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Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 1 time
…powerful, the richest nations, really, in the world. Although now, with the tariffs, the United States is by far the richest nation in the world…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 6 times
…would like to say it, but behind the scenes, he did say tariffs were a big reason he came here and also the fact he…
…for almost everybody that's here, most of them are here because of tariffs. Because you have to understand, he has no tariffs. If you build…
…largely through trade. I mean, that one, numerous of them, I talked tariffs. I said, "Look, if you're going to do that, we're going to…
Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…want to—I would—— Well, I guess he's going to ask about tariffs, because a lot of companies from Canada are moving into the United…
…back into the U.S. And he's probably going to be asking about tariffs. He—they're losing a lot of companies in Canada. They're coming into…
…of them was because of my ability at trade and because of tariffs. If I didn't have tariffs to throw around a little bit, you…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…immediately. And we have a lot of money coming in with the tariffs. We've never had money like this coming in. We're a rich country…
…plants in the United States. They're all coming back for two reasons: tariffs, and I think they liked November 5. You know, they liked the…
…China is coming. They're all coming. And that way, they avoid paying tariffs. So, you know, they're coming for that reason. So, by opening up…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…but if they didn't go along, we were going to put extra tariffs on those countries. And we were going to charge them the amount…
…I said if we don't make a deal, then we're going to tariff them an extra 5, 6, 7, 8 percent, whatever the difference is…
…So we took away the advantage. By the fact that we have tariffs, we took away the advantage that they would have of just saying…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…principle of merit. That's the most important word—other than the word "tariff." I love tariffs. Most beautiful word. But I'm not allowed to say…
…anymore. I said "tariff" is my favorite word. I love the word "tariff." You know, we're becoming rich as hell. We have a big case…
…I said my favorite word in the English dictionary is the word "tariff," and people thought that was strange. And the fake news came over…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…doing well. We've never done this well. We have—because of the tariffs that are coming in, the deals that are being made, and $950…
…it lightly before—but we're taking in tremendous amounts of money with tariffs. We've never seen anything like it. Nobody has—no country has ever…
…devote a little bit of that money, a little bit of the tariff money, to our farmers. Our farmers have been incredible. They are the…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 9 times
…States is fully prepared to impose a very strong round of powerful tariffs, which would stop the bloodshed, I believe, very quickly. But for those…
…that broke the rules. That's why the United States is now applying tariffs to other countries and much as these tariffs were, for many years…
…administration, including my first term, where hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs were taken in. And by the way, we had the lowest inflation…
Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 3 times
…country that has the chance to attain a level like never before. Tariffs are making us rich again, richer than anybody ever thought was possible…
…of other countries better and better. But we're doing unbelievably well. The tariffs have really been a whole—the election was big, but the tariffs…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…And if the nations give us a hard time, we're going to tariff them for the difference. Because, you know, the nations got very—all…
…other places. We have a lot of money coming in because of tariffs. You know, we have a lot of money coming in because of…
…stop the world from taking advantage of us through their use of tariffs. Right? Sort of interesting. But also here is FDA Commissioner—he's going…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…we're building plants all over the United States. And frankly, because of tariffs, we're taking in trillions of dollars. Trillions of dollars. And countries that…
…of jobs. You're—the jobs are being created right now. And the tariffs are protecting our country, and we didn't use—you know, tariffs were…
…dollars. Nobody has ever seen anything— even people that were against the tariffs, now they see the way they're working. And by the way, with…
Sep 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…virtually nonexistent. As you know, we're taking in trillions of dollars from tariffs, and they've been so incredible for our country—so incredible. We're keeping…
…even believe it. And we've never seen investment like this. Without the tariffs, we would have just a fraction of that. And we're really the…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…and I let them know that. And we put a very big tariff on India—a 50-percent tariff, very high tariff. I get along…
…November 5. They were happy with the election. And number two, the tariffs are bringing countries. And, I mean, it's so vital to our country…
…that we've never thought we'd be at, and it's because of the tariffs. Countries are pouring into our country because of the—you avoid tariffs…
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…