Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Before entering national politics, he worked in real estate development and entertainment.
DI has documented statements by Donald Trump on 2026 Midterm Elections, Antisemitism, and Artificial Intelligence, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Asked whether he had advance notice of the search, Trump told reporters it was really up to the Justice Department and that investigators were looking at Omar very carefully, and said his view of her as crooked had nothing to do with him.
“that’s really up to the DOJ ... I understand they are looking at her very carefully ... I’ve always found her to be totally crooked personally, but that has nothing to do with me.”
The reference point is whether the federal search of Omar's home was politically motivated, as Omar and Democratic leaders allege. Trump says the search is "really up to the DOJ" and distances himself from it without saying whether it was politically motivated, so we labeled it Challenged characterization. The closest competing label is Denied; it loses because he does not directly say the search was not political.
Role at the time: President of the United States, in remarks posted on video by the White House's Rapid Response 47 account
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
President Trump said there are two views on whether to show Hasan's execution, said showing it might deter others, and said he would make the decision, adding that he knew what the military would like to do.
“There are two thoughts. Don't show it and show it. Because, you know, by showing it, maybe other people won't be doing what he did. So I'll make a decision, ultimately. I know what the military would like to do, but we'll make a decision.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Rapid Response 47's post with video of Trump on streaming Hasan's execution · Rapid Response 4728-second video; Trump's answer from about 0:12 to the end.
Why we used this label
The case asks whether Pete Hegseth should livestream Nidal Hasan's execution; it concerns the broadcast proposal, not Hasan's conviction or capital punishment. Trump weighs "Don't show it and show it", offers a reason for showing it, and says "I'll make a decision, ultimately". Because he states no decision and leaves the outcome open, we labeled it Mixed or conditional. The closest competing label is Defended or excused, since he gives an argument for showing it; it loses because he does not endorse the broadcast.
Role at the time: President of the United States, speaking at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York
Condemned
Statement summary
At a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, on the evening of October 9, 2026, Trump said the prize had gone to a liberal person who works at the United Nations whom nobody had heard of, said the United States, represented by him, should have received it, and called the decision disgraceful and embarrassing. He said the prize had been discredited by radical ideologues.
“the Nobel Prize was given out today to a liberal person who works at the United Nations who nobody has ever heard of. ... The United States of America, represented by me as your President should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn't. And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision. The Nobel Peace Prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Trump campaigns for Bruce Blakeman in Syracuse, New York (Fox News livestream)About 1:52:25 into the livestream of the October 9, 2026 rally, the passage beginning 'And just yesterday, our heroes of ICE'.
Why we used this label
He calls the committee's decision disgraceful and embarrassing and says the prize has been discredited by radical ideologues, an explicit attack on the award to Pillay.
Role at the time: President of the United States, speaking at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York
Defended or excused
Statement summary
At a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, on the evening of October 9, 2026, Trump listed Greenland among his accomplishments, saying he had created a soon-to-be very prosperous Arctic and had also got Greenland. He said people had said he would never get it, and that the United States paid zero for it.
“And on top of it all, I have created a soon-to-be very prosperous Arctic. And I also, by the way, got Greenland. I hope you're happy about that. ... You know what we paid, right? Zero.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Trump campaigns for Bruce Blakeman in Syracuse, New York (Fox News livestream)About 1:52:25 into the livestream of the October 9, 2026 rally, the passage beginning 'And just yesterday, our heroes of ICE'.
Why we used this label
The reference point is Trump's description of the agreement as giving the United States permanent control over security and all other needs in Greenland. Here he says he got Greenland and that the United States paid zero for it, which restates that description as acquiring the island itself. No competing label is close: he presents the outcome as his own achievement without qualification.
Role at the time: President of the United States, speaking at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York
Defended or excused
Statement summary
At a Syracuse rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, President Trump said that the day before ICE officers had apprehended a man with a criminal record a mile long who was wanted for possible murder and a gang murder, that he is a very dangerous man, and that instead of being praised ICE was scorned by New York politicians who, he said, wanted the man set loose. Newsweek and Newsday reported the remarks as being about the Marble Hill shooting; Trump did not name the man in this passage.
“just yesterday, our heroes of ICE apprehended a man with a criminal record a mile long who was wanted for possible murder and murder in a gang ... He's a very dangerous man and they got him. But instead of being praised, ICE was scorned by New York politicians who set him loose. They want to set him loose.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Trump campaigns for Bruce Blakeman in Syracuse, New York (Fox News livestream)About 1:52:25 into the livestream of the October 9, 2026 rally, the passage beginning 'And just yesterday, our heroes of ICE'.
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether the ICE officer was justified in shooting the man in the car. Trump calls the officers heroes who apprehended a very dangerous man and says ICE was scorned instead of praised, which treats the officers' actions that day as deserving praise, so we labeled it Defended or excused. He did not name the man or mention the shooting in this passage; Newsweek and Newsday report it as his comment on the Marble Hill shooting. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization, because he disputes how critics describe the operation; he goes on to praise the officers, so it loses.
