Donald Trump sat down with 60 Minutes for his first interview since being elected 45th President of the United States.
(Someday, perhaps, we’ll get used to see that kind of sentence in print.)
Scroll around below for Trump’s most memorable and revealing answers from his discussion with Lesley Stahl…
A Message About Hate Crimes
Asked what he would say to supporters who have been harassing minorities in the country, Trump replied: “I would say don’t do it, that’s terrible, because I’m going to bring this country together… I think it’s horrible if that’s happening. I think it’s built up by the press because, frankly, they’ll take every single little incident that they can find in this country, which could’ve been there before.”
On Hillary Clinton and Her Concession Call
“She couldn’t have been nicer. She’s a great competitor. Very strong. Very smart.”
On His Meeting with President Obama
“I found him to be terrific. I found him to be very smart and very nice. Great sense of humor.”
On Whether He Will Build That Wall
“Yes. I’m very good at this. It’s called construction.”
On Plans to Kick Out 2-3 Million Immigrants
“The people with criminal records, we’re getting them out of our country, or we’re going to incarcerate.”
Will He Ask FBI Director James Comey to Resign?
“I think that I would rather not comment on that yet. I haven’t made up my mind. I respect him a lot. I respect the FBI a lot. … There’s been a lot of leaking, there’s no question about that. But I would certainly like to talk to him.”
Does He Want to End Gay Marriage?
“It’s irrelevant because it was already settled. It’s law. It was settled in the Supreme Court. I mean, it’s done… These cases have gone to the Supreme Court. They’ve been settled. And I’m – I’m fine with that.
What About Roe vs. Wade?
Trump said he will appoint pro-life Supreme Court justices, but would not actulally say he wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade. If the court does so, women seeking abortions whose state has banned them will “perhaps have to go — they’ll have to go to another state.”
On Twitter
It’s a “modern form of communication” that Trump will continue to use. “I think it helped me win all these races where they spent much more money than I did. I think social media has more power than the money they spent.”
On the Electoral College
“I would rather see it where you went with simple votes. You know, you got 100 million votes, someone else gets 90 million votes… There’s a reason for doing [the Electoral College] because it brings all the states into play. And there’s something very good about that. I do respect the system.”
He Still Says He Knows More Than the Generals
“I’ll be honest with you, I probably do because look at the job they’ve done. OK, look at the job they’ve done. They haven’t done the job. Now, maybe it’s leadership, maybe it’s something else. Who knows? All I can tell you is we’re going to get rid of ISIS.”
Have His Business Interests Suffered?
“Who cares? This is big league stuff. … We’re going to save our country. I don’t care about hotel occupancy. It’s peanuts compared to what we’re doing.”
Will He Take the Presidential Salary?
“I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year.”