Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2026
August 14, 2026
Q. Mr. President, how are you, sir?
The President. Good. I'm very good.
Q. Family members——
The President. So the headline today is—does everybody know Karoline? She's with us. The headline today is exactly that.
[At this point, the President held up a printout of a news article.]
Can you see it? It says, "Prescription drug prices record sharpest drop in more than 60 years." Okay, got it? Everybody have it? And I told you that was going to happen.
[The President held up another printout of a second news article.]
The second headline is this. It says, "Trump administration marks 15th straight month with zero border releases as apprehensions plunge 94 percent." In other words, the border. And that means, for 15 straight months, we had zero people crossing the border.
Are you impressed? Is anybody impressed? You are. Thank you. I'll give you the first question, therefore.
Q. Love it.
The President. Go ahead. Go ahead. Anybody?
National Economy/Border Security/Prescription Drug Prices
Q. Mr. Trump, what do you—what do you hope to accomplish this weekend?
The President. I have a lot of things that are happening. A lot of good things. The economy is doing unbelievably from the standpoint of Wall Street. We just set another record, as you know. It's 80 times where we're the—the best market in history. And that's good for 401(k)s, and it's good for a lot of things. But it's great for 401(k)s and jobs. I always say it's great for 401(k)s and jobs.
So we hit number 80 record. So 80 days out of a short one and a half years, we have a record stock market; 401(k)s have set a new record.
And you take a look at the border: 15 months with zero people coming through our southern border. Pretty amazing.
And drug prices, again. Prescription drug prices down more than at any time over 60 years. Okay, what else do I have to say?
Reported Conditions Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Deployed in the Arabian Sea Near the Strait of Hormuz
Q. Family members of U.S. servicemembers are concerned about the conditions on board the USS Lincoln.
The President. Well, no, that ship is moving. No, they're not. That ship is moving right now, or very shortly, and it's being replaced with another very similar ship.
Q. Has the deployment gone on too long? Are you worried about——
The President. No, no, no.
Q. ——the mental health concerns? The President. Not nearly long enough. Thank you, everybody.
NOTE: The President spoke at 1:12 p.m. on the tarmac prior to boarding Air Force One en route to Garden City, NY. In his remarks, he referred to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, Joint Base Andrews, MD.
Locations: Joint Base Andrews, MD. Names: Leavitt, Karoline.
Subjects: Border security; Economic improvement; Iran, U.S. military operations; Maryland, Joint Base Andrews; Maryland, President's visit; News media, Presidential interviews; Prescription drug costs, reduction efforts; Stock market; White House Press Secretary.
DCPD Number: DCPD202600539.