(16 Dec 2024)
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Palm Beach, Florida – 16 December 2024
1. President-elect Donald Trump walks into news conference with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son and Howard Lutnick
2. Cutaway of Trump at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect:
"I’m honored to welcome one of the most accomplished business leaders of our time, the founder and CEO of SoftBank, everybody knows Masayoshi Son. Masa runs one of the largest companies in Japan and among the most successful investment and technology companies anywhere in the world, one of the most successful investors in the world. And we’ve just concluded a very productive meeting. And today I’m thrilled to announce that SoftBank will be investing $100 billion in America, creating 100,000 American jobs at a minimum. And he’s doing this because he feels very optimistic about our country since the election."
4. Cutaway of Trump handing podium over to Masayoshi Son
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO:
"Thank you so much. I’m very, very excited. I would really like to celebrate the great victory of President Trump and my confidence level to the economy of the United States has tremendously increased with his victory. So because of that, I’m, I’m now excited to commit this hundred billion dollars and 100,000 jobs into the United States. This is double of last time, as President Trump said, because I say, oh, President Trump is a double down president. I’m going to have to double down, you know, $100 billion and 100,000 job. This is, you know, my my confidence level because that has doubled down. So I am truly excited to make this happen. And, of course, business is important, technology is important. But one more thing I’m I’m really hoping is that this President Trump would make the world, bring the world into peace again. That’s my additional hope. And and I think he will actually make it happen."
6. Cutaway of Son at podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO:
"And we were discussing and President Trump said, ‘Masa, you know, double down is not enough, maybe go for more.’ Right?"
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect:
"That’s right. I’m going to ask him right now. Would you make it $200 billion instead? He can actually, believe it or not, he can actually afford to do that for once. Would you do that?
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO:
"Well, my promise is hundred but you know, he’s now asking to do more. I think, you know, with your leadership, my partnership with you, with your support, I will try to make it happen."
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect:
"That’s good, all right, 200. He’ll make it happen. 200 billion investment. That’s great."
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO:
"(Laughs) He is a great negotiator."
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect:
"He’s a brilliant guy and done an unbelievable job and the people of Japan and all over the world are very proud of him. They have tremendous respect for him. So when he does what he just did, and I would be surprised if it didn’t go to two. When you say you’ll try, I know you’ll do it."
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO:
"I will, I will really try. And I need your support, though."
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect:
"You’ll have my support. You’ll have our country’s support. Thank you, Masa, very much.
(Son: Oh, fantastic. Fantastic. Thank you, thank you."
Do you want to say hello to the people of Japan who are all watching?"
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