Better than anyone · First term · № 38
Knows the permitting process 'better than anybody'
“I lived with it in the private sector, so I know it better than anybody, where you'd go years and years”
- Said
- , Cabinet meeting and exchange with reporters, White House
- Subject
- the permitting process
- Topic
- Infrastructure
- Era
- First term
What the record showed
Trump made the claim while promoting regulatory relief for construction permitting, citing his years as a developer. He returned to the theme on April 8, 2025 at a coal-production event, saying, 'I was the king of zoning. I got—I did well.' The claim rests on his private-sector experience rather than any comparison with permitting experts.