Remarks on Lighting the National Christmas Tree
Dec 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: National Christmas Tree Lighting 1 time
…here in Washington, DC, where we've set a record for lack of crime in 28 years. So I just want to say we have a…
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Remarks on Fuel Efficiency Standards and an Exchange With Reporters
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…was, and those people are guilty, in my opinion, of a major crime. Everything that was signed by that autopen—he—the man operating the…
Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony
Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 9 times
…stay right up here. But as you know, we're a tough-on-crime administration. We are tough on crime. You know, our border had zero…
…now a totally safe city, and a year ago, it was a crime, criminal mess. We removed, Pam, 1,700 people—career criminals and people…
…in Memphis, Tennessee, where you had an even worse situation, and Memphis crime is down 64 percent in 3 weeks. And by the time you…
Remarks at the American Business Forum in Miami, Florida
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 2 times
…families, and that's what we're delivering. You see that. They stand for crime and chaos and corruption. We stand for law and order and justice…
…into our country. We're liberating our cities from the scourge of violent crime, making our country safe and beautiful again. We're starting in our Capital…
Remarks to United States Servicemembers With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan in Yokosuko, Japan
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 3 times
…killing mess. People getting killed all the time. It was very high crime. And we sent in our National Guard—again, great people. And I…
…walk right in through the middle, nobody's going to touch them. The crime is down to almost nothing. It's a whole different ball game. It…
…They've been there for 2 weeks, and it's a whole different story. Crime is less than half, and within a month, it will be gone…
Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With the Homeland Security Task Force and an Exchange With Reporters
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 6 times
…in this country, to a totally safe city. It's a—nothing is crime free, I guess, but this is about as close to crime-free…
…hottest country anywhere in the world. We're going to clear up this crime in our cities. We can do it quickly too. They showed how…
…support. And they said that what he did is not even a crime. It wasn't a crime. That he was persecuted by the Biden administration…
Remarks at a Lunch With Republican Senators
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 4 times
…Governor. I said, "I wonder how he's going to do." It's a crime palace. It's a shame. And, you know, what we did in DC…
…sorry, sir, your son has been shot and killed." We have no crime here now. We have no crime. And the National Guard has been…
…just a whole new look. And the most important thing, there's no crime. And we're going to fix the roads. We have great pavers. We're…
Remarks During a Ballroom Dinner
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 1 time
…for the city, because we're so proud of what we've done with crime. This is a very safe city now. This went from a very…
Remarks on Presenting Posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Turning Point U.S.A. Founder and Executive Director Charles J. Kirk
Oct 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Medal of Freedom Ceremony for Charlie Kirk 5 times
…about 3 miles away. That's great. What a beautiful sound. They're stopping crime. That's what they're doing. So we're done with the voices of fools…
…sent people in there 6 months ago, and this Governor said, "Well, crime is down." Yes, that's because we had the FBI in there for…
…now they're totally unrestricted. They—all they have to do is stop crime. And they're doing it. By the way, Memphis, as you know—you…
Remarks at Middle East Peace Agreement Signing Ceremony in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…was appropriate. And you are a great leader. You have very little crime. You have problems that other countries don't have, and of course, nothing…
Remarks on Prescription Drug Prices and an Exchange With Reporters
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 2 times
…look at DC, and now we're in Memphis, and Memphis was really crime-ridden. It was terrible. A lot of people being killed. And they…
…when I watch him trying to say that: "It's okay, we have crime under control. I lost 4,000 people over a very short period…
Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on the "Antifa" Organization and an Exchange With Reporters
Oct 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Roundtable on ANTIFA 6 times
…police in cities nationwide, and they have attacked journalists reporting on their crimes. So the journalists that report on their crimes. Don't worry. You're very…
…they—once they said: "We don't care who comes. Just stop the crime." They don't care. Frankly, they don't care if it's National Guard, military…
…says, like, "I don't know what they're talking about. We don't have crime here." He—they're crazy. I think, actually, they're petrified. You know their…
Remarks on Signing a Decision Statement on the 2025 Ambler Road Project Appeal and an Exchange With Reporters
Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…a lot of different places, and they probably marvel at how much crime we have. Then you go to Memphis, where we are right now…
