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January 23rd, 2026

SPECIAL EDITION: Washington Reporter's latest interview with President Donald Trump

We"re grateful for his time, his candor, and his willingness to talk with us about the hottest policy issues like delivering most favored nation pricing and negotiating with the banks.

Of course, we also appreciate the kind things he said about the Washington Reporter; President Trump and his entire administration are historically accessible to new media outlets like ours, and the American people are better off for this unprecedented level of accessibility that Karoline Leavitt and the entire White House press team have allowed for us and for so many others — and don't worry, we'll interview President Trump again soon enough.

Thanks for your readership and for your support; we can't wait for what 2026 will bring for our outlet!

—Matthew Foldi, Editor in Chief

In this edition

[1]	INTERVIEW: "And it's done. It just has to set in." President Donald Trump celebrates delivering most favored nation drug savings
[2]	INTERVIEW: Lower-priced eggs, gas, cars, and mortgages: President Donald Trump tells us how he's delivered affordability and what's next
[3]	INTERVIEW: President Donald Trump says "we're looking at so many different things" with Iran
[4]	INTERVIEW: President Trump explains how acquiring Greenland is in America's core security interest — and he's not phased by Europe's complaints
[5]	INTERVIEW: President Donald Trump on the Washington Reporter: "You guys are doing a good job"
[6]	INTERVIEW: President Donald Trump explains his historic border success
[7]	EDITORIAL: After just one year, President Trump has made America safer, more prosperous, and more affordable
[8]	SCOOP: House Republicans praise Trump's policy wins: "never seen a president hit the ground running with as much energy as what he's done"

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INTERVIEW: "And it's done. It just has to set in." President Donald Trump celebrates delivering most favored nation drug savings
By: Matthew Foldi

President Donald Trump touted his record of lowering the costs of prescription drugs for Americans by delivering the "most favored nation" (MFN) pricing policy through a series of deals with pharmaceutical companies, in his latest interview with the Washington Reporter. As part of this accomplishment, he noted that "we're going to bring [prices of drugs] down 500, 600, 700 percent."

For years, progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) tried to push MFN through far-reaching legislation that Republicans pointed out would have negative consequences like taking away cancer drugs for seniors.

Earlier this year, Trump showed Congress how this could be done with tailored executive action and dealmaking, and he celebrated his success in lowering prices. "It's the biggest thing anyone has ever heard of. And it's done. It just has to set in. And Europe has agreed to it because we said otherwise, we'll charge you tariffs."

Trump gave the Reporter an example of the success of his policy, saying in the interview that, "we're taking a pill that costs $130 [today] down to about $30. And Europe's costs are going up by nearly $30. So they'll be at $30 and we'll be at $30."

Trump could have pointed to more than a dozen examples of drug companies announcing lower drug costs because of the president's MFN accomplishment, including Genentech, AbbVie, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, and Eli Lilly.

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INTERVIEW: Lower-priced eggs, gas, cars, and mortgages: President Donald Trump tells us how he's delivered affordability and what's next
By: Matthew Foldi

Since President Donald Trump came back to office, prices on core staple items like eggs, gas, vehicles, and mortgages are down. And Trump told us how he plans on building on these wins.

In 2026, President Donald Trump and Republicans across the country are planning on focusing on issues of affordability. The President of the United States noted to the Washington Reporter in his latest interview that everything from mortgage interest rates to egg prices are down.

"I like focusing on it [affordability]," he said, on the heels of his trip to a Ford plant in Michigan, where he highlighted multiple affordability wins for working families, pointing to falling vehicle prices lower gas costs, and new tax relief aimed squarely at buyers of U.S.-built vehicles.

Throughout Trump's second term, he and the White House have used Ford's trucks to show how "America First" policies are delivering results for consumers. The White House praised Ford for leaning into affordability and investing billions to make vehicles at home following the event.

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INTERVIEW: President Donald Trump says "we're looking at so many different things" with Iran
By: Matthew Foldi

President Donald Trump is "looking at so many different things" with Iran, following days of protests against the Islamic Republic's regime by demonstrators who have been getting gunned down by the thousands in the streets.

In his latest interview with the Washington Reporter, Trump laughed when the Reporter remarked that Iran's theocratic rulers are taking the country into the "Stone Ages," responding "you're my kind of guy."

However, Trump did offer praise to the Iranian rulers for "stopp[ing] 837 hangings," which Iran "terminated because of the fact that they didn't want me to be unhappy. I appreciate that very much. That's a lot of hangings, right? Can you imagine that?"

