Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
Nov 2, 2025 Other 2 times
…do is vote to open the country. And we only need five Democrats. They have a lot of Democrats. We only need five. But the…
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Nov 2, 2025 Other 2 times
…do is vote to open the country. And we only need five Democrats. They have a lot of Democrats. We only need five. But the…
Oct 31, 2025 Other 2 times
…dollars. And our country is doing well. The shutdown proceeds because the Democrats just don't know what they're doing. I don't know what's wrong with…
…fault. It's so easily solved. You know, we have a number of Democrats that have already voted for this. But the Republicans are very unified…
Oct 31, 2025 Other 5 times
…was wrong, but he apologized. Well, there always is. But all the Democrats have to do is say let's go. I mean, you know, they…
…do is say the Government is open. And we only need five Democrats. But they're—you know, they've become a radical-left party—they really…
…you know, largely, when you talk about SNAP, you're talking about, largely, Democrats. But I'm President; I want to help everybody. I want to help…
Oct 29, 2025 Other 6 times
…The country is doing great. We have the shutdown caused by the Democrats. And at some point, they'll get—they'll come back. I think they…
…great people. On what? Well, we're going to get it done. The Democrats have caused the problem on food stamps, because all they have to…
…worked, it never will work, and we can do something with the Democrats much better than Obamacare. Less money and better health care. And that's…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 3 times
…category? But now, all we really have to do is get the Democrats to approve it. But they'll come along. They always do, you know…
…it would be nice to have more help from some of the Democrat Governors that don't mind. In Chicago, 2 weeks ago, 4 people murdered…
…the submarine? They said, "No, that was just fishing." The radical-left Democrats said, "Well, it was a submarine, but they were just fishing." Submarines…
Oct 27, 2025 Other 4 times
…to meet, I'd love to meet him. Yes, there is. But the Democrat should just do a simple extension. That's the best way. The Democrats…
…see better health care, period. We're not looking to do that. The Democrats can solve that problem with air traffic control. All they have to…
…country is doing so well economically. It's doing so incredibly well. The Democrats should let it open. I guess they don't do that because it's…
Oct 24, 2025 Other 3 times
…other people talk. I'll have a comment on that later. But the Democrats are stopping it. All they have to do is agree to—let's…
…and we voted for it many times. All we need is five Democrats. The Republicans vote for it. But we'll see what happens. But really…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 13 times
…children and, I think, wife. And he continues to run, and the Democrats continue. He's running for what—attorney general in Virginia? Look what he…
…you vote for somebody like that? But I don't view that every Democrat would say that because not every Democrat would say that. So you…
…Sometimes the Republicans are too nice. They're a very nice party. The Democrats play a much dirtier fight. You know, it's amazing, you go after…
Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 4 times
…that aren't working right now that should be. And it's because the Democrats want to try and renegotiate a deal that they had negotiated. They…
…happen. And I will tell you, there are a lot of good Democrats that really want to make a deal. And I think—all we…
…great support on the Republican side. So I think we need five Democrats, and there are a lot of them that want to make a…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 3 times
…get involved. It's really a question of: Would I rather have a Democrat or a Communist? And I would rather have a Democrat than a…
…the facts. I think Chuck is probably finished. I know some people—Democrats—that would be good. There's some good politicians and some, you know…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 17 times
…you very much. Thank you. What a friendly group this is. No Democrats are here, right? Well, I want to thank everybody. This has been…
…leave, because anytime you have—as you know, anytime you have a Democrat Senator—not even two, just one—they'll say: "Because of the time…
…have to leave," and I put somebody else in. And I've had Democrat Senators say, "The only one we'll ever approve is a Democrat." This…
Oct 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: LSU Baseball visits White House 1 time
…and people want it to continue that way. So we're hoping the Democrats uh become much less deranged and that we will get the vote…
Oct 19, 2025 Other 7 times
…do whatever we can do to have great health care. But the Democrats want to destroy all health care, because they want to give $1…
…institutions, and we're not going to destroy our health care for the Democrats. Yes, he's going to stop purchases. Well, then they're going to just…
…me. And as of now, it's terminated, and it's terminated—— ——because the Democrats are so foolish. What they've done to the country—I mean, we…
Oct 17, 2025 Other 1 time
…We're not going to do that. So the shutdown continues. It's a Democrat shutdown. It's a Schumer shutdown, because his career has failed and it's…
Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 2 times
…railroad to Hawaii." Do you remember? She's a current sitting Senator, a Democrat. She wants a railroad to go to Hawaii, right? You know who…
…it was a big moment in time. I think, right now the Democrats are really damaged—mentally damaged. They want to take $1.5 trillion…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 2 times
…how well these things are covered. I—you know, I see the Democrats like to take credit for all of the things we do. We…
…enough of these, eventually people are going to figure it out. The Democrats have done nothing. This will make all fertility care, including IVF, far…
Oct 15, 2025 Press conference Kalshi: Trump Press Conference 5 times
