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00:00Good afternoon, everyone. I apologize for our tardiness. I was with the president.

00:05Let me begin with a few scheduling announcements today. President Trump will travel to Scotland,

00:10where he will visit both Turnberry and Aberdeen from July 25th to July 29th. During the visit,

00:17President Trump will meet again with Prime Minister Starmer to refine the great trade deal

00:22that was brokered between the United States and the United Kingdom. And the President and the

00:27First Lady will travel to the United Kingdom for an official state visit from September 17th

00:33to September 19th, later this fall. This will mark a truly unprecedented second state visit for

00:39President Trump, and he is honored and looking forward to meeting with His Majesty the King

00:44at Windsor Castle. There has been a wave of positive economic news over the past week,

00:49which I would like to highlight today. Joe Biden's inflation crisis has been defeated.

00:54Prices paid to American businesses for goods and services were flat in June, which is lower than

01:00all 50 forecasters in the Bloomberg survey predicted. And core inflation, which is the best measure of

01:07inflation, came in lower than expected again in the month of June. Since President Trump took office,

01:13core inflation has tracked at just 2.1% overall and has come in below or at economists' expectations

01:21every single month. Wages are growing at a strong pace and prices are falling for everyday Americans.

01:27We also saw prices for new and used vehicles and airfares drop last month. In addition, prices for gas,

01:35fuel oil, energy commodities, hotels, airfare, public transportation, and fresh vegetables are all down

01:41over last year. As we said all along, trust in President Trump. The American dream is back and everyday

01:48families are already reaping the benefits of this incredible economic turnaround in just six months.

01:55President Trump has ended the era of economic surrender and implemented powerful tariffs to

02:02stand up for our workers and businesses and rebalance America's trading agreements. Despite all of the

02:08doom casting from the so-called experts claiming that these tariffs would be the end of the world as

02:13we know it, the opposite has occurred. Tariffs are not inflationary, as President Trump has said all

02:20along. In reality, tariffs are a source of massive revenue. We're seeing trillions of dollars in private

02:26investment pour into our country right now because the companies around this world want to make their

02:32products right here with American labor and not have to pay any tariffs at all. Customs and tariff revenue has

02:39already totaled more than $113 billion since President Trump entered office, helping to

02:46lead a budget surplus in June for the first time in nearly a decade. We are truly entering a golden age as a

02:53result of these pro-growth and America First trade policies. On another matter, yesterday in the East Room,

03:01the President was proud to sign the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act into law, surrounded by Angel

03:08Families to help finally end the devastating fentanyl crisis that has ravaged millions of Americans. Under the Halt

03:16Fentanyl Act, anyone who possesses, imports, distributes, or manufactures any illicit fentanyl-related

03:23substances will be subject to criminal prosecution in the same manner as any other Schedule 1 controlled

03:30substance. This legislation will close the loopholes that criminals use to skirt around the law and make it easier for

03:37law enforcement to prosecute vicious traffickers who peddle poison in our communities.

03:42President Trump has always made tackling the drug crisis a top priority, and this important bipartisan legislation

03:49further follows through on that commitment. The complete and total success at our southern border that many in the media in

03:56this room continue to ignore is another example of the President keeping his word to families who have lost loved ones due to

04:04fentanyl, and it's another win for the American people. Customs and Border Protection just released the final

04:10operationalized stats for the month of June, and I must highlight some of these incredible numbers. There were only 6,072

04:18Southwest apprehensions in June, 15% lower than the previous record that this President set in the month of March. To put that in

04:27perspective, the Biden administration routinely saw the same number of encounters in a single day, and on many days that

04:34number was more than 10,000 apprehensions at the Southwest border. There were also zero illegal aliens released along the

04:42Southwest border for the second consecutive month in a row. President Trump promised to end the illegal alien invasion and he has delivered on that

04:51promise to the American people in record time. With the border sealed, deportations are ramping up. This past weekend, our

04:59Brave ICE agents were arresting violent criminal illegal aliens all across the country. ICE Atlanta, arrested an illegal alien from

05:07Mexico, convicted of attempted rape of a child in North Carolina. ICE Baltimore, arrested an illegal alien from Guatemala, who was

05:15previously convicted for sexual abuse of a minor in Maryland. ICE Houston, arrested a criminal illegal alien from

05:22Mexico, whose previous conviction includes aggravated sexual assault of a child in Texas. ICE Salt Lake City, arrested a

05:3132-year-old illegal criminal alien from Mexico, who was previously convicted for child abuse and injury. ICE

05:38Baltimore, arrested a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted in Maryland for possession of child

05:44pornography. ICE San Antonio, arrested a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of aggravated sexual

