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Trump and Mattarella's Remarks Before Bilateral Meeting: October 16, 2019
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Remarks by President Trump and President Mattarella of the Italian Republic Before Bilateral Meeting
FOREIGN POLICY
Issued on: October 16, 2019
Oval Office
10:20 A.M. EDT
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much. Its a great honor to have the President of Italy with us. He is a man of great distinction. Hes highly respected in this country. And its nice to have you at the White House. Thank you very much, Mr. President.
Weve had a great relationship with Italy for a long time. I dont think its ever been closer than it is now. We have won a $7.5 billion award from, as you know I guess its been pretty big news. And I know that this is against the European Union and World Trade good ole World Trade. For a long time, theyve been taking advantage of the United States. And I know Turkey is going to talk to us about their share of it because they feel they shouldnt have to pay so much.
And if you look at whats going on, Italy is complaining about it. Turkey is com- everybody is complaining about it. Turkey is complaining about a lot of things, and were handling Turkey very nicely. But we have many countries complaining about the different awards that weve been winning lately from the courts. And the reason were winning is were properly represented.
{snip}
Q Mr. President, because youre winning so much with the WTO, because youre growing the biggest economy
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Wait, theres a great question Im being asked. This is maybe the greatest question Ive been asked in a long time. Please put those mics over here. Go ahead.
Q Because youre winning with the WTO, because youre growing the biggest economy the world, are you willing to give Italy a break on tariffs?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: We are looking at Italy very strongly. And, as you know, the seven and a half is to be divided the way we say. Weve divided it up. Italy has got a problem with the way weve divided it up because they said they had much less to do with it, and Germany had more to do with it, and France had more to do with it, as an example. So we are going to look at that very strongly. Ambassador Lighthizer is here. Were going to look at it very strongly.
Okay? Thank you. Good question. I love that question.
Thank you all very much. Thank you.
Q Are you going to open up the meeting with Pelosi? Are you going to open up the meeting with Pelosi and bring us in?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah, Ill bring you in, right? Ill bring you in. Theyre doing a bad thing. Ill talk to you. Ill talk to you.
Thank you very much, everybody.
Steve, please treat them nicely. Treat Italy nicely, please.
Q The translator did an amazing job.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Huh?
Q The translator did an amazing job.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah. That doesnt always happen. Thank you.
END
11:06 A.M. EDT
Remarks by President Trump and President Mattarella of the Italian Republic Before Bilateral Meeting
FOREIGN POLICY
Issued on: October 16, 2019
Oval Office
10:20 A.M. EDT
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much. Its a great honor to have the President of Italy with us. He is a man of great distinction. Hes highly respected in this country. And its nice to have you at the White House. Thank you very much, Mr. President.
Weve had a great relationship with Italy for a long time. I dont think its ever been closer than it is now. We have won a $7.5 billion award from, as you know I guess its been pretty big news. And I know that this is against the European Union and World Trade good ole World Trade. For a long time, theyve been taking advantage of the United States. And I know Turkey is going to talk to us about their share of it because they feel they shouldnt have to pay so much.
And if you look at whats going on, Italy is complaining about it. Turkey is com- everybody is complaining about it. Turkey is complaining about a lot of things, and were handling Turkey very nicely. But we have many countries complaining about the different awards that weve been winning lately from the courts. And the reason were winning is were properly represented.
{snip}
Q Mr. President, because youre winning so much with the WTO, because youre growing the biggest economy
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Wait, theres a great question Im being asked. This is maybe the greatest question Ive been asked in a long time. Please put those mics over here. Go ahead.
Q Because youre winning with the WTO, because youre growing the biggest economy the world, are you willing to give Italy a break on tariffs?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: We are looking at Italy very strongly. And, as you know, the seven and a half is to be divided the way we say. Weve divided it up. Italy has got a problem with the way weve divided it up because they said they had much less to do with it, and Germany had more to do with it, and France had more to do with it, as an example. So we are going to look at that very strongly. Ambassador Lighthizer is here. Were going to look at it very strongly.
Okay? Thank you. Good question. I love that question.
Thank you all very much. Thank you.
Q Are you going to open up the meeting with Pelosi? Are you going to open up the meeting with Pelosi and bring us in?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah, Ill bring you in, right? Ill bring you in. Theyre doing a bad thing. Ill talk to you. Ill talk to you.
Thank you very much, everybody.
Steve, please treat them nicely. Treat Italy nicely, please.
Q The translator did an amazing job.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Huh?
Q The translator did an amazing job.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah. That doesnt always happen. Thank you.
END
11:06 A.M. EDT
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Trump and Mattarella's Remarks Before Bilateral Meeting: October 16, 2019 (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2019
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)1. I'm shaking my head.
I have no idea what the mafia don is talking about. Does anyone?