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Donald Trump
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“China wants to make a deal. They just don't know how quite to go about it. You know, it's one of those things they don't know quite. They're proud people and President Xi's a proud man. I know him very well. And they don't know quite how to go about it, but they'll figure it out.”
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Recorded in: Indicating he is waiting for China to call him regarding the recently imposed tariffs, reported in Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/11/25 Washington Week (April 11, 2025)
“Homegrown criminals next. I said homegrowns are next, the homegrowns. You gotta build about five more [prisons]…. [The notorious Salvadoran mega-prison] is not big enough… If it's a homegrown criminal, I have no problem. Now we're studying the laws right now, Pam [Bondi] is studying. If we can do that, that's good…. And I'm talking about violent people. I'm talking about really bad people. Really bad people. Every bit as bad as the ones coming in.”
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Recorded in: Speaking to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, referring to US citizens accused of crimes being the next ones sent to Salvadoran prisons, reported in 'Homegrowns are next': Trump doubles down on sending American 'cri…
“Everyone knows that Harvard has “lost its way.”
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“Harvard has been hiring almost all woke, Radical Left, idiots and ‘birdbrains’ who are only capable of teaching FAILURE to students and so-called ‘future leaders”
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“Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning, and should not be considered on any list of the World’s Great Universities or Colleges. Harvard is a JOKE, teaches Hate and Stupidity, and should no longer receive Federal Funds.”
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Recorded in: Revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status will threaten all nonprofits", The Fire (April 18, 2025)
“As you know, the cost of eggs has come down like 93, 94% since we took office.”
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Recorded in: Fact check: Trump lies about the price of eggs, groceries and gas", CNN (April 23, 2025)
“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP!”
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Recorded in: Taken from Truth Social as reported in 'Vladimir, STOP!' Trump says to Putin after deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv in months ABC News (April 24, 2025)
“The first time, I had two things to do—run the country and survive; I had all these crooked guys. And the second time, I run the country and the world.”
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Recorded in: In response to what felt different about his second term compared to the first, quoted in ‘I RUN THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD’ Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show The Atlantic (April…
“I am the candidate of peace.”
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Recorded in: Trump promised peace but brings rapid increase in civilian casualties to Yemen" The Guardian (April 28, 2025)
“I'd like to be pope. That would be my number one choice. No — I don't know, I have no preference. I must say we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who's very good.”
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Recorded in: Response to being asked after the death of Pope Francis who he would like to be the next Pope (29 April 2025); as quoted in "Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope", NPR (4…
“We're going to have something that you won't even believe. We will end inflation, slash prices. We've already ended inflation, raise wages, and give you the greatest economy in the history of the world.”
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Recorded in: Trump Teases 'Biggest Bill Ever Passed' and 'Military Supremacy' During Anniversary Rally Yahoo! News (April 29, 2025)
“This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s… I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers…. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden 'Overhang. This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social reported in Trump puts market struggles on Biden as economy shrinks under his watch NBC News (April 30, 2025)
“You probably saw some numbers today, and I have to start off by saying that’s Biden — that’s not Trump — because we came in on January. We came in and I was very against everything that Biden was doing in terms of the economy. … We took over his mess in so many different ways. I’m not taking credit or discredit for the stock market. I’m just saying we inherited a mess…. We came in on Jan. 20, so this is Biden. And you can even say the next quarter is, sort of, Biden, because it doesn’t just happen on a daily or an hourly basis, but we’re turning it around. It’s a big ship to turn around.”
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Recorded in: In remarks during a meeting with his Cabinet, reported in Trump puts market struggles on Biden as economy shrinks under his watch NBC News (April 30, 2025)
“You know, somebody said, ‘Oh, the shelves are going to be open.’ Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. So maybe the two dolls will cost a couple bucks more than they would normally.”
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Recorded in: More remarks during his Cabinet meeting, reported in Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more in a trade war 'AP News' (April 30, 2025)
“My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day… April 2nd, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America's destiny was reclaimed and the day that we began to make America wealthy again.”
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“For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike.”
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“Taxpayers have been ripped off for more than 50 years, but it is not going to happen anymore.”
