萊維特主持白宮簡報會(7/31)

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美東7月31日下午,白宮發言人卡邏琳‧萊維特(Karoline Leavitt)將主持媒體簡報會,新唐人、大紀元進行網絡直播(即時翻譯字幕)。
我們今天有很多消息
我也為您準備了一些宣傳
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首先,在代表總統和白宮
我們向紐約警察司令伊斯蘭的家人
他們犧牲了他們的同鄉紐約人
犧牲了他們的同鄉紐約人
今天紐約市舉行婚禮儀式
在白宮的所有人都將
司令的家人、朋友
和紐約警察司令的同鄉
在我們的想法和祈禱中
總統總是
總是會
為我們的男人和女人站在藍色的路上
祝福司令伊斯蘭
和其他人
在這無意義的暴力行為中
另一個消息
總統特朗普的工作訪問
是一場巨大的成功
在少於48小時
總統特朗普
銷售了歷史上最大的
最有影響力的貿易協議
並防止亞洲發生第二次貿易戰
自從他上任以來
我們從未有過一個總統
擁有美國的全力
來商討好貿易
對我們的國家
和它的人民
像總統特朗普一樣
這就是最大的貢獻
在和平的前提
總統特朗普幫助
臺灣和柬埔寨
進行即時和無條件的止火
這兩個國家
參與了一場死亡的戰爭
直到總統特朗普進場
終止這場戰爭
總統特朗普
直接通過電話
與臺灣的行政總統
和柬埔寨的總統
通知兩位領導人
除非他們終止戰爭
否則
聯合國和美國
不會進行貿易討論或協議
幾乎立刻之後
一件貿易協議
拯救了數千人的生命
並允許貿易協議
與這些國家結束
總統特朗普
現在已經結束了
臺灣和柬埔寨之間的戰爭
以色列和伊朗
羅灣和
共和國的共和國
印度和巴基斯坦
塞爾維亞和喀什維
以及埃及和伊地利
這意味著
總統特朗普
平均有協議
一項和平協議
或止火
每月
在他工作的六個月
很快
總統特朗普
獲得了榮譽和平獎
我知道
以色列的議題
在眾人的頭上
我有一項更新
來自特勤委員會
史蒂夫·威特科夫
我今天早上
和他通電話
特勤委員會
史蒂夫·威特科夫
和哈格比總統
在今天在以色列
與總統納尼亞胡
和其他官員
關於提供
食物和幫助
給加州
總統特朗普
是一個人類主義者
他有一個大心
這就是為什麼
他發送特勤委員會
史蒂夫·威特科夫
到這個地區
為了拯救生命
來結束這個危機
明天
特勤委員會
哈格比總統
將在加州旅遊
檢查現時的
供應鏈
並安排計劃
提供更多的食物
並與當地的加州人
首先聽到
這個嚴重的情況
在地上
特勤委員會
和總統
將在他們的訪問後
提供最終的計劃
供應鏈
和食物
到這個地區
我們將為你們提供
更多的詳細資訊
當這個計劃
得到通過
美國總統的同意
後
在貿易方面
總統確認了
歷史性的貿易協議
與歐洲聯盟
這將讓美國
優先
並基本上
強化了
貿易關係
世界上
兩大經濟體之間
這個協議
實現了
總統川普總統
貿易的核心承諾
超越了
美國的
製造能力
並開啟了
外國市場
進口給美國商人
這個協議
保證
美國商人
將有
不可預期的
進口
到歐洲聯盟
市場
進口
我們的
美國製造品
另外
這個協議的一部分
歐洲聯盟將購入
750億美元
在美國的能源
來強化
我們的能源主導
減少歐洲的
依賴
對敵人的資源
並縮小
我們的貿易負擔
與歐洲聯盟
歐洲聯盟
也將進行
新的投資
60億美元
在美國
加上
超過100億美元
歐洲公司
每年都投資
在美國
這些巨大的購入
和投資
將在
2028年
我們正在觀看
川普總統
重建
世界史上
最偉大的經濟
並同時證明
所謂的
經濟專家
每個轉折
都錯誤
媒體評論家
說
與歐洲聯盟
如此偉大
和有利於
美國
是不可能的
但川普總統
讓它發生了
所謂的經濟專家
不斷地說
美國
經濟
會在夏天
夏天
快到了
這個流行
並不存在
昨天
實際上
第二季的
GDP增長
增加了
3.0%
每年
相當於
預期
的增長
川普總統
的美國
第一政策
是引導
經濟增長
他一直說
他們會
而這個增長
是由私人
不是政府
美國政府
經濟
下跌了
第二季
實際上
有利於
增長了
2%
在第一季
下跌
川普總統
正確地
調整
經濟
反映
拜登政府
所做的
並允許
私人
經濟
增長
這些
所謂的
經濟
說
川普總統
的
經濟
下跌
私人
中文譯聽不清
Finally, as you all know, the President signed an executive order earlier this year to solve the problem of exorbitant pharmaceutical pricing.
