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In lieu of a Talking Points Memo, Monday's show featured Bill's
interview with President Trump. About ten minutes of the 40-minute
interview aired prior to Sunday's Super Bowl, the entire conversation
will run on The O'Reilly Factor Monday and Tuesday. Here are a few
excerpts:

O'Reilly: Let's talk about Iran. Do you think we are on a collision
course with that country?
President Trump: I think the deal made by the Obama administration was
the worst deal ever, it's a shame that we had to sign a deal like that.
We've given them billions and billions of dollars, we gave them $1.7
billion in cash, and we have nothing to show for it.
O'Reilly: Is it possible that you'll tear it up?
President Trump: We'll see what happens. They have total disregard for
our country, they are the number one terrorist state, they are sending
money and weapons all over the place and you can't do that.
O'Reilly: You're moving an aircraft carrier there, right?
President Trump: I never talk about military moves, I always criticized President Obama for that.

O'Reilly: Can we expect more U.S. military action against ISIS?
President Trump: I hate to be evasive, but I don't like talking about
it. ISIS is bad, they're evil, they cut off heads of Christians and
Muslims and anyone else who gets in their way. Not since medieval times
has anything happened like this and the previous administration allowed
it to happen.

O'Reilly: Let's turn to domestic policy. Can Americans expect a new
health care plan rolled out this year?
President Trump: Maybe it will take into sometime next year, but we are certainly going to be in the process. It's very complicated, ObamaCare
is a disaster, it doesn't work ... We will have something that is good
and less expensive, really good health care.

O'Reilly: As you know, California is considering becoming a 'sanctuary
state.' So California and the USA are on a collision course.
President Trump: I'm very much opposed to sanctuary cities, which breed tremendous crime. This was a campaign issue and California is in many
ways out of control. People are leaving California to move to Texas and
other places that are run in a different manner. We will certainly not
stand for sanctuary cities, let alone sanctuary states.

O'Reilly: It was fascinating to watch you at the Inauguration with
Barack Obama. You seem to get along.
President Trump: We get along. I don't know if he'll admit this, but he
likes me and I like him. He was vicious during the campaign toward me
and I was vicious toward him. But then we hopped into the car at the Inauguration and we didn't even talk about it. Politics is amazing.
O'Reilly: What did you talk about?
President Trump: We talked about the the future of the country. I asked
him what he thinks our biggest problem is and he told me.
O'Reilly: You gave a speech that excoriated him, you basically took his administration apart and he was sitting five feet away from you!
President Trump: I'm an honest person, the country has very deep-seated problems and we have to do something about it. And if you noticed, when
I finished my speech, I turned around and shook his hand and he was
very gracious and smiling.

O'Reilly: What time do you get up?
President Trump: 5:00. I read the papers, I look at the television and
I see the lies. When I was a businessman I got good press, but at some
of the networks and papers there is a level of dishonesty. It's 'fake
news' and they're doing it because I'm on the other side of the
equation. They call themselves 'progressive,' but it's not true. They
don't like anybody on our side.
O'Reilly: They're saying that you're anti-Muslim, anti-black, anti-
poor. Does it hurt your feelings that they're making you into a hater? President Trump: No because they always do it. The first thing they do
with Republicans is to pull out the 'racist' card. They do it with
everybody, and once you see that you feel a lot better.
O'Reilly: Is there any validity to the criticism that you say things
you can't back up factually. If you say there are 3-million illegal
aliens who voted but you don't have the data to back it up, some people
say that's irresponsible for a president to do.
President Trump: Many people have come out and said I'm right. When you
look at the registration, there are many dead people who have voted and
people who have voted in two states. There are a lot of bad things
happening, take a look at the registration, it's a really bad
situation.
O'Reilly: But the data has to show that 3-million illegals voted.
President Trump: I'm going to set up a commission headed by Vice
President Mike Pence and we're going to look at it very carefully.

O'Reilly: Do you think you will convince the media to give you a fair
shot?

President Trump: Yes, I think success will do that, jobs will do that,
and companies coming back into our country will do that.
O'Reilly: Do you ever say to yourself, 'I cannot believe that I'm here,
that I'm the president?
President Trump: The other day I walked into the main entrance to the
White House and I said to myself this is sort of amazing. When you walk
into the Oval Office or Air Force One it's kind of a surreal
experience, but you have to get over it because there is so much work
to be done, whether it's jobs or other nations that truly hate us. You
have to get over it.

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