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Remarks: Donald Trump Visits a Local Restaurant in Rome, Georgia - February 19, 2026

12:00 AM
Donald Trump 00:00:00-00:00:09 (10 sec)

Nice place you have here.

Unidentified 00:00:09-00:00:09 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:00:09-00:00:13 (4 sec)

You've made a lot of money?

Unidentified 00:00:13-00:00:13 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:00:13-00:00:14 (1 sec)

[Inaudible] favorite.

Donald Trump 00:00:14-00:00:27 (13 sec)

What a nice group. I've been studying my speech. Would you like to hear my speech? [Audience responds "Yes"]

Donald Trump 00:00:27-00:00:34 (7 sec)

I'll be making a speech in a little while. Here, take it. You can take it. [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:00:34-00:00:41 (7 sec)

Good. Everything okay?

Unidentified 00:00:41-00:00:44 (3 sec)

Everything's great.

Unidentified 00:00:44-00:00:47 (3 sec)

I want, I want --

Donald Trump 00:00:47-00:00:53 (6 sec)

Those people back there, they have all those beautiful hamburgers. [Inaudible] for a long time.

Unidentified 00:00:53-00:00:54 (1 sec)

Almost a hundred years.

Unidentified 00:00:54-00:00:54 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:00:54-00:00:55 ( sec)

Wow.

Unidentified 00:00:55-00:00:57 (2 sec)

1928. [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:00:57-00:00:58 (1 sec)

Wow.

Unidentified 00:00:58-00:01:00 (1 sec)

And now [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:01:00-00:01:02 (2 sec)

[Inaudible] good. You're looking good.

Unidentified 00:01:02-00:01:03 (1 sec)

Thank you.

Unidentified 00:01:03-00:01:05 (2 sec)

[Inaudible] of course. Have a great time. [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:01:05-00:01:09 (4 sec)

You have great loyalty over here too. [Laughter]

Unidentified 00:01:09-00:01:11 (2 sec)

Loyalty.

Donald Trump 00:01:11-00:01:30 (19 sec)

[Inaudible] he's adapted. We won big, won big in Iowa, right? We were up in, all those captains were up in Iowa, and we had a great race. We had a great race, period. We had three great races [Inaudible] And they came in, they took all those ballots, all those crooked ballots were taken. Let's see what happens.

Donald Trump 00:01:30-00:01:34 (5 sec)

And the Democrats are fighting like hell. They don't want anyone to see those ballots. Did you see that?

Unidentified 00:01:34-00:01:35 ( sec)

Yeah.

Donald Trump 00:01:35-00:01:41 (6 sec)

Yeah, see what happens. It's, it's, it's a disgrace, but, uh, what are they gonna do? We're cleaning it up. Who likes voter ID? [Audience responds affirmatively]

Donald Trump 00:01:41-00:01:43 (2 sec)

Who likes proof of citizenship? [Audience responds affirmatively]

Donald Trump 00:01:43-00:01:50 (8 sec)

Who likes no mail-in ballots except for military, illness, disability, or, like, you're on vacation?

Unidentified 00:01:50-00:01:51 (1 sec)

Absolutely.

Unidentified 00:01:51-00:01:52 ( sec)

Agreed.

Unidentified 00:01:52-00:01:52 (1 sec)

Absolutely.

Unidentified 00:01:52-00:01:53 ( sec)

Absolutely.

Donald Trump 00:01:53-00:01:58 (5 sec)

No mail-ins. No mail-ins, you get thrown into the river, right?

Unidentified 00:01:58-00:01:59 (1 sec)

No.

Donald Trump 00:01:59-00:02:04 (5 sec)

All right. We're gonna, we're gonna clean it up.

Unidentified 00:02:04-00:02:04 ( sec)

Yes.

Unidentified 00:02:04-00:02:05 (1 sec)

Who likes Clay Fuller? [Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:02:05-00:02:08 (3 sec)

Who likes Clay Fuller?

Unidentified 00:02:08-00:02:09 (1 sec)

Yeah. [Inaudible]

Clay Fuller 00:02:09-00:02:09 ( sec)

[Inaudible, Laughter]

Unidentified 00:02:09-00:02:24 (15 sec)

Clay, Clay, Clay, Clay.

