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Jul 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…way to go. So, surprising. Well, I'd love him to lower interest rates. But other than that, what can I tell you? The country is…
…to make a lot of money. We would be helped if interest rates would come down, but we're going to see how the Board rules…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…you know, in—in Europe, the European Union, they've lowered their interest rate now 11 times, and we haven't lowered ours at all. He's a…
…for that reason. But—and he did lower—he did lower the rate before the election two or three times. Did y- —it's the only…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the right thing. This will increase demand for U.S. treasuries, lower interest rates, and secure the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency for generations…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…have a bad Fed Chairman—really bad. If he would lower the rates—if he would lower the rates—and I tried being nice to…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…crime is plummeting, and we're on track to reach the lowest murder rate ever recorded by the year—the end of this year. It looks…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Jay Powell. No, he's causing us a fortune because he keeps the rate way up. I think it's Trump derangement syndrome, personally. But you know…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 9 times
…inflation in a year or two, we'll put—we'll start raising the rates, we'll get rid of the inflation, you know, and do other things…
…in there that, with the stroke of a pen, could lower interest rates and save us hundreds of billions of dollars a year, but he's…
…nice numbers for you, right?— —$900 billion, $950 billion by lowering interest rates. And it's really just more of a paper movement. It's not like…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…understand what's happening. And it would be great if he'd lower the rate because we'd be able to borrow a lot cheaper. Yes, go ahead…
…the same as us. Because, you know, you have somebody sets their rate at 4 percent or 4½ percent. It's hard to go out and…
…hell of a lot more income, and we shouldn't be paying a rate like that. In other words, when we pay a rate—I'll tell…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…we had a person over at the Fed that would lower interest rates a little bit, that would be helpful too. It's hard to believe…
…we might have inflation." Yes, and if you do, you raise the rate a little bit. That's okay. But we're going out because Biden gave…
…to tie it up for 10 or 15 years at a high rate. But every point is three—it's really more—is $300 billion. So…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…doing well—and as a country. If the Fed would ever lower rates, you know, we'd buy debt for a lot less. It's a shame…
…If there's inflation in 6 months or 9 months, you lower the rates or you raise the rates. You can do whatever you want"—Brian…
…no inflation. We have only success. And I'd like to see interest rates get down. Now, Biden did a lot of very short-term debt…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…way down. Gasoline prices are way down. Energy prices are down. Mortgage rates are down. And inflation is down. Other than that, how are you…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…won't be. Now, we'd like to get this guy to lower interest rates, because, you know, if he doesn't, we have to pay—we have…
…comes due starting very soon. And if we would lower the interest rates by 1 point, we'd pay about 1 point less. That's $300 billion…
…numskull that sits here, "I don't see enough reason to cut the rates now." And the problem he's got is that—and I explained to…
Jun 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…American history. And just a few months into office, the national murder rate has plummeted by 28 percent. It's going down because of—largely because…
May 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…have it down to around 2 percent. Grocery prices are down, mortgage rates are down, energy prices are down, and gasoline prices over Memorial Day…
…our "One Big Beautiful Bill" will keep income taxes at the current rates and deliver no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…able to—we'll have one of the—we'll have the lowest tax rate we've ever had in the history of our country. And tremendous amounts…
May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…of 2025 is a lot to be proud of, including your first-rate athletes and athletics. You are something. I've been watching too. I watch…
May 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…forever ending the missile threat to the American homeland. And the success rate is very close to a hundred percent, which is incredible. When you…
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…you take a look at the cost. Energy is down, even interest rates are down. Now, if the Chairman of the Fed, Jerome—if he…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…something, right? But the price of food has gone down, and mortgage rates are down, and gasoline prices just hit $1.88 a gallon in…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you buy a car that's made in America, you get an interest rate deduction. That's going to be a big—it's got to be made…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…representing you, it was so complicated. And worse was that the tax rate was 65 percent. I lowered the rate substantially, but still a lot…
…that if you build your factory in the United States, your tariff rate is zero—zero—and you have other advantages too and not the…
…it way down. Energy prices are down all over the country. Mortgage rates are actually down slightly, even though I have a guy in the…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…We like strong borders. We like good education. We like low interest rates. We like being able to buy a beautiful car and now deduct…
…gasoline prices are down by a lot. Energy prices are down. Mortgage rates actually just went down. Prescription drug prices just saw their largest monthly…