…would have had some that didn't even get in all because of Democrat obstruction. So John Thune did a great job. I signed—I must…
…want to do, but he was forced to do it by the Democrats. And as far as the shutdown is concerned, this is a Democrat…
…got the people that we want paid. And I'll tell you, the Democrats, they don't talk about this. You know, we're getting rid of programs…
Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 11 times
…a lot of trade, and then—if you look at what the Democrats—well, they didn't know. They didn't know. Honestly, they didn't know what…
…troops." But this was a position that's being forced upon us by Democrats, and all they have to do is just sign a piece of…
…a failed politician. He's allowed the radical left to take over the Democrat Party. So, if they write books about that, if they write books…
Oct 12, 2025 Other 1 time
…We're ending some programs that we don't want. They happen to be Democrat-sponsored programs. But we're ending some programs that we never wanted, and…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 8 times
…averaging about 654-percent reduction in price. You believe that one? The Democrats will say, "Well, he should have gotten more." It's crazy. In addition…
…So nobody ever thought they were going to see. And don't let Democrats take the credit, because, you know, they'll try. They'll say, "Oh, we…
…House. Yes, please. Well, it'll be a lot. And it will be Democrat-oriented, because we figure, you know, they started this thing, so they…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump's Bilateral meeting with President of Finland 3 times
…looking to do that at all. Go ahead, please. Yes, blame the Democrats. They ought to call their local Democrat representative, whether it's a senator…
…Congressman or Senator, and tell them to get on the ball. The Democrats have caused this problem. Yes, please. Where are you from? I love…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 15 times
…despite the radical-left lunatics that shut down our Government. You have Democrats that they've lost their way. They have no leadership. We don't even…
…funding levels both parties have supported in the past. So the radical Democrats have chosen to put the economy to our country—we have the…
…we have an economy that's blowing it away. And we have the Democrats who are trying to obstruct. They don't want to have a good…
Oct 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Roundtable on ANTIFA 3 times
…that. But some of them are being hurt very badly by the Democrats and they, therefore, won't qualify. Go ahead, please. Oh—it's—go ahead…
…more money, costs more money. We want to make it better. The Democrats want to make it worse. The Democrats want to approve health care…
Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 6 times
…depends on who we're talking about. I can tell you this: The Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy, but…
…said, "Let's see if we can get it all done." Because these Democrats are, like, insurrectionists, okay? They're so bad for our country, so—their…
…Well, you're going to have to figure that out. Okay? Ask the Democrats that question. Go ahead. Yes. I follow the law. And I what…
Oct 6, 2025 Tele-rally 1 time
…our Second Amendment, protect religious liberty. And we will stop the radical Democrats in Congress are trying to destroy the progress we have. They want…
Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…important. It could. At some point, it will. And you know, the Democrats are the ones that started this. And if you think about it…
…right now. We have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things. And I'm talking about good…
…I don't want to say that. But we are speaking with the Democrats, and some very good things could happen with respect to health care…
Oct 5, 2025 Other 2 times
…details. It's taking place right now, and it's all because of the Democrats. The Democrats are causing the loss of a lot of jobs with…
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 3 times
…won't be during my term." I would say if it were a Democrat, I might not be invited. They don't love me exactly too much…
…seen before. And I want you to know that despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our servicemembers every last penny. Don't worry…
…take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats. They want to give all of our money to illegal aliens that…
Oct 5, 2025 Other 4 times
…life. We want to make it better. Well, they're—I call them Democrat layoffs. They're Democrat layoffs. They're causing it. We're ready to go back…
…down. We're doing better than the country has ever done, and the Democrats hate seeing that. It's up to them. Anybody laid off, that's because…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…doing. Thank you very much, Linda. Okay. Any questions, please? Well, the Democrats want to shut it down, so when you shut it down, you…
…lot of people that are going to be very affected. And the Democrats—they're going to be Democrats. As you know, we—this country, no…
…of a lot of things that we didn't want, and they'd be Democrat things. But they want open borders. They want men playing in women's…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…in the lower 20 percent. It's not good. And I asked the Democrat representatives, "What do you think about coming up with a better health…
…told them—I spoke to a lot of people, a lot of Democrats recently. I said: "Why don't we change it? We can make Obamacare…
…over the world that they can't afford to pay. And that's the Democrats. And what happens, what that does is, it brings people into the…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…from the past administration. They did not treat you with respect. They're Democrats. They never do. Not only are we rebuilding our great strength, but…
…people, other than politicians that look bad—they think—you know, the Democrats run most of the cities that are in bad shape. We have…
…it seems that the ones that are run by the radical-left Democrats—what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles—they're…
Sep 30, 2025 Other 1 time
Well, we may do a lot, and that's only because of the Democrats. And, as you know, they want to be able to take care…
