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Donald Trump
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“We can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict.”
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Recorded in: Trump threatens Iran with retaliation ‘at levels never seen before’", Politico (June 15, 2025)
“I want them to focus on the cities because the cities are where you really have what's called sanctuary cities, and that's where the people are… Most of those people are in the cities, all blue cities, all Democrat-run cities, and they think they're going to use them to vote. It's not going to happen.”
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Recorded in: Speaking at the G7 Summit concerning the deportation of illegal aliens, reported in Trump targets deportations in Democratic cities, sparks outrage in California CBS8 (June 16, 2025)
“Well, considering that I’m the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term wasn’t used until I came along, I think I’m the one that decides that.”
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Recorded in: Trump tries to redefine ‘America First’ in the face of MAGA backlash MSNBC (June 16, 2025)
“I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out. I'm not calling him. Why would I call him? I could call and say, 'Hi, how you doing?' Uh, the guy doesn't have a clue. He's a mess. I could be nice and call, but why waste time?”
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Recorded in: Explaining why he chose not to call Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following the political assassinations of state Representative Melissa Hortman (a Democrat) and her husband Trump says calling Walz after Minnesota shootin…
“I don't believe in telephones.”
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Recorded in: Donald Trump reveals the real reason he rushed home from the G7 in Canada while bombs fell on Tehran" Daily Mail (June 17, 2025)
“Let's have a good -- they call it a lifting. They also use another word, but I'm not gonna use that word. It starts with an E. Do you know what the word is? If I ever used it, I would be run out of town by you people.”
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Recorded in: While talking with reporters on the White House lawn, where he plans on installing two massive flagpoles, reported in Trump cracks crude genitalia joke at flagpole ceremony amid fears he'll be 'run out of town' Irish St…
“My supporters are more in love with me today, and I'm more in love with them, more than they even were at election time where we had a total landslide… I may have some people that are a little bit unhappy now, but I have some people that are very happy, and I have people outside of the base that can't believe that this is happening, they're so happy ... and there was a poll that just came out today and my approval rating’s the highest it’s ever been.”
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Recorded in: Speaking to reporters at the White House on the South Lawn, asked about supporters’ concerns regarding involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict quoted in Trump says supporters are 'more in love' with him than ever, as in…
“I may do it. I may not do it. Nobody knows what I'm going to do.”
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Recorded in: Said about the possibility of attacking Iran, 18 June 2025. Quoted in Allan Little How Trump is using the 'Madman Theory' to try to change the world (and it's working) BBC News (July 6, 2025)
“I stopped the war between Pakistan and India.”
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Recorded in: Claimed without providing evidence, quoted in "For the third time, India pushes back against Trump’s dubious boasts" MSNBC (June 19, 2025)
“Zero Border crossings for the month for TRUMP, verses 60,000 for Sleepy, Crooked Joe Biden, a man who lost the 2020 Presidential Election by a “LANDSLIDE!” Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD! The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America!”
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Recorded in: Taken from Truth Social post in Trump Calls for Special Prosecutor for Alleged Election Fraud in 2020 — Claiming He Won in a ‘LANDSLIDE!’ Mediaite (June 20, 2025)
“Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
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Recorded in: Written in a social media post that was later deleted, quoted in "Trump says America has ‘too many’ national holidays and they’re hurting the economy. Is he right?" CNN (June 20, 2025)
“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change’, but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change? MIGA!!!”
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Recorded in: Truth Social posting, reported in Trump agitates for regime change to ‘make Iran great again’ The Telegraph (June 22, 2025)
“Israel, as soon as we made the deal they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before. I’m not happy with Israel. You know, when I say, ‘OK now you have 12 hours,’ you don’t go out to the first hour, just drop everything you have on, so I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran either. ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
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Recorded in: Trump lashes out at Israel as his Middle East truce appears to falter" CNN (June 24, 2025)
“About Israel and Iran:”
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“We have no inflation.”
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Recorded in: Claimed without providing evidence, quoted in "Fact-checking Trump’s NATO news conference" CNN (June 25, 2025)
“I've talked to Putin a lot and he's actually been very kind.”
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Recorded in: 'He's a good guy': Trump announces talks with Zelensky, praises Putin as 'very kind'" Gazeta Express (June 25, 2025)
“This bill rescues over 2 billion family farms from the so-called estate tax or the death tax.”
