Trump's first press conference: top announcements and video in Russian

Elected US President Donald Trump gives the first press conference after his election.

Ее прямую трансляцию на русском языке вело издание «Voice of America«.

The press conference was opened by the elected vice president, Mike Pence, after a short introductory speech, he passed the microphone to Donald Trump.

ForumDaily collected the main statements of the President-elect.

On canceling Obamacare

Trump called the program of insurance medicine, adopted by Obama, a disaster and a problem, and promised to cancel and replace it within the first week after the inauguration.

He also promised to correct the situation in the provision of medical services to American veterans, without going into details of how he would do it.

About relations with Russia and other countries

On the question of whether Russia has levers of influence on him, Trump said: "I have no business ties with Russia."

He added that the sympathy of Russian President Vladimir Putin for him considers an advantage, not a problem.

“Friends, this is a plus, not a minus,” Donald Trump stressed, specifying that he considers Putin to be an “honest person.”

“We have terrible relations with Russia now, but we need Russia in order to fight the Islamic State,” Trump said.

He accused the Obama administration of the fact that by untimely withdrawal of troops from Iraq, it contributed to the creation of ISIL, and announced its intention to solve the problem of international terrorism.

He also said that all countries of the world will begin to “respect America” under his rule much more than under previous presidents.

“There are no reset buttons - either we get on or not (about relations with Russia). I hope we get along, maybe not, it is also possible, but ... Russia, China, Japan, Mexico, all countries will respect us much more than under previous administrations, ”Donald Trump said.

About the wall on the border with Mexico

Trump does not abandon the idea of ​​building a wall on the border with Mexico.

According to him, it will be built, and with the money of Mexico.

“But this will be done retroactively, as compensation,” he added.

About the economy

Trump once again reiterated the promise to create “more jobs than anyone else,” and stressed that he would definitely keep it. As evidence, he cited recent statements by Apple, Ford and others about moving production to the United States.

About presidency and business

Speaking at a press conference, Trump lawyer Cherie Dillon said that he had retired from managing the affairs of his company.

According to her, during the upcoming activities as president, he intends to abandon any international business transactions and will not use his government position for personal business benefits. The lawyer also said that before 20 January 2017, all the business assets of the President-elect of the United States will be transferred to them in trust management.

At the same time, at a press conference, the elected president of the United States said that his two sons would conduct business professionally at Trump’s company, and they would not discuss business issues with their father.

Trump divided journalists into “honest” and “dishonest”

The elected president refused to answer the CNN question, stressing several times during the speech that their information that Russia has dirt on him, — фейк.

«Вы — ужасная организация и публикуете фейки», — прервал Трамп вопрос журналиста CNN, и добавил, что будет общаться только «с честными журналистами».

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