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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
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Sep 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…it with the people here—chips and semiconductors. And we'll be putting tariffs on companies that aren't coming in. We'll be putting a tariff very… …putting a fairly substantial tariff on—not that high, but fairly substantial tariff —with the understanding that if they come into the country— if they're… …will not be a tariff. If they're not coming in, there's a tariff . Fairly substantial tariff. Well, I don't know. If they're building here—and…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 25 times
…been incredible people. I think they've made very wise decisions. But the tariff question—because without the tariffs, this country is in serious, serious trouble… …investment is coming in. Most of it has come in because of tariffs . And if, for some reason, somebody wanted to be politically correct—I… …judges that was appointed by President Obama voted in favor of the tariffs because he felt it was imperative for our country to thrive and…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…doing so well. We're so strong now. And you saw where the tariffs came in at $4 trillion—$4 trillion—and they just—the CBO… …nobody knew where it came from. And they—I said, "Check the tariff shelf." And they said, "How did you know that's where it came… …term with China. We took in hundreds of billions of dollars of tariffs , but when COVID came back, we focused on that. We did a…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…I want them to do well, in particular, now. Yes. So are tariffs . So are tariffs. So our—as you know, the stock market went… …announced the numbers, and as you know, they gave no credit to tariffs . They said they made a mistake, that the trade deficit reduce—will… …trillion. And the market went up like a rocket ship, because the tariffs are good. Well, tariffs aren't that usual. Of the seven wars I…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…announced that Trump was right, took in 4 trillion dollars' worth of tariffs , that the $4 trillion are going to reduce the deficit by numbers… …news that the release that just came out from Government, that the tariffs that everybody was talking about, that the whole world respects us for… …to go, and I better be very happy. Yes. He's removing his tariffs , yes. He's removing his retaliatory tariffs, which I thought was nice. And…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…numbers the economy is doing incredibly. Billions— trillions, actually, of dollars in tariffs are coming in. Then, maybe most important, we have about close to…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…billions of dollars—and trillions of dollars, actually—trillions of dollars in tariffs . You know all about it. It's been amazing. They say, "Why are… …they couldn't figure out where it came from. I said, "Check the tariff shelf." And they said, "How did you know that's where it came… …highs. And yet we're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs . So it's turned out that Trump was right and they were wrong…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…already. We're coming in—we're—trillions of dollars is coming in from tariffs from all over the world, from countries that took advantage of our…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…but they also like the fact that they don't want to pay tariffs . And the tariffs—I think we'll be taking—well, we're taking in… …and they said, "Where did this come from?" I said, "Check the tariffs ," and they checked. They said: "You're right. That's where it came from… …treat them really well. We're going to be putting a very large tariff on chips and semiconductors. But the good news for companies like Apple…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…It's all—it's very simple. They have been charging very, very high tariffs to our farmers. Some over 200 percent. And they've been treating our… …to a President that was duly elected. And we did do certain tariffs in the first term. If you look at China—China, we took… …a couple of other countries that we're going to hit you with tariffs . We had to fight the COVID situation when that came. But if…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to our country. Federal jobs are being cut. Critics said that our tariffs would hurt the economy, but the data shows the exact opposite, and… …opposite is happening. The U.S. Treasury has taken in $150 billion from tariffs , and we'll be adding about $200 billion next month, for totals that…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…a bill. We send a letter saying that you'll pay a certain tariff . Obviously, that's most of them, because you have, as you know, hundreds… …into the equation, and we make a decision as to what that tariff will be. And it's pretty standard letter from that point on. And… …us, but we don't buy from them. You know why? Because the tariff is so high. They have one of the highest tariffs in the…
Jul 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…Japan. Japan is putting up $550 billion in order to lower their tariffs a little bit. That way, they have a little bit lower tariff… …which nobody thought was even a possibility. And we get a zero tariff in the free trade. We don't pay tariffs. And they're going to…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…a $550 billion signing bonus—for the country. And we had the tariff at 25 percent. As you know, we had a tariff at 25… …and profitable and wonderful country, frankly. And we will pay a zero tariff as we do business in Japan. So we're paying zero; they're paying… …some incredible transactions. But we're going to have a very, very simple tariff for some of the countries. They have so many countries, you can't…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…country. We're strong. We have a lot of money flowing in. The tariffs are kicked in better than anybody, other than me and a few…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…I send out the paper that you're paying 35- or 40-percent tariff , that's a deal. Then they'll call and see if they can make… …said, "Anybody that's in the BRICS consortium of nations, we're going to tariff you 10 percent." And they had a meeting the following day, and… …biggest deals in the world. Actually, the deal we're doing now on tariffs is the biggest—when you add it up, the biggest deal ever…
Jul 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…relationship with President Xi of China, but I imposed a 20-percent tariff on China because of the fentanyl. And I call it a penalty…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that's peanuts compared to what it's—and it's good business practices. The tariffs are coming in by the hundreds of billions of dollars, and they… …up. And some that don't, they'll just be paying a very substantial tariff , but peanuts compared to what they should be paying. So we have…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…to have to do—we have no choice but to do secondary tariffs . You call it secondary tariffs, which are pretty tough, which we don't… …did it come from?" It came from management, but it came from tariffs , and it came from, you know, good business skill. And I've always… …and we did $188 billion in—Scott, just now—$188 billion in tariffs —$188 bi-—and we haven't even started yet. That's only for cars…
