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“Obliterate / Obliterated / Obliteration” said in 40 of 287 transcripts, 86 times.
Counted forms: obliteration, obliterations, obliteration's, obliterated, obliterateds, obliterated's, obliterate, obliterates, obliterate's.
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Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…2 weeks ago. Two weeks ago, before we destroyed their—before we obliterated their country, before we took out—because they're down to about 8…
…speak to anybody." So it was very disappointing. And then, after we obliterated them, destroyed their military, the whole thing, and it became a much…
Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…that I did, as well as Operation Midnight Hammer, where we totally obliterated Iran's nuclear potential. We obliterated it. They don't have nuclear potential. And…
Mar 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Tech Roundtable 2 times
…And then the B–2s hit the—and I use the word "obliterate," because it really was. It was a complete obliteration of their nuclear…
Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 1 time
…grave threats posed to America by this terrible terrorist regime. Following our obliteration of Iran's nuclear program in Operation Midnight Hammer a short while ago…
Feb 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during the State of the Union?, What places will Trump mention in his State of the Union address?, Who will Trump mention during his State of the Union address? 1 time
…That's why, in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as…
Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 2 times
…we gave them medals. But that was Operation Midnight Hammer, achieving total obliteration of the Iran nuclear potential capability. Totally obliterated. And think: Every single…
Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 2 times
…to go out and buy an electric car, but it would have obliterated a thing called ethanol. Does—do you like ethanol? Is it big…
…than $1 trillion we're spending on the military. And in June, we obliterated Iran's nuclear capacity in Operation Midnight Hammer. You saw that. People have…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 2 times
…nuclear weapon, and we hit them hard. And it was a total obliteration. If they may try again, but they're going to have to try…
Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in Southern Boulevard Dedication Ceremony 1 time
…million people." And it was amazing, and it's an honor. And we obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer. That was another operation…
Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 5 times
…them. I terminated the disastrous Iran nuclear deal. And this summer, we obliterated Iran's nuclear program like nobody has ever seen. And even that—CNN…
…the attack on Iran, they said, "Well"—I used the word we "obliterated" them. You know why? Because the pilots told me. They know better…
…Well, maybe the attack wasn't that bad," because I use the word "obliteration." I turned out to be right. The Atomic Energy Commission, shortly thereafter…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a signing ceremony 6 times
…the word because it's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commission—we obliterated their nuclear capability, their potential. And their nuclear capability would have been…
…deal with us. Right? I said. Well, the Atomic Energy Commission said obliterated. And the people that have seen the site said obliterated. And frankly…
…said it's, like, gone-zo. It's—one person actually used the term "obliterated," but Iran actually said that they probably can never go there again…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 5 times
…your country. It was called Iran and its nuclear capability, and we obliterated that very quickly and strongly and powerfully. But that was a real…
…mountain. And every single one of them hit, and it was total obliteration. And then I was criticized by some of the fake news, by…
…later, when the Atomic Energy Commission went, they said, "It was total obliteration." "Beyond obliteration," they said. But they want to make a deal. We'll…
Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 2 times
…They flew in there, and they wiped it. And the word was "obliterated." Remember when CN [CNN] said, "Well, it might not have been obliteration…
Nov 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Veterans Day address 1 time
…so much, what a job they did—that, in an instant, completely obliterated Iran's nuclear capability of which we have just ordered, I have say…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…would have been unsustainable. Would have been—it would have been complete obliteration, and they didn't want that. And nobody wants it at this point…
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 1 time
…of the most spectacular military feats the world has ever seen: the obliteration of Iran's nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer. How did that work…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…hit—every single one of them hit its target. It was total obliteration. CNN, when we came back—fake news, CNN—oh, their camera just…
…hit the targets as well as they thought. It may not been obliteration. He did hit the targets." You know, they got to give us…
