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“Shutdown / Shut Down” said in 35 of 288 transcripts, 63 times.
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Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…were putting them out of business—that would've forced them to shut down, including four plants we saved right here in Kentucky. And some of…
…the radical-left Democrats in Congress to keep the Federal Government shut down during the open border crusade while our military went without pay. He…
Mar 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Iran-sponsored. And even more outrageously, as we speak, Democrats have shut down the Department of Homeland Security. They've got it shut down. Do you…
Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 2 times
…tried numerous times to get one by myself. I keep getting shut down. They say: "You can't do it, sir. Bad protocol. Very bad." I…
…Donald Trump wants the congressional Medal of Honor, but he's been shut down." But no, you are brave, amazing people, and I want to thank…
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
…all cut off. It's all cut off. They have instituted another Democrat shutdown, the first one costing us 2 points on GDP. Two points we…
Feb 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Champion of Coal Event 4 times
…The Biden administration—he had no clue what he was doing—shut down dozens of coal plants by—they shut them down—literally, it seemed…
…right, as fast as you could. They were paying people to shut down a coal plant. And if we had stayed on the ruinous path…
…from crushing restrictions and closures that would have been forced to shut down in the very immediate future. And today I'm proud to announce that…
Feb 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Bill to Reopen the Government 1 time
…We lost a point and a half because of a 42-day shutdown, and that's the least of it. But we would have been at…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…we lost a point and a half because of the 42-day shutdown. Think of that. We would have been at seven. Nobody ever saw…
…Schumer numerous times, and I don't think they want to see a shutdown either. Yes, well, he said that I spent time on Jeffrey's—Jeffrey…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 1 time
…a gallon. And more than 100 major power plants were violently shut down by incompetent people that had no idea what the hell they were…
Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 3 times
…quarter is projected at 5.4 percent, and that's despite the Democrat shutdown, where we lost at least 1½ points. You know, the Democrat shutdown…
…lot—as opposed to a country that's going to be totally shut down. No fuel, no gasoline. And it's—you know, they say it's got…
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 2 times
…you could have a strike on January 30. You could have another shutdown, because the Democrats are totally in the hands of—they're totally controlled…
…go to the insurance companies. The problem is, the Democrats will shut down the Government because they are totally beholden—I don't love that word…
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 1 time
…a very good meeting. Remember, the whole world was going to shut down over rare earths. That was 2 months ago, and that worked out…
Nov 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump ends the government shutdown 5 times
…what they're doing. For the past 43 days, Democrats in Congress shut down the Government of the United States in an attempt to extort American…
…this little excursion that they took us on. Republicans never wanted a shutdown and voted 15 times for a clean continuation of funding. There's never…
…the extremists in the other party insisted on creating the longest Government shutdown in American history, and they did it purely for political reasons. I…
Nov 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
Well, it looks like we're getting very close on the shutdown. We'll never agree to give any substantial money—or any money—to, really, prisoners…
…think the Democrats understand that. And it looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending. You'll know very soon. Thank you very much, everybody
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with Central Asian Countries 2 times
…you very much. Yes, please. Well, we're going to see about the shutdown. Look, the shutdown is caused by the Democrats, and we're not going…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 1 time
…what Biden gave us, all of those things. With the reckless Democrat shutdown, virtually every Democrat in Congress has voted to hold the American people…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…represented and what we should do about it, and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. I think, if you read…
…know, we are in the midst of a disastrous, Democrat-created Government shutdown—and it is Democrat-created, but I don't think they're getting really…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 2 times
…the White House. They have been doing really incredible work during a shutdown. I don't even know if they're supposed to be working, but they…
…I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute—personally contribute any shortfall you have with the…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 2 times
…reckless and completely unnecessary affair—and you could call it the "Schumer Shutdown" or the "Democrat Shutdown." You can call it whatever you want. And…
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 1 time
…And I want you to know that despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our servicemembers every last penny. Don't worry about it…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…shut it down. But a lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…whole thing—you know, because I don't know, we'll probably have a shutdown, because one of the things they want to do is they want…
…down. We're not shutting it down. We don't want it to shut down, because we have the greatest period of time ever. I told you…
…17 trillion being invested. So the last person that wants to shut down is us. Now, with that being said, we can do things during…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 1 time
…going to hell. In America, we've taken bold action to swiftly shut down uncontrolled migration. Once we started detaining and deporting everyone who crossed the…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…think they actually dislike our country greatly. So they want to shut down the country. They want to have open borders. They want to stop…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…for full business hours, 5 days a week. So, unlike being shut down all the time, we're open at record levels also. We're making it…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…east of here, that Joe Biden's "green new scam" forced to shut down. It's the "green new scam," greatest scam in history—the greatest in…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…to defend our country from the invasion of our border. I shut down all migrant flights. Do you remember—when we're talking about people coming…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…study of 169 out of 169. Every one of them just shut down. And I think we're entitled to it, don't you? I think we're…
Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…millions of years. Long before us. That's great. You know, they shut down, also, areas off Maine. You know that? And I think we're going…
Mar 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…these core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the department. We're going to shut it down and shut it down…
Feb 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…of the drugs and everything else. And we have the border shut down. We allow people to come in. We want people to come in…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…International Development, which was funding much of this lunacy. We virtually shut down the out-of-control CFPB, escorting radical-left bureaucrats out of the…
…new oil and gas pipeline construction to virtually a halt. They shut down 38 percent of active oil and gas rigs in the United States…
Jan 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the way they've treated the Venezuelans at all. That what's been shut down? I don't know. It doesn't sound like a bad idea to me…
Jan 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…and Kristi, the numbers are unbelievable, what's happened. It's, like, just shut down. Nobody thought that was even possible. It's just shut down. They showed…
Jan 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…you, we would have had problems like you wouldn't believe. They shut down American energy; buried you in crippling regulation; imposed hidden taxes; and spent…
Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…interesting. Right? No, no, no. No security, because they had everything shut down to drones. You know, you can shut that down pretty easily if…