Trump makes an announcement on nuclear innovation

[0:00] Well, thank you very much. [0:17] This is going to be very interesting because we're going to be talking about nuclear. [0:22] It's a wave of the future. [0:23] We have the most brilliant people in the world standing behind me that were big into the [0:30] world of nuclear, like my uncle was at MIT. [0:33] My uncle was very big into nuclear for 41 years at MIT, but they've advanced somewhat [0:41] since those days, I think, I hope. [0:44] So today we're celebrating a historic milestone for civilian nuclear energy and the incredible [0:50] renaissance of nuclear power in America. [0:54] I want to thank Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, [0:59] a fantastic two incredible people, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, [1:06] Michael Kratzios, Director of the National Energy Dominance Council, Jared Agin, U.S. Chief [1:13] Technology Officer, Ethan Klein, and Director of Idaho National Laboratory, John Wagner. [1:19] Thank you very much for being here, everybody. [1:21] It's a big day. [1:23] I also want to recognize and congratulate CEO of Antares Nuclear, Jordan Bramble, CEO of [1:34] Valar Atomics, Isaiah Taylor, CEO of Deployable, not Deplorable, remember Hillary, Deplorable. [1:46] Hopefully your company is going to work out a little bit better. [1:52] Thank you, sir. [1:53] Good luck. [1:54] Deployable Energy, Bobby Gallagher, and CEO of Aloe Atomics, Matt Lozak. [2:01] Thank you all for being with us. [2:03] Last year, I signed four historic executive orders to reignite a wave of progress in America's [2:09] nuclear power production and promote this abundant, affordable, unlimited supply of energy [2:14] for the American people. [2:17] As part of this effort, I directed Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to establish a pilot [2:21] program for advanced reactors and see at least three cutting-edge reactors started up safely [2:28] by the 4th of July, and what we've done has been pretty much of a miracle. [2:33] Most believe the goal was impossible, but I'm delighted to say that four companies succeeded [2:39] in meeting that deadline for the greatest in the world at this subject. [2:44] So these are the first new privately funded advanced reactors to turn on the United States [2:50] in over four decades, and making sure that these groundbreaking designs were safe to build [2:56] and test so quickly was a challenge that required a historic partnership between these innovative [3:02] companies and our administration. [3:04] We have brilliant nuclear people. [3:06] We have a lot of brilliant people, but we have brilliant nuclear people on our staff. [3:11] In the past, it often took six years or more to approve a reactor design. [3:16] If they were ever approved at all, most of them didn't get approved, and maybe rightfully [3:20] so. [3:21] But now America is building again. [3:23] America is dreaming again. [3:24] And we're leading the world in pioneering the next generation of nuclear power. [3:28] And there's nobody even close. [3:30] We've taken a lead over the last two years that has been, I hope, insurmountable. [3:37] We'll see. [3:38] But let me ask Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratzios, who's [3:44] been absolutely fantastic in the administration, to say a few words, followed by a few of the [3:51] people. [3:52] Let's see. [3:53] Chris Wright will go. [3:54] And Jordan Bramble. [3:55] And Isaiah Taylor. [3:56] Then Bobby Gallagher. [3:57] And Matt Luzzick. [3:58] And if you could, don't spend too much time. [4:01] That's a lot of people. [4:03] But go ahead. [4:04] And do you want to start it off? [4:06] Chris, please. [4:07] Michael Kratzios first. [4:08] Sure. [4:09] Michael. [4:10] You signed four executive orders last year, and you set one of the most ambitious goals [4:14] in civil nuclear history, to essentially have three reactors go critical by the Fourth [4:18] of July. [4:19] This is an accomplishment that many thought would not be possible. [4:22] The last time that a privately funded new reactor design went critical was in 1974. [4:28] So it was over 50 years ago. [4:30] And I've been able to achieve that and surpass it by having four. [4:33] And these are the great four American companies that got it done. [4:36] That's great. [4:37] Go ahead, please. [4:39] In the last 30 or 40 years, the American nuclear industry has been quiescent. [4:45] Most of the reactors built around the world have been built by Russia and China, both in [4:49] their countries and abroad. [4:51] President Trump said enough of that. [4:53] America is going to be back as the leader in the nuclear space in large reactors and in [4:58] the next generation small reactors. [5:00] He set a bold goal. [5:01] It's been exceeded. [5:02] And I'm incredibly proud to be standing here with these fabulous entrepreneurs next to me. [5:08] And brilliant science people, too. [5:10] Really. [5:11] Please go ahead. [5:12] Mr. President, thank you so much for your leadership. [5:14] It was really your executive orders that catalyzed this nuclear renaissance. [5:17] You know, when they first came out, people scoffed at them. [5:20] They said it couldn't be done. [5:21] And now there's not only three companies, but four companies here that really meant the [5:24] moment. [5:25] Us at Antares, we look forward to being a resilient energy source for Golden Dome, to power