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Donald Trump: “A year and a half ago, America was dead. They thought it was…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Squawk Pod: President Donald J. Trump: America at 250 - 07/03/26 | Audio Only

Published | Video Starts at 38:38

They're not laughing anymore. They respect us. The king of Saudi Arabia told me, and I said this numerous times. He said it. But many people said, president, A year and a half ago, America was dead. They thought it was dead. And right now you have the hottest country anywhere in the world. And we do. Well, let's hope for another 250 like that. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. For all your time. Thank you. Great job. Happy semi quincentennial happy something, right. (38:38–38:48)

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Asserts that the United States has transformed from being perceived as "dead" to being the "hottest country" in the world within a year and a half.

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