45th and 47th U.S. President, US Executive Branch & The Trump Organization
Trump speaks from Oval Office
President Donald Trump is speaking from the Oval Office after signing an executive order.
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 (49 segments)
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Donald Trump0:00
Expedite, I guarantee the guy made contributions to... by whoever owns the company that made the bad gear. Expedite fishing start dates and significantly raise catch limits based on the best available science. You know about that? That's unbelievable. We expanded access to key fishing grounds in the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, including vast areas off the coast of New England. I mentioned 500 miles by 500 miles. That's a lot. That's a lot of fish. That's a lot of lobster that was being sold by Japan. I will tell you, foreign countries are very happy because they ended up taking over the main lobster business. Maine lobster business lives from Japan, right?
But we gave it back to them. These actions have unlocked billions of dollars in economic value and protected thousands and thousands of jobs from great people that voted for Trump. And they voted for me because of common sense. That's all it is. Because anybody can see this stuff is crazy. This is one industry, but other industries likewise, and right now we have $18 trillion being invested in our country, and under the last administration it was less than one. And 18 — this is 18 trillion, by the way, in less than a year. It was four years, less than one. Right, Howard?
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Howard1:21
That's correct. By restoring fishing access to these waters in the Western Pacific, we're reclaiming our maritime heritage, empowering American fishermen, and putting American consumers first with lower prices. He's going to have more fish, lower prices. So now, let's hear from first Secretary Lutnik, and then Secretary Burger, followed by Governor Dunlevy and Frank Dulitch and Captain Sig Hansen. And then we'll take some questions and maybe you want to hear a little bit about some other subjects. But to me it's really important. I'm going to sign this now so that we get it done.
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Donald Trump2:00
No auto pen. I don't want an auto pen. Can you believe 94% signed by an auto pen? Can you believe that? I think it's higher than 94%. The only one that was definitely signed by him that we know of. You know what it was? It was his son. His son. That was the only one you could tell. You know why? Because his signature was horrible. She was a real beauty, that one. OKAY.
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Reporter2:42
Some questions, Mr. President.
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Donald Trump2:46
We like to speak. Yeah. Go ahead. So this action. 500,000 square miles were closed to American fishermen. You couldn't go and fish. 500,000 square miles. I mean, just think of how big that is. And if you had an American flag, you weren't allowed there. But of course, everybody else went. So they went in our waters. These are our waters, right? And so what did that result in? That resulted in us instead of having seafood exports — because we have great fishing opportunity — we were an importer. We became an importer of seafood. How crazy is that? So the president is finally changing that. This is a massive win for our fishermen, massive win for our waterfront communities who process all these processors, and in the end we are going to eat fish caught by us. What a shock. Eating fish caught by us in our waters. So this is just common sense. Smart. We already have the best conservation rules in the world. And this was one on top of another on top of another. So thank God from the fisherman's perspective. And I get these calls all the time that President Donald Trump is in this office because he's finally letting our great fishermen and fisherwomen get out there and catch fish and stop importing fish. Let's eat fish caught by Americans.
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Secretary Lutnik4:21
Echoing that, with President Trump's leadership, this is another promise made, promise kept by President Trump that he was going to roll back these job-killing, community-killing, industry-killing policies. He's done that last year with executive orders, doing it today with his proclamation. So I want to say thank you to President Trump. I want to say thank you to my great friend, Secretary Levik in Commerce. We have dual responsibilities across commerce and interior related to fish, and of course with our partners in the Pacific, because American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands — we've got the congresswoman here from Northern Mariana Islands. These are all American citizens. As Howard said, this is U.S. territorial waters, and they were closed to us and open to others. And that makes no sense. We've reversed that around. And so again, as you see around us, the jobs that are created in this industry are often second, third, fourth, and fifth generation family businesses. And these folks not only risk their lives, they risk their own personal capital to help feed America. They're the farmers of the sea. Just like President Trump's behind our farmers and ranchers, he's behind our fishermen. He's making sure that America is great. This brings back healthy food for our schools, our military, all the things that we're working on with Secretary Kennedy and with Pete Hegseth. So this is a win-win-win across the board. Again, thank you, President Trump. Thank you, Howard. Great day for America.