high-powered [5:29] assets in space, and eventually undersea autonomy. [5:32] So this is a strategic technology for our nation. [5:35] And what we look forward to doing is putting reactors on our military installations before [5:39] 2028. [5:40] That's great. [5:41] Great job. [5:42] Thank you, sir. [5:43] Okay. [5:44] Please, go ahead. [5:45] And Mr. President, thank you so much for your leadership in this moment. [5:47] I think that the United States has been a leader in nuclear energy since the very beginning. [5:51] We were the first ever to turn on an advanced reactor in the world. [5:55] We were also the first to turn on any type of nuclear reactor in the world. [5:59] But over the last 30 years, we became more interested in PowerPoint than in power plants. [6:04] And it's your leadership that is changing that. [6:06] The executive orders that were signed last year, I think if you look forward in 50 to [6:10] 100 years when we are – when we have nuclear power of every kind that's allowing [6:15] us to make steel again, to make aluminum again, to actually be able to go to outer space [6:20] and all the places that humanity wants to go, you could trace it back to the executive [6:24] orders that started last year. [6:26] So we're – we're honored to serve our country and be a part of this. [6:29] And thank you again for your leadership. [6:30] Thank you. [6:31] Great job. [6:32] Go ahead, please. [6:33] Thank you, Mr. President. [6:35] Thanks for setting such an audacious, bold goal. [6:38] As some of the other CEOs have said, most people thought this was impossible. [6:43] But the American spirit was unlocked through your vision and through the – you know, through [6:49] the Department of Energy and the Secretary and through the INL and John's team. [6:55] We couldn't be more proud to be part of this moment. [6:58] I do think this is going to be historic. [6:59] I do think people are going to look back and believe that this is when the tide turned [7:04] on nuclear and how we unlocked cheap and abundant energy. [7:07] Thank you. [7:08] That's a great job you're doing, too, by the way. [7:10] Thank you, sir. [7:11] Anybody else? [7:12] Yeah. [7:13] One more. [7:14] We kind of closed, but we went critical at 12.20 a.m. on the 4th of July. [7:19] Wow. [7:20] So thank you again so much for setting these executive orders. [7:22] Like everyone else said, we would not be here without those executive orders. [7:25] So thank you so much. [7:27] And what it's unlocking for us is this year we are going to be raising a billion dollars, [7:30] moving into a million-square-foot facility, and our target market is data centers. [7:34] So we're making the ideal nuclear product to power. [7:37] That's right. [7:38] Yeah, data centers would bring your own power. [7:39] That's our whole goal. [7:40] Thank you once again for unlocking this, and we really, really cannot be here without you. [7:44] That's great. [7:45] Thank you very much. [7:46] Appreciate it. [7:47] Thank you. [7:48] Anything to say? [7:49] Sure. [7:50] Go ahead. [7:51] Go ahead. [7:52] No, I would just say, I mean, this is exactly why you created the Energy Dominance Council, [7:55] that you wanted to unlock new forms of energy. [7:58] People ask us all the time about green energy, and I say if you want to invest in green energy, [8:03] invest in nuclear. [8:04] That's the kind of energy that's going to solve the energy demand that's out there, and that's [8:08] that's baseload energy that's going to solve our solutions, and that's the energy of the [8:13] future. [8:14] Thank you. [8:15] I would just add, we invented nuclear power in this country. [8:18] And Idaho National Laboratory first demonstrated nuclear power in 1951. [8:21] After that, 52 different reactors were designed and tested there. [8:25] But it's been, prior to the last couple of months with these gentlemen, it has been more [8:31] than 50 years since we had a new reactor go critical on our site. [8:35] And I have to say that in all my years, and I've been around for a while, I've never seen [8:40] government, private industry, and the laboratories working together just effectively. [8:46] And it's all driven by the bold goals in your executive orders. [8:49] So thank you, sir. [8:50] Thank you very much. [8:52] Congratulations. [8:53] So, first of all, maybe you have some questions for the people behind me. [8:58] Please. [8:59] Hi, Mr. President. [9:00] I want to ask about the Saudi nuclear deal. [9:02] This man over your shoulder announces a big deal after 18 months of negotiating with [9:07] the Saudis. [9:08] Seems like it's all done. [9:09] It's signed. [9:10] And then you come out, throw some new conditions on top of it. [9:13] The whole thing blows up. [9:14] So did he get out ahead of you, or what happened there? [9:17] Well, nobody got out ahead. [9:18] I mean, I just say that in order to do it, they have to be a member of the Abraham Accords, [9:24] which have been very successful. [9:26] But it's time now that they do it. [9:28] They and others didn't want to do it because of the problem that they had with Iran. [9:33] You don't have that problem anymore. [9:34] You don't have a great power there anymore. [9:36] You have a problem, but the problem is disappearing day by day. [9:43] They were the bully of the Middle East. [9:44] They were not going to be that much of a bully anymore, probably, I think, instinctively [9:48] want to be. [9:49] But