Trump's Q&A on Air Force One goes from plane's colour scheme to fate of TikTok

US President Donald Trump hasnt been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office and he added a 20minute QampA with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix He held forth on everything from the colour of the presidential plane to the fate of TikTok Greenland and CanadaTrump popped in to the planes press cabin Saturday night while flying from Las Vegas to Florida where he was staying at his Doral golf club through Monday evening though he insisted hed be too busy to hit the linksThe new president scoffed at reporters getting a bit more access than under his predecessor Joe Biden and joked it was like 500037 different meaning he was willing to answer a lot more questions Trump called Air Force One a special plane but observed that it hasnt changed much from his last term And yes he still wants to change the planes exterior colours We want power blue not baby blue Trump said Everything has its time and place Well be changing the coloursHere are some highlights from the conversationTrump says hes talking with potential investors about the future of TikTokTrump said hes considering several possible investors who are looking to purchase TikTok which faces the prospect of a US ban if it isnt sold by its Chinese parent company Numerous people are talking to me he said Very substantial people He said he expects to decide what happens next probably over the next 30 days The president said hed not been in contact with Oracle about buying TikTok despite reports that he had and that hed not spoken to Oracles billionaire cofounder Larry Ellison whom he called a friend He noted Ellison lives right down the road from his MaraLago club in FloridaBut he said there are many other potential buyers We have a lot of interest in it and the United States will be a big beneficiary Trump said of a potential sale Id only do it if the United States benefits He added that I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because he felt like it improved his standing with young voters in Novembers presidential electionTrump really wants federal workers back in the officeAsked about the series of executive orders hes signed since taking office that have placed new rules on the federal workforce Trump said he was opposed to workfromhome concessions that became more common during the coronavirus pandemic You have to go to your office and you have to work he said Otherwise youre not going to have a job Trump also said hes not worried about existing federal employees leaving and the talent pool to find replacements being diminished We have very deep talent We also have a lot of excess people This was a gimmick for Democrats to a certain extent he said of existing federal worker rolls which he suggested were too largeTrump says he still wants Greenland and Canada should be a stateTrump reiterated his desire to somehow purchase Greenland from Denmark despite that country insisting its not for sale I do believe Greenland well get because it really has to do with freedom of the world he said It has nothing to do with the United States other than were the one that can provide the freedom The president also made some of his most extensive comments about his recent suggestions that Canada could become part of the USI love Canada he said I have so many friends up in Canada And they like us and they like me But Canadas been taking advantage of the United States for years and were not going to let that happen He suggested that the US is losing hundreds of millions annually to Canada in trade deficits while Canada does almost 9037 of their business with the United StatesI dont want to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on supporting the country unless that country is a state And if its a state the people of Canada will pay a much lower tax He said Canadians would also have no military problems theyd be much more secure in every way and I think its a great thing for CanadaI view it as honestly a country that should be a state he said Then theyll get much better treatment much better care and much lower taxes and theyll be much more secureThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever