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ICYMI: President Trump Takes Questions From Reporters As U.S. And Iran Restart Talks

📅 Jun 29, 2026 Forbes Breaking News 11 MIN 8404 VIEWS 36 SEGMENTS · 3 SPEAKERS
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President Trump took questions from reporters on June 29, 2026, covering several topics. He praised a right-to-repair bill for farmers, saying it's common sense to let people fix their own vehicles. On the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling, he claimed it gives people more time to vote illegally and stressed the importance of the Save America Act, which requires voter ID, proof of citizenship, and restricts mail-in ballots. He discussed firing the Senate parliamentarian, saying he can't understand why she's still there since she was appointed by Harry Reid and Barack Obama. Regarding the Slaughter case, he said it gives presidents the right to fire heads of independent agencies, calling it a big ruling. He identified Republican senators like Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Mitch McConnell as hurdles to passing the Save America Act, and suggested ending the filibuster. He dismissed the housing bill as unimportant compared to the Save America Act. He said he'd accept a Supreme Court ruling against birthright citizenship but called it bad for the nation. He also called socialism a bigger threat than World War II or September 11th.

Key takeaways

  1. Trump said the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling gives people more time to vote illegally and is detrimental to honest elections.
  2. Trump said he can't imagine why the Senate parliamentarian, appointed by Harry Reid and Barack Obama, is still in place and that the leader has the right to fire her.
  3. Trump said the Slaughter case gives presidents the right to fire heads of independent agencies, calling it a big ruling that's been awaited for almost 100 years.
  4. Trump identified Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Mitch McConnell as Republican senators against the Save America Act, and suggested ending the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.
  5. Trump called socialism a bigger threat to the nation than World War II or September 11th, saying it's really communism.

Numbers and commitments

FigureWhat it refers toTypeAt
50 votes Votes needed to pass Save America Act if filibuster ended commitment 4:04
53 Republican seats in the Senate metric 4:04
200, 300, 400% Drug price reductions from favored nations policy metric 7:39
almost 100 years Time the Slaughter case has been ongoing timeline 3:18

Chapters

  1. 0:00Right to repair for farmers
  2. 1:22Supreme Court mail-in ballot ruling
  3. 2:17Firing the parliamentarian
  4. 3:18Slaughter case and agency firings
  5. 4:04Save America Act hurdles
  6. 6:59Housing bill dismissal
  7. 9:36Birthright citizenship
  8. 10:32Socialism as threat

Questions asked in this interview

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  1. 1:13President, 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?
  2. 2:15Any thought to the word about firing the parliamentarian?
  3. 2:29Yeah, have you talked with Thune about?
  4. 3:09Should we expect more firings as a result of this ruling?
  5. 3:57Who do you see as the biggest hurdle to getting this across the finish line?
  6. 5:27Are there any you could think you could change their minds on?
  7. 6:57What are your plans for the housing bill, Mr. President?
  8. 9:03But will you sign that housing bill?
  9. 9:29What are your thoughts, and will you accept it if it rules against you, sir?
  10. 10:22Are you worried about more socialist candidates across the United States?
Reporter 0:00 ↗
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 in February. February 2nd, we signed a right to repair for our farmers so they can repair their tractors and their non-road equipment, and this is covering everyone else.
Donald Trump 0:15 ↗
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 it – some of these people are better mechanics than the mechanics in the shop. They're telling the mechanic in the shop how to fix their car or their truck. We signed the truck one a little while ago. So I'm going to sign this and I'll be happy about it. You rule by common sense to a large extent. All right, lady. Good job. Thank you.
Audience Member 1:00 ↗
Thank you, sir.
Donald Trump 1:02 ↗
Okay. Can you imagine that? They want to put you in jail if you fix your car. Thank you, ma'am. Uh, you have any questions?
Reporter 1:13 ↗
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 1:22 ↗
Well, because of the mail-in ballot ruling, which was a little bit surprising, it gives people more time to vote illegally, let's say. But the Save Act is even more important, and that's the – right, do 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 or even on a vacation. We're being very open about it. It's pretty easy. And we'll have honest elections. But the ruling, which a lot of people were waiting for, that was a ruling that I think 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 vest time.
Reporter 2:15 ↗
Any thought to the word about firing the parliamentarian?
Donald Trump 2:17 ↗
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 parliamentarian?
Reporter 2:29 ↗
Yeah, have you talked with Thune about?
Donald Trump 2:31 ↗
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 could be because we get so many negative rulings from her, the 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.
Reporter 3:09 ↗
Mr. President, a question on the Slaughter case. The Supreme Court has affirmed your right to fire the heads of independent agencies. Should we expect more firings as a result of this ruling?
Donald Trump 3:18 ↗
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 100 years. They've been working on this, and you know that it comes down at my term, which is a very great honor. But it bestows additional powers or maybe the same power on the president. The president has the right to do this, and that has to do with a lot of agencies all throughout the system. So it was – it's considered, you know, the biggest of the group. And I can understand that this has been going on for almost 100 years. They've been waiting for this decision. Yes.
Reporter 3:57 ↗
Thank you, Mr. President. You were posting about how important it is to get the Save America Act passed. Who do you see as the biggest hurdle to getting this across the finish line?
Donald Trump 4:04 ↗
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. But even Rand Paul is in favor of the Save America 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 Murkowski always against things like this. Nobody knows why. I think I know why. But you have Lisa Murkowski, you have Susan Collins. You have Tillis, who is against, and he's not in office because of me. So he also, you know, he – because I wouldn't endorse him. I think you have Senator Cassidy against it, too.
Reporter 5:06 ↗
I think he supports it at this time.
Donald Trump 5:07 ↗
I think you have Mitch McConnell against it, too. Mitch McConnell.

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Trump, D. (2026, June 29). ICYMI: President Trump Takes Questions From Reporters As U.S. And Iran Restart Talks [Interview transcript]. Forbes Breaking News. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1063067/

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