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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“What a crowd, what a turnout.”
— Donald Trump
August 29, 2017   •   Visit to Corpus Christi after Hurricane Harvey.
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“Thirty-eight thousand workers died building the Panama Canal.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2025   •   Trump repeating an inaccurate death toll. Historians estimate roughly 5,600 workers died during the U.S.-led construction period, while more than 20,000 died during the earlier French attempt.
Address to Joint Session of Congress
“I don't even like the name.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump criticizing the name "artificial intelligence" while delivering an AI policy speech.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“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
“We have a world, right?”
— Donald Trump
December 21, 2019   •   Trump discussing emissions associated with manufacturing wind turbines.
White House — Turning Point USA Student Action Summit
“Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.”
— Donald Trump
October 5, 2020   •   Post on Twitter after returning to the White House from COVID-19 hospitalization.
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“I think we're going to have to keep it for the 51st state.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump again discussing Canada becoming a U.S. state during a Republican governors dinner.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“I think I am actually humble. I think I’m much more humble than you would understand.”
— Donald Trump
July 17, 2016   •   CBS 60 Minutes interview.
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“Which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.”
— Donald Trump
April 23, 2020   •   Trump continuing his speculation about using light inside the human body to combat COVID-19.
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing
“I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action.”
— Donald Trump
April 18, 2016   •   Trump praising police officers, firefighters and others who responded to the September 11 attacks.
Trump Campaign Rally — Buffalo, New York
“I really don't know.”
— Donald Trump
July 29, 2025   •   Trump acknowledging that he did not know the cost of converting the aircraft for presidential and military requirements.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“There's no water.”
— Donald Trump
April 9, 2025   •   Trump describing low-flow showerheads while announcing changes to federal regulations.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“Wind farms are a disaster for Scotland.”
— Donald Trump
October 23, 2012   •   Trump opposing wind development near his golf property in Scotland.
Scottish Parliament Committee Testimony
“This is a hell of an act.”
— Donald Trump
July 18, 2025   •   Trump praising the GENIUS Act at its signing ceremony.
GENIUS Act Signing Ceremony
“You really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop?”
— Donald Trump
August 15, 2017   •   Trump arguing that removal of Confederate monuments could lead to demands for removing monuments to other historical slaveholders.
Trump Tower Press Conference — Charlottesville Remarks
“It's not number one on the burner.”
— Donald Trump
August 18, 2019   •   Trump saying acquisition of Greenland was not his administration's highest priority.
Presidential Press Exchange — Morristown, New Jersey
“How do we do it inside the body?”
— Donald Trump
April 24, 2020   •   Trump recounting the question he said he had posed regarding whether laboratory findings involving sunlight or disinfectants could have relevance inside the human body.
White House Press Remarks
“It depends on what your definition of military action is.”
— Donald Trump
April 17, 2026   •   Trump responding to a question about possible U.S. military action involving Cuba. Duplicate wording appears earlier in this batch; skip this record if the importer does not automatically detect duplicates.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“Nambia.”
— Donald Trump
September 20, 2017   •   Trump twice pronounced Namibia as "Nambia" during remarks to African leaders. The surrounding context makes clear that he was referring to Namibia rather than asserting that a separate country called Nambia existed.
Luncheon with African Leaders — United Nations