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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“I know more about politicians than anybody.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump describing his knowledge of politicians during the presidential campaign.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“I actually mean that.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump emphasizing that his suggestion to rename artificial intelligence was serious.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop.”
— Donald Trump
January 1, 2014   •   Trump rejecting climate-change concerns. The scientific consensus attributes current global warming primarily to human greenhouse-gas emissions.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“We had an African-American guy who was a fan of mine.”
— Donald Trump
June 3, 2016   •   Trump beginning a story about a Black supporter at an earlier campaign rally.
Trump Campaign Rally — Redding, California
“My fingers are long and beautiful, as, it has been well documented, are various other parts of my body.”
— Donald Trump
April 1, 2011   •   Interview discussing criticism of his hands.
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“It's a number that nobody ever heard of before.”
— Donald Trump
August 26, 2025   •   Trump describing a claimed $4 trillion in investment commitments.
White House Cabinet Meeting
“Why was there the Civil War?”
— Donald Trump
May 1, 2017   •   Trump rhetorically questioning the causes of the Civil War. Historians overwhelmingly identify slavery and disputes over its expansion and preservation as the central cause.
Washington Examiner Interview with Salena Zito
“He was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the Civil War.”
— Donald Trump
May 1, 2017   •   Trump describing Andrew Jackson in connection with the Civil War. Jackson died sixteen years before the war began, though sectional conflicts over slavery were already prominent during his lifetime.
Washington Examiner Interview with Salena Zito
“Strategically it's interesting.”
— Donald Trump
August 18, 2019   •   Trump explaining U.S. strategic interest in Greenland.
Presidential Press Exchange — Morristown, New Jersey
“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
“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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“I never said this.”
— Donald Trump
August 26, 2019   •   Trump denying Axios reporting that he had suggested using nuclear weapons against hurricanes. Axios stood by its reporting and later said additional sources corroborated it.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“To see whether or not we have any gold in there.”
— Donald Trump
May 5, 2026   •   Trump again raising the possibility that U.S. gold might be missing from Fort Knox without presenting evidence that it was.
Full Measure Interview with Sharyl Attkisson
“When the wind doesn't blow, they don't make energy.”
— Donald Trump
October 23, 2012   •   Trump discussing the intermittency of wind generation. Wind output does vary with weather, which electrical grids manage using generation diversity, storage, transmission and other balancing mechanisms.
Scottish Parliament Committee Testimony
“I didn't say shithole, you did.”
— Donald Trump
December 9, 2025   •   Trump joking with an audience member who shouted the word immediately before Trump proceeded to confirm that he had used it during the 2018 Senate immigration meeting.
Trump Speech — Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
“He said there's no reason for this.”
— Donald Trump
May 1, 2017   •   Trump attributing a sentiment about the Civil War to Andrew Jackson. Jackson died in 1845, before the Civil War.
Washington Examiner Interview with Salena Zito
“But it does kill it.”
— Donald Trump
April 24, 2020   •   Trump discussing disinfectant's ability to deactivate coronavirus on surfaces while explaining his remarks from the previous day.
White House Press Remarks
“I'm such a tough cookie.”
— Donald Trump
July 3, 2025   •   Trump joking about being willing to sit through rain during a military parade.
Salute to America Speech — Des Moines, Iowa
“We'll be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs.”
— Donald Trump
February 4, 2025   •   Trump describing activities he envisioned the United States undertaking in Gaza.
Joint Press Conference with Benjamin Netanyahu
“They have been reduced to a point where it's embarrassing for our country.”
— Donald Trump
September 7, 2016   •   Trump criticizing military leadership under the Obama administration.
NBC Commander-in-Chief Forum