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Byron Donalds: “I backed [Donald Trump] because I knew he could step in day…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

Byron Donalds Addresses Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida

Published July 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:35

I mean, it's just win after win after win. People are excited. Like, I'll be honest, when I, when I said I'm in and I was going to back the President, I backed [Donald Trump] because I knew he could step in day one and turn this country around. I knew it in part because, yes, he had been there and he knew all the stuff from Trump 1 and coming into Trump 2, it was going to be very, very different. (10:35–10:40)

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Asserts belief in Donald Trump's ability to immediately improve the country's situation.

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“Donald Trump has taken Washington by storm.”
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“The Republicans on Capitol Hill, we actually passed one big beautiful bill.”
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“The government used to be in the food distribution business.”
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“The government's so bad at it, they got out of that business and just gave people these things called food stamps.”
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“We now call them SNAP benefits.”
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“These are the people who believe in, in a central bank, digital currency.”
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“These are the people who believe that just by raising more taxes and spending more money, that somehow we will all be prosperous.”
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“We have the best university system in the entire country.”
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“Donald Trump is on a win streak. We've never seen anything like this.”
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“The President has surrounded himself with like minded individuals who are committed to the agenda and they're committed to you, the American…”
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“Florida is red today.”
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“Governor DeSantis has done a tremendous job leading this state, a tremendous job before him. Rick Scott did a tremendous job leading this…”
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“In Florida, the Democrats have been defeated because we've had great policy and great leadership in our state.”
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“Making Florida the financial capital of the world, making our roads more efficient and better, cleaning up our insurance markets.”
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“Our activists in Florida are committed to keeping Florida the free state of Florida.”
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“There is no movement, there is no party that can stop young people active for the right principles, the principles of liberty and freedom…”
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