Donald Trump Shannon Press Gaggle — Trade, $5,000 Checks, 9/11 Records & Midterms — September 13, 2026
Paraphrase-only transcript and timestamped claim index of President Donald J. Trump’s September 13, 2026 departure press gaggle in Shannon, Ireland, covering trade deficits and interest rates, 9/11 records and Saudi Arabia, Israel-related sanctions, Texas and Illinois politics, Iran, JD Vance, whiskey tariffs, the proposed $5,000 payment, midterm turnout and the possibility of another Trump family candidacy.
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00:01Trump recaps the Ireland visit, calls the golf tournament record-setting, and says he met Irish leaders and conducted business during the trip.
00:45Asked about weak approval polling in Ireland, Trump dismisses the polling as unreliable and says his standing in Ireland and the United States is strong.
01:08On trade deficits and Federal Reserve policy, Trump says he intends to restrict trade with some countries over time rather than continue large bilateral deficits.
01:40Asked about requests from 9/11 families for additional records concerning Saudi Arabia, Trump says he will review the matter after returning to the United States.
02:21Asked about sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and others on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, Trump says he will examine the issue and expects to speak with a prime minister early in the week.
02:41Trump praises Ken Paxton and says the Republican convention helped him politically in Texas.
03:15On a request involving Lindsey Clancy, Trump describes the case as tragic, notes that it is a state rather than federal matter, and says there is no good outcome after the deaths of three children.
03:57Turning to Illinois politics, Trump backs Bailey, criticizes Governor J.B. Pritzker, and refers to the family tragedy Bailey experienced.
04:44Asked whether the United States struck an Iranian vessel, Trump declines to say. Asked separately about a future JD Vance presidential bid, he says it is too early while praising Vance.
05:13On whiskey tariffs, Trump says he removed an unfair treatment affecting Ireland and notes that Shane Lowry raised the issue with him.
05:42Trump says the proposed $5,000 payment is moving forward and argues that tariff and other federal revenue provide the money to fund it.
06:04He repeats that the $5,000 payment will happen if Republicans retain power, comparing the pledge with earlier legislative and military-payment promises he says were fulfilled.
06:53Asked why the payment would wait until after the election, Trump says a Democratic victory would undermine investment and the revenue he says makes the payment possible.
07:23Trump says the midterms can be treated as a referendum on his administration and urges voters who supported him in the presidential election to turn out for Republican candidates.
08:43Asked whether one of his sons might someday put the Trump name back on a presidential ballot, Trump avoids predicting that outcome but praises both sons.
09:00In the closing exchange, Trump says several senior administration officials will handle upcoming media appearances or briefings and names Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon.
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