According to recent data, the prices that Americans have been paying for brand-name drugs are more than three times the price other similarly developed nations pay.
The President is determined to solve this problem and took further action today.
He has signed 17 letters to pharmaceutical companies' CEOs.
I would like to read you one of these letters to the CEO of Eli Lilly.
All of these letters will be provided to you following this briefing.
This is to the CEO of Eli Lilly from the President of the United States.
On May 12, 2025, I signed an executive order delivering most favored nation prescription drug pricing to American patients
to stop global fleet freeloading and guarantee that Americans pay the same prices enjoyed by other developed nations.
Right now, brand-name drugs in the United States are up to three times higher on average than anywhere else for the identical medicines.
This unacceptable burden on hard-working American families ends with my administration.
Most proposals the Trump administration has received to resolve this critical issue promised more of the same,
shifting blame and requesting policy changes that would result in billions of dollars in handouts to industry.
Moving forward, the only thing I will accept from drug manufacturers is a commitment
that provides American families immediate relief from the vastly inflated drug prices
and an end to the free ride of American innovation by European and other developed nations.
Accordingly, I'm calling on Eli Lilly and company and every manufacturer doing business in our great country
to take the following actions within the next 60 days.
Extend the most favored nation pricing to Medicaid,
guarantee most favored nation pricing for newly launched drugs,
return increased revenues abroad to American patients and taxpayers,
provide for direct purchasing at most favored nation pricing.
The President's team, including Secretary Kennedy and Administrator Oz, stand ready to implement these terms.
The President expects to further engage with them immediately in good faith to deliver relief for American families.
Make no mistake, a collaborative effort towards achieving global pricing parity
would be the most effective path for companies, the government and American patients.
But if you refuse to step up, we will deploy every tool in our arsenal
to protect American families from continued abusive drug pricing practices.
Americans are demanding lower drug prices and they need them today.
Other nations have been freeloading on U.S. innovation for far too long,
and it is time they pay their fair share.
I look forward to your binding commitments to each of these goals
by September 29th, 2025.
And my team stands ready to assist with implementation questions.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this vital national priority.
Signed, President Donald J. Trump.
Again, to the CEO of Eli Lilly.
This letter, in its form, has been designed for each of the 17 major drug and pharmaceutical companies
in the United States, and we're happy to provide you the full list.
And I believe you will see all 17 letters popping on Truth Social very shortly,
so you can look out for those, and I'm happy to take any further questions.
Before we get to questions, I do have one other announcement.
From the White House and from the President, we are proud to announce
that the construction of the new White House Ballroom will begin.
For 150 years, presidents, administrations and White House staff
have longed for a large event space on the White House complex
that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed.
President Trump has expressed his commitment to solving this problem
on behalf of future administrations and the American people.
The White House is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in the world.
Yet the White House is currently unable to host major functions
honoring world leaders in other countries
without having to install a large and unsightly tent
approximately 100 yards away from the main building's entrance.
The White House State Ballroom will be a much-needed and exquisite addition
of approximately 90,000 total square feet
of innately designed and carefully crafted space
with a seated capacity of 650 people,
which is a significant increase from the 200-person
seated capacity in the East Room of the White House.
In recent weeks, President Trump has held several meetings
with members of the White House staff, the National Park Service,
the White House Military Office and the United States Secret Service
to discuss design features and planning.
