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942 quotes from Donald Trump
“I don't have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years.”
— Donald Trump
December 11, 2016   •   Trump explaining why he did not intend to receive intelligence briefings every day after becoming president.
Fox News Sunday Interview
“I congratulate you.”
— Donald Trump
September 20, 2017   •   Trump speaking to African leaders immediately after saying he had friends traveling to their countries seeking business opportunities.
Luncheon with African Leaders — United Nations
“You don't get water.”
— Donald Trump
April 9, 2025   •   Trump criticizing showerhead water-flow restrictions.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“Well, I think there will be.”
— Donald Trump
February 21, 2025   •   Trump clarifying that he expected gold to be found at Fort Knox despite raising questions about whether it remained there.
White House Governors Working Session
“I wasn't going to make it.”
— Donald Trump
March 7, 2025   •   Trump discussing the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the United States had helped secure during his first term, and his earlier expectation that he would no longer be president when it occurred.
White House Digital Assets Summit
“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
“Don't be totally surprised.”
— Donald Trump
February 22, 2025   •   Trump continuing to suggest that Fort Knox might unexpectedly be found empty, without presenting evidence.
CPAC Speech
“And then, at the end, it just went out.”
— Donald Trump
July 5, 2019   •   Trump explaining his Revolutionary War airport remark.
White House Press Exchange
“I got killed by the fake news media.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump describing criticism he received for calling "tariffs" his favorite word.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“Such a nasty woman.”
— Donald Trump
October 19, 2016   •   Third presidential debate, referring to Hillary Clinton.
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“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
“Man, there's nothing out there.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump recounting his concern during a nighttime Air Force One landing in Iraq.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“What is left?”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump joking after saying the United States had invented numerous major technologies.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“It's very complicated.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump discussing efforts to change the U.S. health-care system.
Presidential Remarks
“The cabinet room looks beautiful like it should now.”
— Donald Trump
December 2, 2025   •   Trump praising his administration's changes to the Cabinet Room.
White House Cabinet Meeting
“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
“It's ridiculous.”
— Donald Trump
April 9, 2025   •   Trump criticizing federal showerhead regulations.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“They were dissolving.”
— Donald Trump
April 9, 2025   •   Trump describing his experience with paper straws.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“A lot of bad snake bites.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump attributing Panama Canal construction deaths partly to snake bites.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“Asia is very close to Alaska, relatively speaking.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump discussing potential exports of Alaskan energy to Asian markets. Alaska is geographically close to northeastern Asia across the Bering Strait.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.