Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng DCPD Budget and Presidential Materials executive 2026-02-05 United States Executive Office of the President originator org United States Government Agency Donald J. Trump originator org President of the United States Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202501155 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202501155/html/DCPD-202501155.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202501155/pdf/DCPD-202501155.pdf DCPD-202501155 The President spoke at 11:49 a.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to former Vice President Kamala D. Harris, in her capacity as the 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee; Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors Jerome H. Powell; James Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer, JPMorgan Chase and Co.; Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz; White House Border Czar Thomas D. Homan; White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles; Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Prize for Peace recipient María Corina Machado; Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, USA, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, USAF, members of the West Virginia National Guard, who were shot in an ambush-style attack during a patrol near the White House in Washington, DC, on November 26; Evalea and Gary Beckstrom, parents of Spc. Beckstrom; Melody Wolfe, mother of Staff Sgt. Wolfe; Rahmanullah Lakanwal, suspected gunman in the shooting; Gov. Jay R. "J.B." Pritzker of Illinois; Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, IL; Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer, Intel Corp.; former Secretary of Transportation Peter P.M. Buttigieg; Adm. F. Mitchell Bradley, USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; and Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani of Iraq. Secretary Kennedy referred to Commissioner of Food and Drugs Martin A. Makary; and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya. Reporters referred to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government; U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steven C. Witkoff; and the President's son-in-law Jared C. Kushner. Secretary Hegseth referred to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on December 3. 2024 Presidential election Agricultural production, strengthening efforts Air traffic control system, modernization efforts Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies Attorney General Border security Cabinet meetings Centers for Medicare and Medicaid China, President China, trade with U.S. Christmas Columbia, drug production and trafficking Director of National Intelligence District of Columbia, law enforcement improvement efforts District of Columbia, shooting of National Guard servicemembers near White House Economic improvement Egg prices Electric and hybrid vehicles, promotion efforts Environmental Protection Agency Federal regulations, reduction efforts Federal Reserve System Gasoline costs Health care costs and affordability Illegal drugs, interdiction efforts Illegal immigration Illinois, crime in Chicago Illinois, Governor Inflation Intel Corp., U.S. Government ownership stake Iran, U.S. airstrikes on nuclear facilities Iraq, Prime Minister Iraq, security cooperation with U.S. Japan, trade with U.S. Louisiana, Governor Manufacturing industry, domestic investment Mexico, border with U.S., infrastructure and security Minnesota, Governor Minnesota, Somali refugees National Guard Nobel Prize for Peace North Atlantic Treaty Organization Office of Management and Budget Oil and natural gas, domestic production Opioid epidemic, efforts to combat Prescription drug costs, reduction efforts Russia, conflict in Ukraine Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of War Small Business Administration South Korea, trade with U.S. Suspected drug-trafficking vessels, U.S. airstrikes in Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Tariffs Tax Code reform U.S. Border Patrol U.S. diplomatic efforts, expansion U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Trade Representative Ukraine, international military aid Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes Undocumented immigrants, deportation of criminals Venezuela, drug production and trafficking Venezuela, President Veterans, health and medical care Vice President White House Ballroom construction project White House Border Czar White House Chief of Staff Washington, DC Beckstrom, Evalea Beckstrom, Gary Beckstrom, Sarah Bessent, Scott K.H. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. Bondi, Pamela J. Bradley, F. Mitchell Burgum, Douglas J. Buttigieg, Peter P.M. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori M. Collins, Douglas A. Dimon, James Duffy, Sean P. Gabbard, Tulsi Greer, Jamieson L. Harris, Kamala D. Hegseth, Peter B. Homan, Thomas D. Johnson, Brandon Kennedy, Robert F., Jr. Lakanwal, Rahmanullah Landry, Jeffrey M. Loeffler, Kelly L. Machado, María Corina Maduro Moros, Nicolas McMahon, Linda E. Musk, Elon R. Noem, Kristi L. Omar, Ilhan A. Oz, Mehmet Powell, Jerome H. Pritzker, Jay R. "J.B." Rollins, Brooke L. Rubio, Marco A. Sudani, Muhammad Shia' al- Tan, Lip-Bu Trump, Melania Turner, E. Scott Vought, Russell T. Walz, Timothy J. Wiles, Susan Wolfe, Andrew Wolfe, Melody Wright, Christopher A. Xi Jinping Zeldin, Lee M. Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters;DCPD-202501155 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2025-12-02 continuing daily deposited born digital 32 digital object pages https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202501155 P0b002ee1de18af62 000599742 000599742 DGPO 2026-02-05 2026-04-09 DCPD-202501155 machine generated eng fdlp PRESDOC Addresses and Remarks Cabinet meeting Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters, White House Washington, DC Beckstrom, Evalea Beckstrom, Gary Beckstrom, Sarah Bessent, Scott K.H. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. Bondi, Pamela J. Bradley, F. Mitchell Burgum, Douglas J. Buttigieg, Peter P.M. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori M. Collins, Douglas A. Dimon, James Duffy, Sean P. Gabbard, Tulsi Greer, Jamieson L. Harris, Kamala D. Hegseth, Peter B. Homan, Thomas D. Johnson, Brandon Kennedy, Robert F., Jr. Lakanwal, Rahmanullah Landry, Jeffrey M. Loeffler, Kelly L. Machado, María Corina Maduro Moros, Nicolas McMahon, Linda E. Musk, Elon R. Noem, Kristi L. Omar, Ilhan A. Oz, Mehmet Powell, Jerome H. Pritzker, Jay R. "J.B." Rollins, Brooke L. Rubio, Marco A. Sudani, Muhammad Shia' al- Tan, Lip-Bu Trump, Melania Turner, E. Scott Vought, Russell T. Walz, Timothy J. Wiles, Susan Wolfe, Andrew Wolfe, Melody Wright, Christopher A. Xi Jinping Zeldin, Lee M. 2024 Presidential election Agricultural production, strengthening efforts Air traffic control system, modernization efforts Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies Attorney General Border security Cabinet meetings Centers for Medicare and Medicaid China, President China, trade with U.S. Christmas Columbia, drug production and trafficking Director of National Intelligence District of Columbia, law enforcement improvement efforts District of Columbia, shooting of National Guard servicemembers near White House Economic improvement Egg prices Electric and hybrid vehicles, promotion efforts Environmental Protection Agency Federal regulations, reduction efforts Federal Reserve System Gasoline costs Health care costs and affordability Illegal drugs, interdiction efforts Illegal immigration Illinois, crime in Chicago Illinois, Governor Inflation Intel Corp., U.S. Government ownership stake Iran, U.S. airstrikes on nuclear facilities Iraq, Prime Minister Iraq, security cooperation with U.S. Japan, trade with U.S. Louisiana, Governor Manufacturing industry, domestic investment Mexico, border with U.S., infrastructure and security Minnesota, Governor Minnesota, Somali refugees National Guard Nobel Prize for Peace North Atlantic Treaty Organization Office of Management and Budget Oil and natural gas, domestic production Opioid epidemic, efforts to combat Prescription drug costs, reduction efforts Russia, conflict in Ukraine Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of War Small Business Administration South Korea, trade with U.S. Suspected drug-trafficking vessels, U.S. airstrikes in Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Tariffs Tax Code reform U.S. Border Patrol U.S. diplomatic efforts, expansion U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Trade Representative Ukraine, international military aid Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes Undocumented immigrants, deportation of criminals Venezuela, drug production and trafficking Venezuela, President Veterans, health and medical care Vice President White House Ballroom construction project White House Border Czar White House Chief of Staff The President spoke at 11:49 a.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to former Vice President Kamala D. Harris, in her capacity as the 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee; Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors Jerome H. Powell; James Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer, JPMorgan Chase and Co.; Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz; White House Border Czar Thomas D. Homan; White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles; Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Prize for Peace recipient María Corina Machado; Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, USA, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, USAF, members of the West Virginia National Guard, who were shot in an ambush-style attack during a patrol near the White House in Washington, DC, on November 26; Evalea and Gary Beckstrom, parents of Spc. Beckstrom; Melody Wolfe, mother of Staff Sgt. Wolfe; Rahmanullah Lakanwal, suspected gunman in the shooting; Gov. Jay R. "J.B." Pritzker of Illinois; Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, IL; Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer, Intel Corp.; former Secretary of Transportation Peter P.M. Buttigieg; Adm. F. Mitchell Bradley, USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; and Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani of Iraq. Secretary Kennedy referred to Commissioner of Food and Drugs Martin A. Makary; and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya. Reporters referred to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government; U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steven C. Witkoff; and the President's son-in-law Jared C. Kushner. Secretary Hegseth referred to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on December 3. DCPD-202501155 Trump, Donald J. Donald J. Trump Donald Trump Donald John Trump