WATCH: President Trump speaks to crowd in The Villages; joined by Dr. Phil on stage

COME ON UP HERE, DOCTOR PHIL, GET UP HERE. GIVE THEM A LITTLE LECTURE, BUT VERY SHORT. GIVE THEM A LITTLE LECTURE ON LIFE. TALK ABOUT LIFE FOR TWO MINUTES OR LESS. WELL, HELLO. I HAD A DIFFERENT REACTION. AND THE PRESIDENT, WHEN I TOLD MY WIFE I WAS COMING TO THE VILLAGES, SHE SAID, OH NO, NO, NOT WITHOUT ME. YOU’RE NOT. THOSE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY PARTIERS. SHE SAYS, ROBIN SAYS, GIVE YOU HER LOVE. SHE REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT WE HAVE GRANDCHILDREN. SO I’M NOW FIFTH IN LINE. BY THE WAY, MR. PRESIDENT, I’VE GIVEN THAT COGNITIVE TEST THAT HE TOOK. I USED TO ADMINISTER THOSE WHERE YOU GIVE THEM 9000 DIVIDED BY 267. I RECALL ONE GUY DID THAT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S AGE, TOOK ABOUT SIX MINUTES TO GO THROUGH IT, SAID, SO WHAT’S YOUR ANSWER? AND HE SAID, A SMALL WIRE HAIRED TERRIER. SO GREAT THAT HE GOT THAT DONE. NO KIDDING. LISTEN, I REALLY DO WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE TO TO TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS DOING HERE IS REALLY SOMETHING YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT DIFFERENTLY. HE’S RESTORING TRUST BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE YOU UNDERSTAND. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THIS WAS YOUR BENEFITS WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE TAXED TO BEGIN WITH. THAT WAS THE DEAL THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MADE WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND AND FROM 1935 UNTIL 1983, THAT WAS THE DEAL. AND THEN THEY CHANGED THE DEAL. THAT WASN’T THAT WASN’T WHAT YOU STARTED WITH. THAT WASN’T THE DEAL. AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TRYING TO BRING THE DEAL BACK AND SAY, YOU CAN TRUST YOUR GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT THEY TELL YOU THEY WILL DO. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FIGHTING TO RESTORE TRUST BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THE GOVERNMENT. AND AND HE’S TRYING TO RIGHT A WRONG HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP DOES IS HE TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT NOBODY ELSE IS EVEN WORKING ON. THEY’RE NOT EVEN WORKING ON THIS STUFF. AND HE’S SOLVING THOSE PROBLEMS. HE’S SOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER PEOPLE, THEY’RE NOT EVEN WORKING ON THIS TAXATION IS DOUBLE. IT’S DOUBLE TAXATION. WORKERS PAY THEIR 6.2% WITH AFTER TAX DOLLARS AND THEN ARE TAXING THEM AGAIN, WHICH IS PATENTLY UNFAIR. YOU’RE PAYING TAXES TWICE. AND HE’S NOT HE’S NOT WILLING TO SAY THAT. AND SENIORS ARE VULNERABLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE FIXED INCOMES AND NO ABILITY TO EARN YOUR WAY OUT OF A BROKEN TAX PROMISE FOR A TAX BURDEN. AND HE’S FIGHTING FOR THAT. SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THAT. AND I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD RECOGNIZE HE’S FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING. YOU CAN’T FIGHT BACK FOR. AND THAT IS THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. AND IT’S REALLY CRITICAL THAT THIS SIMPLIFIES EVERYTHING. AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, IT’S GOING TO COST MONEY. THAT WAS THE DEAL. THAT WAS WHY THEY CHANGED THE DEAL. THEY DIDN’T HAVING TO DO WITH TAXES. IT HAD TO DO WITH TRYING TO IF WE’LL JUST LET HIM GO TRACK DOWN THE FRAUD MONEY, IT WILL MORE THAN PAY FOR THIS TEN TIMES OVER. IT WILL MORE THAN PAY FOR THIS TO STOP THE FRAUD IN AMERICA, STOP THE FRAUD IN AMERICA. AND HERE’S A LITTLE REMINDER. HERE’S A LITTLE REMINDER IN CASE YOUR MIND IS PLAYING TRICKS ON YOU ARE IMPORTANT, AND YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO THIS PRESIDENT. I KNOW HIM AND YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO THIS PRESIDENT. AND I WILL TELL YOU A QUICK STORY. WE WIN. THEN. YOU KNOW, I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE, CERTAINLY AS A PROFESSIONAL, ACTUALLY, SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD, STUDYING WHY PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY DO AND DON’T DO WHAT THEY DON’T DO. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN STUDYING THAT, I HAVE FOUND OUT WHAT MAKES PEOPLE CHAMPIONS. AND I KNOW WHAT MAKES HIM A CHAMPION. I CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE THAT ARE CHAMPIONS PLAY THE GAME WITH PASSION. THEY PLAY THE GAME WITH PASSION. THEY SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. THEY TELL THEMSELVES THE TRUTH. THEY DEAL WITH THE TRUTH WHEN IT COMES UP. AND I DIDN’T COME DOWN HERE JUST TO STAND UP AND SAY A FEW THINGS AND GET A LITTLE GOLF, CLAP FROM EVERYBODY AND SAY, NICE SPEECH. I WANTED TO COME DOWN HERE BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER WHAT I’M SAYING ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND NOT GETTING TAXED ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, AND ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP. I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT ON MAY 1ST, THE BALD GUY CAME UP AND TOLD YOU THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT. AND WE’VE GOT MIDTERMS COMING UP, AND YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY YOU VOTE, BUT FIND THEY VOTE. BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT STOPPED APOLOGIZING FOR AMERICA AND STARTED TAKING PRIDE IN THIS COUNTRY. I DON’T WANT I DON’T WANT YOU TO JUST HEAR ME. I DON’T WANT YOU TO JUST HEAR ME AND GIVE ME A LITTLE GOLF CLAP. I WANT YOU TO HEAR ME AND SAY, ON THIS DAY WE DECIDED WE ARE MARCHING FOR THE USA. WE ARE MARCHING FOR THE USA AND WE ARE MARCHING FOR THIS PRESIDENT. MARCH FOR THE USA, MARCH FOR THE USA. THANK YOU GUYS.

