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DONALD J. TRUMP

PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Presidential Quotes Archive

A comprehensive collection of notable quotes from American presidents and political figures.

"Nobody has ever done so much in the first two years of a presidency as this administration. Nobody."
Donald Trump December 20, 2018
Statement about his administration's accomplishments
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"We're going to have insurance for everybody. There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it. That's not going to happen with us."
Donald Trump January 15, 2017
Interview with The Washington Post
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"I am calling on Congress to REPEAL & REPLACE OBAMACARE with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs & provide better care."
Donald Trump January 11, 2017
Trump administration healthcare policy announcement
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"We're going to have a healthcare that is far less expensive and far better."
Donald Trump January 11, 2017
Press conference before taking office
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"It is time to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. This is why I'm proposing a package of ethics reforms to make our government honest once again."
Donald Trump October 17, 2016
Campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin
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"In 1970, there were more than 80,000 people in Flint working for GM – today it is less than 8,000. Now Ford has announced it is moving all small car production to Mexico. It used to be cars were made in Flint and you couldn't drink the water in Mexico. Now, the cars are made in Mexico and you can't drink the water in Flint. We are going to turn this around."
Donald Trump September 15, 2016
Donald Trump's Speech on Jobs and the Economy
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"She wants to shut down the miners, just like she wants to shut down the steel mills. We're going to put our great miners and steel workers back to work."
Donald Trump September 15, 2016
Campaign speech contrasting with Hillary Clinton
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"We will put our coal miners and steel workers back to work."
Donald Trump August 8, 2016
Campaign promise on American jobs
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"A Trump administration will also ensure that we start using American steel for American infrastructure. And aluminum. Just like the American steel from Pennsylvania that built the Empire State Building."
Donald Trump June 28, 2016
Speech on the economy
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"First, the North American Free Trade Agreement, or the disaster called NAFTA."
Donald Trump June 28, 2016
Speech on the economy
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"I am going to take care of everybody. I don't care if it costs me votes or not. Everybody's going to be taken care of much better than they're taken care of now."
Donald Trump September 27, 2015
60 Minutes interview
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"I will build a great wall -- and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me -- and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words."
Donald Trump June 16, 2015
Presidential campaign announcement speech
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About This Archive

This archive contains verified quotes from presidential speeches, interviews, and public statements. Each quote is sourced and dated for historical accuracy. The collection is maintained as part of the Presidential Libraries system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.