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White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.

“Tariff” said in 62 of 112 transcripts, 607 times.

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Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as Acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and an Exchange With Reporters

May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …country"? And because I gave the European Union a 50-percent tax—tariff, and they called up and they said: "Please, let's meet right now…
  2. …know, little bit—they want me to hold that number—145-percent tariff. Even I said, "Man, that really got up." You know how it…
  3. …cold turkey with China. We were doing no business because of the tariff, because it was so high, but I knew that. But don't ever…

Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

May 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …any longer. Yes. Well, I think this—— There's no—— There is no tariff, because what they'll do is they'll send their companies into the U.S…
  2. …have. And if they build their plant here, then they have no tariff at all. I'm not looking for a deal. I mean, we've set…
  3. …that product—now, again, when they build their plant here, there's no tariff. So, they're going to be building plants here. But I had an…

Remarks on United States Missile Defense and an Exchange With Reporters

May 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …They've been so good. You might also say—you're talking about the tariffs. He has some of the biggest auto plants in the world moving…
  2. …Indiana. Only for one reason—maybe two reasons: November 5 and the tariffs. Okay? But the tariffs have driven tremendous business into this country, but…

Remarks at a Dinner for the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …were losing, in trade, $5 billion a day. And now, because of tariffs and other things, we're making $1 billion a day. And the tariffs…
  2. …charge of the biggest deal ever made in history. That's the whole tariffs. We have taken in trillions of dollars—trillions. And we've been hurt…
  3. …inflation, and we're taking in billions—hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, which we never did before. We got a hot country right now…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients and an Exchange With Reporters

May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times

  1. …after productive talks in Geneva. Both sides now agree to reduce the tariffs imposed after April 2 to 10 percent for 90 days as negotiators…
  2. …that—a couple of things. First of all, that doesn't include the tariffs that are already on, that are our tariffs; and it doesn't include…
  3. …United States, and they're already starting to come back now based on tariffs, because they don't want to pay 25-, 50-, or 100-percent tariffs…

Remarks With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom Announcing a United States Trade Agreement With the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters

May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …have a discussion on that separately. And as you know, we're putting tariffs on that particular—film, he said; the moviemakers. And we're going to…
  2. …deficits—that this particular country is going to pay a 25-percent tariff or a 30 percent or a 50 percent or a 10 percent…
  3. …they haven't even spoken to us. They're doing it because of the tariffs. And tariffs have always been used against us, and I never understood…

Commencement Address at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …dollars. And it's all about November 5—the November 5 election and tariffs and incentives that we've given that are going to make this country…
  2. …at any time. And it's all because they want to avoid the tariffs. "We want to get here fast." And I said, you know, a…

Remarks on the National Day of Prayer

May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …off anymore. You know, a lot of people like to talk about tariffs. Well, tariffs is exactly what they were doing for us. You know…

Remarks on Domestic Business Investment

Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …think two things happened. November 5 happened. And November 5 gave you tariffs, intelligently used tariffs and various other forms of incentive. But it's really…
  2. …very big plant because they want to be able to beat the tariffs. It's the only way to beat them. The entire Trump economic agenda…
  3. …understand that if you build your factory in the United States, your tariff rate is zero—zero—and you have other advantages too and not…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times

  1. …and build cars again. You know why? Because of our tax and tariff policy. They're coming from all over the world. They're coming up, and…
  2. …mandated to do anything. And I've already proudly imposed a 25-percent tariff on all foreign automobiles, any foreign car—like they do to us…
  3. …rapidly as possible, I've just signed an Executive order to give partial tariff rebates to any company that assembles its cars right here in the…

Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times

  1. …it down almost even, maybe even better than even, because of the tariffs on cars and aluminum, and steel. We have tariffs 25 percent on…
  2. …deal with a company or a country, we're going to set the tariff. We just set the tariff at something that we think—— That will…
  3. …to 1913. It was a long time ago. We were an all-tariff nation. Foreign nations paid taxes. They paid money to us in the…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Paul S. Atkins as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …or make their product in the United States, we have absolutely no tariffs, and we welcome people. But we're taking in a lot of money…
  2. …that everyone is going to do well in this country because of tariffs. We have $7 trillion of investment already. You can go back many…
  3. …of an election that people liked, and it's coming in because of tariffs. And if you look at Apple, Apple is going to start building…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …this country. I guess we could talk about it with regard to tariffs. Howard—I mean, it's something that could be a part of it…
  2. …don't make a deal, we'll just set a limit. We'll set a tariff, we'll set some parameters, and we'll say, "Come in and shop." They…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times

  1. …billion a day right now—this country—$2 billion a day with tariffs, and they were making $2 billion a day. We'll be making more…
  2. …very, very weakened country—both economically, financially—because of all of the tariffs and all of the other companies just raiding us and ripping us…
  3. …it with China. I took in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs and taxes from China in my first term, and we had the…

Remarks at a National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 36 times