WATCH: President Trump speaks to crowd in The Villages; joined by Dr. Phil on stage

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Updated: 5:44 PM EDT May 1, 2026

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President Donald Trump spent nearly two hours on stage at a rally in Central Florida on Friday afternoon. Trump was giving remarks at The Villages Charter School in Sumterville, where he spoke about no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security and putting seniors and workers first.He was joined briefly by Dr. Phil McGraw, a vocal supporter of the president. Crowds of Trump supporters started lining up outside the school early in the morning. Around 5,000 people were expected to attend. It was his first public appearance in Florida following an alleged third assassination attempt against him.Democrats held a protest about a mile from the event. Video below: Crowds line up ahead of eventVideo below: Trump arrives in Ocala Full replay of Trump’s speech Video below: Dr. Phil joins Trump on stage in The Villages The Villages The Villages is a census-designated area that spans across Sumter, Marion and Lake counties in Central Florida. The area is about 60 miles northwest of Orlando. Trump news

President Donald Trump spent nearly two hours on stage at a rally in Central Florida on Friday afternoon.

Trump was giving remarks at The Villages Charter School in Sumterville, where he spoke about no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security and putting seniors and workers first.

He was joined briefly by Dr. Phil McGraw, a vocal supporter of the president.

Crowds of Trump supporters started lining up outside the school early in the morning. Around 5,000 people were expected to attend.

It was his first public appearance in Florida following an alleged third assassination attempt against him.

Democrats held a protest about a mile from the event.

Video below: Crowds line up ahead of event

Video below: Trump arrives in Ocala

Full replay of Trump’s speech

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Video below: Dr. Phil joins Trump on stage in The Villages

The Villages

The Villages is a census-designated area that spans across Sumter, Marion and Lake counties in Central Florida. The area is about 60 miles northwest of Orlando.

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