Transcript - Remarks: Donald Trump Greets 2019 Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues - October 15, 2019 | Factba.se

Donald Trump

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Well, thank you very much. It's a great honor today. These are great champions behind me, great athletes. I always respect great athletes. But they're also very smart, because you can't win unless you're smart. It takes more than just the muscles, right? I think we've all learned that. Today, it's my pleasure to welcome the Stanley Cup Champions, the St. Louis Blues.

Donald Trump

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I watched it very carefully. I watched that season, and I saw, gee, they're not doing very well this year. But you'll see the story; it's an amazing story of comebacks. Congratulations to Head Coach Craig Berube and the Blues organization. And I just want to congratulate you guys. That is something. [Applause] Fantastic.

Donald Trump

00:00:46 - 00:01:04 (18 sec)

Fantastic. And the entire team on winning your first Stanley Cup. And you'll probably have many more, based on what I'm hearing. We're delighted to be joined by Second Lady Karen Pence. Karen, thank you very much. Appreciate it. [Applause] Mike is getting ready to make a big trip. He'll be leaving tomorrow.

Donald Trump

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We have a delegation leading today. And Mike is heading it up with Secretary Pompeo. They'll be leaving tomorrow. And we're having very strong talks with a lot of people. We want to bring our soldiers back home after so many years. And they're the greatest warriors in the world. They're policing. They're not a police force; they're a different kind of a force.

Donald Trump

00:01:25 - 00:01:47 (22 sec)

We want to bring our soldiers back home. And we're being very tough on Turkey and a lot of others. They have to maintain their own properties now. They have to maintain peace and safety. And we'll see what happens -- the delegation. We're asking for a ceasefire. We put the strongest sanctions that you can imagine, but they get a lot.

Donald Trump

00:01:47 - 00:02:08 (21 sec)

We have a lot in store if they don't -- if they don't have an impact, including massive tariffs on steel. They ship a lot of steel to the United States. They make a lot of money shipping steel. They won't be making so much money. I just want to tell you that the stock market is way up today because of probably the trade deal that we made with China.

Donald Trump

00:02:08 - 00:02:26 (18 sec)

We made a fantastic deal. You guys would've been very proud of it. Your agents would've been -- [Laughter] -- your agents would've been very proud. Those agents, right? They sit in bed, they weigh 350 pounds, and they complain: "You're not playing very well today. Come on." [Laughter] So -- the good, old agents.

Donald Trump

00:02:26 - 00:02:49 (23 sec)

But they would've been proud. We're going to be selling to China about $50 billion worth of farm agricultural products. And -- it's amazing. [Applause] And China has been great. China has really been great on this. And we have a phase two, and we're doing a lot with banking and with financial services already in phase one.

Donald Trump

00:02:49 - 00:03:12 (24 sec)

Phase one is massive, actually. It's probably the simpler stuff, but, in some ways, maybe it's the most complicated. But it's very big numbers. So I hear the most the farmers ever did was $16 billion, so I said, "Ask for 70." They said, "No, you don't mean 70. Sixteen. Ask for 70." I said, "Yeah, ask for 70." So we agreed on 50. And the only problem is they say the farmers can't produce it; it's too much.

Donald Trump

00:03:12 - 00:03:32 (20 sec)

I said, "Don't reduce it." My people said, "All right, make it 20." I said, "No, make it 50. Let the farmers tell me we can't do it." The farmers will never say that because they'll do it. You guys know that, right? So we have $50 billion worth of agriculture. It's the largest contract of its kind, by three times, ever signed.

Donald Trump

00:03:32 - 00:03:51 (19 sec)

And China is starting immediately, even though the agreement will take -- Gary, you get agreements done much more quickly. Gary Bettman, what a job. But the agreement will take probably until Chile. We're going to Chile for a meeting -- as you know, a summit. And -- hello, Mr. Senator. Look at my two great senators.

