DCPD-202600426 - Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an Exchange With Reporters - DCPD-202600426 | Content Details

DCPD-202600426 - Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an Exchange With Reporters

Category: Budget and Presidential Materials

Collection: Compilation of Presidential Documents

Publisher: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

Event Date: June 24, 2026

President: Donald J. Trump

Document Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, White House

Subjects: 2026 midterm elections
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
ActBlue
California, gubernatorial election
China, oil supply chain
China, President
Colombia, President-elect
Crime rates
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management
District of Columbia, beautification and renovation projects
District of Columbia, law enforcement improvement efforts
District of Columbia, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, renovation work
Election security and integrity, strengthening efforts
Europe, defense relationship with U.S.
Federal Reserve System
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup
Gasoline costs
Housing, affordability and access
Illinois, crime in Chicago
Interest rates
Iran, cease-fire agreement with U.S.
Iran, commercial transit through Strait of Hormuz
Iran, destruction of elementary school in Minab
Iran, U.S. military operations
Louisiana, Governor
Louisiana, law enforcement improvement efforts in New Orleans
National Guard
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Sea, oil exploration and development
Oil markets and prices
Poland, President
Russia, conflict in Ukraine
Russia, President
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Senate minority leader
Soccer
Sports, efforts to restrict transgender participation
Tax Code reform
Tennessee, law enforcement improvement efforts in Memphis
Transgender athletes, efforts to restrict participation
Turkey, defense relations with U.S.
Turkey, President
Ukraine, President
Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes
United Kingdom, energy sources
United Kingdom, Prime Minister
Vice President

Names: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Burgum, Douglas J.; Burnham, Andy; Carreno, Justin T.; Cassidy, William M.; Chevalier, Darializa A.; Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Collins, Susan M.; de la Espriella Otero, Abelardo Gabriel "El Tigre"; Dennison-Gibby, Sophie; Duda, Andrzej; Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; Essayli, Bilal A.; Goldman, Daniel; Greenwood, Lee; Hearn, David C.; Hegseth, Peter B.; Hilton, Stephen G.C.; Infantino, Giovanni V.; Khan, Sadiq; Lander, Bradford S.; Landry, Jeffrey M.; Macchio, Christopher; Mamdani, Zohran K.; Murkowski, Lisa A.; Nawrocki, Karol; Obama, Barack; Paul, Randal H.; Powell, Jerome H.; Pratt, Spencer; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich; Rubio, Marco A.; Rutte, Mark; Schumer, Charles E.; Starmer, Keir; Thiers, Cameron M.; Valdez, Claire; Vance, James D. "J.D."; Winscher, Gregory; Xi Jinping; Zelenskyy, Volodymyr.

Locations: Washington, DC

Notes: The President spoke at 4:13 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom; New York Democratic congressional candidates Darializa A. Chevalier, Bradford S. Lander, and State. Rep. Claire Valdez; former New York Democratic congressional candidate Rep. Daniel Goldman; President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia; President Karol Nawrocki and former President Andrzej Duda of Poland; Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio; President-elect Abelardo Gabriel "El Tigre" de la Espriella Otero of Colombia; former Los Angeles, CA, mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt; California Republican gubernatorial candidate Stephen G.C. Hilton; First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bilal A. Essayli; Jerome H. Powell, member and former Chairman, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors; Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, United Kingdom; Sens. William M. Cassidy, Susan M. Collins, Lisa A. Murkowski, and Randal H. Paul; Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer; Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Giovanni V. Infantino; Cameron M. Thiers, Sophie Dennison-Gibby, and Justin T. Carreno, who were arrested and charged for allegedly removing pieces of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and former Olympic canoeist David C. Hearn, who was charged with allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool; former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in her capacity as the 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee; opera singer Christopher Macchio; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management Gregory Winscher. He also referred to S. 1383; H.R. 6644; and the Democratic online fundraising platform, ActBlue. Secretary General Rutte referred to King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands; and U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Matthew G. Whitaker. Reporters referred to former New York Democratic congressional candidate Rep. Adriano D. Espaillat; House Minority Leader Hakeem S. Jeffries; and Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Michael Johnson.