you don't have the same problem that you would have had four or five months ago before [9:53] they had no Navy, no military, no anti-aircraft, no leaders. [9:59] I mean, their leaders are gone. [10:00] A lot of things have changed with respect to that country. [10:03] So, no, we want them to – it's a two-way street, and we think it's very important for [10:08] the future of the Middle East. [10:10] The Abraham Accords have been incredibly successful for the countries, as you know, for the countries [10:15] in them. [10:16] And I think it's very important. [10:18] You know, at some point, they'll join. [10:19] They'll join, and they'll do their civil – to echo, it's civil nuclear, but that's [10:24] what it is. [10:25] No enrichment, it's civil nuclear. [10:26] Good question about Iran. [10:27] You're talking about blowing up civilian power plants and bridges. [10:31] Much of the civilized world would consider that a war crime. [10:34] Do you? [10:36] I won't respond to that question. [10:38] Who are you with? [10:39] The New York Times. [10:40] I figured so. [10:41] Failing New York Times. [10:42] Yeah, please. [10:43] I just came back from Venezuela, and people there are very happy with you. [10:49] Right. [10:50] With Secretary Marco Rubio, with Secretary Wright. [10:52] I have good all numbers in Venezuela. [10:54] Yeah. [10:55] I know some news plans for there, and they are amazing. [10:59] I want to give you – thank you. [11:01] I want to ask you one question, because some people there are asking me with that. [11:07] When will there be elections? [11:08] Do you have a date in mind? [11:10] Senator Bernie Moreno said that July 24, 2027 could be a good day in honor of Simon Bolivar. [11:17] And my second question is the football player who scored Spain's gold in the final at World [11:22] Cup, Ferran Torres, celebrates the victory wearing a Make Spain Great Again Cup. [11:27] The communists are attacking him because they say that it's a friend of you. [11:32] And also they are attacking Argentinian players because of Millet. [11:36] What do you think about that? [11:37] Well, he's a great player, and he was wearing essentially a Make America Great Again cap. [11:42] You know, so it was a nice tribute, and I think he meant that very nicely. [11:45] We appreciate it. [11:46] We have. [11:47] We've Made America Great. [11:48] We have the greatest country in the world now. [11:50] I will say this. [11:52] We were a year and a half ago, two years ago, this country was in deep trouble. [11:57] We had borders that were a disaster. [11:59] We had everything you could possibly have, including men playing in women's sports. [12:04] Even the Supreme Court has taken care of most of that problem. [12:07] But we had a country that was in big trouble. [12:10] It was being laughed at all over the world. [12:13] We have the hottest country. [12:14] This is the hottest country anywhere in the world. [12:16] So I saw him wearing the essentially Make America Great Again hat. [12:20] And I know that he meant it as a very great compliment, and we appreciate it. [12:25] As far as the elections in Venezuela, they're not really ready for them yet. [12:29] But boy, a lot of progress has been made. [12:32] Elsie's been doing a fantastic job, as you know. [12:35] The amount of oil coming out of Venezuela right now, even before the big companies, you [12:45] know, Exxon, all the big companies are looking at it. [12:48] They're going there. [12:49] It's a very fertile territory. [12:51] But the amount of money being made by Venezuela now is more than they've ever made before. [12:56] And we're taking a lot also for our efforts. [12:59] And the money is being sent and the oil is being sent to Houston and Louisiana to be refined. [13:07] And we paid for the war many times over. [13:10] It's been an amazing fact. [13:12] And as you say, you know, I'm very popular in Venezuela because we're bringing tremendous economics back to the country. [13:19] And they were absolutely dying. [13:21] They were in such trouble. [13:22] And now Venezuela is becoming extremely successful. [13:26] They're taking in billions of dollars, selling millions and millions of barrels of oil. [13:32] And we're getting some. [13:33] And they're getting some. [13:34] And everybody's making a lot. [13:37] And it was dead before we got there. [13:39] So it's been an incredible relationship. [13:43] They're not ready yet for the elections. [13:45] But at some point they will be. [13:46] And we're going to be standing right on top of them. [13:49] And say hello. [13:50] Say hello. [13:51] I've known them for a long time. [13:54] I've known that country. [13:55] And, you know, I own the Miss Universe pageant. [13:58] And Miss Venezuela always did very well in that pageant. [14:01] So I know something about the country. [14:03] But I've known them for a long time. [14:05] They're great people. [14:06] Say hello. [14:07] OK? [14:08] Mr. President. [14:09] About Iran. [14:10] What is the exit strategy? [14:12] Well, I think there's a lot of them. [14:14] There's a military exit where we just keep going just the way we are. [14:18] And we can even make it a heavier dose. [14:20] And it's knocking out everything they have. [14:23] Or there's a smarter strategy. [14:25] That's you make a deal. [14:26] And they want to make a deal. [14:27] I just don't think they're ready yet. [14:29] But they do want to make a deal. [14:31] Sometimes they