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Recorded in: Claimed about the "Big Beautiful Bill", quoted in "Trump 'loses it' as he claims 2 billion farms have been rescued then outright lies over taxes" Irish Star (July 3, 2025)
“Claimed about his "big beautiful bill":”
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“We made promises, and it’s really promises made, promises kept, and we’ve kept them. There’s a triumph of democracy on the birthday of democracy, and I have to say that the people are happy.”
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Recorded in: After signing the One Big Beautiful Bill into law Trump signs his agenda bill, with a flyover and fireworks to mark the occasion CNN (July 4, 2025)
“I would say firm, but not 100% firm.”
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Recorded in: When asked by a reporter whether the new August 1st tariff date was a hard deadline, quoted in US delays higher tariffs but announces new taxes for some countries BBC (July 7, 2025)
“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years…. Are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable. I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this, when we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas. It just seems like a desecration.”
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Recorded in: Responding to a reporter’s question to Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding Jeffrey Epstein, quoted in Trump questions why people are talking about ‘creep’ Epstein - despite his push to release the files Yahoo News (Jul…
“If a communist gets elected to run New York, it can never be the same, but we have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to. New York City will run properly. We’re going to bring New York back.”
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Recorded in: After warning against the prospect of Zohran Mamdani winning the New York mayor’s race, quoted in Trump Says He’s Weighing Federal Takeover of Washington, DC Bloomberg (July 8, 2025)
“TARIFFS WILL START BEING PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025. There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change. In other words, all money will be due and payable starting AUGUST 1, 2025 — No extensions will be granted.”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social, quoted in Trump threatens 'no extensions' on new Aug. 1 tariff deadline, warns of higher import taxes NBC News (July 8, 2025)
“We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and “selfish people” are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein….One year ago our Country was DEAD, now it’s the “HOTTEST” Country anywhere in the World. Let’s keep it that way, and not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social, quoted in Trump defends Bondi amid MAGA fallout over her handling of Epstein investigation CNN (July 13, 2025)
“I speak to him a lot about getting this thing done. And I always hang up and say, well, that was a nice phone call. And then missiles are launched into Kyiv or some other city. And I said, strange. And after that happens three or four times, you say the talk doesn't mean anything.”
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Recorded in: Referring to his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding ending the Russia-Ukraine war, quoted in Trump announces new weapon plan for Ukraine, threatens Russia with tariffs NPR (July 14, 2025)
“Very good. Because I won. It's good to win. You heard I won, right? Did you hear I won? I like to win.”
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Recorded in: When asked how the golf tournament was after winning the Senior Club Championship at his course outside of West Palm Beach, Florida Trump claims another golf championship, his fifth this year, at his New Jersey club The…
“I go home, I tell the first lady, ‘I spoke to Vladimir today, we had a wonderful conversation.’ And she says, ‘Oh really, another city was just hit’”
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Recorded in: Donald Trump, quoted in "How Melania Trump emerged as one of Zelensky’s key allies in the White House" The Independent (July 15, 2025)
“No, no. She's [Pam Bondi] uh, she's given us just a very quick briefing. And in terms of the credibility of the various things that they've seen. And I would say that, you know, these files [Jeffrey Epstein files] were made up by Comey, they were made up by Obama, they were made up but, the Biden, uh, you know, and we went through years of that.”
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“I know it’s a hoax. It was started by Democrats. It’s been run by the Democrats for four years ... it’s perpetrated by the Democrats and some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net, and so they try and do the Democrats’ work.”
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Recorded in: When asked by a reporter if he has evidence to support his claim that the fervor over Jeffrey Epstein, who died from suicide in a Manhattan jail cell during his first term, is part of a Democratic “hoax” against him, re…
“No, no, she's -- she's given us just a very quick briefing. And in terms of the credibility of the different things that they've seen, and I would say that, you know, these files were made up by Comey, they were made up by Obama, they were made up by the Biden -- and you know, we and we went through years of that with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, with all of the different things that we had to go through.”
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Recorded in: When asked by a reporter if Pam Bondi told him his name appeared in the Epstein files 'Whatever she thinks is credible': Trump reacts again on Epstein files; says Pam Bondi has 'handled it very well' Times of India (Jul…
“He’s a terrible Fed chair. I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised, frankly, that Biden put him in and extended him.”