05:51assault in Texas. The men and women of ICE are heroes. They are putting their lives on the line every day to get the

05:58worst of the worst, these types of criminals, out of our communities and out of our country. And the President

06:04continues to strongly have the backs of all ICE agents who are doing their jobs to keep all of us, including

06:10everyone in this room safe. The facility, sorry, one second. In other news, following President Trump's bold

06:17executive actions protecting American children from irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation, the

06:23largest provider of these barbaric practices will now be closing its doors. The facility in Los Angeles,

06:30California, is just the latest facility downsizing or eliminating their irreversible and harmful services

06:37that feed into the lie that you can somehow change a child's sex. The Biden administration peddled dangerous

06:44policies that defied medical science in favor of radical transgender ideology. But President Trump has

06:51put an end to that, to ensure America's children's innocence is protected and our children can lead healthy

06:59and productive lives. Finally, last night, Senate Republicans passed President Trump's $9 billion rescissions

07:05package. This will help restore fiscal sanity in our country by rescinding billions in wasteful foreign aid and

07:12finally ending taxpayer funding for PBS and NPR, two media organizations that have ridiculously used federal dollars to

07:21push a partisan left-wing agenda for many years. The House should pass this rescissions package immediately and send it to the

07:29President's desk for signature. On another note, I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising

07:35on the President's hand and also swelling in the President's legs. So in the effort of transparency,

07:41the President wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today. In recent weeks,

07:47President Trump noted mild swelling in his lower legs. In keeping with routine medical care and out of an abundance of caution,

07:54this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House Medical Unit. The President underwent a

08:00comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity venous

08:08Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition,

08:16particularly in individuals over the age of 70. Importantly, there was no evidence of deep vein

08:23thrombosis or arterial disease. Laboratory testing included a complete blood count, comprehensive

08:30metabolic panel, coagulation profile, D-dimer, B-type natriotic peptide, and cardiac biomarkers.

08:39All results were within normal limits. An echocardiogram was also performed and confirmed normal cardiac

08:46structure and function. No signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness were identified.

08:53Additionally, recent photos of the President have shown minor bruising on the back of his hand.

08:59This is consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin,

09:05which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen. This is a well-known and benign side

09:11effect of aspirin therapy. And the President remains in excellent health, which I think all of you

09:17witness on a daily basis here. So the President wanted me to share that note with all of you. I'm

09:21happy to take further questions on it. We will provide the memorandum from the President's position

09:26to all of you, as we always do. And we'll get to questions. Here in our new media seat, we have Frank

09:31Korva, who's the White House correspondent for Bitcoin Magazine, which comes at a timely week with

09:35crypto legislation moving across Capitol Hill. So why don't you kick us off, Frank, and thanks for being with us.

09:40Thank you so much. We appreciate it, Ms. Levitt. Sure.

09:43I was curious to hear if the President was in favor of removing any and all language around

09:47central bank digital currencies from the Genius Act, maybe as a means to get it across the line

09:51and get it on his desk. And then my second question was about something the President spoke about in

09:56this room. He talked about a $600 de minimis tax exemption for Bitcoin and other crypto spending.

10:01So I was just wondering if you could comment on those. Sure. Well, the President did signal his

10:06support for a de minimis exemption for crypto, and the administration continues to be

10:10in support of that. We are definitely receptive to it to make crypto payments easier and more

10:15efficient for those who seek to use crypto as simple as buying a cup of coffee. Of course,

10:20right now that cannot happen. But with the de minimis exemption, perhaps it could in the future,

10:24and we will continue to explore legislative solutions to accomplish that. As for the central bank

10:30digital currency and the Genius Act, which you noted, has passed through Congress and will be sent to

10:35the President's desk. I believe the House is voting on it. If they have it, they should be passing it.

10:39We know we have the votes and we expect it to get to the President's desk. And we are planning a

10:44signing ceremony tomorrow afternoon. All of you will get more details on that. This piece of legislation

10:49is going to make America the crypto capital of the world. And that's what the President promised.

10:54As for a central bank digital currency, the President opposes that. He made that promise to

10:59the American people on the campaign. And while it's not in this specific piece of legislation,

11:03he did sign a January executive order banning a central bank digital currency. The administration

11:09supports Congress's efforts to codify that executive order into law. And I believe there

11:14will be future pieces of legislation in regards to crypto that will be moving through Capitol Hill.

11:19The President looks forward to signing them and he looks forward to the signing ceremony this

11:22afternoon. So thank you for being with us today. Sure. Jackie. Thank you, Caroline. There's been a lot

11:27of discussion about the Epstein files and the President's comments yesterday calling it a hoax.