don't want to say they want to make a deal. [14:33] They want to be the tough guys. [14:34] But they do want to make a deal. [14:36] There's two ways. [14:37] I mean, it's you can just keep doing exactly what we're doing and take them apart piece [14:43] by piece. [14:44] We can do it in a more rapid fashion, which we might do. [14:47] Or we can negotiate with them, which we're also doing right now. [14:51] I mean, as we speak, we're talking to them. [14:53] And you said today that Russia and China are not helping. [14:57] Earlier this week, the War Secretary, Hegseth, said that they are enabling. [15:04] So what is the difference? [15:06] Well, I don't know that they're enabling. [15:07] I mean, I will tell you that President Xi said he will not partake. [15:12] And President Putin said the same thing. [15:14] I think, you know, I trust them. [15:17] Do they? [15:18] They've had a long-term relationship. [15:19] There could be some things to do. [15:21] But thus far, at least, it has not been major. [15:24] I don't think they'd want to have me disappointed. [15:27] A different story, not Iran. [15:30] There's this nasty parasite that is giving people in nine states explosive diarrhea. [15:35] When is it going to be safe to eat lettuce again? [15:38] I don't know. [15:40] I haven't thought about it. [15:41] It's the first time I've been asked that question. [15:43] Are you eating lettuce recently? [15:45] I should always have more lettuce. [15:47] I'll have it here, Peter. [15:49] No, it's a very interesting question from you. [15:52] I didn't think you'd ask that kind of a question. [15:54] Nobody wants to ask that question. [15:56] Well, it's exciting. [15:58] There's this food coming in, I guess, from Mexico. [16:01] It's tainted. [16:02] It's making a lot of people sick. [16:03] That is the CDC's terminology. [16:05] I think what we're going to do is we're going to put a major tariff on Texas, on Mexico, [16:09] because of the lettuce. [16:11] And we're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke. [16:16] All right? [16:17] We'll get a comment. [16:18] Which would you have there? [16:19] The lettuce or the smoke? [16:20] I think I'll take the smoke. [16:22] Yeah, the smoke wrecked my daughter's swim meet. [16:25] Well, it's closed up a lot of countries. [16:27] I've told Canada they have to do something about it. [16:30] You know, we've never had this problem. [16:31] All of a sudden, we have this problem with Canada. [16:33] So we'll have to talk to them about that. [16:37] A follow-up on Iran. [16:39] Thank you, sir. [16:40] A follow-up on Iran. [16:41] Have you made a decision about the major strikes that you're referring to? [16:44] No. [16:45] Okay. [16:46] Should we expect to see major strikes? [16:47] Look, we're talking to them right now. [16:49] I think they're getting more and more serious as the days go by, for maybe the obvious reason. [16:55] But we are talking to them right now. [16:57] Look, there are two ways. [16:58] I consider that the smarter way, but the other is probably the easier way, doing what we're doing. [17:04] And we can take that to a much higher level if we want to. [17:07] You know, we're prepared to do that, as you know. [17:09] We're locked and loaded. [17:10] We're locked and loaded and ready to go, but we're talking to them. [17:14] So I think while we're talking, we'll see what comes of it. [17:18] I believe, Jeff, they're very serious. [17:23] They should be. [17:24] And when you say that you're talking, is it Mr. Kushner or Mr. Whitcoff, or who's involved in those talks? [17:30] Well, sort of everybody, J.D., and Marco, and a lot of people to talk to. [17:37] It's a big deal. [17:39] But really, when you get right down to it, it's not very complex. [17:42] They cannot have a nuclear weapon. [17:44] You know, very simple, actually, but it's a big deal. [17:48] They cannot have a nuclear weapon. [17:50] If they have even a thought of a nuclear weapon, we will just continue to go at much higher levels. [17:55] But we are talking right now, and we'll see what comes of it. [18:01] You know, despite what everyone says about the election, I'm not in a hurry. [18:05] I'm not in a hurry. [18:06] We have to do it right. [18:08] Elections take care of themselves. [18:10] You know, when I went into Venezuela, everybody was against it. [18:13] Oh, what are you doing going into Venezuela? [18:16] And then two days later, they said, well, that's fantastic. [18:20] A lot of people are saying that with Iran already because it would take them 25 years to rebuild already from what they have. [18:28] And again, as you know, no Navy, no Air Force, no anti-aircraft, no radar, no nothing. [18:35] And we, as you know, we just put up, reinstituted the, I guess you could, I call it the iron wall on the water. [18:44] Nothing gets through. [18:45] Nothing. [18:46] Blockade. [18:47] Nothing gets through. [18:48] And they sort of have to make a deal. [18:52] But we are talking to them. [18:53] I think they're being serious. [18:54] I think they are being by far the most serious that we've seen them. [18:58] But that doesn't mean we get there. [19:00] We'll see what happens. [19:01] But I always prefer that alternative. [19:04] Mr. President. [19:05] Mr. President. [19:06] Did you? [19:07] I have an energy question. [19:09] So, Burgum, you might be able to help with this. [19:11] So, you have criticized windmills for quite a long time. [19:14] They're