When analyzed closely, I struggle to find even a sentence fragment that isn't off-subject, incoherent, grammatically unintelligible, self-praising, self-pitying, blaming of others, misleading, or just a lie. Also, he never answers the question.
Question: Will you commit publicly that none of that taxpayer money will go towards your own personal properties?
Donald Trump: Well, you know, every time I do it –
like, for instance,
I committed publicly that I wouldn't take the $450,000 salary.
It's a lot of money. Whether you're rich or not, it's a lot of money.
And I did it
AND NOBODY CARED.
NOBODY -- NOBODY SAID, "THANK YOU."
NOBODY SAID, "THANK YOU VERY MUCH."
Now, I DIDN'T COMMIT LEGALLY.
I just said, "I don't want it.
I don't want my salary.
I work for zero.
I don't want my salary."
NOBODY SAID, "OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH."
But I guarantee you, if I ever took it,
YOU WOULD GO OUT AFTER ME –
you, in particular,
WOULD GO OUT AFTER ME LIKE CRAZY.
So I have no idea what they're talking about with regard to the one element.
Everything is changing, just so you understand.
It's all changing.
But I have no idea.
But EVERY TIME I COMMIT TO DO SOMETHING –
I'VE COMMITTED TO DO MY –
look, I ran and everybody knew I was a rich person.
I built a great company and people knew that.
BUT I AGREED TO DO THINGS I DIDN'T HAVE TO.
I STILL DON'T HAVE TO.
But my company -- I told the kids, who are running it -- I'm not running it.
But I told them, "Don't deal with foreign companies.
Don't deal…" I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
I could have just ran and I have –
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT AT ALL.
AND INSTEAD OF BEING THANKED FOR,
again, not agreeing to do, but just not doing it,
I GET EXCORIATED ALL THE TIME.
So I've learned –
let's just see what happens because we have to save some of these great companies.
They can be great companies,
literally, in a matter of weeks.
We have to save them.