11:32Can you clarify which part of the Epstein hoax is the hoax part? The President is referring to the fact

11:39that Democrats have now seized on this as if they ever wanted transparency when it comes to Jeffrey

11:45Epstein, which is an asinine suggestion for any Democrat to make. The Democrats had control of this building,

11:51the White House for four years, and they didn't do a dang thing when it come came to transparency

11:56in regards to Jeffrey Epstein and his heinous crimes. It was this President who directed the Department of

12:01Justice and the Attorney General to do an exhaustive review of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein,

12:07which they did. The Attorney General and the FBI led by Pam Bondi, Dan Bongino, Cash Patel.

12:13These are great patriots, some of the most trusted voices in the Republican Party movement. It's part of

12:18the reason the President appointed him, appointed them to these high law enforcement positions,

12:23and they spent many months going through all of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, and they concluded

12:29what they found in that memo, which they drafted and they released. And so the President has been

12:34transparent. He has followed through on his promises to the American people, but he doesn't like to see

12:40Democrats and the mainstream media covering this like it's the biggest story that the American people

12:45care about. The President has been working so hard this week. On Tuesday, he went to Pennsylvania,

12:50where he secured $90 billion in investments for the Commonwealth, for the people of that state.

12:55After that, he came back to the Oval Office at 8 p.m. He went in there to whip votes to get the

13:00Genius Act signed into law, and because of his efforts, that bill is now going to be signed and passed.

13:06The following day, yesterday, he meets with a foreign leader, the King of Bahrain, to secure more

13:10investments into this country. And then yesterday afternoon, the President is in the eastern of the

13:15White House mourning with parents who have lost their children because of fentanyl, signing a bipartisan

13:20piece of legislation. And not a single cable network in this country took that event live and covered

13:27that event like they should. Those are the issues the President cares about. What could be more important

13:32to the American people than helping families who have lost their children? Those are the issues this

13:36President is going to remain focused on. I understand he wants to move on from this story,

13:39but you do have some prominent figures, including the Senate Majority Leader, the House Speaker,

13:45voicing support for the files to come out, Representative Massey collecting signatures that would

13:52force a discharge petition for a vote on the floor for this. It doesn't seem to be going away. What is

13:58stopping the administration from just redacting any sensitive information, grand jury information, and

14:04putting out what is appropriate so that the American people can decide and then let this story die?

14:10Well, in terms of redactions or grand jury seals, those are questions for the Department of Justice.

14:15Those are also questions for the judges who have that information under a seal. And that would have

14:19to be requested and a judge would have to approve it. That's out of the President's control. He has said

14:24in agreement with some of the leaders on Capitol Hill that if the Attorney General and the Department of

14:28Justice come across any other credible evidence, they should provide that to the American people. The

14:33President has said that, and he agrees with them on that.

14:36Why are the entire Maureen Comey?

14:37The Department of Justice did, and I would defer you to them. Dasha.

14:41Has the White House been directly in touch with some of the MAGA influencers that are still not

14:46satisfied with the administration's handling? And has the message to them been similar to what

14:50the President has said, which is sort of either let this go or we don't need your support?

14:54Well, look, the President and this team are always in contact with the President's supporters,

14:59with voices of many kinds on both sides of the aisle. I think that's part of the reason

15:04this President is a great President, because he's willing to listen and hear other people's

15:08perspectives. But ultimately, he has led this country not just over the past six months to

15:13historic success, but also through his first four years as President. And as the leader and the creator

15:18of the MAGA movement, he has led through these perilous times for our country based on instinct and in the

15:24best interest of the country. And as I always say, the American people should trust in President Trump.

15:30And one on the Fed Chair. John. Go ahead. John.

15:32Thanks a lot, Caroline. The President on Monday announced that if there's

15:36not compliance with Russia within 50 days, there would be increased tariffs. Can you explain how

15:43that works? First of all, what happens if Russia doesn't end its war with Ukraine in 50 days?

15:50Well, in 50 days, as the President clearly laid out, if there is not a ceasefire agreement or

15:56a peace deal within that timeframe, if Russia refuses to legitimately agree to a ceasefire,

16:02then they will face very steep tariffs and they will also face secondary sanctions. So countries that

16:07are purchasing oil from Russia will be will be sanctioned as well. And of course, that will do

16:14deep damage to Russia's economy. And I would just add that the President wants this so wants this war

16:21to end with a diplomatic solution. He's been pushing for it. This administration has spent many hours

16:27and a lot of time trying to solve this war very far away. But the President wants to stop the killing

16:33and he wants to save lives. Reagan, go ahead.

16:35As far as the first part of what you were saying, Caroline, the first part, it's just about, if I may,

16:40just about the tariffs, the first part. I get the secondary tariffs. But there was only $3 billion

16:46worth of trade between the U.S. and Russia in 2024. It's expected to be far less this particular year.