President Trump has chosen McCreery Architects
as the lead architect, which is well known
for their classical architectural design
and based right here in our nation's capital.
The construction team will be headed by Clark Construction
and the engineering team will be led by ACOM.
The project will begin in September 2025
and it is expected to be completed
long before the end of President Trump's term.
President Trump and other donors have generously committed
to donating the funds necessary to build
this approximately $200 million structure.
The United States Secret Service will provide
the necessary security enhancements and modifications.
The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated
from the main building of the White House,
but at the same time, its theme and architectural heritage
will be almost identical.
The site of the new ballroom will be where the small,
heavily changed and reconstructed East Wing currently sits.
The East Wing was constructed in 1902
and has been renovated and changed many times
with a second story added in 1942.
White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wiles
has provided the following statement.
President Trump is a builder at heart
and has an extraordinary eye for detail.
The President and the Trump White House
are fully committed to working with the appropriate organizations
to preserve the special history of the White House
while building a beautiful ballroom
that can be enjoyed by future administrations
and generations of Americans to come.
In the White House, we will continue to provide
the American public and all of you in the press
with updates on this project at whitehouse.gov slash visit.
And if you go there shortly, you will be able to see
renderings and visuals of what this ballroom will look like,
both the exterior and the interior.
I have provided some photos for all of you in the room today.
This is the interior of the ballroom space.
It's quite beautiful.
And then this is the exterior of the ballroom space.
As you can see, it will come off of the executive mansion
as it sits today, and the east wing
will be modernized and renovated.
We're happy to answer any further questions on that.
Jennifer, since you're so eager, I will go to you.
But first, as always, I want to start
with our new media seat, Ben Weingarten.
Why don't you go ahead, Ben?
Thank you.
In light of the release, the declassification
of the annex to the Durham report today,
beyond any potential prosecution,
the outcomes of which will likely be uncertain,
what does the president believe
justice for Russiagate ought to entail?
Might it include restitution for those
whose lives were upended as a consequence of Russiagate
and perhaps a major reorganization
of the national security apparatus?
Well, I think a major organization
of the national security apparatus,
at least here at the White House
within the National Security Council,
has indeed taken place,
and the president entrusts his current CIA director,
John Ratcliffe, and our ODNI director,
Tulsi Gabbard, to make the necessary changes
to ensure classified intelligence,
especially that could implement or hurt
the national security of our country
does not make its way into the hands
of irresponsible actors
who want to politicize that intelligence
for their own end.
Since you brought up the declassification report
that was put out by Senator Grassley today,
I'm glad you brought it up
because this should be a story
every outlet in this room should be covering.
This is further evidence
that Hillary Clinton approved
the Russia hoax against President Trump.
Her campaign financed it.
Again, she approved it.
And the FBI and the CIA
were both weaponized to,
as our director of CIA has said,
accelerate this hoax
against then-candidate
and former President Trump.
To answer the heart of your question,
the president wants to see justice served,
and he trusts the attorney general
and the Department of Justice
to implement that justice
and hold these people accountable.
One more question, briefly, if I may,
on a totally different topic.
There's been legislation reintroduced
in the House and Senate
on designating the Muslim Brotherhood
as a terrorist organization.
The Muslim Brotherhood
is considered by many to be
the fountainhead of Sunni Islamic supremacism
from which Hamas and other groups have spawned,
with a nexus to domestic organizations as well.
Does the president support
designating the Muslim Brotherhood
as a terrorist organization?
Frankly, I'm not sure
because I haven't talked to him
and I would never want to get ahead
of the National Security Council
on specific designations.
It sounds like something
this administration would support,
but we can get a firm answer for you.
How's that?
Thanks for being here.
Jennifer, go ahead.
Eager beavers.
How much of the East Wing
will be torn down?
The entire East Wing
or just parts of it?
So the East Wing
is going to be modernized.
The necessary construction
will take place
and for those who are housed
in the East Wing,
including the Office of the First Lady,
the White House Military Office,
the White House Visitor's Offices,
those offices will be temporarily relocated
while the East Wing is being modernized.
And then on Israel-Gaza,
there are some reports
that negotiations with Hamas
might not be continuing.
