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Remarks: Donald Trump Holds a Bilat with Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom - June 16, 2025

12:00 AM
Donald Trump 00:00:00-00:00:14 (15 sec)

OK. Thank you very much. We all know the great prime minister of the UK and we just signed a document. This is -- oh, sorry about that.

Keir Starmer 00:00:14-00:00:16 (2 sec)

A very important document.

Donald Trump 00:00:16-00:00:44 (27 sec)

A little windy out here. Give me that. We just signed it and it's done. And so we have our trade agreement with the European Union and it's a fair deal for both, going to produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income and we have other many other ones coming. But you see the level of enthusiasm is very good, but the relationship that we have is fantastic.

Donald Trump 00:00:44-00:00:45 (2 sec)

So I just want to congratulate you.

Keir Starmer 00:00:45-00:01:11 (25 sec)

Well, Donald, thank you very much. This now implements on car tariffs and aerospace, our really important agreement. And so this is a very good day for both of our countries, a real sign of strength. So thank you again, Donald, a really important day for both of us.

Donald Trump 00:01:11-00:01:11 (1 sec)

Great people. Great people.

Question 00:01:11-00:01:13 (2 sec)

Has anything changed in the agreement since you spoke on the phone from the Oval Office?

Donald Trump 00:01:13-00:01:13 ( sec)

Not much.

Keir Starmer 00:01:13-00:01:14 ( sec)

No. This is [Inaudible]

Question 00:01:14-00:01:20 (6 sec)

Mr. President, may I ask you a question, please? G-7 leaders are calling for de-escalation in Israel and Iran, but you are the key to unlocking that.

Donald Trump 00:01:20-00:01:21 (1 sec)

And here I am.

Question 00:01:21-00:01:30 (9 sec)

And here you are. So can I ask you, sir, have you spoken to Prime Minister Netanyahu? When might you speak to him and what will you say?

Donald Trump 00:01:30-00:01:59 (29 sec)

[Inaudible] Israel is doing very well as you probably noticed and I gave Iran 60 days and they said, no. And the 61st, you saw what happened, day 61. So I'm in constant touch and as I've been saying, I think a deal will be signed or something will happen, but a deal will be signed. And I think Iran is foolish not to sign one.

Question 00:01:59-00:02:10 (10 sec)

Mr. President, Iran is accusing Netanyahu of attacking them to deliberately derail your nuclear plan that you had. What do you say to that? Do you think that's true?

Donald Trump 00:02:10-00:02:13 (3 sec)

No, no. Look, Iran should have signed sign the deal.

Question 00:02:13-00:02:19 (6 sec)

And if it would help bring Iran to the negotiating table, would you guarantee that the US would not get involved militarily?

Donald Trump 00:02:19-00:02:35 (17 sec)

Well, I think this, I think Iran basically is at the negotiating table. They want to make a deal. And as soon as I leave here we're going to be doing something, but I have to leave here. I have you know this commitment. I have a lot of commitments. I have a commitment to a lot of countries, including the UK, where we just signed our deal.

Question 00:02:35-00:02:43 (8 sec)

Mr. President, where are you settling on steel tariff with respect to the UK? Are those going to zero or are they staying at 25?

Donald Trump 00:02:43-00:02:44 (1 sec)

We're going to let you have that information in a little while.

Question 00:02:44-00:02:52 (7 sec)

On Russia Ukraine talks, sir. [Inaudible] Russia talks, when will that be starting?

Donald Trump 00:02:52-00:02:53 (1 sec)

They're starting already.

Question 00:02:53-00:03:00 (7 sec)

Mr. President. Do you agree to the European push to apply more sanctions on Russia? Does the US support that?

Donald Trump 00:03:00-00:03:05 (5 sec)

Well, Europe is saying that, but they haven't done it yet. Let's see them do it first.

Question 00:03:05-00:03:10 (4 sec)

You told me earlier that you could sanction Russia, why wait? Why wait to sanction them?

Donald Trump 00:03:10-00:03:12 (3 sec)

Because I'm waiting to see whether or not a deal is signed.

Question 00:03:12-00:03:14 (2 sec)

Can you guarantee the UK won't be --

Donald Trump 00:03:14-00:03:27 (14 sec)

And don't forget, sanctions cost us a lot of money. When I sanction a country, that costs the US a lot of money, a tremendous amount of money. It's not just, let's sign a document. You're talking about billions and billions of dollars. Sanctions are not that easy. It's not just a one-way street.

Question 00:03:27-00:03:38 (11 sec)

And just quickly, do you think that Israel can -- [Inaudible] submarine agreement, is that still proceeding? You've initiated sort of review of that.

