TRANSCRIPT: Donald Trump Speaks to Reporters Before Marine One Departure - 9.20.25
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Question: Mr. President [Inaudible]
Question: Mr. President.
Question: Mr. President.
Question: Hello. Hi. [Inaudible] Are you [Inaudible] Pam Bondi [Inaudible] Are you [Inaudible]
President Trump: No, I just want people to act. They have to act and we wanna act fast. You know, they were ruthless and vicious. I was impeached twice. I was indicted five times. It turned out to be a fake deal. And we have to act fast. One way or the other. One way or the other. They're guilty, they're not guilty. We have to act fast. If they're not guilty, that's fine. If they are guilty or if they should be charged, they should be charged. And we have to do it now.
Question: Mr. President [Inaudible] grounds for [Inaudible]
Question: Tom Homan, did you see the reporting on Tom Homan accepting --
Trump: No, I haven't.
Question: Okay. On UNGA for the UN. Could you say which leaders you're gonna meet with at the UN?
Trump: I'm gonna meet with a lot of the leaders at the UN. They're one of probably 20. Everybody wants to be put on. I'm one person, but we're gonna meet with quite a few of the leaders, yeah.
Question: Anyone [Inaudible] specifically?
Trump: Well, I'm gonna meet with --
Question: Mr. President --
Trump: -- some of the majors.
Question: Does anyone, anybody in your administration pressure ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel?
Trump: No, not at all. I think Jimmy Kimmel's terrible. You know what suspended him? His talent. You know what else is w- -- really what? Take a look at this guy, his ratings. That's what got Jimmy Kimmel out. He was terrible. And didn't he lose --
Question: Mr. President --
Trump: I saw a report where ABC lost millions of dollars with him. So that's what suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
Question: [Inaudible]
Question: Mr. President, have you been briefed about Estonia? And how you going to respond to Russia's [Inaudible]?
Trump: No, I haven't been briefed on it yet.
Question: Mr. President, [Inaudible]
Question: Will you meet with Democratic leaders to talk about how to avert a shutdown?
Trump: Well, I will. But they, uh, don't care about crime. They want to keep men in women's sports. They want all this stuff. They don't change. They haven't learned from the biggest beating they've ever taken, just about. Uh, I'd love to meet with them, but I don't think it's gonna have any impact.
Question: Mr. President --
Question: [Inaudible] Pam Bondi?
Trump: Huh?
Question: But you will for, you will meet with, uh, Democratic leaders?
Trump: I'd love to meet with 'em that they won't [Inaudible]
Question: Mr. President [Inaudible] you don't like the grounds for losing a broadcast license?
Trump: Well, I think when, uh, a network is dishonest, certainly if they are dishonest. Because they give you 97% bad publicity or whatever it is, some ridiculous number, yeah, I would say that would be grounds really.
Question: Sir, are you asking [Inaudible] rule out [Inaudible] on the ground to Bagram back?
Trump: Uh, we won't talk about that. But we're talking now to Afghanistan and we want it back and we want it back soon. Right away. And if they don't do it, if, if they don't do it, you're gonna find out what I'm gonna do.
Question: So you want President [Inaudible]
Question: Will they sign a deal on TikTok, and what --
Trump: We're moving along. We have great American patriots that are buying it. Very, very substantial people, people that love our country. And they're very smart technologically. And they will not let anything bad happen to TikTok.
Question: On the seventh seat, sir, will there be an American on that seventh seat on the [Inaudible]
Trump: Say again?
Question: There's, uh, there's six seat for Americans. What nationality will that seventh seat be?
Trump: We're gonna see.
Question: Mr. President --
Trump: We're gonna announce that over the next week, who the seventh will be.
Question: Thank you.
Question: Mr. President --
Question: Thank you, sir.
Question: Mr. President.
Question: Mr. President.
Question: [Inaudible] President.
Question: Are you tired of winning yet?
Trump: You get tired of winning, but not that tired.
Question: [Laughs]
Trump: Thank you very much.
Question: Thank you, sir.
Trump: Bye-bye.
Question: Thank you so much for your service. Thank you, sir.