Donald Trump 00:02:24-00:02:29 (5 sec)

Come on over here, sister. Clay Fuller's doing good.

Unidentified 00:02:29-00:02:29 ( sec)

Yes, sir, he is.

Donald Trump 00:02:29-00:02:32 (3 sec)

He had about 400 people running for the city, right? [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:02:32-00:02:34 (3 sec)

Oh, I've endorsed Clay.

Unidentified 00:02:34-00:02:35 (1 sec)

I know you have.

Donald Trump 00:02:35-00:02:40 (5 sec)

And I hear great things about him. I've heard great things, yeah. Are you all for Clay? [Audience responds affirmatively]

Donald Trump 00:02:40-00:02:40 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Clay Fuller 00:02:40-00:02:46 (6 sec)

Thanks, sir. We're gonna win. Yes, sir. Yes. sir,

Unidentified 00:02:46-00:02:48 (2 sec)

Our mom and dad are here too.

Donald Trump 00:02:48-00:02:56 (8 sec)

Come on, Mom. Get over here.

Unidentified 00:02:56-00:02:59 (3 sec)

Mom and Dad. Come on.

Donald Trump 00:02:59-00:03:01 (2 sec)

Come on, Mom and Dad.

Unidentified 00:03:01-00:03:07 (6 sec)

Come on, Mom and Dad. [Inaudible]

Clay Fuller 00:03:07-00:03:07 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:07-00:03:07 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:03:07-00:03:07 ( sec)

[Inaudible, Laughter]

Unidentified 00:03:07-00:03:09 (2 sec)

Come on. This is Mom.

Unidentified 00:03:09-00:03:10 (1 sec)

Hi.

Donald Trump 00:03:10-00:03:12 (2 sec)

Mom, much younger than [Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:03:12-00:03:13 (1 sec)

How are you?

Clay Fuller 00:03:13-00:03:14 (1 sec)

[Inaudible] well.

Unidentified 00:03:14-00:03:15 (2 sec)

[Inaudible] We thank you.

Donald Trump 00:03:15-00:03:22 (7 sec)

[Inaudible] endorse him. Make sure [Inaudible] We also have a really great lieutenant governor, you know that?

Unidentified 00:03:22-00:03:26 (4 sec)

Yes. Yes. Right.

Unidentified 00:03:26-00:03:26 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:26-00:03:30 (4 sec)

We're all [Inaudible]'s doing a good job.

Unidentified 00:03:30-00:03:31 (1 sec)

Right here. [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:31-00:03:32 (1 sec)

[Inaudible] good job.

Unidentified 00:03:32-00:03:32 (1 sec)

Yay.

Unidentified 00:03:32-00:03:32 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:03:32-00:03:40 (8 sec)

Where's that quarterback?

Donald Trump 00:03:40-00:03:50 (10 sec)

NFL Prospect.

Unidentified 00:03:50-00:03:52 (1 sec)

Yeah.

Donald Trump 00:03:52-00:03:52 (1 sec)

[Inaudible] I see this [Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:03:52-00:03:52 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:03:52-00:04:00 (7 sec)

[Inaudible] good business right there. You know who else we have here? [Inaudible], small business. [Inaudible] One of the greatest [Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:04:00-00:04:03 (3 sec)

Yeah. Well, well, you didn't get that with [Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:04:03-00:04:09 (6 sec)

Yeah. Yeah.

Unidentified 00:04:09-00:04:09 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:04:09-00:04:14 (5 sec)

Yeah, you wouldn't know that [Inaudible, Laughter]

Unidentified 00:04:14-00:04:14 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:04:14-00:04:27 (13 sec)

Let's do it, then. Well, let's get onto it. What am I doing? Am I doing an interview here with some wonderful sportscasters that I hear great things about?

Unidentified 00:04:27-00:04:28 (1 sec)

Yes, sir.

Donald Trump 00:04:28-00:04:34 (6 sec)

Who the hell, do you think Biden would do this? I don't think so. [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:04:34-00:04:40 (6 sec)

Biden would talk about the NIL. He had no idea what it is. [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:04:40-00:04:45 (5 sec)

Are you ready?

Unidentified 00:04:45-00:04:47 (2 sec)

I'm ready.