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Recorded in: Regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell whom Donald Trump appointed in 2017 Trump says he was surprised that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair he appointed, was appointed MSNBC (July 16, 2025)
“I have asked the Justice Department to release all Grand Jury testimony with respect to Jeffrey Epstein, subject only to Court Approval. With that being said, and even if the Court gave its full and unwavering approval, nothing will be good enough for the troublemakers and radical left lunatics making the request. It will always be more, more, more.”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social reported in Trump Savages ‘Lunatics’ Demanding Epstein Files Release DNYUZ (July 19, 2025)
“We’re gonna get the drug prices down — not 30% or 40%, which would be great. Not 50% or 60%. No, we’re gonna get them down 1,000%, 600%, 500%, 1,500%.”
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“Something that nobody else can do.”
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“Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.”
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Recorded in: On prescription drug costs, Trump flunks arithmetic in embarrassing fashion" MSNBC (July 23, 2025)
“Every time they give you a question that's not appropriate, just say 'by the way, Obama cheated on the election.'”
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Recorded in: MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he scrambles to distract from Epstein scandal" Mirror (July 23, 2025)
“I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn him down. But a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island. In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn’t want to go to his island.”
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Recorded in: In reference to the late Jeffrey Epstein's island where underage girls were made available to Epstein and his guests Trump says he turned down offer to go to Epstein island: ‘One of my very good moments’ The Hill (July …
“I'm not a fan of your mayor. I think he's done a terrible job, the mayor of London... a nasty person.”
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Recorded in: Trump takes another swipe at London's mayor" BBC (July 28, 2025)
“We stopped about five wars.”
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Recorded in: Claimed without providing details or evidence, quoted in "Trump boasts he 'stopped about five wars' while opening new Scotland golf course, vows to work with Netanyahu" FOX News (July 29, 2025)
“I know better than anybody about sanctions and tariffs and everything else.”
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Recorded in: Trump says Witkoff will travel to Russia, affirms plans for new sanctions" CNN (July 31, 2025)
“Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH Again... Now the tide has completely turned, and America has successfully countered this onslaught of Tariffs used against it. ONE YEAR AGO, AMERICA WAS A DEAD COUNTRY, NOW IT IS THE “HOTTEST” COUNTRY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!”
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Recorded in: From Truth Social, reported in With trade deadline nearing, court case could define Trump's tariff authority Scripps News (July 31, 2025)
“They've wanted a ballroom at the White House for more than 150 years, but there's never been a president that was good at ballrooms. I'm really good.”
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Recorded in: On the White House ballroom project (31 July 2025), as quoted in "Trump said new White House ballroom construction wouldn't 'interfere with the current building'" by Joey Esposito, Snopes (21 October 2025); also in "Tru…
“I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s [Harris’] chances of Victory... We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified.”
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Recorded in: Fires the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, in a Truth Social post immediately after the agency reported job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt, reported in Trump fires commissioner of…
“If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.”
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Recorded in: Trump Hails Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Ads After Reports Actress Is Registered Republican Deadline (August 4, 2025)
“One of the things they're going to be talking about pretty soon are the tremendous drop in drug prices. You know, we've cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500 percent. I don't mean 50 percent. I mean 14-, 1,500 percent.”
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Recorded in: Donald Trump Doubles Down on Mathematically Impossible Drug Price Cuts" Newsweek (August 4, 2025)
“We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five [congressional] seats. We have a really good governor, and we have good people in Texas. And I won Texas. I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know, and we are entitled to five more seats.”
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Recorded in: Regarding the recently proposed congressional state map that, if passed by the state’s legislature, would boost the Republican party’s chances of maintaining control of the House in the 2026 midterms Trump on Texas redi…
“I have poll numbers where I’m 71 percent. I have the best poll numbers.”
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“Among Republicans, 94 and 95 percent.”
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“Fox gives me terrible polls all the time, you know, they do nothing, but they… I’ve never had a good poll with Fox.”
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Recorded in: Trump Loses It on CNBC When Hosts Fact Check Insane Approval Rating Whopper: NBC Is the ‘Worst’" Mediaite (August 5, 2025)
“And that’s a gift. That’s not like, you know, a loan, by the way. That’s not a loan that, ‘Oh, gee, three years comes up. We have to pay it back.’ There’s nothing to pay back. They gave us $600 billion that we can invest in anything we want. ... [T]here are no details. The details are $600 billion to invest in anything I want. Anything. I can do anything I want.”
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Recorded in: Claiming the European Union was giving the United States a $600 billion gift that turned out to be untrue Trump’s claim about a $600 billion ‘gift’ from the European Union quietly falls apart MSNBC (August 5, 2025)