--- title: Steven Cheung url: https://propagandaarchive.org/quotes/steven-cheung/ description: 4 verified quotes from Steven Cheung, Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director, with sources. section: FRAME --- ![Illustration: a dossier collage of a vintage television wall broadcasting archival news footage, surrounded by press clippings and film reels.](https://propagandaarchive.org/static/generated/hero-watch-briefs.jpg) [Quotes](https://propagandaarchive.org/quotes/) · United States # Steven Cheung Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director · United States On the regime page: [Trump administration](https://propagandaarchive.org/regimes/trump-administration/#steven-cheung) 4 quotes, oldest first. [Filter with other speakers](https://propagandaarchive.org/quotes/#speaker=steven-cheung). 1. **Content note:** Describes a cemetery employee as suffering a mental health episode. The words are shown as they were said or written. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was) — > “The fact is that a private photographer was permitted on the premises and for whatever reason an unnamed individual, clearly suffering from a mental health episode, decided to physically block members of President Trump's team during a very solemn ceremony” — August 27, 2024 · Statement · Statement to NPR — Reply to reports that campaign staff had confronted a cemetery employee at Arlington National Cemetery's Section 60 on 26 August 2024, where federal rules bar political campaign activity. The Army later said the employee had been "abruptly pushed aside." — Statement by Steven Cheung, Trump campaign spokesman, to NPR, 27 August 2024, "Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery" [Source](https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5091154/trump-arlington-cemetery) 2. **Content note:** Profanity directed at a reporter. The words are shown as they were said or written. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was) — > “You must be truly f–king stupid if you think we're not transparent.” — May 2025 · Private-remark · Reply to a HuffPost reporter Verified (secondary source) — Date had asked why transcripts of most of the president's public remarks had not been posted on the White House website. Cheung also wrote, according to the report, that the president "regularly does multiple press engagements per day and they are streamed live on multiple platforms." — Reply by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung to HuffPost reporter S.V. Date, May 2025, as reported by the New York Post (Alexandra Steigrad), 15 May 2025 (Yahoo copy) [Source](https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-trump-aide-steven-cheung-213312444.html) 3. > “The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.” — October 10, 2025 · Statement · White House statement Verified (secondary source) — Statement issued after the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado of Venezuela rather than Donald Trump, whose wish to win it had been widely reported. The statement also said Trump "has the heart of a humanitarian." — Statement by Steven Cheung, White House Communications Director, 10 October 2025, on the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, as reported by ANI via The Tribune (India) [Source](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/machado-hails-nobel-peace-prize-as-recognition-of-venezuelan-peoples-struggle-for-freedom-us-terms-decision-politics-over-peace/amp) 4. > “Don’t let the Fake News get away with their lies about our epic Public Service Announcements that have been running on tv” — September 27, 2026 · Post · Social media post (platform not stated in the report) Verified (secondary source) — Reply to coverage of White House television advertisements featuring the president, which ABC said had cost at least $1.7 million to air. The White House said the ads were "educational and unapologetically patriotic." — Post by Steven Cheung, White House Communications Director, Sunday 27 September 2026, as quoted by ABC News, "White House airs more taxpayer-funded ads promoting Trump", 28 September 2026 [Source](https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-airs-taxpayer-funded-ads-promoting-trump/story?id=136824779) ## Often attributed, not verified These words circulate under Steven Cheung’s name but could not be traced to a source. They are listed so readers can check them, not as Steven Cheung’s words. - > “[Comey is] one of the dumbest motherfuckers in human history.” — Unverifiable Usually said to come from: A post or statement by Cheung about former FBI Director James Comey, repeated in profiles of Cheung. — Found only in a Wikipedia article's description (a lead, not a source) and in search summaries that give no date, outlet or post. No primary text was located, so the wording, the speaker's exact phrase and the date are unconfirmed.