…to make Chicago really great again, and we're going to stop this crime. Then we're going to go to another one, and we're going to…
…have a new thing now, when you look at—see, it's called crime. It's called absolute, as Biden would say—well, I won't say what…
Remarks on the Navy 250 Celebration at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 2 times
…we have the right policy, right? We have policy. We don't want crime. We don't want men playing in women's sports. We don't want transgender…
…what's ever necessary. People don't care. They want to—they don't want crime in their cities. And we're doing it, and we're doing it well…
Remarks on Prescription Drug Prices and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…can give you a lousy reputation for danger, because they commit many crimes a day, in some cases. But Washington, DC, is an unbelievable example…
Remarks to the Department of War in Quantico, Virginia
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…they can make your numbers look very bad because they'll commit many crimes a day. But we took out 1,700. And they took them…
…walk to work now, to the White House. We haven't had a crime in Washington in so long because we got the careers—we call…
Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…doing. Look at Washington, DC. I just got numbers. There's, like, no crime in Washington, DC. You, Jeff, will not be mugged walking down the…
…up and says, "This is a very safe"—and then he says crime is better. The reason crime is better is because Kash put, about…
…they've done a good job. So then Pritzker gets up, "We've lowered crime 25." It's because the FBI was there. So, no, if any city…
Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 6 times
…halfway around the world, trample our borders, violate our sovereignty, cause unmitigated crime, and deplete our social safety net. We have reasserted that America belongs…
…who repaid kindness—and that's what they did; they repaid kindness with crime—it's time to end the failed experiment of open borders. You have…
…to me. I'm in New York City. I'm feeling a lot safer. Crime—we're getting crime down. And by the way, speaking of crime, Washington…
Remarks at a Memorial Service for Charles J. Kirk in Glendale, Arizona
Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 5 times
…We're going to do that. We're going to save Chicago from horrible crime. In high school, he was the quarterback of the football team and…
…DC, a place that Charlie truly revered. You know, we stopped the crime in Washington. It took 12 days. Now you can go to restaurants…
…people get murdered over the weekend. He thinks you don't have any crime when 11 people get murdered and 28 people get shot. He says…
Remarks at the American Cornerstone Institute Founders Dinner in Mount Vernon, Virginia
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…the open borders is a tough one. But the best argument is crime. This is the—oh, oh, oh, would I like to be running…
…crime, and the Democrats obviously love it. How about that? They like crime. We don't. That's all you have to say. A sign: "They like…
…how much better it can get. They said, "We're down 87 percent"—crime. I said: "Really? What are—who are the 13 percent? Tell me…
Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…want to have open borders. They want to stop the fighting of crime, where we've been very successful. DC, as you know—Washington, DC, is…
…is having dinners. They're going out every—all over. There's very little crime. It's—they haven't seen numbers like this in many, many years. And…
…be bringing them down a whole lot. But I guess they want crime and we fight crime, and it's a pretty big difference. They want…
Remarks on Signing a Memorandum on Restoring Law and Order in Memphis, Tennessee
Sep 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during his signing of the Presidential Memorandum? 15 times
…the Memphis Safe Task Force. And it's very important because of the crime that's going on not only in Memphis, in many cities, and we're…
…by step, just like we did in DC. We have virtually no crime in DC right now, and we're going to keep it that way…
…Chicago on a—sort of a moderate basis, and we brought down crime a little bit in Chicago, but we're now going to bring it…
Remarks on Public Safety in the District of Columbia and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…20 years, actually, was very unsafe. And now it's got virtually no crime. We call it crime-free. We're going to be announcing another city…
Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…have no tolerance for terrorism or political violence, and that includes hate crimes against Christians, Jews, or anybody else. We're not going to allow it…
…a totally safe zone. It's called a "safe zone city." There's no crime. They said crime is down 87 percent. I said: "No, no, no…
…much lesser things. Things that take place in the home they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a…
Remarks Upon Arrival and an Exchange With Reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
Sep 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…but it's pretty close to 100-percent healthy, happy, thriving. It's a crime-free zone. You know that? You know, you could go out to…
…very dangerous place, and we have a Governor that doesn't care about crime, I guess. We could solve Chicago very quickly, but we're going to…
