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 84 of 256 transcripts, 183 times.
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Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…know, we took over a country with a border that was a disaster, where millions of people were coming in. Millions of people were coming…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 1 time
…happened to usury? So, to help our citizens recover from the Biden disaster—all caused by this horrible president, just horrible president—I'm asking Congress…
Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 8 times
…Remember that one? Think about Sleepy Joe Biden with Afghanistan. What a disaster, the most embarrassing day in the history of our country, in my…
…the word? We hit it with Joe. We hit everything. What a disaster. Meaning low growth and high inflation. How does that work? Not good…
…and the people that ran the autopen were a complete and total disaster for our Nation. They were a disaster for our Nation. Had they…
Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 1 time
…have to be closed down, like, immediately. It would have been a disaster. And fortunately, I picked it up, and we became—we own the…
Dec 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…I'm asking for in health care is very simple. Obamacare is a disaster. I call it the "Unaffordable Care Act"—"Unaffordable," as opposed to the…
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 4 times
…Whatley, who's phenomenal. Michael Whatley is incredible. Your previous Governor was a disaster. He's also a radical-left person, by the way. He's radical left…
…made a big impact. But he voted yes on every single Biden disaster, including massive inflation, open borders, sanctuary cities, and the "green new scam…
…tonight are some of the warriors who, unlike Don Davis—who's a disaster; vote against him—stood up for North Carolina, including Congressmen Tim Moore…
Dec 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds an address to the nation 1 time
…Prices on electricity and everything else will fall dramatically. The Democrat inflation disaster—again, the worst in the history of our country—also robbed millions…
Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 1 time
…total safety from not only the weather—January 20 is always a disaster, from coldness standpoint. But you know, we had it in the Capitol…
Dec 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Bill Signing Ceremony 3 times
…think we maybe do have a say. I think that it's a disaster for college sports. I think it's a disaster for the Olympics, because…
…successful colleges are losing money. And I think the NIL is a disaster for sports. It's horrible for the Olympics. And it's—I think it's…
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…We actually had one. So we were one heart attack away from disaster, so everybody prayed for everybody's health. I think Mike Johnson has been…
…problem." I said, "Do I get a little credit for fixing a disaster where millions of people a month would flow into our country and…
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 2 times
…mind?" But we always take people from Somalia. Places that are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime. The only thing they're good…
…Our country's hot, and you're hot. Together, we're repairing 4 years of disaster by the radical-left Democrats in Congress and by the worst President…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 2 times
…put up new everything, and they open it up, and it's a disaster. And the one thing with Kennedy Center, they have great sound. They've…
…over the green like by 50 yards. The whole thing was a disaster. He said, "Well, here's the problem: I've got talent, and you don't…
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…country. This is not the people living in Minnesota, and she's a disaster. She should not be—and her friends shouldn't be allowed—frankly, they…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 6 times
…probably are being investigated. Their policies punished success, rewarded failure, and produced disaster, including the worst inflation in our country's history. We had the worst…
…strange. What would that be?" And it turned out to be a disaster for the world. There's—you know, nothing has been seen like that…
…way you can build a country. It's a short road to a disaster. Under my administration, 100 percent—think of that—of all new jobs…
Nov 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump ends the government shutdown 5 times
…all includes fixing the health care system the Democrats broke with the disaster known as Obamacare. Obamacare was a disaster from day one. It's done…
…biggest increase of any—of health care in any country. It's a disaster. And I'm calling today for insurance companies not to be paid, but…
…care, which will be far better and far less expensive than the disaster known as Obamacare. And I've had, I think, great support. I've even…
Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 4 times
…tariffs. And so, if that were ever reversed, it would be a disaster. It would—frankly, it would be a national security problem for our…
…So they're not giving the right numbers. It would be an economic disaster. It would be a national security disaster if we lost the case…
…we ended up with Russia-Ukraine. And we ended up with other disasters too. Don't forget, I put out eight wars—nine to come. I…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 1 time
…great ideas out there, including for health care, because Obamacare is a disaster. The Obamacare premium is going to go up 17 or 18 percent…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 3 times
…months ago, that wasn't the case. One year ago, it was a disaster. But law enforcement—well, our military has done an incredible job, actually…
…nothing tenuous about it. It's a serious end. Gaza has been a disaster for so many years, and I think it's an end. I think…
…Marxists, Socialists, and globalists had their chance, and they delivered nothing, but disaster. And now let's see how a Communist does in New York. We're…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…to pass. Make our elections secure and safe, because California is a disaster. Many of the States are disasters. But can you imagine when they…
…The Democrats are not going to approve them. Blue slips are a disaster. So the only people I can get approved are Democrats. I was…
…work that way with me. But the blue slips are a total disaster. We will—I have 10 people right now that will not be…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 2 times
…to report to you that this afternoon, after 4 years of weakness, disaster—really decline—America is back, and it's back stronger than ever before…
…said reform, innovation, and bold action would only lead to a total disaster. But none of us would be here if we had listened to…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 1 time
…have safe cities now. We're starting in Memphis, and Memphis was a disaster. It's been there. They've been there for 2 weeks, and it's a…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…at this time, you were doing stories that the recruitment was a disaster. We couldn't get men and women to go into the military. Now…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 2 times
…not to do it." We stopped a war. We stopped a potential disaster—a nuclear disaster because of trade. And it's been really amazing. But…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 2 times