Did you get any updates
from Steve Witkoff on that?
I did.
Special Envoy Witkoff
is actively talking
with our counterparts in Israel
about that
and he wants to give some grace
to the president
so he can fully brief the president
on what he's learning on the ground
in both Israel and Gaza.
But the president put out
a very strong statement
on Truth Social this morning,
which I'm sure you saw,
and he said the quickest way
to end this entire conflict,
the humanitarian crisis that we've seen
and the crisis in Israel
that of course started on October 7th
when Hamas brutally kidnapped
and raped innocent Israelis.
That terrible terrorist attack
is for Hamas to surrender
to release all of the hostages
and to end this conflict.
And that's what the president wants to see.
He's made that very clear.
But the special envoy
will be in Gaza tomorrow
as I shared with you previously.
Josh.
Can you give us a little more clarity
on the tariff?
You said that the reciprocals
will take effect tomorrow.
Does that include the new auto rates
for instance of Japan, Korea, the EU?
Is this all coming effective tomorrow?
So the countries,
some of the countries you just mentioned,
Japan, South Korea,
they have bespoke trade deals
that the president cut,
which just to backtrack for a second, Josh,
we promised that the president
would negotiate with countries
all around the world
to cut tailor-made trade deals
depending on those countries' challenges,
how badly they've ripped off
the United States of America
and our manufacturing industry
and our workforce
in the past.
And he has done that.
Of our 18 major trading partners,
two-thirds of those trading partners
have a deal.
We've sent out 17 letters
to countries around the world.
And the rest of those countries
that either do not have a deal
or have a letter,
they will be hearing
from this administration
by the midnight deadline tonight.
So yes, tomorrow, August 1st,
the reciprocal rates
will be going into effect.
If more deals are cut
between now and midnight,
I will never count out the president.
You've seen him do it before.
He cut three deals in one day
very recently.
So we'll see what happens.
I do know foreign leaders
are ringing his phone
realizing this deadline
is a real thing for them tomorrow
and they're bringing offers
to the table.
We're reporting that the president
wants to meet David Solomon
of Goldman Sachs today.
Can you say what they'll discuss
with anything in that meeting?
I won't discuss
the president's private meetings
from this podium,
and it hasn't taken place yet
unless he gives me liberty to do so.
Finally, have you talked
with the president
about his position
on the stock trading ban
built for Congress?
He obviously had
pretty loaded comments
about Senator Hawley.
There's some reporting
that he's since spoken.
What is his position
on the current status of that bill?
The president has spoken
to Senator Hawley who called him,
and the president took that call.
As the president said
in the Roosevelt Room yesterday,
conceptually, he of course supports
the idea of ensuring
that members of Congress
and United States senators
who are here for public service
cannot enrich themselves.
The reason that this idea
to put a ban on stock trading
for members of Congress
is even a thing
is because of Nancy Pelosi.
I mean, she is rightfully criticized
because she makes, I think,
$174,000 a year,
yet she has a net worth
of approximately 413 million.
In 2024,
Nancy Pelosi's stock portfolio,
this was a fascinating statistic to me,
grew 70% in one year in 2024,
and her portfolio outperformed
every single large hedge fund
in that same year,
and even more than doubled
the returns of Warren Buffet's
Berkshire Hathaway.
So I think the president stands
with the American people on this.
He doesn't want to see people
like Nancy Pelosi
enriching themselves off of public service
and ripping off their constituents
in the process.
As for the mechanics of the legislation
and how it will move forward,
the White House continues
to be in discussions
with our friends on Capitol Hill.
Emily, in a new seat today.
Thanks, Caroline.
I wanted to ask about this report
that the president wants to host
a G-20 meeting at Toronto.
How is he going to do that
considering all the preparations
that have been going on in South Africa?
And also, would that be seen
as his businesses possibly profiting
from hosting this kind of meeting?
I would reject that premise entirely.
We have announcements
and details forthcoming on the G-20,
but my understanding is
no firm announcement
is ready to be made at this time.
I did see the report,
but we're not in a place
to confirm it just yet.
Michelle.
Just on the tariffs,
what are the logistics for imposing those?
Does the president have to sign
an executive order tonight?