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Governor Dunlevy5:55
America first. Be honest with you. Alaska provides 60% of the country's seafood. We are the state with halibut, salmon, king crab — you name it, it comes from Alaska. Fishing in Alaska is one of the oldest industries in that entire state. It employs thousands of individuals. Everyone has had fish from Alaska. We know that. But this is an example again of putting America first, workers first, and really this country first. So on behalf of Alaska, on behalf of all fishermen and women, I want to thank you for what you're doing for this country, for the state of Alaska as well.
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Donald Trump6:28
Governor, is this shut down? I mean, it's just so hard to believe. So this was trauma for your industry, which is a big industry.
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Governor Dunlevy6:36
Well, your deregulation is what really helps Alaska. It helps the fishermen. The country doesn't need more regulation. We need less regulation, and that includes for this industry as well. And from that perspective, it's across the board. We could talk about oil and gas and so forth, but this is about fish. But your deregulation approach is really what we need. We don't need more costs, and as you said, we probably don't need electric boats either. We need to focus on getting seafood to Americans, putting people to work, and this is exactly what this does. So I just want to thank you.
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Donald Trump7:04
Thanks. Thanks. Good job.
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Frank Dulitch7:08
Mr. President.
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Sig Hansen7:10
We're third generation. These two are some of our kids. As well, for Pacific Seafood, I immigrated — my grandfather immigrated into this country and started his first fish market in 1941. From there, we now are one of the largest family, vertically integrated seafood companies in North America. It was the American dream. I'm honored to be...
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Donald Trump7:30
Where are you from?
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Frank Dulitch7:31
Portland, Oregon, and now Arizona.
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Donald Trump7:33
Liberal.
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Frank Dulitch7:36
I'm not a liberal.
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Donald Trump7:37
Trust me.
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Frank Dulitch7:38
Probably more people than you think — Republicans, conservatives. If we could count the votes...
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Donald Trump7:45
Count the votes properly.
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Frank Dulitch7:48
But where we are is this: the proclamation today and the executive order last year prior to this is really going to help us. We have 3,000 families that work with us, and 715 fishing families in the lower 48 — in Oregon, Washington, California, and Alaska — that depend on what we catch, what we process, and what we grow and sell. It's the healthiest protein on the planet. And you're giving us access to these family wage jobs in these coastal communities where we're usually the number one or number two employer in those cities and counties and coastal communities we're in. So I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of those 3,000 employees and 715 fishermen. Thank you, Mr. President. Secretaries, thank you, and everybody that supports this industry. So did you ever see this happening when they destroyed your whole life and your family and your business, everything else? Did you ever think that somebody would come along and say, 'Let me just be really clear. There's never been a president to do this.'
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Donald Trump8:51
Thank you very much. Very nice.
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Sig Hansen8:59
I just want to say, Mr. President, that, you know, my father always said, 'Always give credit where credit is due.' And I'm here representing the work command, the fisherman. I am one myself, as you know. And I spent a couple of months with you on 'The Apprentice' and I saw your work ethic there. And I've got to tell you, I understand that I can't fathom how you can do all this and how you can get the time to do what you do and represent us and help the fishermen the way you've done it. It's just mindboggling to me because I know you've got your hands full, but putting us on that pedestal and backing up our industry the way you have, it's just phenomenal. And I've got to say, I've been fishing since I was 12 years old. I'd never been fired in my life until I spent a couple of months with this man. And it was very humbling, to say the least.
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Donald Trump9:57
He did a great job. And I tell you what, you know, when I think about it, I was a better captain after that because I was very nice to my crew. I was very humbled when I was fired. And anyway, I just want to say, this is a crew member's cap. You can take that. And you're one of us now. Thank you.