…have cost about $2 billion less. So, they ended up in this disaster of building a basement in the Potomac River and keeping the water…
…pouring your concrete, which has to be dry—and it's been a disaster. And this the same guy that keeps your interest rates too high…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 4 times
…jihadism and antisemitism have not worked. They haven't worked. They've been a disaster. They've just killed. It's killed. They backfired completely and totally. They've just…
…started when President Obama signed the Iran nuclear deal. This was a disaster for Israel, and it was a disaster for everyone. And I remember…
…go out, and the Iran nuclear deal turned out to be a disaster. And by the way, I terminated the Iran nuclear deal, and I…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 2 times
…they've—they need a lot of help in Venezuela. It's a basic disaster. So—and you could also say it was given out for '24…
…then I hear how wonderful it is. It's not wonderful. It's a disaster. That's almost an insurrection, that place. So we put our people in…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a border that was reckless. We had a border that was a disaster. They were coming in by the millions. I say 25 million people…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 4 times
…under the last administration delivered our Nation into a repeated set of disasters. One year ago, our country was in deep trouble. But today, just…
…bioweapons and man-made pathogens. This is unbelievably dangerous. To prevent potential disasters, I'm announcing today that my administration will lead a international effort to…
…Germany a lot of credit for that. They've said this is a disaster, what's happening. They were going all green. All green is all bankrupt…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…seven. And that doesn't include the destruction of a vast potential nuclear disaster in Iran, which we wiped out—totally, as I say, obliterated. We…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…seven of them done. We ended up stopping the nuclear—potential nuclear disaster in Iran with, I think, one of the greatest military trips ever…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…saw the real big crime start to happen. Cashless bail, what a disaster that is. You murder somebody, you don't have to put up bail…
Sep 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Ukraine and everything else, I thought it would be the Russia-Ukraine disaster, where, this week, 7,014 people were killed—soldiers. In most cases…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…saw what was happening out there. It was going to be a disaster. We stopped it cold. If we didn't do that, it would have…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…to spend more time in the gym, actually. This guy is a disaster. Gavin Newsom is a disaster. When we went—we saved Los Angeles…
…know, you have people—I watched in Illinois—Chicago, Illinois, is a disaster. I have property there. It's a disaster what's going on in Chicago…
…be there. And the Governor of Illinois should be. Chicago is a disaster. And the Governor of Illinois should say: "President, would you do us…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…probably been to some of them, Bobby. When it rains, it's a disaster. And the tent is a hundred yards—that's more than a football…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…of the, as an example, California car emissions rules, which were a disaster—a disaster. It cost them millions—it cost them just billions of…
Jul 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…years ago, they had helicopters crashing into each other. It was a disaster. The hostages in Iran. And we had just the opposite. We didn't…
…I learned one thing: His beautiful wife loved him. She was a disaster, right? I told him— I said: "Steve, I can only tell you…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and I'm sure you'd give him— because he—— ——his State is a disaster, and he doesn't do this. We don't— Governor Ronald D. DeSantis of…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 1 time
…to do with. Serbia-Kosovo, I told you, we solved a potential disaster. I can tell you that—some other countries that you're not going…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…on common sense. It didn't work the other way. It was a disaster, where somebody from a certain location in a very liberal State or…
…haven't been here that long. Presidents—like, the last one was a disaster. One of the—he's the worst President in the history of our…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…in the world. A year ago, we had—oh, we had a disaster on our hand. We had the coldest country, I think, by far…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…has to do with the California auto regulation CRA. It's been a disaster for this country. And I want to thank everybody for being here…
…with that, we'll get on to the California standard, which is a disaster. Okay? So, Chris Wright, you're going to get the numbers down. Thank…
…supposed to be economists. In the campaign, I promised to end this disaster, and today, our Republican majorities in Congress have delivered. And I don't…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…great job for North Carolina, brought it back. But it was a disaster—FEMA—and it has not worked out well. It's extremely expensive. And…
…virtually explodes. Well, we don't take the trees out. California is a disaster, what they've done in California. They don't do anything. And if you…
…all of the people involved did an amazing job. We stopped a disaster. And it looks like a planned disaster, not just—this didn't just…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…make sure there's going to be law and order. You had a disaster happening, and they now admit it was a disaster. I watched the…
May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…right? Okay. Well, we're going to see. Look, Harvard has been a disaster. They've taken five—plus, by the way—$5 billion plus. Five billion…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a big difference. It was—the last 4 years have been a disaster for us with trade and, frankly, with everything else. So we're here…
May 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…or anything else. It wouldn't have happened. We wouldn't have had the disaster of Afghanistan, the leaving. We were getting out, but we were getting…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…with the path you have pursued on the Arabian Peninsula then the disaster unfolding right across in the Gulf of Iran. Think of that. They…
…the attack on 13 American servicemembers—that Abbey Gate, that horrible, horrible disaster—during this Afghanistan withdrawal. You know, that's another thing that we don't…
May 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…quickly. Five years ago, I signed an Executive order to confront this disaster, but only confront it in a minor way. It was a good…
…been embarrassed enough, and so has your network. Your network is a disaster. ABC is a disaster. Here is the bill. Bobby, come on over…
May 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…You wouldn't have Russia fighting with Ukraine. You wouldn't have had that disaster in Afghanistan. You wouldn't have had inflation. All these things would have…
…and the Congo: We've made a lot of progress in getting that disaster stopped. We've had a very talented person over there, and we've made…