Press conference

Trump shocks, shows photos of arrested immigrants. "A successful year, America is booming"

On tariffs: 'I don't know what the Supreme Court will decide'. "I think God is proud of what I have done in a year"

20 January 2026

Donald Trump durante la conferenza stampa. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak

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Key points

Tariffs: "I don't know what the Supreme Court will decide"
Greenland, how far will it go? "You will find out." "The UN has never helped me resolve a conflict."
G7 emergency in Paris, would you attend? "No"
"I felt bad about Renee Good's death, Ice can make mistakes"
"Sleepy, corrupt Biden"
Resurrected Columbus Day 'Italians be happy and remember this when they vote'
"I think God is proud of what I have done in a year"

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'No one has ever done anything like this, there is a boom in America': Donald Trump said this in the media briefing, displaying one of the packets distributed to the press highlighting '365 victories in 365 days'. The tycoon reiterated that he inherited the chaos from the Biden administration and boasted what he considers the successes of his first 12 months. "The United States will not have a trade deficit next year," he said. "The US expects GDP to rise in the first quarter by more than 5 per cent."

The beginning of the speech is almost surreal. While everyone is waiting for him to talk about Greenland and tensions with European allies, the tycoon begins to show a long series of mugshots of alleged criminal immigrants arrested by ICE in Minnesota, epicentre of the latest clashes over brutal federal raids. "Do you want to live with them? Most of them are international murderers. They come with no money, they don't even have a country, they don't even have anything that looks like a country and they come here and they get rich,' he continues, speaking of Somalia ('which is not even a country') and Somali immigrants ('people with very low IQs'). "These are the people that some people are trying to defend," he attacked, referring to local Dem authorities. Trump then admitted for the first time that ICE immigration officers "can go hard and make some mistakes, but it can happen". "I was touched by that woman's death," he added, in Renee Good, who was killed in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. "I understand her father is a tremendous Trump fan, I hope he still is, it's terrible," he states.

"My wife thinks I'm a financial genius like Warren Buffett. My wife spent her whole life criticising me for not being financially smart enough, Now, instead, she loves me more," Donald Trump said praising his administration's successes. "We ended Biden's stagflation. We have no inflation," Trump added, stressing that the administration is awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs. "I don't know how the case will go but we have collected tens of billions of dollars. If we lose it's possible we'll have to work to give it back," he explained.

"Maybe I have bad PR people." US President Donald Trump said this at a press conference at the White House, referring to the fact that he was not given credit for the stock market boom. Trump also complained that there was "no mention at all" of his efforts to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and blamed the media for not doing so. "We can't get the news out there," he concluded.

Tariffs: 'I don't know what the Supreme Court will decide'

During the press conference Trump said he does not know how the Supreme Court will rule on the legality of his global tariffs, but said Washington may have to repay hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs if it loses the case. "I don't know what the Supreme Court will do.... To me, it's so clear. It couldn't be clearer," Trump said, adding that he believed the tariffs were legally imposed and that it would be difficult to refund the duties already levied "without hurting a lot of people."

Greenland, how far will it go? "You will find out." "The UN has never helped me resolve a conflict"

"You will find out." This is how Donald Trump responded to a journalist who asked him 'how far he will go' to acquire Greenland. "I have lost a lot of respect for Norway, which controls the Nobel Prize. I have solved eight wars," he said again.

"The United Nations, with all the wars I have solved, has never helped me end any conflict," Donald Trump said at a press conference held at the White House. However, he added: "I think the UN should continue, because its potential is great," responding to a reporter who asked him whether the Board of Peace for Gaza will be a replacement for the UN.

Still on the Greenlandic theme, Trump also said, referring to the countries that oppose the US plans on the Arctic island: 'They desperately need that agreement with us. They fought hard to get it. We have a lot of meetings planned on Greenland in Davos. I think things will go very well."

Responding to reporters about tensions with Europe over the Danish island and the risk of a Nato break-up, Trump added: 'Something will happen and it will be very good for everyone. Nobody has done more for Nato than me, we will find a solution and Nato will be very happy and we will be very happy."

To read more: the live dedicated to Greenland

G7 emergency in Paris, would you attend? "No"

The US president would not attend the emergency G7 meeting in Paris hypothesised by Emmanuel Macron, he continued. "No," he replied dryly to those asked if he would attend.

"I support the Syrian president even though he has a brutal record'

Trump said he supports Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who is leading an offensive against Kurdish forces, once a US ally in the fight against jihadists of the Islamic State organisation. "The president of Syria is working very hard," the US president said at a White House press conference, "He's working very, very hard. He's a strong man, a tough guy with a pretty brutal track record. But you can't put an altar boy on that job."

"I felt bad about death Renee Good, Ice can make mistakes"

"Ice sometimes makes mistakes. Sometimes they're too tough, but they deal with tough people." Donald Trump said this about the tactics of the federal anti-immigration agency. "I felt terrible" about the killing of that "young woman," the president later said in reference to the death of Renee Godd in Minneapolis at the hands of an ICE agent. "It's a tragedy. It's a horrible thing,' he added, reporting that he later found out that Good's parents, 'particularly her father, are Trump fans'. However, Trump also pointed out that the fact that it is a tragedy "everybody would say that, even Ice would say the same thing". "I understand both sides," he added, pointing out, however, that some of the people who protested against Ice's behaviour were "professional agitators".

"Sleepy and corrupt Biden"

From immigration to inflation, during his White House briefing, US President Donald Trump mentioned Biden's name several times, placing the blame on his predecessor. "Joe Biden the sleeper. Joe Biden the corrupt. You can call him whatever you want," Trump said. "Is that still fair? He's sleepy and he's corrupt. He's been the worst president we've ever had."

Harsh words from Donald Trump towards former special prosecutor Jack Smith, who led two investigations into the tycoon under the Biden administration. "He's a sick son of a bitch," the president said during a White House press conference. Trump also called New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg, who also led investigations against him, "sick".

Reset Columbus Day 'Italians be happy and remember it when they vote'

"I have officially re-established Columbus Day," Trump said again, reviewing the many measures passed in the first year of his second term in the White House." "Italians (Italian Americans, ndr) be very happy. Will you remember that when you go to vote?" the president added.

"I think God is proud of what I have done in a year"

"I think God is very proud of what I've done, including on the religion front. Christians and Jews are protected by me, and they wouldn't be protected by me with any other kind of president,' Trump said when asked if he thought God was pleased with the president's efforts over the past year.