The United States is widely expected to provide meaningful assistance to protesters in Iran; "Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY," he recently posted on Truth Social.

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INTERVIEW: President Trump explains how acquiring Greenland is in America's core security interest — and he's not phased by Europe's complaints
By: Matthew Foldi

President Donald Trump is preparing to head to Europe, and he told the Washington Reporter in his latest interview that his latest post on Truth Social remains his viewpoint when it comes to his desire to "ACQUIRE" Greenland.

"We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back — World Peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it. They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently. Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that!"

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INTERVIEW: President Donald Trump on the Washington Reporter: "You guys are doing a good job"
By: Washington Reporter

During his latest interview with the Washington Reporter's editor-in-chief Matthew Foldi, President Donald Trump cut Foldi off with a succinct message: "you guys are doing a good job," the President of the United States said.

The president and Foldi covered extensive ground in their latest interview, discussing everything from health care to foreign policy to the president's successes in securing America's borders.

Despite the Reporter's status as a relative newcomer to the White House beat, Trump's longstanding readership and praise for the outlet has been established almost from the get-go. Shortly before Trump returned to the White House following his historic 2024 comeback, he told the Reporter's Foldi in an interview "I like you guys."

That rapport continued in the latest call, with the president asking Foldi what the latter thought about his latest Truth Social post about America's strategic need to acquire Greenland. "How did you like the Truth I put out about Greenland today?" the president asked.

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INTERVIEW: President Donald Trump explains his historic border success
By: Matthew Foldi

As President Donald Trump enters the second year of his second term, he noted in his latest interview with the Washington Reporter that it's important for him to "focus[] on talking about things we've achieved," namely his historic successes at securing America's borders.

"Nobody wants to talk about the border anymore," the 45th and 47th President of the United States said in an interview. "A week after we close the border, and closed it with nobody coming in, nobody wants to talk about it anymore because it's fake news. I got elected because of the border, and within a month, I had it in good shape, but within two months, it was totally closed. It's perfect. Now nobody even tries to come up, and nobody wants to mention it."

Trump's description of America's borders as being "successfully [] concluded" is borne out by the facts. The Reporter recently first covered the historic efforts by Trump, along with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Rodney Scott, which included the eighth consecutive month of zero parole releases recorded. The president and the Reporter discussed that article, which the White House shared, during the course of the interview.

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EDITORIAL: After just one year, President Trump has made America safer, more prosperous, and more affordable
By: Washington Reporter Editors

As President Donald Trump enters the second year of his second term, he noted in his latest interview with the Washington Reporter that it's important for him to "focus[] on talking about things we've achieved," namely his historic successes at securing America's borders.

"Nobody wants to talk about the border anymore," the 45th and 47th President of the United States said in an interview. "A week after we close the border, and closed it with nobody coming in, nobody wants to talk about it anymore because it's fake news. I got elected because of the border, and within a month, I had it in good shape, but within two months, it was totally closed. It's perfect. Now nobody even tries to come up, and nobody wants to mention it."

Trump's description of America's borders as being "successfully [] concluded" is borne out by the facts. The Reporter recently first covered the historic efforts by Trump, along with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Rodney Scott, which included the eighth consecutive month of zero parole releases recorded. The president and the Reporter discussed that article, which the White House shared, during the course of the interview.

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SCOOP: House Republicans praise Trump's policy wins: "never seen a president hit the ground running with as much energy as what he's done"
By: Matthew Foldi

President Donald Trump deserves no less than an "A" to an "A+" for what eight House Republicans told the Washington Reporter has been a historic first year, singling out the administration's wins on everything from border security to foreign policy.

"To give him an A+ or a 5.0 on a 4.0 scale might sound ridiculous, but I've been here for a long time and I've never seen a president hit the ground running with as much energy as what he's done," Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) told the Reporter in an interview.

Multiple lawmakers cited Trump's success in keeping his promises. "He's a man who means what he says and says what he means," Rep. John McGuire (R., Va.) said. "Every president in my lifetime said they want peace in the Middle East, he got two deals done. He moved our embassy to Jerusalem. Biden said we need legislation to secure the border, but that was wrong; we just needed a new president. Americans are safer, murder rates are down, we're recovering from the damage of NAFTA, hope for the future is up, and we're creating peace. I give him a high grade."

"I'd give him an A+," Rep. Pat Harrigan (R., N.C.) said. "I had to think about an A or an A+, but he has done everything he said he was going to do and more." Both Reps. Kevin Hern (R., Okla.), the House Republicans' Policy Committee Chairman, and Rep. Mark Alford (R., Mo.), gave Trump an A+.

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