LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks in Garden City, New York — 8/14/2026

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 14, 2026 at 20:36  |  2:01:40  |  CNBC
Speakers
Donald Trump — President of the United States

Summary

President Donald Trump delivered a law-enforcement-focused speech in Garden City, New York, joined by FBI Director Cash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanch. He highlighted record crime reductions, border enforcement, and support for police while attacking New York Democrats and promoting Bruce Blakeman for governor. Trump also made broad market-relevant claims on tariffs and factory investment, stock market strength, Middle East oil and gasoline, defense spending, drug pricing, and a proposed health insurance overhaul.

  • FBI Director Cash Patel and Attorney General Todd Blanch open with crime-reduction statistics and support for law enforcement.
  • Trump announces the largest recorded violent-crime reduction and further 2026 declines in murders and robberies.
  • Trump criticizes New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, no-cash bail, sanctuary policy, and urges election of Bruce Blakeman.
  • He touts the economy: record jobs, $19.2 trillion investment, tariff-driven factory construction, tax cuts, and stock market all-time highs.
  • He discusses Iran, the Hormuz Strait blockade, gasoline prices, and Venezuela oil supply.
  • He promotes prescription drug price cuts and a plan to stop payments to big insurance companies.
  • He highlights defense spending and military strength.
Ideas
Donald Trump President of the United States 79:24
Tariffs drive a U.S. manufacturing boom.
Trump says tariffs are forcing companies to build production in the U.S. to avoid paying 50% tariffs, with $19.2 trillion of investment pouring into plants and factories and more factory openings ahead, supporting U.S. manufacturing and industrial activity.
Donald Trump President of the United States 83:15
Middle East war supports higher oil prices.
Trump says the U.S. military action against Iran and the Hormuz Strait blockade/no-ship zone justify gasoline rising from under $2 to around $4, implying elevated oil and gasoline prices until the Iran situation is resolved.
Donald Trump President of the United States 110:14
U.S. equities are in a policy-driven uptrend.
Trump argues the U.S. stock market is in a broad uptrend because the economy is the "hottest" in the world, with record employment, $19.2 trillion of investment, tariff-driven factory building, and nearly 80 all-time highs since his election.
Donald Trump President of the United States 111:23
Drug price cuts hurt pharmaceutical pricing power.
Trump says his most-favored-nation drug pricing policy is producing the largest prescription drug price cuts in U.S. history, with price differences of 400-600% and the lowest U.S. drug prices in the world, implying a negative pricing-power regime for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Donald Trump President of the United States 112:44
Record defense spending supports defense stocks.
Trump says the administration is making the largest ever investment in the U.S. armed forces, the military is more powerful than ever, and Space Force and operations in Venezuela/Iran demonstrate capability; this is a direct spending tailwind for the defense sector.
Donald Trump President of the United States 114:35
Iran is collapsing economically and militarily.
Trump says Iran is being badly defeated: its currency is valueless, inflation is 350%, its navy is gone, air force shut down, missile manufacturing largely destroyed, and leadership eliminated; the thesis is a severe bearish country/economic collapse view on Iran.
Donald Trump President of the United States 116:59
Proposed health plan disintermediates health insurers.
Trump says he will pass a health care plan that stops payments to big insurance companies and gives money directly to people, letting individuals buy their own insurance at lower cost; this would disintermediate and harm health insurers.
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