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“This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American history. It’s our declaration of economic independence. …now it’s our turn to prosper and in so doing use trillions and trillions of dollars to reduce our taxes and pay down our national debt and it will all happen very quickly. With today’s action we are finally going to be able to make America great again, greater than ever before.”
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“Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country, and you see it happening already. We will supercharge our domestic industrial base. We will pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers. And ultimately, more production at home will mean stronger competition and lower prices for consumers. This will be indeed the golden age of America. It’s coming back and we’re going to come back very strongly.”
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“We will charge them approximately half of what they are and have been charging us because we are being very kind. This is not full reciprocal. This is kind reciprocal.”
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“In short, chronic trade deficits are no longer merely an economic problem. They're a national emergency that threatens our security and our very way of life. It's a very great threat to our country.”
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“These tariffs are going to give us growth like you haven’t seen before. And it’ll be something very special to watch.”
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“They all hated me in my first term, and now they’re kissing my ass.”
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Recorded in: Trump bragging about how tech moguls have warmed up to him, reported in Trump offers advice to University of Alabama graduates in speech interspersed with politics 'AP News' (May 1, 2025)
“The courts are trying to stop me from doing the job that I was elected to do.”
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Recorded in: Politico: Ketanji Brown Jackson warns Trump’s rhetoric against judges are ‘attacks on our democracy’" CNN (May 2, 2025)
“Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You’re not the Rebellion — you’re the Empire. May the 4th be with you.”
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Recorded in: Star Wars Day message on the Official WhiteHouse X account (4 May 2025), accompanied by an AI generated image of Trump with a body-builder physique, wielding a red lightsaber (which in Star Wars lore is emblematic of th…
“I don't know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said. What you said is not what I heard the Supreme Court said. They have a different interpretation.”
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Recorded in: When asked whether he, as president, needs to abide by the Constitution and the rights it provides to people in the U.S., as reported in Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know' NPR (M…
“I think the good parts are the ‘Trump economy’ and the bad parts are the ‘Biden economy’ because he’s done a terrible job…. I was able to get down the costs. But even that, it takes a while to get them down. But we got them down good.... I’ve only just been here for a little more than three months. But the stock market, look at what’s happened in the last short period of time. Didn’t it have nine or 10 days in a row, or 11 days, where it’s gone up? And the tariffs have just started kicking in. And we’re doing really well.”
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Recorded in: In response to the question: ‘When does it become the Trump economy?’, quoted from Trump says good parts of US economy are ‘Trump economy,’ bad parts are ‘Biden economy’ CNN (May 4 2025)
“‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue.”
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Recorded in: Claimed about the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, quoted in "Trump calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell a ‘fool’ after central bank keeps rates steady", CNBC (May 8, 2025)
“(U.S. ports slowing down) means we lose less money, you know? When I see that, that means we lose less money…. And frankly if we didn’t do business (with China), we would have been better off. So, when you say it slowed down, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.”
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Recorded in: Responding to a reporter saying that traffic at U.S. ports “has really slowed, and now thousands of dockworkers and truck drivers are worried about their jobs”, quoted in Trump Exposes Own Idiocy With Comment About Loom…
“So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA.”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social regarding a potential gift of a $400 million "palace in the sky" airplane from the Qatari government for Trump's use, reported in Brewing controversy surrounds Qatar’s intent to lavish luxury jet on Tr…
“I think it's a great gesture from Qatar. I appreciate it very much. I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer. I mean, I could be a stupid person, say, 'No, we don't want a free, very expensive airplane.' I thought it was a great gesture. …They're giving us a free jet. I could say, 'No, no, no, don't give us. I want to pay you a billion or $400 million, or whatever it is.' Or I could say, 'Thank you very much.'”
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Recorded in: Speaking to reporters at the White House regarding accepting a gift of a $400 million 747 airplane from Qatar, quoted in Trump says it would be "stupid" not to accept free jet from Qatar Axios (May 12, 2025)
“European Union is in many ways nastier than China, okay.”
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Recorded in: Trump: The EU is ‘nastier than China’", Politico (May 12, 2025)
“Oh, what I do for the crown prince. The sanctions were brutal and crippling and served as an important, really an important function, nevertheless, at the time. But now it's their time to shine.”
