President Trump Addresses Key Issues Facing the Nation in Exclusive CNBC Interview

This morning, President Donald J. Trump joined CNBC's Squawk Box for an exclusive interview, delivering candid, wide-ranging remarks on some of the most pressing issues facing the country.

Here's what you missed:

• President Trump highlighted America's powerful negotiating position with Iran: "What I think is that we're going to end up with a great deal. I think they have no choice… We're in a very strong negotiating position to do what other Presidents should've done during a 47-year period - we've had 47 years with these bloodthirsty people." (Watch)
• President Trump outlined the benefits of a responsible agreement for the Iranian people: "Iran can get themselves on a very good footing if they make a deal. They can make themselves into a strong nation again, a wonderful nation again. They have incredible people, but they seem to be bloodthirsty. They're led by some very, very unfortunately tough people - and I don't mean tough in a good way… They have to use reason and they have to use common sense, and they can get themselves into a great position to make themselves into a great country - but a legitimate country, not a country based on death and horror." (Watch)
• President Trump stressed the U.S. remains prepared to take decisive action if negotiations fail: "I expect to be bombing because I think that's a better attitude to go in with - but we're ready to go." (Watch)
• President Trump criticized Radical Left Democrats for undermining America's interests: "I watch this Low IQ guy, Hakeem Jeffries- he's a totally Low IQ person - and he's always ranting and raving, 'Oh, this war is so terrible.' They shouldn't be saying that when we're in the midst of a negotiation because it does hurt us somewhat. It gives the other side some hope, and I don't want them to have hope." (Watch)
• President Trump warned of the catastrophic consequences of failing to confront the Iranian threat: "Do you want to see a bad stock market? Try blowing up the Middle East, and then Europe, and then they come for us. We're not going to let that happen." (Watch)
• President Trump reaffirmed American strength and independence: "NATO said to me, 'No, we'll send somebody as soon as it's over'… We don't need them. We'll never need them. Actually, they'll need us - they need us desperately because they're a paper tiger." (Watch)
• President Trump voiced strong support for his nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh: "I want Kevin. I think Kevin's great. He's central casting in a true sense. I think he's going to do a great job." (Watch)
• President Trump discussed his views on interest rates: "I've been in favor of interest rates rate rises to stop inflation. I think it sort of is effective. But there's one thing and nobody ever talks about it but me, unfortunately… We should have the lowest interest rate in the world." (Watch)
• President Trump addressed challenges facing the airline industry: "Spirit is in trouble and I'd love somebody to buy Spirit. It's 14,000 jobs… But with American, it's doing fine, and United is doing very well… I don't like having them merge." (Watch)
• President Trump criticized the impact of NIL policies and court decisions on college sports: "Look what happened with NIL - they destroyed college sports, the courts… They had such a great system. It was a scholarship system. You get free college if you're a good athlete, you get this, you get that, and it took care of every sport - fencing, not only football. Now, it's all football, and the football is bringing down colleges because they're losing [money]… The court system - a person that never had anything to do with sports, very liberal leaning, Democrat, liberal - she decided that the sports system that was in place for 150 years is no good… And because of that, college sports is a disaster right now." (Watch)

Click here to watch the full interview.