Washington DC - 28 June 2017

1. President Donald Trump walks in and shakes hands

2. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:

"We're here to talk about how we can create new prosperity for our citizens by unlocking vast treasures of energy reserves, which we have a great deal -- far more than anyone understood. I'm proud to have such a large gathering of tribal leaders here at the White House. I look forward to more government-to-government consultations with tribal leaders about the issues important to Indian Country. We love Indian Country, right?"

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3. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:

"Many of your lands have rich, natural resources that stand to benefit your people immensely. These untapped resources of wealth can help you build new schools, fix roads, improve your communities, and create jobs -- jobs like you've never seen before. All you want is the freedom to use them, and that's been the problem. It's been very difficult, hasn't it? It will be a lot easier now under the Trump administration."

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4. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:

"For too long the federal government has put up restrictions and regulations that put this energy wealth out of reach. It's just totally out of reach. It's been really restricted, the development itself has been restricted, and vast amounts of deposits of coal and other resources have, in a way, been taken out of your hands. And we're going to have that changed. We're going to put it back in your hands."

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5. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:

"These infringements on tribal sovereignty are deeply unfair to Native Americans and Native American communities who are being denied access to the energy and wealth that they have on their own lands."

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6. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:

"We're becoming more and more energy dominant. I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. From my first day in office, we've taken swift action to lift the crushing restrictions on American energy. Scott Pruitt has done an amazing job, an incredible job, in a very short period of time, and most people love him. There are a couple that don't but that's okay, right? (Laughter.)"

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7. SOUNDBITE (English) President Donald Trump:

"Today's conversation is a chance for these state, local, and tribal leaders to discuss how we can cooperate and support them even more in unleashing these domestic energy reserves. They're tremendous reserves that we never appreciated, we never understood, but now we understand them very well. I'm confident that working together we can usher in a golden age of American energy dominance, and the extraordinary financial and security benefits that it brings to us. So this means not only the Native Americans but all over the country. And we're seeing it more and more and it's happening more and more."

8. Cutaway

President Donald Trump says he wants to make the country 'energy dominant.'

His statements came Wednesday during an energy meeting at the White House, which included Native American Tribal leaders.

The president told those around the table that they needed to work together to cooperate and support to unleash domestic energy reserves.

"For too long the federal government has put up restrictions and regulations that put this energy wealth out of reach," said Trump.

"It's been really restricted, the development itself has been restricted, and vast amounts of deposits of coal and other resources have, in a way, been taken out of your hands. And we're going to have that changed. We're going to put it back in your hands."