Alex Pfeiffer

uh alex pfeiffer alex pfeiffer is the principal deputy communications director here under president trump and his 47th administration and he joins me now live at the white house hello alex vince it's a pleasure to be on and i have to correct you you're a unfortunately start off some fake news to your viewers the 100th day is the 29th because here at the white house we're counting january 20th as day one because the president fired off so many executive orders and already accomplished so many promises shortly after inauguration that's not a good fact check i don't

uh alex pfeiffer alex pfeiffer is the principal deputy communications director here under president trump and his 47th administration and he joins me now live at the white house hello alex vince it's a pleasure to be on and i have to correct you you're a unfortunately start off some fake news to your viewers the 100th day is the 29th because here at the white house we're counting january 20th as day one because the president fired off so many executive orders and already accomplished so many promises shortly after inauguration that's not a good fact check i don't

So you've you've seen both sides of this. I have actually. And I was thinking about that the other week. I mean, I've been in the briefing room and then on the other side out being brief. Caroline, our press secretary before those briefings. And it's much more enjoyable being on this side of things. Is it? Yeah. Been working for you.

So you've you've seen both sides of this. I have actually. And I was thinking about that the other week. I mean, I've been in the briefing room and then on the other side out being brief. Caroline, our press secretary before those briefings. And it's much more enjoyable being on this side of things. Is it? Yeah. Been working for you.

So fortunately, my my role in sort of the comm shop, I deal with less of the incoming and more of the outcoming. And from my point of view, it's just like, it's hard to get everything out that we're doing.

So fortunately, my my role in sort of the comm shop, I deal with less of the incoming and more of the outcoming. And from my point of view, it's just like, it's hard to get everything out that we're doing.

I mean, every single day, all these cabinet agencies are making tons of announcements and, you know, flooding the zone, like, you know, everyone likes to use the term flooding the zone, but, and we are. And so it's a fight for me to get the little things that I don't want to get attention. For example, last week, I doubt you even know this or any of your listeners or viewers know this.

I mean, every single day, all these cabinet agencies are making tons of announcements and, you know, flooding the zone, like, you know, everyone likes to use the term flooding the zone, but, and we are. And so it's a fight for me to get the little things that I don't want to get attention. For example, last week, I doubt you even know this or any of your listeners or viewers know this.

We did final approvals for this copper mine in Arizona, Resolution Copper. It's going to provide up to a quarter of the nation's copper needs. I mean, that's like a big deal. Big. And it barely got any attention because there's so much other stuff going on. So, like, my day-to-day fight is... Working to get the good things we're doing attention is sort of my focus on it.

We did final approvals for this copper mine in Arizona, Resolution Copper. It's going to provide up to a quarter of the nation's copper needs. I mean, that's like a big deal. Big. And it barely got any attention because there's so much other stuff going on. So, like, my day-to-day fight is... Working to get the good things we're doing attention is sort of my focus on it.

And I have a to-do list to start the day and most days I don't get to check off all of it because there's a lot going on. And then, like you mentioned, things pop up. People say stuff, things happen, and we sort of have to deal with the response to it. One of my roles here is helping lead our great rapid response account.

And I have a to-do list to start the day and most days I don't get to check off all of it because there's a lot going on. And then, like you mentioned, things pop up. People say stuff, things happen, and we sort of have to deal with the response to it. One of my roles here is helping lead our great rapid response account.

Yeah, no, I if they want to talk about Kimar Obrego Garcia every single day. I hope they do. I should start actually getting on their mailing list, sending them some talking points to keep them in the news. Because today, a friend of mine sent me a tweet from Senator Van Hollen in 2017 during the first Trump administration.

Yeah, no, I if they want to talk about Kimar Obrego Garcia every single day. I hope they do. I should start actually getting on their mailing list, sending them some talking points to keep them in the news. Because today, a friend of mine sent me a tweet from Senator Van Hollen in 2017 during the first Trump administration.

And he was like, you know, Mr. President, you need to focus on deporting MS-13 members, not scholarship winners. It's like, oh. Yeah, okay, Senator Van Alen. We've deported an MS-13 gang member from your state. Where's our applause for that? No. So if they want to talk about this guy, we'll talk about him.

