President touts economic gains and claims to have brokered TikTok sale to Americans

The President used the dinner to highlight economic metrics, saying the country is experiencing a large level of spending and that factories — including Toyota — are returning to the U.S. He cited a figure he said was being spent in the country and argued tariffs and elections had aided manufacturing shifts.

On technology, the President said he helped arrange a sale of TikTok to American buyers after negotiating with international leaders, and declared he is "number 1 on TikTok" with large view counts. Those claims were stated without accompanying documents or on-the-record deals included in the transcript.