16:54On April the 2nd, both you and the Treasury Secretary said it's not necessary to apply any tariffs on

17:00Russia. You said that because of the lack of trade, it precludes, that was the word you used,

17:06any need for tariffs. Why now? And why do you think that that would make them cave

17:11and come to some sort of peace agreement as it relates to Ukraine?

17:15$3 billion is still a lot of money, John. And it's not just tariffs. It's the secondary

17:19sanctions as well that will be implemented in 50 days. Reagan.

17:23Thanks, Caroline. I have two questions for you.

17:25Sure.

17:25First, on Congress. Congresswoman Salazar introduced legislation that would give some

17:30illegal immigrants in the country a path to citizenship.

17:3210 Republicans signed on to what she's calling the Dignity Act. I'm curious what the White

17:37House's position is on the legislation and if the President would veto this bill if we need it to

17:41discuss.

17:42From my understanding, the White House nor the President has actually read through this

17:46legislation. We've been focused on, of course, the one big, beautiful bill which passed,

17:50which is another historic accomplishment of this President in record time, the Genius Act this week,

17:55the rescissions package. That's been the focus of the White House. But the President has made it very

18:00clear. He will not support amnesty for illegal aliens in any way.

18:03And I want to give you a chance to respond to the CEO of NPR. She's claiming that the cuts to

18:09their network will, quote, be a real risk to public safety of the country. Congress Murkowski has argued

18:16that public broadcasting stations save lives. Could you respond to these concerns?

18:20The NPR CEO said cutting NPR will be a risk to public safety. I am not sure how NPR helps the public

18:27safety of our country. But I do know that NPR, unfortunately, has become really just a propaganda

18:35voice for the left. Just a few examples for you. In 2020, NPR refused to cover, refused to cover

18:41the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and the run up to the election. They said that their assertions don't

18:46amount to much, writing they did not want to waste the listeners and readers time on stories that

18:52are just pure distractions. That does not sound like an unbiased opinion. That sounds like a

18:56partisan opinion to me. And this is a taxpayer funded organization. In 2018, that same CEO that

19:02you're talking about called the president in the Oval Office who nearly 80 million Americans elected.

19:07She called him racist, shared a photo of herself wearing a Biden for president campaign hat,

19:12serves on the board of a Soros funded activist group. In 2020, PBS's White House correspondent at the

19:19time characterized President Trump's speech then at Mount Rushmore as a love letter to white resentment

19:25promoting the myth of America. In 2017, PBS devoted an entire panel talking about what it means to be

19:32woke and white privilege. In 2023, PBS's Washington Week roundtable covered up Joe Biden's clear mental

19:41divine. That's actually quite the clip. I would encourage all of you to look at it. These are not

19:45honest news organizations. These are partisan, left-wing outlets that are funded by the taxpayers. And

19:52this administration does not believe it's a good use of the taxpayers' time and money. Ed Lawrence.

19:57Thanks, Carol. I want to ask you about the Federal Reserve. So does the president believe that the

20:03slightly restrictive monetary policy stance right now, could that cause an economic slowdown? And if he does

20:08believe that, when? What pause are you referring to? No, could the stance of the monetary policy is

20:14slightly restrictive? Does the president believe that that stance, the slightly restrictive stance,

20:19could cause an economic slowdown in itself? Well, I haven't heard the president discuss that

20:23specifically. But what I do know in regards to the Federal Reserve is the president's been very

20:28transparent about his displeasure with both the policies and the management of the Fed. And he spoke

20:34about that to all of you pretty extensively in the Oval Office yesterday. And last month, one more if I could.

20:38Last month, the Canadian prime minister said the president had agreed to a July 21st deadline to

20:44sort of work towards a trade agreement. That's four days from now. Could there be a trade agreement with

20:48Canada in four days? Well, look, we'll see. The trade team continues to be very active in our

20:53conversations and discussions with Canada, the president himself has said. Unfortunately,

20:58our neighbors to the north have been pretty difficult to deal with when it comes to matters

21:02on trade. But in trade, generally speaking, as you know, 25 countries have received letters

21:08thus far from the president directly with his big, beautiful signature on them from Japan to Korea,

21:14South Africa, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, just a few countries. And Canada also received a letter for

21:2035 percent. With that said, if countries want to have legitimate further discussions, the Trump

21:26administration and the president's trade team are willing to have further talks. But these letters,

21:31these countries have been receiving, are the deals. And as the president has said,

21:35those deals will be made. They are tailor country, tailor-made to each and every country

21:40based on the United States' concerns and what's in the best interest of the American worker and the

21:44American people. Charlie, go ahead. No, I called on Charlie, but Deanna, you can go ahead too. Go ahead.