And he was like, you know, Mr. President, you need to focus on deporting MS-13 members, not scholarship winners. It's like, oh. Yeah, okay, Senator Van Alen. We've deported an MS-13 gang member from your state. Where's our applause for that? No. So if they want to talk about this guy, we'll talk about him.

And the key thing is – and this is also why, like you, I sort of – well, I reject the distraction premise because it's the news. It's what people are talking about.

And the key thing is – and this is also why, like you, I sort of – well, I reject the distraction premise because it's the news. It's what people are talking about.

It's being talked about in court, so it's not a frivolous issue. But also – We're not going to cede ground on this. You know, the majority of Americans support not just deporting people with an additional criminal record, but they support deporting anyone here who is here without legal status. Yes. So, you know, and they're saying all these headlines, mistakenly deported.

It's being talked about in court, so it's not a frivolous issue. But also – We're not going to cede ground on this. You know, the majority of Americans support not just deporting people with an additional criminal record, but they support deporting anyone here who is here without legal status. Yes. So, you know, and they're saying all these headlines, mistakenly deported.

The only mistake is that he was not deported earlier. That's the only mistake. The only mistake is that someone was able to come here and I believe 2012 and hang around and not get deported. Right. That is not how a country should operate.

The only mistake is that he was not deported earlier. That's the only mistake. The only mistake is that someone was able to come here and I believe 2012 and hang around and not get deported. Right. That is not how a country should operate.

You're going to be there for a long time. The one who said that, it was Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, I believe is her name, and she's, I guess, in a competition, become the dumbest Maxine in Congress. And she had said in her initial statement that Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is a legal U.S. resident. Which is just like, you know, cartoonishly wrong. Yes.

You're going to be there for a long time. The one who said that, it was Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, I believe is her name, and she's, I guess, in a competition, become the dumbest Maxine in Congress. And she had said in her initial statement that Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is a legal U.S. resident. Which is just like, you know, cartoonishly wrong. Yes.

And, you know, obviously the press didn't, you know, do the proper call-outs of her.

And, you know, obviously the press didn't, you know, do the proper call-outs of her.

Consumer prices fell for the first time nearly three years in March. Core CPI, I think, was at its lowest in four years. And then on the econ news front, you know, this morning, Roche, I think is how you pronounce it. It's like a Swiss, you know, makeup company. Yeah. Or not makeup. Sorry, health. I'm wrong. Health company. Yeah. They announced a $60 billion investment in New Jersey.

Consumer prices fell for the first time nearly three years in March. Core CPI, I think, was at its lowest in four years. And then on the econ news front, you know, this morning, Roche, I think is how you pronounce it. It's like a Swiss, you know, makeup company. Yeah. Or not makeup. Sorry, health. I'm wrong. Health company. Yeah. They announced a $60 billion investment in New Jersey.

It's going to create thousands of jobs. Uh, you know, uh, the bike company in, in, in Indiana announced that they're breaking ground on the, the first, we don't make bikes here. They're like bizarre. The things we don't make here. And so now we're going to finally make the Indiana. So every single day we see new, uh, positive investment. Where's the Louisville slugger made.

It's going to create thousands of jobs. Uh, you know, uh, the bike company in, in, in Indiana announced that they're breaking ground on the, the first, we don't make bikes here. They're like bizarre. The things we don't make here. And so now we're going to finally make the Indiana. So every single day we see new, uh, positive investment. Where's the Louisville slugger made.

Nowadays, that's a good question. Probably.

Nowadays, that's a good question. Probably.

Some some Chinese town that phonetically pronounces Louisville.

Some some Chinese town that phonetically pronounces Louisville.

It's better than anyone could even have imagined. It's better than a fantasy. You know, Stephen Dynan at the Washington Times had this amazing story. Catch and release is down 99.99%. He did the exact, you know, calculation. But we have areas of the border. I mean, one anecdote I always like to bring up is a migrant shelter in San Diego closed because there are no migrants to be in the shelter.

