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<v Speaker 1>As president.

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<v Speaker 2>The criticism that I've seen I'm sure you've seen regarding

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<v Speaker 2>Elon must and your beautiful bill. Once your reaction to that,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think in any way it hurts passage in

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is, of course, what is you're seeking. Well, Clock,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I've always liked Elon and it's always very surprised.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw the words he had for me, the words

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<v Speaker 1>and he as I said anything about me that's bad.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd rather have him criticize me than the bill, because

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<v Speaker 1>the bill is incredible. It's the biggest cut in the

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<v Speaker 1>history of our country. We've never cut. It's about one

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<v Speaker 1>point six trillion in cuts. It's the biggest tax cut

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<v Speaker 1>tax You would say people's taxes will go way down,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's the biggest tax cut in history. It's we have.

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<v Speaker 1>We are doing things in that bill that are unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>And would you look at what we're doing for small businesses,

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<v Speaker 1>for people, for middle income people, all of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that we're doing. Nobody's ever seen anything like it. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Elon's upset because we took the EVL and

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<v Speaker 1>which was a lot of money for electric vehicles and

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<v Speaker 1>having a hard time the electric vehicles and they want

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<v Speaker 1>us to pay billions of dollars in subsidy. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I Elon knew this from the beginning. He knew it

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time ago. That's been in there, that's

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<v Speaker 1>been I would say it, j Ad, that hasn't Jay

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<v Speaker 1>just been right from the beginning, mister I think, mister secretary,

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<v Speaker 1>that hasn't changed it all right from the beginning. But

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<v Speaker 1>I know that it disturbed him. He wanted and rightfully,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he recommended somebody from that he I guess

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<v Speaker 1>knew very well. I'm sure he respected him, but to

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<v Speaker 1>run NASA, and I didn't think it was appropriate. And

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<v Speaker 1>he happened to be a Democrat, like totally democrat. And

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<v Speaker 1>I said, you know, we won we get certain privileges,

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<v Speaker 1>or one of the privileges went not to appointed democrat.

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<v Speaker 1>NASA is very important. We have great people. General Chaine

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be picking somebody with our will be

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be checking him out. But he wanted that person,

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<v Speaker 1>a certain person, and we said no. And yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>can understand why he's upset. Remember he was here for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time. You saw a man who was very

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<v Speaker 1>happy when he stood behind the oval desk, and even

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<v Speaker 1>with the black guy. I said, you want to learn

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<v Speaker 1>the makeup, we'll get you in the makeup. But he

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<v Speaker 1>said no, I don't think so, which is interesting and

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<v Speaker 1>very nice. He wants to be who is so you

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<v Speaker 1>could make that statement. Two, I guess. Look, Elon and

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<v Speaker 1>I had a great relationship. I don't know if we

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<v Speaker 1>will anymore. I was surprised because you were here. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>in this room practically was here. As we had a

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful send off. He said wonderful things about me. You

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't have nicer, said the fascinate he's worn the hat

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<v Speaker 1>truck was right about everything, and I am right about

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<v Speaker 1>the great big beautiful bill. We call it a great,

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<v Speaker 1>big beautiful bill because that's what it is. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>biggest tax cuts in history, biggest economic development moves anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>We'd never done anything like it. Business is spur and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you've seen the numbers, but the

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<v Speaker 1>numbers came out. Even the CBO, which is run by Democrats,

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<v Speaker 1>said that we're going to be doing you know, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like you to discuss it. The two point eight billion

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<v Speaker 1>a triton that CBO. This is a group of people

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<v Speaker 1>that are Democrats, they're very hostile to us. They just

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<v Speaker 1>came out with phenomenal numbers. What it does you want

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<v Speaker 1>to mention?

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<v Speaker 3>That's yes, sir. So what we've seen is we keep

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<v Speaker 3>hearing from the CBO that there's going to be a

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<v Speaker 3>worse deficit from the bill, which we disagree with. But

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<v Speaker 3>using the CBO scoring, they came out and scored the

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<v Speaker 3>tariff revenue. We think it'll be the minimum of two

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<v Speaker 3>point eight trillion over the ten year window, which actually

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<v Speaker 3>puts the bill in surplus. If you include the tariff revenue,

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<v Speaker 3>which they won't do.

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<v Speaker 1>It gives you a tremendous surplus. But we're not allowed

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<v Speaker 1>to use that for some reason, they say scoring. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>knows what scoring means. Maybe a couple of people, but nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody sits in the background they say, well, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to allow that. They're not allowing other things that

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<v Speaker 1>we have that are tremendously profitable for our country. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you saw they remember eggs, eggs, we weren't going

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<v Speaker 1>to buy another ink for the next twenty years. There

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<v Speaker 1>was so expensive, right, Remember you guys all hit me

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<v Speaker 1>about eggs. Eggs have come down four hundred percent. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>has eggs. Now they have an eggs for breakfast again.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you look at gasoline, very important, I think

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<v Speaker 1>always the most important because if the energy is a

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<v Speaker 1>big the biggest factor. That's what happened. He screwed up

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<v Speaker 1>our energy policy and everything went up because energy went up.

