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Nice to talk -- regret it.
So I don't another pilgrimage to Donald Trump today governor Mitt Romney -- and so tell me what struck you most by your meeting with Mitt Romney.
Well I think we've enjoyed ourselves I didn't know all my met him once or twice briefly but.
We sort of had a great time I mean we we discussed lots of big issues international national lots of issues including the fact that the world is just ripping lost -- country like.
Like never before him and it's never happened to this extent probably happen before but never to this extent.
And he's a believer -- that He believes they are in fact it just ripping us left and right and we had a good a good conversation that lasted quite some time.
All right -- billionaire he's a millionaire did you feel so art -- at all.
No I didn't feel special I think he's doing well He did very well in the debate I was in Australia and I told him I came home and I watched the debate.
And He I -- He did very well in the debate and you know it comports himself very nicely.
You know there's no secret -- I at least you know I I I believe this I believe each one was making -- pilgrim -- -- -- endorsement and I suspect that everyone's sort of dances around it may be summer blogger and save data we -- sweet and so I'm curious you know did that come up with that governor Romney.
Well -- -- comes up with all of the candidates that have come up and frankly.
I understand it and I don't think it's the way actually I think it's what I say.
I am very very strong on the fact that this country is being taken advantage of by the rest of the world.
China would be the number two culprit OPEC -- OPEC nations -- number one.
We can never be great again unless we do something without fact that we can never have to upgrade economy because every time it gets screwed.
They suck the blood out of -- by -- oil prices and nobody doesn't think about it I don't even think -- make a phone call we don't call him.
We don't talk -- -- -- -- -- -- they do whatever they want and they wouldn't be there except for us.
And the others China what to do it -- -- is just unbelievable how they're getting away with the beginning it was murder and -- -- -- view that governor Romney.
Very much agrees with in those points and I -- very strongly agrees with -- southern suburbs the other candidates I think maybe He.
-- governor Romney is it is strongest on that.
Well.
You know I met with the governor Perry and you also reveals that -- you know we're whipping post for the rest of the world so I just think it's very important because if they don't understand that Greta.
I would have just no interest in supporting anybody can I understand what's gone wrong with this country.
And you know even with the Republican debates.
The disappointing thing is that this is never brought up they say well what about jobs edition where we want education we wanna educate -- people who won -- district.
-- out -- that China is shocking that jobs out of this country and manufacturing our product and you know I mean what China's doing to us is unbelievable they're manipulating their currency which makes it very very hard for our companies to compete.
And it's never even brought up in the debate.
So I just feel that this country can not be great again until -- Negotiate hard tough really tough and get back a lot of the money.
That's good squandered it was that China this year is gonna make 350 billion dollars of the United States I used to -- -- 300 but the 300 is not to lower.
No doubt your office is.
It's beautiful it's it's wonderful to visit -- and you're very engaging the talk to.
But I do believe these candidates are making that pilgrims can pilgrimage TO because of the -- William endorsed we're what do I have to do -- -- I don't I can't imagine that doesn't come up.
You know that's what I think it's really don't want my money because they're not a substantial money there -- get something more important and again I represent a large group but many of millions of people are just regular look at my web sites if you look at them millions and millions of people.
Because they agree with what I'm saying about other countries and.
These candidates -- -- -- as they spit ISO I'm curious sort of behind the scenes that Friday as -- to stadium.
Doubt will you support me William -- we do any of them do that would -- -- different people say different things but I don't wanna get it specifically I don't want to get into that but.
I think they would like to have my endorsement -- I represent a tremendous number of millions of people.
And get tired -- what's happening to this country is tired of seeing the people that make these trade deals and it's destroying -- that is its sake.
Well out of our country and in other words well it isn't necessarily in -- -- But if we don't have a wealthy country that we can't take care Medicare and we can't take care Medicaid and we can't take care Social Security.
We -- subsidizing Chinese were rebuilding China.
Well rebuilding other countries but which -- built around I just got back from Australia and Sydney and melt toward such -- these are the oil cities but -- -- -- -- -- wealthy country but these -- -- cities.
You have to see how nice no -- -- a beautiful guard rails everything in beautiful shape their bridges.
It's that.
-- of the goes to get the country back together.
But each person makes a pilgrimage to you and I know that Herman mr.
Herman Cain is gonna do Monday because it's been tweeted on his Twitter account or his campaign -- -- so he's coming Monday but each person that comes to you.
That must be more that you did talk about it and I do give them advice for instance you give any advice to governor Romney about his performance at the at the debate -- it be for instance governor Perry.
-- what He needs to reach out the American people would do give advice or do they talk.
I told him that He did a very good job that the debate and I think that was pretty obvious to anybody -- the debate.