What's the timing of that?
Yes, and he will be signing
an executive order
at some point this afternoon
or later this evening.
And as always,
we'll keep you posted when that happens
and it will be released from our office.
And are there some of these countries
that have had...
have they all had contact
with U.S. officials
or are there some countries
that are going to get letters
that have had no opportunity
to negotiate with the United States?
Well, there's a lot of countries
that I know have reached out.
I believe it's upwards of 200 countries
around the world have reached out
to the trade and tariff team.
Of course, as I said previously
and the president said,
we're going to prioritize
our key trading partners,
which we have done, like I said,
of the 18.
Two-thirds of those we have cut
these tailor-made deals with.
But I do know that the trade team
has been working around the clock
to try to be in correspondence
with as many countries as possible.
But if they haven't heard from us yet,
they will in the form of a letter
or an executive order
by midnight tonight.
We'll go to the back.
Sure, go ahead.
In the back left.
Thank you.
Amanda, yes.
Thank you very much.
I have a question
to ask about the U.S.
Amanda, you can go ahead.
U.S. and South Korea
tariff negotiations
at the tariff negotiations
between South Korea and the United States
concluded yesterday.
President Trump stated on his SNS
Truth Social that
he would announce the specific details
of the investment in the United States
at the South Korea-United States summit
in two weeks.
My question is
is this tariff negotiation
a final agreement
or is further negotiation necessary?
Thank you.
Well, yes.
As you know, the President met
with representatives
of the Republic of South Korea
here at the White House yesterday.
And they did in fact reach a deal.
And South Korea will pay
a 15 percent tariff rate
including 15 percent on autos
while providing historic market access
to American goods like autos and rice.
Korea will purchase
$100 billion in American energy
by 2028.
And the centerpiece of this deal
is that South Korea has agreed
to invest $350 billion
at the President's direction
to revitalize American industry.
90 percent of those profits
will go to the United States government
to help pay down our debt
and for other matters
at the President's choosing.
So it was a very successful meeting yesterday.
Do you have anything
set up for the U.S.-South Korea summit?
I'll get you something on that.
I don't have it at my fingertips.
OK. Amanda.
Thank you, Caroline.
There are a number of
congressional Republicans
who have raised the alarm
about the fact that roughly
80 percent of pharmaceuticals
are either manufactured
or their precursors are manufactured
in either China or India.
There are some pieces of legislation,
some recommendations,
which include either on-shoring,
near-shoring or friend-shoring,
those components of that.
Do you know if the President
intends to throw the weight
of the executive behind that?
I don't have any updates
for you at this time.
I do have an update
on our EU trade deal.
I stand corrected.
It's not $60 billion in investments.
It's $600 billion in investments.
I want to make that very clear.
And I personally watched
the President behind closed doors
with the European President
in Scotland negotiating this deal.
And he got the most juice
out of that squeeze that he could.
And he was constantly looking out
for America's interests.
So I just wanted to clarify that one point.
Deanna.
Thanks,Caroline.
For the countries
that don't have a deal yet,
should we be looking
at the April 2nd chart at all?
Or is he negotiating
and talking about having
a set tariff rate,
10 percent, 20 percent?
Those discussions
are taking place
with the trade team today.
And again, we'll provide
further guidance
with that executive order
once it is signed.
And the answer to that question
will be in that executive order.
Is he looking to provide
any more extensions today
after his phone call with Mexico?
Is there any other
conversations like that?
I do know that other foreign leaders
around the world have reached out.
And if the President decides
to share the conclusions
of those calls with all of you,
he will do so himself.
But I do want to reiterate
what the President said about Mexico.
Mexico is still paying tariffs.
They're paying
a 25 percent tariff on fentanyl,
25 percent tariff on cars,
a 50 percent tariff on steel,
aluminum and copper.
And additionally, Mexico has agreed
to immediately terminate
its non-tariff trade barriers
of which there are many.
And as the President said,
we will continue to talk to Mexico
over the next 90 days
with the goal of signing
a larger trade deal.
The key to this, again,
is Mexico has agreed
to terminate those non-tariff barriers
and to continue to work
with us in good faith.