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<v Speaker 1>But now energy is way down and they have states

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<v Speaker 1>were you at one dollar and ninety eight cents a

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<v Speaker 1>gallon for gasoline, so the costs of weight have come

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<v Speaker 1>way down. And one of the things I ran on

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<v Speaker 1>was that I ran on the border. We have the

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<v Speaker 1>best border in the history of our country. Ninety nine

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<v Speaker 1>point nine nine percent. It was last week three people

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<v Speaker 1>came in, two of them for medical reasons. We let

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<v Speaker 1>them in because one of them had an art attack.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was a nice thing to do, and

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<v Speaker 1>one of them had something else. So we've never had

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<v Speaker 1>I had very good numbers for four years, but we

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<v Speaker 1>were really top there. And I want to thank Christy

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<v Speaker 1>and Tom Holman. They've done a fantastic job, but nobody

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<v Speaker 1>mentions that anymore. Remember a few months ago, the boarder

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<v Speaker 1>was a total disaster. People were coming in by the

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of thousands of people a day, a week, a month.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we had a month two million people came

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<v Speaker 1>in in one month. The border was being overrun and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of bad people, criminals, murderers, drug dealers. We

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<v Speaker 1>had some of the worst people in the world coming

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<v Speaker 1>in from all over the world. It's totally close and

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<v Speaker 1>you know what. People are coming into our country, but

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<v Speaker 1>they're coming in legally, so we've done a great job.

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<v Speaker 1>Elon knew that. Elon endorsed me very strongly. He actually

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<v Speaker 1>went up in campaign for me. I think I would

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<v Speaker 1>have won SUSI would say I would have won Pennsylvania

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<v Speaker 1>easily anyway, even if the governor read the real governor,

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<v Speaker 1>not the governor from Minnesota. Who's I mean, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>sick puppy. That guy that pulled I feel sorry for

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<v Speaker 1>but they made a bag of choice with him. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you picked Shapiro or anybody else. I spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>him recently about his you know, his house being set

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<v Speaker 1>on fire, which was terrible. But if they picked Jim,

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<v Speaker 1>I would have won Pennsylvania. I want to buy a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm very disappointed because Elon knew the inner workings

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<v Speaker 1>of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better

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<v Speaker 1>than you people. He knew everything about it. He had

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<v Speaker 1>no problem with it. All of a sudden he had

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<v Speaker 1>a problem. And he only developed the problem when he

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<v Speaker 1>found out that we're going to have to cut the

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<v Speaker 1>ev mandate, because that's billions and billions of dollars, and

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<v Speaker 1>it really is unfair. We want to have cars of

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<v Speaker 1>all times electric. We want to have electric, but we

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<v Speaker 1>want to have a gasoline combustion. We want to have

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<v Speaker 1>different we want to have hybrids, we want to have all.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to be able to sell everything. And when

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<v Speaker 1>that was cut and Congress wanted to cut it, he

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<v Speaker 1>became a little bit different. I can understand that. But

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<v Speaker 1>he knew every aspect of this bill. He knew it

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<v Speaker 1>better than almost anybody, and he never had a problem

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<v Speaker 1>until right after he left. And if you saw the

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<v Speaker 1>savings he made about me, which I'm sure you can

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<v Speaker 1>get for he's it's very fresh on tape. He said

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<v Speaker 1>the most beautiful things about me, and he hasn't said

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<v Speaker 1>bad about me personally, but I'm sure that'll be next.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm very disappointed in you, and I've helped you

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<v Speaker 1>a lot and a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Did he I just want to clarify, did he raise

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<v Speaker 2>any of these concerns with you privately before he raised

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<v Speaker 2>them publicly. And this is the guy you put in

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<v Speaker 2>charge of cutting spending. Should people not take him seriously

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<v Speaker 2>about spending? Now he singing this all sour great Now.

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<v Speaker 1>He worked hard and he did a good job. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be honest, I think he misses the place. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he got out there and all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't in this beautiful Oval office and he was.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's got nice officers too. But there's something about

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<v Speaker 1>this when I was telling you the Chancellor, this is

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<v Speaker 1>where it has. People come in here, even from Germany.

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<v Speaker 1>They come in and they they walk into the Oval

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<v Speaker 1>Office and it's just a special place. Its World War

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<v Speaker 1>One it started and it ended here in World War Two,

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<v Speaker 1>and so many other things. Everything big comes right from

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<v Speaker 1>this is beautiful space. It's now much more beautiful than

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<v Speaker 1>it was six months ago. A lot of good things

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<v Speaker 1>are happening in israelm And I'll tell you he's not

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<v Speaker 1>the first people leave my administration. And they love us,

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<v Speaker 1>and then at some point they miss it so badly,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of them embrace it, and some of them

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<v Speaker 1>actually become hostile. I don't know what it is. It's

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<v Speaker 1>sort of Trump derangement syndrome, I guess they call it,

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<v Speaker 1>but we have it with unders do they leave? They

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<v Speaker 1>wake up in the morning and the glamour's gone, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole world is different. They become hostile. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. Someday you write a book about it.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll let us know.