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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.

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Remarks at a Black History Month Reception

Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 11 times

  1. …and we put it into use. Right, Scott? And I signed historic criminal justice reform into law. We got criminal justice reform. Just so you…
  2. …more than any other group of people, has been trying to get criminal justice reform, and they couldn't do it. And a group of people…
  3. …And you know that? He was a tremendous help. So we got criminal justice reform done and approved, and nobody thought it could be done…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at National Prayer Breakfast 18 times

  1. …strongest border in the history of our country." "We have the best crime numbers we've ever had going back to the year 1900." That's 125…
  2. …that came into our country illegally and are—have already committed massive crimes. We had 11,888 murderers, and many of them are in your…
  3. …that happen. And we're being very tough on law and order and crime. And I hate to say it, because it doesn't seem to go…

Remarks on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Bill to Reopen the Government 14 times

  1. …illegal aliens from our country. It continues historically successful efforts to reduce crime in our Nation's Capital. We have a very safe city right now…
  2. …DC, is a safe city. And Memphis, by the way, is down—crime is down 77 percent. And in New Orleans—I don't know if…
  3. …New Orleans, we started 2 weeks ago—4 weeks ago, max—and crime is down 68 percent. It's going to be down to practically nothing…

Remarks on the United States Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …people. But we basically have a tremendously perfect, strong border. And also, crime levels are at the lowest point they've been in 125 years. Since…
  2. …numbers. And that's despite the fact that we had a lot of criminals and murderers. 11,888 murderers came in. And we have the lowest…
  3. …it was a dispute within a family. We have had virtually no crime in DC. DC is now considered a very safe place, and it…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing

Jan 30, 2026 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …the economy has never been like this. It was just announced that crime is at an alltime low, lowest number—low—best numbers on crime…
  2. …we have a closed border. We've taken out thousands and thousands of criminals and murderers and drug dealers and everything else. And we've either brought…
  3. …elected to do is law and order. We now have the lowest crime rate in the history of our country. We have the lowest murder…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporter Prior to a Screening of the Documentary Film "Melania"

Jan 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 10 times

  1. …And we've done a great job. We've closed the border. We've stopped crime. Crime is at an all-time low in the history of our…
  2. …problems that you have—the big problems that you have—millions of criminals were allowed into our country through an open border, and we're getting…
  3. …that was done by Democrats. They said that the Democrats just released—crime in this country is at an alltime low. Thank you, and your…

Remarks in Clive, Iowa

Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 16 times

  1. …open border thing, you know, it's a lot of work. You're taking criminals in—that they allowed into our country, where their jails are opened…
  2. …and order. We need law and order. And we have the lowest crime rate now in the history of our country. That's good, but we'll…
  3. …much about Minnesota, where unbeknownst to the public, we have brought down crime very substantially in Minnesota. We've taken out thousands of hard criminals—hardened…

Remarks During a World Economic Forum Reception With Business Leaders in Davos, Switzerland

Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …don't discriminate. But you can look at some people and say they're criminals. And we took in tremendous numbers of murderers, drug dealers, mental institution…
  2. …we have a country that's becoming very safe. We had the best crime numbers that we've had in—ever, in recorded history. Perhaps they were…
  3. …here." And we do it fast, and we get rid of the criminals. And it's amazing how effective—you know, I didn't campaign on this…

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 9 times

  1. …United States had reverse migration. Boy, that was nice. And these were criminals that were being taken out of our country because they allowed people…
  2. …Louisiana. We were there for 3 weeks. It's cut—we've cut the crime down to—by 64 percent. Within another month, we'll have virtually no…
  3. …going to help the people in California. We want to have no crime. I know Gavin was here. I used to get along so great…

Remarks Honoring the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers

Jan 15, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: The Florida Panthers visit the White House 5 times

  1. …to any other first year for an administration. We have the—tremendous crime numbers just came out. Did you see? The lowest crime ever recorded…
  2. …on in Minnesota, we're taking out the worst—some of the worst criminals in the world are being taken out of our country. Murderers, drug…
  3. …in the world. We have the lowest crime. We have the best crime numbers we've ever had. And we have something else that's very special…

Remarks to the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan

Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 6 times

  1. …you imagine allowing 25 million people into our country, many of them criminals, many of them murderers? What he did to this country—what they…
  2. …or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens, and it breeds fraud and crime…
  3. …and the Department of Justice has already charged nearly 100 people in criminal conspiracies in Minnesota. They're all over the place. Last week, we announced…

Remarks at the House Republican Members Retreat

Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 4 times

  1. …Two percent, 3 percent of the population causes 90 percent of the crime. Think of it. Two percent of the population in Washington, DC, causes…
  2. …would either. Even though, you know, we took out all—so many criminals, I just feel better. To me, they're beautiful. I look at these…
  3. …safe. I don't think if we took them out—even if the crime wasn't much, it would definitely be more. We did a great job…

Remarks on the National Economy in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 7 times

  1. …want him. He doesn't represent you. You just—and look at the crime. Look at what's going on with all the crime here, the slitting…
  2. …her throat. We had men playing in women's sports, transgender for everybody, crime at record levels, the worst trade deals ever made, and our country…
  3. …has gone to American-born citizens. The migrant invasion also brought massive crime. What's happening with the killings in North Carolina is indescribable. I mean…

Address to the Nation on the Economy

Dec 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds an address to the nation 3 times

