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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“This is an island surrounded by water.”
— Donald Trump
September 29, 2017   •   Trump again describing the logistical challenges of Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico.
National Association of Manufacturers Remarks
“People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once.”
— Donald Trump
December 6, 2019   •   Trump discussing federal water-efficiency standards. Modern federal toilet standards generally limit new toilets to 1.6 gallons per flush; Trump's sweeping claim that people routinely required 10 to 15 flushes was not supported by evidence.
White House Small Business Roundtable
“Maybe it will be fantastic.”
— Donald Trump
February 25, 2025   •   Trump discussing the potential success of the Gold Card proposal.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“We're gonna go back to steam.”
— Donald Trump
October 28, 2025   •   Trump discussing his preference for steam catapults over electromagnetic launch systems on aircraft carriers.
Remarks aboard USS George Washington
“And he's watching right now.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump joking about Biden watching the National Prayer Breakfast.
National Prayer Breakfast
“The people of January 6th were treated very unfairly.”
— Donald Trump
August 8, 2024   •   Trump's characterization of prosecutions and sentences involving January 6 defendants.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“I think there is blame on both sides.”
— Donald Trump
August 15, 2017   •   Trump Tower remarks after the Charlottesville violence.
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“Which is why I alone can fix it.”
— Donald Trump
July 21, 2016   •   One of the defining lines of Trump's 2016 Republican National Convention acceptance speech.
Republican National Convention
“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
“They put two dog sleds there two weeks ago.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2025   •   Trump mocking Denmark's defense presence in Greenland while arguing that the United States should control the territory.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“You can start tonight, you have no approvals.”
— Donald Trump
October 15, 2025   •   Trump recounting what he said he was told about making changes at the White House while discussing his proposed ballroom project.
White House Ballroom Dinner
“They went so green they almost went out of business.”
— Donald Trump
April 8, 2025   •   Trump making an exaggerated characterization of Germany's transition toward renewable energy. Germany remained one of the world's largest economies.
White House Energy Executive Order Remarks
“I don't know if that's true.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump immediately qualifying the sweeping prediction he had just described concerning artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“But, for me, it was easy.”
— Donald Trump
July 22, 2020   •   Trump describing his performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Fox News Interview with Dr. Marc Siegel
“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
“You'll get Exxon to come in there.”
— Donald Trump
November 12, 2015   •   Trump proposing that an American oil company could rebuild oil infrastructure after U.S. bombing.
Trump Campaign Rally — Fort Dodge, Iowa
“I could have told them that.”
— Donald Trump
September 19, 2020   •   Trump asserting that he could have anticipated problems he attributed to electromagnetic aircraft-carrier elevators.
Trump Campaign Rally — Fayetteville, North Carolina
“Canada, we'll see what happens with Canada.”
— Donald Trump
February 9, 2025   •   Trump discussing his proposal for Canada to become part of the United States.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“Nobody has better respect for intelligence than Donald Trump.”
— Donald Trump
August 10, 2017   •   Remarks in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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“I was very brave sitting in that cockpit.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump joking about his own reaction during a nighttime Air Force One landing in Iraq.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida