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I copied this from CSPAN’s transcript. It is a wall of text, and needs formatting. I apologize for that. But here is the text of Donald Trump Jr’s speech:

GOOD EVENING. I’M DONALD TRUMP JUNIOR. THANK YOU. I’M THE FATHER OF FIVE YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM THE HUSBAND OF VANESSA AND AMAZING WIFE AND MOTHER AND THE SON OF A GREAT MAN. I’M AN AMERICAN AND TONIGHT, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE COUNTRY WE LIVE IN, THE COUNTRY OUR CHILDREN WILL GROW UP IN. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIME, ONE THAT WILL DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY AND IN TURN, THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD. FOR TOO LONG, OUR COUNTRY HAS IGNORED ITS PROBLEM, PUNTING THEM DOWN THE ROAD. IN BUSINESS, I WAS TRAINED BY MY FATHER TO MAKE THE TOUGH INVESTMENTS AND DECISIONS TODAY TO ENSURE A BRIGHTER FUTURE TOMORROW. WE’VE ACTUALLY STARTED TO BELIEVE THAT SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK. THAT’S WHY WE NEED TO ELECT A MAN WITH A TRACK RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHING THE IMPOSSIBLE. [APPLAUSE] FOR THE FIRST TIME, PARENTS NO LONGER THINK THEIR KIDS WILL BE AS WELL OFF AS WE WERE. WE’VE LOST THE CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERS AND OUR INSTITUTIONS. WE ARE STILL AMERICANS, WE ARE STILL ONE COUNTRY, AND WE ARE GOING TO GET IT ALL BACK. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO GET IT BACK BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. I KNOW WE WILL GET IT BACK BECAUSE I KNOW MY FATHER. I KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE TELL HIM IT CAN’T BE DONE, THAT GUARANTEES HE GETS IT DONE. I KNOW WHEN SOMEONE TELLS HIM SOMETHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, THAT’S WHAT TRIGGERS HIM INTO ACTION. WHEN PEOPLE TOLD HIM IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A BOY FROM QUEENS TO GO FROM RED HAT IN AND TAKE ON DEVELOPERS IN THE BIG CITY, RATHER THAN GIVE UP, HE CHANGED THE SKYLINE OF NEW YORK. I’VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT LOOK IN HIS EYES WHEN SOMEONE SAYS IT CAN BE DONE. I SAW THAT LOOK A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN HE WAS TOLD HE COULDN’T POSSIBLY SUCCEED IN POLITICS. YES, HE DID. FOR MY FATHER, AND POSSIBLE IS JUST THE STARTING POINT. THAT’S HOW HE APPROACHES BUSINESS PROJECTS, HOW HE APPROACHES LIFE. WHETHER IT’S TEACHING HIS GRANDDAUGHTER HOW TO SWING A GOLF CLUB OR TACKLING THE TOUGHEST NEGOTIATIONS, HE’S ALWAYS FULLY COMMITTED. THAT’S WHY THE PERSON WHO WOULD NEVER RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE STOOD ON THE STAGE 11 MONTHS AGO IN THIS ARENA WITH 16 PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS AND THIS WEEK, THAT SAME MAN WILL STAND BEFORE YOU AS OUR PARTY’S NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [APPLAUSE] AS A PROUD SON AND FAMILY MEMBER, IT WAS ONE OF THE GREAT HONORS OF MY LIFE TO BE ABLE TO PUT HIM OVER THE TOP IN THE DELEGATE COUNT EARLIER TODAY. HIS UNRELENTING DETERMINATION IS WHY HE WILL BECOME OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT HE WILL BE? LET ME TELL YOU HOW HE RAN HIS BUSINESSES. I WAS BY HIS SIDE ON JOB SITES IN CONFERENCE ROOMS FROM THE TIME I COULD WALK. HE DIDN’T HIDE OUT BEHIND SOME DESK, HE SPENT HIS CAREER WITH REGULAR AMERICANS, HUNG OUT WITH GUYS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, POURING CONCRETE. HE LISTENED TO THEM AND VALUED THEIR OPINIONS AS MUCH AND OFTEN MORE THAN THE GUYS FROM HARVARD LOCKED AWAY IN OFFICES AWAY FROM THE REAL WORK. HE HAS RECOGNIZED THE TALENT AND DRIVE ALL AMERICANS HAVE. HE’S PROMOTED PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR CHARACTER AND WORK ETHIC. NOT SIMPLY CREDENTIALS. MANY OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES IN OUR COMPANY ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT STARTED IN POSITIONS THAT WERE BLUE-COLLAR BUT HE STARTED SOMETHING IN THEM AND PUSHED THEM TO SUCCEED. HIS TRUE GIFT AS A LEADER IS HE SEES THE POTENTIAL OF PEOPLE THEY DON’T SEE IN THEMSELVES. [APPLAUSE] THE POTENTIAL THAT OTHER EXECUTIVES WOULD OVERLOOK BECAUSE THEIR RESUMES DON’T INCLUDE THE NAMES OF FANCY COLLEGES AND DEGREES. THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS HE HAD MY SIBLINGS AND ME WORK UNDER WHEN WE STARTED OUT. HE WOULD TRUST HIS OWN CHILDREN’S FORMATIVE YEARS TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN SAYS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DONALD TRUMP. WE DIDN’T LEARN FROM MBA’S, WE LEARNED FROM PEOPLE WITH DOCTORATES IN COMMON SENSE. [APPLAUSE] GUYS LIKE VINNY WHO TAUGHT US HOW TO DRIVE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND OPERATE TRACTORS WHO WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH THE RANKS TO BECOME A TRUSTED ADVISOR OF MY FATHER. IT’S WHY WE’RE OUT THE ONLY CHILLED — WE ARE THE ONLY CHILDREN OF BILLIONAIRES COMFORTABLE IN A D10 CATERPILLAR AS WE ARE IN OUR OWN CARS. MY FATHER KNEW THOSE WERE THE GUYS THAT WOULD TEACH US THE DIGNITY OF HARD WORK. HE KNOWS THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IS THE IDEA THAT WHOEVER WE ARE, WE CAN GET AHEAD , WHERE EVERYONE CAN PROSPER TOGETHER. THE OTHER PARTY ALSO TELLS US THEY BELIEVE IN THE AMERICAN DREAM. THEY SAY WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND IMMOBILITY. THEY ARE RIGHT. BUT THEY DON’T TELL YOU THAT IT WAS THEIR POLICIES THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THEIR POLICIES THAT HAVE NO ACCOUNTABILITY. [APPLAUSE] THEY GAVE US THE WORST IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, ONE THAT IMPORT IMMOBILITY, DRIVES DOWN EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES FOR HISPANICS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS. AN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT FAVORS ILLEGALS OVER THOSE TRIED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS LEGALLY AND AT TIMES, EVEN OVER LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS. IT WAS BERNIE SANDERS WHO SAID A LARGE TIDE OF NEW WORKERS KEEPS LOW AND POVERTY HIGH. THE OTHER PARTY GAVE US PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT FAR TOO OFTEN FAIL OUR STUDENTS, AS ACTUALLY THOSE WITH NO OPTIONS. MY SIBLINGS AND I GROWING UP WERE TRULY FORTUNATE TO HAVE CHOICES AND OPTIONS THAT OTHERS DON’T. WE WANT ALL AMERICANS TO HAVE THOSE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. [APPLAUSE] OUR SCHOOLS USED TO BE AN ELEVATOR TO THE MIDDLE CLASS. NOW THEY ARE STALLED ON THE GROUND FLOOR. FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATORS AND NOT THE STUDENTS. YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES DO BETTER K-12, THEY LET PARENTS CHOOSE TO — WHERE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. IT’S CALLED A FREE MARKET AND IT’S WHAT THE OTHER PARTY FEARS. THEY FEAR IT BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING THE JOBS OF TENURED TEACHERS THEN SERVING THE STUDENTS IN DESPERATE NEED OF A GOOD EDUCATION. [APPLAUSE] THEY WANT TO RUN EVERYTHING TOP-DOWN. THEY TELL US THEY ARE THE EXPERTS. THE OTHER PARTY GAVE US A REGULATORY STATE. DODD FRANK WAS 11 PAGES LONG AND IT’S ALREADY 22,000 PAGES IN REGULATIONS. IMAGINE TRYING TO DIGEST THAT BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR DOORS FOR BUSINESS. THAT DOESN’T HELP CONSUMERS. IT THE STORIES SMALL BUSINESS IN FAVOR OF BIG BUSINESS WHO CAN AFFORD LAWYERS AND ACCOUNTANTS NEEDED TO COMPLY. DODD FRANK IS CONSUMER PROTECTION FOR BILLIONAIRES. WE HAVE PRODUCED THE BIGGEST NETWORK OF INFLUENCE IN ANY COUNTRY AT ANY TIME IN WORLD HISTORY. IT’S COMPOSED OF A SELF-SATISFIED PEOPLE AT THE TOP. WE CAN’T LIVE THAT WAY ANY LONGER. IT’S TOO RISKY. LET ME TALK ABOUT RISK. THE OTHER PARTY IS THE PARTY OF RISK. I’VE SPENT MANY TIME WITH MANY GREAT AMERICANS WHO HAVE SERVED THIS COUNTRY AND THEY KNOW WHAT IS AT STAKE. WHEN WE HAVE A WEAK LEADERS AND POSITION OF POWER, AMERICANS RISKING THEIR LIVES ARE LESS SAFE. ALMOST DAILY I GET A CALL OR TEXT FROM A REAL AMERICAN HERO. I’M PROUD TO CALL HIM A FRIEND. MARK WAS PART OF THE SECURITY TEAM AT THE ANNEX IN BENGHAZI. MARK WAS ONE OF THE MEN WHO RECEIVED FRANTIC PHONE CALLS FROM HIS FRIENDS AT THE COMPOUND THAT PLEADED FOR HELP. CALLS HE AND HIS TEAM TRIED TO ANSWER. SECRETARY CLINTON’S STATE DEPARTMENT IGNORED THEIR REQUEST FOR HELP ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION AND IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE ATTACK. IT WAS A TRAGEDY AND ONE THAT WOULD BE REPEATED SHOULD SHE WHEN THE ELECTION. WHO WILL TAKE THAT CALL OUR 3:00 IN THE MORNING? ASK YOURSELF IF YOU WERE IN MARK’S SHOES THAT NIGHT, WHO WOULD YOU RATHER CALL? LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT RISK. IF HILLARY CLINTON WERE ELECTED, SHE WOULD BE THE FIRST PRESIDENT WHO COULDN’T PASS A BASIC BACKGROUND CHECK. [APPLAUSE] IT’S INCREDIBLE. SHE ONCE TO A PORT JUDGES WHO — APPOINT JUDGES WHO WILL ABOLISH THE SECOND AMENDMENT. LOOK HOW EFFECTIVE THOSE LAWS HAVE BEEN AN INNER-CITY CHICAGO. WHERE OVER 3400 AMERICAN LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST SINCE THIS ADMINISTRATION TOOK OFFICE IN 2009. CRIMINALS BY DEFINITION DON’T FOLLOW LAWS. [APPLAUSE] RATHER THAN PROSECUTING REAL CRIMINALS, SHE WOULD STRIP LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS FROM THE ABILITY TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES. RATHER THAN BEING ENERGY INDEPENDENT, OUR COUNTRY WILL BE FORCED TO REMAIN BEHOLDEN TO HER BUDDIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THOSE ARE RISKS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE AND WHEN WE WIN, WE WILL NOT HAVE TO. THERE IS SO MUCH WORK TO DO. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE IT’S TOO HARD TO CHANGE. THAT’S NOT THE AMERICA I KNOW. WE WILL UNLEASH THE CREATIVE SPIRIT AND ENERGY OF ALL AMERICANS. WE WILL MAKE OUR SCHOOLS THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ON EVERY ETHNICITY AND BACKGROUND. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO PUT AMERICANS FIRST, ALL AMERICANS, NOT A SPECIAL CLASS OF ELITES AT THE TOP. WE ARE GOING TO ELECT A PRESIDENT WHO WILL WORK WITH EVERYONE TO PASS LEGISLATION TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY GREAT AGAIN. A PRESIDENT WHO WILL GIVE US A TAX CODE THAT WILL FREE THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND ANY SPECIAL LOOPHOLES FOR THE WEALTHY. A PRESIDENT WHO WILL GIVE US AN IMMIGRATION LAW THAT PROTECTS AMERICAN CITIZENS AND GIVES THEM JOBS. A PRESIDENT WHO WILL REPEAL AND REPLACE OBAMACARE WITHOUT LEAVING OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS WITHOUT HEALTH CARE AND WHO WILL DO IT WITHOUT DESTROYING MEDICARE FOR SENIORS LIKE HILLARY CLINTON HAS PROPOSED. A PRESIDENT WHO KNOWS WE CAN’T SIMPLY DELETE OUR PROBLEMS BUT THAT WE HAVE TO TACKLE THEM HEAD-ON. [APPLAUSE] A PRESIDENT WHO WON’T ALLOW PC CULTURE TO PUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR CHILDREN AT STAKE, A PRESIDENT WHO WON’T PANDER TO NATIONS WHO SHUDDER AT THE THOUGHT OF AMERICA’S EXISTENCE. A PRESIDENT MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF HIS FELLOW AMERICANS THAN THE FEELINGS OF THOSE HOSTILE NATIONS ABROAD WHO IF GIVEN THE OPTION WOULD WIPE AMERICA OFF THE FACE OF THIS EARTH. [APPLAUSE] A PRESIDENT NOT BEHOLDEN TO SPECIAL INTERESTS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AND ONE WHO FUNDED HIS ENTIRE PRIMARY RUN OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET JUST TO PROVE IT. A PRESIDENT WHO WILL SECURE AND DEFEND THE BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES” FOR JUDGES. A PRESIDENT WHO WON’T USE THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE LAND AS A PASTOR PERSONAL — PAT TO PERSONAL ENRICHMENT. A PRESIDENT WHO’S ACTUALLY CREATED REAL JOBS, WHO CREATED — A SIGN THE FRONT OF A PAYCHECK AND DOESN’T TALK ABOUT IT IN THEORY, A PRESIDENT WHO HAS REAL PEOPLE FAMILIES AND LIVELIHOODS DEPENDENT ON HIS SUCCESS AND COMPANIES FOR DECADES. THE PRESIDENT WHO SPEAKS HIS MIND, WHO DOESN’T HAVE TO RUN A FOCUS GROUP OR USE DATA ANALYTICS TO FORM A SIMPLE OPINION. [APPLAUSE] WHO SAYS WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID AND NOT JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. [APPLAUSE] A PRESIDENT WHO WILL UNLEASH THE GREATNESS AND OUR NATION AND IN ALL OF US, WHO WILL GIVE THE HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO BUILT THIS GREAT COUNTRY A VOICE ONCE AGAIN. THAT PRESIDENT CAN ONLY BE MY MENTOR, MY BEST FRIEND, MY FATHER, DONALD TRUMP. [APPLAUSE] AND WHEN WE ELECT HIM, WE WILL HAVE DONE ALL OF THAT. WE WILL HAVE MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. [APPLAUSE]