Short press-gaggle transcript from President Trump upon arrival at the White House on Oct. 5, 2025. The president praises a Navy celebration and claims the Navy was largely rebuilt during his first term; reporters ask about a deadline for Hamas to release hostages, a possible ceasefire, rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and an attack in the Caribbean. Many questions are deferred or answered briefly (e.g., "we'll wait", "we're looking into that").
Celebrating the Navy.
That was amazing, actually. I think everybody would agree there's nothing like it in the world. And we really. When you show those planes, the quality of the equipment, everything else, we rebuilt the Navy mostly in my first term, but we're doing it even beyond. So thank you all for being there. That was a great celebration today. Right? Didn't you think? Okay.
Are you willing to set a deadline for Hamas to release the host?
Yeah, we did it very quickly. We had some very good meetings. The countries of the world, a lot of the countries surrounding Israel, frankly, Muslim, Arab and many others, have had great meetings with Hamas. And it looks like it's working. So we'll wait for a little while, see how it all turns out.
When will the administration begin? Five?
I think it'll work very, very quickly. I think it's going to go very quickly. The meetings seem to be very good. We'll find out. We'll let you know soon.
The administration, the rebels in drc, Democrats of the Congo, they continue to con.
Yeah, they continue, but we're looking into that. We've heard it.
What about the ceasefire?
We're going to look at that.
You said there was an attack yesterday night in the Caribbean.
My people will give you those details.
Mr. President.
That's taking place right now. It's all because of the Democrats. The Democrats are causing the loss of a lot of jobs with their. It's a shutdown. It's their shutdown, not our shutdown. It's their shutdown. And I hope everybody likes what the president. Presidential Walk of Fame. You know that. Have you seen the. It's beautiful, isn't it? Presidential Walk of Fame. Thank you very much. Again, congratulations to the Navy. They did a great job today. Thank you very much.
