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Donald Trump: “It's £35,000 per square inch. If you look at hard concrete…”

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

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President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 19, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 03:45

And especially for something like this, it's got, it's rated a million year plus. That means it has a million year life. Can you imagine that? It's £35,000 per square inch. If you look at hard concrete, hard Concrete is £5,000. This is 35,000. So nature is stronger than what the human can produce. It's really pretty amazing. It comes from California, from a quarry in California. And it's a very special stone. (03:45–03:55)

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Asserts that the granite's strength is £35,000 per square inch compared to £5,000 for hard concrete.

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