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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 . They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.
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Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 2 times
…not to do it." We stopped a war. We stopped a potential disaster —a nuclear disaster because of trade. And it's been really amazing. But…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 2 times
…have cost about $2 billion less. So, they ended up in this disaster of building a basement in the Potomac River and keeping the water…
…pouring your concrete, which has to be dry—and it's been a disaster . And this the same guy that keeps your interest rates too high…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 4 times
…jihadism and antisemitism have not worked. They haven't worked. They've been a disaster . They've just killed. It's killed. They backfired completely and totally. They've just…
…started when President Obama signed the Iran nuclear deal. This was a disaster for Israel, and it was a disaster for everyone. And I remember…
…go out, and the Iran nuclear deal turned out to be a disaster . And by the way, I terminated the Iran nuclear deal, and I…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 2 times
…they've—they need a lot of help in Venezuela. It's a basic disaster . So—and you could also say it was given out for '24…
…then I hear how wonderful it is. It's not wonderful. It's a disaster . That's almost an insurrection, that place. So we put our people in…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a border that was reckless. We had a border that was a disaster . They were coming in by the millions. I say 25 million people…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 4 times
…under the last administration delivered our Nation into a repeated set of disasters . One year ago, our country was in deep trouble. But today, just…
…bioweapons and man-made pathogens. This is unbelievably dangerous. To prevent potential disasters , I'm announcing today that my administration will lead a international effort to…
…Germany a lot of credit for that. They've said this is a disaster , what's happening. They were going all green. All green is all bankrupt…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…seven. And that doesn't include the destruction of a vast potential nuclear disaster in Iran, which we wiped out—totally, as I say, obliterated. We…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…seven of them done. We ended up stopping the nuclear—potential nuclear disaster in Iran with, I think, one of the greatest military trips ever…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…saw the real big crime start to happen. Cashless bail, what a disaster that is. You murder somebody, you don't have to put up bail…
Sep 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Ukraine and everything else, I thought it would be the Russia-Ukraine disaster , where, this week, 7,014 people were killed—soldiers. In most cases…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…saw what was happening out there. It was going to be a disaster . We stopped it cold. If we didn't do that, it would have…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…to spend more time in the gym, actually. This guy is a disaster . Gavin Newsom is a disaster. When we went—we saved Los Angeles…
…know, you have people—I watched in Illinois—Chicago, Illinois, is a disaster . I have property there. It's a disaster what's going on in Chicago…
…be there. And the Governor of Illinois should be. Chicago is a disaster . And the Governor of Illinois should say: "President, would you do us…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…probably been to some of them, Bobby. When it rains, it's a disaster . And the tent is a hundred yards—that's more than a football…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…of the, as an example, California car emissions rules, which were a disaster —a disaster. It cost them millions—it cost them just billions of…
Jul 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…years ago, they had helicopters crashing into each other. It was a disaster . The hostages in Iran. And we had just the opposite. We didn't…
…I learned one thing: His beautiful wife loved him. She was a disaster , right? I told him— I said: "Steve, I can only tell you…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and I'm sure you'd give him— because he—— ——his State is a disaster , and he doesn't do this. We don't— Governor Ronald D. DeSantis of…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 1 time
…to do with. Serbia-Kosovo, I told you, we solved a potential disaster . I can tell you that—some other countries that you're not going…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…on common sense. It didn't work the other way. It was a disaster , where somebody from a certain location in a very liberal State or…
…haven't been here that long. Presidents—like, the last one was a disaster . One of the—he's the worst President in the history of our…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…in the world. A year ago, we had—oh, we had a disaster on our hand. We had the coldest country, I think, by far…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…has to do with the California auto regulation CRA. It's been a disaster for this country. And I want to thank everybody for being here…
…with that, we'll get on to the California standard, which is a disaster . Okay? So, Chris Wright, you're going to get the numbers down. Thank…
…supposed to be economists. In the campaign, I promised to end this disaster , and today, our Republican majorities in Congress have delivered. And I don't…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…great job for North Carolina, brought it back. But it was a disaster —FEMA—and it has not worked out well. It's extremely expensive. And…
…virtually explodes. Well, we don't take the trees out. California is a disaster , what they've done in California. They don't do anything. And if you…
…all of the people involved did an amazing job. We stopped a disaster . And it looks like a planned disaster, not just—this didn't just…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…make sure there's going to be law and order. You had a disaster happening, and they now admit it was a disaster. I watched the…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…right? Okay. Well, we're going to see. Look, Harvard has been a disaster . They've taken five—plus, by the way—$5 billion plus. Five billion…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a big difference. It was—the last 4 years have been a disaster for us with trade and, frankly, with everything else. So we're here…
