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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.

“Olympics / World Cup” said in 45 of 272 transcripts, 293 times.

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Remarks at a Dinner With Governors

Feb 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Governors Dinner 9 times

  1. …other events coming up also, very shortly thereafter. We have the World Cup, and we have the Summer Olympics. And the World Cup has gone…
  2. …said, "This is terrible." But I was the one that got the Olympics and I was the one that got the World Cup. The problem…
  3. …it again. And then all of a sudden, they're saying: "Sir, the Olympics are coming up. Sir, the World Cup is coming up. Sir, 250…

Remarks at a Black History Month Reception

Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 8 times

  1. …I waited 4 years, I get the 250th year—I get the Olympics, which I was the one got—that got it, and I get…
  2. …place—took place, I said: "It's too bad. I got the World Cup to come here." Gianni—another Johnny—we got the World Cup. It…
  3. …big to rig. And by doing that, I ended up getting the Olympics. I ended up getting—because we were responsible for both of them…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at National Prayer Breakfast 16 times

  1. …of American independence. And we're also very shortly going to have the Olympics and the World Cup. And you know, I got them. I was…
  2. …was getting them. And Barack Hussein Obama would refuse to call the Olympics, because—in all fairness, they took advantage of him. Remember, he went…
  3. …wink. "I'll go there, but are you going to give us the Olympics? Otherwise, I'm not going there. I don't want to"—so he sat…

Remarks Honoring the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers

Jan 15, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: The Florida Panthers visit the White House 6 times

  1. …As we know, Seth will be representing America in the Milan Winter Olympics next month, alongside fellow Florida Panther, Matthew Tkachuk, who is fantastic. I…
  2. …on you to bring home the gold. You know, I got the Olympics, and we got it brought to a very special place. We have…
  3. …I realized, if I win the next time, I pick up the Olympics, the World Cup, and the 250. And I said, "You know what…

Remarks on Signing the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Bill Signing Ceremony 4 times

  1. …amateurs faced overwhelming odds against the Soviet Union in Lake Placid Winter Olympics. They said it was the greatest team ever put together, the Soviet…
  2. …a disaster for college sports. I think it's a disaster for the Olympics, because, you know, we're losing a lot of teams. The colleges are…
  3. …grounds—hard-working, wonderful young people. They were training grounds for the Olympics. And a lot of these sports that were training so well would…

Remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner

Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 5 times

  1. …corner, and that's going to be big. Then we have the World Cup coming, and we have the Olympics coming. And you know, I got…
  2. …during my first term, and then I made the deal for the Olympics. And I said, "Man, it's so bad because they were made 6…

Remarks at the American Business Forum in Miami, Florida

Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 6 times

  1. …again, because I want to be President when they have the World Cup," right? And look what happens, Gianni. I'm President when we have the…
  2. …they're doing record—record business, right? The way you had the World Cup coming, we—think of it. We have the World Cup coming, we…
  3. …think of it. Gianni is there with FIFA, and we have the Olympics. We have it all coming. It's all this thing. I'm glad I…

Remarks on the Navy 250 Celebration at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia

Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 5 times

  1. …ran it again, and I got 250 and I got the World Cup and I got the Olympics. Can you believe all of it? In…
  2. …that got the Olympics. I was the one that got the World Cup. And I said, "You know, the sad part is, maybe I'll go…
  3. …important? Two hundred and fifty years is the most important—above World Cup, above Olympic. But we've got them all coming. And on June 14…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …going to go into Chicago. It will be safe for the World Cup. If it—if I think it isn't safe, we'll move it into…
  2. …is going to be even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup or for the Olympics—you know, where they have Olympic overthrow, right…

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

Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times

  1. …more successful than ever before. And remember that we also have the Olympics. You know, we have the Olympics, and we have the World Cup…
  2. …you know, as I got them, I got Gianni from the World Cup. He's great. The head guy, he's a great guy. And the Olympics…
  3. …nobody would speak to them from our country. I thought getting the Olympics was important. We got the Olympics. We got the World Cup. But…

Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission

Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …amazing time. We're going to have an amazing time. We have the Olympics. We have the World Cup. And we have 250—okay?—the "supercentennial…
  2. …those events. You know, when I was President, I got the World Cup and I got the Olympics. I got them to choose us, Los…
  3. …rigged an election, and look what happened. I end up getting the Olympics, the World Cup, and 250. It's amazing the way God works, isn't…

Remarks on Signing Executive Orders To Reduce Crime and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …it will be spotless. And we want it spotless for the World Cup and for the Olympics. You saw the World Cup was here the…
  2. …And come to think of it, there's your trophy for the World Cup. In fact, it's solid gold. That's actually solid gold. So heavy that…
  3. …we saved Los Angeles. You wouldn't have been able to have the Olympics in Los Angeles. You're barely able to have it now. They did…

Remarks Announcing the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Draw Location and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …you; I was so happy to get it—the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And it's going to be the World Cup as we know it…
  2. …Gianni, right? On December 5 of this year, the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center. Some people refer to…
  3. …got great bones, but it needs a lot of work. The World Cup draw will set up the group stage of competition. Forty-eight teams…

Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times

  1. …you—I don't think you would have been able to—have the Olympics. We have the Olympics. I have a lot at stake with that…
  2. …third term—okay?—which turned out to be second term. And the Olympics, it's a great honor, but I felt badly because I said, "I…
  3. …Well, through circumstance, I am President. I want to make sure the Olympics is great, the World Cup is great, and the 250—maybe the…

Remarks Announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …celebration that we're having. So it's 250 years. So we have the Olympics, we have the World Cup, and we have the 250th anniversary celebration…
  2. …And we waited 4 years. And it's interesting because I got the Olympics, and I got the World Cup. I can't claim that I got…
  3. …big one, but I happen to be here. But I got the Olympics, I got the World Cup, and I said, "The shame of it…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 14 times

  1. …Executive order establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics, mobilizing the entire Federal Government to ensure the Games are safe, seamless…
  2. …States will not let men steal trophies from women at the 2028 Olympics. So we appreciate the fairness and everything else that you've shown. Also…
  3. …and Reince. Thank you, Reince. And thank you, Kevin. And the L.A. Olympics is shaping up to be a wonderful moment for America—it's going…

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 9 times

  1. …being left behind, and lesser sports are being left behind, and the Olympics is being decimated because that was like training for the Olympics, and…
  2. …Cup. We have the Presidents Cup. We have the 2026 FIFA World Cup. So we have the World Cup here. We have the 2028 Olympics…
  3. …be there, I was very upset before that, because I got the Olympics, and I got the World Cup. I was the one that did…

Remarks in Des Moines, Iowa

Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …what I did do is, during my first term, I got the Olympics, and I got the great soccer. You know that whole deal, right…
  2. …soccer; they call it football. I got them both. I got the Olympics. First, I got the Olympics—and I got it. I was President…
  3. …You know, it's a shame. It's a shame. I got the World Cup, and I have the Olympics, and I did it." And you have…

Remarks at the Congressional Picnic

Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …fantastic job. And we'll be cheering on Team U.S.A. in the World Cup. So we have the World Cup coming. We have the Olympics coming…

Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia

May 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …for that most important of all. In addition, we have the World Cup, and we have the Olympics. Can you imagine? I missed that 4…
  2. …believe that too. God did it. You know, I got the World Cup, and I got the Olympics. The 250 years was not mine. I'd…
  3. …to take credit, but I got the Olympics, I got the World Cup when I was President. And I said, "Boy, it's too bad I…

Remarks at a Dinner for the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times