very ugly. [19:15] They're not, they tend to use more energy than they actually produce. [19:20] That's true. [19:21] That's very good. [19:22] We've done your homework. [19:23] A lot of people in middle America, they are just so tired of seeing them continue to go up on farmland and stuff like that. [19:30] Is there any way to, is our federal government still funding in any way putting these up? [19:35] No. [19:36] We have, I can speak for Doug and then I'm going to let Doug speak because he knows the subject. [19:40] And his nuclear is better. [19:41] I really do know that subject. [19:43] Well, we have not approved anything having to do with windmills. [19:47] They are horrible. [19:48] They are unsightly. [19:50] They ruin housing values of people. [19:53] If you're looking at a windmill or hearing a windmill because they're noisy. [19:56] They kill all the birds. [19:57] They kill all the eagles. [19:59] You know, you shoot an eagle, you go to jail for two years. [20:02] If you kill an eagle with a windmill, you don't go to jail. [20:05] And they have hundreds of them laying on the ground. [20:07] You know, it's terrible. [20:09] And they're very expensive energy. [20:11] And they're all made in China, but China has very few windmills. [20:14] You know, they have, they're made in China, but China doesn't use them for the most part. [20:18] China actually uses coal, oil and gas. [20:22] They use nuclear, by the way. [20:24] They're getting very big in nuclear, I want to tell you, this little group. [20:27] But they don't, they don't use wind. [20:30] Wind is inconsistent. [20:31] It's unattractive. [20:32] It's very expensive. [20:33] It's probably the most expensive form of energy. [20:36] So I've been talking about it. [20:37] We essentially, unless there's a trick reason, we will have hopefully no wind farms approved. [20:46] We're doing more than anybody ever in history having to do with energy. [20:50] But I've restricted wind farms, windmills. [20:54] Take a look at Palm Springs, California, where they have a wind farm. [20:58] As you enter beautiful Palm Springs, California, it looks like a junkyard. [21:02] You have old ones, rotted ones. [21:04] They're falling down all over the place. [21:08] They don't want to bury it because they say the fiber that the blades are made out of [21:13] should not go in the ground because it's going to poison the ground. [21:16] I don't know if that's true or not. [21:17] But if it's not going to go in the ground, what do you do with it? [21:19] Put it up in the air? [21:20] Yes. [21:21] So, good. [21:22] I see you're not a fan of windmills. [21:23] No, I'm not a fan of windmills, Mr. President. [21:25] I'm very passionate about this. [21:26] Do you want to speak about that first? [21:28] No, but I would say, yes. [21:30] President Trump has wisely understood that wind was unreliable, intermittent, dependent [21:36] on the weather, only existed particularly offshore because of massive subsidies. [21:41] So, not only was it expensive to generate electricity on the grid, it was also expensive for taxpayers [21:48] because of subsidies. [21:49] And so, again, President Trump shifting the policy towards energy dominance, which is reliable, [21:54] affordable, 7 by 24 energy that's not dependent on the weather. [21:58] And that includes nuclear, includes hydro, includes geothermal, includes oil and gas, [22:03] includes beautiful coal. [22:05] And again, China, 60% of their electricity is coming from coal. [22:10] Coal was the number one electric producer in the world 125 years ago, and it was for the [22:17] last 125 years in a row, and it will be again this year. [22:21] Quite a streak, if you're an athletic team, that they've won 126 years in a row. [22:26] But President Trump... [22:27] But we were restricted from using it. [22:29] Yep. [22:30] Every coal mine was going to be closed down within the next year if we didn't win the election. [22:34] And it's... [22:35] I call it clean, beautiful coal. [22:37] Because it is. [22:38] What they do today with coal is amazing. [22:40] But it is the most powerful. [22:42] And with that, go ahead, Doug. [22:43] Well, as you say, under President Trump's leadership, and then working together as a [22:48] team across government, with Chris Bryant, Lee Zeldin, Energy Dominance Council, we've [22:53] kept open 35 gigawatts of coal this last year, and of that 35 gigawatts was not up this past [23:01] winter during the cold streak in Storm Fern, we would have seen brownouts, blackouts, and [23:07] literally people dying in America during that cold weather. [23:10] So, again, President Trump's...the elections matter. [23:13] When he came in, he turned the direction back towards reliable, affordable energy. [23:18] Nuclear is a key part of that with these amazing entrepreneurs. [23:21] And I just would add to this up here. [23:23] People need to understand. [23:24] The four guys that are standing up here did not get a government grant. [23:26] This is private sector. [23:28] President Trump unleashed capital going back in billions of dollars of capital going back [23:33] into the nuclear industry. [23:34] President Trump understands innovation is the source of American greatness. [23:37] You get rid of the regulation. [23:39] You support entrepreneurs. [23:40] The capital flows. [23:41] America wins. [23:42] Mr. Secretary, the starting for this nuclear dominance, what does that look like for