Role at the time: President of the United States, in a post on Truth Social
Defended or excused
Statement summary
President Trump said that what he described as U.S. total control of the Strait of Hormuz, together with the Russian energy announcement, would bring diesel prices for Americans and the world down quickly and in record amounts, and that lower prices for farmers, ranchers and truckers were his greatest priority.
“Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement.”
The case asks whether the U.S. should ease sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices, as the administration did on October 9. Trump announces the Russian supply and says it will bring diesel prices "COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!", presenting the arrangement as relief for "our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers". That promotes and justifies the easing, so we labeled it Defended or excused. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because the post attaches no reservation to the arrangement.
Role at the time: President of the United States, posting on Truth Social
Condemned
Statement summary
After the debate, Trump wrote that Rogers had beaten El-Sayed decisively and called El-Sayed a jihadist who hates the country. He referred to El-Sayed as Mohammad; El-Sayed's first name is Abdul.
“Mike Rogers, the great American Patriot and Republican Candidate for the U.S.Senate from Michigan, completely obliterated Mohammad El-Sayed in the big debate tonight. If this was a fight they would have stopped it. Mohammad is a Jihadist lunatic who hates our Country, the Black People of Detroit, and wants to see the U.S. fail.”
Relative to the allegations that El-Sayed has terrorist ties, Trump praises Rogers's debate performance and calls El-Sayed a jihadist. The post names no donor or organization, so it records a condemnation of El-Sayed in general terms rather than support for a specific claim.
Role at the time: President of the United States, in a post on Truth Social
Defended or excused
Statement summary
President Trump said James Talarico had been missing for 12 days, cast doubt on his statement that he had the flu, said 12 days was a long time to recover from it, and asked what was going on.
“TalaFREAKo has been missing for 12 days! Now, after looking for him throughout all of Texas, and beyond, probably even weirder places than anyone would think possible, he put out a statement that he has the “flu.” 12 days is a long time to rid yourself of the so-called flu bug. What’s going on?”
The matter under scrutiny is Paxton's attack on Talarico's campaign absence. A day after Paxton led that attack at their joint rally, Trump makes the same charge, saying Talarico "has been missing for 12 days" and casting doubt on his explanation with "the so-called flu bug", then urges support for Paxton. Joining and amplifying the attack treats it as warranted, so we labeled it Defended or excused. The closest competing label is Challenged characterization, which would fit a dispute over how the absence was described; Trump repeats the charge rather than disputing it.
The White House says waiving the Graham Act's Russia measures preserves room for peace negotiations. Lawmakers from both parties and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say relief weakens pressure on Russia. Thomas Massie welcomes Trump's use of the authority Congress granted.
Musk says Washington controls Starshield limits. Dixon argues SpaceX still bears responsibility. Ukrainian officials and U.S. lawmakers criticize the October restrictions and seek answers about who authorized them.
Two groups asked the Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether Brendan Carr, Doug Burgum and Howard Lutnick violated the Hatch Act by discussing their agencies' work at an October 13 rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska.
A watchdog seeks a California bar investigation into Katie Zacharia's public lawyer claims and work for Fix California. Zacharia defends her credentials. The complaint asks regulators to investigate; it does not establish a violation.
Omar calls the search of her home an attempt to target political enemies. The Justice Department says agents executed a judicially authorized warrant in an ongoing criminal investigation. A watchdog group asked the Office of Special Counsel to examine the timing under the Hatch Act.
After Trump announced an energy truce, Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian refineries, saying Moscow ignored it. Steve Cortes said Zelenskyy appears intent on raising U.S. fuel prices to help Democrats; Rep. Don Bacon called Cortes a Putin stooge.
Trump told reporters on October 10 that it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, saying Zelenskyy could have settled the war many times. Kyiv's foreign minister said Ukrainians will decide; Elon Musk and the Kremlin's spokesman sided with Trump.
Trump said Russia would supply millions of tons of diesel after a call with Putin, and Treasury authorized Russian diesel imports until April 2027. Zelenskyy and lawmakers in both parties objected.
The Park Service cut about 430 trees at East Potomac Golf Course after a late Friday notice. Judge Ana Reyes barred further removal and refused a government request that she step aside. Trump attacked the judge and said work would begin.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Navi Pillay's work for international justice. UN Watch condemned the award, alleging that her record on Israel and antisemitism disqualified her.
Pete Hegseth confirms plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution. Betty McCollum calls for stopping the public spectacle, while Alyssa Farah Griffin opposes the broadcast despite supporting capital punishment.
An ICE officer shot a man in a car in Marble Hill on October 8. DHS calls it a targeted arrest and had not said by October 9 why the officer fired. Mamdani says early reports indicate agents surrounded the man and child before firing.