  1. …happen again. We had men playing in women's sports, transgender for everybody, crime at record levels, with "law enforcement" and words such as that just…
  2. …was ruled by politicians who fought only for insiders, illegal aliens, career criminals, corporate lobbyists, prisoners, terrorists, and above all, foreign nations, which took advantage…
  3. …a few short months, we went from worst to best. We're deporting criminals, restoring safety to our most dangerous cities. Just take a look at…

Remarks on Presenting the Mexican Border Defense Medal and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation 3 times

  1. …4 years before I took office, our southern border was surrendered to criminals, drug cartels, human traffickers, and child smugglers. Our entire Southwest border on…
  2. …people look like babies. These are some of the worst—most violent criminals anywhere on Earth—from many countries, not just Venezuela. Venezuela emptied their…
  3. …and a pathetic man who was run by Tren de Aragua. The criminals from Venezuela took over sections of Colorado, and he was afraid to…

Remarks at the Congressional Ball

Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Congressional Ball 2 times

  1. …things we just passed. You passed the Laken Riley Act to get criminal aliens off the streets so they don't kill our people, hurt our…
  2. …which is what they did. They're not doing it so much, because crime is way down. And you passed the GENIUS Act to unleash a…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion With Business Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …know, Washington, DC, is safe, and Memphis is now—look at Memphis. Crime is down 60 percent in Memphis. We just got there 3 weeks…
  2. …New Orleans was—we just sent a group of people there, and crime is down 28 percent in about 3 days. No, we do a…
  3. …don't take any nonsense. And every place we go, we knock down crime. Too bad that we're not invited more into Chicago, because we could…

Remarks on the National Economy in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania

Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 4 times

  1. …we had a year and a half ago? Right? What a different—— Crime—you know, crime is way down, despite the fact that we have…
  2. …what you did. We had a border that was so bad. Everybody—criminals—everybody pouring into our country. Anybody—you know, they—the Congo. I…
  3. …Somalia. Places that are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime. The only thing they're good at is going after ships. But they…

Remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner

Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 7 times

  1. …months, and now we're setting records for safety. We've had virtually no crime. We had terrorism 2 weeks ago, week and a half ago. Horrible…
  2. …a lot of opposition there with these people. They want to have crime. I mean, it's the craziest thing. Chicago. But we've brought down crime…
  3. …and do it exactly the way we want. We won't have any crime, and we'll have very little crime in Chicago. Almost none. We'll stop…

Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 11 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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 3 times

  1. …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…
  2. …I have to—you have to know that. We just don't want criminals coming in. We don't want people from prisons. We don't want prisons…
  3. …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 4 times

  1. …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…
  2. …very safe—it took 12 days. We got 1,700 people—career criminals, many of which came in through Biden's open border, and they infiltrated…
  3. …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…

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 18 times

  1. …deal with. These are in addition to the massive numbers of dangerous criminals my administration arrested nationwide since January 20, numbering over 120,000. It's…
  2. …they were—just what happened, assisted by the most dangerous and violent criminal organizations anywhere on the planet. The worst people on the planet they…
  3. …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…

Remarks at a Lunch With Republican Senators

Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 6 times

  1. …history. And you passed the Laken Riley Act to throw illegal alien criminals out of our country. You passed the GENIUS Act and the TAKE…
  2. …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…
  3. …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…

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 8 times

  1. …days to make it great. We took out, Pam, 1,700 hard criminals—career criminals, in many cases—but these are hardened criminals. Many of…
  2. …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…
  3. …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…

Remarks on Prescription Drug Prices and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 5 times

  1. …some leader. Thank you very much. Great job. Thank you. Yes, please. Criminals—they're arresting criminals. That's right. Yes, go ahead. I'm happy about it…
  2. …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…
  3. …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 9 times

  1. …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…
  2. …they left you alone. Under the Trump administration, we're going after antifa criminals. And all who fund and support their campaigns are in serious trouble…
  3. …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…

Remarks on Signing a Decision Statement on the 2025 Ambler Road Project Appeal and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …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…
  2. …else. Because I think that's all insurrection. I really think that's really criminal insurrection. So I appreciate the question. These are unsafe places. We're going…
  3. …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…

Remarks to the Department of War in Quantico, Virginia

Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …12 days of serious, serious intensity—we took out 1,700 career criminals. If you have five career criminals, they can make your numbers look…
  2. …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…
  3. …matter what you do, they'll never be good. They're bad. They're—career criminals. They—I don't know, maybe they were born that way. Some people…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …they're doing. They want to have the border opened up so that criminals can pour in. You know, we're doing unbelievable. Border is closed, and…
  2. …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…
  3. …And you're not going to be—we took out 1,700 career criminals that we're not allowing back. And we have this city in great…

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 8 times

  1. …successful and professional job they've done in receiving and jailing so many criminals that entered our country. And it was under the previous administration that…
  2. …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…
  3. …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…

Remarks at a Memorial Service for Charles J. Kirk in Glendale, Arizona

Sep 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Charlie Kirk Memorial 7 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …We got rid of—you know, we took out 1,500 career criminals— 1,500. If you have three career criminals, that can make a…

Remarks at the American Cornerstone Institute Founders Dinner in Mount Vernon, Virginia

Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …the street, and I had no fear, because—we took 1,600 criminals, hardened criminals, people—I think they were born to be criminals. These…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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? 17 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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 to the White House Religious Liberty Commission

Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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…