On the record · Updated October 18, 2026

Olivia Wales quotes

White House spokesperson

16 things Olivia Wales said, verbatim, from June 18, 2026 to September 12, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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The federal government should release the remaining unredacted records on Saudi Arabia's alleged ties to the 9/11 hijackers.

Qualifies Sep 12

“President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in history, which is why he authorized the declassification and release of hundreds of pages of documents related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.”

Fox News Trump marks 25 years since 9/11 at the Pentagon and tells the crowd "that's why we fight today," as the CIA declassifies 71 briefs it wrote before the attacks ›

Others on this question

Terry Strada chair, 9/11 Families United Supports

“Administration after administration, including leaders in front of us here today, chose to protect the Saudis instead of standing with the 9/11 families”

The Trump administration has achieved essential denuclearization of Iran through military and economic pressure.

Supports Aug 23

“obliterated Iran's nuclear facilities, sunk their navy, wiped out Iran's defense industrial base, and continues to strangle what's left of their economy with one of the most successful naval blockades in history.”

PBS NewsHour Bessent promises the toughest sanctions in history on Monday, and Iran's security chief threatens to halt all Gulf oil exports ›

Others on this question

Richard Nephew Senior research scholar, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Disputes

“There is no solid evidence to support the idea that Iran has lost the desire to produce a nuclear weapon”

Matthew Bunn Specialist in nuclear policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Qualifies

Although it's unlikely that Iran has any functioning uranium enrichment facilities today, it still has enough highly enriched uranium stockpiled to be able to produce a dozen or more nuclear weapons over time, said Matthew Bunn, a specialist in nuclear policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Olivia Wales on The Middle East7

As printed Jul 20

“Trump will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon”

Associated Press Why Trump has changed the way he talks about Jimmy Carter ›

As printed Jul 16

“Thanks to the overwhelming success of Operation Epic Fury, the United States has unprecedented leverage”

on military strikes providing strategic leverage against Iran

MSNBC Trump’s latest reversal in Iran is concerning some allies as the war escalates ›

As printed Jul 15

“Long before he was elected, President Trump has been remarkably consistent in his belief that Iran — a nation that chants ‘Death to America’ — can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,”

on Trump's long-standing warning against Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon

Latest Political News on Fox News Trump revives his decades-old Iran warning as US ramps up military pressure: 'remarkably consistent' ›

As printed Jun 22

“We have surrendered our power. We have capitulated to the enemy, and they now are mocking us.”

on concerns the US has ceded ground amid Trump's shifting approach to Israel

NBC News Politics Sen. Cory Booker says people should be ‘very worried’ about Trump and Israel upending peace ›

As printed Jun 22

“brokered an excellent, performance-based MOU that advances the interests of the United States by ending the fighting, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to significantly lower energy prices, and forcing Iran to commit to abandon its nuclear ambitions.”

NBC News Politics Sen. Cory Booker says people should be ‘very worried’ about Trump and Israel upending peace ›

As printed Jun 18

“What President Trump and his team achieved on the battlefield and at the negotiating table is nothing short of remarkable and will strengthen American security for years to come.”

on crediting Trump's team for the Iran war deal and its security benefits

Associated Press Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump’s tentative deal to end war with Iran ›

As printed Jun 18

“What the President has achieved on the battlefield and at the negotiating table is nothing short of remarkable and will strengthen American security for many years to come.”

on touting Trump's Iran deal as strengthening American security

NBC News Politics Republicans in Washington on edge over Iran deal as Trump touts its merits ›

All 171 people on the record on the Middle East ›

Olivia Wales on Foreign policy & the world1

As printed Jun 19

“That’s why the Vice President was trusted to lead these negotiations alongside Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,”

Associated Press ›

All 86 people on the record on foreign policy & the world ›

Olivia Wales on Economy, jobs & inflation1

As printed Aug 5

“draw a sharp contrast between his commonsense agenda and the radical policies of Democrats like Gavin Newsom,”

PBS NewsHour Trump takes trip to West Coast to tout the economy, something polls show he's weak on ›

All 93 people on the record on economy, jobs & inflation ›

Olivia Wales on Campaigns & elections4

As printed Aug 11

“President Trump will keep calling out dangerous, far-left radicals like Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, who sympathizes with terrorists and calls for defunding the police.”

Atlanta Black Star ‘The Gloves Are Off!’: Trump Drags Dem’s Wife in Nasty Attack, Then Gets a Comeback That Puts Him to Shame and Pulls Melania Into the Spotlight ›

As printed Aug 11

“President Trump will keep calling out dangerous, far-left radicals like Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, who sympathizes with terrorists and calls for defunding the police. President Trump will never let the United States become a socialist or communist nation.”

on a Trump spokesperson defending attacks on Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed

Atlanta Black Star ‘The Gloves Are Off!’: Trump Drags Dem’s Wife in Nasty Attack, Then Gets a Comeback That Puts Him to Shame and Pulls Melania Into the Spotlight ›

As printed Aug 11

“The Democrats’ embrace of socialism and communism is an existential threat to our country,”

Atlanta Black Star ‘The Gloves Are Off!’: Trump Drags Dem’s Wife in Nasty Attack, Then Gets a Comeback That Puts Him to Shame and Pulls Melania Into the Spotlight ›

As printed Aug 5

“The President will draw a sharp contrast between his commonsense agenda and the radical policies of Democrats like Gavin Newsom, who keep raising taxes, inviting rampant fraud in taxpayer-funded programs, and protecting illegal immigrant drug dealers, rapists, and murderers,”

The Daily Wire Armed Man Arrested Outside Trump Golf Course Ahead Of President’s Visit ›

All 150 people on the record on campaigns & elections ›

Olivia Wales on The presidency & national symbols1

As printed Jul 19

“The only legacy he is concerned with is making America greater than ever before.”

on Trump's changing comments about Jimmy Carter's legacy

Associated Press Why Trump has changed the way he talks about Jimmy Carter ›

All 83 people on the record on the presidency & national symbols ›

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