>> Harris: THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, LIVE RIGHT
NOW WITH HIS BRAND-NEW NATIONAL
SECURITY ADVISOR, O'BRIEN, WITH
HIM NOW.
THEY HAVE JUST EXITED MARINE
ONE.
THEY HAVE LANDED IN SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA.
THEY ARE HEADED TO THE BORDER,
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THIS YEAR
HAS TALKED ABOUT BUILDING
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES ALONG THE
BORDER WALL.
LET'S WATCH.
>> President Trump:
SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISOR, HE HAS
WORKED WITH ME FOR QUITE A WHILE
NOW, ON HOSTAGES.
WE'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS TRACK
RECORD WITH RESPECT TO HOSTAGES.
ROBERT CAN TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
BUT WE'VE BROUGHT LOT OF PEOPLE
BACK HOME AND WE HAVEN'T SPENT
ANY MONEY.
SO THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T DO THE MONEY THING.
IF YOU DO THE MONEY THING, ALL
OF THE SUDDEN IT WILL DOUBLE AND
TRIPLE AND QUADRUPLE.
YOU'LL SAY, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
ROBERT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
WE KNOW EACH OTHER WELL.
MAYBE ROBERT WILL SAY A FEW
WORDS.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH
THE PRESIDENT, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR AND A
HALF OF PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.
WE'VE HAD TREMENDOUS FOREIGN
POLICY SUCCESSES UNDER HIS
LEADERSHIP.
I EXPECT THOSE WILL CONTINUE.
YOU GOT A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES,
BUT THERE'S A GREAT TEAM IN
PLACE WITH SECRETARY POMPEO AND
SECRETARY ESPER,
SECRETARY MNUCHIN, AND OTHERS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM AND THE PRESIDENT TO KEEP
AMERICA SAFE AND CONTINUE TO
REBUILD OUR MILITARY AND REALLY
GET US BACK TO A PEACE THROUGH
STRENGTH POLICY THAT WILL KEEP
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SAFE FROM
THE MANY CHALLENGES AROUND THE
WORLD TODAY.
REPORTED BACK MR. O'BRIEN, WHAT
ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THE
PRESIDENT ABOUT THE SITUATION IN
SAUDI ARABIA, AND ANY POSSIBLE
MILITARY STRIKE ON IRAN?
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE
ISSUES NOW.
I THINK SECRETARY POMPEO IS IN
SAUDI ARABIA NOW, OR IS JUST
COMING HOME.
ANY ADVICE I GIVE THE PRESIDENT
WILL BE SOMETHING I GIVE HIM
CONFIDENTIALLY, BUT WE WILL
MONITOR THAT SITUATION CLOSELY.
>> Reporter: MR. PRESIDENT,
ANY UPDATE ON YOUR THINKING?
>> President Trump: NOTHING TO
REPORT YET.
WE WILL PROBABLY BE SPEAKING TO
YOU TOMORROW, MAYBE THE NEXT
DAY.
NOTHING TO REPORT.
BUT IT HASN'T CHANGED VERY MUCH.
I THINK MY THINKING PRETTY MUCH
REMAINS THE SAME.
WE HAVEN'T LEARNED MUCH THAT WE
DIDN'T KNOW.
BUT THERE IS A CERTAIN
GUARANTEED FACTOR.
WE ARE REALLY AT A POINT NOW
WHERE WE KNOW VERY MUCH WHAT
HAPPENED, YES.
>> Reporter:
[INDISTINCT QUESTION]
>> President Trump: WE WILL
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HE WILL WATCH.
>> Reporter: [INDISTINCT]
>> President Trump: I REALLY
DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S UP TO HIM.
IT'S NOT UP TO ME, IT'S UP TO
HIM.
WE WILL WHAT HAPPENS.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
I WOULD LET THEM COME.
IT IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I WOULDL
IT IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I WOULDT
THEM COME.
I'VE ALWAYS FELT THE
UNITED NATIONS IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
I THINK IT'S GOT TO READ HIS
POTENTIAL.
I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER LIVED UP
TO THE POTENTIAL IT HAS.
I I DO WANT TO GET PEOPLE OUT IF
THEY WANT THE COMPANIES THAT
WOULD BE UP TO THEM.
