Official transcripts

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 Oct 1, 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.

“Greenland” said in 5 of 85 transcripts, 25 times.

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Remarks During a Meeting With Executives of Oil and Gas Companies and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 9, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Oil & Gas Executives 13 times

…And, by the way, we don't want Russia or China going to Greenland, which, if we don't take Greenland, you're going to have Russia or…
…to me. I put it on. I'm not talking about money for Greenland yet. I might talk about that. But right now, we are going…
…because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 24, 2025 Meeting 2 times

…to get this over with. I hope so. Soon. Go ahead. Well, Greenland is going to be interesting, but that's for another day. I think…
…think it's a big threat to our—our world. So, I think Greenland is very important for international peace. Yes, please. Go ahead. I didn't…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2025 Meeting 5 times

…is friendliness, not provocation. We're dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to them being…
…woman. She's a very nice woman, and she loves the concept of Greenland. And so she's going there, and I think Marco is going there…
…know. They haven't been taken well—good care of. And I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future. I…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 13, 2025 Meeting 4 times

…is, actually. But we've been dealing with Denmark. We've been dealing with Greenland. And we have to do it. We—really need it for national…
…be—have to get involved in a way, because we really need Greenland for national security. It's very important. You know, we have a couple…
…have—we have bases, and we have quite a few soldiers on Greenland already. Well, I think they made—— ——a great step by putting Mark…

Remarks at a Republican Governors Association Meeting

Feb 20, 2025 Meeting 1 time

…we're going to—we're going to see about that. We're looking at Greenland, and we have to take back the Panama Canal, because that wasn't…