Keir Starmer 00:03:38-00:03:48 (10 sec)

Yeah. We're proceeding with that. It's a really important deal to both of us. I think the president is doing a review. We did a review when we came into government, so that makes good sense to me, but it's a really important --

Donald Trump 00:03:48-00:03:57 (9 sec)

We're very long-time partners and allies and friends and we become friends in a short period of time. He's slightly more liberal than I am, to put it mildly.

Keir Starmer 00:03:57-00:03:59 (2 sec)

We stand slightly on the left.

Donald Trump 00:03:59-00:04:00 (2 sec)

But for some reason, we get along.

Keir Starmer 00:04:00-00:04:01 (1 sec)

We make it work.

Question 00:04:01-00:04:12 (11 sec)

Mr. President, did you just say -- Can I ask one thing on Russia? [Inaudible] way of [Inaudible] Israel? There is quite a few British folk worried by [Inaudible] can you reassure --

Donald Trump 00:04:12-00:04:41 (29 sec)

No, no. I just -- saving lives. I only care about saving lives. We have nothing to do with it except that Biden stupidly let us get into that mess and gave them $350 billion, $350 billion and yet despite that, you saw how we did in the Middle East. We took in $5.1 trillion. We have $15 trillion almost looking around that number going to be invested in the US. So the money is not the thing in this case.

Donald Trump 00:04:41-00:04:55 (13 sec)

It's 5,000 young people are being killed every week in Russia, Ukraine. And if I can stop that, I'll be very happy. They're Ukrainian and they're Russian. So you could say what am I doing, but I'd like to see if I could stop it.

Question 00:04:55-00:05:07 (13 sec)

Mr. President, would you consider going -- Do you think that Israel can fully eliminate the threat that Iran poses, this nuclear threat that they pose without the United States' military help?

Donald Trump 00:05:07-00:05:08 (1 sec)

Who said that?

Question 00:05:08-00:05:10 (2 sec)

No, I'm asking if you believe they can.

Donald Trump 00:05:10-00:05:10 (1 sec)

It's irrelevant. Something's going to happen.

Question 00:05:10-00:05:16 (5 sec)

Mr. President, would you consider traveling to the Mideast as part of any talks if it would help broker a deal with Iran?

Donald Trump 00:05:16-00:05:18 (2 sec)

Yeah, yeah, but I think we're doing pretty well. We're talking.

Question 00:05:18-00:05:20 (2 sec)

So you don't think you'll need to?

Donald Trump 00:05:20-00:05:23 (3 sec)

We have a thing called a telephone, so we're talking, but it's always better to talk in person.

Question 00:05:23-00:05:27 (4 sec)

Mr. President, do you want to see regime change in Iran?

Donald Trump 00:05:27-00:05:33 (5 sec)

I want to see no nuclear weapon in Iran and we're well on our way to making sure that happens.

Keir Starmer 00:05:33-00:05:40 (7 sec)

And we've had a discussion about that this morning in the G-7, absolute clarity in relation to the nuclear program. We do not want to see it.

Question 00:05:40-00:05:42 (2 sec)

Mr. President, millions of people are so anxious about -- [Inaudible] tariffs --

Donald Trump 00:05:42-00:05:43 (1 sec)

What?

Question 00:05:43-00:05:48 (5 sec)

Do you guarantee the UK will be protected [Inaudible] --

Donald Trump 00:05:48-00:06:07 (18 sec)

The UK is very well protected. You know why, because I like them, that's why. That's their ultimate protection. Thank you very much. The prime minister has done a great job. I want to just tell that to the people of the United Kingdom. He's done a very, very good job. You know, he's done what other people -- they've been talking about this deal for six years, right?

Keir Starmer 00:06:07-00:06:08 (1 sec)

Six years.

Donald Trump 00:06:08-00:06:13 (5 sec)

And he's done what they haven't been able to do. So he's done, really, a very good job.

Question 00:06:13-00:06:18 (6 sec)

Wondering if you responded to Tucker Carlson, criticizing you for saying that you were complicit in the war.

Donald Trump 00:06:18-00:06:23 (5 sec)

I don't know what Tucker Carlson is saying. Let him go get a television network and say it so the people listen. Thank you.

Question 00:06:23-00:06:27 (4 sec)

And quickly, have you spoken to Zelenskyy before your bilat? Any more trade deals to come, Mr. President?

Donald Trump 00:06:27-00:06:28 (1 sec)

Yeah, a lot of them.

Question 00:06:28-00:06:29 (1 sec)

Japan?

Donald Trump 00:06:29-00:06:30 (1 sec)

A lot of them.

Question 00:06:30-00:06:32 (2 sec)

How did it go with the Japanese, sir?

Donald Trump 00:06:32-00:06:33 (1 sec)

Well.

Question 00:06:33-00:06:37 (4 sec)

Thank you. Where are you on 51st state?