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Press Gaggle: Donald Trump Speaks to Reporters Before Marine One Departure - October 24, 2025

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Question 00:00:00-00:00:05 (6 sec)

Mr. President, will you be talking about Taiwan? What, what did they say?

Donald Trump 00:00:05-00:00:17 (11 sec)

Well, I'll be talking about Taiwan. Won't be going there, but I'll be talking about it. It won't be too far away. A lot of respect for Taiwan.

Question 00:00:17-00:00:21 (4 sec)

Sir, why did you -- [Inaudible] Canada?

Donald Trump 00:00:21-00:00:36 (16 sec)

I don't know. They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial, can you believe it? Yeah, it's something.

Question 00:00:36-00:00:38 (2 sec)

Are you going to meet with them?

Donald Trump 00:00:38-00:00:41 (3 sec)

No, I don't have any plan to.

Question 00:00:41-00:00:43 (2 sec)

What do you think [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:00:43-00:00:52 (9 sec)

We want to take care of our farmers. We have a lot to talk about with President Xi and he has a lot to talk about with us. I think we'll have a good meeting.

Question 00:00:52-00:00:55 (3 sec)

Are you going to direct the Department of Agriculture [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:00:55-00:01:00 (5 sec)

Yeah, everybody's gonna be in good shape, yep.

Question 00:01:00-00:01:03 (3 sec)

Mr. President [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:01:03-00:01:21 (18 sec)

Well, we've raised a lot. We've raised over 350 million. It's a beautiful room, a big room. Uh, I don't have any plan to call it after myself. That was fake news. Probably gonna call it the Presidential Ballroom or something like that. We haven't really thought about a name yet.

Question 00:01:21-00:01:21 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:01:21-00:01:32 (11 sec)

Well, it could even be more than that. Pro- -- uh, probably, possibly, uh, assuming we can do that. You know, we're building the arch and maybe we use it for the arch.

Question 00:01:32-00:01:34 (1 sec)

[Inaudible]]

Donald Trump 00:01:34-00:01:50 (16 sec)

Looks like we might. You know, we're gonna be building the ark and we've raised a lot of money for the ballroom, so maybe we'll put -- The ark is going to be incredible for Washington, D.C. So maybe we'll use it for the ark.

Question 00:01:50-00:02:05 (16 sec)

Mr. President, Senator Rick Scott, Senator Rick Scott is using you, along with several other lawmakers, to [Inaudible] for President Xi to ask for the release of political prisoners and devout Catholic, Jimmy Lai.

Donald Trump 00:02:05-00:02:19 (13 sec)

I might do that, yeah. Well, I have a lot of respect for Rick Scott and a lot of them that are asking me to do that. And it's on my list. I'm gonna ask. But they're big enemies, so we'll see what happens, you know.

Question 00:02:19-00:02:19 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:02:19-00:02:26 (7 sec)

Jimmy Lai, Jimmy Lai and, and President Xi are big enemies. But it's been a long time and I will be, it'll be on my list.

Question 00:02:26-00:02:29 (3 sec)

[Inaudible] I know you helped [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:02:29-00:02:50 (21 sec)

Well, I hope she wins. I mean, the other person is horrible. She's horrible. And the Attorney-General candidate, talking about, you know, killing the children and him and the children, uh, the wife, everybody. I mean, how can you put a guy like that in office? So, I hope they both win. I hope she wins. I hope the Attorney-General wins, yeah.

Question 00:02:50-00:02:50 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:02:50-00:03:10 (20 sec)

And, and I think you have a great Republican candidate in New Jersey, as you know. Jack is gonna be great and he's gonna cut your, uh, energy bills in half, and she's gonna double your energy bills. So New Jersey, just on energy alone, don't know the cost, but on energy alone I think Jack should win.

Question 00:03:10-00:03:10 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:10-00:03:16 (6 sec)

He's gonna cut -- I'll tell you what, I know him well. He's gonna cut your energy bills in half.

