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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.

“Middle East” said in 32 of 72 transcripts, 96 times.

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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman Al Thani of Qatar in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Oct 25, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …one of the great rulers of the world, not just the Middle East. He's loved. He's beloved and respected by his country. I don't know…
  2. …the last year. What we've done is incredible: peace to the Middle East. And they were a very big factor in it. So I just…
  3. …just say we express our thanks. And you have a safe Middle East right now, and you're going to keep it that way for a…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 6 times

  1. …a lot of good things happen. If you look at the Middle East, I would say, prior to us hitting Iran so hard, we could…
  2. …that deal, because you would've had a dark cloud over the Middle East. When we took out their nuclear capability, which was one of the…
  3. …just like a flawless mission. And when it was finished, the Middle East just opened up. Amazing. And they've wanted to do it for 22…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With President Volodymyr Zelenskky of Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 6 times

  1. …have to make it long-lasting. As I said in the Middle East, "everlasting," right? Everlasting. And the Middle East is a much more complicated…
  2. …President Putin. We'll see what happens. But the war in the Middle East was far more complicated. We got that one done. And I think…
  3. …will be number nine for me. I've solved eight. Including the Middle East, I've solved eight. This, I thought, would have been among the easiest…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With President Javier Milei of Argentina and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 3 times

  1. …great weekend, we had a great period of time in the Middle East. It was very comprehensive. It went very rapidly, and I think it's…
  2. …lead to something that's going to be unrecognizable, certainly for the Middle East. What's taken place in the last few days, people can't believe it…
  3. …love. And it has to do with the mystique of the Middle East, I think, because if I did other countries—I did seven other…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 6 times

  1. …you know, last night we reached a momentous breakthrough in the Middle East, something that people said was never going to be done. We ended…
  2. …be a lasting peace, hopefully, an everlasting peace. Peace in the Middle East. We secured the release of all of the remaining hostages, and they…
  3. …seen anything quite like it. But it's really peace in the Middle East. And you remember, October 7 was terrible, but also, from the Hamas…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 7 times

  1. …think there's a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East. It's something even beyond the Gaza situation. We want a release of…
  2. …do—we are very close to making a deal on the Middle East that will bring peace to the Middle East. After all of these…
  3. …people being killed, there's a chance to bring peace to the Middle East. In addition to that, I made seven other deals, and they're, you…

Remarks Prior to a Working Dinner With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 7, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …are going to be really settled down a lot in the Middle East. And they respect us, and they respect Israel. They respect a lot…
  2. …of a lot of countries in the surrounding area of the Middle East, including Bibi, we will—we took the sanctions off Syria. And I…
  3. …they were doing. You know, they were the bully of the Middle East, and now they're not the bully anymore. But they were saying terrible…

Remarks at a Meeting of the Make America Healthy Again Commission

May 22, 2025 Meeting 2 times

  1. …very big week. You saw that. We got back from the Middle East, and we brought $5.1 trillion back with us. We had a…
  2. …even think it's close. I was told that also in the Middle East. The three rulers, three very good men that were very nice to…

Remarks at a Gulf Cooperation Council Leaders Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 14, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …are at the forefront of creating a stable, peaceful, and prosperous Middle East, and I have to say that I've seen such progress. It's really…
  2. …tremendous unity, tremendous friendship. And the whole world is watching the Middle East, and many are watching with envy. You have something very special going…
  3. …on November 5th with the election. But a stable and peaceful Middle East will be a successful and prosperous Middle East, and that's what you've…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …you want to say something? Thank you, Marco. And on the Middle East—another hot spot that we didn't have a problem with. There was…
  2. …we left, and now there's a lot of problems in the Middle East, but we're working on that. But I think we've seen significant progress…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 26, 2025 Meeting 2 times

  1. …other countries. And then, by the way, let's talk about the Middle East. We've got to solve that problem too. And that's come a long…
  2. …a good relationship with China and Russia and Ukraine and the Middle East. We're doing things that—look, when I left, we had no wars…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With King Abdullah II of Jordan and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 11, 2025 Meeting 18 times

  1. …large piece of land—you're going to have stability in the Middle East for the first time. And the Palestinians or the people that live…
  2. …be a wonderful thing. It's going to be wonderful for the Middle East. I think it will turn the Middle East. I think you're going…
  3. …the Middle East. You're going to eventually have peace in the Middle East. Yes, please. No, because that's not—we're not talking about a big…