Read the full transcript of CNN’s presidential town hall with former President Donald Trump moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
KAITLAN COLLINS, CNN HOST: Good evening, and welcome to New Hampshire, the first GOP primary state.
We’re live here at Saint Anselm College for CNN’s town hall with former President Donald Trump. I’m Kaitlan Collins.
Tonight, President Trump is here as he embarks on a campaign unlike any other in the history of U.S. presidential elections. He’s the first former president in more than a century to seek a return to the White House. And he is currently leading the Republican field, while also facing multiple criminal investigations and an indictment.
Just yesterday, he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. No questions are off the table, and we agreed to no conditions. We’re here to give voters the answers that they deserve. Our audience is made up of Republicans and undeclared voters who plan to take part in New Hampshire’s Republican primary.
They will get the chance to question the former president directly. These voters and the issues that they care about the most will help decide if former President Trump will get a second chance to take on President Joe Biden.
Please welcome the front-runner for the Republican nomination, former President Donald Trump.
DONALD TRUMP, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you.
TRUMP: Thank you.
COLLINS: How are you? Thank you for being here tonight.
TRUMP: How nice to see you.
TRUMP: Thank you.
COLLINS: You have got quite a crowd.
TRUMP: Thank you.
COLLINS: President Trump, thank you for your time here tonight.
TRUMP: Thank you.
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