CSPAN - President Trump Speaks to Reporters
Aired: 2025-09-21
Duration: 03:56


=== Leadership Meetings (03:55) ===

[00:00:00]  Fall once again to the great democracies.
[00:00:03]  American democracy is bigger than any one person.
[00:00:06]  Freedom and democracy must be constantly guarded and protected.
[00:00:11]  We are still at our core a democracy.
[00:00:15]  This is also a massive victory for democracy and for freedom.
[00:00:26]  President Trump made the short trip to Mount Vernon to speak at a dinner for the group American Cornerstone Institute.
[00:00:33]  He chatted with reporters while boarding Marine One.
[00:00:36]  We'll show you that, followed by his remarks at the dinner.
[00:00:39]  No, I just want people to act.
[00:00:56]  They have to act.
[00:00:57]  And we want to act fast.
[00:00:59]  You know, they were ruthless and vicious.
[00:01:01]  I was impeached twice.
[00:01:03]  I was indicted five times.
[00:01:05]  It turned out to be a fake deal.
[00:01:07]  And we have to act fast.
[00:01:08]  One way or the other.
[00:01:10]  One way or the other.
[00:01:11]  They're guilty.
[00:01:12]  They're not guilty.
[00:01:13]  We have to act fast.
[00:01:15]  If they're not guilty, that's fine.
[00:01:17]  If they are guilty or if they should be charged, they should be charged.
[00:01:20]  And we have to do it now.
[00:01:23]  You don't like the ground for losing bikes.
[00:01:26]  Did you see the reporting on Tom Holman accepting, okay, an UNDA for the UN?
[00:01:32]  Can you say which leaders you're going to meet with at the UN?
[00:01:34]  I'm going to meet with a lot of the leaders at the UN.
[00:01:37]  Probably 20.
[00:01:39]  Everybody wants to be, but I'm one person.
[00:01:41]  But we're going to meet with quite a few of the leaders.
[00:01:45]  I'm going to meet with some of the majors.
[00:01:47]  Did you or anybody from your administration pressure ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel?
[00:01:52]  No, not at all.
[00:01:53]  I think Jimmy Kimmel is terrible.
[00:01:55]  You know what suspended him?
[00:01:56]  his talent you know what else is really what take a look at this guy his rating That's what got Jimmy Kimmel out.
[00:02:04]  He was terrible.
[00:02:05]  And didn't he lose?
[00:02:06]  I saw a report where ABC lost millions of dollars with him.
[00:02:09]  So that's what suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
[00:02:13]  I'm going to read about Estonia and how you're going to respond to Ross.
[00:02:16]  No, I haven't been waiting on it yet.
[00:02:17]  It's okay, President.
[00:02:19]  Will you meet with Democratic leaders to talk about how to avert a shutdown?
[00:02:23]  Well, I will, but they don't care about crime.
[00:02:26]  They want to keep men and women's sports.
[00:02:28]  They want all this stuff.
[00:02:29]  They don't change.
[00:02:30]  You haven't learned from the biggest meeting they've ever taken just about.
[00:02:34]  I'd love to meet with them, but I don't think it's going to have any impact.
[00:02:40]  I will meet you.
[00:02:41]  But you will meet with Democratic leaders?
[00:02:44]  I'd love to meet with them if they want to meet a business.
[00:02:46]  You don't like the grounds for losing a broadcast license.
[00:02:51]  Well, I think when 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 ground here.
[00:03:03]  So are you asking our whole outline on the ground to get Sovereign back?
[00:03:09]  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.
[00:03:17]  And if they don't do it, if they don't do it, you're going to find out what I'm going to do.
[00:03:22]  So you want President Hardy?
[00:03:24]  What shame will they sign a deal on TikTok?
[00:03:28]  Well, we're moving along.
[00:03:29]  We have great American patriots that are buying it.
[00:03:32]  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.
[00:03:40]  On the seventh seat, sir, will there be an American in that seventh seat on the TikTok for?
[00:03:44]  There's a sixth seat for Americans.
[00:03:46]  What nationality will that seven seats be?
[00:03:48]  Well, we're going to see.
[00:03:50]  We're going to announce that over the next week.
[00:03:52]  Who the sevens will be.
[00:03:53]  Mr. Fisher.
[00:03:55]  Mr. President.