Mexico is not our friend. They're sending people that have lots of problems. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. Some, I assume, are good people. We need to build a wall, and it needs to be a big, beautiful wall. And Mexico will pay for that wall. They may not …

We're going to create the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan. We're cutting taxes for businesses from 35% to 15%. That's going to bring trillions of dollars back to America. Companies are leaving because our taxes are too high. We have the highest business tax rate in the world. That's …

We are the only democracy - the only advanced democracy on Earth - the only wealthy nation that allows such hardship for millions of its people. Everyone in this room knows what will happen if we do nothing. Our deficit will grow. More families will go bankrupt. More businesses will …

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