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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: Donald Trump on WHO radio 3/4/2011

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FROM:  Mitchell Livingston

Location:  Des Moines, IA

Date: 05/09/16

RE: Donald Trump on WHO Radio- 03/04/2011

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Event Details:

Title: Donald Trump on WHO Radio- 03/04/2011

Location:  WHO Radio; Des Moines, IA

Length:  11 minutes

Attendees/Audience:  unknown

Press: WHO Radio

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyfMEkJUHv4

Summary of Event: Donald Trump called into the WHO radio on March 4, 2011 to talk with Dave Price.  Price asks Trump about if he is running or not, asks him about the economy, debt, and taxes.

Key Points:

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00:00:01- Dave Price welcomes Trump to show.

Q: How serious are you about running for president?

DT: Well David I’m very serious.  I view the things happening to this country are so bad.  The lack of respect from the rest of the world.  I don’t know that we have ever had a time like this except maybe a period with Jimmy Carter.  If you look at what is going on with China, absolutely taking advantage of this country and our leaders.  We are rebuilding China, they are taking our jobs.  Or look at OPEC and the price of oil.  We just don’t have the power we just don’t have the leadership to tell these people its not going to happen.

Q: And Obama is at fault for this?

DT: Well Obama is very disappointing.  Sad when he gives President of China a 5 star dinner at the White House when he hasn’t done anything but take advantage of our country.  Look at what they have done with manipulation of currency.  Look what they did with their gymnasts, all below age and won gold medals. Look at what they did during the Olympics with a singer.  So they are doing the same thing on a much larger scale with us.  It is very unfair.  What they did with currency manipulation make it impossible for companies to compete. I know how to stop it.

00:02:19- Q: let’s switch to economy.  What would you cut or what wouldn’t you cut?

DT: What you cut is a lot, but you can get a lot.  Let me give you another example.  South Korea.  A month and half ago, we send ships there to protect and did they pay us anything?  No. They sent the George Washington Aircraft carrier over there to protect South Korea from North Korea.  South Korea makes hundreds of billions dollars of profit against our country. Did we get reimbursed for sending this huge fleet of ships over.  Absolutely not.  Instead, they signed a horrible trade agreement that only a fool would make from our stand point.  They didn’t want to make it, but when bombs started flying they signed it.  It is one of the worst agreements.  Gives them right to sell and makes it hard for us.  I look at the kind of deals we make.  You wouldn’t have to raise taxes, maybe lower taxes.  We have 10,000 troops in Saudi Arabia.  They don’t pay us.  They rip us on oil on a constant basis.  They live like kings and we have soldiers over there protect and they pay us nothing.  We have soldiers all over the place.  Nobody respects this country.

00:04:04- Q: ok.  So how do we get debt under control? Is there anything you don’t cut?

DT: you really have to look at everything.  The Republicans and Democrats are starting to say entitlements have to be cut, and nobody wants to bring it up.

Q: Aren’t they scared to do that?

DT: Well politically for the firs time this morning, I heard where both Republicans and Democrats are getting together on entitlements and is a big thing.  Everything is going to have to be looked at.  They are looking at things that could potentially cause some political problems.

Q: report says if we cut $61 billion that would hurt the economy.  Do you think there is a danger to cutting?

DT: well there is always a danger to cutting if you cut the wrong programs.  If you are going to cut, you have to know what you are doing and you have to cut the right problem.  You have to cut the right program, if you don’t do that certainly could be negative.

Q: If Iowa, looking at lowering property taxes but may rising casino taxes.  Is it ever good to raise taxes?

DT: It’s never a good thing.  Casino’s are a little different.  Raising taxes is never a good thing.

Q: How do you do dance of running or not running? We have a couple high profile events coming up are you looking at attending?

DT: Well they have asked me about.  I am seriously considering what is happening to our country and considering running. I will be deciding by June.  I have a lot of things going on.  My company is doing very well.  We have a great company.  I don’t see anyone who will be good negotiator.  Need to make great trade agreements that are favorable to us.  So I will be making decision by June and look forward to it.  I haven’t make a decision while show is still on.

Q: What makes your experience better than a governor’s experience or senator or congressman?

DT: I think because I started at a low base and built up a new worth of $7 billion.  That means something.  The means more than some guy who has been governor and just routinely runs a state although these days it is getting a lot harder.  My experience is a lot better.  I know governors.  I deal with them.  Some are friends of mine and some aren’t.  Many of these governors in the country, example, Rick Scott was up in my office yesterday.  I’ve been dealing with governors and mayors my whole life.  I built up a great company.  That mean much more than being governor for 4 years.

Q: In these economic times, do people look at wealthy people differently? Do people want a wealthy person as president?

DT: I think they would like a guy like me.  I have made a lot of money.  I make great deals China.  Nobody took advantage of me. In once sense, depending on the person, we need to make money for the country.  In 12 years, China will be the great economic power in the world. The way we are going it could be sooner than that.  I love what I am doing, but I don’t see anyone on the horizon, and I really love this country, and I don’t see anyone

Q: In how many years could you knock out the federal debt?

DT: I think I could do it much faster than anyone else.  I don’t know a number but I can do it much faster than anyone else.  China, OPEC, India, Mexico these country’s won’t be taking advantage of US any longer if I’m president.

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