We don’t have much time to make a deal”I think we’re in a very strong negotiating position to do what other Presidents should’ve done during a 47-year period — 47 years with these bloodthirsty people.”We’re dealing with them very successfullyWe’re in a strong position, we will end up with a great dealI don’t want to extend the ceasefireThe blockade was successfulWe are totally loaded up, much more powerful than 4-5 weeks agoHints at a weapons delivery yesterday, Trump suggests it could have been ChinaI expect to be bombing because that’s a better attitude to go in withInfrastructure strikes could hurt Iran militarilyWe’re going to be at 50,000 on the DowA drop in the Dow is peanuts compared to what would happen if Iran had a nuclear weaponIf we left right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuildThey tried to get down to nuclear facilities, they can’t get downI thought the market would be down 20% on this warI would have won Vietnam very quickly, I would have won Iraq in the time this tookOn Iran, says “I’m not going to be rushed”UAE currency swap is under considerationNo one thought Iran would hit other countriesUAE got hit the hardestIf I could help the UAE, I wouldSaudi Arabia wasn’t asking for anything, I spoke with them yesterdayEurope needs to straighten themselves out on energy and immigration
On the Fed and Warsh:
Kevin Warsh said the saddest thing was the Fed ripped down the nicest buildingWe have to find out why cost overruns happened, you can’t have hundreds of projects like that
On Anthropic:
We had some very good talks and we think they’re shaping upThey’re smart people and I like high-IQ people
On tariffs:
I will remember companies that don’t collect tariff refundsIt looks like we’re going to lose birthright citizenship tooWe’re doing tariffs a different way, will get bigger numbers
Other:
I would love somebody to buy Spirit, that’s 14,000 jobs. Maybe the government should help out
I don’t think there was anything here that was notable but he did talk about markets and said “When I hit 50,000 on the Dow” and that’s a reminder that he measures himself based on the stock market.
S&P 500 futures are up 15 points but drifted about 10 points lower during the interview.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.