Trump:

Under NASA’s Artemis program, American astronauts will soon return to establish a permanent American presence on the Moon, and then we will go to Mars.

Trump:

I signed an order to support the advancement of quantum computing and set the goal of delivering a quantum computer for scientific discovery by 2028.

We are removing unnecessary barriers to deploying next-generation nuclear energy.

Our country started up four cutting-edge small modular reactors just this year alone.

Trump on Elon Musk:

We honor an industrial titan, a brilliant engineer and one of the greatest technology founders to ever live. His name is Elon Musk.

Quite honestly, there’s nobody like him.

His genius and determination have made science fiction into reality, and that is so true.

Trump:

I want to congratulate SpaceX on the safe return of Crew 12 from the International Space Station just a few hours ago.

Could you imagine if things didn’t work out so well? It would not be a very happy moment. I wonder if he’d be here.

I think you might not be here. But it always works out well for Elon, right? We’re proud of you, very proud of you, National Treasure.

Trump:

My uncle, Dr. John Trump, was commissioned by the United States government to do a report on Nikola Tesla.

They wanted to know: Was he real or not real? Was he a true genius or not?

My uncle, after a fairly short period of time, determined that he was a true and great genius, and that he was real in every single way.

Otherwise, you’d have to change the name of the car company.

Now, if I did the report, Elon, I might say "he wasn’t that good."

But my uncle is a different kind of a person than I am.

Trump on Elon Musk:

Elon is our modern-day Thomas Edison.

Trump:

We have an extremely high IQ audience, for a change.

For a change — it's very nice.

Trump to Elon Musk:

Elon, you're my friend and a very, very special guy.

The Israeli military announced the death of Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus, 21, from Haifa, a combat officer in the 603rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade.

Tzapalamus was killed when the Humvee he was traveling in overturned in southern Lebanon.

Three other Israeli soldiers sustained minor injuries in the incident.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Putin in Turkmenistan.

The two leaders discussed strengthening economic and strategic cooperation in energy, agriculture, transportation and trade, and agreed to accelerate joint projects.

Hegseth:

They hate the president more than they love the country, and so they’re willing to use the troops as pawns, give away their positions on the battlefield, base locations, ship morale, fake stories, photos posted, anonymous sources.

Hegseth on Iran:

They thought they have leverage in the Strait of Hormuz. We took it away. They don’t. We control the Strait of Hormuz.

Hegseth on Iran:

We’re not trying to nation-build in Iran. We’re not trying to put a bunch of boots on the ground and control terrain.

Hegseth on Trump:

Trump is not a president who plays games. He is not a president who tolerates excessive amounts of time.

Hegseth on Trump:

Trump wants peace, but he's willing to do what it takes to get there in a real way, in a historic way.

Hegseth:

I’m sorry, folks. What Joe Biden did — Afghanistan speared our reputation, but President Trump has done in Syria and Iraq is bringing every human, every vehicle, every aircraft, every part of those bases back with us, while ensuring that detainees are passed over to others that’ll hold them still.

Hegseth on Pacific:

We’re building out the alliance structure and others to create more dilemmas as well, to ensure that we deter any military action or change in the status quo out in the Pacific.

So, anybody who thinks we haven’t been focused there isn’t paying attention, or they want to follow the shiny objects.

Hegseth:

Would it be a big surprise that young men were not interested in joining the Defense Department when the advertisements were about "My Two Mommies?"

Hegseth:

We want young men. We want strong men. We want men who want to do tough things.

Hegseth gets a little too excited talking about young men:

We need young men. This flight deck is packed full of young men!