"Bitcoin has hit multiple all-time highs because everyone knows I'm committed to making America the cryptocurrency capital," Mr. Trump said at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Miami on Wednesday. He added: "We want to be at the forefront of everything, one of which is cryptocurrency, and Miami seems to be at the centre of the action. If you think about it, maybe it will always be there." Washington is expected to have the most cryptocurrency-friendly Congress to date, according to ...
"I think cryptocurrencies may be the future of American hegemony in terms of our economic position and economic strength," Donald Trump Jr., Mr. Trump's eldest son, said at the Ondo summit in New York on Thursday. It also said: "We have to create a framework where cryptocurrency works, I believe it is the future of finance, where we can play a role and understand what it is, but at the same time don't let those who don't know why over-regulate or you will lose everything it stands for." (CoinDes...
On January 21, a White House spokesperson said that Trump will announce major infrastructure building plans on Tuesday.
According to CNN, US President-elect Donald Trump met with Meta Platforms (META. O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.
At a news conference on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump escalated his talk of annexing Canada to the United States. He also reiterated his intention to impose "substantial" tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. Asked if he would use military force to annex Canada, he replied, "No - economic force. Because of Canada and the United States, that can really work. That artificial line can be given to...
President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Government Effectiveness Panel, led by Mr. Musk, would release a report on its work to streamline the US government. "They're going to come up with separate reports, and at the end there's going to be a big report," Mr. Trump said in a speech at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, the first time Mr. Trump has provided new details about the panel's report since it was announced earlier this week.
Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he should accept the election results if he loses, arguing there was no need to tell his supporters there should be no violence. Asked if he would tell supporters there should be no violence, Trump said: "I don't have to tell them that... of course there will be no violence. My supporters are not violent. I don't have to tell them. I certainly don't want any violence, but I don't have to tell them. They are all great people".
Trump said on Thursday that if he wins the general election in November, he will establish a government efficiency commission headed by Musk. The commission will develop an action plan to completely eliminate fraud and improper payments within six months. This will save the United States trillions of dollars while maintaining the same level of government services. In response, Musk wrote on X: "If given the opportunity, I look forward to serving America. No pay, no title, no recognition." (Kim T...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday that the president should have some say in interest rates and monetary policy, in his clearest statement yet on the Fed's independence, a move that would go against the central bank's longstanding practice of independence from political actors. "I think, as far as I'm concerned, I've made a lot of money," Mr. Trump said at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach on Thursday. "I've been very successful, and I think, in many...
Trump discussed cryptocurrencies in an interview with Fox Business on Friday. Trump emphasized the importance of the United States leading the way in cryptocurrency, suggesting that the government could use bitcoin to pay off $35 trillion in national debt. He described cryptocurrency as "a different form of money" that has been "prominent" and "massive" and said "it eventually...