May 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…or anything else. It wouldn't have happened. We wouldn't have had the disaster of Afghanistan, the leaving. We were getting out, but we were getting…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…with the path you have pursued on the Arabian Peninsula then the disaster unfolding right across in the Gulf of Iran. Think of that. They…
…the attack on 13 American servicemembers—that Abbey Gate, that horrible, horrible disaster —during this Afghanistan withdrawal. You know, that's another thing that we don't…
May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…quickly. Five years ago, I signed an Executive order to confront this disaster , but only confront it in a minor way. It was a good…
…been embarrassed enough, and so has your network. Your network is a disaster . ABC is a disaster. Here is the bill. Bobby, come on over…
May 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…You wouldn't have Russia fighting with Ukraine. You wouldn't have had that disaster in Afghanistan. You wouldn't have had inflation. All these things would have…
…and the Congo: We've made a lot of progress in getting that disaster stopped. We've had a very talented person over there, and we've made…
May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…say something, Pam, or—— I can say, unrelated to that, she's a disaster for New York. She's a horrible, horrible human being. And I think…
Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…ago this week, we inherited the wreckage of 4 years of economic disaster under the previous administration. It was an economic disaster. It was a…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…have also produced historic results in the battle to defeat Biden's inflation disaster and bring jobs and wealth back to America and bring them back…
…water comes out? Your showerheads, your toilets—the whole thing, it's a disaster . We now have it so you can have as much water as…
…a big portion of Seattle or in Minnesota—Minneapolis. You remember that disaster , where they said, "No, this is a peaceful rally." The CNN lunatic…
Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…have any money for Hizballah. There wouldn't have been an October 7 disaster . They were broke. They had no money, and they weren't spending it…
Apr 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…About 7 months ago, Pete, they were having numbers that were a disaster . And over the last 2 months—2½ months, the numbers have gone…
Apr 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…think that other team feels? Not too good. That's one of those disasters for another team, right? Oh, that quarterback doesn't feel good. Where is…
Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…secure election in the history of our country." No, this was a disaster . And frankly, we should go to paper ballots, same-day voting, voter…
…cancel that. We had to get approval from Congress. It was a disaster —it was like—it was like a disastrous curse because you—you…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…not looking good." And his wife loved him. She was such a disaster that night. She was crying. She was crying. Because I've been with…
…country. But if we don't do it, it's going to be a disaster , and you'd just better hope that people believe that it was the…
…and beyond and get rid of the debt hangover ceiling that's a disaster for our country and for everybody and to give people the biggest…
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…were wrong about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would have been a disaster if I didn't terminate it. If I didn't turn that—terminate that…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…companies and countries, like the chipmaking process. Your CHIP bill was a disaster , done by Biden. All he does is give tremendous amounts of— billions…
…of business. They almost went bankrupt. They tried wind, which is a disaster , because it's too expensive and it's—doesn't look good, kills all the…
Mar 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…bad. And think of it. You wouldn't have had the October 7 disaster with Israel. You wouldn't have had Russia and Ukraine, because that would…
Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Ukraine and Russia. We didn't have October 7. We didn't have that disaster that took place with the withdrawal from Afghanistan. And you look at…
Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…then been arrested and released in a Democrat-run sanctuary city—a disaster — before ending the life of this beautiful young angel. With us this…
Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…respect for the burdens that you bear: overseeing State police forces, directing disaster relief efforts, fighting for jobs and businesses, and so much more. And…
Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…I withdrew from the one-sided Paris climate accord. It was a disaster . That was a disaster. I terminated the "green new scam." One of…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…of our country, but we are moving quickly to fix every single disaster Joe Biden created and make America stronger and more prosperous than ever…
Feb 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…done. But we want to end that war. That war is a disaster . It's a really bloody, horrible war. I think so. We think we're…
…see the same thing. Department of Education is going to be a disaster . The military—I mean, I see it. Look, I bought—I came…
Feb 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to be—it sounds good on paper, but in practicality, it's a disaster . It means that if an American goes over to a foreign country…
…makes a phone call to somebody in a different country. It's a disaster for this country, and the—I guess it was a Jimmy Carter…
Feb 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…site anywhere in the world to live in. Hamas has been a disaster . And by the way, I have to tell you that I watched…
Feb 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…owned, the—numerous people, many people dead. FEMA under Biden was a disaster . They didn't—they were almost not even—they essentially weren't even there…
Feb 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…very beautiful and safe and nice. Gaza, humanitarian situationGaza has been a disaster for decades. I don't think the—— I don't think the U.N. would…
…all the fraud that he has found in this USAID. It's a disaster what the people—radical-left lunatics. They have things that nobody would…
Feb 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…that. Everybody said that with Colombia, it was going to be a disaster . In one—in 1 hour, everything was settled. You know why? Tariffs…