Everything Donald J. Trump said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Trump pledges to eliminate the federal Department of Education
“We are going to close up education. We'll have a tiny little group to make sure everyone's teaching at least English. And perhaps proper math, et cetera, but very little. Department of Education goes, and education goes back to the states, and where it belongs…”
Trump guarantees he will not deploy American troops to Ukraine
“I would guarantee it.”
Trump says talk of Ukraine joining NATO caused the Russia-Ukraine war
“So for 20 years, I heard that NATO if Ukraine goes into NATO, it's a real problem for Russia. I've heard that for a long time. And I think that's really why this war started.”
Trump predicts Iran could acquire a nuclear weapon within 90 days
“And within 90 days or so, they're gonna have and could have very well a nuclear weapon”
Trump states he would not support a national abortion ban
“No, I wouldn't support a national ban. No, I would not.”
Trump asserts COVID-19 originated from and leaked out of Wuhan lab
“Where it originally came from was the Wuhan lab. I happen to think it escaped from the Wuhan lab.”
Trump promises automatic green cards for graduates of US colleges
“What I want to do and what I will do is you graduate from a college. I think you should get automatically as part of your diploma, a green card. To be able to stay in this country, and that includes junior colleges too.”
Trump claims threatening 200% tariffs would have stopped semiconductor offshoring
“They would have said, no, you want to build in Taiwan, you're going to have to pay a 200% tariff. And nobody would have left.”
Trump claims tariffs generated hundreds of billions without causing inflation
“No inflation. They said, oh, tariffs will cause inflation. They were, they've been wrong about everything, and these guys, and for the most part, they've admitted, they've said, you know, Trump was right, because we've taken in hundreds of billions of dollars …”
Trump claims US will impose 15% to 50% standard tariffs globally
“So we'll have a straight, simple tariff of anywhere between 15 and 50 Percent.”
Trump states AI training on public works does not violate copyright
“When a person reads a book or an article, you've gained great knowledge. That does not mean that you're violating copyright laws or have to make deals with every content provider”
Trump confirms he terminated Biden's AI executive order on day one
“That's why on day one, I very proudly terminated Joe Biden's order on woke AI effective immediately.”
Trump bans federal government from procuring politically biased AI technology
“And in just a moment, I will be signing an order banning the federal government from procuring AI technology that has been infused with partisan bias or ideological agendas, such as critical race theory, which is ridiculous.”
Trump: Losing US dollar reserve status is equivalent to losing a war
“If we ever lose that, that's the equivalent of losing a war. That would be an unbelievable. That would really make us third world.”
Trump predicts all electric cars will eventually be manufactured in China
“The electric cars, they're going to end up all being made in China, by the way, they're not going to be made here.”
Trump: Oil prices will skyrocket if Democrats win the election
“They're not happy about it, but if this election were won by them, I can tell you right now, you would be, we would see oil go through the roof because they would really close it up.”
Trump: Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president
“This would have never happened if I were president. It would have never, Putin would have never done it.”
Trump claims October 7 attack on Israel would never have happened under him
“That attack would have never happened in a million years.”
Trump claims Paris Accord required $1T from US while China paid nothing
“The Paris Accord was a disaster for us. We were going to pay a trillion dollars, and other countries were paying nothing. Russia was paying nothing. China was paying nothing. It didn't even kick in for China until 2030, whereas with us it kicked in immediately…”
Trump believes CIA was likely behind requests to withhold JFK files
“Well, this wasn't CIA that asked me, but I think CIA was probably behind it. But they didn't, they would have preferred that I not release the rest of it.”
Trump: Curators blocked two former presidents from displaying star White House painting
“I can tell you two of the presidents I know wanted it up and it never got up, but I think they liked me better.”
Trump allows AI datacenter builders to construct dedicated power plants
“I'm allowing the people that are building to build their own electric plants, which nobody thought would happen.”
Trump claims tariffs are forcing manufacturing plants to relocate to US
“Factories are coming back because they don't want to pay tariffs.”
Trump predicts interest rates will come down regardless of Fed
“Rates are coming down anyway.”