Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Donald Trump radio interview on the Joe Pags Show 4/18/2016
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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES Donald Trump radio interview on the Joe Pags Show 4/18/2016

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TO:  PRES Tracking

FROM: Bill Chan

Location: San Antonio, TX

Date:  04-18-2016

RE: Donald Trump radio interview on The Joe Pags Show

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Event Details: Trump radio interview on The Joe Pags Show on 1200 AM WAOI broadcasting in San Antonio, TX.

Attendees/Audience: Talk radio listeners

Press: Available via 1200 WAOI’s website

Summary of Event: Trump talked about how Upstate NY is struggling with manufacturers leaving, talks about Carrier AC a lot. Called Kasich, “the other one.” Says he’ll probably get enough delegates to win outright. Trump misspeaks and says he’s got the biggest tax increase of anyone (doesn’t correct himself). Trump when asked about a $15 minimum wage avoids the question but also mentions that that’s not even “that’s not a lot either, in all fairness.”

Key Points:

00:20 DT: It’s an honor, glad to be back. We have a great country. But it’s being abused by incompetent politicians. I’ve been all over the state, the crowds have been incredible.

00:40 JP: Upstate NY is red. Are you surprised by how well you’ve been doing Upstate?

01:05 DT: When you look at Albany, Rochester, Rome, it’s absolutely being decimated by the lack of jobs and companies moving out. It’s really sad. These are great people. They have their homes there. They know I’m going to bring back jobs. A guy like Cruz can’t do that, besides he’s taken care of by the special interest, just like Kasich. He voted for NAFTA.

02:10 JP: In Upstate NY, they call it New York, and they call NYC, downstate.

02:40 DT: They really feel energized. The love is incredible. They really feel they finally have someone who will fight for them. We will win. It’s so easy. Companies move to Mexico, send the product tax free and we lose jobs. The whole thing is outrageous. When I was Upstate yesterday, so many empty factories. Companies will come back.

03:40 JP: We have 95 delegates. How confident are you that you’ll get 50%?

03:56 DT: Even NY is unfair. Kasich isn’t doing well here, can’t because he voted for NAFTA. Cruz is doing terribly, absolutely crashing. But they can get delegates even though they don’t get votes.

04:29 JP: You brought up jobs leaving. This is probably why people started paying attention to your campaign. The business angle of it is probably going to be make or break. You employ 1000s. Indiana, Carrier Air Conditioning, where they very coldly announced they were opening a warehouse in Mexico…what do you do to stop that?

05:40 DT: I talk about Carrier all the time. It’s disgusting. The way he did it so coldly was terrible. Carrier is going to move to Mexico, then they will sell to the US. I will tax them 35%. You know what will happen, they won’t leave Indiana. No one else talks like that. Free trade is fine, but these other countries are ripping us off. We have a trade deficit w Mexico, we have all the power. Why should they be allowed to leave Indiana, get benefits then sell back to the US.

07:10 JP: They will charge the same amount and make much more profit and 1400 out of work.

07:25 DT: I’ll tell the head of Carrier, you’re going to pay a 35% tax. If they haven’t started building in Mexico, they won’t leave Indiana.

07:50 JP: Some will say you’ll pay more for air conditioners…

DT: We’re going to have jobs. It might be a little more. Like I want Apple to make their stuff here. We will have a lot more jobs and it’ll offset it.

08:45 DT: I’m very comfortable in Indiana. I hope they remember I’ve been talking about Carrier for months. No one else talks about them. They don’t even understand how to solve the problem.

09:15 JP: Don’t you also have to change corporate tax here?

DT: We’re the highest taxed nation in the land. Corporate taxes, income taxes…we waste the money. We’ve spent $4t in the Middle East. We could have rebuilt our country. We need new infrastructure, highways, bridges, hospitals…we’re like a 3 World Country. What is going to happen, you’ve probably seen my tax proposal, I’ve got the biggest tax increase of anybody…you don’t need H&R Block anymore, simplified…

10:30 JP: Unemployment rate is a fraud, workforce participation… Real rate is about 13-14%. What can you do immediately?

DT: It’s keeping companies here. First someone has to talk to these countries. If you want to do that, you’re going to have a problem. Power we have is of taxation. We’ll make it an advantage to stay in the US.

11:36 JP: You’ve got idiots in CA and NY making minimum wage $15. People are losing jobs because ACA, $15 minimum wage. Are you for a minimum wage that high?

DT: We’re going to bring so many jobs back that the minimum wage even at the higher number will be not such a good number. People are going to make more than that. That’s not a lot either, in all fairness. We’re going to bring so many jobs back people won’t even think about the minimum wage figure.  Unemployment rate is a total fraud. It’s totally false. It’s into the 20s at least.

13:18 JP: You hired Paul Manafort.

13:40 DT: I’m self-funding my campaign. I don’t want to send someone to Colorado or Wyoming to wine and dine delegates. I’m spending my own money. But we’re doing very well. I think we’re going to win the system anyway. If I don’t win, you’ve got millions of people that won’t vote.

14:30 JP: At what point do you start focusing on Bernie or HRC?

14:45 DT: Soon but I want to win first. I’ve got Lyin Ted Cruz and the other one. Kasich voted for NAFTA. He’s a stubborn guy. Kasich’s going to be in 2 because no one likes Cruz. I have millions more votes than Cruz. It’s a whole rigged system but I still think I’ll be the winner then I’ll focus on Hillary.

15:40 JP: They always ask, why is he doing this? Isn’t he doing this to help HRC? What was there something that told you that you’d definitely be a Republican?

16:25 DT: Sure. Numerous things. I happen to be a very conservative person. I’m much more conservative than the so-called conservatives. You need great leadership, negotiators to have free trade. You have to see Upstate NY, Carrier in Indiana, what happens should be allowed to happen. But that means you aren’t as conservative…You look at China, it’s eating our lunch. It’s called smart trade for our country. If you’re in Manhattan there is almost no such thing as a Republican. I happen to be a Manhattan. I’m very much a Republican, I’ll beat Hillary. I’m the one person she doesn’t want to run against. I don’t want to focus on her, I want to beat Cruz and Kasich.

18:11 JP: If you’re the nominee can you  win NY?

DT: I think we can. If I win NY, because how big it is, we win the election. The other guys can’t win NY. It’s a much tougher road for Republicans but I can make it easier.

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