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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.

“Disaster” said in 19 of 80 transcripts, 45 times.

Counted forms: disaster, disasters, disaster's.

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Remarks During a Meeting With the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a meeting on the World Cup 3 times

  1. …and not because of the CHIPS Act. The CHIPS Act was a disaster for this country. We gave away billions of dollars to other countries…
  2. …other country, the release of prisoners into our country has been a disaster. He's emptied his jails. Others have done that also. He has not…
  3. …didn't go in, from the crime standpoint, you would have had a disaster. It would have been—it was not going to be handled properly…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …10, you'll have 5 that won't be very good. You'll have five disasters, and we'll have to work on those disasters. But for the most…
  2. …some help." Chicago, in particular, maybe, right now. I mean, it's a disaster. It's a disaster. We could solve their problem in—it's bigger than…
  3. …out of 25 are run by Democrats. And cashless bail was a disaster. When they did that—and I believe it was instituted first in…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …way. Had Hillary Clinton won the election, it would have been a disaster. But we think we can do something in that regard, with respect…
  2. …North Korea and South Korea. I think it would have been a disaster. You're only 60 miles away from Seoul. They don't even need nuclear…
  3. …walking the streets again, oftentimes killing again, rapidly. Cashless bail is a disaster. You saw we had a news conference today on that. We're wiping…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …dying all over the place. You know, the whole thing is a disaster. They're almost exclusively made in China. Not that I have anything against…
  2. …too well. And in the end, it was a—just a complete disaster. We want to have one great company. Now, Raytheon is going to…
  3. …when it all came together, guess what? It didn't work. It's a disaster. So we are—we're going to have a—in pretty short period…

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

May 6, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …on time, on budget. He's building his library in Chicago. It's a disaster. And he said, something to the effect: "I only want DEI. I…
  2. …cost overruns. The job has stopped. The—I don't know. It's a disaster, and I don't like that happening, because it's—I think it's bad…
  3. …a thing like that should happen. He's got a library that's a disaster, and he wanted to be very politically correct, and he didn't use…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 30, 2025 Meeting 2 times

  1. …they have waiting lists now. And 6 months ago, it was a disaster. Go ahead. Yes. That's right. Good. Thank you very much. Thank you…
  2. …worse than that. I think our country could have been a total disaster. Bad things were happening with our country, and we've—we've stemmed the…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 10, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …New York, and they hire the woman from Chicago who was a disaster, total disaster, and they pay them massive salaries, and they're supposed to…
  2. …during Biden, we were losing $3 billion a day. Biden was a disaster. He was the worst President in the history of our country. And…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 12, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …know—you know the whole—the whole story that—evening was a disaster for the Democrats, in my opinion. And I would mention—and I'd…
  2. …weeks so that they're not driven into a little bit of a disaster for them. They actually love what I'm doing, but they had a…
  3. …across those level fields—dead flat, no protection whatsoever. It is a disaster. And so I hope he's going to have a cease-fire. Well…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a National Governors Association Meeting

Feb 21, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …you know, all of the period of time. And FEMA was a disaster. FEMA wasn't there. They didn't do the job. And it was a…
  2. …sort of skip that house, very nicely. And it was just a disaster. And we've done it the other way. And we're working with a…
  3. …expensive thing to do. And I really believe when there's a natural disaster—a hurricane, a tornado, or whatever it may be—you're very capable…