Donald Trump

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Roy, stand up -- even though I'm going to introduce you in a second. [Applause] How's our young -- how's our young, incredible -- how's our young, incredible Josh doing? Good job? Come on. Stand up, Josh. What a job. [Applause] Roy and I said back -- we said, "We need somebody that's really outstanding to beat her." I won't mention names.

Donald Trump

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[Laughter] And they had four or five candidates. I looked at four or five candidates. I said, "I want him." And he really, under pressure, was unbelievable. Thank you very much. We made a good choice, Roy, right? What do you think? Yes? One thing with Roy, he'll tell if it was no good. He'll tell you now.

Donald Trump

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[Applause] It's always dangerous. Right, Josh? Anyway, congratulations. Great job. But we're delighted to be joined also by Secretary Alex Azar, who has been fantastic; and Andrew Wheeler, EPA -- Andrew, thank you very much; and Robert Lighthizer. How are you doing with trade with other countries? Doing all right?

Donald Trump

00:04:50 - 00:05:08 (18 sec)

All he does is contracts. He does contracts. In fact, he probably wants to leave now because he's got another contract. We just did one with Japan. We just did one with South Korea. China is happening. Mexico, Canada is happening, if they can ever get it approved. I doubt they will because it's Nancy Pelosi.

Donald Trump

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[Laughter] They're too busy working on impeachment. And, by the way, we just hit the greatest economy we've ever had. "Let's impeach the President." Isn't that a good idea? [Laughter] I wouldn't worry about it, fellas. [Laughter] I wouldn't worry about it. Don't -- don't worry too much.

Donald Trump

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How are we doing, Roy? Okay in the Senate? I hear we're looking very good. I hear our senators -- they're the greatest. I want to start by introducing a man that I've known a little bit, but he's been a great business success: Tom Stillman. He's the majority owner of the St. Louis Blues. And Tom became the chairman of the Blues -- had a great success in business, but we won't bore them with that.

Donald Trump

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And -- tremendous success, actually. Became the chairman of the Blues. And, in May of 2012, when he took over, he said, "I have a plan for five years, six years, eight years. We got to make -- we have to have a champion." And within seven years, they won the Stanley Cup -- the beautiful Stanley Cup, right here.

Donald Trump

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[Applause] So that's a great job. You know, he wasn't on the list to introduce. I said, "Wait a minute, he's the owner." They want to introduce everybody but the owner. I said, "Give me a little information." That's a very good thing -- seven years. We've been waiting a little longer than that in New York, you know?

Donald Trump

00:06:19 - 00:06:36 (17 sec)

[Laughter] We've been waiting, but we'll get there. We're going to get there. We also have some very proud Blues fans here with us. And we just introduced Senator Roy Blunt, who is a fantastic man, a great friend of mine. He's done an incredible job, and he loves your state very much. He loves your team.

Donald Trump

00:06:36 - 00:06:56 (19 sec)

He loves your team. Roy, thank you very much. And, as I said, Josh Hawley -- [Applause] -- who is a young, brilliant star of the Senate. And he's been doing fantastically well. And I want to thank you very much, Josh, for the job you're doing. Representatives Mike Bost -- where's Mike? Mike. Stand up, Mike.

Donald Trump

00:06:56 - 00:07:11 (16 sec)

Just stand up as I introduce. You got so many political people here. They're so -- they're so afraid of not being here. They'll lose half of their vote if they're not here today. [Laughter] They all came back early because they didn't want to not be here. Right, Mike? Rodney Davis -- a great guy.

Donald Trump

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Thank you, Rodney. John Katko. The great Billy Long. Thanks, John. Where's Billy? Billy, do an auction for the St. -- auction the team off, please.

Billy Long

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[Inaudible] auction the Stanley Cup.

Donald Trump

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Yeah, come on. Come on over here, Billy. Come here. [Laughter and applause] Auction. Auction off the Stanley Cup. And he didn't know I was going to -- you won't believe this.

