Trump gives first Oval Office interview, promises to solve problems facing the country

President Trump credits the popular social media app TikTok for earning a greater percentage of the youth vote than previous campaigns.

Published: January 22, 2025 10:14pm

President Donald Trump gave his first Oval Office interview on Wednesday addressing a wide range of problems facing the United States, but assuring the nation that they are "all solvable." 

“They’re all solvable problems … with time, effort, money — unfortunately — but they’re all solvable," President Trump said in the interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. 

He also reiterated his belief that this election was the most consequential in history. 

“We can get our country back,” he said. “But if we didn’t win this race, I really believe our country would have been lost forever.”

Since taking office on Monday, President Trump signed a mountain of executive orders addressing the core issues from his campaign, including immigration, reversing Biden green energy policy, and delaying a ban on the popular social media app TikTok. 

In the interview, Trump specifically dismissed criticism of his policy towards the popular social media app TikTok, which he promised to save from legislation passed by Congress which required the app to separate from its Chinese owner or be banned from the United States. 

Shortly after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order to extend the deadline for the app's parent company ByteDance to divest of the platform or face a ban. Security and privacy concerns about the app have simmered in Washington for years, spurred by the China-based parent company ByteDance’s close relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.  

"But you can say that about everything made in China. Look, we have our telephones made in China, for the most part. We have so many things made in China. So why don't they mention that?" Trump asked. "You know, the interesting thing with TikTok, is you're dealing with a lot of young people, so they love--Is it that important for China to be spying on young people, on young kids watching crazy videos?" 

Trump also told Hannity that he truly believes he was saved by God from the would-be assassin's bullet on the campaign trail last year, echoing his inaugural speech where he said he was "saved by God to make America great again." 

"I turned...if I didn't turn you know when the turn was like split second, perfect timing. So something happened, and I don't think you can call it just luck," Trump said, confirming that the incident increased his faith in God. 

Trump also said he is currently reviewing the John F. Kennedy assassination files and plans to release them. 

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