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Captain10:19
Thank you very much. We've done more for this nation in the fishing space. We're farmers of the sea. We produce this great, healthy protein. I'm from North Carolina, but we support you 100%. You have done more for this nation in the seafood space than any president before you in my lifetime. Thank you very much.
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Eric from Hawaii10:39
Yeah. I'm Eric from Hawaii. United States fisheries are the best managed in the world, and this action is really about balancing the interests in the U.S. exclusive economic zone. You can have both ocean protection under our laws as well as sustainable fishing. And that's what this is about. And I think, Mr. President, you are the only president who has really stepped up in terms of supporting fishermen like you're doing. No other president or administration we've seen is helping us. And there's a lot more work to do because there's a tremendous seafood deficit in trade. Imports are undercutting us left and right. But seafood is healthy.
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Donald Trump11:17
You're taking a run out of your waters.
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Eric from Hawaii11:18
Yeah, and seafood is a healthy food.
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Donald Trump11:20
Taking it from your waters and selling it into the United States. The whole thing is just crazy.
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Eric from Hawaii11:26
So I really appreciate it.
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Donald Trump11:27
Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Yeah, please.
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Frank Dulitch11:30
First of all, thank you, Mr. President, to you and your family for the sacrifice and commitment to the country.
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Donald Trump11:35
Thank you.
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Frank Dulitch11:35
I'm in the sea scallop business. I don't know who likes sea scallops, but New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a port that is recognized as the highest grossing revenue port in the United States. I don't know who knows where New Bedford is, but sea scallops — there are roughly 300 full-time vessels. They range from 85 feet to 100 feet. Sig's wife came from New Bedford. And you talked earlier about some examples of stupidity. We have vessels that can cost anywhere between $3 to $5 million, and those vessels only work for 35 days a year. They sit at the dock the rest of the time. So we need certain things that could help us. And I know that this, because of your executive order, it's a game changer. That order is a game changer for us. And one more example: there's an area off Georges Bank that's 248 square miles.
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Donald Trump12:44
Been restricted also?
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Frank Dulitch12:45
Restricted. It's been closed since 1995. And here we are, 29 years later, we can't even get in. It's the best scallop ground in the United States.
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Donald Trump12:59
Take a look at it. Yes, sir. I spoke with a gentleman before. We're going to fix this. Let's take a look at it.
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Frank Dulitch13:04
It's all nonsense. But as you talked about stupidity, how crazy is that? We haven't been able to get in there for 30 years, and it's been environmentalists.
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Donald Trump13:12
Do other people get in?
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Frank Dulitch13:14
There are lobster guys in there. They can get in. Mostly the United States, but it's the best scallop ground that we have in the United States.
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Donald Trump13:24
How did they get in? If it's restricted...
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Frank Dulitch13:27
Well, they can get in. We can't. They won't allow scallop fishing in there.
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Donald Trump13:31
Oh, I see. Crazy.
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Frank Dulitch13:33
It's prohibited for us. But I mean, just think of the boats that we have that sit. And we've asked — I just explained it to Secretary Lutnik — we're right now pretty close to where we could easily take a permit and put another permit on it, but why should we let these boats sit at the dock for 330 days?
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Donald Trump13:50
Yeah, it's crazy.
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Frank Dulitch13:52
We'll look at that. Thank you so much, and we appreciate it. Thank you.
So I'm a federal adviser on the sea scallop plan, right, President Trump, and I spent a lot of time helping advise the council on how to manage that fishery. It's the best managed fishery in the world, bar none, of any fishery we have. But it's ludicrous to allow those scallops — they live about 8 to 10 years, and we've already gone through three different cycles of those scallops maturing and dying that were not harvested. There's a way for us to do that. And your director... it's a positive as opposed to a negative. It needs to be over generations.
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Donald Trump14:31
So a scallop will die of old age?
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Frank Dulitch14:34
But it needs to be...