Billy Long

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And I -- I've never been to auction school either, so.

Donald Trump

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[Inaudible] buy the Stanley Cup.

Billy Long

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All right, going to buy the Stanley Cup here. Hey, here -- taking 25. What do you -- 30 thousand dollars? How about a 30? Thirty-five? Forty. You able to buy 45? Forty-five? Fifty. Fifty thousand dollars. Now going to buy 60. Now going to buy -- get that satisfied look off your face. You're out! [Laughter] Sixty-five.

Billy Long

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Seventy. I have -- sold at $65,000! [Applause]

Donald Trump

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I'll take it. [Inaudible] Thank you.

Billy Long

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Hey, will you sign this? The last one brought $15,000.

Donald Trump

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I will. Give me a pen.

Billy Long

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He signed my St. Jude tie at the State of the Union. We gave the money -- we auctioned it off for $15,000 to St. Jude. He's going to sign this one here.

Donald Trump

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I will sign it.

Billy Long

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This will be in next year's auction.

Donald Trump

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This was not planned, by the way. [Applause]

Billy Long

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What do you mean it wasn't planned? That plan -- they stopped me at the gate. They said, "Stand over here." They didn't know I was coming! [Laughter]

Donald Trump

00:08:16 - 00:08:38 (22 sec)

Thank you, Billy. Oh, Billy. [Laughter] Pretty -- pretty good job, though. Didn't he do -- isn't that pretty good? I think it's pretty good. And Blaine. Where's Blaine? Blaine Luetkemeyer. A friend of mine. Good. Thank you, Blaine. Great job. [Applause] That's a great job. Jason Smith. [Applause] Jason.

Donald Trump

00:08:38 - 00:09:00 (22 sec)

Thank you, Jason. A great hockey player -- I must tell you, I'm not sure we're in that category, though, Pete. Right? What do you think? I know you were really good. Do you know that he was a great player in his own right? Okay? Pete Stauber. Yeah. He was a good one. [Applause] And Ann Wagner. She wasn't a great player, but she's a great person.

Ann Wagner

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[Inaudible] [Laughter and applause]

Donald Trump

00:09:00 - 00:09:28 (28 sec)

Thanks, Ann. Missouri Governor, Mike Parson. Mike, great job. [Applause] And Attorney General Eric Schmitt. Eric. [Applause] And many other leaders -- great leaders. And another leader -- and I introduced him a little bit before, but the NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. I've known him so long; I refuse to say how long.

Donald Trump

00:09:28 - 00:09:50 (22 sec)

It's a lot of years, right? A lot of years. A lot of success, too. Way to go, Gary. Way to go. It's an honor to have you. [Applause] So what we were alluding to before is: In 2019, when the year started, you were true underdogs. Midway through the season, the Blues were ranked last in the NHL. I can't believe that, fellas.

Donald Trump

00:09:50 - 00:10:14 (24 sec)

But don't worry, it gets better. [Laughter] You only had 15 wins, you had 18 losses, and 4 ties. On January 6th, fresh off another really bad loss -- a hard one; it was close, but it was bad -- a few of the Blues players -- it's still a loss, right? The losses are no good no matter by what. Does it matter if you lose them close, Tom, or -- a loss is a loss, right?

Tom Stillman

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Donald Trump

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Yeah, I think so. At least you have a little hope when they're close, right? But they gathered at a bar in Philadelphia where they heard the 1982 hit, "Gloria." That's where you were -- that's why we were playing that song, for those of you that don't know what's happened here. [Laughter] "Gloria." The next day, you shut out the Flyers, who were hot, and "Gloria" became your new "win song." It was a "win song"; that's why we played it. So now everybody gets it, otherwise the fake news would be criticizing me. [Laughter] They'd say, "What kind of a song -- you're playing this song.

