Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, July 31, 2025

Karoline Leavitt: Good afternoon, everyone.
The Press: Good afternoon.
Karoline Leavitt: We have a lot of news today, and I have quite a few announcements for you, so let’s get to it.

First, on behalf of the President and the White House, we express our deepest condolences to the family of New York Police Officer Islam, who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his fellow New Yorkers. As the funeral services are held in New York City today, everyone at the White House is keeping the officer’s family, friends, and fellow NYPD law enforcement officers in our thoughts and prayers. The President has always—and will always—proudly stand with our men and women in blue. May God bless Officer Islam and the other individuals who were tragically killed in this senseless act of violence. Continue reading “Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, July 31, 2025”

President Trump Delivers Remarks on Making Health Technology Great Again

Trump: And we have a lot of great people here, and we’ve been looking forward to this day—but we look forward to every day because we have a lot of surprises, most of which are good.

Today you saw GDP was much higher than anticipated, and—Scott—good job. Scott Bessent’s been working; just got back from a little excursion and a meeting with China and Europe, and that went well. We’ve done very well with the EU deal. It’s a very big deal, I guess. They say the biggest trade deal ever made by far. Probably is. Just completed Japan and many other countries, and hundreds of billions of dollars are flowing into our country. We’ve never seen anything even close. And that’s not me saying it—that’s everybody saying it. Continue reading “President Trump Delivers Remarks on Making Health Technology Great Again”

President Trump Signs Congressional Bill, July 30, 2025

The President: Nice to see you.

We’ve had a great weekend and, as you know, we made our deal with the European Union. The Japan deal is done. Many of the other deals are done. Indonesia was a very big deal—big country, actually—and they’re wonderful and, hopefully, wonderful for both sides. But it’s literally trillions of dollars ultimately being brought into our country. And it was something that had to be done, and it is being done—and it’s being done properly.

We’re now negotiating with various other countries, and the rest we’re just sending out the bill to. We send a bill. We send a letter saying that you’ll pay a certain tariff. Obviously, that’s most of them, because you have, as you know, hundreds of countries—a lot of countries out there. So we look at the deficit, or we look at the surplus, and we look at the country and how the country has treated us. And lots of other things go into the equation, and we make a decision as to what that tariff will be. And it’s a pretty standard letter from that point on. Continue reading “President Trump Signs Congressional Bill, July 30, 2025”

President Trump Gaggles with the Press on Air Force One, July 29, 2025

The President: Hello, everybody. I hope you had a good time in beautiful Scotland. Did a lot of work with the European Union, and yesterday I spent pretty much a whole day with the Prime Minister of the UK, and we had a lot of good discussions. Although I see something came up today, which is interesting. So, go ahead. Hello.

Reporter: Hi, Mr. President. [inaudible]—can we ask about that [inaudible] on Gaza? Keir Starmer has just announced the UK will recognize Palestinian sovereignty in September if Israel does not commit to a ceasefire, ease the suffering in Gaza, and commit to a long-term solution that would deliver the two-state solution in the Middle East. Did you know that was coming? What did you discuss? Continue reading “President Trump Gaggles with the Press on Air Force One, July 29, 2025”

President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister Keir Starmer: Well, let me welcome you, Mr. President, to Scotland. It’s fantastic to be here at Turnberry with you. Thank you so much for showing us around and having this opportunity to sit in this fantastic ballroom, which is absolutely incredible, and to start talking about some of the issues that are most pressing in your country and in my country.

In particular, we’ve had the opportunity to talk about the situation in Gaza—an intolerable situation, including images of starvation. I think both of us know that we have to get to that ceasefire, and we have to increase humanitarian aid. Thank you for what you’ve already been doing, are doing, and are committed to, because without you this would not be capable of resolution. Continue reading “President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom”

President Trump Greets the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

President Trump: Thank you all very much. Do you have any questions?

Reporter: You’re going to come down on steel, aluminum?

President Trump: Excuse me?

Reporter: You’re going to come down on steel or aluminum, or auto parts, or anything?

President Trump: Well, we’re in great shape. The trade deal was made with the UK. The Prime Minister – they did a great job. You know, they’ve been trying to make that deal for 12 years, and he got it done. So everybody respects it. There’s going to be a lot of jobs for here, and great for America.

And, you know, in terms of even the relationship — our relationship is unparalleled — but it keeps it even closer. You know, when you’re able to have a good trade deal, it keeps it even closer. Continue reading “President Trump Greets the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom”