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“Autopen / Auto Pen” said in 32 of 175 transcripts, 75 times.

Counted forms: auto pen, auto pens, auto pen's, autopen, autopens, autopen's.

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Remarks at the American Cornerstone Institute Founders Dinner in Mount Vernon, Virginia

Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …leases by 95 percent. Think of that. The administration "Bidened"—"Bidened." The autopen. Remember? When in doubt, just give it to the guy operating—the…
  2. …illegal, because you're not allowed to do that. You shouldn't use an autopen anyway. You know, when I sign something about somebody is made a…
  3. …I think it's nice to actually have a signature other than an autopen. I think the only one he actually signed was Hunter's—you know…

Remarks on Signing Executive Orders To Reduce Crime and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …not, but I think Democrats will actually vote for this. There's no autopen that can do that, right? Look at that, Pam. Is that a…
  2. …know—that's the other thing. I assume we're looking at the whole autopen scandal. Because the person that ran it said he spoke to him…
  3. …like those pardons are worthless. Because, number one, you shouldn't use an autopen, very specifically. But if you do, it has to be a very…

Remarks on National Purple Heart Day

Aug 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …to. That guy right there, right? Right? He's six times. And that is not done by an autopen. It'd be nice, but no autopens, right

Remarks on Signing Executive Orders at the Artificial Intelligence Summit

Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …wonder who drew that one. I wonder, was that signed by the autopen, I think. Because they went to him and said, "We're going to…
  2. …now do my share by going and signing a name without an autopen. I will sign it— —if we had one, I wouldn't use it…

Remarks at the White House Summit of Faith and Business Leaders

Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …was—we were run by incompetent people. We were run by an autopen, and nobody knows who used it. I think it's one of the…
  2. …scandals in the history of our country. We were run by an autopen. Nobody has any idea who used it, including Biden. He doesn't know…

Remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …a grossly, grossly unfit President who listened to whoever was operating the autopen, and they allowed these people to stay. And by the way, I've…

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

May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …there, and that's being proven to be a sad situation. And the autopen is becoming a very big deal. You know, the autopen is becoming…
  2. …because it seems like that maybe was the President, whoever operated the autopen. But when they say that that was not good, they also—you…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …compared to the rest of the world. Go ahead. Okay. See, no autopen. Isn't it nice? Isn't it nice to have a President that doesn't…
  2. …actually the President of our country? They ought to look into that autopen stuff. That's not right, what took place for 4 years. Very important…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …the way, you know, Biden, we find out that whoever operated the autopen was the real President, and Biden knew nothing about it. You know…
  2. …To this day, I say it was the one that operated the autopen, but who—what do I know? But I was hearing about eggs…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …you know what? They ought to find out who was using that autopen. Because whoever that person was, he or she was like the President…
  2. …But I don't think a President should be allowed to use an autopen when they're signing very, you know, important legislation. I think a President…
  3. …really look at, because that's so important—the whole concept of an autopen, because whoever—who was—you know, autopens are run by somebody. Whoever…

Remarks at the Department of Justice

Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …he didn't know about it. And he, generally speaking, signed it with autopen. So how would he know? That autopen is a big deal. I…
  2. …But they come up, and I sign it. But you don't use autopen. It's—number one, it's disrespectful to the office. Number two, maybe it's…