Donald Trump

00:10:48 - 00:11:13 (25 sec)

What does that have…" Look at that guy. Look at that mouth on that guy. Come here a minute. [Laughter] Come here. Come here. Do you think he's taken a few hits? [Applause] Huh? Do you think he's tough? Do you think I could take him in a fight? I don't know. I don't know. Great. Wow. How do mine look?

Donald Trump

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[Laughter] No hockey. That's great. Over the next few weeks, the Blues notched 11 straight wins, the longest winning streak in team history, and soon earned a place in the playoffs. In the first round, you took on the Winnipeg Jets. Moments away from overtime in game five, the Blues' left wing, Jaden Schwartz, scored the winning goal in the last 15 seconds of regulation.

Donald Trump

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And everybody else just took a deep breath and said, "That was close." Where's Jason? Jason?

Alex Pietrangelo

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Donald Trump

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Oh, Jaden. Come here. Say a few words. Jaden.

Jaden Schwartz

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Oh, boy. [Laughter]

Donald Trump

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Jaden. And they say he's a great golfer, but --

Jaden Schwartz

00:11:54 - 00:12:03 (9 sec)

Well -- [Laughter] -- I wouldn't be able to score if it wasn't for partner passing me the puck. Where are you, Tyler? Golf partner, too. Undefeated.

Donald Trump

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Jaden Schwartz

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If you want to take us on sometime --

Donald Trump

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Yes. [Laughter]

Jaden Schwartz

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-- let us know.

Donald Trump

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Fantastic job. [Applause] Fantastic. Thank you, Jaden. The next game, St. Louis clinched the series after Jaden scored all three -- Jaden, you're pretty good -- [Laughter] -- all three of the Blues' goals. And, Jaden, your persistence made you the Blues' leader in the playoff goal scoring. That's a great job.

Donald Trump

00:12:28 - 00:12:57 (28 sec)

After winning two more series, the Blues were off to the legendary Stanley Cup Finals, which everybody watches, everybody loves. Very special. It was a matchup for the ages. With the series tied at 3-3, the Blues headed to Boston for the final showdown against a great team. Watching from the bleachers was your biggest fan, 11-year-old Laila Anderson, who is here with us today.

Donald Trump

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[Applause] Where's Laila? Laila, stand up. Come on up here, Laila. Come on up here. Good job. [Applause] So, you all know Laila. Laila is a bigger celebrity than our two senators. [Laughter] They just hope that she's not going to be running against them someday. But it's a -- really, an extraordinary story of a very heroic young woman.

Donald Trump

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Throughout the season, Laila was bravely battling an extremely rare, life-threatening immune disease called HLH. Blues players visited her in the hospital constantly, and they hosted a bone marrow registry drive to help her get lifesaving treatment. Laila's mother, Heather, said -- who is here -- "These boys are what keeps [Her] going.

Donald Trump

00:13:52 - 00:14:13 (22 sec)

They're just incredible, incredible young men." Thank you very much for being here. [Applause] Very -- very nice. Very nice. Laila received a bone marrow transplant in January and was strong enough to cheer the team on to victory in the final game. Laila, your exceptional courage and, frankly, the fact that you brought the team some luck -- which is important, right?

Donald Trump

00:14:13 - 00:14:33 (20 sec)

We all need a little of that. But we just want to thank you. You inspired the Blues all season, and today you continue to inspire all Americans. We all know your story. Right now, see all of those people back there? See? They look so friendly; they're not. [Laughter] They're not. They're tougher than these guys, okay?

Donald Trump

00:14:33 - 00:14:41 (8 sec)

But I'll bank on these guys. So congratulations, darling. You take care of yourself, okay?

Laila Anderson

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Thank you. Thank you. [Applause]

Donald Trump

00:14:42 - 00:15:05 (23 sec)

Thank you, honey. Be careful. So, the Stanley Cup Final was an extraordinary finish to a miraculous season. So you think of that, and that's what we're referring to. They started off so bad. It was so bad that even the commissioner was telling me it wasn't looking too good for this team. Right? But they -- they set records.