…was obliteration, it turned out. The Atomic Energy Commission said it was obliterated—they had—not only did they hit the target, they had these…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…we'll get it done one way or the other. But I also obliterated Iran's nuclear hopes by totally annihilating their enriched uranium. And I'll tell…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…nuclear disaster in Iran, which we wiped out—totally, as I say, obliterated. We obliterated it. It's been turned—right with this beautiful plane right…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…on top of that, we wiped out the nuclear capability of Iran. Obliterated it. It's turned out to be a correct word, by the way…
…some of the press said, "Well, maybe it wasn't obliteration." It was obliteration. And we're going to meet with—I would say, the second meeting…
Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…a term that people tried to dispute without any knowledge, it was "obliterated." That's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commissions. Everybody that saw—totally…
…world. They're all in a million pieces, laying on the ground, all obliterated, knocked into a million pieces. So sad. But millions of people have…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…had a weapon within 2 months, maybe less, and that was totally obliterated. Turned out it was a total obliteration. And the pilots and the…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…could have happened within three or four weeks, was decimated. It's been obliterated. The Atomic Energy Commission said the place is just decimated. Now, they…
Jul 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to every—single atomic energy commission, that was a complete and total obliteration. And we had the pilots, as you know, at the White House…
…I'd say—you know, the word I used was a correct word: "obliteration." I think we're close to a deal on Gaza. We could have…
Jul 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…was a flawless mission. Every single bomb hit, and it was total obliteration. Total obliteration. Now even the fake news is admitting that. They hated…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…just had in Iran. That's the kind of days we have. Complete obliteration. It turned out that was complete obliteration. Think of these guys flying…
…them are on their way out, however. Iran's nuclear enrichment has been obliterated. Remember when CNN said, "It wasn't obliterated"? "It was maybe damaged, or…
…obliterated. That's now been proven. The Atomic Energy Commissions, everything—that's been obliterated. And they were trying to demean me by saying that, but they…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…attack in Iran. They were giving totally false reports. It was totally obliterated. And our people have to be celebrated, not come home and say…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…a very quick celebration. We had a great hit. It was a obliteration. Okay, now it turns out it was an obliteration. You know, they…
…okay, but maybe it wasn't"—let me tell you, it was beyond obliteration. They can't—nobody can even get down there. The tunnels are busted…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…week. So Iran wants to meet. As you know, their sites were obliterated—their very evil nuclear sites. They were—now has been proven. We…
…had some masons there pouring concrete. By the way, that concrete was obliterated. It hit exactly at the concrete. It was—I don't think it…
…let them have a nuclear weapon. And that's what happened. It's been obliterated. It would be years before they could ever get going. And I…
Jun 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…hit the target, and the target has now been proven to be obliterated, just as we said. We had a little fake news from CNN…
Jun 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…centuries, our soldiers have marched into the raging fires of battle and obliterated America's enemies. There's never been anything like it. There's never been a…
May 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…half of all the job at Pittsburgh's iron and steel mills were obliterated. They were just absolutely taken away, like just taken away like you…
May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…States or its allies are ever threatened or attacked, the Army will obliterate our opponents with overwhelming strength and devastating force. That's why my administration…
May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…ago, that future seemed almost impossible, what you've done. Together, we had obliterated the killers of ISIS. We wiped them out and terminated its founder…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…group of hacks and radicals within the ranks of the American Government obliterated the trust and good will built up over generations. They weaponized the…
Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…warmongers, and corrupt special interest who drained our wealth, attacked our liberties, obliterated our borders, and sucked our country dry. Not any longer. But, on…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…800-mile Arizona Trail Race— a very big deal in cycling—and obliterated the woman's course record by nearly 5½ hours. Sounds like a lot…
Feb 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…do. Not because of me. If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. I've left instructions. If they do it…
…if you had other people involved also—you would call for total obliteration of a state that did it. That would include Iran. So I'm…
…something that I can discuss. Yes. Yes. That would be called total obliteration. And I can't imagine they'd do that. It should have been stated…
Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…don't want to do that. We want to just have debt be obliterated, and we'll be able to do that fairly rapidly. And a lot…