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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 8 of 9 transcripts, 51 times.

Counted forms: tariff, tariffs, tariff's.

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The President's News Conference

Aug 11, 2025 Press conference 6 times

  1. …do. We have the hottest country in the world right now. The tariffs have helped. It's given us—not only the money—it's billions—trillions…
  2. …very nicely with China, as you probably have heard. They have tremendous tariffs that they're paying to the United States of America. And we'll see…
  3. …largest or second largest oil buyer that we're putting a 50-percent tariff on you if you buy oil from Russia. That was a big…

The President's News Conference at the Federal Reserve System Headquarters

Jul 24, 2025 Press conference 6 times

  1. …have no inflation. We have a lot of cash coming in. The tariffs have been unbelievable. Now—— ——people that didn't even believe in tariffs are…
  2. …Where did that come from?" I said, "Why don't you try the tariffs?" And it was true. We took in—we're taking in hundreds of…
  3. …happens. That happens. It's a shame. No, I'm not negotiating on auto tariffs. Well, it depends. Japan—what Japan did is, they brought down their…

The President's News Conference With White House Senior Adviser Elon R. Musk

May 30, 2025 Press conference 11 times

  1. …that helped produce those numbers. And it will only get better. The tariffs are so important, and that's why we were so happy with the…
  2. …wouldn't have any impact on me. I have great support on the tariffs. I mean, I was so honored that we got that ridiculous stay…
  3. …have left us vulnerable. We have a lot of countries that use tariffs on us and use them viciously, actually. Viciously. And if we didn't…

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom

Feb 27, 2025 Press conference 8 times

  1. …good to see you. So I'll go ahead—the first part. The tariffs are necessary because we've been treated very unfairly by many, many countries…
  2. …administration, they really took advantage of the United States. I put massive tariffs on China during my 4 years. We had the best economy in…
  3. …economy in the history of the world. And I had—I used tariffs to even things up. And in particular, with China, we took in…

The President's News Conference With President Emmanuel Macron of France

Feb 24, 2025 Press conference 3 times

  1. …make a deal. Yes. Go ahead, please. We're on time with the tariffs, and it seems like that's moving along very rapidly. We've been mistreated…
  2. …to happen to our country should be ashamed of themselves. No, the tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule. This is an abuse that…
  3. …I'd say, "Who would ever sign a thing like this?" So the tariffs will go forward, yes. And we're going to make up a lot…

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

Feb 13, 2025 Press conference 9 times

  1. …Prime Minister Modi recently announced the reductions to India's unfair, very strong tariffs that limit U.S. access into the Indian market very strongly. And really…
  2. …India imposes a 30- to 40- to 60- and even 70-percent tariff on so many of the goods and, in some cases, far more…
  3. …highest tariffed nation anywhere in the world. They've been very strong on tariffs, and I don't blame them, necessarily, but it's a different way of…

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

Feb 7, 2025 Press conference 6 times

  1. …going to be a great Prime Minister. I also—in terms of tariffs, I mean, we're going to have tariffs. Mostly reciprocal tariffs, where we…
  2. …or Tuesday—have an announcement, probably a news conference. But probably reciprocal tariffs, where a country pays so much or charges us so much, and…
  3. …to be going in that line, as opposed to a flat fee tariff. Okay. Yes, go. Please. Please, go ahead. Why don't you go ahead…