21:51The president said that he floated the idea of a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. Can you confirm

21:57that? And has he asked the attorney general to do this, to appoint a special prosecutor to look it

22:03over? Well, the idea was floated from someone in the media to the president. The president would

22:08not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That's how he feels. And as for his discussions

22:14with the attorney general, I'm not sure. Deanna. Thank you so much. Do you know what the president's

22:19reaction was to Mike Johnson saying that he wants additional files released, the Epstein files? Was

22:25there a conversation with Mike Johnson about that following his comments? I won't discuss the

22:30president's private conversations with the Speaker of the House. But as I answered to Jackie's question

22:34earlier, the president has said if the attorney general and the Department of Justice and the FBI

22:39have any more credible evidence in regards to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, they should put that forward. He has

22:44called on them to do that. With a few days, with a few days, with a few days. I'll go to all of you,

22:51starting with the lady in the blue. Go ahead. With a few days to the August 9th deadline,

22:57how are the negotiations with Europe going? Is there some sticking points? What are they? Can we expect

23:04a delay or should we expect a deal soon? Well, the I believe the deadline is August 1st. As for the

23:11European Union, they continue to be very eager in negotiating with our country for obvious reasons

23:17on ways to lower their tariff and their non-tariff barriers that we have long said harm our workers

23:22and our companies. So the president's trade team continue to be in talks with the European Union.

23:28Would he accept or would he put forth a postponement of the August 1st? He's already said he will not.

23:35Caroline, in Gaza today, Holy Family Catholic Church was struck by an Israeli shell.

23:42Yes. Three people were killed, 10 wounded. What is the president's reaction to that church coming

23:47under fire? It was not a positive reaction. He called Prime Minister Netanyahu this morning to address

23:54the strikes on that church in Gaza. And I understand the prime minister agreed to put out a statement.

23:59It was a mistake by the Israelis to hit that Catholic Church. That's what the prime minister relayed to

24:06the president. And you should look at the prime minister's statement that when we come back.

24:10Can you run?

24:10Steve, go ahead.

24:11The Press back to your letter that you read at the beginning.

24:14Sure.

24:14The Press, you said mild swelling in his legs.

24:17Yes, sir.

24:17Is it causing him any discomfort? How are you treating it?

24:20No, no discomfort from the president at all. And you probably all see that on a day-to-day basis.

24:26He's working around the clock. As for the treatments, I can defer to the president's

24:31physician and we'll get you this letter. I think it will answer all your questions.

24:34The Press reports that a Chinese-born banker who works in Atlanta for Wells Fargo

24:40is being prevented from leaving China. Has the president, is he going to bring this up with

24:45President Xi? Are you aware of the case?

24:47I'm not aware of the case, but I'm sure our National Security Council team is.

24:50Steve, we'll get you some answers on that.

24:52The Press back to your question.

24:54Thank you, Caroline. Two questions. So the first is that President Trump said that the

24:58Attorney General only gave him a brief overview of what was in these Epstein files. Does he have

25:04knowledge or an understanding of what is in the files related to Epstein that have not been released?

25:09Not to my knowledge. And that's a question for the Attorney General, as I said. And the President

25:14has told the Attorney General if they have any more credible evidence, they should release it.

25:18Is that evidence, would she have to run that by the President before she released it?

25:22I don't think so. He said if she has any more credible evidence, she should release it.

25:26You're on?

25:26Go ahead.

25:27Go ahead. Thank you.

25:29Go ahead. Yes.

25:29Great. Thank you. Thank you, Caroline. Two questions. One, today —

25:32You can go ahead, Andrew. Don't worry.

25:34Today, tens of thousands of folks are rallying nationwide to honor the legacy of Congressman John

25:40Lewis. Meanwhile, Republicans in Texas reportedly are working to redraw congressional maps at President Trump's urging.

25:49How is President Trump reconciling his call to action for Texas Republicans with the legacy of

25:56Representative John Lewis?

25:57I'm not quite sure how the two things are related. I think the President would agree that John Lewis

26:01served our country for many, many years. It has nothing to do with the redistricting efforts that are

26:06currently underway by Texas Republicans to add seats to their legislature. They have the right to do that.

26:11The President spoke to the congressmen and women who serve the great state of Texas about it, but it's up to them,

26:17and it's up to their legislature to get that approved.

26:19And, Caroline, this is the second question.

26:21Go ahead.

26:21Does the President support the Justice Department's request for just one day in jail for the officer

26:27convicted in Breonna Taylor's killing? And what message does he believe that sends to her family

26:32and to other families seeking justice in cases of police violence?

