Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2025
December 21, 2025
[The President joined the event via telephone during the remarks of his son Donald J. Trump, Jr.]
The President. Hello?
Mr. Trump. Mr. President.
The President. Hello, everybody. Hello, everybody.
Mr. Trump. Can you guys hear?
The President. Oh, I would—I want to be with you, but I'll be with you soon.
And I just want to say that nobody did more for me than Charlie, and there's nobody better than Erika. And you are the greatest people on Earth.
We won in a landslide, and we're going to continue to do it. And I just want to thank everybody. You got out there, and they—they voted and they pressed doorbells. And I just want to thank you all.
And I hope my son is doing a good job representing me. Otherwise, I'll have to say: "You're fired, Don. You're fired."
So thank you very much, and have a great day. And I hope Don makes a great speech. If he doesn't make a great speech, let me know about it. I'll give him hell. [Laughter]
Mr. Trump. Well, Dad, there's literally——
The President. Thank you, everybody.
Don, go have a good time. And say hello to Erika. Go have a good time, everybody.
Mr. Trump. Well, there's 30,000 young patriots in this room. The movement continues.
They're looking forward to supporting you and everything that you, Charlie, and, really, everyone that's part of this movement stands for.
So thanks, Dad. We appreciate it. We love you. And we'll speak to you soon.
The President. Thank you very much.
And thank you very much, everybody. We love you. Have a great Christmas.
Audience members. U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
Mr. Trump. Thanks, Dad. We love you.
The President. Thank you.
NOTE: The President spoke at approximately 1 p.m. via teleconference from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL. In his remarks, he referred to Charles J. Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point U.S.A, who was assassinated while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, UT, on September 10; and Erika Kirk, wife of Mr. Kirk and chief executive officer of Turning Point U.S.A. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on December 22.
Categories: Addresses and Remarks : Turning Point U.S.A. AmericaFest Conference in Phoenix, AZ, telephone remarks from Palm Beach, FL.
Locations: Palm Beach, FL.
Names: Kirk, Erika; Trump, Donald J., Jr.
Subjects: 2024 Presidential election; Arizona, Turning Point U.S.A. AmericaFest Conference in Phoenix.
DCPD Number: DCPD202501216.