Wednesday, September 30, 2026

The day in brief

Trump announced the withdrawal of the last U.S. forces from Iraq and touted a new multi-billion dollar LNG investment deal.

— Announced via Truth Social and remarks that the last American forces are leaving Iraq, calling it a "Great Day for America"
— Unveiled a new multi-billion dollar LNG investment at a morning event
— Hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House
— Criticized Fox News for giving Democrats airtime and claimed the economy is doing better than reported
— Cited an Inspector General report on "deficiencies" in Jerome Powell's Federal Reserve headquarters renovation
— JD Vance held a midterm rally and attended a shipyard groundbreaking in Texas

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Remarks: JD Vance Attends a Groundbreaking at a Shipyard in Brownsville, Texas - September 30, 2026

JD Vance: Thank you all. Please, please ha- -- have a seat. It's good to be here. Dino, congratulations, man. I'm so proud of you guys. I'm proud of what this company is doing, and I'm proud of the fact that thanks to the president's leadership, but …

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Remarks: Donald Trump Announces a New Multi-Billion Dollar LNG Investment - September 30, 2026

Donald Trump: Thank you very much, everyone. I think you read my release. I put it out on Iraq. We're out of there. We have a very good prime minister, who I endorsed actually, in the election. He was not doing particularly well, but he was a great g…

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Speech: Donald Trump Hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration - September 30, 2026

Donald Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. And so we remember, we're going to -- we're going to do something a little special. Donald Trump: We're going to open those doors, and you'll be the first people of consequence to ev…

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Speech: JD Vance Addresses a Midterm Political Rally in Harlingen, Texas - September 30, 2026

JD Vance: Harlingen, Texas. I'm so grateful to be here. And Harlingen, let me, uh, give a few shout-outs, so gotta bear with me for a moment. First, I've gotta send my best to a couple of patriots who could not be here with us today. One is your gove…

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Truth Social

@realDonaldTrump· Sep 30

Why does FoxNews always put Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov, and every Democrat on, saying bad things about the Republican Party and, of course, me? I actually think they get more airtime than Pro Republicans. This is why MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will never like Fox! They repeat a completely negative narrative, on and on it goes, and then we get a quick retort. It's truly amazing th…

@realDonaldTrump· Sep 30

Our Nation is doing really well, in many ways, better than ever before, but the Public just doesn't know how well we're doing. The Fake News Media refuses to disseminate our Record Setting Numbers, so I'm doing the best I can to do it myself! President DONALD J. TRUMP

@realDonaldTrump· Sep 30

Today, I am pleased to announce, that the last American Forces are leaving Iraq! It has been a long time, with very bad decision-making that got us involved in this quagmire in the first place, but soon, that will be part of History. This is a Great Day for America and, importantly, we leave with Iraq having a wonderful new Prime Minister, Ali al-Zaidi, somebody I supported from the beginning and …

@realDonaldTrump· Sep 30

The Inspector General's Report just came out on Jerome "Too Late" Powell's "renovation" of the Federal Reserve Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IG's Report states that there were "deficiencies in the management of the renovation project." The Building is over budget, at a Record Setting rate and, at a minimum, "Too Late" Powell should be forced to resign from the Board. He can't manage a Build…

@realDonaldTrump· Sep 30

RT @realDonaldTrumpToday, I am pleased to announce, that the last American Forces are leaving Iraq! It has been a long time, with very bad decision-making that got us involved in this quagmire in the first place, but soon, that will be part of History. This is a Great Day for America and, importantly, we leave with Iraq having a wonderful new Prime Minister, Ali al-Zaidi, somebody I supported from…