I'm here, frankly, the only one who truly understood what was happening. My ratings are through the roof. Tremendous ratings. Everyone watches. They want to hear from me because I tell it like it is, unlike the fake news who always get it wrong, every single time.

So, the Federal Reserve, they finally made a move. They raised rates. And frankly, this is what I’ve been saying for a long, long time. Years, actually. I predicted this. I've been talking to very smart people, top people, the best economists, and they all said, "Don, you are absolutely right. Nobody else knew this. Nobody." The fake news media, they were totally surprised. They had no idea. But I knew. I always know. It's like I have a crystal ball, frankly, but better. Much better.

They try to make it sound like *they* figured it out, or that it was some big surprise. But it wasn't. They never do. They’re so biased. So unfair. They always want to see me fail, but I never do. My deals are the best deals. The biggest deals. And by the way, very few reporters could cover this with the proper context, maybe one or two, but nobody covered it like I did. Incredible coverage.

This "economic exuberance" they talk about, people getting too "comfortable"? Look, I make people comfortable. I create jobs. The best jobs. Tremendous jobs. And frankly, when I had my calls with the top global leaders, very important leaders, on my beautiful phone – a great phone, the best phone – they were always asking *my* advice on the economy. *My* advice. Not these so-called experts who always mess things up. They listen to me. They know I'm right. Generals, very smart generals, they agree with me too, on this. Very important.

And now they're saying the masses are too comfortable. It's incredible. They never give credit where credit is due. They never acknowledge the great work that's been done, the tremendous prosperity. All they do is criticize. They criticize me, they criticize success. It’s a rigged system, frankly. A very rigged system. But I overcome it. I always do.

But mark my words, this rate hike, it's just the beginning. I see things. I have a feeling. A very strong feeling. A lot of people are saying this, smart people. And when I have a feeling, I’m always right. What's coming next, believe me, it will be BIG. VERY BIG. And everyone will say, "The Don was right. He was right all along." They always do. It's inevitable. Believe me.