Donald Trump (00:04):
Hello. You guys all ready? Let's go get them. Well, thank you very much. We have a big ruling that we're just issuing now. I think it's very important, going to lower the price of your car, and it's going to lower the price of fixing your car. Has to do with affordability. Has to do with a lot of things.
(00:29)
Oil prices are way down. We hit $69 today. It was higher than that prior to the denuclearization of Iran fight that we have, which we're doing very well. There'll be a meeting on that tomorrow in Doha, and to go into Qatar. I think they've already left, or they're just about getting ready to leave. So we'll see how that goes. But we're doing very well on that front.
(00:53)
But the meeting in Doha is going to be perhaps important, perhaps not. We're going to find out, but we're winning militarily. It's almost one militarily, I would say. And it's really very simple. It's the denuclearization of Iran. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. And they've agreed to that, in all fairness.
(01:19)
This is something that's very exciting to me. And if you bring the bill and I'm going to let Lee explain exactly what it means, but it means a lot to people that own vehicles, cars in particular, but cars and anything else. It's going to save them a lot of money, and they're going to be able to do it themselves. Please.
Lee (01:39):
Mr. President, this is a presidential memo to the Environmental Protection Agency, a presidential memo supporting the freedom to fix. Americans have the freedom to fix their vehicle. President Trump insists upon it. We are not going to be going after people who are fixing their own vehicle like past administrations have.
(02:00)
Additionally, we've been concerned. President Trump has been concerned about aftermarket parts, cheap knockoff, aftermarket parts coming into the United States, harming small businesses, harming Americans. This presidential memo puts an end to it. Also, the only third-party certification for these aftermarket parts, it's CARB in California, a process that's backlogged and faulty.
(02:22)
So we're going to break that monopoly and no longer will CARB be the only third party certifier for these aftermarket parts. Again, President Trump is insisting on fixing it. This presidential memo does that. President Trump was calling me up on a Saturday night when this idea first came to his head, and he says he wants to do a press conference right away to get this over the top.
(02:43)
In February, February 2nd, we signed a right to repair for our farmers so that they can repair their tractors and their non-road equipment, and this is covering everyone else.
Donald Trump (02:52):
I mean, think about it. It came to my attention because I noticed they were arresting people for fixing their car. They were arresting people for fixing... That's not even believable. Anyway, so it's right to fix, and I think it's really common sense. If somebody wants to fix... Some of these people are better mechanics than the mechanics in the shop. They're telling the mechanic and the shop how to fix their car or their truck.
(03:18)
We signed the truck one a little while ago. So I'm going to sign this, and I'll be happy about it. We rule by common sense to a large extent. All right, Lee. Good job. Thank you.
Lee (03:37):
Thank you, sir.
Donald Trump (03:39):
Okay. Can you imagine that? They want to put you in jail if you fix your car. Thank you, man. Do you have any questions?
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Mr. President, what do you make of the Supreme Court ruling today in regards to the mail-in ballots, and what comes next for the SAVE Act after today's ruling?
Donald Trump (03:58):
Well, because of the mail-in ballot ruling, which was a little bit surprising, gives people more time to vote illegally, let's say. But the SAVE Act is even more important, and that's the right... You have to be a citizen of our country. Okay? You have to show you're a citizen of our country called citizenship. Voter ID by photo, photo voter ID and no mail-in ballots unless you're in the military disabled, you're ill, or you're away even on a vacation. We're being very open about it. It's pretty easy.
(04:34)
And we'll have honest elections, but the ruling which a lot of people were waiting for, that was a ruling that was... I think it was very detrimental to honest elections, but it is what it is. Basically, they're keeping it a little bit the way it is now. They may have a little bit of a restriction on based on the rule.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
[inaudible 00:04:53] about firing the parliamentarian.
Donald Trump (04:54):
And then you have the very important one, the slaughter case, which we'll talk about if you ask that question. But the parliamentarian, what were you asking about?
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Yeah. Have you talked with Thune about-
Donald Trump (05:07):
I have. No, I can't imagine why you'd keep a woman that was put there by Harry Reid and Barack Hussein Obama. I cannot understand it. The leader has the right to fire the person at will and put somebody else there that would be... Because we get so many negative rulings from her to parliamentarian. She's been there for years, and she was put there by Harry Reid and Barack Hussein Obama. Harry Reid was a bad guy, and he was the leader, and he put her. And the speaker has the right to immediately fire her and put somebody else there. And it's not even believable that she's still there. She's obviously a good politician or something.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Mr. President, question on the slaughter case, the Supreme Court just affirmed your right to fire the heads of independent agencies. Should we expect more firings as a result of this ruling?
Donald Trump (05:54):
No. I don't think so. It gives me the right, and not me. It gives a president the right to do what the president should have the right to do. And it's very interesting. It's a big ruling. It's been going on for almost a hundred years. They've been working on this and that it comes down at my term as a very great honor, but it bestows additional powers or maybe the same power on the president.
(06:16)
The president has the right to do this, and that has to do with a lot of agencies all throughout the system. So it's considered the biggest of the group. And I can understand that this has been going on for almost a hundred years. They've been waiting for this decision. Yes.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Thank you, Mr. President. You were posting about how important it is to get the State of America Act pass. Who do you see as the biggest hurdle to getting this across the finish line?
Donald Trump (06:41):
Well, it's held up in the Senate. And frankly, if you terminated the filibuster, you just need 50 votes, and we have 53. And then you have JD. So the Democrats are going to terminate the filibuster. But if you did reconciliation, you could do it with 50 votes. I mean, the best would be to terminate the filibuster, but for some reason. But you have the same basic people.