26:35I haven't talked to the President about that case.

26:37Go ahead.

26:37The Press, when the President met the interim President of Syria a couple of months ago,

26:45he described him as a young, tough, attractive guy. After the latest clashes in Syria over the last

26:51few days, does President Trump still support Syria's interim President?

26:55The President still supports Syria's pathway to a peaceful and prosperous country. And you received

27:01an update directly from the Secretary of State on the ongoing situation between Syria and Israel.

27:06I spoke to him myself this morning to get an update. And as soon as the United States became

27:11involved in this conflict, we were able to de-escalate, de-conflict. That seems to be continuing.

27:16Israel agreed or Syria agreed to draw back their troops that were in the area where that clash was

27:21ongoing. And we continue to be very actively monitoring the situation. And the President wants

27:26to see Syria become a prosperous and stable country. And by the lifting of the sanctions on Syria,

27:32he's giving them a real chance to do that. And he wants to see that through.

27:35So, on Tuesday, the President told a very detailed story about his uncle, noted scientist,

27:45John Trump, and Theodore Kaczynski, the late Unabomber. He said that Dr. Trump taught

27:52Ted Kaczynski. Ted Kaczynski was not identified as the Unabomber until 1996,

27:5911 years after John Trump passed away. It would have been impossible for John Trump to have ever

28:07discussed the Unabomber with the President. So, what was he talking about? And I have one follow-up.

28:14Andrew, with so many issues going on in the world, I'm a little bit surprised you would ask such a

28:19question, although I'm not sometimes coming from you, I will say. But I'm willing to give you an answer.

28:24Nevertheless, the President's uncle did, in fact, teach at MIT. He was a very intelligent professor.

28:30The President's very proud of his family. In fact, I have a, or the President has a letter

28:35from his uncle on the MIT letterhead that sits in the Oval Office dining room. Maybe we'll let you

28:39see it sometime.

28:41Caroline, one more on this.

28:43Elizabeth, go ahead.

28:43Will the President consider pardoning Jelaine Maxwell if the Epstein case is a hoax?

28:47I'll start off with, the President said last week he would not be getting involved in the New York

28:51City mayoral case. If that mayoral race, if that's still the case, given his history drawing a large

28:57crowd in New York City, what's his reason for staying out of it in that way?

29:00Well, look, I think the President reserves the right to get involved in races or not get involved

29:05in races, and he's made the decision not to weigh in on the New York mayoral race, as you rightly

29:09pointed out. Although he has gone as far to say he absolutely does not want to see Zemdami elected,

29:16who is a known communist, who supports the abolishment of private property, the defunding

29:22of police. He has made very well-known anti-Semitic statements. It would be a disaster for New York

29:29and for this country. And I think it's quite telling that this individual, a known communist,

29:35has been spending time in Washington this week meeting with leaders on Capitol Hill. This is truly

29:41where the Democrat Party is headed. Clearly, they learned nothing from November 5th in the

29:45President's overwhelming victory.

29:47Mary, go ahead.

29:49Thank you, Caroline. I want to backtrack to the hospitals that have stopped providing

29:55transgender surgeries and hormones for kids. On this front, does that have anything to do with

29:59the DOJ's subpoenas last week? Should we expect any more hospitals to be shutting down their program?

30:05And I want to also ask what you make of all these media reports, especially the AP, which I noticed,

30:11which portrays these children as losing something that's saving their lives?

30:15Yes. I think the President spoke a lot about this issue, which is a political issue, but also really

30:24a cultural issue that impacts children and families. He talked about it a lot on the campaign. And I think

30:31he was quite surprised by the uptick we were seeing in the embracement by the Democrat Party when it comes

30:37to the chemical castration and mutilation of young innocent bodies. And so the President made it a very

30:45early priority to sign very strong executive orders to cut off the funding for any hospital or any medical

30:52facility in this country that provides such barbaric procedures. And as a result of that strong policy

30:58and the President's strong common sense position on this issue, we've had such an overwhelming response,

31:05which is great for children in Arizona. Phoenix Children's Hospital has stopped providing puberty

31:10blockers and hormone therapy to minors. In California, Stanford Medicine ended sex change surgeries for

31:15minors. Children's Hospital Los Angeles is closing its Center for Trans Youth Health and Development

31:21surgical program. In Illinois, Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago stopped sex change surgeries. Again,

31:27let's think about what we're talking about here. Sex change surgeries for minors. These are barbaric

31:32practices that no children, no child, innocent child should have to endure. And the President wants

31:39to protect the innocence of children. And I know the vast majority of Americans support him in that effort.