>> Reporter: IS A FAILURE TO
STRIKE A SIGN OF WEAKNESS?
>> President Trump: I THINK
IT'S A SIGN OF STRENGTH.
WE HAVE THE STRONGEST MILITARY
IN THE WORLD NOW.
IT'S A GREAT SIGN OF STRENGTH.
IT'S VERY EASY TO ATTACK, BUT IF
YOU ASK HOW IT GOES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, HOW IT WORKED OUT,
AND HOW'S IT IT GOING INTO
IRAQ WE HAVE A DISPUTE ON THAT.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIMES TO DO
SOME DASTARDLY THINGS.
IT'S FOR EASY TO START.
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD CAPITAL.
IF WE DO SOMETHING, WE WILL DO
IT WITHOUT HESITATION.
>> Reporter: IF THE SAUDI
ATTACKS WERE AN ACT OF WAR, WHAT
IS THE RESPONSE ON THE U.S. AND?
>> HE CAME OUT WITH THE
STATEMENT, HE SPOKE TO ME LITTLE
WHILE AGO AND WE WILL HAVE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DOES
MR. O'BRIEN BRINGS THE TABLE
THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THAT
YOU DIDN'T GET THROUGH
MR. BOLTON?
>> THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
MR. O'BRIEN IS HIGHLY RESPECTED.
HE WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED BY SO
MANY PEOPLE THAT I DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW REALLY KNEW HIM.
HE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB ON
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS.
UNPARALLELED.
WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
IN THAT REGARD.
BROUGHT ON MANY PEOPLE.
THROUGH HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS, I
GOT TO KNOW I'M VERY WELL
MYSELF.
BUT ALSO, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I
RESPECT RATED HIM AS THE
ABSOLUTE NUMBER ONE CHOICE.
I THINK WE HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY
TOGETHER AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
HE IS A VERY TALENTED MAN.
>> Reporter: MR. PRESIDENT,
WILL YOU RAISE MORE SANCTIONS ON
IRAN TODAY?
WHAT WILL THEY INCLUDE?
>> President Trump: WE WILL BE
ADDING SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT
SANCTIONS ONTO IRAN.
>> Reporter: AND WHAT WILL
THEY INCLUDE, SIR?
>> President Trump: WE WILL
ANNOUNCE IT OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
PUTTER AND THERE WILL BE A
FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ON IRAN,
ARE YOU LOOKING AT A MILITARY
STRIKE?
>> President Trump: WE WILL
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Reporter: WHAT ARE THE
OPTIONS, MR. PRESIDENT, THAT YOU
ARE CONSIDERING?
>> President Trump: THERE ARE
MANY OPTIONS.
THERE IS THE ULTIMATE OPTION,
AND THERE ARE OPTIONS A LOT LESS
THAN THAT.
WE'LL SEE.
WE ARE IN A VERY POWERFUL
POSITION.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A VERY, VERY
POWERFUL POSITION.
>> Reporter: WHEN YOU SAY "THE
ULTIMATE OPTION," ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT --
>> President Trump: I MEAN
WAR.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT
ULTIMATE OPTION, NO.
>> Reporter: [INDISTINCT]
>> President Trump: I THINK
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE.
IT'S A ROLE THAT, IF THE
PRESIDENT RESPECTS THE PERSON
THAT IS THE ADVISOR, I THINK IT
PLAYS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
ROLE.
>> Reporter: OF THE BORDER?
>> President Trump: WE ARE
GOING TO THE BORDER LATER.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU A LOT
OF WALL.
WE ARE BUILDING A LOT OF WALL
PAID WE WON THE BIG CASE AND A
COUPLE OTHER CASES, AS YOU KNOW.
WE ARE BUILDING A LOT OF WALL.
HE WILL TALK TO YOU LATER ON,
OKAY?
>> Reporter: HAVE YOU SPOKE
INTERNET TO NETANYAHU?
>> President Trump: I WILL NOT
THOSE RESULTS ARE VERY CLOSE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES?
BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE USUALLY KNOW
BEFORE THE PRESIDENT.
>> Reporter: [INDISTINCT]
>> President Trump: NO, I'M
NOT.
EVERYBODY KNEW IT WOULD BE VERY