Mexico is a very unique situation
of all the other countries
around the world
because, of course,
we share our southern border
with Mexico,
which we've seen
an increase in cooperation
between Mexico's President
Claudia Scheinbaum
and our administration
on clamping down
on drug trafficking
and human trafficking
at the southern border.
We appreciate those efforts
and we'll continue
to work in good faith
and to continue
to have these trade discussions
as well.
Joey.
Yeah, thanks, Caroline.
Just clarifying
on the previous question.
President Trump has indicated
he's been looking at
an either 15 percent
or 20 percent baseline
universal tariff.
Has he landed
on one of those yet?
I won't get ahead
of the President
on that baseline announcement.
And then, secondly,
what did Treasury Secretary Bessett
mean yesterday
when he called
the new Trump accounts
for newborns
a, quote, backdoor
to privatizing
social security?
Does the administration
view this new Trump accounts
as a way to, in the long term,
perhaps privatize
social security?
What the Secretary of Treasury
was saying
and what this administration
believes is that
these Trump newborn accounts,
which is an incredibly creative
and great provision
that was in the
One Big Beautiful Bill
for newborn babies
and families
and future generations
of Americans
will help supplement
not substitute
social security.
The Trump administration
is wholeheartedly committed
to protecting social security.
The President did it
in his first term.
He's doing it again
in this term.
But these newborn accounts
are another revenue stream
for young people
to watch their money grow
throughout their lives
and to one day be able
to access those funds
so they can hopefully
build a home
and live the American dream.
Jake.
Just one follow-up
on the tariffs
and then one not.
Is the President at all
considering extending
the August 12th China deadline
at all?
Is that in consideration?
So, look, on China,
you heard from the President
on Air Force One
when we were returning
from Scotland.
You've heard from
the Treasury Secretary as well,
Ambassador Jameson Greer.
They just spent two days
in Geneva
for their third round
of talks with China.
And the current policy,
the current trade program
that we have going
with China right now
as it stands
will decrease our deficit
by $5 billion this year.
So we are moving
in the right direction
when it comes to China.
And Secretary Besson
and Ambassador Greer
continue to be
in direct communication
with our Chinese counterpart.
But is the deadline
is an extension on the table
potentially from the
August 12th deadline
as it stands?
I don't think so,
but I'll let the
Secretary of Treasury
speak on that
because he's leading
these negotiations.
Reagan, go ahead.
Thanks, Caroline.
There's growing frustration
that more Trump's nominees
haven't been confirmed.
Why does the President
think Senate Republicans
are so behind
and has he had
any further conversations
with Leader Food about it?
The President has had
many conversations
with his friends
in the United States Senate
about advancing his nominees,
his judicial nominees
through this process.
It is critical that we get
these good attorneys
in these positions
so that we can end
the weaponization of justice,
so we can have
true law and order
in our country.
It's unfortunate
the Democrats are playing
political games,
but the President
has made it clear
to Senate Republicans
they need to do everything
in their power
to advance the President's
nominees as well.
Kelly, go ahead.
Caroline, thank you.
Two questions real quickly.
Sure.
Nigeria.
Congressman Chris Smith,
Republican from New Jersey,
is calling upon
the President of the United States
to do something
in terms of imposing
perhaps sanctions on Nigeria
for the persecution of Christians
living in the northern part of Nigeria
by radical Islamic groups.
Has he contacted
the President yet?
And do you know
if there's any action
that the President will take?
I'm not tracking
a call between the President
and the head of Nigeria.
I know the President
wholeheartedly condemns
the persecution of Christians
or frankly of people
of any faith
all over the world,
but I don't have
any updates for you
in terms of sanctions
in this part of the world.
My second question, Caroline,
deals with immigration
here in America.
As you know,
a lot of deportation
has been going on.
ISIS has been going after
violent criminals
that are here illegally
and rightly so.
In the midst of that,
there are some evangelical pastors
who are stating
that it may have gone
to a point of being
indiscriminate
and actually getting
innocent people
like members of the clergy.
Has the President
and has ICE
looked at that
to see how they can actually
go after those violent criminals
but also make sure
that members of the clergy
are still not being deported?
Well, look,
the administration
has always maintained
the position
that anyone
who illegally crosses
our nation's borders
is subject to deportation.
