President Donald Trump hosted executives from nuclear power companies Friday in the Oval Office to celebrate a new milestone in the White House's push to accelerate the growth of nuclear power in the United States.
Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above.
Last year, Trump signed four actions creating a pilot program aimed at having four new nuclear reactors go critical by July 4. Four companies ended up meeting that deadline, Trump said on Friday.
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"America is building again, America is dreaming again, and we're leading the world in pioneering the next generation of nuclear power," he said.
Trump says he's not feeling pressure to settle Iran war ahead of midterms
The president said, as far as the elections are concerned, "I'm not in a hurry."
He said he won't let rising gas prices and inflation continuing to run hot sway his decision on the war in Iran.
"We have to do it right," Trump said, adding "elections take care of themselves."
Trump was reelected in 2024 promising to bring down the cost of living but has seen prices rise dramatically in the months since the war with Iran began.
That has complicated things for Republicans hoping to maintain control of Congress.
Trump declines to answer question about possible war crimes in Iran
Answering questions from reporters in the Oval Office, Trump was asked if he considers it a war crime to blow up civilian power plants and bridges, as he has repeatedly threatened to do in Iran.
Trump replied, "I wont respond to that question."
The president has repeatedly threatened to blow up civilian infrastructure in Iran before backing down.
Trump says U.S. and Iran are talking, he thinks they're being 'serious'
"Sort of everybody" is involved in the talks with Iran to end the war, Trump said.
He said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and "a lot of people" are talking to Iran.
"We'll see what comes of it," the president said.
"We're talking to them right now," Trump said. "I think they're getting more and more serious as the days go by, for maybe the obvious reason. But we are talking to them right now."
Trump says Venezuela is 'not really ready' for election yet
Asked when Venezuela will hold elections after U.S. forces toppled President Nicolás Maduro, Trump responded, "They're not really ready for them yet."
He said the U.S. has brought economic benefits to Venezuela without elaborating, or mentioning the devastation of recent, major earthquakes there.
"They're not ready yet for the elections, but at some point they will be," the president added before mentioning the country's prowess in the Miss Universe pageants once he owned.
Trump defends subpoenas targeting NYT journalists, says case isn't over
A day after his administration withdrew subpoenas that would have required three New York Times journalists to testify about their sources, Trump said he isn't retreating.
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"We have a long way to go with that case," Trump said.
Trump said he supports the subpoenas, which were issued in response to a story about Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
"We're not after journalists, we're after leakers," Trump said. "And the way you find them is through the journalists."
Trump says U.S. will place 'major tariff' on Mexico for diarrhea-causing parasite
Asked when it would be safe to eat lettuce again, after a diarrhea-inducing parasite found in lettuce produced in Mexico has affected patients in nine U.S. states, Trump said his government is "going to put a major tariff on tax on Mexico because of the lettuce."
He added that his administration would also "put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke" caused by hundreds of wildfires raging across Canada, which has carried smoke by winds into the U.S.
Trump says he'd be 'willing' to call senators to help move stalled elections bill
"I'd certainly be willing," Trump said when asked if he could be doing more to help the Republican-controlled Senate pass a stalled elections bill he wants to sign into law.
Trump said he helped move the bill through the Republican-controlled House by calling a few representatives and getting them on board to send the bill to the Senate.
He said Senate Majority Leader John Thune has "got four or five people that are very difficult," including some "I put out of office."
"So I understand how it feels. I mean, they're doing the wrong thing," Trump said, asking who wouldn't be for showing ID and proof of citizenship to vote.
"No Republicans should put us in a position where they don't approve of something like that," he said.