It's better than anyone could even have imagined. It's better than a fantasy. You know, Stephen Dynan at the Washington Times had this amazing story. Catch and release is down 99.99%. He did the exact, you know, calculation. But we have areas of the border. I mean, one anecdote I always like to bring up is a migrant shelter in San Diego closed because there are no migrants to be in the shelter.

Right. And the Wall Street Journal had this amazing story this weekend about the border essentially being shut.

Right. And the Wall Street Journal had this amazing story this weekend about the border essentially being shut.

The president, since he gave his first speech in, I think it was June 2015, coming down the Golden Escalator, to present day, the animating issue, one of the animating issues of the Trump movement, the America First movement, whatever you want to call it, has been securing the border and border security. And we actually accomplished it in 100 days.

The president, since he gave his first speech in, I think it was June 2015, coming down the Golden Escalator, to present day, the animating issue, one of the animating issues of the Trump movement, the America First movement, whatever you want to call it, has been securing the border and border security. And we actually accomplished it in 100 days.

Like, I don't think it's, it's not very often that there is a politician who makes lofty campaign promises or campaign ads, et cetera, and can actually do it in 100 days. Most don't even get it done in four years. Right. Or eight years. But 100 days I think is pretty impressive, and I'd like to keep bragging about it.

Like, I don't think it's, it's not very often that there is a politician who makes lofty campaign promises or campaign ads, et cetera, and can actually do it in 100 days. Most don't even get it done in four years. Right. Or eight years. But 100 days I think is pretty impressive, and I'd like to keep bragging about it.

Yeah, look, I think on the deportation front, they're ramping up. It's a part of it. It's also we need more resources from Congress, and that's part of the reconciliation fight is to get more funding for ICE capabilities. One way of looking at it that I thought about yesterday was – we're net decreasing amount of legal immigrants.

Yeah, look, I think on the deportation front, they're ramping up. It's a part of it. It's also we need more resources from Congress, and that's part of the reconciliation fight is to get more funding for ICE capabilities. One way of looking at it that I thought about yesterday was – we're net decreasing amount of legal immigrants.

So, you know, under prior administration for like every 30, you know, new illegals you'd get, maybe you'd report one, you know, now we're getting zero and, you know, we're deporting. Yes. So I, I don't, I don't find, I see criticism online. I find it disingenuous just to the fact that like, We are doing everything we can with the resources we have. We're asking Congress for more resources.

So, you know, under prior administration for like every 30, you know, new illegals you'd get, maybe you'd report one, you know, now we're getting zero and, you know, we're deporting. Yes. So I, I don't, I don't find, I see criticism online. I find it disingenuous just to the fact that like, We are doing everything we can with the resources we have. We're asking Congress for more resources.

And we are certainly deporting a lot of people. Like, it's not like we're not deporting people. And the president has made clear. Tom Holman has made clear. Christine Obama has made clear. Like, we're going to keep pumping up the numbers. And they're making all these steps to do so. I mean, we even see self-deportations now using the CBP One app.

And we are certainly deporting a lot of people. Like, it's not like we're not deporting people. And the president has made clear. Tom Holman has made clear. Christine Obama has made clear. Like, we're going to keep pumping up the numbers. And they're making all these steps to do so. I mean, we even see self-deportations now using the CBP One app.

Yeah, I can't speak to anything the Justice Department's doing, but everything is being done the right way. And one thing you and I were talking about before we got on air when it comes to Filling Promises, my team's doing a project where we go back to the president's rallies and then we compare... What he's actually done on them.

Yeah, I can't speak to anything the Justice Department's doing, but everything is being done the right way. And one thing you and I were talking about before we got on air when it comes to Filling Promises, my team's doing a project where we go back to the president's rallies and then we compare... What he's actually done on them.

And it's almost every single thing he talked about at the rally we've either done or are in progress of doing. You know, one good example is the fentanyl tariffs on Canada and Mexico for allowing all this fentanyl to flood in and kill Americans. You know, when it got announced in these outlets like the New York Times, we're like, oh, what's going on? What's he announcing?

And it's almost every single thing he talked about at the rally we've either done or are in progress of doing. You know, one good example is the fentanyl tariffs on Canada and Mexico for allowing all this fentanyl to flood in and kill Americans. You know, when it got announced in these outlets like the New York Times, we're like, oh, what's going on? What's he announcing?

