“I was under investigation more than the late, great, Alphonse Capone,” Trump said. “Think of it. Al Capone would kill people for dinner. If he left the room and he didn’t like him, he’d have him shot, killed, buried under a building someplace, as part of the foundation of a building. They’re all over the place, and I said I had more time under investigation than the legendary Alphonse Capone, or probably anybody else.”
Trump then misremembered that he had been indicted four times in 2023, not five.
“The one thing I did that was very helpful, I was indicted five times. Indicted, that wasn’t a word that was in—my father’s looking down, my mother’s looking down, that my son’s not supposed to be indicted,” he said. “I think I got indicted five times, impeached two times. All bulls--t, right? Terrible stuff.”
The luncheon crowd, comprising 60 CEOs and business leaders who donate to faith-aligned charities, did not appear to mind the president’s meandering, as they clapped and cheered throughout his speech as he rambled.
“Gas prices have reached the lowest level in five decades,” Trump remarked at one point. “Actually, it’s going to be, we’re going to see some really good numbers where, you know, drill, baby drill, drill, baby drill. I’ve got to make sure that people can afford to produce the gas. ...
“But the gas has gotten to the lowest level in decades, and you’re seeing $1.99 $1.98. I saw $1.95 at certain states, not California, because every time it goes down, they add taxes onto it,” Trump rambled. “All they do is they keep adding taxes. Terrible governor, doesn’t know what he’s doing. He may be, he may be a candidate, but if you, if you go by success, you can’t have him be a candidate.”
The White House Faith Office was created by executive order in February.
