1. Declaring "Iran is Dead," Listing Multiple Accusations that Iran "Completely Failed"
—US President Trump: Iran has officially become a failed state. It is "dead"! They have no navy, no air force, no currency, they can't pay their soldiers and police, inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is completely chaotic and unable to properly represent the country.
2. Renewing Threats to Retaliate Against Iran
—US President Trump stated that the US will respond to Iran's missile attack on US forces overnight. In an interview, he emphasized, "We will hit them hard," and made it clear that "there will be a response."
3. Pushing for Data Center Construction: Don't Kill the "Golden Goose"
—US President Trump: The only reason communities across America don't want to build data centers is that they want to be backward and poor. If they want to be successful, wealthy, have significantly reduced taxes, and have jobs everywhere, then let data dominate everything. The good news is, many other places welcome data centers. If we kill this golden goose, we will only have ourselves to blame.
4. Approval Rating Remains at a Low – According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, US President Trump's approval rating remains at 33%, the lowest level of his political career.
5. May Strike Iran, Reiterates US Interest Rates Are Too High
—US President Trump: "A lot of ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz last night, an average of 30 ships every night. There's a lot of oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz. We might strike Iran. We'll see." Trump also addressed the interest rate issue: "Rate rates are too high right now. I have a lot of respect for Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh; he will do what he has to do."
6. Comments on Measures Against Venezuela
—US President Trump: How Venezuela handles its relationship with OPEC is up to Venezuela itself. We have large oil companies in Venezuela, and this deal is a good deal for Venezuela. ExxonMobil and Chevron will enter Venezuela. I want to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
7. On the Hegses Election – US President Trump: It's too early to talk about US Defense Secretary Hegses running in the 2028 election.
8. Calls for Bipartisan Legislation to Revitalize the US Film and Television Production Industry
—US President Trump: I suggest Republicans and Democrats unite and immediately enact legislation to save America's film, television, and entertainment industry. Congress should immediately approve a federal production incentive program to create entertainment jobs in the US.
9. Pricing Agreements Reached with Nine Mid-Sized Pharmaceutical Companies
—According to foreign media reports, the Trump administration reached pricing agreements for nine new drugs with mid-sized pharmaceutical companies on Monday. The White House stated that these companies also pledged to invest at least $19.6 billion in US manufacturing in the short term. Some companies also donated active pharmaceutical ingredients to the government's strategic reserves.
10. Reiterates Disdain for Canada
—US President Trump: We don't need their products. So, if we cut off trade with that country, we'll net $40 billion. Find a few more countries like that, and we'll become a super money-making machine.
11. Construction of New White House Ballroom Approved—The US Supreme Court allowed Trump to continue construction of the new White House ballroom, ignoring two lower court rulings that he might have violated the law.
12. President Trump will meet with refiners to discuss increasing production and lowering prices – According to CNBC, US President Trump will meet with US refiners and fuel distributors on Tuesday to discuss expanding refining capacity and lowering gasoline prices.
13. President Trump will meet with senior executives of Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual to discuss the Brazilian economy.