So I think He was complemented by that but He did acreage and you know they -- read my advice they -- I'm I'm somebody that.
Understands.
I do understand the world I do understand what's happening to our country.
I deal where I am very international and many many people that idea was including China I mean I -- -- China all the time that business I understand.
The Chinese and getting away with murder and -- tell me they're -- -- it was -- -- tell me I can't believe that they're getting away with the kind of things are beginning.
And I -- -- -- different candidates don't send some of them think it's very important and some of impossibly -- but certainly in my face I think it's very important.
But I think it's vital because well as being -- out of this country we're being we are being and nobody even knows about it and the saddest part about the Republican debates -- wanted to talk about this.
Do you think I mean it's obvious it's no -- -- it's in the DNC today put out a video ad where they have but it's -- and and governor.
Rodney and they have you at the end save your fired up with what syrup and reaction are you.
Flattered amused annoyed at by the DNC put it -- an a video advice that.
I thought it was amateur hour shortly it was very bad I thought it was -- and they have that wasn't very effective.
I jokingly said I'm very insulted by the end because they used to play and it's not nearly as nice -- -- plan upside left in other but it craft of course now the -- Leo he's unhappy about complained that they portray it.
But the fact is that I thought it was a very ineffective net.
And we need a competitive America we don't have.
-- competitive country any longer it's not competitive even our countries are kowtowing to China.
We're giving them what trade secrets -- giving them our -- actually giving them so many different things that we would never ever even have gone up ten years ago.
You can do business in China they want all of your rights they want everything they want.
They want all of your intellectual property rights things that nobody would have even thought about asking for.
China they wanted to open a plant in China to manufacture the equipment we don't wanted to it's made of the United States it's terrible and they get away -- it.
What do you think president -- -- Policy -- thinking is towards China.
Well I don't think He has a policy he's extremely nice to China.
He is and -- don't put our respect.
They respect strength I understand China very well.
-- respects and they respect strike.
We don't have a policy to torture and other than being very nice to -- whole state dinners when the president comes to -- You know I was starting is that I would never have a steak dinner.
To somebody that is our economic enemy now they're not our enemy yet in the sense.
Beyond economics but economics is -- -- -- -- sapping the life -- blood out of this country they are just.
They're just we have big double life blood from the United States and we told -- and we have ambassadors let's say how wonderful they are how great they what a great.
Group of friends that I looked at your recent ambassador you're most recent -- -- current ambassador Gary Locke.
Saying the other day eighty talking about China.
And to how they would love to see America gets what jobs and they want to see America -- -- -- -- -- -- itself.
It's just the opposite -- is nobody's talking about.
I think because -- dealt with Gary Locke and believe me He did not -- -- -- -- not think.
He has no idea.
What he's talking about when it comes to China.
And I watched his statements last week and it was really laughable.
Do you think that the have.
The compliment that people running for office are seeking the Republican nomination.
Do you think that there will be more jumping into the field -- -- suspicion that we and that the nation now has the the field of Republican nominee candidates.
I think you have to Republican candidates Chris Christie's -- very different about it I don't see him running I don't think he's going to run and he's a great guy.
What if if I were unhappy with the candidate -- in which is possible.
If I see somebody that just does not get away -- is not -- straighten out this country.
And -- the economy continues to be dead which I think it will because we have incompetent leadership I would certainly consider it but.
We have a long way to go that would be as an independent we have a long way to go before that happens.
Anybody while you react like you thought that's the greatest nominee ever saw my life this is the one I want.
Well I don't wanna say that because I think it's too early and -- dealing.
-- -- will tell you I I met with Rick Perry I really like to melodic that He was a terrific guy.
Today I met with Mitt Romney.
Absolutely.
Very impressive -- -- had some some good ideas very different people it's very interesting and I don't wanna get into it but they are very very different people but I was very impressed they would Mitt Romney.
As you know with a great -- -- Incidentally met where is -- Sarah Palin I don't know that she's going to be running I doubt it.
But you'd never know what's going to happen but -- met was Sarah and we had a great time and Michelle Bachmann came up and it was a very interest in -- Sox I'd really met with them but.
You know I'm not doing this -- -- until it is because our country's in serious trouble.
And I did pretty good to keep people over the years and you know if I'm going to -- somebody I want to endorse somebody that really can turn -- -- and by the way.
If President Obama.
Could do a great job and would do a great job there would be nobody happier than Donald -- nobody -- I would be so proud if President Obama would step up -- -- unfortunately the first -- have to do is.
And obamacare and I have a feeling He won't be doing that.
Love that I talk to your money -- mr.
Herman Cain and maybe perhaps so you talk to us on on I mean I've come up and that the interview in your -- got to be shine and you tighter sanctions thank you thank you -- -- by.
