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hey everybody I'm Laura Trump coming to
you from Studio 45 at Trump Tower in New
York City a rising tide lifts all boats
and despite what the Democrats claim
people everywhere are benefitting from
the policies of President Donald Trump
joining me to discuss the Trump
opportunity Society is the CEO of the
urban revitalization coalition and a
national faith leader pastor Daryl Scott
Pastor Scott we always love talking to
you thank you so much for being with us
thank you for inviting me it's always
good
all right so unemployment is at or near
record lows for african-americans
Hispanics Asians women and so many
groups do you see stronger support for
President Trump thanks to his historic
job creation policies and what he has
been able to do for people all across
this country the president has done a
tremendous job as far as stimulating
this economy and producing jobs and
manufacturing jobs and the people in the
minority communities are benefiting
greatly from it I mean I've talked to a
lot of men on the street and you know I
even talked to a gentleman that has a
construction business and he told me and
this was a guy who was not necessarily
for the president he was a lifelong
Democrat he switched over to being a
trumpet a trump lurkin now he loves the
president and he told me he said ever
since the president has been in office I
have more work than I can handle and you
know what he said he said I can't deny
the reality of the fact that under this
president the economy is booming and my
trade is booming you know there's a
saying if you can't believe me for the
words I speak then believe me for the
works I do
and the president's works are undeniable
he's doing a tremendous job for this
country for this economy and he's
created jobs and he's creating
manufacturing jobs he's bringing jobs
back to this country and everybody is
benefitting from it and all different
stratas of society yeah I love hearing
stories like that Pastor Scott to hear
about somebody that maybe wasn't sure
how Donald Trump would perform as our
president but who is is reaping the
benefits of the Trump presidency now
that's that's fantastic I love hearing
it
and it never seems to end recently
president Trump sign an executive order
to make it easier for private sector
investment in opportunity zones let's
take a look with Opportunity Zones we're
drawing investment into neglected and
underserved communities of America so
that all Americans regardless of zip
code have access to the American Dream
under our new tax cuts any distressed
area that is designated as an
opportunity zone will receive massive
incentives for private sector investment
including zero capital gains tax on any
investment held for at least ten years
okay pastor Scott this this sounds very
exciting what does this mean for
revitalizing inner cities in America
first of all I have to say hats off to
the president this is genius because in
the president's endeavors to renew and
revitalize the urban communities you
know our detractors would say well
where's the money going to come from and
the president is tapping private sector
resources those that have capital gains
money he incentivizes them to invest
those capital gains into distressed
areas and then he allowed the governors
of each state to designate opportunity
zones there are 8700 opportunity zones
around this country and if you take your
capital gains tax money and invest it in
funds designated for these opportunities
owns you have tax deferrals and if you
leave it in up to ten years you won't
pay any taxes at all on this investment
nor on the money that you make during
this time it's a genius plan and we're
going throughout the country people are
lining up looking for projects looking
for areas to invest into I'm telling you
this thing is going to it's one of the
biggest things to come down the pike and
I really believe it is under publicized
but it's a great great tool there's
gonna be used to revitalize America with
private sector money it's great I'm
excited about it it's so smart and of
course leave it to a businessman Donald
Trump to to really kind of line things
up properly so that something like this
could happen so the formation of
Opportunity Zones is
expected I think to spur around a
hundred billion dollars in private
sector investment in these urban areas
sort of how you just explained it so
what is your ultimate hope pastor Scott
for Opportunity Zones over the next six
years what do you actually think we
might see happen within these spaces
we're going to see a number of these
distressed communities be completely
revitalized and then through our urban
revitalization coalition a number of the
programs that we're initiating in these
communities the revitalization is going
to take place not only from the outside
in but from the inside out a number of
the initiatives that we are implementing
in these opportunities owns have a
social aspect to them as well so that
the people are revitalized as well as
the physical structures in the community
so it's very holistic endeavors and I'm
excited about it I'm telling you Lord
you're gonna see very very soon in
different communities across this
country that this president's plan is
going to be implemented the projects
have already begun to be lined up some
of them are shovel ready we're going to
be breaking ground in a number of areas
and there are other investors all across
the country there are other projects all
across the country that you know this
isn't going to be something that just a
few people are able to take advantage of
it's a nationwide movement and it's
going to take this country by storm and
