They have knives. And instead, theres blood all over the floors of this hospital. They say its as bad as a military war zone hospital. Knives. Knives. Knives. London hasnt been used to that. Theyre getting used to it. Its pretty tough. Were here today because we recognize a simple fact. The one thing that has always stood between the American People and the elimination of our Second Amendment rights has been conservatives in congress willing to fight for those rights. And were fighting. Were fighting. Were fighting to defend our freedom. We need the people in washington to support our freedom, to support our candidates. To support ted. To support the people that have to raise their hand. You know, they say we have a majority. We have, what, a majority of one person . Thats not really a majority. We need republicans to do it right to get the kinds of things we want. Weve got to get republicans elected. Weve got to do great in 18. We need judges who will enforce our laws. Protect our sovereignty and uphold our american way of life. The constitution cant be changed by judges, bureaucrats or the united nations. That is why we appointing federal judges who will interpret the law as written. In my first year, i nominated and the Senate Confirmed more circuit judges than any new administration, by far, in history. And we will have the alltime record very soon. President obama was very nice to us because he left us a lot of judges. I said thats a lot of judges. Like almost 140. Thats a lot of judges. I was very surprised. I was very happy. And we put an incredible new justice on the Supreme Court. Judge neil gorsuch. Yet virtually every single democrat in the senate opposed neil gorsuch, just as they have consistently opposed judges who will protect your basic freedoms. And by the way, the way theyre slow walking people that are supposed to be working for us in government, if you look at what theyre doing, in the history of this country, there has never been anything like what the democrats are doing on great people who gave up their jobs and their lives to take a job as an ambassador or people working for our government, and they cant get approved because every single one of them is being slow walked by the democrats. And its never happened before. And you know what . I hope we dont have to worry about it because well be there a long time so we wont have to worry about it, but what theyre doing is disgraceful. What they are doing, schumer and the group, what they are doing is disgraceful. What they are doing to the wall and immigration is disgraceful. And you just take a look at the border. You take a look. Take a look at whats happening. My administration and conservatives in congress were elected to uphold your rights. To rebuild our military which we are doing a great job of rebuilding. To restore our prosperity to secure our communities and defend our borders. Oh, we have the worst immigration laws anywhere in the world but ill tell you what. Its not easy for people to come in. Its not. But we have the worst laws. After years defending the borders of other countries, we go into wars with other countries. We shouldnt be there. We go into wars to defend their borders. We dont defend our own borders. And were going to start defending our country. Were going to start defending our borders. Youve all seen on television, all over the papers the Illegal Migrants pouring up through mexico, flooding the border. Many from central america, honduras, all over the place coming up by the thousands. Were stopping them at different fronts, but we dont have laws. We have laws that were written by people that truly could not love our country. Illegal immigration must end. Illegal immigration must end. We are going to have strong borders. I will tell you, we have maxed out every law. We are going to have truly strong, and were going to take people into our country but theyre going to come in based on merit, not based on picking somebody out of a bin. We are not going to let our country be overwhelmed, and were going to demand congress secure the border in the upcoming cr. Its going to be very soon. Going to be very soon. In recent months, democratic lawmakers have voted against legislation to close deadly immigration loopholes like catch and release. How about that one . We caught them. Oh, release him. Byebye. Welcome to america. Welcome to america. Thats what we have. Were going to keep the violent criminals out. Senate democrats like john tester. You saw what happened there. What he did to one of the finest people in our country. What he did to the admiral. What he did is a disgrace jon tester. Bill nelson. And bob casey voted against kates law. Legislation names for kate steinle who was gunned down by a fivetime deported illegal immigrant. And you saw what happened with that court case. Can you believe the result of that court case . Can you believe that . The same senators, along with nearly every other democrat, all voted to protect something thats actually becoming very unpopular, sanctuary cities. Can you believe people are democrats and liberals in Congress Want to disarm lawabiding americans at the same time theyre releasing dangerous criminal aliens and savage gang members onto our streets. These countries send up their worst. Remember in my opening speech i got criticized for it. Remember . Well, guess what. Theyre not sending their finest. That i can tell you. Were getting some real beauties in here. But were taking ms13 horrible killer gang members. Were getting them out because our guys are much tougher than theirs. There is not even a little bit of a contest. And thats the only language they understand. Thats the only language they understand. These are savage killers. My administration believes our cities should be safe havens for americans, not sanctuaries for criminals. And we believe that violent gang members must be thrown out of our country immediately, not let to stay to fester and to get larger. We get them out, and were