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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“We need global warming!”
— Donald Trump
November 7, 2012   •   Trump joking about cold weather in New York. Global warming refers to a long-term increase in average global temperatures, not the absence of cold weather.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“I wasn't going to make it.”
— Donald Trump
March 7, 2025   •   Trump discussing the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the United States had helped secure during his first term, and his earlier expectation that he would no longer be president when it occurred.
White House Digital Assets Summit
“I miss it.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2020   •   Trump's punch line after saying he had not touched his face in weeks because of coronavirus precautions.
White House Meeting with Airline Executives
“He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured.”
— Donald Trump
July 18, 2015   •   Family Leadership Summit, discussing John McCain.
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“Nobody knows more about trade than me.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump making a broad claim about his knowledge of international trade.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“Puerto Rico is an island.”
— Donald Trump
September 29, 2017   •   Trump discussing logistical challenges following Hurricane Maria.
Presidential Remarks — Hurricane Maria
“Nobody knows more about infrastructure than me.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump making a broad claim about infrastructure expertise.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“They were fighting uphill.”
— Donald Trump
April 13, 2024   •   Trump discussing Confederate forces during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Trump Campaign Rally — Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
“I met her yesterday and once before.”
— Donald Trump
May 8, 2025   •   Trump describing his limited personal familiarity with Surgeon General nominee Casey Means.
White House Remarks on U.S.-UK Trade Agreement
“They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing.”
— Donald Trump
June 7, 2019   •   Trump discussing what he believed NASA's priorities should be.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“It doesn't work without subsidy.”
— Donald Trump
October 23, 2012   •   Trump criticizing government support for wind energy. Energy industries, including fossil fuels and renewables, have received various forms of government support.
Scottish Parliament Committee Testimony
“No, I meant he's the founder of ISIS.”
— Donald Trump
August 11, 2016   •   Trump rejecting interviewer Hugh Hewitt's attempt to reinterpret Trump's statement as meaning Obama's policies merely created conditions that aided ISIS.
Hugh Hewitt Radio Interview
“Social Security, as you know, generally speaking, people don't live to be over 100 years old.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump introducing claims about implausibly old people appearing in Social Security Administration database records. Subsequent reporting and SSA explanations indicated that records lacking death information or containing legacy-data issues were not evidence that millions of people over 100 were receiving benefits.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“Nobody knew that until I came along.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump claiming that people did not know the United States possessed enormous energy resources until he highlighted them.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“They end up using more water.”
— Donald Trump
December 6, 2019   •   Trump arguing that low-flow toilets can cause people to flush repeatedly and therefore consume more water.
White House Small Business Roundtable
“You can't get parts for it anymore.”
— Donald Trump
July 29, 2025   •   Trump discussing maintenance of the existing presidential aircraft.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“And a very stable genius at that!”
— Donald Trump
January 6, 2018   •   Trump's phrase "very stable genius" became one of his most widely quoted self-descriptions.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“I know the outer world exists.”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2016   •   Trump discussing foreign policy during an interview with The Washington Post editorial board.
Washington Post Editorial Board Interview
“That was good even by your high standard, right?”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump praising a military operation while speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast.
National Prayer Breakfast