31:45This is a wildly popular and common sense endeavor this administration has taken. And we've seen many of

31:51these medical institutions have followed through with the President's executive orders, but we'll

31:57continue to take further action on this important issue. Garrett. I too feel indulgent. On the

32:02rescissions package, I wonder what the White House makes of this theory that it increases the odds of

32:06a shutdown. The theory is basically, why would any Democrat vote for a bipartisan spending deal with

32:11Republicans if Republicans can turn around and claw the money back the next day? Look, nine billion dollars

32:17worth of crap that it was in our federal funding that is now being rescinded. This is a good thing for

32:23the American people and the American taxpayer. And I think our Office of Management and Budget

32:27director was saying this process should be more bipartisan. Democrats, there was a time in this

32:33country where Democrats too cared about getting rid of waste fraud and abuse in our federal spending. I

32:38think every American agrees the government spends way too much money on things that don't matter. Some of

32:44those things include PBS and NPR or, for instance, the Democracy Fund, which was funded to the tune

32:51of $83 million through the Department of State, but they were giving hundreds of thousands of dollars

32:56for gender equality and empowerment hubs in Yemen, $3.9 million for strengthening information integrity,

33:03equality and democracy for LGBTQI population of the Western Balkans. These are not good uses of the

33:10taxpayer funds, and Republicans are proud to lead that effort, and we wish more Democrats would join

33:15us in that. I wanted to follow up on the Marie Comey question just to clarify. Did the White House

33:18have any knowledge or did the President sign off on her firing? This was a decision that was made by the

33:23Department of Justice. There was an agreement that was made between Immigration and Customs Enforcement

33:31and the Centers for Medicaid and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services regarding access to

33:36Medicaid information for 92 million Medicaid recipients around the country. That includes health information.

33:43So how does that not violate HIPAA violations and privacy concerns, for example, of American citizens?

33:50Ms. I'm going to have to defer you to Immigration and Customs Enforcement on that. I'm unfamiliar with that agreement that they made.

33:56Ms. I don't believe there's a deadline the President has set for a Russ vote, but I think, again,

34:11this is a good use of taxpayers' time to look into this project that is millions and millions of dollars

34:17over budget. It's for a big, beautiful mansion for the Federal Reserve Chairman, and I understand that it

34:24costs much more than it did the beautiful palace that many of you joined us at when we went overseas.

34:31So it's completely unnecessary, it's overpriced, and I think it's a good thing the administration,

34:36led by the President, is looking into it.

34:38The Press, if you're never mortifying wrongdoing or fraud, would the President reconsidering firing

34:43General Powell?

34:43Ms. Look, it's a hypothetical question. We'll see where it goes.

34:45The President spoke about how he feels on this matter yesterday.

34:48The Press, go ahead.

34:49The Press, go ahead.

34:51The Press, go ahead.

34:52The Press, thank you so much, Caroline. So, we saw Ambassador Haifelby arrive to Prime Minister Netanyahu

34:54trial to show his support. Does the President plan to impose any kind of sanctions against the Israel

35:01judicial system?

35:01Ms. I don't have any update for you on that or any announcement on that front. I don't believe so.

35:06The Press, go ahead.

35:07The Press, go ahead.

35:08The Press, go ahead.

35:08The Press, go ahead. Does the President believe that justice has been served in that same case?

35:11Ms. Look, the President believes that he directed the Department of Justice to do an exhaustive and thorough review,

35:18and they did that and they all agreed the fbi director the deputy fbi director the attorney

35:23general on the memo that they drafted and they released thank you caroline just a follow-up on

35:30reagan's question representative salazar's bill it grants illegal aliens with legal status for

35:39seven-year increments it also gives permanent path to residency for so-called dreamers

35:45and you know president trump and labor secretary chavez who previously co-sponsored a version of

35:50this bill when she was in the house they've spoken about a work deal similar to the bill i believe um

35:56what's the difference between a work deal and amnesty look as i told reagan the president the

36:01white house has have not reviewed this specific piece of legislation it's just not where our focus

36:06has been but the president for one has been very clear he does not support amnesty we'll go to oh

36:11look at some friends in the back brian go ahead back in the room you didn't show up early enough

36:18to get some good real estate up here i love it um any update on the auto pen i know that there was some

36:24the doj and some others were looking into the thousands of documents that were signed off

36:29just before joe biden left office any update on the auto pen yes i'm not laughing at you i'm just

36:35laughing at how far away you are and you're going to need to get some microphones back there

36:40um on the auto pen investigation yes the white house council's office has launched their own

36:45investigation into former president biden's usage of the auto pen we have requested some documents

36:51from the national archives and again as i've said many times from this podium and the president has

36:56said as well it's incredibly important that we get to the bottom of who really was at the tip of the