Jul 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…this week. What are you talking about? No, they're going to be tariffs . The tariffs are going to be the tariffs. I think we'll have…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…our stock market. We're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars on tariffs with no inflation. And today we just set another record: the highest… …what, the farmers here are going to do incredibly. Plus, we have tariffs on a lot of this stuff that was coming in and absolutely… …agreement with Vietnam to open their markets to American exports with zero tariffs . They get zero tariffs. And you're going to be giving them vast…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 4 times
…They've had farmers that are getting, like, 300, 400, 200 percent in tariffs . Nobody has ever seen anything like it. We have cases—you don't… …making a lot of money. We're taking in billions of dollars in tariffs . We have one—we have $15 trillion dollars of money that wants… …know, I said I was going to put on a 50-percent tariff . As soon as I said that—I put it out on Truth…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…but some will be disappointed because they're going to have to pay tariffs . And we've taken in already hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs… …the—call me back. You have to call me back. Check the tariff column." He calls me back 2 hours later. He says: "You're right… …leaders. And we took in $5.1 trillion just there. Without the tariffs —I mean, they also liked a thing called November 5, November 6…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…about?" "About $80 billion." I said, "Do me a favor, check the tariff line." They called me back an hour later, "Sir, we've taken in… …maybe more importantly than the billions of dollars we're taking in with tariffs is the fact that we're—we've got hundreds of plants going up… …at him; I knew exactly what he meant. I said, "You mean tariffs , right?" He said: "That's right. If you ever get rid of those…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…We don't know how to account for it." I said, "Check the tariffs ." Eighty-eight billion dollars came in from tariffs, no inflation, and it's… …don't know where it's coming from, sir." I said, "Check out the tariffs ." He calls back about a day later, "Wow, I think you were… …read, and they're coming here because they don't want to pay the tariffs . They can't pay the tariffs. Doesn't work. So I just want to…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times
…You know, all of these things—we've taken in $88 billion in tariffs in 2 months—$88 billion—with no inflation. And if we're smart… …announced yesterday they're going to spend about $6 billion on—because of tariffs and maybe because of my election on November 5. But because of… …Everybody knew that—the autoworkers knew better than anybody how good the tariffs were. And the head of the Auto Brakers —I don't know him…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…it. I took in hundreds of billions of dollars. I put on tariffs on China when I got in—first term— and we took in… …they saw the billions of dollars that were pouring in, and the tariffs hadn't even started yet, just about. They were on cars. They were…
May 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 20 times
…south. They were all in trouble. He said, "If you could get tariffs , sir, it'd save this company." And I thought about it. I studied… …you happy, didn't we? We saved the company. We put 25-percent tariffs on your—on your company. So, we had protection. We were protected… …Oh, inflation. Inflation." We're taking in billions and billions of dollars in tariffs and other things. And we're keeping—our competitive nations, we're keeping them…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…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… …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… …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…
May 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…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… …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… …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…
May 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…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… …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…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…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… …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… …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…
May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Just build your plant inside the United States, and you have no tariffs ," and that's exactly what they're doing. And that's what many, many companies…
May 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…but if they do it here, they have to pay a big tariff to send it in. So you know what they're doing? They're building…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…before. There's never been anything like it. And we let other people tariff us into losing a lot of money and a lot of jobs…
May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times
…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… …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… …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…
May 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…When I was President, they paid hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs and taxes, and then Biden screwed it all up. He—what he…
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…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… …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… …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…
May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to be, I think, a much better term. And I think the tariffs are coming in— starting to come in. We're—we were losing $5…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…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… …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…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…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… …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… …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…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…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… …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… …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…
Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 21 times
…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… …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… …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…
Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…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… …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… …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…
Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…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… …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…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times
…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… …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… …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…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…in because of the election, but they're coming in because of the tariffs , because they don't want to pay 25 or 50 or whatever it… …the statement to effect that something had to be done with the tariffs and trade. He said that. He said, "Look, you know, at some…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 36 times
…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… …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… …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…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times
…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… …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… …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…