the [23:49] American people out there? [23:50] What are those first steps that we can see in these coming months and years? [23:54] Well, I should say I'll go on. [23:55] You can see it right now because when you take a look across the whole world, President [23:59] Trump's policies, whether it's Venezuela, whether it's Alaska, whether it's reinstating export. [24:05] 18 months ago, we had a ban on LNG exports from our country. [24:09] Now we're the world's largest exporter of LNG. [24:12] President Trump's policy was let's sell energy to our friends and allies, keep it affordable [24:16] at home so our friends and allies can stop buying from our adversaries. [24:20] Russia was selling virtually all of the natural gas into Western Europe. [24:25] Two-thirds of that gas has been displaced by America. [24:28] America has turned those into our customers, supporting our allies. [24:32] And with Venezuela, as President Trump said, that flowing to our refineries on the south [24:36] coast, that's lowering gas prices for America, unleashing Alaska, which the previous [24:41] administration sanctioned more than Iran. [24:44] That's going to, again, help provide low-cost energy for Americans. [24:48] So today, we have the lowest price, most secure energy of any country in the world. [24:53] That's going to change the course of this country for decades to come. [24:57] Mr. President, what? [24:59] The Justice Department last night withdrew those subpoenas to the New York Times journalists [25:02] who reported on Air Force One. [25:04] Do you support these type of subpoenas to journalists? [25:07] Or are you going to encourage the administration? [25:11] We're not after journalists. [25:12] We're after leakers. [25:13] We're after people that are cowards, people that are unpatriotic, people that are treasonous [25:21] in many cases. [25:22] And the way you find them is through the journalists, when the journalists probably know they shouldn't, [25:27] right, they shouldn't be giving information out like that particular information or others. [25:33] We had a lot of, look at the Supreme Court where they leaked the opinion of Roe v. Wade early. [25:39] That person should be found. [25:41] And the way you find them is to tell the journalist, if it's something having to do with national security, [25:46] you tell the journalist, who is it? [25:49] And we have a long way to go with that case. [25:52] So you think it's appropriate to subpoena family members of journalists to find out information? [25:57] What's that again? [25:59] Subpoenas to family members of the journalists, too. [26:01] I don't know what's appropriate, what's not. [26:03] We do it legally. [26:04] Barack Hussein Obama did it all the time. [26:06] He went after journalists and nobody said anything about it. [26:09] He went after journalists. [26:10] They said, who was the leaker? [26:12] Who was the leaker? [26:13] And if you don't give us the leaker, you go into jail. [26:16] You know that. [26:17] But when, you know, Obama does it, it's okay. [26:19] When I do it, it's not. [26:20] In many cases, that's the only way you're going to find out who a leaker is, [26:23] and it has to do with national security. [26:26] It's amazing. [26:28] He did it many times, and nobody said anything about it. [26:34] But when a Republican does it, when, in particular, Trump does it, everybody makes a big deal. [26:41] Now, the way you find out, as you say to the journalists, if it's national security. [26:45] I would say, I really put it down to national security. [26:48] Not all, in all cases. [26:50] But when you have somebody doing a national security leak, or a leak of great importance, [26:55] and you have somebody inside the walls of, let's say, the White House leaking, [27:00] I think that's a national security concern. [27:03] I think it's, I think it's absolutely fine. [27:06] And again, I'm not knocking Obama for doing it. [27:09] I'm knocking the press for not even wanting to cover it. [27:12] But Obama did that often. [27:14] Other presidents have done it also. [27:16] They go to the journalist or the reporter, they say, national security, who gave you this information? [27:22] I'm okay with it. [27:23] Mr. President, did you authorize for Secretary Wright to sign the Saudi nuclear deal? [27:29] If not, why did he sign it? [27:30] Well, we didn't talk about it, but it was always understood, and Chris knew, and Saudi Arabia knew, [27:35] and if they didn't join the Abraham Accords, the deal's not, I'm not going to do the deal. [27:39] So then why did he sign it? [27:41] Senator John? [27:42] Because they understood that in order, you know, subject to Congress and everything else, [27:47] in order for that deal to go through, they had to sign into the Abraham Accords. [27:52] And they've had great success. [27:54] The Abraham Accords have been very successful. [27:56] But in order to do that, we wanted them, we want them in. [28:00] We think it's very good. [28:01] We think the Abraham Accords bring peace in the Middle East, and now there's no longer an Iran factor. [28:07] There's no longer Iran to worry about because they've been reduced in terms of their capability and power by many fault. [28:14] Thank you. [28:15] Senator John Thunas suggested that if the White House thinks that there are votes to pass the Save America Act, [28:20] you should be picking up the phone. [28:21] What are you with? [28:22] I'm with the Washington