A short press gaggle on Air Force One (Dec 9, 2025) where President Trump fields questions about a Texas Senate primary candidate, upcoming interviews for Fed Chair, and health policy proposals to replace Obamacare with health savings accounts, plus a question about taxing gambling winnings. Trump criticizes the insurance industry and praises direct payments to people via health savings accounts; he indicates he has a preferred Fed Chair candidate but will interview a few people.
Hi.
These guys, they're saying what's happening here?
Mr. President, what's your reaction to Jackson Crockett jumping in the Senate primary in Texas?
Well, she's a low IQ person. I can't imagine she wins. Maybe she'll get the Democrat nomination, but I think it's a gift to Republicans. She's a terrible representative. I watch here for the last two years. I can't even believe she's a politician, actually. Hi, Brian.
Will you be holding a final round of interviews for Fed Chair this week? There was a report uni meeting with Governor Fed Governor Kevin Marsh, former Fed Governor Marsh, Kevin Warsh.
We're going to be looking at a couple of different people, but I have a, a pretty good idea who I want. You're going to have to take it.
Easy with that thing.
You know, it's a government thing, but I like to take care of it.
Interview this week. Hello?
Somebody's in there. Come on out.
Mr. President, Senator's cast and crapo have introduced a bill to create health savings Accounts to replace Obamacare subsidies. Do you support that bill?
I like the concept. I don't want to give the insurance companies any money. They've been ripping off the public for years. Obamacare is a scam to make the insurance company rich, companies rich. And they have made, I mean you look 14 to $1,700 increase, 100% increase over the last number of years. There's really few things that have gone up like insurance companies. They're getting numbers and like nobody has ever seen before. Billions and billions of dollars is paid directly to insurance companies. We're not going to do that anymore. I believe Obamacare was set up to take care of insurance companies, not to take care of the American public.
Are you Republicans to vote for that bill tomorrow?
I love the idea of money going directly to the people, not to the insurance companies. Going directly to the people. It could be in the health savings account, it could be a number of different ways. And the people go out and buy their own insurance, which can be really much of health insurance, health care.
Mr. President, I was with you in Vegas when you had no tax on tips, helped the hospitality industry. Would you ever consider no tax on gambling winnings, considering that might be another stage to save American tax?
I haven't been asked that question a long time. No tax on gambling winnings. I don't know. We have no tax on tips. We have no tax on Social Security. We have no tax on overtime. No tax on gambling winnings. I don't know about that. I'm going to have to think about that. I think it's better to go up and maybe take our seats. It's a pretty rough flight. Bye, everybody. I hope to see you again. I better get out of here.
