Transcript - Remarks: Donald Trump Holds a Bilat Meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya - August 27, 2018

Donald Trump

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Thank you very much. It's great to have President Kenyatta of Kenya, and First Lady Kenyatta. Thank you very much for being here. It's a great honor. We have a tremendous relationship with Kenya. We have terrorism, a lot of trade, getting bigger and bigger all the time.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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Absolutely.

Donald Trump

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We're working on a major infrastructure project, a massive roadway that will be record setting, in many ways. And we are going to conclude a lot of good things.

Donald Trump

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We have the President's representatives in the next room. And we're going to be going in there, and we're going to be making some great deals for both countries. So thank you very much, both, for being here. This is a tremendous honor. Thank you very much.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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Great pleasure. Wonderful to have us. Thank you. We appreciate it.

Donald Trump

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Thank you very much.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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Yep.

Donald Trump

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Would you like to say something?

Uhuru Kenyatta

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Yes. I want to just take this opportunity to thank Mr. President and the First Lady for welcoming us here to the White House. As President Trump has said, Kenya and United States have had strong, solid relationships ever since our independence. We are here to renew that partnership. We are here to strengthen it. We have had very good and excellent cooperation, especially in our fight against terrorism because of the neighborhood that we're in -- al-Shabaab fights, which the United States have been a very good, strong, and solid partner.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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But more importantly, we're here to pursue and to strengthen our trade and investment ties, which are already very strong. We have a good number of American companies in Kenya. And we want to see how we can strengthen that going forward for the mutual benefit of our two countries.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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And I believe that we will have very fruitful discussions this afternoon. And we'll have a lot to report at the end of it. Well, thank you once again, Mr. President --

Donald Trump

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Thank you.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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-- for welcoming us to the White House.

Donald Trump

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Great honor.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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Happy to be with you.

Donald Trump

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Thank you.

Uhuru Kenyatta

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Thanks, Melania.

Donald Trump

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Thank you very much everybody. Thank you. Thank you.