Examiner, sir. [28:24] Could you be doing more to help that legislation pass? [28:28] Well, I do more. [28:29] I got three congressmen, maybe four, to settle, you know, to send it to the Senate. [28:36] We got the vote, as you know, in Congress. [28:38] I got a call from Mike Johnson, who's fantastic. [28:43] He's a fantastic speaker, one of the best I've ever seen. [28:46] And I think he's going to go down as one of the best. [28:48] He called. [28:49] He said, we have problems that three or four people, could you call them? [28:52] I called them. [28:53] Every one of them, after I called them, voted. [28:55] And we got it passed up to the Senate. [28:57] And I'd certainly be willing. [29:00] I mean, he's got four or five people that are very difficult. [29:03] A couple of them I put out of office, so I understand how it feels. [29:06] I mean, they're doing the wrong thing. [29:07] Look, who cannot approve voter ID? [29:10] Who cannot approve proof of citizenship? [29:15] Who cannot approve funding military when you're winning a war? [29:20] Winning a war, and what are you supposed to do is stop fighting? [29:24] We're winning a war by a lot. [29:26] We're talking to them right now. [29:27] They're willing to do things that they would have never done. [29:30] Other presidents should have done this a long time ago. [29:33] They say 47, but now it's actually 50 years. [29:36] We've been saying 47 for three years. [29:39] So it's 50 years. [29:41] For 50 years, they should have done it. [29:44] Who wouldn't approve voter ID? [29:46] And that's photo ID. [29:47] Who wouldn't approve proof of citizenship? [29:50] And the Democrats don't want it because they cheat. [29:53] But no Republican should put us in a position where they don't approve something like that. [29:58] Yeah, please. [29:59] And then earlier today, you reposted Lara Loomer's interview with President Zelensky. [30:04] What do you make of growing MAGA support for the war in Iran? [30:08] War in Ukraine, sorry. [30:10] Well, I think they support what I support. [30:14] You know, we just had a complete win in Arizona. [30:18] The young gentleman was Harry Enten, I believe his name is. [30:23] The pollster said Trump's 100% favorable. [30:26] Everybody endorses wins, which is pretty much true. [30:30] Everyone I endorse just about wins. [30:33] So there seems to be a natural bond between me and MAGA. [30:36] But I'm the one that created MAGA. [30:38] And I know what MAGA wants better than anybody else. [30:41] Well, MAGA knows what MAGA wants. [30:43] And MAGA's very happy. [30:45] They want to see this done. [30:48] And they're not going to be happy if it's not done. [30:50] Make America great again. [30:51] It's all about making, you know, we started that a long time ago. [30:55] But the concept of not approving voter ID or not approving proof of citizenship. [31:04] And I won't even get into the ballot thing because, you know, we'll hold that maybe for another time. [31:07] I think the two are 97, 98% issues. [31:12] I think the ballots are 75% issue. [31:15] But even in 75, they should do the ballots. [31:17] The ballots are in many ways more important than even the first two. [31:21] But they're a little more controversial because some people don't want to go and vote. [31:25] But most great Americans want to go and vote. [31:29] The corrupt ballot stuff that you saw that with the recent election in Los Angeles, the mayor's election, where the young guy, I don't know him. [31:37] I came to the office recently after he lost. [31:40] And they find all these ballots all of a sudden. [31:44] They came down from heaven. [31:47] Hundreds of thousands of ballots. [31:50] Isn't it wonderful? [31:51] He had no chance of losing, you know, Spencer Pratt. [31:55] He had no chance. He was going to be in second place or first place. [31:58] But I saw it happen. [32:01] I said, oh, he's not going to win. [32:03] He had to beat somebody. [32:04] He was way up on a person that nobody ever heard of. [32:07] A young woman who nobody ever heard of. [32:09] She cried that night that she lost. [32:12] But all of a sudden, time went by. [32:14] Time. [32:15] And the election's long over. [32:17] And I heard a report that Spencer Pratt's not doing that well. [32:20] I said, what? [32:21] She's going to lose. [32:22] And he lost. [32:23] It's crooked. [32:24] We have crooked elections in some places. [32:27] Today it was announced LeBron James has decided that he wants his next team to be the 76ers. [32:35] Where do you stand on LeBron versus Michael Jordan as the best ever? [32:40] Well, Michael Jordan's a guy that's a friend of mine. [32:44] Play golf with him. [32:45] He's a really good guy. [32:47] And I think LeBron is maybe he's a racist, but maybe he doesn't like Trump. [32:53] I don't know. [32:54] But I only like people that like me. [32:56] So I would say Michael Jordan all the way. [32:59] Another sports question. [33:02] When Tiger Woods was about to get arrested, he called you. [33:06] Now we know that when Bryson DeChambeau was having a dispute with a rules official this week, he wanted to call you. [33:13] You got involved with a red card for the U.S. men's soccer team. [33:17] Is there a precedent for somebody with your job becoming a fixer for the world's best athletes? [33:24] Well, it's not affecting me being a judge. [33:26] Like, you know, I thought the Bryson call was a tough call. [33:29] You know, I saw