Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2026
October 3, 2026
The President. Hello, everybody. So a lot of you are coming. I'm going to Ohio. We're going to be campaigning for a couple of very good people. Vivek we know about.
As you know, Senator Husted is running a race against Brown, who's horrible. They threw him out of the Senate once before. He's horrible.
And they should have success. We have a tremendous crowd of people. I won Ohio three times. We got the highest vote in the history of the State, so I like it very much. I love the people of Ohio. And we're going to spend a little time, and I hope you enjoy it.
[At this point, several reporters began asking questions at once.]
The President's Tenure of Office
Q. Mr. President, do you have any regrets about your first 2 years back in office?
The President. No, I love it. I think it's been a great—I think it's the most productive 2 years, they say, anybody—of anybody in the history of the Presidency. I think it's the most consequential 2 years of anybody in the Presidency, and I only base that on the record. If you look at the record, if you look at what we've done, I think it's the most consequential Presidency so far, and we're going to try and keep it that way.
U.S. Military Operations in Iran
Q. After—[inaudible]—yesterday at Camp David, have you come any closer to making a big decision on Iran?
The President. We have a decision that I'll make about Iran. Iran has been decimated, so the only question is: It will either be the easy way or the hard way. We'll have it the easy way or the hard way.
[Several reporters spoke at once.]
Inflation/Oil Markets and Prices
Q. Mr. President, is cost of living the biggest liability for Republicans candidates right now?
The President. Yes, I inherited high costs for—from the Democrats, or the "Dumocrats," as I call them, because their policy is so bad. But we inherited a lot, and we've gotten the prices down.
Oil is coming down. Oil is right now lower, and it's been lower than it was under the Biden administration, and they did nothing about the fact that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
By the way, Iran, as you know, has virtually given up any plans of a nuclear weapon. [Several reporters spoke at once.]
Daylight Saving Time
Q. Why did you post Tom Cotton's phone number? Why did you post Tom Cotton's phone number?
The President. We want to get away from this ridiculous way and custom of every twice a year turning your clocks back, turning your clocks forward, being late for dinner, being late for
very important meetings. It's ridiculous. And if you look at the public, they agree. That's a 100-percent issue.
Sixty-five percent—I'll give you an example. Right now we're sitting out here. It's light. It's nice. If you come down here in another 3 weeks, it will be dark. It will be—who wants it? We want our sunlight in the afternoon. But more importantly than that, we don't want to change clocks twice a year. It's very expensive. It's got many problems, even crime, as crazy as it sounds. When you have light, you have you have much less crime.
So the House voted it more than 80 percent. It's been sitting up there, and hopefully we can get Tom Cotton to move. Tom Cotton is holding it. He shouldn't be holding it. It's an issue that people want. We had it a long time ago, but they used it for other purposes to get something else approved, and they gave it up.
But people want to have light in the evening. But really, what they want more than that—more than that, by a lot—they don't want to have to go around changing clocks. I have the same thing. Last time, 6 months ago, we're changing clocks, and nobody changed the clocks, and everybody is late. It takes people—it discombobulates everybody.
So we can finally have a vote. We have the vote in the House. Mike Johnson did a great job. Now we'd like to have the vote in the Senate. Tom Cotton is holding it up. You know who wants it? The farmers want it. You know who wants it? Sports want it. Professional sports and amateurs that would like to play tennis at night, would like to play golf a little bit without having to run home after 14 holes. It's ridiculous.
It's very expensive to do. It's not a good thing. People don't want to have to change their clocks twice a year. It's a lot of work for a lot of people. They're running around for 2 days changing all the clocks in their house.
So it's an easy win, and I'm not even talking about for the Republican Senate; for the Senate—because it's a very bipartisan issue. And Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a State that I won by 35 or 40 points—I don't know, by a lot—he's got to do it because it's really—it would be a very nice win for the United States Senate and for the people.
Have a good time, everybody. Thank you.
NOTE: The President spoke at 4:58 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House prior to boarding Marine One. In his remarks, he referred to Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; and Ohio Democratic senatorial candidate former Sen. Sherrod C. Brown. He also referred to H.R. 139.
Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, White House. Locations: Washington, DC.
Names: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Brown, Sherrod C.; Cotton, Thomas B.; Husted, Jon A.; Johnson, J. Michael; Ramaswamy, Vivek.
Subjects: 2026 midterm elections; Daylight saving time, proposed changes; Inflation; Iran, nuclear weapons program; Iran, U.S. military operations; News media, Presidential interviews; Oil markets and prices; Speaker of the House of Representatives; Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.
DCPD Number: DCPD202600672.