That's just the law of the land
and we must be a nation
that enforces our laws.
But the priority from ICE,
of course,
is to deport, detain, arrest
and remove violent, illegal aliens
and criminals from our country.
And they have been doing that
at the rate of thousands
of illegal, violent criminals
every single week,
especially in Democrat-run
sanctuary cities
where these illegal, violent
criminals have been given
a safe haven
and have essentially been immune
from our nation's laws
under the previous administration.
That's not happening anymore
because of this President
and Secretary Nome
and the Department of Homeland Security.
And we are going to be
a nation of laws.
And as we've said repeatedly,
if you came here illegally,
you are subject to deportation,
but the priority
are those public safety threats
that we must remove
from our communities.
Thank you so much, Caroline.
Two questions.
So what, from us,
hardens its position
in Israel provides aid?
And do you have
any new information
on the hostages
that need aid, too?
And second question,
we heard President Trump
criticize President Macron
and Prime Minister Stormer
for their statement
about recognizing
a Palestinian state.
What is the President's position
on recognizing
a Palestinian state?
And will he recognize
Israeli sovereignty
in Judea and Samaria?
I can answer both
of those questions for you.
On the second question
about a Palestinian state,
the President expressed
his displeasure
and his disagreement
with the leaders of France,
the United Kingdom and Canada.
He feels as though
that's rewarding Hamas
at a time where Hamas
is the true impediment
to a ceasefire
and to the release
of all of the hostages.
So to your first question,
the President wants to see
all of the hostages released.
He cares deeply about this.
He has met with
many of the former hostages,
many of the families
of those who have loved ones
who are still being held hostage
in Gaza.
I have met with them, too.
It is absolutely devastating
what these poor people
have been through.
And the President
is always thinking about them.
And that's why
he's designated
his special envoy,
Steve Witkoff,
who's doing a tremendous job
to release the hostages
and to end this conflict.
But the President
has always said
the last remaining hostages,
now there are 20 living hostages
in Gaza,
will always be the hardest
because Hamas is unfortunately
using these innocent people
as bargaining chips.
But nevertheless,
we are committed to
seeing this come to an end.
Elizabeth.
Thanks, Caroline.
Part of the settlement
with Brown prohibits it
from performing
transgender procedures
or prescribing hormone,
puberty blockers,
that type of thing.
Will eliminating
these types of procedures
be a priority
for the Trump administration
in negotiations
with other universities?
I can tell you that
ending the chemical castration
of children in our country
is a priority
of this administration.
We've talked to
many of these universities
about it,
but we've also,
the President has also
taken very strong action
to cut off the funding
for any medical institution
in this country
that provides those
barbaric procedures.
The Brown University agreement,
since you brought it up,
is yet another win
to root out
antisemitic behavior
on our nation's college campuses
and unlawful racial discrimination.
Brown has agreed
to no longer allow
unlawful racial discrimination
in admissions
or university programming.
They have agreed
to provide access
to all relevant data
and information
to rigorously assess compliance
with its commitment
to merit-based admissions,
and they will pay
$50 million over 10 years
to state workforce
development organizations
that comply with
anti-discrimination laws
supporting regional economic growth
and career opportunities.
Brown will also adopt
the definitions of male and female
from President Trump's
executive order
defending women
in gender ideology extremism
from women's sports,
programming,
facilities and housing.
Brown will no longer perform
gender reassignment surgeries
on minors
or prescribe them
puberty blockers
or cross-sex hormones,
and Brown will take steps
to improve the campus climate
for Jewish students
and combat antisemitism
on their campus.
This is yet another huge win
for American students
and for those who love our country
and want to abide
by our country's laws.
On the topic of
defending women
from gender ideology extremism
and helping women's sports,
the President will be signing
an executive order
at 4 o'clock today
with some very famous
professional athletes
whom I'm sure you all know.
And that executive order
will be focused on
strengthening athletics
in our country
and making America
healthy again.
And we are going to
re-implement the
presidential fitness test
in America's schools,
which is, I think,
something all Americans
can get behind.
So you'll hear from
the President in two hours
and we will see you all there.
Thank you.
