I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody, just do your own thing and do a great job.
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I'm not looking for somebody to go independent, and we're supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I'm not looking for that. I want [Taiwan] to cool down. I want China to cool down.
Weapons sales to Taiwan are 'a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly,' Trump told Fox News in Beijing.
When politicians use their time in public office to cash in after they leave government, the American people lose.
We’re going to wind up with a system that’s more efficient and even better than the previous system, and in some ways may prove to be even more beneficial than the previous system was to people from India that seek to enter the United…
Negotiations are proceeding nicely, but it will be a great deal for all or no deal at all.
What's happening there is unlawful, it's illegal, it's unsustainable for the world, it's unacceptable.
The straits have to be open. They're going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open.
And the idea that somehow this president, given everything he's already proven he's willing to do, is going to somehow agree to a deal that ultimately winds up putting Iran in a stronger position when it comes to nuclear ambitions is…
Those 13 'wonderful souls' had given their lives 'to ensure that the world's number one state sponsor of terror will never have a nuclear weapon.'
His commitment to that principle that they’ll never have a nuclear weapon shouldn’t be questioned by anybody.
The Iran war will likely dominate the meeting, given the U.S. hit southern Iran with airstrikes overnight.
President Trump wanted to either "make a good deal," or no deal at all.
I also request the Governors of the United States and its Territories... to direct that on Memorial Day the flag be flown at half-staff until noon.
I ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.
I do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, as a day of prayer for permanent peace.