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President-elect Donald Trump delivered a masterclass on Monday morning when making a big announcement and taking questions from reporters.

Speaking from Mar-a-Lago, the 47th president spoke alongside SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, where they announced SoftBank’s plans to invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years.

After the announcement, Trump took questions from reporters in the room and he did not hold back when asked a question about national security.

“Would you preemptively strike Iran’s nuclear facilities?” a reporter asked Trump.

Trump shot back: “Am I gonna do preemptive strikes? Why would I say that? Can you imagine if I said ‘yes’ or ‘no?’ … Is that a serious question? How could I answer?”

“Would you support Israel doing it?” the reporter asked as a follow-up.

Trump responded: “How could I tell you a thing like that now? You don’t talk about that before something may or may not happen. I don’t want to insult you, it’s just not something I would ever answer.”

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Earlier at the event, Trump announced a $100 billion investment in the United States by SoftBank.

Masayoshi Son said his “confidence level” in the US economy has “tremendously increased with [Trump’s] victory,” adding, “Because of that – I am committing $100 billion and 100,000 jobs into the United States. This is double of last time… because President Trump is a double-down president.”

Trump said the investment was evidence of “monumental confidence in America’s future.” He playfully encouraged Son to invest $200 billion. Son chuckled and said that he would try.

Trump called Son “one of the most accomplished business leaders of our time.”

Below is a transcript of Son and Trump:

SON: “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 now excited to commit this $100 billion 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 jobs. This is 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 really hoping is that this President Trump would make the world, bring the world into peace again. That’s my additional hope. And I think he will actually make it happen. So anyway, I’m excited to go. And we were discussing, and President Trump said, ‘Masa, double down is not enough. Maybe go for more.’ Right?”

Trump: “I’m going to ask him right now, would you make it $200 billion instead of $100 billion? (Laughter) He can actually — believe it or not, he can actually afford to do that. Would you do that?”

SON: “Well, my promise is 100, but 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.”

Trump: “That’s great, thank you.”

SON: “All right.”

Trump: “Two hundred. He’ll make it happen. $200 billion investment. That’s great.”

SON: “He is a great negotiator.” (Laughter)

Trump: “He’s a brilliant guy and doing an unbelievable job. And the people of Japan and all over the world are very proud of him. Tremendous respect for himself. What he does, what he just did, and I would be surprised if it didn’t go to 200. When you say you’ll try, I know you’ll do it.”

SON: “I will really try. And I need your support, though.”

Trump: “You’ll have my support.”

SON: “All right.”

Trump: “You have our country’s support.”

SON: “Oh, fantastic.”

Trump: “Thank you, Masa, very much. I appreciate it.”

SON: “Thank you, thank you.”

Trump: “Do you want to say a word to the people of Japan who are all watching?”

SON: “Well, I’m sure our people in Japan are proud to make the partnership of the U.S. and Japan be stronger. And I’m very excited to make this happen. Thank you very much.”

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