"Trump has directed Elon Musk and the DOGE team to identify fraud at the Social Security Administration."
"President Trump is the chief executive of the executive branch and reserves the right to fire anyone he wants."
"There are a number of bureaucrats who are resistant to the democratic process and mandate delivered by the American people."
"Rest assured to all of the people watching your show tonight, if you paid into the system honestly, you will continue to receive your Social Security checks."
"President Trump is only interested in the best and most qualified people who are also willing to implement his America First Agenda on behalf of the American people."
"Many outlets in this room have been fear-mongering people into believing there is a constitutional crisis..."
"I was very upfront in my briefing on Day 1 that if we feel that there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies accountable."
"And it is a fact that the body of water off the coast of Louisiana is called the Gulf of America, and I’m not sure why news outlets don’t want to call it that."
"Elon will excuse himself from those contracts."
"The White House will continue to fight these battles in court, and we expect to be vindicated."
"I would argue that all of these things are fraudulent, they are wasteful, and they are an abuse of the American taxpayer's dollar."