President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after meeting with Lifeguard Ryder Williams in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 17, 2026. Ryder Williams, a 16-year-old lifeguard, saved the life of 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, California, on July 25. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images