  1. …interesting year. We have an interesting time. We're making a fortune with tariffs. Two billion dollars a day. Do you believe it? I was told…
  2. …billion a day. You know, I got hit by the press about tariffs. We're making $2 billion—billion. This isn't $35 million. That's peanuts. Two…
  3. …really think—and I really think we're helped a lot by the tariff situation that's going on, which is a good situation, not a bad…

Remarks on Domestic Coal Production

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times

  1. …fantastic job. And for those of you that want to know, the tariffs—you've been hearing about tariffs. We're taking in almost $2 billion a…
  2. …that fast. But we don't have to, because, as you know, the tariffs are on and the money is pouring in at a level that…
  3. …been ripped off and abused by countries for many years with the tariff situation. They've used tariffs against us. We didn't use tariffs against them…

Remarks Announcing Additional United States Tariff Actions on Foreign Imports

Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 31 times

  1. …a few moments, I will sign a historic Executive order instituting reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world. "Reciprocal"—that means they do to us…
  2. …slashed our trade barriers on other countries, while those nations placed massive tariffs on our products and created outrageous nonmonetary barriers to decimate our industries…
  3. …many years. The United States charges other countries only a 2.4 tariff on motorcycles. Meanwhile, Thailand and others are charging much higher prices, like…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 19 times

  1. …Cook—because of the election, but maybe more importantly because of the tariffs. You know, he's—got, really, an obligation to do it. But we…
  2. …And we have other—interesting things happening. But to me, the whole tariff situation—and essentially, they've done that to us for many years. So…
  3. …not sure that they've ever seen it. Steel—you know, we have tariffs on steel. They've been here for a while—steel and aluminum. Nobody…

Remarks on Signing the Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States

Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 24 times

  1. …very modest. What we're going to be doing is a 25-percent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States. If…
  2. …back to the United States so that they don't have to pay tariffs and, I think, also, because of November 5, the election. They're very…
  3. …without what we're doing. So we'll effectively be charging a 25-percent tariff, but if you build your car in the United States, there is…

Remarks at a Women's History Month Event

Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …decades and we start a process—we're going to go with the tariffs on cars. And as you've probably been reading—it's all over the…
  2. …all coming—they're all coming in so they don't have to pay tariffs. It's very simple. Because if you build your product in the U.S.A…
  3. …the election. I like to say the election result, but let's give tariffs a little— —a little of the—well, without the election result, you…

Remarks on Manufacturing Investment and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …because of the election on November 5, but it's also because of tariffs, I suspect, Governor. But I'm thrilled to welcome Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry…
  2. …never seen before. Get ready. This investment is a clear demonstration that tariffs very strongly work, and I hope other things also, but the tariffs…
  3. …in America, and as a result, they'll not have to pay any tariffs. You know, there are no tariffs if you make your product in…

Remarks on Next Generation Air Dominance and Military Readiness and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times

  1. …is going to be coming back to us in the form of tariffs. They're—I mean, tens of billions. It's going to be numbers like…
  2. …We would have had—if I didn't do, in my first term, tariffs to stop the onslaught, because they were dumping steel in order to…
  3. …I didn't do 50 percent and even 100 percent, in certain cases, tariffs on steel, you wouldn't have a steel plant in the United States…

Remarks on the Situation in Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure From Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …Yes. Well, it's going to bring tremendous wealth back. And it was tariffs used in reverse that really brought our country to a position that…
  2. …again. And when somebody is treating us badly, we're going to put tariffs on. They're going to be very fair. They're going to be fair…
  3. …strong. I think our country is going to come roaring back. The tariffs are a big deal. And, frankly, that's how China does it, and…

Remarks at the Department of Justice

Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …the Afghanistan war—all of them combined. That's why I placed large tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, and they will remain in place until…
  2. …And I will tell you, as soon as I put on the tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, unbelievable results have been seen in the…
  3. …I thank the President of Mexico, actually. It was a call on tariffs, and we talked about drugs, and she gave me an idea that…

Remarks at a Tesla Viewing and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …Canada who said he was going to charge a surcharge or a tariff on electricity coming into our country. He's—he has called, and he…
  2. …State. We wouldn't have a northern border problem. We wouldn't have a tariff problem. They don't have much—they spend very little, as you know…

Remarks on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on the Employment Situation in February and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times

  1. …countries and they stopped, and they're coming here now because of the tariffs. And that's a big deal. That's what you want to hear. During…
  2. …able to put into use quickly, because they see—because of the tariffs, they don't want to be dealing with other places, and they don't…
  3. …with the Canadian representatives. Two hundred and fifty percent for dairy products—tariff. So where do you hear that? You don't hear that. They have…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times

  1. …world, just like they are with cars, with what we've done with tariffs. We have at least seven new major car plants that are going…
  2. …start on April the 2nd. Much of it will—most of the tariffs go on April the 2nd. Right now, we have some temporary ones…
  3. …of money—having to do with Mexico and Canada. But the predominant tariffs will go—they'll be reciprocal in nature. They'll be going on on…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress

Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times

  1. …being made. Never seen—that's a combination of the election win and tariffs. It's a beautiful word, isn't it? That, along with our other policies…
  2. …product in America, however, under the Trump administration, you will pay a tariff and, in some cases, a rather large one. Other countries have used…
  3. …you heard of them?—and countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs than we charge them. It's very unfair. India charges us auto tariffs…