Donald Trump

00:15:05 - 00:15:24 (19 sec)

When the puck dropped, the Blues did not strike right away. You only knew it took one shot on goal until the final minutes of the first period. Then, Stanley Cup MVP -- what happened to Jaden with all the goals you -- [Laughter] -- I think Jaden should be the MVP. No, I'm only kidding. [Laughter] Where's Ryan?

Donald Trump

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Ryan O'Reilly. [Applause] Where's Ryan?

Tom Stillman

00:15:29 - 00:15:29 (0 sec)

He's over here.

Donald Trump

00:15:29 - 00:15:49 (20 sec)

Come here. Come on up. That's pretty good. Say a couple of words. Thanks, Ryan. That's enough. [Laughter] MR. O'REILLY: Well, I couldn't do it without these guys behind me. And we're a great team and it was a heck of a run. And you're not Irish, are you, by any chance? MR. O'REILLY: [Laughs] I am. I am. [Laughter] Great going, Ryan. [Applause]

Donald Trump

00:15:49 - 00:16:17 (28 sec)

Ryan O'Reilly. He scored the first goal of the game and became the first player since Wayne Gretzky -- a great guy; really, a fantastic guy -- in 1985 to score four consecutive Cup Final games. He scored in all of them. Ryan, congratulations on winning the Conn Smythe Trophy. As the first period came to a close, Team Captain Alex Pietrangelo -- where is he?

Alex Pietrangelo

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Donald Trump

00:16:18 - 00:16:20 (2 sec)

Where's Alex? Come on over here.

Alex Pietrangelo

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Donald Trump

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Look at this guy. Come on, say a couple of words, Alex. Look, see that?

Alex Pietrangelo

00:16:22 - 00:16:23 (1 sec)

Donald Trump

00:16:23 - 00:16:24 (1 sec)

You don't even get that for sports, right?

Alex Pietrangelo

00:16:24 - 00:16:28 (4 sec)

No, no, no, no. [Laughter] This is a bigger deal than the sports. This is pretty cool.

Donald Trump

00:16:28 - 00:16:29 (1 sec)

This is part of everything.

Alex Pietrangelo

00:16:29 - 00:16:32 (2 sec)

Yeah, it's a pretty good group of guys back here, huh?

Donald Trump

00:16:32 - 00:16:32 (0 sec)

You better believe it.

Alex Pietrangelo

00:16:32 - 00:16:32 (0 sec)

Yeah, big golfers.

Donald Trump

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Alex Pietrangelo

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Big golfers. I know you like that.

Donald Trump

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Alex Pietrangelo

00:16:34 - 00:16:36 (2 sec)

Well, thanks for having us. We appreciate it. [Laughter]

Donald Trump

00:16:36 - 00:16:38 (1 sec)

Thank you. Great job.

Alex Pietrangelo

00:16:38 - 00:16:38 (1 sec)

Appreciate it. [Applause]

Donald Trump

00:16:38 - 00:17:00 (22 sec)

Great job. Thank you, Alex. Alex rushed forward and found that the back of the net was his, taking a two-nothing lead. But Boston didn't let up. It's a tough team. And I know the owner too. How's he doing? Okay? Good man, right? Not so happy, unfortunately. But he's my friend. But he wasn't so happy.

Donald Trump

00:17:00 - 00:17:19 (19 sec)

The Bruins took 33 shots on net during the game, and the Blues rookie goaltender -- that's pretty good -- Jordan Binnington -- where's Jordan? Jordan. I got to find -- come here. [Applause] He stopped 32 of 33, so why didn't you stop the other one, Jordan? You could have made the game a lot easier.

Donald Trump

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Come on. [Laughter]

Jordan Binnington

00:17:22 - 00:17:31 (9 sec)

Yeah, first off, you know, that's my bad, I guess. [Laughter] Could have had a shut-out there. But, you know, we went all that way so we had to finish the job and --

Donald Trump

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Jordan Binnington

00:17:32 - 00:17:33 (2 sec)

-- it was a great game. And, yeah.