…12 days—in other words, on the 12th day, we had the crime just about solved. And right now people are walking out—they're going…
Remarks at a Dinner With Republican Members of Congress
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…Chicago, we have a Governor that says that things are okay with crime. Except that last weekend, 11 people were killed and 68 people were…
…pretty much—I don't think you can do much better than zero crime. They said, "Crime is down 87 percent." I said: "Really? Who are…
…or they're stupid. There's something wrong with them. But these are high-crime areas, as high as there is in the world. You can go…
Remarks on Signing the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act and Executive Orders and Announcing the 2026 Group of Twenty (G-20) Nations Summit in Miami, Florida, and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…came out the first time, that's when you saw the real big crime start to happen. Cashless bail, what a disaster that is. You murder…
…dangerous out on the streets. So Washington, DC, has had virtually no crime. We even have a mayor that's admitting to it, and she's a…
…So Washington, DC, is a totally safe city. We have virtually no crime. One of—it's gone from the most unsafe city in the United…
Remarks on the Relocation of U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…here where we are. It's now a safe zone. We have no crime. We have—it's in such great shape. You can go and actually…
…all about?" I say, "Yes, we have a little bit of a crime problem." And we don't have a crime problem in Washington anymore. And…
…going to have this place spick-and-span. It's going to be crime free, and it's going to be spick-and- span. It's going to…
Remarks on Signing Executive Orders To Reduce Crime and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 22 times
…of people that are doing an unbelievable job on a thing called crime and, in particular, violent crime. Today we're going to be discussing it…
…can't get in. Many of them closed because they couldn't open with crime. Everybody before me is happy what I'm doing. Most of you won't…
…winning, and we're going to keep winning. And this whole story on crime is incredible that the Democrats wouldn't be with us. So the mayor…
Remarks Announcing the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Draw Location and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…we had—by the way, in Washington, DC, we have the lowest crime numbers they've had in years. Zero—it sounds like—it's a horrible…
…it's supposed to be run. The numbers were horrible. It was a crime-infested rathole, and they do have a lot of rats. We're getting…
…was extremely unsafe, and now it's extremely safe. We had virtually no crime. The number was down 87 percent, and I'm trying to figure out…
Remarks During Visit to the People's House Exhibit "A White House Experience" and Exchange With Reporters
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…phony numbers. DC had an alltime high last year of absolute, total crime, and it continued pretty bad. And then we put some strength into…
…wish the mayor of DC would say, "You know, we're overridden with crime, and we need help," instead of saying, "The stats are down." I…
Remarks to Federal Law Enforcement Officers and National Guard Personnel
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…to do your job, you've got to do your job. But the crime numbers are way down. I'm looking at—you saw some of the…
…and we were. And this place was emblematic of it with the crime, the horrible crime. And, you know, I—I watch these phony reports…
Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 17 times
…biggest issue right now and an issue that's really taken hold is crime—stopping crime in the cities. And the Democrats are fighting the stopping…
…this is a bigger issue. This is the biggest of all issues. Crime is rampant in DC. It's rampant in our, generally, blue-run cities…
…Social Security also is something very special. But what we're doing with crime—which will be your next question, I guess. That's because everyone's — they're…
Remarks Announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times
…votes, probably. You never have—we don't have Democrats voting, even for crime. But I shouldn't make this political, because they made the Academy Awards…
…incredible. And she's—you're going to see a big change in Washington crime stats very soon—although, not the stats that they gave, because they…
…up stats like they were doing better. They're not doing better. The crime is the worst it's ever been. But it's—it started—as of…
Remarks on Domestic Investment by Apple Incorporated and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…very productive talks today. Yes, ma'am. We're considering it, yes, because the crime is ridiculous. I could show you a chart comparing DC to other…
…going to make it beautiful. And what a shame—the rate of crime, the rate of muggings, killings, and everything else. We're not going to…
Remarks at White House Reception for Republican Members of Congress
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…people." Remember that? They used to say: "They're kind. They don't commit crimes." No, they make our criminals look like extremely nice people, and we…
Remarks in Des Moines, Iowa
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…I know exactly what's going on in Iowa. You had some horrible crime in Iowa caused by illegal aliens. But we're getting them the hell…