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Recorded in: Trump heaps praise on Saudi Crown Prince MBS as he touts economic development ABC News (May 13, 2025)
“I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States. Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he's not a talented guy - Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK”
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“Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she’s no longer 'HOT?”
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Recorded in: Trump calls Bruce Springsteen 'obnoxious jerk' after singer voiced criticism at concert", USA Today (May 16, 2025)
“...The biggest crime of all is that THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED! I (MAGA!) WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. GOD BLESS AMERICA, FOR THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social as reported in Trump Goes On Early-Morning Ragefest Over ‘AUTOPEN’ And ‘RIGGED AND STOLEN’ Election Mediaite (May 17, 2025)
“They have a term, ‘grocery.’ It’s an old term, but it means basically what you’re buying: food. It’s a pretty accurate term, but it’s an old-fashioned sound, but groceries are down.”
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“Costs are down, eggs are down. They were, first week they were hitting me with ‘Eggs were up 200%’ and now they’re down to a number that is amazing. We’re down 97, 98% from where they were.”
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Recorded in: People Left Flabbergasted By Trump's Explanation Of 1 English Word To UAE President", Yahoo News / Huffington Post (May 15, 2025)
“Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected. Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, “EAT THE TARIFFS,” and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!”
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Recorded in: Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ after retailer warned it will raise prices", CNBC (May 17, 2025)
“HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT? WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCÉ? …AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO??? I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter....For these unpatriotic “entertainers,” this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system.”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social as reported in Trump Demands ‘Major Investigation’ Into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah for Backing Kamala Harris: ‘CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL!’ Mediate (May 19, 2025)
“What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!”
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Recorded in: Trump Brags About Shielding Putin, And It’s Not Going Over Well On Social Media" Huffington Post (May 27, 2025)
“There is no #JoeBiden - executed in 2020. #Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see. Democrats dont know the difference.”
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Recorded in: Social media posting shared by Donald Trump, quoted in "Trump Shares Unhinged Conspiracy Theory That Biden Is a Robot Clone", Daily Beast (May 31, 2025)
“The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs. In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly. If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power — The Presidency would never be the same!”
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Recorded in: Regarding the Court of International Trade’s decision stating that tariffs must be approved by Congress according to the Constitution, as quoted in “Truth Social” and reported in On Congress and trade tariffs, Trump giv…
“Because of Tariffs, our Economy is BOOMING!”
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Recorded in: Trump’s Brag About ‘BOOMING’ Economy Immediately Gets a Humiliating Reality Check", Daily Beast (June 3, 2025)
“That was not a pleasant day for you?”
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Recorded in: About the 1945 D-Day landings, to Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, who replied "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship." (June 5, 2025)
“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!”
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Recorded in: How Trump and Musk's relationship exploded in real time over X, Truth Social", Axios (June 5, 2025)
“We want to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it down to the state level — a little bit like education, we're moving it back to the states. It has not worked out well. It's extremely expensive and, again, when you have a tornado or a hurricane or you have a problem of any kind, in a state, that's what you have governors for. They're supposed to fix those problems, and it's much more local and they'll develop a system, and it will be a great system.”
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Recorded in: Trump says his administration wants to "wean" states off FEMA aid after hurricane season CBS News (June 11, 2025)
“Remember eggs? We weren’t able to buy another egg for the next 20 years — they were so expensive, right? Eggs have come down 400%.”
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Recorded in: Trump says ‘everybody has eggs now’ since prices have dropped a staggering 400%. But is his math scrambled?" Yahoo Finance / Moneywise (June 12, 2025)
“Please help me with my military parade.”
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Recorded in: Written in a fundraising e-mail, quoted in "Chris Hayes Cackles at Trump Email: ‘Sorry, That’s a Funny Sentence’", Mediaite (June 13, 2025)
“President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday”
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Recorded in: Quoted in "Trump Says Putin ‘Very Nicely’ Wished Him Happy Birthday and They Agreed ‘War in Israel-Iran Should End’ on Hour-Long Call", Mediaite (June 14, 2025)