taking them out by the thousands. If we had the right laws, which we can have very quickly with cooperation, we wouldnt even have a problem. Would be so much better. So much easier. We believe that politicians who put criminal aliens before american citizens should be voted out of office immediately. As we secure our borders, were also supporting the heroes who fight crime, serve our citizens and secure our streets. Our brave men and brave women in blue. We love them. In my administration, we have a simple policy. We will protect those who protect us. You saw what i did with the military equipment, the excess equipment sitting all over the country in warehouses never to be used again. And other administrations, they just didnt want to give it to the police. They said its too much protection. It looks too strong. It looks like military. Guess what . Its now being distributed all over to our police forces. And its better than they could ever buy. Cant buy stuff like that. Today our love and prayers go out to the family of Slain Dallas Police officer rohilio santander who last week was murdered in the line of duty very, very close to this arena. We ask god to help the others who were wounded and they will recover. They will be better. They will be back. Send our love. So important. Thank you. And we mourn together with the entire Dallas Police department, its a great police department, a police force that has lost too many heroes but has never lost its will to protect and serve you. Were also taking very strong action to secure and protect our most valuable resource, our childr children. All of us here today are deeply committed to school safety. Nothing is more important than protecting innocent lives. And i will tell you, wayne and chris and all of the people at the nra, we speak about it all the time. These are great people. These are great americans. These people have great heart. They know what theyre doing. Our entire nation was filled with shock and grief by the monstrous attack on a high school in parkland, florida. We mourn for the victims and their families. Ive gotten to know members of those families. These are incredible people. And our hearts break for every american who has suffered the ho horrors of a School Shooting. I met with the survivors, the parents of School Shooting victims at the white house. I was inspired like all of you were by their incredible courage. We agreed that its not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like were making a difference. We must ensure that we actually make a difference. And my administration has pursued an aggressive strategy on community safety. Were working to improve Early Warning systems so when the police are called, when the community sees the red flags, which they saw in parkland all over the place, there has never been a case where more red flags have been shown. Swift action is taken by the authorities. Lawaed bying gun owners want to keep firearms out of the hands of those who impose a danger to themselves and to others. We all want that. We all want that. I recently signed legislation that includes more than 2 billion to improve school safety, including the funding for training and metal detectors and security and Mental HealthMental Health is a big one. They dont like to talk about Mental Health. That was the number one example in parkland. That legislation also made vital improvements to our background check system which everybody wants. Finally, all of us agree that we must harden certain schools. At the same time, the police have to be able to get into those schools if theres a problem. We want armed guards. We want to be able to get in. I saw some of the craziest plans that ive ever seen. You can spend a fortune on each school. Youll spend so much more. Nobody knows more about construction than i do. Youll make it so hard that you cant run a da. You know what that is . Through the doors. It means a tractor. Theres only one problem if one of these maniacs get in and its so hard you cant get. So you have to be careful. We strongly believe in allowing highly trained teachers to carry concealed weapons, if theyre highly trained. And we want highly trained security guards. 98 of mass public shootings have occurred in places where guns are banned. Just so you understand. Tragically, as weve seen, theres no sign more inviting to a mass killer than a sign that declares this school is a gunfree zone. Come in and take us. 98 . You know theyre cowards. You saw that in the recent case where he did all of his damage and then he sort of slinked out of the school and the policeman outside caught him in a different community. That policeman did a good job. That policeman did a good job. Caught him in a different community. But they are cowards when they know theres guns inside, theyre not going in. We just dont understand that. We cant get that word out. But highly trained people. At the same time, there is no stronger deterrent for a sick individual than the knowledge that their attack will end their life and will end in total failure. When they know that, theyre not going in. Youre not going to have school attacks. We support the Second Amendment. Not only because we believe in freedom, but also because we trust in everyday talented, wonderful people. They love our students. And by the way, these teachers, they love their students. They love their students. They understand it. They love their students. And theyre not going to let anybody hurt their students. But you have to give them a chance. In america, we trust the people to be wise and to be good. We trust them to take responsibility for themselves, their families and their communities. And that is why in america we have always trusted the people to keep and bear arms. It is fitting that we gather today in the great state of texas, a place that cherishes their right like no other. You know, before i left today, a couple of people came up to me. Good political people. They said going to the Nra Convention and