In his Q&A at the National Association of Black Journalists event in Chicago on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump was asked what he would do on his first day in office if reelected.
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00:00They won if you win. What's your first thing? What do I do? I close the border. I do two things
00:06because I can do a lot of things simultaneously. I close the border. We don't want people coming.
00:10We want people to come in Harris, but they have to be vetted. They have to be checked.
00:14They have to come in legally. We want people. I want people to come into our country,
00:17but they have to be vetted. They have to be checked. So when you say, what do I do that?
00:23And I drill baby drill. I bring energy way down. I bring interest rates are down. I bring inflation
00:28way down so people can buy bacon again so people can buy a ham sandwich again so that people can
00:34go to a restaurant and afford it. Because right now, people can't buy food. Your grocery bills
00:40are up 40, 50, 60 percent, right? She's agreeing to me. Oh, she's agreeing. Thank you. I like you
00:46very much. Mr. President, I think we are. But it's but it's true. Your grocery bills are up.
00:53And then they're mandating that you buy an all electric car. You know, Elon Musk
00:57endorsed me and he's a friend of mine. He's a good guy. He's a smart guy. But I'm against all
01:03everybody having an electric car. OK, I'm very much against that. You have to be able to if
01:08you want a hybrid or if you want a gasoline propelled car. But, you know, we have more
01:14liquid gold gasoline oil under our feet than any other country, more than Saudi Arabia,
01:20more than Russia, more than any other country. I want to use it. I want to use what we have.
01:26I want to bring down prices, bring down costs. And I also have to stop the invasion. And remember,
01:31they're taking your jobs. These people coming in are taking your job. Project 2025. I think
01:37we have to leave it there by the Trump team. All right. So leave it. That is the last word.
01:41Thank you so much, Mr. Trump, for coming, coming today and joining us.