you'll see some very very positive
effects very very soon that's fantastic
well we can't wait no it seems like you
are everywhere Pastor Scott you actually
joined President Trump at the White
House to discuss his initiative second
chance hiring too often former inmates
are not considered for jobs even if they
are qualified rehabilitated and ready to
work and that's why we're taking crucial
steps to encourage business to expand
second-chance hiring practices
my administration has set an ambitious
goal we want to cut the unemployment
rate for these individuals to single
digits within five years that we think
there's a really good chance of doing it
all right Pastor Scott tell us more
about second-chance hiring you know he's
already signed the first step back for
criminal justice reform in prison reform
and there are a number of people under
the first step back who have been
released from the penitentiary and there
are number still to come that have
qualified for relief and release under
the first step back and now when they
come out along with your brother-in-law
Jarrett they want to curb the recidivism
rate one way in curbing recidivism is to
have gainful employment so that people
can become effective members of this
society again and so this second chance
hiring the president is leaning upon
different companies and he's requesting
the different companies provide hiring
for ex-felons so that doesn't remain a
stigma on them for the rest of their
life where they come out they can't find
gainful employment they can't get
reactivated to society and they find
themselves back in the penitentiary
again where he's doing what he can to
curb that recidivism rate to prevent
them from becoming once again members of
the penal system
and to get them jobs good jobs gainful
employment jobs that they can feel good
about without once again carrying that
burden or that stigma up their former
past along with them and so it's great
once again it proves that the president
has proven his critics his naysayers and
detractors wrong and he's doing things
that other presidents could have done
but didn't do and he's being proactive
not reactive and that's what I love
about it yeah and it is a vicious cycle
once people are released from prison
they can't find work no one will hire
them because they were in prison and in
it this the cycle goes on and on then
they end up back in prison because they
can't find a gainful employment as
you're saying this is this is so smart
and so spot-on and again common-sense
stuff like we always knew Donald Trump
would do if he ever ended up at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue
now Pastor Scott we all remember in 2016
President Trump then the candidate asked
african-americans
what do you have to lose and anyone in
the field of Democrats that you've seen
offering anything better than what this
president has already produced not just
for for the african-american community
in this country but really as a whole
for people in this country absolutely
dr. Democrats they don't have a clue
they don't have a plan they're out of
touch with the mainstream of American
society the president reminds me of the
Rudyard Kipling poem and he says if you
can walk with kings and keep the common
touch he walked with kings but he's very
much in touch with the man on the street
and you know what Laura we have a number
of Democrats lifelong Democrats we even
have some Democratic Democrat elected
officials that have come over to our
side and they say I can't deny what this
president has done I can't deny what
this president is doing and I want to be
a part of it it's as plain as the nose
on our face this president is being very
proactive towards all segments of
American society and he's doing things
that his detractors and they say or said
he wouldn't do and he's doing he's
hitting the ball out the park he's
hitting home runs every time he gets up
to the plate that's another homerun is
taking his critics by surprise and this
country is you know I always say why
don't we sit back and enjoy this ride
this president is not only making
America great again but to me he's
making America fun again no lack of
information or stories for the media to
put out there with this president I
always say I think he's keeping them in
business you know without them without
Donald Trump what would they be talking
about all the time gloom and doom the
way they're talking being boring and
their ratings would be suffering yeah
but I know the man on the street I'm
telling you the man on the street has a
very positive image of this president
there are a number of people that are
saying listen I can't deny it I mean you
said he was going to do it and he's
doing it I have to admit it you know the
only ones that don't want to admit it
are the one of the hundred and fifty
people they have running for president
that's true I hope nobody else gets in I
don't know how we're gonna listen to all
these people debate but Pastor Scott you
you do such incredible work right
alongside the president with in so many
community
across this country so thank you for
everything that you do every single day
thank you for fighting for this country
and as always thank you for joining us
here today thank you for having me
looking forward to the next time you got
it god bless you with new and better
jobs and long-overdue investments in our
inner cities Donald Trump's vision for
an opportunity Society is lifting all
boats in this rising tide that's the
real news for today i'm lara Trump from
studio 45 at Trump Tower in New York
City thanks for joining us everybody
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