(07:06)
But even Rand Paul is in favor of the Save American Act, if you can believe it. Think of it. Rand Paul is strongly in favor. He's fighting for it. So that's good news. But you would have Lisa Makowski always against things like this. Nobody knows why. I think I know why. But you have Lisa Makowski. You have Susan Collins. You have Tillis is against, and he's not in office because of me, because I wouldn't endorse him. I think you have Senator Cassidy against it.
Speaker 5 (07:42):
I think he supports it this time.
Donald Trump (07:44):
And I think you have Mitch McConnell against it too. Mitch McConnell who's very disloyal to John Thune. John Thune was a very good person for him. I mean, he was a very loyal person, and Mitch McConnell's against him almost all the time because he's angry, I guess, probably at me.
Speaker 6 (08:03):
Mr. President-
Speaker 4 (08:03):
What about Democrats, Mr. President? You think you could change their mind?
Donald Trump (08:07):
Well, Democrat should do it too. You'll probably get one Democrat who's a common sense Democrat, who that is. And everybody should vote for this. This is the Save America Act. Voter ID with photo ideally, but voter ID, proof of citizenship, and no mail-in ballots which is, to my way of thinking, maybe the most important of all, because it's so corrupt.
(08:36)
But you have exceptions if you're away, exceptions for the military. They're deployed, exception, illness, disability. You have exceptions, strong exceptions, but the cheating on the ballots are mail-in ballot. Jimmy Carter said it a long time ago. He said, "You can't have bail-on ballots." He's headed up a committee with Scoop Jackson and others, all respected. I think it was Jimmy Carter's finest moment, not doing president, but he headed up a committee. And he said he came out with a strong conclusion that if you do mail-in ballots, there's going to be cheating.
(09:11)
France gave it up. We're the only country in the world that does this type of mail-in ballot. There's no other country in the world. You know why? They tried it, and it was totally dishonest. And it's really dishonest. So we shouldn't do mail-in ballots. So it's not too much to ask for voter ID, proof of citizenship, and no mail-in ballots. And you have honest elections.
Speaker 6 (09:34):
What are your plans for the housing bill, Mr. President? Are you-
Donald Trump (09:36):
I don't know. I think it's so unimportant by compared to the Save America Act. I think the Save America Act is exactly what it says. It's saving America from crooked elections, and the housing bill is a bill that can get approved. They worked on it long and hard. It's very bipartisan. That means the Democrats like it. I think it's... Maybe even it's probably maybe more that way they're getting things that I wouldn't necessarily agree to.
(10:10)
Nobody knows more than housing in the history of the presidency. Nobody did well like me in housing. I made a lot of money. I made a lot of money with housing. But when I look at that bill, it's a bill. But when I look at the Save America Act, it's about saving America, and I'd like to have the Save America Act at Iran. That's probably not going to happen because we have four Republican senators, maybe five that just won't vote for it.
(10:40)
It's crazy. Somebody Lisa Makowski from Alaska. Nobody's done more for Alaska than me. She's Trump deranged. What can I tell you? But those four or five people that I mentioned should vote. How do you vote against Save America? How do you vote against it? How do you vote against voter identification or proof of citizenship? The only people that would vote against that are people that are going to cheat in an election. The Democrats need it because their policy is so bad. They want open borders. They want high taxes. They want terrible medical, anything medical.
(11:20)
I'm the one that did Favored Nations. I'm reducing drug prices by 200, 300, 400%. Nobody even talks about it. The news doesn't talk about it. The Democrats are opposed to it. If they get into office, they'll put it back. Your drug prices are going to go by 200, 300, 400, 500%. You know that.
Speaker 6 (11:39):
But will you sign that housing bill?
Donald Trump (11:42):
It hasn't been sent to me yet. It's coming, I understand. And then I'll make... Then I'll make it ... Here's what I would like to sign. Much more than a bill that... Big deal. It's a yawn. Some people say it's wonderful. To me, compared to the Save America Act, just about everything is a big yawn.
Speaker X (12:03):
And Mr. President, how [inaudible 00:12:04] citizenship.
Speaker 9 (12:06):
Birthright citizenship is next. What are your thoughts... Birthright citizenship. What are your thoughts, and will you accept it if it rules against you?
Donald Trump (12:13):
Well, I guess I have to accept. it's the Supreme Court. So I'll accept. I think it's very bad for our nation. We're the only nation that does it. No other nation does that birthright citizenship. Not even close. Some did it. They ended it. It's tremendously destructive. It's extremely costly. I don't know. It's up to them.
(12:32)
But in terms of for the good of the country, it'd be great if they didn't allow it. It would be great, but I can't tell you. The slaughter case was the big case today. That was really a big case because it gave strength to presidents and strength to the presidency, a very important case. It's been going on for almost a hundred years thinking that, and this was the ruling that really topped everything by a lot today. Yeah.
Speaker 10 (12:59):
Zohran Mamdani said in an interview this week that he was open to being the poster child for socialist candidates. Are you worried about more socialist candidates across the [inaudible 00:13:09]?
Donald Trump (13:09):
Well, I think it's a big threat to our nation actually, because it's not socialism. It's really communism. They use the word social Democrat because it sounds so nice, but it's really communism you're talking about. I think it's the biggest threat to our nation. There is, maybe since our founding, that includes World War I, World War II, September 11th. It includes the Pearl Harbor attack.
(13:35)
I think this is the biggest threat to our nation. People will smile when I say that, but the smart people are going to say, "He's probably right." It's basically introducing communism into the United States of America. There's never been anything so dangerous. Thank you very much, everybody.
Speaker X (13:53):
Thank you, guys.
(13:53)
Thank you, press.
(13:53)
Thank you, press.
Speaker 10 (13:53):
Thank you guys. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Thank you, guys. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Thank you.
Donald Trump (13:58):
That's okay. That's okay. That's okay.