Remarks in Clive, Iowa
Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 5 times
…bad Fed Chairman, a guy that has no—we call him "Too Late." He's too late. Jerome "Too Late" Powell. He's too late. He wasn't…
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“Too Late” said in 29 of 258 transcripts, 84 times.
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 3 times
…of a sudden, they loved it very much, but it was too late. They blew it. But it is politically popular, but it's—much more…
…think is right. We have a terrible Chairman right now: Jerome "Too Late" Powell. He's always too late, and he's very late with interest rates…
Remarks on the National Economy in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 6 times
…that all four commissioners in the Fed signed by Biden, including "Too Late"—you know? Do you know who "Too Late" is? "Too Late" Powell…
…guy. He's not a smart guy, but he's a bad guy. "Too Late." Is he going to lower rates a little bit, finally? Did you…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Foster Care Improvement Efforts
Nov 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…on, Scott. That's great. Are you ready, everybody? This is it. Too late to change after—should we sign it? I think, right? Susie, do…
Remarks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEOs Luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 3 times
…incompetent head of the Fed. He's incompetent. I call him Jerome "Too Late"—he's always too late. Jerome "Too Late" Powell. But he's out of…
Remarks at a Dinner With Business Leaders in Tokyo, Japan
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 4 times
…can believe that? We have an anti-person. I call him "Too Late." He's always too late. He was—been too late. And Jerome "Too…
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 4 times
…despite having an incompetent head of the Fed. I call him "Too Late." He's always too late. He's too late in lowering interest rates. I…
Remarks on Expanding Access to Fertility Care and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and an Exchange With Reporters
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…let's go back to Trump." But by that time, it was too late. And they didn't go back, because the leases and everything else. They…
Remarks During a Ballroom Dinner
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 2 times
…walls. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen. This guy. He's "Too Late." He should have been too late with that one—not done it…
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 1 time
…the unmitigated immigration disaster and the fake energy catastrophe before it's too late. The carbon footprint is a hoax made up by people with evil…
Remarks at the American Cornerstone Institute Founders Dinner in Mount Vernon, Virginia
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…new highs. And mortgage rates, despite a totally incompetent Fed Chairman, "Too Late"—I call him "Too Late"—Jerome "Too Late" Powell. Total—he's an…
Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…very good one. The Fed should have done more. You know, "Too Late" Powell—he's terrible. He's a terrible Chair. I think he's just terrible…
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 1 time
…somebody in there now that doesn't have them. We call him "Too Late." But it will focus on unleashing economic prosperity by limiting—eliminating the…
Remarks on the Relocation of U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…little help from the Fed. We have a man named Jerome "Too Late" Powell. You probably heard of him. He's too late—way too late…
…it makes it very hard for people to get mortgages, because Too Late is too late. Very simple. He's too late. And probably political—whatever…
Remarks Announcing the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Draw Location and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…out. Thank you all very much. Yes. Well, we call him "Too Late" for a reason. He should have cut them a year ago. He's…
Remarks Announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…Right next to you, please. Yes. Oh, Federal Reserve. My favorite. "Too Late." He's too late. Well, he took a building that could have been…
…they going to do? And he got it all wrong. He's too late. We call him Jerome "Too Late" Powell. It will live with him…
…to get good mortgages. They're paying too much because of Jerome "Too Late" Powell. He's truly incompetent, and we'll be making another—we put a…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reestablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test and an Exchange With Reporters
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…be. Yes, please. Well, he is. He's a—we call him "Too Late." He's too late. It's his new nickname. He's "Too Late" Powell. He's…
Remarks on Signing the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act and an Exchange With Reporters
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…job. Now, he's got a meeting today, but I call him "Too Late." You know, he's always too late, even if he does it today…
…roof, and then they brought my policy back, but it was too late. They won't—they blew it. We had the highest inflation in the…
Remarks on the Installation of New White House Flagpoles and an Exchange With Reporters
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…trillions of dollars that we're going to lose because of this. "Too Late"—I call him "Too Late" Powell, because he's always too late. I…
…so nice to him, fellas, you wouldn't believe —"Let's have dinner." "Too Late." I'd call him "Too Late." "Come on, Too Late. Let's have dinner…
…a hit. Not sustainable, to be honest. Not really. Nothing is too late. The only thing too late is Powell. Powell is too late. "Too…
Remarks on Signing Legislation Regarding Congressional Disapproval of Environmental Protection Agency Rules Relating to Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards in California and an Exchange With Reporters
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…him. I just want him to—you know, we call him "Too Late," right? "Too Late" is his nickname—like "Too Tall" Jones. He was…
…I'll be the one to—I'll be calling you." He'll be too late for that too. "But raise your rates. You don't have to keep…
Remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…say it loudly and clearly. They'd better do something before it's too late. Very simply, we will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean…
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 4 times
…back, because I'm saying it. I'm saying it about 40 years too late, but they're coming back. As you know, we have the biggest chipmakers…
…Let's—we'll see what happens. It's a shame. I call him "Too Late"—you know, "Too Late Powell." That's his nickname, and it's a shame…
Remarks Announcing Additional United States Tariff Actions on Foreign Imports
Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…our country, but it was gone. It was gone. It was too late. Nothing could have been done. It took years and years to get…
…lasted long beyond his terms, as you know. But it's not too late any longer, and we are going to start being smart and we're…
Remarks at a Women's History Month Event
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…drill. Let them"—they were very, very concerned. And it was too late, because that jackrabbit had gotten out of the nest. And it was…
Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Howard W. Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce and an Exchange With Reporters
Feb 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…time. You can change your mind until—— All right. Now it's too late. It does, doesn't it? How do you like the new look? The…
Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…they'd better get smart and they better get tough before it's too late. We're also working to end the highest inflation in our country's history…
…voting against. But by the time they did that, it was too late. We had that vote entirely, I think—I think anybody would—smart…
Remarks on Signing a Memorandum on an Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety and an Exchange With Reporters
Jan 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…time—I mean, it turned, but it turned when it was too late—a tragic—a tragic story. So I don't know. Do you blame…
Remarks on the Collision of a United States Army Helicopter and an American Airlines Aircraft Near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and an Exchange With Reporters
Jan 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the very end. And it was— by that time, it was too late. They shouldn't have been at the same height, because if it wasn't…
Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and they started drilling more. But by that time, it was too late. Many of these things that we're signing and that Doug Burgum is…