Interview of President Trump by Jamie Little, “Fox Sports”

Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona, Florida

1:44 P.M. EST

Q    I’m joined now by the president of the United States.  Mr. President, five years ago, we were standing in this very spot.      THE PRESIDENT:  That’s right.     Q    What brings you back to the “Great American Race”?

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I think it’s fantastic.  It’s great for the country.  Our country is doing well again.  And we have spirit — all over the world, there’s spirit again.  We brought it back, and it’s been less than four weeks.  So, you’ll see what we do in — in a little period of time, it’s going to only get better.  But this is very exciting.

Q    You brought your granddaughter.      THE PRESIDENT:  That’s right.  Carolina.         Q    I know some of your other family members are here.  You get to take a ride around in the Beast.      THE PRESIDENT:  I’m going to do that.     Q    What is that like?     THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I’ll let you know in about two minutes, because it’s going to be — they’re going to be going quite quickly, I understand.     Q    And you just got to meet some of the drivers.      THE PRESIDENT:  I did.     Q    Are you going to get on the radio again and talk to them before the start of this?     THE PRESIDENT:  I’m going to talk to them.  And I say they have a lot of courage doing this. I see it, and I’ve been here, and they have a lot of guts, as they would say.     Q    Mr. President, enjoy your time.     THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Great.                              END                    1:45 P.M. EST