him walking around. [33:32] I see a lot of people, they're walking around looking for their ball and weeds. [33:36] Okay. [33:37] But I've been watching that. [33:38] So, you know, I thought it was a tough call against him. [33:42] I thought the red card was a very tough call. [33:46] And it worked out brilliantly. [33:49] Look, supposing that they didn't let him play and we lost, everyone would have been angry, right? [33:54] The way it was that they lost with their best player. [33:58] Now everyone's happy, including Belgium. [34:00] Of course, they lost the next game, so they're not that happy either. [34:04] But it worked out great. [34:06] Johnny did a good job in making that call. [34:08] All I did, I asked for a review. [34:11] I thought that call was not a good call. [34:15] Mr. President, your administration announced new tariffs today and you did a post earlier also about a probe against the EU. [34:25] Are you confident that the new tariffs and any tariffs that may come from this probe will withstand legal scrutiny? [34:31] Well, these tariffs have been up for a long time. [34:34] They've been approved for years. [34:36] Thousands of cases, they've been approved. [34:38] Of course, with me, you know, it's different. [34:41] I go up. [34:42] I don't get treated fairly. [34:44] But I've lived with it. [34:47] And here we are in the Oval Office. [34:49] I guess I somehow figured it out. [34:51] But no, we put the tariffs on, they're very standard tariffs. [34:54] The other way was easier. [34:56] I thought the decision by the Supreme Court was not a good one. [35:00] But we have many forms of tariffs. [35:03] And all we did is go to B, you know, follow the line B. [35:09] Now, B is something that's been used many, many times for years and very standard. [35:15] And we've used that and we're taking in billions of dollars. [35:18] And because of tariffs, largely, I think the election, November 5th, but largely because of tariffs, we have $19.2 trillion being invested in our country. [35:28] And without tariffs, we wouldn't, you know, would be in big trouble. [35:32] Think of it. [35:33] So the sleepy Joe Biden administration has less than a trillion being invested, much less for four years. [35:41] We have $19.2 trillion for one year. [35:44] There's never been anything like it in history. [35:46] That's because of tariffs. [35:47] So the Supreme Court said, please do it a different way. [35:53] You have other ways to do it. [35:55] And we did that. [35:56] You told Axios that you were considering a, quote, massive attack on Iran. [36:09] What is the tipping point for you to make the decision? [36:24] Well, I can't tell you that. [36:26] Right now we're talking to them. [36:27] So, you know, maybe there won't be a tipping point and maybe there will. [36:30] We're ready to go. [36:31] Look, we're locked and loaded. [36:32] We're ready to go. [36:33] But we're talking to them. [36:35] So maybe there will be, maybe there won't be a tipping point. [36:38] But at what point with Iran do you think they're going to cry uncle and actually come to the table? [36:44] Well, you know, maybe they will cry uncle and maybe they'll just give up or maybe they'll just go into a cave and hide. [36:50] You know, they have caves very deep in the ground and they can hide. [36:55] They get shaken up pretty good, but they can hide. [36:58] But we've taken out their first level of leadership. [37:00] We've then taken out their second level of leadership. [37:03] We've taken out some of the third level. [37:05] And we're negotiating with the rest and we'll see how it all works. [37:09] And right now we are talking to them seriously. [37:11] But, you know, I've talked to them before and they don't seem to be able to get there. [37:16] Maybe now they will. [37:17] But, you know, look, if I thought they were anywhere near getting a nuclear weapon, if I didn't come, if I wasn't elected, Israel would, in my opinion, not be around anymore. [37:32] They would have been hit by a nuclear weapon. [37:35] And that includes right at the beginning with Barack Hussein Obama's nuclear deal that was so bad with Iran. [37:40] That was a road to a nuclear weapon. [37:43] And maybe even more so the B-2 bombers, if that plane right there, that plane, that beautiful plane, the wing carries the largest bombs in the world. [37:51] If that bomb didn't go over their 17 hour flight and it hit every one of those bombs, hit their target. [37:57] And the target was an air shaft at two o'clock in the morning. [38:00] It's hard to believe, right? [38:01] Going at very tremendous speeds. [38:04] Every one of them hit and blew it to hell. [38:07] If that didn't happen, they would have had a nuclear weapon and there would be no Israel. [38:11] If I wasn't here, if I wasn't president, there would be no Israel and there probably would be no Middle East. [38:16] And you saw that when they shockingly started shooting at everybody all over the Middle East. [38:21] If they had a nuclear weapon, they would have used that. [38:23] There might not be a Middle East as we know it today. [38:26] But there definitely, in my opinion, there would not have been an Israel. [38:30] Thank you very much, everybody. [38:31] Thank you. [38:32] Thank you. [38:33] Thank you, Press. [38:34] Thank you, guys. [38:36] Thank you. [38:37] Thank you. [38:38] Thanks for all the time. [38:39] Thank you. [38:40] Thank you. [38:41] Thank you. [38:42] Thank you.