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Donald Trump: “They spent $3.9 billion. And I spent a lot of money too. But…”

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Keir Starmer and Donald Trump Discuss Humanitarian Aid, Trade Deals, and Energy in Scotland

Published | Video Starts at 35:19

And the new ceiling had no opulence to it, or they'd fix the ceiling. But I would say that all I need is a good plaster and a can of paint. And, you know, They spent $3.9 billion. And I spent a lot of money too. But it's, It's. I'd say three point. I would say $3.8 billion less, you know, meaning I spent probably $100 million making this place incredible. And you were saying a lot of that was local trades. I used local trades. We were looking at the windows. I think in next route I had. (35:19–35:38)

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Asserts that $3.9 billion was spent on a project, and he spent $100 million.

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