…and—and you know what? And inflation is basically down, and interest rates came down despite the fact that I have a Fed person who's…
Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…him, but I believe he's making a mistake by not lowering interest rates. And I think as well as we're doing, we'd do much better…
…hopefully, do the right thing. The right thing is to lower interest rates. So we'll see what happens. I think we're sitting on something that's…
Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…thing that hasn't come down, but hasn't gone up much are interest rates, and we think the Fed should lower the rate. We think that…
…a little more active in terms of his idea to lower interest rates. This is a perfect time to lower interest rates. If he doesn't…
Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…news says they're going up. The only thing that's even are interest rates. And if we had a Fed Chairman that understood what he was…
Apr 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the lower—lower tier of 40 nations—the 40 nations that they rate. And I think, when we do this, it's going to make a…
Apr 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to now introduce a very special man, a great coach. You would rate him great, right? Good or great? Good. Oh, boy, am I glad…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…important. Okay. That's great. Is that okay? Good? It's a 10. We rate the signatures. That's—that was a 10. That's why she—— I said…
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…China charges American rice farmers an over quota, it's called—a tariff rate of 65 percent. South Korea charges 50—actually, they charge different, from…
…happened. For nations that treat us badly, we will calculate the combined rate of all their tariffs, nonmonetary barriers, and other forms of cheating, and…
…answer is very simple, if they complain: If you want your tariff rate to be zero, then you build your product right here in America…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…education back to the States, and she's doing it at a rapid rate. And she's an amazing woman. I've known her, also, for a long…
…know, I say that, in our country, they have charts, and they rate the countries, various countries. And Norway and Demark and Sweden and lots…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a good job—Brooke Rollins and everybody. And inflation is down. Interest rates are down. Gasoline has come down, down to a level that we…
Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Well, now the price of eggs has come down a lot. Interest rates have come down. Gasoline prices have come down. It's all coming down…
Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…and theft we can find, we will defeat inflation, bring down mortgage rates, lower car payments and grocery prices, protect our seniors, and put more…
…a chemical he was exposed to when he was younger. Since 1975, rates of child cancer have increased by more than 40 percent. Reversing this…
Feb 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…been terrible. Look, I think they're radical left. I think they're third-rate reporters. I know the person—the specific young lady that works on…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…dollars in waste, and it will mean much lower inflation; lower interest rates; lower payments on mortgages, credit cards, car loans; and much higher stock…
…us, as I said, we will tariff them at the exact same rate. So, if a certain country—because some of these countries, even countries…
Feb 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…just Venezuela. But they opened their jails. And you know, the crime rates in Venezuela and other places all over the world has gone way…
Feb 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…figure it out. In recent decades, we've seen staggering increases in cancer rates across all age demographics, including more than 40 percent increase in childhood…
Feb 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…levels that we haven't seen before. We know that—we think interest rates are going to ultimately be coming down because of things that happen…
Feb 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…what they've done—a hotel that was not luxury that's getting luxury rates for migrants, where they're making a fortune. And we catch them. We…
Feb 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the world. Venezuela let out so many people. You know, their crime rate is down 78 percent. I can't believe they haven't allowed every single…
Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…a lot of the inflation. That's going to automatically bring the interest rates down. No, no. No. It just works that way. I mean, it…
…bring down prices, then you won't have inflation, and then the interest rates will come down. Well, I would put in—— I would put in…
…make a deal, I guess that's okay too. With regard to interest rates? Because I think I know interest rates much better than they do…
Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…is the worst inflation crisis in modern history and sky-high interest rates for our citizens and even throughout the world. Food prices and the…
…more than 230-percent higher than was projected in 2020. The inflation rate we are inheriting remains 50-percent higher than the historic target. It…
…are being lost. With oil prices going down, I'll demand that interest rates drop immediately. And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world…
Jan 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…happening with countries all over the world, and you know their crime rates are going down by 10 and 15 and 20 percent every 6…
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…We want houses that don't cost a fortune. We want low interest rates. We want low taxes. We want a strong, powerful military, and we're…
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…of your choice. We will build automobiles in America again at a rate that nobody could have dreamt possible just a few years ago. And…