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“Dead Country” said in 27 of 190 transcripts, 50 times.
Counted forms: dead country, dead countrys, dead country's, dead countries.
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Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Middle East Peace Ceremony 2 times
…United States of America was in—I say it was a dead country. The King told me, and I use that. He said, "Sir, one…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 2 times
…might say that the United States, a year ago, was a dead country. I say it to people. I heard it first from the King…
…countries. A year ago, the United States of America was a dead country. Now it's the hottest country anywhere in the world. It is the…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 3 times
…of the hottest places, just like this country. We were a dead country—and you've heard me say it a hundred times—we were a…
…said, effectively, the same thing: One year ago, we had a dead country. Now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. I just…
Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…actually, what's happened. We have a country that's—it was a dead country. And I say it all the time. We had a dead country…
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 3 times
…But 1 year ago, our country was dead. We had a dead country. People say: "Sir, you shouldn't say that. It's too—it's strong." We…
…ago, we thought we lost America. We thought it was a dead country, and now you have the hottest country anywhere in the world." He…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…this coming in. We're a rich country again. We were a dead country one year ago, and now we're the richest country—we're hot. We're…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…a lousy job as President. A year ago, we were a dead country. We were dead. This country was going to hell. We were dead…
…done. So now we're—just think of it, we were a dead country. I was with the King of Saudi Arabia. Great guy. I was…
…the same thing. They said, "One year ago, you were a dead country, and now you're the hottest country anywhere in the world." We are…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…respected at a level—and a year ago, it was a dead country. We had a dead country a year ago. This country was dying…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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 tough…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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 we're…
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 1 time
…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 just…
Sep 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…prouder, and greater than ever before. Last year, we were a dead country. Now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world. In New…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…ago, our country was dead. Everybody said it. We had a dead country. We were not going to survive. Now we have the hottest country…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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 country…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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 Qatar…
…of them said essentially the same thing, said we had a dead country. And we were. We felt that way, and we were. And this…
Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…East. And everyone essentially said the same thing: We had a dead country. One year ago, we had a dead country. Our country was dying…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…ago. Everyone—virtually everyone said, in effect, that we were a dead country 1 year ago. America—this was dead country. We were dying. We…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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 hottest…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…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 the…
Jul 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…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 the…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…That—1 year ago, your country was dead. It was a dead country." They were looking at China. They were looking at other places. But…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…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 mean…
…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 no…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…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, and…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…no confidence in the United—they really felt it was a dead country, and it was going to—so bad things were going to happen…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…he said: "You know what? A year ago, you had a dead country. Now you have the hottest country in the world." We do. We…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…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—as…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…months ago, this country was stone-cold dead. We had a dead country. We had a country—people didn't think it was going to survive…