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Donald Trump: “They've had stock prices that have gone up 13, 14, 15, 16…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 41:20

Because I would say that maybe with one talk they would be willing to cut their prices by 50, 60 or 70%. They've made a fortune. They've had stock prices that have gone up 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and even 18. Think of this. They went up 1,800%. One of them went up numbers that nobody's ever seen before. They had a nice return. Not a 2%, an 1800% return. One went up more than that. (41:20–41:33)

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Asserts that insurance companies' stock prices have increased significantly, up to 1,800%.

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