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In his own words: President Trump on Charlottesville protest

President Donald Trump walks out of the elevator to speak in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. Walking out with Trump are Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Donald Trump walks out of the elevator to speak in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. Walking out with Trump are Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Donald Trump walks out of the elevator to speak in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. Walking out with Trump are Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Remarks by President Donald Trump following a discussion on infrastructure with top advisers, followed by a Q-and-A with journalists, as transcribed by Federal News Service:

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TRUMP: Hello, everybody. Great to be back in New York with all of our friends, and some great friends outside the building, I must tell you.

I want to thank all of our distinguished guests who are with us today, including members of our Cabinet, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, and of course our Transportation Secretary, who’s doing a fabulous job, Elaine Chao.

Thank you all for doing a – a really incredible and creative job on what we’re going to be discussing today, which is infrastructure.