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Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 1 time
…country is doing unbelievably well now. We had a country that was dead 1 year ago, and now we have the hottest country anywhere in…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…was over there, "You know, sir, one year ago, you were a dead country." He actually said—he was—that's such a tough one. It's…
…they hit at the dark of night, with no Moon—it was dead—and every single one of those bombs hit its targets. It was…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…if I didn't get elected, this country would be—it was a dead country. Look, we were a dead country a year ago, and now…
…of the hostages out. We're down to 20. And we have 32 dead people. You know that. We have 32—maybe more—38. But between…
…fathers. "Please, sir, please. The body of my son." They know he's dead, and they want—they just want him back. They want him back…
Sep 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…great gentleman. You all know him. He said, "Sir, your country was dead 1 year ago, and now you have the hottest country anywhere in…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 3 times
…me your car. You got 5 seconds to get out or you're dead." This is what we have. And it's page after page of the…
…a year ago, we were a country in tremendous trouble, probably a dead country, if it continued. So we're very happy about it. And so…
…a weekend—I think they said 38 people shot and 11 people dead. And then you watch Pritzker get up and say, "We've got crime…
Sep 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…stronger, prouder, and greater than ever before. Last year, we were a dead country. Now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. In…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…hottest nation anywhere in the world. One year ago, our country was dead. And I say it, "One year ago, our country was dead." We…
…said essentially the same thing, that "A year ago, your country was dead, and now you have the hottest country anywhere in the world." It's…
…I said, "I'd love to have your support," and the room went dead silent. Do you remember? It's like—I said "What happened? I know…
Sep 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you know, we have 20, plus there are a lot of, unfortunately, dead bodies involved. And they want them back. The parents want them back…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…bags were—you know what those bags represent? Hundreds of thousands of dead people in the United States. That's what they represent. Yes, please. Well…
…with fentanyl. The size of the head of a pin, and you're dead. And no, we—we're stopping the drugs. We're going to save a…
…to let them out. You've got 20, plus you have about 38 dead people—young, beautiful, dead people. And I'll tell you, the parents want…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…I say it all the time: One year ago, our country was dead. Everybody said it. We had a dead country. We were not going…
…think we could have done it, you know." He was—they were dead. If we didn't send in the troops, Los Angeles was dead, the…
…I was going to say that our recruitment drive—so it was dead. During the campaign, they couldn't get—every story was: "The Army can't…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…our country is respected again. And a year ago, we had a dead country. I'm telling you, it was a dead country. It was a…
…for me, you would have—all these hostages would most likely be dead right now. Every one of them. So they all come up here…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…and it's about leadership. But we had a country that was a dead country in many ways. We went to Saudi Arabia, I went to…
…said the same thing. They said: "One year ago, your country was dead. We never thought it was coming back. And now you have the…
…one of them said essentially the same thing, said we had a dead country. And we were. We felt that way, and we were. And…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…home or a rocket hit an apartment building and people are laying dead in the street. So I guess the answer to that is no…
Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…That was one that was just starting. That— 2,000 people were dead on the border, but it was just starting. And I was talking…
…Middle East. And everyone essentially said the same thing: We had a dead country. One year ago, we had a dead country. Our country was…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…weeks ago. Everyone—virtually everyone said, in effect, that we were a dead country 1 year ago. America—this was dead country. We were dying…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…all of the NATO countries. Essentially, they said that we were a dead country. One year ago, we were a dead country. Now we're the…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Qatar, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia. They said, "One year ago, your country was dead, and today, you have the hottest country anywhere in the world." And…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…said to me—and almost in the same words—"You were a dead country one year ago. And today, you're the hottest country anywhere in…
Jul 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a lot, but we have a country that's thriving. We had a dead country 1 year ago. Today, we have the hottest country anywhere in…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…They said, "You know what? That—1 year ago, your country was dead. It was a dead country." They were looking at China. They were…
…a difference it is. It's—a year ago, you—you people were dead. We didn't think you were going to make it as a country…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…at me. He says: "You know what? One year ago, America was dead. Your country was dead." He said, "And now you have the hottest…
…that was 2 months ago. But he said, "You went from a dead country"—which is pretty hard to hear that, but it's true. I…
…at us like we were a bunch of fools. We had a dead country. Now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. There's…
Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…said the same thing. They said, "One year ago, your country was dead." And they'd say it that way. It was like, you know, I…
…in deep trouble. But they said: "One year ago, your country was dead. And today, you have the hottest country anywhere in the world." And…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…just about. They said: "It's amazing. One year ago, you had a dead country." We were dead. "We didn't think you could ever come back…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…the exact same words. They said, "One year ago, your country was dead." Terrible term, but that's what it is. "Your country was dead. We…
…confidence is soaring, incomes are up, prices are down, and inflation is dead. It's dead. We have a bad Fed Chairman—really bad. If he…