speak tooing tod that will be very controversial. It may not be popular. You know what i said . Byebye. Got to get on the plane. Because we have to do the right thi thing. We have to do the right thing. This would not exist if not for a handful of determined and defiant texans who refused to surrender their rights nearly two centuries ago. Right . You know who im talking about. In 1835, soldiers from general santa anas army marched into the little texas town of gonzalez and ordered those settlements to surrender their small cannon they relied on to protect their lives and protect their homes. The texans refused. You refuse. Youre tough. Thats right. They were not about to give up their only means of selfdefense. In response, santa anas army returned with a large group of additional people. They had men all over the place. The army was big. This time, they were met by dozens of texans, settlers, soldiers and ordinary citizens who had rushed to gonzalez to defend their rights and their freedom as santa anas men watched from a distance. Those brave texans raised the flag for all to see. And you know what it said. On the banner they painted a cannon along with four words that echoed through the ages and you know what it is . It said come and take it. Come and take it. [ applause ] usa usa usa like those early texans, americans will never surrender, ever, ever, ever. We will never, ever surrender. We will never give up our freedom. Americans are born free. We will live free. And we will die free. So, again, it is a great honor to be with you. Very special people. We truly appreciate your support. Im doing the right thing. Im doing it for you, but were doing the right thing. Were doing the right thing together. I want to thank again all of our friends and patriots from the nra. We will never fail, and we will always protect your Second Amendment. Thank you. God bless you. And god bless america. Thank you all. Thank you. All right. Donald trump at the Nra Convention in dallas. Clocking in at, im going to wait for the official timekeepers but looks like 44 minutes and 40 seconds. 44 40. The judges have not tuned in yet but that is what it seemed like. That was a long speech. Im ali velshi. The president has spent his day talking. A lot. He just wrapped up that speech to some of his biggest supporters, members of the nra at the annual convention in dallas. Your Second Amendment rights are under siege. But they will never, ever be under siege as long as im your president. Which is a little weird because he is the president and their rights are under siege. But let that go for a second. Guns were not the only focus of President Trumps speech. Heres one of the many topics he touched upon. It says judge questions muellers authority to prosecute manafort. Now Paul Manafort is a nice guy, but you know, he worked for me for a very short period of time. Literally for like, what, a couple of months . A little period of time. Then what happens, he worked for ronald reagan, he worked for bob dole. They worked, i think, as a firm for john mccain. They worked for others. Does anybody say that . No. But hes out there fighting. Very similar to what the president has been saying about Michael Cohen. Worked for him just a little bit. The president is trying to have a positive narrative created ami amidst all the negative headlines. He was confronted about what he actually knows about Stormy Daniels and whether lies were told to the American People. When did you change your story on Stormy Daniels . Were not changing any stories. All im telling you is that this country is right now running so smooth. And to be bringing up that kind of crap and to be bringing up witch hunts all the time. Thats all you want to talk about. Youre going to see excuse me. You did not know anything about the payments . You take a look at what i said. You go back and take a look. Youll see what i said. Okay. We went back and found the tape of you last month aboard air force one, and this is what you said about that payment to Stormy Daniels. Did you know about the 130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels . Then why did Michael Cohen make this if there was no truth to the allegations . You have to ask Michael Cohen. Michael is my attorney. Youll have to ask michael. Do you know where he got the money to make that payment . No, i dont know. Doesnt know why the payment was made or where the money came from. Rudy giuliani has tried to help set the record straight issuing this threepart statement clarifying everything hes said during the publicity tour on the Stormy Daniels payment, the timing of it and firing of james comey. Trump still says he wants to talk to Robert Mueller. I would love to speak. I would love to. Nobody wants to speak more than me. In fact, against my lawyers because most lawyers say never speak on anything. I would love to speak. Because weve done nothing wrong. Lets begin in dallas at the Nra Convention where the president spoke. Hes just wrapped that up hes getting ready to head back to washington. Geoff bennett is there for us. This is a day its not ideal to be the reporter summing up a 44minute speech by the president because he was all over the place. He was, ali. If we need yet another indicator of how surreal our politics have become, the president from that stage praised kanye west and the nra faithful applauded kanye west. So take that for what it is. But we know the president sees every stage as a campaign stage. He sees most crowds deserving of a show. And on that front he delivered. It was a speech to nra members, of course, but he gave a little bit of something for the huge crowd of Trump Supporters who were here. He talked about building the wall. He talked about his track record for confirming conservative judges. He framed himself as sort of a nationalistic culture warrior. Talked about respect for the flag, the national anthem. He also talked about guns. Thats what this crowd wanted to hear. He talked about arming teachers, A