Trump pledges to "save the Great Salt Lake," calls it a "real environmental problem"

President Donald J. Trump said he had been asked by a governor to "save the Great Salt Lake" and promised to work on the issue.

"He said, sir, we have to save the great Salt Lake," Trump recounted. He described the lake as "losing water rapidly... getting smaller, smaller, drier, drier" and called it a "real environmental problem," contrasting that with what he characterized as minor environmental concerns such as hairspray and the ozone.

Trump said, "we're gonna work on it really hard, and we're gonna save it. We're not gonna let that go." The remark was framed as a commitment but the address did not include specific actions, timelines, funding sources or intergovernmental steps to implement such work.

The topic arose during an otherwise wide-ranging address that included national economic and public-safety claims. The transcript records the pledge but does not document follow-up instructions to staff or a formal request of federal agencies.

Because the remarks were a verbal pledge rather than a formal policy statement or directive, further reporting would be required to determine any concrete plans, agency involvement or funding.