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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“It's actually not that easy.”
— Donald Trump
July 22, 2020   •   Trump discussing the five-word memory task on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Fox News Interview with Dr. Marc Siegel
“We have met the moment, and we have prevailed.”
— Donald Trump
May 11, 2020   •   White House remarks on coronavirus testing.
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“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
“I know nothing about the organization.”
— Donald Trump
September 30, 2020   •   White House remarks about the Proud Boys after the presidential debate.
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“They're sending people that have lots of problems.”
— Donald Trump
June 16, 2015   •   Trump discussing Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement.
Presidential Campaign Announcement — Trump Tower
“They were dissolving.”
— Donald Trump
April 9, 2025   •   Trump describing his experience with paper straws.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“It's no good for me.”
— Donald Trump
December 18, 2019   •   Trump discussing low-flow showers immediately before talking about his hair.
Trump Rally — Battle Creek, Michigan
“Who knew health care was so complicated?”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   A variation Trump used while discussing the difficulty of replacing the Affordable Care Act.
Presidential Remarks
“If there's 27 tons of gold, we'll be very happy.”
— Donald Trump
February 22, 2025   •   Trump discussing Fort Knox's gold holdings. The actual reported quantity stored at Fort Knox is vastly larger than 27 tons, at roughly 147 million troy ounces, or more than 4,500 metric tons.
CPAC Speech
“Maybe there's something there.”
— Donald Trump
April 24, 2020   •   Trump returning the following day to his speculation about whether sunlight or light could have applications inside the human body.
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing
“Nobody knows more about technology than me.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump making a broad claim about his understanding of technology.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“Do you know what I'm talking about?”
— Donald Trump
June 3, 2016   •   Trump addressing Gregory Cheadle while telling a story about another Black Trump supporter at an earlier rally.
Trump Campaign Rally — Redding, California
“Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is.”
— Donald Trump
August 9, 2016   •   Trump speaking about preventing Hillary Clinton's potential Supreme Court appointments. The remark drew criticism as appearing to allude to armed action; Trump's campaign said he meant the political power and unity of gun-rights voters.
Trump Campaign Rally — Wilmington, North Carolina
“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
“I'm obviously being sarcastic.”
— Donald Trump
August 12, 2016   •   Trump subsequently describing his Obama-founded-ISIS statement as sarcasm after repeatedly insisting the previous day that he meant it.
Trump Campaign Remarks — Erie, Pennsylvania
“You know the floors of the forest, very important.”
— Donald Trump
November 17, 2018   •   Trump discussing vegetation and forest management following devastating California wildfires.
Presidential Remarks — Paradise, California
“I've spoken to the biggest crowds.”
— Donald Trump
August 8, 2024   •   Trump discussing the crowd at his January 6, 2021 Ellipse speech during a Mar-a-Lago press conference.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“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
“I have so many friends going to your countries trying to get rich.”
— Donald Trump
September 20, 2017   •   Trump speaking to African heads of state about American business investment in Africa.
Luncheon with African Leaders — United Nations
“It was in fact correct that Alabama could have received some 'hurt.'”
— Donald Trump
September 2, 2019   •   Trump defending his earlier statement about Hurricane Dorian and Alabama after the National Weather Service said Alabama would not experience impacts from the storm.
Donald Trump Twitter Account