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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.

“Drone” said in 20 of 427 transcripts, 53 times.

Counted forms: drone, drones, drone's.

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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 8 times

  1. …think we're—— We are. Yes, we would—we have a lot of drones right now. We build our own drones, but we also buy drones…
  2. …nothing like the jets. You know, we knocked out a lot of drones in Israel. We were knocking them out for Israel, and we were…
  3. …them. So it's—you know, we've—we know a lot about the drones, and we know a lot about the great jets—the great ones…

The President's News Conference

Oct 15, 2025 Press conference Kalshi: Trump Press Conference 2 times

  1. …will be the first to tell you, including shooting down thousands of drones that were coming into Israel. You know, we shot them down. We…
  2. …down like it was target practice. But we shot down thousands of drones and missiles also going into Israel. But between what we did to…

Remarks to the Department of War in Quantico, Virginia

Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …sometimes, you know, in Kyiv, they'll lob a missile in or some drones and kill some people, but mostly it's soldiers. Russia and Ukraine are…
  2. …We had a good meeting. Then he went back and started sending drones into Kyiv. I said, "I thought we had a good meeting." But…

Commencement Address at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York

May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …very different warfare out there today. Now they've introduced a thing called "drone." A drone is a little bit different. It makes—you have to…
  2. …is build. We're going to have the best missiles—we already do—drones, and much, much more. And earlier this week—I think you'll like…
  3. …study. But we're seeing the different forms of warfare. We're seeing the drones that are coming down at angles and with speed and with precision…

Remarks in a Roundtable Meeting With Business Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters in Doha, Qatar

May 15, 2025 Meeting 12 times

  1. …with new systems. And we're coming up with a new system of drones, because drones are really—if you look at the war that's going…
  2. …you're going to come up with some nice, inexpensive engine for a drone so that we don't have to spend so much. I asked one…
  3. …And you know, in the case of Iran, they make a good drone, and they make them for $35-, $40,000, so I said to…

Remarks on Domestic Business Investment

Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …in Ohio. On display next to me is their 125-pound Roadrunner drone. Where is that little sucker? Where is it? Which is that? Wow…
  2. …say, "Isn't it beautiful?" Now you see the Moon, but you see drones all over the place, and I say, "Let's get the hell out…