…boo. No, they're fake news. That's why nobody watches them anymore. Violent crime is plummeting, and we're on track to reach the lowest murder rate…
Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on the "Alligator Alcatraz" Migrant Detention Facility and an Exchange With Reporters in Ochopee, Florida
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…disgusting. This enormous country-destroying invasion has swamped communities nationwide with massive crime, crippling costs, and burdens far beyond what any nation could withstand. No…
…officers are hunting down and deporting migrant criminals who have committed heinous crimes, including more than 13,000 murderers—11,888, to be exact, but…
Remarks on the United States Supreme Court Decision on Nationwide Injunctions From Lower Federal Courts and an Exchange With Reporters
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…going to make it good for everybody. We'll have to stop the crime in those—all—in—the case of the cities, I think I…
Remarks at an "Invest in America" Roundtable Discussion
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…still simmering a little bit but not very much. Yes, please. A crime has he committed? I think his primarily—primary crime is running for…
Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion With the Fraternal Order of Police
Jun 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…vilified and targeted our Nation's police with Marxist prosecutors and soft-on-crime politicians, making it impossible for you to do your jobs and do…
Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as Acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and an Exchange With Reporters
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…assistant district attorney in Westchester County, New York, where she prosecuted violent crimes. And that was a serious prosecutor. And she went after real criminals…
…It's a big deal. As district attorney, Jeanine tackled high- profile violent crime cases and established one of the Nation's most successful cybercrime units to…
…an unbelievable job as our real leader—leader in the fight against crime. And Pam heard about this, and Pam said, "I'll have to find…
Remarks With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom Announcing a United States Trade Agreement With the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters
May 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…people that I thought—you know, he's done a very good job. Crime is down 25 percent in DC. during his period of time. I'm…
Remarks During a Swearing-in Ceremony for David A. Perdue, Jr., as United States Ambassador to China and an Exchange With Reporters
May 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…Well, it's disappointing, because, you know, I know Ed. He's very talented. Crime is down in Washington, DC—street crime, violent crime—by 25 percent…
…sense that, in this short period of time that he's been there, crime is down 25 percent in Washington, DC. But that's really up to…
Remarks on the 2027 National Football League Draft and an Exchange With Reporters
May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the last few months, and it's—it's getting to look really strong. Crime is way down, and a lot of—there's a good relationship we…
…and people from jails. They emptied out jails. You know, Venezuela, their crime is down 72 percent because they took all the criminals off the…
Remarks on the National Day of Prayer
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…of everything, when you think of it. She's got every form of crime known to mankind—and womankind, too. You always have to say that…
Remarks in Warren, Michigan
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…many of them criminals, many of them, frankly, murderers and people of crime at the absolute highest level. Real, real bad people. It would only…
…weaponization of law enforcement and fired Joe Biden's handpicked—these are pro-crime U.S. attorneys, except if it's a political person, like me. You know…
…The "Laptop from Hell." We also terminated the clearances of the Biden crime family and Joe Biden himself—because he's corrupt. And I banned all…
Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Mehmet Oz as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and an Exchange With Reporters
Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…borders and people to come in—if you look at Venezuela, their crime is down by 72 percent. You know why? They took all their…
Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Alina Habba as Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
Mar 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina will work tirelessly to weed out crime and corruption and restore law and order to the Garden State, as…
…to live, and we all love it. Under the last administration, violent crime in New Jersey, however, rose more than 60 percent. And under the…
…a sudden in trying to protect some very, very bad people of crime—they have to stop. They have to let us do the job…
Remarks at the Department of Justice
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…administration, the DOJ and the FBI will once again become the premier crime-fighting agencies on the face of the earth. People ask me what…
…from our Government. We will expose and very much expose their egregious crimes and severe misconduct, of which was levels—you've never seen anything like…
…the corruption is unbelievable. We also terminated the clearances of the Biden crime family and Joe Biden himself. He didn't deserve it. In fact, he…