over this is a 9010 issue. If you put this on the ballot in place like Massachusetts, where they support such idiocy, it would lose at the ballot box, 90 to 10. You know that and so do I.
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Sam Merowzowski
I read a piece yesterday in the Washington Post, of all places, saying these cases should never have even been brought. And I take that as proof that our country has evolved toward more rational thought over the last several years. And I love that and I think it's important.
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Host/Reporter
Yeah. Transgenderism reached its peak in 2023. It has been plummeting ever since. Nobody buys this. Can a man have a baby, Sam?
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Sam Merowzowski
No. No. I watched a clip of four minutes of a woman, a doctor, not being able to say that I know.
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Host/Reporter
To Josh Hawley. It's embarrassing. Sam, always good to see you, my friend. Thanks for sticking around.
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Sam Merowzowski
Pleasure. You bet, Steve. Take care.
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Host/Reporter
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Steve Gruber
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