Donald Trump 00:04:47-00:04:48 (1 sec)

Let's go.

Unidentified 00:04:48-00:04:49 (1 sec)

All right.

Donald Trump 00:04:49-00:05:02 (13 sec)

Let's go. Let's go. I'd like to have a little hair and make-up. How about a little hair and make-up?

Unidentified 00:05:02-00:05:05 (4 sec)

[Inaudible]. Let's go.

Donald Trump 00:05:05-00:05:08 (2 sec)

What are the odds of this?

Aide 00:05:08-00:05:13 (5 sec)

Thank you, press. Thank you. Thank you, press. Thank you, press.

Donald Trump 00:05:13-00:05:16 (3 sec)

We're looking for a great place. Everyone's doing good, Jim.

Unidentified 00:05:16-00:05:17 (1 sec)

Yeah, that's good.

Unidentified 00:05:17-00:05:24 (7 sec)

Mr. President, will you sign my ball?

Donald Trump 00:05:24-00:05:27 (3 sec)

Oh, I love this.

Unidentified 00:05:27-00:05:31 (5 sec)

Will you please sign my, um, son's.

Unidentified 00:05:31-00:05:35 (4 sec)

Trump, will you replace -- Female 2: Thank you for everything.

Unidentified 00:05:35-00:05:38 (4 sec)

Trump, will you replace Biden's signature for me? [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:05:38-00:05:43 (5 sec)

Thank you, I will. I know exactly what that is.

Unidentified 00:05:43-00:05:43 ( sec)

[Laughs]

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

I will.

Unidentified 00:05:43-00:05:47 (3 sec)

Thank you, President Trump.

Donald Trump 00:05:47-00:05:48 (1 sec)

[Inaudible] this country.

Unidentified 00:05:48-00:05:54 (6 sec)

Mr. President, will you accept this [Inaudible] Thank you, thank you.

Unidentified 00:05:54-00:05:58 (4 sec)

He's also [Inaudible] fans. I've got extra, now you can sit there by yourself.

Donald Trump 00:05:58-00:06:02 (4 sec)

Mm-hmm.

Unidentified 00:06:02-00:06:02 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:06:02-00:06:06 (4 sec)

Yeah, thank you. He's an awesome guy.

Donald Trump 00:06:06-00:06:08 (2 sec)

I'll tell you, he's [Inaudible] a big guy.

Unidentified 00:06:08-00:06:10 (1 sec)

He is a big guy.

Donald Trump 00:06:10-00:06:10 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:06:10-00:06:15 (6 sec)

Mike Collins. Mike Collins. Mike Collins, we're gonna win.

Unidentified 00:06:15-00:06:19 (4 sec)

Thank you, sir. I appreciate everything you've done.

Unidentified 00:06:19-00:06:24 (5 sec)

President Trump, will you sign my hat? President.

Unidentified 00:06:24-00:06:28 (4 sec)

You're gonna go through that front door and you're gonna go down. Yep, yep.

Unidentified 00:06:28-00:06:36 (7 sec)

Is Trump different than yourself?

Donald Trump 00:06:36-00:06:36 (1 sec)

No.

Unidentified 00:06:36-00:06:37 ( sec)

Trump!

Donald Trump 00:06:37-00:06:38 (1 sec)

Excuse me.

Unidentified 00:06:38-00:06:39 (1 sec)

Trump!

Unidentified 00:06:39-00:06:41 (2 sec)

This is a Trump.

Donald Trump 00:06:41-00:07:07 (26 sec)

Good, take care. Thank you, everybody. Thank you for this. Thank you. I told him. Are you ready? I told him, no tax on tips. No tax on overtime. Does that matter? She's worked here for almost 50 years and she paid tax for all those years on those tips, right?

Unidentified 00:07:07-00:07:09 (2 sec)

I appreciate it.

Donald Trump 00:07:09-00:07:12 (4 sec)

But not anymore. No more tax on tips.

Unidentified 00:07:12-00:07:13 (1 sec)

Thank you.

Donald Trump 00:07:13-00:07:16 (3 sec)

Thank you, everybody.

Unidentified 00:07:16-00:07:16 ( sec)

Thank you.