Question 00:03:16-00:03:23 (6 sec)

The Reagan tariff -- Ontario said, Ontario said it's gonna pull that Reagan tariff ad come this Monday - --

Donald Trump 00:03:23-00:03:23 ( sec)

Yep.

Question 00:03:23-00:03:25 (3 sec)

-- but it's airing during the first two World Series days.

Donald Trump 00:03:25-00:03:46 (21 sec)

Well, you know, it's a, it's a crooked ad. Uh, he, I heard he's airing it. Uh, Canada, that's why I pulled everything. Canada, they wrote a -- They did a crooked ad. They know it was a -- Ronald Reagan loved tariffs. Uh, what they did is really dishonest and I heard they were pulling the ad. I didn't know they were putting it on a little bit more.

Question 00:03:46-00:03:46 ( sec)

Yeah.

Donald Trump 00:03:46-00:03:48 (1 sec)

They could've pulled it tonight.

Question 00:03:48-00:03:49 (1 sec)

They're gonna pull it Monday.

Donald Trump 00:03:49-00:03:51 (2 sec)

Well, that's dirty play, but --

Question 00:03:51-00:03:52 (1 sec)

I just spoke with Carney [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:52-00:03:55 (3 sec)

-- but I can play dirtier than they can, you know?

Question 00:03:55-00:03:55 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:55-00:03:56 (1 sec)

Very dishonest.

Question 00:03:56-00:04:00 (4 sec)

Mr. President, you called the president of Colombia a corrupt leader.

Donald Trump 00:04:00-00:04:01 (1 sec)

Yeah, yeah.

Question 00:04:01-00:04:02 (1 sec)

Do you want to [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:04:02-00:04:05 (3 sec)

He's a drug dealer. The president of Colombia's a drug dealer.

Question 00:04:05-00:04:11 (6 sec)

And the Australian ambassador. Um, you haven't appointed an ambassador to Australia yet. How, why not? Have you got anyone in mind?

Donald Trump 00:04:11-00:04:16 (4 sec)

Well, I've talked to him. Yeah, I've talked to [Inaudible] you know, your leader, and he was just here.

Question 00:04:16-00:04:17 (1 sec)

Yeah.

Donald Trump 00:04:17-00:04:20 (3 sec)

And he's a great guy and I'm gonna make sure we have somebody that he likes.

Question 00:04:20-00:04:21 (1 sec)

Have you got anyone in mind?

Donald Trump 00:04:21-00:04:26 (5 sec)

I have one or two people. I didn't know if they would like them. Uh, I do, I have somebody in mind.

Question 00:04:26-00:04:26 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:04:26-00:04:30 (3 sec)

Here's the good news. Everybody wants to be ambassador to Australia.

Question 00:04:30-00:04:31 (2 sec)

[Inaudible] ambassador as well, [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:04:31-00:04:31 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Question 00:04:31-00:04:38 (6 sec)

[Inaudible] But you told him all was forgiven? You told him all was forgiven in the meeting?

Donald Trump 00:04:38-00:04:49 (11 sec)

You know, I think it's been such a long time because something bad happened. You know, when they, when they say bad about me, I don't forget.

Question 00:04:49-00:04:51 (2 sec)

Mr. President -- [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:04:51-00:05:03 (11 sec)

Uh, very good, very good. We have great financial numbers. We have an economy that is, it's gonna be the strongest ever. We hit a new stock market high. We're doing great.

Question 00:05:03-00:05:04 (1 sec)

Mr. President --

Donald Trump 00:05:04-00:05:08 (5 sec)

This country, this country is doing, I think very soon I can say better than ever before.

Question 00:05:08-00:05:12 (4 sec)

Mr. President, in Venezuela -- Mr. President, in Venezuela [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:05:12-00:05:27 (14 sec)

[Inaudible] I don't know. I don't know. Here's the thing, that -- Uh, I don't know. Uh, we'll let him know. He knows that I'm going there. I would like to. I get along with him very well. Thank you.