“Americans’ Financial Situation”
U.S. Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer claims that President Trump said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation.”
IN FACT, Trump said that no financial consideration is more important than stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and when this is over, oil prices will plunge and the economy will boom. Below is the full transcript of Trump’s comments, along with 10 other examples of Democrats and the media quoting Trump out of context:
- A reporter recently asked Trump, “When you’re negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are American financial situations motivating you to make a deal?”
- Trump replied, “The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing, we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. That’s the only thing that motivates me.”
- A reporter asked, “Did you say earlier that the only thing that matters to you when it comes to Iran is a nuclear weapon? You’re not considering the financial impact of this war on Americans?”
- Trump replied, “The most important thing by far, including whether our stock market, which, by the way, is at an all-time high, but including whether or not our stock market goes up or down a little bit, the most important thing by far is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
- A reporter asked, “What about the pressure on Americans and prices right now?”
- Trump replied, “Every American understands [Reporter interrupts] Every American [Reporter interrupts]. Are you listening to me? Every American understands, and they just had a poll, like 85% — which is surprising it’s only that — they understand that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
- Trump added, “Now, if the stock market goes up or down a little bit, the American people understand. When it’s over, you’re going to have a massive drop in the price of oil, which a lot of people thought would be higher. And I mean it was $100, it was $99 yesterday, which is low, which is relatively low. When this war is over, oil is going to drop. The stock market’s going to go through the roof, and truly, I think we’re in the golden age right now. You’re going to see a golden age like we’ve never seen before.”
Replicating the pattern of quoting Trump out of context:
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump called immigrants “animals.” In reality, Trump used the word “animals” to describe murderous illegal aliens like MS-13 gang members — not immigrants in general.
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump threatened a “bloodbath” if he lost the 2024 election. In reality, Trump used the term “bloodbath” to describe what 4 more years of Biden’s policies would do to the United States, particularly to the auto industry.
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Donald Trump threatened to use the military against Americans “who don’t support him.” In reality, Trump was answering a question about “agitators” who would sow “chaos on election day,” like the “Afghan refugee charged with plotting a U.S. election day massacre.”
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump “praised white supremacists” as “very fine people.” In reality, Trump called them “very bad people,” stated that he “condemned” them, and said that the “very fine people” were those who showed up to “innocently” protest.
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump told governors to “dominate protesters” during the 2020 George Floyd riots. In reality, Trump stated that he is an “ally of all peaceful protesters” and that governors have a duty to protect “innocent people” from “professional anarchists, violent mobs, arsonists, looters.”
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump encouraged the Capitol Hill riot by urging his supporters to “fight like hell.” In reality, Trump told his supporters to march “over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump vowed to “be a dictator on day one.” In reality, Trump stated that he is “NOT going to be a dictator” “except for day one” to “close the border” and “drill, drill, drill.”
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump called for Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. In reality, Trump stated that China, Russia, or an independent hacker has probably ALREADY hacked Clinton’s illegal email server, and if they did, they should release the 33,000 emails that Clinton destroyed after she received a subpoena for them.
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump threatened Liz Cheney with a firing squad. In reality, Trump said that Cheney wouldn’t be a “radical war hawk” if she had to serve in combat “with nine barrels shooting at her” instead of “sitting in Washington.”
- Democrats and the media widely reported that Trump posted a video containing the text “Unified Reich,” a supposed reference to Hitler and Nazism. In reality, the words are practically invisible in the video, which was made from a generic vintage newspaper template containing a blurred headline from 1914 that read, “German Industrial Strength Significantly Increased After 1871 Driven by the Creation of a Unified Reich.” The word “Reich” simply means “the territory or government of a German state,” and the headline dates to World War I, predating the outset of the Nazi Third Reich by two decades.
