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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“Not a nice place to work.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2025   •   Trump describing working conditions during construction of the Panama Canal.
Address to Joint Session of Congress
“I know you want to hear about -- but, you know, we got to keep our country strong.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump transitioning from his discussion of Venezuela and oil back toward the purpose of the National Prayer Breakfast.
National Prayer Breakfast
“I don't know.”
— Donald Trump
September 4, 2019   •   Trump's response when asked who had drawn the additional black line on the Hurricane Dorian forecast map he displayed.
White House Press Exchange
“But I had 25,000 people.”
— Donald Trump
August 8, 2024   •   Trump contrasting a stated estimate of his January 6 audience with his characterization of Martin Luther King Jr.'s crowd.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“They have the tests and the tests are beautiful.”
— Donald Trump
March 6, 2020   •   Trump describing COVID-19 diagnostic tests during his CDC visit.
CDC Visit — Atlanta
“There's a shark 10 yards away from the boat.”
— Donald Trump
June 9, 2024   •   Trump constructing a hypothetical choice between an electric boat battery and a nearby shark.
Trump Campaign Rally — Las Vegas, Nevada
“We have tremendous African-American support.”
— Donald Trump
June 3, 2016   •   Trump claiming strong support among Black voters during the 2016 campaign. He ultimately received a small minority of the Black vote in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump Campaign Rally — Redding, California
“Your house is worth less than half.”
— Donald Trump
January 20, 2025   •   Trump claiming homes near wind turbines lose more than half their value. Research does not support such a sweeping reduction.
Donald Trump Public Remarks
“LIBERATE MINNESOTA!”
— Donald Trump
April 17, 2020   •   Post on Twitter during COVID-19 stay-at-home protests.
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“Well, it depends on what your definition of military action is.”
— Donald Trump
April 17, 2026   •   Trump responding aboard Air Force One when asked about reports that the Pentagon was preparing for possible military action involving Cuba.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“The biggest problem we have is nuclear.”
— Donald Trump
December 15, 2015   •   Trump identifying nuclear weapons as what he regarded as the world's greatest danger.
CNN Republican Presidential Debate
“I've said a lot of things.”
— Donald Trump
August 16, 2015   •   Trump explaining his reliance on his own judgment when discussing foreign policy.
NBC Meet the Press
“But we always take people from Somalia, places that are a disaster, right?”
— Donald Trump
December 9, 2025   •   Trump discussing immigration from Somalia while recounting his 2018 comments. The statement generalized about a country and its immigrants.
Trump Speech — Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
“Ocean water.”
— Donald Trump
September 29, 2017   •   Trump emphasizing Puerto Rico's geographic isolation while discussing disaster response.
Presidential Remarks — Hurricane Maria
“Tariffs, one of the most beautiful words I've ever heard.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump praising tariffs while speaking to Republican governors.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.”
— Donald Trump
July 21, 2016   •   Republican National Convention acceptance speech.
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“Give me clean, beautiful and healthy air — not the same old climate change bullshit!”
— Donald Trump
January 28, 2014   •   Trump dismissing climate-change science while discussing cold winter weather.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“Actually, we had one person at who was 361 years old.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump citing an extraordinarily old age appearing in Social Security data. It was a database anomaly, not evidence that a 361-year-old person existed.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“We didn't give it to China.”
— Donald Trump
January 20, 2025   •   Trump discussing transfer of Panama Canal control to Panama. The United States transferred control to Panama under treaties signed in 1977; it did not transfer the canal to China.
Second Inaugural Address