I donât mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago. This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. Itâs a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesnât pass, there will be a 68% Tax Increase, and things far worse than that. I didnât create this mess, Iâm just here to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elonâs Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didnât do it!
Elon was âwearing thin,â I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!
BelowâRegarding my phone call this morning with President Xiâ¦
We had a very good talk, and we've straightened out any complexity. It's very complex stuff, and we straightened it out. The agreement was we're going to have Scott and Howard and Jameson will be going and meeting with their top people and continued forward. But no, I think we have everything. I think we're in very good shape with China and the trade deal. We have a deal with China, as you know, but we were straightening out some of the points, having to do mostly with rare earth, magnets, and some other things. So those reduced trade tariff rates, they remain in effect? We have the deal. I mean, we've had a deal. We announced the deal, and we'll be-- I guess you could say-- I wouldn't even say finalizing it up, Scott. I would say we have a deal, and we're going to just make sure that everybody understands what the deal is. OK? We had a really good conversation. By the way, he invited me to China, and I invited him here, we both accepted. So I'll be going there with the First Lady at a certain point, and he'll be coming here hopefully with the First Lady of China.
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(inaudible) So to let you know, this is the birth certificate of Donald Trump's grandfather, born in 1869, close to (inaudible) -Right? -Yeah. -That's called Sirius -- -And his prison name was Friddich. -Right? That's Sirius, Germany. -Cerius, Germany. -That's Sirius. But Durkheim is Sirius, Germany. But I want to thank you very much for -- First of all, I want to thank you for that. -It's my pleasure. -Thank you very much. -Thank you again. -Fantastic. We'll put it up in a place of honor. -Yeah. -Oh, maybe we can, let's see. (laughter) We'll put it up there someplace. It's an honor to have you. As you know, the Chancellor just won a great election, very, very strong election, a very respected man. I can tell you, we've been on the phone many times talking about some of the problems of the world outside of Germany. And it's very sad what's going on. We both feel that way. What's going on with Russia, Ukraine, and other things we talk about with Russia, Ukraine, in particular. Like to see it end, and maybe it'll end. But we get some news. There'll be some fighting. Something happened a couple of days ago, and now they do a return, and, you know, here it goes. It's not good. He's unhappy about it. I'm unhappy about it. But I think eventually we're going to be successful in stopping the bloodshed. It's a pure bloodshed. Five, 6,000 young soldiers a week are being killed. You know that? There's numbers there. -Yeah, we know the numbers. -They're staggering. They're staggering numbers. But, Chancellor, I just want to congratulate you, and I want to welcome you to the Oval Office. -Thank you. -It's an Oval Office that's in very good shape. We like fixing things up and having them tippy-top like they have in Germany. They do that in Germany very much. And we do it here. We're having a very good run. I also had a great election. Great win. Won everything. Won the popular vote, the all-seven swing states, which is a big deal. -Yeah. -It's pretty unusual to do that. And we have a great mandate from the people, and part of our mandate is we're going to have a great relationship with your country. So I just want to thank you very much for being here.
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RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/114631699407982620 An honor to welcome Friedrich Merz, the Chancellor of Germany to the White Houseâ¦
>> President Trump, sir, your message to the people of Germany. >> How was your phone call as President Xi of China, sir? Your phone call as President Xi of China.
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Shockingly, the Democrat controlled CBO just announced that the Tariffs will be reducing the Deficit by at least $2.8 Trillion Dollars. Too bad this information couldnât have been released earlier, it would have kept people from knowingly saying untruths.
I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal. The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries. There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products. Our respective teams will be meeting shortly at a location to be determined. We will be represented by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer. During the conversation, President Xi graciously invited the First Lady and me to visit China, and I reciprocated. As Presidents of two Great Nations, this is something that we both look forward to doing. The conversation was focused almost entirely on TRADE. Nothing was discussed concerning Russia/Ukraine, or Iran. We will inform the Media as to scheduling and location of the soon to be meeting. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
We cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screenâ¦.
The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them. In the 21st century, we've seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstays from dangerous places all over the world. And thanks to Biden's open door policies, today there are millions and millions of these illegals who should not be in our country. In my first term, my powerful travel restrictions were one of our most successful policies, and they were a key part of preventing major foreign terror attacks on American soil. We will not let what happened in Europe happen to America. That's why on my first day back in office, I directed the Secretary of State to perform a security review of high-risk regions and make recommendations for where restrictions should be imposed. Among the national security threats, their analysis considered are the large-scale presence of terrorists, failure to cooperate on visa security, inability to verify travelers' identities, inadequate record-keeping of criminal histories, and persistently high rates of illegal visa overstays and other things. Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States. That is why today I am signing a new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya, and numerous others. The strength of the restrictions we're applying depends on the severity of the threat posed. The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise, new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world. But we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm, and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe. Thank you very much.
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