Trump:

NATO countries say they want to come, and they want to help with the strait, and it won’t take long to clean it out.

So we’re going to clean out the strait.

Trump:

We had very intensive negotiations, and toward the end it got very friendly.

We got just about every point we needed, except for the fact that they refuse to give up their nuclear ambitions.

That is the most important point by far.

Trump:

We are not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people they like or not selling it to people they don’t like.

It’s going to be all or nothing.

Trump on oil:

You saw what we did with Venezuela; it will be something very similar to that, but at a higher level.

Trump:

As I understand it, the UK and a couple of other countries are sending minesweepers.

Trump:

We have new machinery to kill the drones—the computerized bullets, they call that.

Also lasers melt the drone; it’s a beautiful thing to see.

Trump:

As Bibi Netanyahu said, we’re the big brother and they’re the small brother.

Trump:

The The New York Times is a fake paper. Just believe the opposite. It’s so sad when you look at CNN, The New York Times, ABC fake news, NBC fake news—it’s so sad to see it.

They report things they know are false. It’s almost treasonous, actually, if you want to really know the truth. It’s almost treasonous.

Trump:

The people we dealt with yesterday were, frankly, very smart, very sharp, very good.

Trump:

They haven’t left the bargaining table.

I predict they come back and they give us everything we want. I want everything.

I don’t want 90%, I don’t want 95%. I want everything!

Trump:

I could take out Iran in one day.

Maria Bartiromo: If they do not give up the nuclear effort, Will you further destruct Iran?

Trump: Yeah, I will.

Trump on the Gulf of Mexico:

I was thinking about calling it the Gulf of Trump, and I decided not to do it.

I think that one maybe wouldn't have worked out.

Trump:

The Strait is critical for Japan — they get about 93% of their oil through it. South Korea gets roughly 45%. Yet these countries haven’t really helped us.

I ask them: are you going to help?

We have about 45,000 U.S. troops in Japan and about 50,000 in South Korea. We guard them and protect them.

But when we ask for a little help in return, they don’t help us.

Trump on gas and oil prices:

Eventually, prices will go down. It may not happen immediately, but once this situation is resolved, prices will fall.

If you want to see the stock market collapse, let a couple of nuclear bombs be used — whether against us or anywhere else.

Maria Bartiromo: You said the other day that any country that supports Iran or sends military equipment to Iran would face a 50% tariff on their products. Were you referring to China?

Trump: Yes, China and potentially others. But specifically, yes, China is included.

I’ve heard reports — and I don’t always trust news reports — claiming that China giving shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. I’m not sure that’s accurate.

I doubt they would do that. Maybe they did a little bit at the beginning.

But if we catch any country, including China, providing military equipment to Iran, they will face a 50% tariff.

Trump on NATO countries:

Could I have forced them to participate? Maybe.

But if they had come in, it would have been grudgingly.

They would have stayed behind.

Trump:

Chinese cars are destroying Europe because they are taking away business from Mercedes and BMW.

We don’t have any Chinese cars in our country.

Trump compares Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain.

Trump on NATO:

We have to reexamine NATO. They weren't there for us.

They won't be there for us.

This is just a military operation, not a hard thing for us.

Maria Bartiromo: Do you believe the price of oil and gas will be lower before the midterm elections?

Trump: It could be the same or a little bit higher; it should be around the same.