I went back at his last rally in Grand Rapids. It was on, I think, 2 a.m. of Election Day. The president said, well, I'm going to tariff Canada and Mexico until they stop laying the fentanyl into our country. So, you know, we've either accomplished already what we said we're doing or we're in the progress of doing it.

I went back at his last rally in Grand Rapids. It was on, I think, 2 a.m. of Election Day. The president said, well, I'm going to tariff Canada and Mexico until they stop laying the fentanyl into our country. So, you know, we've either accomplished already what we said we're doing or we're in the progress of doing it.

We refuse to watch them. They go, oh, we're not going to give him oxygen. And it's like, what are you talking about? He's the major party presidential candidate. He has the oxygen. And in fact, CNN and all these outlets were doing a disservice to to their viewers by not showing these rallies.

We refuse to watch them. They go, oh, we're not going to give him oxygen. And it's like, what are you talking about? He's the major party presidential candidate. He has the oxygen. And in fact, CNN and all these outlets were doing a disservice to to their viewers by not showing these rallies.

Oh, yes, they are. Have you seen the ratings there recently? It's nuts. I mean, the CNN numbers are not good.

Oh, yes, they are. Have you seen the ratings there recently? It's nuts. I mean, the CNN numbers are not good.

We'll give Vince a show, maybe.

We'll give Vince a show, maybe.

uh alex pfeiffer alex pfeiffer is the principal deputy communications director here under president trump and his 47th administration and he joins me now live at the white house hello alex vince it's a pleasure to be on and i have to correct you you're a unfortunately start off some fake news to your viewers the 100th day is the 29th because here at the white house we're counting january 20th as day one because the president fired off so many executive orders and already accomplished so many promises shortly after inauguration that's not a good fact check i don't

So you've you've seen both sides of this. I have actually. And I was thinking about that the other week. I mean, I've been in the briefing room and then on the other side out being brief. Caroline, our press secretary before those briefings. And it's much more enjoyable being on this side of things. Is it? Yeah. Been working for you.

So fortunately, my my role in sort of the comm shop, I deal with less of the incoming and more of the outcoming. And from my point of view, it's just like, it's hard to get everything out that we're doing.

I mean, every single day, all these cabinet agencies are making tons of announcements and, you know, flooding the zone, like, you know, everyone likes to use the term flooding the zone, but, and we are. And so it's a fight for me to get the little things that I don't want to get attention. For example, last week, I doubt you even know this or any of your listeners or viewers know this.

We did final approvals for this copper mine in Arizona, Resolution Copper. It's going to provide up to a quarter of the nation's copper needs. I mean, that's like a big deal. Big. And it barely got any attention because there's so much other stuff going on. So, like, my day-to-day fight is... Working to get the good things we're doing attention is sort of my focus on it.

And I have a to-do list to start the day and most days I don't get to check off all of it because there's a lot going on. And then, like you mentioned, things pop up. People say stuff, things happen, and we sort of have to deal with the response to it. One of my roles here is helping lead our great rapid response account.

Yeah, no, I if they want to talk about Kimar Obrego Garcia every single day. I hope they do. I should start actually getting on their mailing list, sending them some talking points to keep them in the news. Because today, a friend of mine sent me a tweet from Senator Van Hollen in 2017 during the first Trump administration.

And he was like, you know, Mr. President, you need to focus on deporting MS-13 members, not scholarship winners. It's like, oh. Yeah, okay, Senator Van Alen. We've deported an MS-13 gang member from your state. Where's our applause for that? No. So if they want to talk about this guy, we'll talk about him.

And the key thing is – and this is also why, like you, I sort of – well, I reject the distraction premise because it's the news. It's what people are talking about.

It's being talked about in court, so it's not a frivolous issue. But also – We're not going to cede ground on this. You know, the majority of Americans support not just deporting people with an additional criminal record, but they support deporting anyone here who is here without legal status. Yes. So, you know, and they're saying all these headlines, mistakenly deported.

The only mistake is that he was not deported earlier. That's the only mistake. The only mistake is that someone was able to come here and I believe 2012 and hang around and not get deported. Right. That is not how a country should operate.

