What are the exact verbatim quotes from Donald Trump’s Howard Stern interviews about Ivanka and where can recordings be found?
Executive summary
Reporting assembled from multiple outlets reproduces a small number of explicit, on‑air lines Donald Trump said about his daughter Ivanka during Howard Stern interviews, and archival copies of many Trump–Stern interviews were circulated online (Factba.se/FactBase) and reviewed by news organizations; Howard Stern himself has declined to rebroadcast the old tapes [1] [2] [3]. The most commonly cited verbatim lines in the press are limited and come from media transcriptions of the archived Stern shows, not new official releases from Stern’s syndicate [4] [5].
1. Verbatim lines reported in major outlets
Several outlets reproduce short, direct quotes attributed to Trump on Stern: CNN and others quote Trump responding to Stern’s remark that Ivanka “looks more voluptuous than ever” with words reported as, “She’s actually always been very voluptuous. She’s tall, she’s almost 6 feet tall and she’s been, she’s an amazing beauty” [4] [6]. Howard Stern and People report Trump saying on air, “You know who’s a great beauty? My daughter Ivanka,” as part of an exchange where Trump rated models and actresses [7] [5]. Newsweek and Mashable cite a line where Trump says Ivanka “looks down on me,” a characterization Trump used in at least one archived conversation [2] [1]. Associated Press and other accounts report Trump giving Stern permission to call Ivanka “a ‘piece of (expletive)’ ” in an earlier interview, a formulation carried as paraphrase and partial quote [3].
2. Where recordings of those interviews have been found and reviewed
The archive widely cited in reporting came into public view when audio files of dozens of Trump–Stern conversations were made available to Factba.se (also referenced as FactBase in some writeups), and news organizations including CNN, Newsweek and others reviewed that trove when preparing stories [1] [2]. Independent compilations and fan sites have also collected Stern–Trump appearances; a dedicated site called “Trump on Stern” aggregates many calls and interviews attributed to Stern’s program [8].
3. The provenance and media vetting of quoted lines
Major news outlets state they reviewed the archived audio and transcripts: CNN’s KFile reviewed hours of newly uncovered audio and cited multiple exchanges about Ivanka’s appearance and Stern’s prompting [4]. Newsweek and Mashable similarly reported from the files made available to them, which allowed them to transcribe or reproduce specific lines [1] [2]. Entertainment and celebrity outlets (People, IMDb summaries) reprinted standout lines; where they quote exact wording they rely on those same archived files and prior reporting [5] [6].
4. Howard Stern’s position and limits on official re‑broadcast
Howard Stern has publicly declined to reair his past Trump interviews and has said he would not mine the archives for snippets, calling replaying them a “betrayal” and noting he has turned down numerous requests to repackage the material; news reports cite Stern’s refusal to broadcast the old interviews on SiriusXM [9] [3]. That stance means many of the interviews available to the press came from third‑party archives rather than fresh releases by Stern or his employer [3].
5. How to locate the audio and important caveats about verbatim accuracy
Recordings and compilations were distributed via the Factba.se/FactBase drop and then accessed by multiple outlets that transcribed excerpts; interested researchers can find aggregated lists and some audio on archival fan sites [1] [8]. However, public reporting does not always provide complete minute‑by‑minute transcripts, and some outlets paraphrase or excerpt selectively, so any independently verifiable “exact verbatim” claim should be checked against the original audio when possible; the cited news reports represent media transcriptions of archived recordings rather than newly posted official Stern broadcasts [4] [2] [5].
6. Bottom line: what can be stated with confidence
It is supportable that Trump used the phrases reported above on Howard Stern — that he described Ivanka as “very/very voluptuous” in one exchange, called her “a great beauty” (saying “You know who’s a great beauty? My daughter Ivanka”), said she “looks down on me” in another context, and acceded to Stern calling her a derogatory “piece of (expletive)” in at least one interview — and that those quotes and the source audio were circulated via Factba.se/FactBase and reviewed by outlets such as CNN, Newsweek, People, AP and others [6] [4] [1] [5] [3]. Exact punctuation and pause‑for‑pause cadence should be verified against the archived audio because many reports present excerpted transcriptions rather than full, timestamped transcripts [4] [1].