Donald Trump

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Jordan Binnington

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We're happy we're here. Thanks.

Donald Trump

00:17:35 - 00:17:37 (2 sec)

So have you always had good reflexes?

Jordan Binnington

00:17:37 - 00:17:38 (1 sec)

I guess so. Yeah. [Laughter]

Donald Trump

00:17:38 - 00:17:39 (1 sec)

If you didn't, you'd be in trouble.

Jordan Binnington

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Donald Trump

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If you didn't, it wouldn't -- wouldn't be pretty.

Jordan Binnington

00:17:42 - 00:17:45 (3 sec)

I don't think I'd be here. No. [Laughter]

Donald Trump

00:17:45 - 00:17:47 (3 sec)

I don't think you'd be -- I don't think you'd be here, right?

Jordan Binnington

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Donald Trump

00:17:48 - 00:18:10 (22 sec)

That's -- great job, Jordan. Thank you very much. [Applause] Thirty-two of thirty-three. I guess that's good. Commissioner, that's pretty good, right? I think so. Jordan, your astounding 97 percent save percentage held Boston to a single goal. That's pretty good, huh? After 52 years, the Blues finally, and triumphantly, raised the Stanley Cup. That's amazing.

Donald Trump

00:18:10 - 00:18:34 (24 sec)

Fifty-two years. And you did it in seven, huh? Come here. [Applause] And the St. Louis Blues' amazing comeback reminds us to never give up, never lose faith, never, ever quit. Just keep forging ahead. You never know. Just keep forging ahead. But this team is really exemplary. Starting a season so badly, where they were in last place and people had written them off.

Donald Trump

00:18:34 - 00:18:52 (18 sec)

And I think your fans are so loyal, frankly. They don't stop coming, Roy, do they? I don't think so. Josh, they came anyway. But they probably, sort of, gave up. They started -- some of them. But it's incredible. Think of that: So they had a record streak, and then all of a sudden, they're in it and then they win and they keep winning.

Donald Trump

00:18:52 - 00:19:21 (29 sec)

When you work hard, support each other, believe in yourself, and give everything you've got, victory is always within reach. To the St. Louis Blues: Congratulations again on your unforgettable season -- that was a really a tremendous final; incredible -- and the thrilling Stanley Cup win. And it's now my honor to invite up the Chairman -- the man that we've been talking about -- seven -- and we're going to call him Seven-Year Tom. That's actually a very quick period of time.

Donald Trump

00:19:21 - 00:19:28 (7 sec)

But he's a great gentlemen and he'll say a few words about the team. Thank you. Tom Stillman. Thank you. [Applause]

Tom Stillman

00:19:28 - 00:19:53 (25 sec)

Thank you, Mr. President. And thanks so much for welcoming us to the White House today. It is a really an honor to be here and to be here with you. It's also an honor to be here with the group of guys that's behind me here. They showed tremendous not only skill and ability in their sport, but great character and persistence.

Tom Stillman

00:19:53 - 00:20:04 (11 sec)

I think they serve as a model for not only our sport, but other sports, about how to -- how to live your life and, as you said, never giving up. So, it's a proud moment to be here with all of them.

Donald Trump

00:20:04 - 00:20:09 (5 sec)

And, Tom, you worked here, didn't you? Right in the area. You were working in government.

Tom Stillman

00:20:09 - 00:20:15 (6 sec)

I did work in government for a while. I was over there at the -- at the Commerce Department in export controls for a while. So --

Donald Trump

00:20:15 - 00:20:20 (5 sec)

Well, if you ever get tired of doing this, maybe we can get you get back over there. [Laughter]

Tom Stillman

00:20:20 - 00:20:21 (1 sec)

I'm sticking with hockey. [Laughter and applause]

Donald Trump

00:20:21 - 00:20:26 (5 sec)

Good decision. Tom, maybe the coach would like to say a few words.

