President Donald Trump is celebrating his 80th birthday on June 14, marking the occasion with a three-day event at the White House featuring a UFC championship fight. The guest list includes family, allies, and loyal entertainers, though many celebrities have declined invitations due to his controversial reputation. As the most divisive US president in history, Trump's words have often sparked outrage. Here are 80 of his most alarming quotes.
On War and Conflict
1. After the first three deaths in the Iran war, Trump told NBC News: "We have three, but we expect casualties. But in the end, it’s going to be a great deal for the world." He added, "That’s the way it is."
2. Discussing Gaza, he suggested moving over a million Palestinians: "You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing."
3. When asked about energy levels, he attacked a reporter on Truth Social, calling her "ugly, both inside and out."
4. He threatened to take Greenland: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not... the nice way or the difficult way."
5. He diminished British troops in Afghanistan, claiming they stayed "a little back, a little off the front lines."
6. In March, he joked about Pearl Harbor with Japan's Prime Minister: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?"
On Immigration and Race
7. He wrote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning" on Truth Social.
8. He called Kamala Harris "a s*** vice president" and asked: "Do you want to lose your life savings because we put a weak and foolish woman in the White House?"
9. He urged supporters to get their "fat pig" husbands off the couch to vote early.
10. He announced a "permanent pause on third world migration, including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia."
11. He allegedly joked about a widow whose husband died protecting him during an assassination attempt.
12. He renamed the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."
13. He called Joe Biden "a broken-down pile of crap."
14. He complained about lack of gratitude for Gaza aid: "Nobody said, 'gee, thank you very much.'"
15. He told a reporter: "Quiet. Quiet, piggy."
16. He called Marjorie Taylor Greene "a very dumb person."
17. He said Keir Starmer is "not Winston Churchill."
18. He rated his war with Iran a 15 out of 10.
19. He targeted Somali people, calling them "pirates."
20. He suggested giving police "one really violent day" to stop crime.
21. He got distracted by rain during an interview about election rigging.
22. He claimed: "I probably won all 50 states if we had an honest count."
23. He said Putin agreed to a ceasefire because of cold weather.
24. He called a reporter "the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place."
25. He bragged: "The doctor said, ‘Man you have the blood pressure of a great athlete.’"
26. He claimed Obama founded ISIS.
27. He said: "Torture works."
28. He said Mexican immigrants are "rapists."
29. He questioned Obama's birthplace and religion.
30. He said: "I don’t believe in climate change."
31. He said: "The leaks are real, but the news is fake."
32. He said: "I thought it would be easier."
33. He claimed Obama's birth certificate was a fraud.
34. He said: "Who wouldn’t take Kate Middleton’s picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing?"
35. He claimed protesters against ICE were "professional troublemakers."
36. He tweeted about sexual assaults in the military: "What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?"
37. He bragged: "Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."
38. He said about Ivanka: "If she weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
39. He complained about his Time Magazine cover.
40. He called Giorgia Meloni "beautiful."
41. He said Melania's speech got more publicity than any in history.
42. He said John McCain was not a hero because he was captured.
43. He boasted: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters."
44. He suggested using light inside the body to kill coronavirus.
45. He said: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese."
46. He said: "My I.Q. is one of the highest."
47. He claimed wind turbines kill eagles.
48. He promised a wall and said Mexico would pay.
49. He boasted about a bigger nuclear button than Kim Jong Un's.
50. He said the Oscars had no stars except him.
51. He said haters and losers were born "f**ked up."
52. He said Charlie Hebdo should have folded.
53. He claimed Muslims cheered on 9/11.
54. He wrote: "Women have one of the great acts of all time."
55. He criticized windmills, calling them "unsightly."
56. He said: "I will absolutely apologize if I'm ever wrong."
57. He talked about shooting protesters "right between the eyes" in front of children.
58. He said: "I love the poorly educated."
59. He compared gay marriage to long putters in golf.
60. He claimed the Pope is helping Iran get nuclear weapons.
61. He linked vaccines to autism.
62. He regretted not courting Princess Diana.
63. He called Cher "a loser."
64. He called Bruce Springsteen a "dried up prune."
65. He said: "My women are more beautiful."
66. He said: "Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich."
67. He bragged about screwing Qaddafi.
68. He called Kim Jong Un "short and fat."
69. He said: "I think I know more about the environment than most people."
70. He suggested injecting bleach for COVID-19.
71. He said: "I wouldn't say I'm a feminist."
72. He said generals were "better looking than Tom Cruise."
73. He compared his treatment to Abraham Lincoln's.
74. He said rounding up immigrants is "humane."
75. He said: "Waterboarding doesn't sound very severe."
76. He asked: "If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband, what makes her think she can satisfy America?"
77. He said: "My fingers are long and beautiful."
78. He said COVID-19 was "totally under control."
79. He attacked Sadiq Khan, calling him "a stone cold loser."
80. He extended best wishes to "haters and losers" on September 11.