Remarks on Semiconductor Manufacturing Investment and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …country has ever seen anything like we're seeing right now. Now, the tariffs, as you know, it will start a week earlier than the reciprocal…
  2. …going to be on—a couple of weeks earlier. Reciprocal starts—reciprocal tariffs start on April 2. And I wanted to make it April 1…
  3. …one day. But—so, we're going April 2. But very importantly, tomorrow, tariffs—25 percent on Canada and 25 percent on Mexico, and that'll start…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …because, I think, they feel good about our country and maybe the tariffs, to a certain extent. But they feel very good about the country…
  2. …And they're going to do it very quickly, and that's because of tariffs. They don't want to pay the tariffs. And they feel very strongly…
  3. …I ran on downsizing Government, but making Government better. I ran on tariffs and making our country rich, and that's what's going to do. We're…

Remarks at a Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland

Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times

  1. …think. And we're going to have so much money coming in from tariffs. Oh, you're going to say— your Senators and your Congressmen are going…
  2. …the world. We try and sell something, they have a 200-percent tariff, and then we're giving them a lot of money to help them…
  3. …nobody has ever seen before. Weeks ago, I imposed a 10-percent tariff on all goods coming from China because of the fact that they're…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Howard W. Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …chances. That's why. But I did that once. I said—I put "tariff" as my favorite word. Well—and the— the fake news went out…
  2. …Howard is going to lead that charge. And he'll help oversee the tariff and trade agenda, along with many other things. We'll soon impose reciprocal…
  3. …treated us very badly, and the European Union wants to lower their tariffs because of the fact—we were paying a fortune of tariffs. We…

Remarks at a Black History Month Reception

Feb 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …including millions of Black workers, and we have a thing called reciprocal tariffs. If they charge us, we charge them. This is opening up. We…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida

Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times

  1. …inflation. We're trying to balance the budget immediately, and because of the tariff income, which is really going—it's already turned out to be amazing…
  2. …the place. We want to be there." I'm going to be announcing tariffs on cars and semiconductors and chips and pharmaceuticals—drugs and pharmaceuticals and…
  3. …product in America, then they—very simply, they have to pay a tariff. But if they do make their product in America, they have—they…

Remarks Following a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida

Feb 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …in the world, and because of what we're doing economically and through tariffs and taxes and incentives, they want to come back into the United…
  2. …that's very simply because of what we're doing with respect to taxes, tariffs, and incentives. And I think it's a very important thing. And you'll…
  3. …States and they have their plant or factory here, there is no tariff. So, we want to give them a little bit of a chance…

Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times

  1. …2 weeks, we will have another one. Yesterday was very big. Reciprocal tariffs was very big. And it—I explained to the Prime Minister of…
  2. …Minister Modi; very good man—his tariffs are very, very high. India's tariffs are among the highest. And I said, "Well, now, you know"—we…
  3. …they were thrilled to hear that, but that's the way it is. Tariff, I told you, is a beautiful word. Fourth most beautiful. Yes. Yes…

Remarks on Signing a Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 45 times

  1. …here's really the place to start, because we're talking now about reciprocal tariffs. And on trade, I have decided, for purposes of fairness, that I…
  2. …more, no less. In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff. Very simple…
  3. …time—the VAT system— which is far more punitive, actually, than a tariff—similar but more punitive—to be similar, so that the way we're…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …we're—this is another way of saying we're doing a 25-percent tariff on steel and aluminum. So the failed American trade policies have led…
  2. …saved them. If I didn't do what I did—I put massive tariffs—not the highest level, but pretty—pretty massive tariffs. We got—we…
  3. …steel and aluminum industries is a must. And today I'm simplifying our tariffs on steel and aluminum so that everyone can understand exactly what it…

Remarks on Signing a Proclamation on Gulf of America Day and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to New Orleans, Louisiana

Feb 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …stop doing that, if we stop allowing them to make cars, through tariffs and other things—cars, trucks, et cetera, what they make—they're not…
  2. …I'll be announcing, probably Tuesday or Wednesday at a news conference, reciprocal tariffs. And, very simply, it's if they charge us, we charge them. That's…
  3. …It won't affect everybody, because there are some where we have similar tariffs. But the ones that are taking advantage of the United States, we're…

Remarks at a Republican Senate Conference in Palm Beach, Florida

Feb 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …I think we're going to see something tremendous with respect to the tariffs, because, you know, other countries tariff us, and we don't tariff them…
  2. …I said to him: "You know, certain countries, they charge us a tariff, and I want to charge them the same thing. And I like…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 19 times

  1. …agreed to talk and consider various other things. We haven't agreed on tariffs yet—and maybe we will; maybe we won't—but we have a…
  2. …to see whether or not we can work something out on the tariffs. China—we'll be speaking to China probably over the next 24 hours…
  3. …of Panama. No, I haven't talked about that. But they do have tariffs. Honestly, nobody— the—the amount of money that was lost and—and…