Jul 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…people will only ruin our Nation. Our Nation, a year ago, was dead, and it was going down, but it was dead. And now we…
…know, it's the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Your nation was dead 1 year ago, and now you have the hottest nation. It's the…
Jul 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…they told me that, "You know, 1 year ago, your country was dead, and now you have the hottest country anywhere in the world." So…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…year ago, we thought your country was finished. We thought it was dead. Dead." Horrible word, "dead." And they were right. The country was close…
…a normal price, and people are ordering like crazy. But inflation is dead; 401(k)s and retirement accounts just hit an alltime record high…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…honor. But every leader said that a year ago, this country was dead. They had no confidence in the United—they really felt it was…
…were going to happen. But they used the term, it was a "dead country." And now they said, "You have the hottest country anywhere in…
…the wrong site—in real estate, you have the wrong site, you're dead. And this was a great site selection, despite what you may read…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…strongly—he said: "You know what? A year ago, you had a dead country. Now you have the hottest country in the world." We do…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 1 time
…rockets hitting it, but half the size of this, and they hit dead center from tremendous heights, going at tremendous speeds. It's amazing. Nobody could…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…they said: "It's unbelievable what's happened to the U.S.A. You were a dead country. We didn't respect the country, the leader. You were dead as…
…and Social Security will follow. If you vote for the Democrats, you're dead on those three things. Yes. Well, it's a very funny thing, crypto…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…in the world. It's not even close." And they thought we were dead a year before that. They said: "I thought you were dead. The…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…killed. The big thing with that one is far more people are dead than have been reported in the Ukraine-Russia— many, many more people…
…made a mistake. Their country is in ruins. So many people are dead that shouldn't be dead. It's a very sad thing. Let's watch this…
…It's working well. See how straight that is. Look. They put that dead straight, and then they pour in the sand. It's amazing, right? Who…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…through a junkyard. Windmills all over the place—tall ones, short ones, dead ones. They're all dead. Some are hanging over by a thread. They…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…ever hear will be the chilling howl of Black Hawks in the dead of night, the thunderous boom of artillery fire, or the ferocious roar…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…because we clean the floor. We sweep the floor of leaves, of dead debris, of trees that fall." Because, after 18 months, the tree is…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the world right now. Six months ago, this country was stone-cold dead. We had a dead country. We had a country—people didn't think…
May 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…famed section 60 here at Arlington, where we have buried our honored dead from the war on terror. We are joined today by Ryan's mom…
…any corner of this cemetery, at any resting place for our war dead, anywhere on Earth, you'll find untold stories of equal heroism and heartbreak…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…shoulder of a road when they were struck by a SUV—struck dead center—and all three perished from their injuries. Essentially, they perished immediately…
May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…citizen who, until recently, most thought was no longer living—thought was dead—is going to be released in about 2 hours, actually, and he's…
…now—or sometime today, let's say. And, again, they thought he was dead just a short while ago. His parents are so happy. They're so…
…news. I mean, to me, it's big news. They thought he was dead. So that's that. So we'll be heading there, and we'll be seeing…
May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…them out. As the expression goes: There's 21, plus a lot of dead bodies. You know, parents came up to me on numerous occasions—but…
…me 2 weeks ago, and they said: "Please, sir. My son is dead. Please get us back his body." They wanted his body. He's dead…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…just gotten out. "And what are the others?" "The others are all dead." But I spoke to the parents of the others, and as much…
…want him out so badly. I said, "Is he okay?" "No, he's dead." But they want him out so badly, almost as much as if…
…of love for the children. And they didn't even view them as dead. They needed the body of their son, and they knew they were…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…hand to extort her bank account information, shooting her, leaving her for dead. And miraculously, she just survived. But she's not feeling so well. In…
…had dinner with you, and if he didn't like you, you were dead. You were a dead person. You'd be under a foundation somewhere in…
Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…crushed. The whole place—it's so horrible. And millions of people are dead, far more than you think. That's one thing you're going to get…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…would have never happened. Afghanistan, the way that they withdrew with 13 dead, but so many killed, actually—I mean, so many—so many killed…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…they said: "Well, of the 59, 24 are living. The rest are dead." I just heard that. And I was told that before by somebody…
…59—and I've had Israeli parents tell me that, "My son is dead, but please bring him home." As though he were alive, she wanted…
…to have them brought home. I said, "How is he doing?" "He's dead. It's only his body, but we want him home." So there's an…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and taken advantage of us, ripped us off, and left us for dead, frankly. And I believe if I didn't become your President, I believe…
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you're going to see is you're going to see activity that—empty, dead sites; factories that are falling down—those factories will be knocked down…
Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…But we have been. And the response, it's just a lot of dead ends. He's been gone for a long time. The problem is, there's…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Twenty-seven." I said, "You're not too young." And she's knocking them dead. Everyone is talking about you. Thank you very much. Great job. And…