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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.

“Electric” said in 23 of 142 transcripts, 105 times.

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Remarks at the Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times

  1. …a permit. He's going to get you a permit for the largest electric-producing plant in the world in about a week. Would you say…
  2. …looking at the numbers of China, where they're producing a lot of electric. Well, they only have one man they have to worry about: our…
  3. …we have the greatest power, and we are going to have more electric. I said to some of the guys coming in—they wanted to…

Remarks in Des Moines, Iowa

Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …the "green new scam" and terminated the insane—this is insane—the electric vehicle mandate, where everybody had to have a car that happened to…
  2. …Let somebody else use it." But we're not going to have all electric. We're going to have electric if people want it. Electric is great…
  3. …But it's ridiculous to mandate that everybody's going to be driving an electric car in five years from now. So I ended it. I signed…

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 23 times

  1. …We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating California electric vehicle mandate once and for all. So good. They said it couldn't…
  2. …time. Think of this. You couldn't buy any other car except an electric-powered car. And in California, they have blackouts and brownouts. They don't…
  3. …Los Angeles, and you can go back a little bit. With the electric truck, you'll stop approximately six times. Enjoy your—enjoy your stop. And…

Remarks During a Tour of the U.S.-U.A.E. Investment Exhibit and an Exchange With Reporters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …said, "We can't believe it. We have the permit to build an electric plant, and we got it in very short order." So it's really…
  2. …of the great—really, one of the great stories. And the General Electric engine is phenomenal with the—— ——the big body General Electric engine is…
  3. …is the hottest engine there is. It's through the roof. And General Electric, you talk about a comeback. General Electric has made one of the…

Remarks on Domestic Business Investment

Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …you very much. Three hundred and fifty million dollars. President of Schneider Electric, North America, Aamir Paul. Aamir, thank you very much. Investing $700 million…
  2. …you want, I'll let you build your own utility plant, your own electric plant, along with your building. You can build it inside of the…
  3. …best engineers, the best everything. We'd like to have them build their electric for them. They don't have to go outside." You become a utility…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …promise to the great State of Michigan, I terminated Joe Biden's insane electric vehicle mandate—where you are mandated to buy an electric vehicle. You…
  2. …we're giving you gas ovens, gas stoves, if you'd like. No more electric. You can have electric, if you want. I have a lot of…
  3. …angry. "Get rid of your gas stove. You have to go to electric." There's something they have with electric that's amazing. And, by the way…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …electricity at levels never supplied before. They're going to build their own electric. We're going to let them become a utility, essentially, and it's going…
  2. …triple it up. And we're going to let them build their own electric plants with their plant that they're building for the AI or whatever…

Remarks on Domestic Coal Production

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …country. Earlier this afternoon I signed another Executive order to strengthen our electric grid by ensuring that coal-fired power plants are always available to…

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

Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …lead to tremendous growth in the automobile industry. As you know, the electric mandate that we did allows you to buy a car now if…
  2. …that, within a short period of time, you had to buy all electric, and the country could never get—they could never provide the money…
  3. …them didn't work. And we're not doing that. So you can buy electric, or you can buy gasoline, or you can buy hybrid, or you…

Remarks at a Tesla Viewing and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …saying—in fact, I could go a step further. I ended the electric mandate. Okay? I ended the electric mandate. And I figured, "When's this…
  2. …better than I am. It's not that—I'm not—this isn't for electric or gas, because people have their choices. I'm just saying that I…
  3. …options. I'm all about options. But I'm telling you, I ended the electric mandate, and I was waiting for a call. I said, "Did Elon…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress

Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …safe and totally unaffordable. And importantly, we ended the last administration's insane electric vehicle mandate, saving our autoworkers and companies from economic destruction. To unshackle…

Remarks at a House Republican Conference Dinner in Miami, Florida

Jan 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …anything. It was ridiculous. And I canceled the insane and very costly electric vehicle mandate, so you can buy a car of your choice. If…
  2. …are doing well—you can have it. Or you can buy an electric car. We like electric—we like everything, but you have to have…
  3. …going to give fast environmental approval for anybody building a plant for electric generation, and anybody that invests more than $1 billion will get super…

Remarks to the World Economic Forum and a Question-and-Answer Session With Business Leaders

Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …the one-sided Paris climate accord; and ended the insane and costly electric vehicle mandate. We're going to let people buy the car they want…
  2. …That's going to be a very big thing. We're going to build electric generating facilities—they are going to build. I'm going to get them…
  3. …told them that what I want you to do is build your electric generating plant right next to your plant as a separate building, connected…

Inaugural Address

Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …we will end the "green new deal," and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to…