Unidentified 00:07:16-00:07:16 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:07:16-00:07:18 (2 sec)

Thank you, everybody.

Unidentified 00:07:18-00:07:24 (6 sec)

Trump. Trump. President Trump. Can you two face [Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:07:24-00:07:24 ( sec)

I will.

Unidentified 00:07:24-00:07:26 (1 sec)

This is a - --

Donald Trump 00:07:26-00:07:30 (4 sec)

She really wants a, he wants me to, let's see. Dear, Dear America now.

Unidentified 00:07:30-00:07:33 (3 sec)

That's your presidential lifetime achievement award.

Donald Trump 00:07:33-00:07:34 (1 sec)

Wow, that's pretty good.

Unidentified 00:07:34-00:07:40 (6 sec)

But I don't want his name in there, so can you help me out?

Unidentified 00:07:40-00:07:41 (1 sec)

I love him.

Donald Trump 00:07:41-00:07:48 (7 sec)

He doesn't want Biden's name on his lifetime achievement.

Unidentified 00:07:48-00:07:50 (1 sec)

That's a very good choice.

Unidentified 00:07:50-00:07:52 (2 sec)

I know. I didn't either.

Donald Trump 00:07:52-00:07:57 (5 sec)

Well, mine's not an auto pen, his is. That's an auto pen. [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:07:57-00:08:01 (5 sec)

You know that's an auto pen? You want me to cross it off?

Unidentified 00:08:01-00:08:15 (14 sec)

Yes. There's one, there's one under that. That's it right there.

Donald Trump 00:08:15-00:08:17 (2 sec)

That's an auto pen signature.

Unidentified 00:08:17-00:08:19 (1 sec)

That's it.

Donald Trump 00:08:19-00:08:25 (6 sec)

You think he signed it? He didn't sign that. [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:08:25-00:08:26 (1 sec)

Crazy, man.

Unidentified 00:08:26-00:08:29 (3 sec)

That's the lifetime achievement award.

Donald Trump 00:08:29-00:08:31 (2 sec)

That's [Inaudible] shelf, right?

Unidentified 00:08:31-00:08:31 (1 sec)

Spurs.

Donald Trump 00:08:31-00:08:33 (2 sec)

I'm gonna give that [Inaudible]

Unidentified 00:08:33-00:08:34 (1 sec)

Thank you very much.

Donald Trump 00:08:34-00:08:42 (8 sec)

Now you have a real lifetime achievement award. There you go. Thank you everybody.

Unidentified 00:08:42-00:08:43 (1 sec)

Thank you, sir.

Donald Trump 00:08:43-00:08:48 (4 sec)

Thank you, Chris. See you at the next event. Do we like the fake news?

Unidentified 00:08:48-00:08:48 ( sec)

Yeah.

Donald Trump 00:08:48-00:08:48 ( sec)

Huh? [Laughter]

Donald Trump 00:08:48-00:08:49 (1 sec)

So far you've been very fair. You're gonna [Inaudible] Yes.

Unidentified 00:08:49-00:08:53 (5 sec)

I'd like to shake your hand. I'm the mayor of Wilmington [ph].

Donald Trump 00:08:53-00:08:56 (2 sec)

You can shake my hand.

Unidentified 00:08:56-00:08:58 (2 sec)

Thank you, Mr. President.

Donald Trump 00:08:58-00:08:58 ( sec)

Thank you.

Unidentified 00:08:58-00:09:02 (4 sec)

Thank you. Thank you for all that you do.

Donald Trump 00:09:02-00:09:03 (1 sec)

Thank you.

Unidentified 00:09:03-00:09:05 (2 sec)

Thank you very much.

Donald Trump 00:09:05-00:09:09 (4 sec)

Good-looking guy, right?

Unidentified 00:09:09-00:09:11 (2 sec)

Hey, thank you. You are too.

Donald Trump 00:09:11-00:09:11 (1 sec)

Thank you.

Unidentified 00:09:11-00:09:11 ( sec)

[Inaudible]

Donald Trump 00:09:11-00:09:13 (2 sec)

Thanks. [Laughs] Have a good time.

Unidentified 00:09:13-00:09:14 (1 sec)

Thank you for having us.

Donald Trump 00:09:14-00:09:17 (3 sec)

Bye everybody.