  1. …anniversary of America's founding. That's a big deal. And we have the Olympics, and we have the World Cup. And you know, maybe I got…
  2. …a little." But two of the three, I absolutely—I got the Olympics; I got the World Cup. And I said to myself, when I…
  3. …wherever he went and—very far away, in order to get the Olympics, the previous Olympics. And I said: "Well, that's great. That means we…

Remarks at the Saudi-United States Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …business, cultural, and high- tech capital of the entire world. The World Cup is here. Gianni—just stand up, Gianni. Gianni. Thank you, Gianni. Great…
  2. …the World Expo will soon be coming here, just like the World Cup is coming to the United States. It's going to be really exciting…

Remarks on the 2027 National Football League Draft and an Exchange With Reporters

May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …Tiffany's, and they're leaving it here until just before the actual World Cup. Then it goes to the champion. But that's very exciting. We have…
  2. …supposed to be. I was—I became President while we have the Olympics and the World Cup. And we have something that maybe surpasses everything…

Remarks on the National Day of Prayer

May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …other 4 years, you know, I sort of said—I got the Olympics to come in, and I got the World Cup to come in…
  2. …But so, you have 250 years in this term. You have the Olympics in this term. We have the Olympics going to Los Angeles. And…
  3. …Because another president refused to call—refused—they—they needed—for the Olympics and the World Cup, they needed the support of the President, and…

Remarks at the White House Digital Assets Summit

Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …the White House. I want to begin—is Gianni here from World Cup? I want to thank you for this election, and they just had…
  2. …beautiful—this is the trophy. This is a big deal. The World Cup is the biggest sporting event. And Gianni Infantino is my friend for…
  3. …my first term, we worked out a deal to get the World Cup. And then, because of lots of interesting things that happened, I ended…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Establishing the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times

  1. …very important Task Force—White House, and that's on the FIFA World Cup of 2026, which, as you know, is a big event. It's going…
  2. …achievement for both of us. So I'll be President during the World Cup and during the Olympics, which we were very instrumental in getting. And…
  3. …three big events. You don't get very much bigger than that: the Olympics, the World Cup, and number 250. And it's a great honor. But…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida

Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …we have Mr.—the most important person, at least until the World Cup is over, is here. Gianni, stand up. He gave the United States…
  2. …but it's very interesting, when I was President, I got the World Cup, and I got all of the—you know, we have the 250…
  3. …we have all of these things happening, and I also got the Olympics. And I was called by the mayor of Los Angeles, "Sir, would…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …have a big—a big party next year, and we have the Olympics coming in and we have the World Cup coming in and we…
  2. …all three. And you know, when I was President, I got the Olympics and I got the World Cup. Two hundred and fifty years—I…
  3. …to run again, and I ran again. And now I have the Olympics, I have the World Cup, and I have 250. So I said…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports

Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …seen before—very often, anyway. And who could forget last year's Paris Olympics, where a male boxer stole the woman's gold medal after brutalizing his…
  2. …lunacy. We want them to change everything having to do with the Olympics and having to do with this absolutely ridiculous subject—that we even…
  3. …we're just going to keep winning elections. Right, Mike? So, when the Olympics comes to Los Angeles—I was responsible for getting the Olympics. And…

Remarks in a Briefing on Wildfire Recovery Efforts in Los Angeles, California

Jan 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …they're all set to do a real job. So we have the Olympics, and I got them. You know, it was very interesting: I made…
  2. …called by your former mayor, and he said, "Would you call the Olympics," because I must tell you, the Democrats, as you know, were not…
  3. …I got along great with the Olympic Committee, and we got the Olympics. And then we got you the World Cup. That one, I focused…

Remarks to the World Economic Forum and a Question-and-Answer Session With Business Leaders

Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …been talking about it for 10 years. We also have the World Cup, and I understand Gianni—Gianni is in the room—Infantino. He was…
  2. …I want to thank him for that. And then we have the Olympics coming up, which I was instrumental in getting, also, in my first…
  3. …would have known that by skipping a term, I would get the Olympics? I was upset. I said, "You know, I got the Olympics to…