45th and 47th U.S. President, US Executive Branch & The Trump Organization
Donald Trump 'Meet the Press' interview clips
Kristen Welker sits down with President Donald Trump.
Video via NBC Newschannel
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About Donald Trump
President Trump attended the G7 summit in France in June 2026, where he held press conferences and bilateral meetings with world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Trump stated that on June 14 the U.S. reached a memorandum of understanding with Iran that he said would end the current conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He described the agreement as a "wall against a nuclear weapon" and contrasted it with the previous JCPOA, which he called a "road to a nuclear weapon." Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was partially open and would be fully open by June 19, and he claimed oil prices were dropping and the stock market was rising as a result of the deal. He also said he had spoken with leaders of Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Turkey about the agreement. During the summit, Trump also addressed other topics. He said he had conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, describing it as more difficult than expected. Trump discussed U.S. investment figures, stating that over $19 trillion was being invested in the United States. He commented on domestic issues including voter ID requirements, crime reduction in several U.S. cities, and the "Save America Act." Trump also referenced a UFC event held at the White House and joked with reporters about taking credit for the Iran deal or blaming Vice President JD Vance if it did not work out.
Transcript (24 segments)
✨ AI-enhanced transcript with speaker attribution
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Interviewer0:01
Is this a war as long as there's a naval blockade in place?
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Donald Trump0:04
Well, we have a blockade. It's been extremely effective. And the reason we have it is they try to blockade and now we blockaded them. And as you know, they're losing 4 to 500 million dollars a day. It's not sustainable for them. They have an economy that's shot in addition to everything else. Their leaders are gone. Their generals are gone. Their first tier and second tier are gone. Much of their third tier is gone. But they put up a blockade. And so we blockaded them, and we have the ultimate blockade. I don't consider that a war, but if you want to define it as such, I guess you can.
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Interviewer0:36
Well, how do you define it?
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Donald Trump0:37
I don't define it at all. I don't think about it. I just do what I have to do.
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Interviewer0:42
What would trigger you to restart military action? Would it be Iran killing more American citizens?
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Donald Trump0:50
Oh, certainly that would be something that I would think about very seriously, but my red line would be if I think I wasn't going to make a deal or if I wasn't going to make a deal fast enough. So, we're having very good negotiations with the people that are leading the country now. It's the third group that we've been dealing with and they are different and you could say it's regime change actually because these are very different people. I find them to be more rational, very smart.
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Interviewer1:19
But if they're so desperate, Mr. President, why haven't they said yes to the terms you're proposing?
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Donald Trump1:24
They're proud. There are things they never thought they'd be doing that they're going to have to do. They've got no choice. And it takes a little while. You know, you're talking about 47 years of getting away with whatever they wanted. I mean, this should have been done long ago. This should have been done by other presidents or other countries. Doesn't have to be us, other countries. But they were very close to having a nuclear weapon twice. That was when I terminated the Iran nuclear deal which was a path. That deal, the JCPOA, that deal was tantamount to giving them a nuclear weapon. It was a horrible deal given by Barack Obama and really penned by him. It was a horrible deal. It expired long ago. Had I not terminated it, it expired long ago. It was a short-term deal. It was a road to a nuclear weapon.
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Interviewer2:20
After this month's jobs report, economists now say it's possible the Fed may have to raise rates. Do you think that's possible? And what would your reaction be, sir?
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Donald Trump2:29
So, I'm of a different feeling. I think Kevin is fantastic and I want him to do whatever he wants. I don't want to have a big influence on him, but we had a great report. We're doing great. And it's unfair that whatever you do great, they want to raise interest rates. It should be the opposite way. You know, if you go back 15 or 20 years, when you had good reports, the market went up. Nowadays, when you have good reports, the market goes down because they think they're going to raise interest rates. There's no reason to raise interest rates. The country becomes great. We built the country by doing great and having rates low. What they do is when they raise interest rates, they try and kill success. I don't want to kill success. We should actually lower interest rates. We could build this into the greatest machine that the world has ever seen. But you can't do that when everybody immediately raises interest rates. So we had great job numbers. We're doing great. You know, we're building more factories. We have more money coming into our country right now from other countries and people than ever before. Wait a minute. What happens? I don't want to just kill it with high interest rates. Growth is the greatest thing you can have. And growth does not cause inflation.
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Interviewer3:46
Are you backing off the fund completely as your acting attorney general Todd Blanche has said or are you looking for another avenue to revive?
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Donald Trump3:54
So let me explain what the fund is. People have been hurt so badly by radical left lunatics that worked for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe. They're vicious. They're violent what they did to people. And of course they went after me more than anybody else. They raided Mar-a-Lago and all the other things. But people have been badly hurt. They've committed suicide. They've lost their jobs. They've lost their families. They've lost their wives. They've lost everything. They've lost everything over a fake weaponization of government. Now, let me just...
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Interviewer4:28
Looking for a way to revive it.
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Donald Trump4:30
Well, look, it was up to me. I'd pay them the kind of money that they deserve. People have been destroyed. Lives have been destroyed. The election was rigged. It was a dirty election and it's happening again right now in California.
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Interviewer4:47
Presented evidence happening right now in California right now. It's... Look at what's happening in California that...
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Donald Trump4:54
It's doing well in California.
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Interviewer4:56
In California, it's... No, they're not. They're dropping fast because it's a rigged election. Let me tell you...
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Donald Trump5:02
It's four days and they aren't even close to coming up. That's how they count. You know why they're doing that? Because they're cheating on the election.
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Interviewer5:10
What do you have evidence to support?
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Donald Trump5:11
All I have to do is look. All I have to do is look and I listen and I listen to people and let's see what happens.
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Interviewer5:17
But sir, that's not evidence. Do you think it's appropriate?
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Donald Trump5:19
That's how they count the votes.
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Interviewer5:21
Do you think it's appropriate that they have an election and five days later they're nowhere close to picking up?
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Donald Trump5:27
State local officials acknowledge they are slow. They're urging... No, they're crooked. They're urging the votes to be counted quickly. That's how they vote. They're crooked just like you're crooked.