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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.

“War” said in 78 of 125 transcripts, 401 times.

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Remarks on United States Diplomatic Efforts and an Exchange With Reporters Upon Arrival in Morristown, New Jersey

Jun 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …going to be signing it up, and we've stopped a very vicious war. So that was an honor for me to be involved. I want…
  2. …Marco Rubio, has done a fantastic job. So Rwanda—a long-term war with the Congo, a very bloody war—they're all bloody, but this…
  3. …lot of publicity. But I was very much opposed to the Iraq war. And I actually did say: "Don't go in. Don't go in. Don't…

Remarks at a Greeting With the Juventus Football Club and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …it's pretty much proceeded that way. I have a meeting in the war room in a little while—the Situation Room, as some people call…
  2. …before it's due, you know, because things change. I mean, especially with war, things change. With war, it can go from one extreme to the…
  3. …is very bad. There was no reason for this to be a war. There was no reason for Russia- Ukraine. A lot of wars there…

Remarks on the Installation of New White House Flagpoles and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …we'll see what happens. Look, nothing's finished until it's finished. You know, war is very complex. A lot of bad things can happen. A lot…
  2. …very much. Close to a hundred feet. Yes. Well, I stopped the war between Pakistan—I love Pakistan. I think Modi is a fantastic man…
  3. …make a trade deal with Modi of India. But I stopped a war between Pakistan and India. This man was extremely influential in stopping it…

Remarks at the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration

Jun 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Remarks by President Trump: U.S. Army 250th Anniversary 4 times

  1. …sacrifice for our Nation and selflessly laid down their lives in every war from the Revolution to the war on terror. To the Gold Star…
  2. …I will storm into hell for you." Then there was the Civil War general, John Corse. Shot in the face in combat, he fired off…
  3. …them." He stayed on the front lines, it seemed, forever. In World War II, there was the great Creighton Abrams. Besieged on all sides by…

Remarks on Signing Legislation Regarding Congressional Disapproval of Environmental Protection Agency Rules Relating to Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards in California and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …and behind him, the entire city was on fire. Looked like World War II. And I appreciate the question. Please. Thank you. Oh. The plane…
  2. …us right now. I'm the last person—I've kept us out of wars. We defeated ISIS completely, a hundred percent. And I haven't had a…
  3. …with them. We'll do whatever is necessary. You know, I stopped a war between India and Pakistan, and I stopped it with trade. Nobody—I…

Remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times

  1. …little bit. You know, recently, other countries celebrated the victory of World War I. France was celebrating. Really, they were all celebrating. The only one…
  2. …doesn't celebrate is the U.S.A., and we're the ones that won the war. Without us, you'd all be speaking German right now— maybe a little…
  3. …Airborne Division. This is where the GIs who won the Second World War learned to pack their parachutes and push howitzers and go right into…

Remarks Following a Briefing on the Atlantic Hurricane and Wildfire Season and Preparedness Efforts

Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …country for a change. You know, recently, as you know, with World War II—the victory of World War II, I called up France, and…
  2. …that didn't celebrate the victory—and we're the one that won the war. Okay? If wasn't for us, that war—you would be speaking German…
  3. …mean, you might be speaking a combination of both. We won the war, and we're the only country that didn't celebrate it, and we're going…

Remarks at an "Invest in America" Roundtable Discussion

Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …ahead, Peter. No, it's just the opposite. I don't want a civil war. A civil war would happen if you left it—if you left…
  2. …different people. And all of them said, "We're celebrating victory in World War II." And I said, "Wow. Isn't that amazing?" We're the only one…
  3. …Macron, he said, "Oh, we are celebrating the great victory of World War II," and I think that's great that he was doing it. But…

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 9 times

  1. …and it didn't happen—— No, no, we would have never had a war. We would have never had a war. If I were president, if…
  2. …rigged, you wouldn't have had the war. You wouldn't have had the war. You wouldn't have had had inflation. You wouldn't have had October 7…
  3. …If I think it's going to hurt a deal—— This isn't my war. This is Biden's war, Zelenskyy's war, and Putin's war. This isn't Trump's…

Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia

May 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …here at Arlington, where we have buried our honored dead from the war on terror. We are joined today by Ryan's mom Sherrie. Sherrie, all…
  2. …In any corner of this cemetery, at any resting place for our war dead, anywhere on Earth, you'll find untold stories of equal heroism and…

Commencement Address at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York

May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times

  1. …leaving our borders undefended and depleting our arsenals to fight other countries' wars. We fought for other countries' borders, but we didn't fight for our…
  2. …right now. When I left office 4 years ago, we had no wars; we had no problems. We had nothing but success. We had the…
  3. …because you're going to like this. Ricky's great-grandfather served in World War I. His grandfather served in World War II. And his uncle, father…

Remarks on Presenting the Medal of Sacrifice and an Exchange With Reporters

May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …pictures. We'll have to see what happens. It's—this was not my war. This is not a war that would have happened if I were…
  2. …try and help. We've spent hundreds of billions of dollars on this war, and yet, that's not—frankly, we made much more than that just…
  3. …they got a problem. It's a big, big problem. It's a terrible war. It's very hard to extradite themselves away from what's taken place over…

Remarks to United States Servicemembers at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar

May 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times

  1. …certain country, and they said, "Oh, we're celebrating the victory of World War II today, sir." "Oh, really?" I speak to one of the Presidents…
  2. …they were so busy. "Oh, yes. We're celebrating the victory of World War II." Then I speak to another one, and they were celebrating. And…
  3. …everybody was celebrating but us. And we're the ones that won the war. We won the war. And they helped, but without us, they don't…

Remarks at the Saudi-United States Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …drag the Middle East backward and into havoc, mayhem, and indeed, into war. Unfortunately, instead of confronting these destructive forces, the last U.S. administration chose…
  2. …closest friends of the United States of America are nations we fought wars against in generations past, and now they're our friends and our allies…
  3. …to be a peacemaker and to be a unifier. I don't like war. We have the greatest military, by the way, in the history of…

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 3 times

  1. …I think it would have—it could have been a bad nuclear war. Millions of people could have been killed. So I'm very proud of…
  2. …lasted for approximately 50 days. And, as you know, they've been in war, essentially, for forever. But, over the last 10 years, they've been very…
  3. …being killed at levels that we haven't seen since the Second World War, and it's every week. A lot of drone fighting. It's a whole…

Remarks at a Bill Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

May 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …country, between the border and between all of the other problems—the wars, everything—what he did to this country should never be forgotten. But…
  2. …that all works I have a message for both parties: Get this war ended. We're losing 5,000 soldiers a week—Russian and Ukrainian soldiers…
  3. …other people also, by the way. And I say, "Get this stupid war finished." That's my message for both of them. Thank you very much…

Remarks During a Swearing-in Ceremony for David A. Perdue, Jr., as United States Ambassador to China and an Exchange With Reporters

May 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times

  1. …a proclamation officially designating tomorrow, May 8, as Victory Day for World War II, commemorating the 80th anniversary of America's victory in the Second World…
  2. …of us. Whether you like it or not, we came into that war, and we won that war, and we had a lot of help…
  3. …that would say that we were not the dominant force in that war. And we don't celebrate it, and I think that's a great disservice…

Remarks on the 2027 National Football League Draft and an Exchange With Reporters

May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …speak to Putin. And it all shouldn't have happened. This is a war that should have never happened, and you're going to be very disappointed…
  2. …the numbers that you're putting out. It's a very, very deadly, horrible war. Okay? Yes, ma'am. Oh, I see. You mean they can't take a…

Remarks on Domestic Business Investment

Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …basis. We had three people. They buried companies in crippling regulations, waged war on American energy, pushed massive tax hikes, and gave us the worst…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …I going to beat China? How am I going to stop the war with Russia and Ukraine?" This guy could fall asleep with cameras blazing…
  2. …a great ability that he had, actually. We've ended the radical-left war on American energy. We've stopped their crusade on coal. Did you see…
  3. …was never going to happen. If I were President, the Ukraine-Russia war would have never, ever happened. Not even a little chance. We have…