37:01spear and the decision-making process here in the white house because former president biden himself

37:07admitted to the new york times i understand he never gave interviews when he was here but now

37:12all of a sudden he wants to give one and he said that he did not actually review every single pardon

37:18that he signed on his way out the door that's incredibly concerning and i can tell you it's

37:22something this president would never tolerate this is a president who is signing things all the time

37:27any document that has legal implications this president's signature is on it because he's the one

37:32making the decisions it does not appear that was the truth in the previous white house and i know the

37:37american people want to receive answers on who was running the show because the decisions that

37:42were made in this place really destroyed our country and we deserve to get to the bottom of it mark

37:48in the back thanks some christian groups are complaining that they are not able to get

37:53visas as quickly to travel to israel and it's been elevated to ambassador huckabee's station

38:00is the white house aware of that does it have any reaction to that and is that part of the

38:04president's disappointment of netanyahu's government look um i'm not aware of that mark but i'm sure

38:10again our national security council is and also the state department as you know travel visas

38:14roll through secretary rubio shop over there whom we work very closely with so we will check in on

38:19the matter but i know overall this president and the administration do want to streamline the visa

38:24process to make it easier for both americans who want to travel abroad and people across abroad who

38:30want to come to our country uh the legal way go ahead i was going to the gentleman above you but

38:39go ahead libby and then you can go okay uh two questions for you the first is during the hill

38:44nation summit secretary noem suggested there could be some changes to tsa's liquid limits is the president

38:50aware of that is that an idea that he's backing and what would that timeline and the changes look

38:54like sure i would defer you to the department of homeland security but i did see secretary noem's comments

38:59and i think it's great that on day one she asked tsa what are we doing right what are we doing wrong

39:05how can we make air travel more efficient while maintaining utmost security for american passengers

39:12and travelers and i know they announced no more shoes uh or you don't need to take off your shoes

39:17anymore at the airport which i think is welcome news to all of us who travel a lot um but further

39:23guidance or decisions of course that's in the secretary of homeland security's

39:27um overview and i would defer to her and the other question for you is on bondi and bergam's trip today

39:33to alcatraz i'm curious what the funding is going to look like for that and who the president does want

39:38to see incarcerated there sure if it were to become sure well this was an idea of the president he spoke

39:45about it in may and he directed his administration to review a reopening plan for alcatraz if it is

39:52possible which is why the attorney general and the secretary of interior have traveled there today

39:57they are touring the site and if the alcatraz prison is reopened it would be under the purview

40:05of the bureau of prisons and the secretary of interior also would play a big role in this as

40:10well so they're there to review the site today and i'm sure you'll hear more from them on it later

40:15just to follow up libby on who the president wants to see

40:18housed in alcatraz the worst of the worst criminals in this country um both american criminals who

40:24convict heinous convict heinous crimes but also illegal alien criminals uh before deportation as

40:30well go ahead the state department yesterday urged the chinese communist party to cease its campaign to

40:37eradicate falun gong a peaceful spiritual practice with the anniversary of this brutal persecution

40:43approaching does the white house have a message for the ccp on this um well i will get you one and

40:48we will get back to you go ahead we'll take you go ahead and then go ahead i've never called on

40:57you why don't you go ahead in the red side dr harper behind thank you yes go ahead go ahead me yes

41:05thank you yes you what's your name my name is matias thank you what's your outlet i'm for record tv

41:11brazil great uh brazil's president lula recently said that uh president trump is was elected to

41:19govern the united states and not to act as the emperor of the world and he also emphasized that

41:24brazil is open to negotiation i'd like to hear what you have to say about it what the what the

41:29administration has to say about it and specifically what areas are currently open to negotiation in the

41:35light of the 50 percent tariffs that were announced sure uh the president is certainly not trying to

41:40be the emperor of the world he is a strong president for the united states of america and he's also the

41:45leader of the free world and we've seen a great shift uh across the entire globe because of the strong

41:51leadership of this president in regards to brazil the president sent a letter to brazil announcing their new

41:58uh tariff uh percentage he also directed our usdr ambassador jameson greer to launch an investigation

42:05of brazil under section 301 of the trade act of 1974 designed to address unfair foreign practices that

42:12are affecting u.s commerce for years we know brazil's digital regulations and weak ip protections have

42:18undermined u.s tech and innovative companies and their tolerance of illegal deforestation and other

42:24environmental practices puts american producers manufacturers farmers and ranchers who follow

42:29better environmental standards at a competitive disadvantage so this is this president always

42:35acts in the best interest of the american people in the united states of america and

42:39he will continue to do so thank you very much everyone we'll see you later i appreciate the enthusiasm today

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