Tom Stillman

00:20:26 - 00:20:28 (2 sec)

Yes. [Laughs] Sure.

Donald Trump

00:20:28 - 00:20:32 (3 sec)

Come on over, Coach.

Craig Berube

00:20:32 - 00:20:52 (20 sec)

Thank you. Just on behalf of the team and the Blues organization, we just want to thank the -- Mr. President for having us here today. It's a great honor to come here. You know, we won the Stanley Cup, I think, once we got our team working together and playing together. When you -- when you play as a team, day in and day out, it's hard to get your -- hard -- you're going to be hard to beat.

Craig Berube

00:20:52 - 00:21:02 (10 sec)

So that's what it basically boiled down to. These guys all came together as a team and played for each other, and we ended up being champions. But thank you again for having us, on behalf of the organization.

Donald Trump

00:21:02 - 00:21:04 (2 sec)

How is it going this year, Coach? How's it going so far this year?

Craig Berube

00:21:04 - 00:21:06 (2 sec)

It's all right. Up and down a little bit. [Laughter]

Donald Trump

00:21:06 - 00:21:08 (2 sec)

Better than -- hey, better than last year, huh?

Craig Berube

00:21:08 - 00:21:24 (16 sec)

Yeah, better. It's been a little bit better. We've been on a -- quite a road trip here. A lot of stuff going on. Up in Canada, we went to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and we presented a Stanley Cup Ring to the Hockey Hall of Fame. So, these guys are going through a lot right now with a lot of travel and everything.

Craig Berube

00:21:24 - 00:21:31 (7 sec)

And come -- you know, coming here. It's a great honor. It's a -- you know, we love it all, but it's just a lot on everybody right now. But we're getting home here today and --

Donald Trump

00:21:31 - 00:21:35 (3 sec)

But now the pressure is off because you've done it, so there's a lot less pressure.

Craig Berube

00:21:35 - 00:21:41 (6 sec)

Well, I don't know about that. I mean -- [Laughter]. Thank you again, for having us.

Donald Trump

00:21:41 - 00:21:51 (10 sec)

Great job. Great job. [Applause] I just want to say, "Great job." It's an honor to have all of you folks here. And, Gary, congratulations. Fantastic sport.

Tom Stillman

00:21:51 - 00:21:53 (2 sec)

Donald Trump

00:21:53 - 00:21:55 (3 sec)

Tom Stillman

00:21:55 - 00:22:11 (15 sec)

Mr. President, on -- [Applause] -- on behalf of the St. Louis Blues organization and all of our fans back in St. Louis, the other members of our ownership group here today, our whole team, including the on-ice team and the rest of the Blues organization, we'd like to present you this jersey.

Donald Trump

00:22:11 - 00:22:15 (4 sec)

Thank you very much. Wow. Whoa.

Tom Stillman

00:22:15 - 00:22:20 (5 sec)

This is our Stanley Cup Championship jersey. I think it'll be just right on the golf course. [Laughter]

Donald Trump

00:22:20 - 00:22:24 (3 sec)

That's beautiful. Would you like to introduce your other owners? Would you like to do that?

Tom Stillman

00:22:24 - 00:22:42 (18 sec)

Sure. Let's see. We have Donn Lux, Jim Kavanaugh -- [Applause] -- Steve Maritz, Scott McCuaig, Tom Schlafly, Jim Cooper. And -- am I missing anybody?

Donald Trump

00:22:42 - 00:22:43 (1 sec)

Any other owners?

Tom Stillman

00:22:43 - 00:22:46 (3 sec)

And John Ross, as well.

Donald Trump

00:22:46 - 00:22:51 (5 sec)

Any other owner out there?

Tom Stillman

00:22:51 - 00:22:51 (0 sec)

Donald Trump

00:22:51 - 00:22:58 (6 sec)

Well, thank you all very much. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. See you soon. [Applause]