Remarks to the Michigan National Guard in Harrison Township, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …that wouldn't be as good. The Tuskegee Airmen trained here during World War II, and generations of Michigan patriots have served here with great distinction…
  2. …shame. When I left office not so long ago, we had no wars. We defeated ISIS in 3 weeks. It was supposed to take 5…

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

Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …a call that the son is no longer there. It's a vicious war, and if I can help solve it—you know, we're not losing…
  2. …would have never had this problem. You would have never had that war if I were president, I guarantee you that. And for 4 years…
  3. …3 months ago. And that has a lot to do with the war. You know, if—when Biden allowed energy to skyrocket—it just skyrocketed…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Mehmet Oz as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …He's got a big force out there. A big force. It's a war that should have never happened. It would have never happened if I…
  2. …That's a war—and it didn't happen for 4 years. That's a war that should have never happened. October 7, Israel, would have never happened…
  3. …is playing me. I'm trying to help. You know, this was Biden's war. By the way, by me getting involved, you know, they'll say, "Oh…

Remarks on Domestic Coal Production

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …to help American workers, miners, families, and consumers. We're ending Joe Biden's war on beautiful clean coal once and for all. And it wasn't just…

Remarks Announcing Additional United States Tariff Actions on Foreign Imports

Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …foreign countries to treat our sick. If anything ever happened, from a war standpoint, we wouldn't be able to do it. We import virtually all…
  2. …we've gotten accomplished. I'd like to see if we can get that war ended and another war from not starting in the Middle East. We…
  3. …of them. And we're going to get it stopped. It's a senseless war that would have never happened if I was president, and it shouldn't…

Remarks at a Women's History Month Event

Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …Let's not tell them. Under the Trump administration, we're ending the Marxist war on women—and you had a war on women—and we're protecting…

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

Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …United States is—has paid, because of Biden, $350 billion on a war that should have never happened. If we had a competent President in…
  2. …to show it to anybody. You know, you're talking about a potential war with China. Now, I deal with these people all the time, and…
  3. …be great. But I don't want other people seeing—anybody seeing potential war with China. We don't want to have a potential war with China…

Remarks at the Department of Justice

Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …with Russia. We're speaking with President Putin. We want to get the war over. Not only have we spent maybe $350 billion to Europe's—think…
  2. …you that there was a case where there would have been no war if I were President, and it's—just 100 percent would not have…
  3. …surround them. They're in grave danger. Biden should have never let this war happen. First of all, you don't want to pick on somebody that's…

Remarks at a Tesla Viewing and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …show on the road. We can get—we can get this horrible war, where 2-, 3,000 soldiers a week—every week, 2-, 3-, 4…
  2. …as things explode throughout the cities, and we want to get that war over with. So I think—I think it's a very big—— I…
  3. …strong if—and we want to get away—remember this: We have wars. When I left, we had no wars. We didn't have Ukraine and…

Remarks at the White House Digital Assets Summit

Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …managed properly. My administration also is working to end the Federal bureaucracy's war on crypto, which was really going on pretty wildly during Biden, until…

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

Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …both parties want to settle. I think if I wasn't President, this war would have had no chance of settlement. Zero chance. But I think…
  2. …Michael, he probably wants to get it ended. They both are. This war should have never happened. It would have never happened if I were…
  3. …what's going on in Europe. This thing could end up in World War III if we don't get it settled. This could really end up…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress

Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …posing a grave threat to our national security. The cartels are waging war in America, and it's time for America to wage war on the…
  2. …It's time to halt the killing. It's time to end this senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …spending hundreds of billions of dollars on Ukraine and Russia fighting a war that should have never, ever happened. That's a war that should—would…
  2. …without the United States and its money and its military equipment, this war would have been over in a very short period of time. In…
  3. …Wow, that's something." Well, that was American equipment. Without American equipment, this war would have been over very quickly. And American money too. I mean…

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

Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …said, "Define 'Reconstruction' for me." He said, "That means, essentially, the Civil War." That's a long— —that's a long time. But that was when I…
  2. …Government Efficiency—you probably haven't heard of it—which is now waging war on Government waste, fraud, and abuse. And Elon is doing a great…
  3. …the hell knows, we got to talk about something very important: the war between Russia and Ukraine. People are being killed, mostly young men— mostly…