You're going to be there for a long time. The one who said that, it was Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, I believe is her name, and she's, I guess, in a competition, become the dumbest Maxine in Congress. And she had said in her initial statement that Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is a legal U.S. resident. Which is just like, you know, cartoonishly wrong. Yes.

And, you know, obviously the press didn't, you know, do the proper call-outs of her.

Consumer prices fell for the first time nearly three years in March. Core CPI, I think, was at its lowest in four years. And then on the econ news front, you know, this morning, Roche, I think is how you pronounce it. It's like a Swiss, you know, makeup company. Yeah. Or not makeup. Sorry, health. I'm wrong. Health company. Yeah. They announced a $60 billion investment in New Jersey.

It's going to create thousands of jobs. Uh, you know, uh, the bike company in, in, in Indiana announced that they're breaking ground on the, the first, we don't make bikes here. They're like bizarre. The things we don't make here. And so now we're going to finally make the Indiana. So every single day we see new, uh, positive investment. Where's the Louisville slugger made.

Nowadays, that's a good question. Probably.

Some some Chinese town that phonetically pronounces Louisville.

It's better than anyone could even have imagined. It's better than a fantasy. You know, Stephen Dynan at the Washington Times had this amazing story. Catch and release is down 99.99%. He did the exact, you know, calculation. But we have areas of the border. I mean, one anecdote I always like to bring up is a migrant shelter in San Diego closed because there are no migrants to be in the shelter.

Right. And the Wall Street Journal had this amazing story this weekend about the border essentially being shut.

The president, since he gave his first speech in, I think it was June 2015, coming down the Golden Escalator, to present day, the animating issue, one of the animating issues of the Trump movement, the America First movement, whatever you want to call it, has been securing the border and border security. And we actually accomplished it in 100 days.

Like, I don't think it's, it's not very often that there is a politician who makes lofty campaign promises or campaign ads, et cetera, and can actually do it in 100 days. Most don't even get it done in four years. Right. Or eight years. But 100 days I think is pretty impressive, and I'd like to keep bragging about it.

Yeah, look, I think on the deportation front, they're ramping up. It's a part of it. It's also we need more resources from Congress, and that's part of the reconciliation fight is to get more funding for ICE capabilities. One way of looking at it that I thought about yesterday was – we're net decreasing amount of legal immigrants.

So, you know, under prior administration for like every 30, you know, new illegals you'd get, maybe you'd report one, you know, now we're getting zero and, you know, we're deporting. Yes. So I, I don't, I don't find, I see criticism online. I find it disingenuous just to the fact that like, We are doing everything we can with the resources we have. We're asking Congress for more resources.

And we are certainly deporting a lot of people. Like, it's not like we're not deporting people. And the president has made clear. Tom Holman has made clear. Christine Obama has made clear. Like, we're going to keep pumping up the numbers. And they're making all these steps to do so. I mean, we even see self-deportations now using the CBP One app.

Yeah, I can't speak to anything the Justice Department's doing, but everything is being done the right way. And one thing you and I were talking about before we got on air when it comes to Filling Promises, my team's doing a project where we go back to the president's rallies and then we compare... What he's actually done on them.

And it's almost every single thing he talked about at the rally we've either done or are in progress of doing. You know, one good example is the fentanyl tariffs on Canada and Mexico for allowing all this fentanyl to flood in and kill Americans. You know, when it got announced in these outlets like the New York Times, we're like, oh, what's going on? What's he announcing?

I went back at his last rally in Grand Rapids. It was on, I think, 2 a.m. of Election Day. The president said, well, I'm going to tariff Canada and Mexico until they stop laying the fentanyl into our country. So, you know, we've either accomplished already what we said we're doing or we're in the progress of doing it.

We refuse to watch them. They go, oh, we're not going to give him oxygen. And it's like, what are you talking about? He's the major party presidential candidate. He has the oxygen. And in fact, CNN and all these outlets were doing a disservice to to their viewers by not showing these rallies.

Oh, yes, they are. Have you seen the ratings there recently? It's nuts. I mean, the CNN numbers are not good.

We'll give Vince a show, maybe.