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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.

“Spending” said in 5 of 6 transcripts, 12 times.

Counted forms: spending, spendings, spending's.

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The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India

Feb 13, 2025 Press conference 6 times

  1. …be spent, and we've already spent some, but we're going to be spending a lot more in order to stay advanced and stay the leader…
  2. …900—let's say $915 billion on military. Russia, without the war, was spending close to a hundred, but with the war, I can't tell you…
  3. …I said, "You know, it doesn't really make sense." I said, "We're spending the money against each other, and we could spend that money for…

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan

Feb 7, 2025 Press conference 3 times

  1. …to defend our common interests. Japan has committed to double its defense spending by 2027, compared to my first term. They've invested a lot of…
  2. …They'll have to come along, competitively. And by the way, we'll be spending a lot less money, and we'll have great education. Well, I don't…
  3. …I want our military to be the strongest. I also don't mind spending so much money on the military, because we build it here. It's…