Sep 29, 2025 Press conference Kalshi: Trump and Netanyahu Press Conference, Trump meets Netanyahu 1 time
…to take questions. I'm meeting with, as you know, a couple of Democrats in a little while about the country, about keeping our country open…
Sep 26, 2025 Other 6 times
…there'll be others. I mean, they're corrupt. These were corrupt radical-left Democrats. Because Comey, essentially, was a—he was worse than a Democrat. I…
…got caught. So—— Well, we're going to see, but the radical-left Democrats want to shut it down. I mean, it's up to them. We…
…by every nation in the world. And you know what happened? The Democrats want to shut it down. And they want to shut it down…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Let's go. Let's hear the question. Right. Could be, yes, because the Democrats are crazed. They don't know what they're doing. They want to have…
…votes for this. And we have 53 Republicans. And we need seven Democrats. Well, what they're really asking for is they want to pay for…
…the line, and I think a lot of the people—look, the Democrats have become radical-left lunatics. They have policies that nobody is going…
Sep 25, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…it, and I did it. Well, this is all caused by the Democrats. They asked us to do something that's totally unreasonable. They never change…
…closed. You can only come into our country legally now. But the Democrats want to give it all away. They want to—also, they want…
…ended now. But this is what Schumer wants. This is what the Democrats want. They want to have—and they want to take our money…
Sep 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 1 time
…done. And some people think—mostly Republicans, actually—I'll tell you, the Democrats think it was—they think Operation Warp Speed was one of the…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…that, right? I had one that was endorsed so strongly by two Democrat Senators that I said, "I don't want that person." You know? When…
…it wasn't good. But for some reason, they hate our country, the Democrats. But I think we're going to have—what we have to do…
…Would I like to run crime. We don't like crime, and the Democrats obviously love it. How about that? They like crime. We don't. That's…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…53 Republicans total, and we need 60 votes. That means we need Democrat votes. I want to thank Senator John Fetterman. He wants to keep…
…investment coming in—record investment coming. Everything is going well, but the Democrats are unhappy about that because they don't want it to go well…
…to approve things that we shouldn't be approving. Just today the House Democrats voted against condemning the political assassination of Charlie Kirk. Who could vote…
Sep 18, 2025 Other 1 time
…licensed. They're not allowed to do that. They're an arm of the Democrat Party. Thank you, everybody. Fly safely. You know why I say that…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 1 time
…the last 3 months, there have been zero, as reported by, largely, Democrats, actually. The border is secure. The country is secure. We've got the…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…he talking—is he crazy?" It happened. And not only that, the Democrats don't want to give it up. I watched a Congressman fighting like…
…you work there. You can walk to the Capitol. And even the Democrats say, "I can't believe it," but they don't want to admit it…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…their life. They were allowed to come into our country by the Democrats and by Sleepy Joe. And that was a thing. No, they had…
…bring people together here. We're going to bring, maybe, some of the Democrats—we'll say, "The Democrats are invited." Now, we'll do that for about…
…know. We're going to give it a shot. We're going to let Democrats come, and we're going to let Republicans come, and you're going to…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…we're trying to get them out now. What they've done—what the Democrats and Biden have done to this country will go down in infamy…
…a mayor that's admitting to it, and she's a, you know, liberal Democrat, in all fairness. She's a person that hasn't gotten exactly along with…
…down for people. And, you know, it's something I said. And the Democrats have this false narrative. They say, "Oh, costs went up." They just…
Sep 3, 2025 Meeting 7 times
…So don't tell me about that. Go ahead. So this is a Democrat hoax that never ends. You know, it reminds me a little of…
…thousands of pages of documents have been given, but it's really a Democrat hoax, because they're trying to get people to talk about something that's…
…of problem with certain places, and we still do—all run by Democrats or, for the most part, run by Democrats. So what they're trying…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Once you have all mail-in voting—and, for whatever reason, the Democrats cheat. And they cheat like—you know, they're not stupid. That's the…
Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 11 times
…overtime, you don't have to pay tax on overtime. That's good. The Democrats don't know what they're going to do, so they have, like, this…
…Medicare, Medicaid." The job we've done on Social Security is—if the Democrats got in, Social Security is over, because the country is going to…
…Republican Party has picked up 4 million new people. Four million. The Democrats have lost 2½ million. Other than that, they're extremely happy. No, they're…
Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…for crime, just about every one of those cities is run by Democrats. And you know, one of the bad things they did: cashless bail…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…keep winning. And this whole story on crime is incredible that the Democrats wouldn't be with us. So the mayor of Chicago, I watched him…
…them "80/20 issues." I call them "97/3." I think the Democrats better get smart. And, you know, politically, I hope they don't, but…
…Okay. We'll sign right here, right? So important. And this isn't Republican-Democrat. This is—and by the way, most Democrats agree with this. But…