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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 on Fuel Efficiency Standards and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 7 times

  1. Well, we're talking about CAFE standards, a very big deal. Very important. Today, my administration is taking historic action to lower costs for American consumers…
  2. …amazing. It's an amazing brand. What would you like to say? Big deal. Say it. So, you know, I'm just sitting here, and I'm thinking…
  3. …and it broke up, and people were shattered because of that crazy deal. But that's—it's a really good point. Go ahead. Yes. Well, we're…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 7 times

  1. …done that nobody writes about, because you're fake news—I've made unprecedented deals, along with Bobby and Oz and all of the people that work…
  2. …easy, because the Democrats, frankly, they don't want to make a good deal for the people. They just want to make a bad deal for…
  3. …have a problem with a war that our people are trying to settle now with Russia and Ukraine. We are not involved in the war…

Remarks During a Video Conference and Question-and-Answer Session With United States Servicemembers and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida

Nov 27, 2025 Other Kalshi: Trump calls service members on Thanksgiving 7 times

  1. …they make products and sell them into our country. So we made deals with Japan, we made deals with South Korea, we made deals with…
  2. …and we're respected again. They actually respect us, and they made the deals. I mean, they respect us, but they pay us—as an example…
  3. …billion a year, rebuild their military. And now we have a fair deal with China. We just met with President Xi. We have a great…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to West Palm Beach, Florida

Nov 25, 2025 Other 3 times

  1. …He would like to come, but I think we should get a deal done first. We're having good talks. We started with Russia. We're having…
  2. …the—standard things, but people are starting to realize it's a good deal for both parties. They got to stop the war. They're losing a…
  3. …more soldiers, you know. So I think if Ukraine can make a deal, it's a good thing. I think it's great for both. Frankly, I…

Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 4 times

  1. …the National Turkey Federation and the CEO of Butterball—that's a big deal—Jay Jandrain. Where's Jay? Thank you. Stand up, Jay. Thank you very…
  2. …say, "Oh, why would you mention that?" To me, that's a big deal. And this Thanksgiving, we're also making incredible strides to make America affordable…
  3. …is 25-percent lower than just 1 year ago. That's a big deal. According to the USDA, the price of Thanksgiving turkey is down 33…

Remarks During a Meeting With Mayor-Elect Zohran K. Mamdani of New York City and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 21, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zohran Mamdani 7 times

  1. …we get along very well with the Prime Minister. We made a deal with the U.K. I like him. He's a fine person. And you…
  2. …would have been one of my early ones. I did eight peace deals of countries, including in India-Pakistan. You could even go—in fact…
  3. …I inherited this war. And I thought he should have made a deal a year ago, 2 years ago. The ultimate deal would have been…

Remarks at the United States-Saudi Investment Forum

Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 15 times

  1. …the Kingdom yesterday as the major non-NATO ally. That's a big deal. That's actually a very big deal. It's a great honor. That happens…
  2. …over the whole Middle East. And now they want to make a deal. They want to make a deal. They want to see if they…
  3. …total obliteration." "Beyond obliteration," they said. But they want to make a deal. We'll see what happens. This week, our countries also signed groundbreaking agreements…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 6 times

  1. …that, yes. And by the way, Iran does want to make a deal. I can say I think they very badly want to make a…
  2. …a process. But it would be a nice thing to have a deal with Iran. And we could have done it before the war, but…
  3. …say something else, but they would very much like to have a deal. Yeah, please. Could—could move quickly. Say it. Yes. Well, no, I…

Remarks at McDonald's Impact Summit 2025

Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 5 times

  1. …on allowing us to use it. But you made a very good deal, as usual. But you know, in the old days, McDonald's and many…
  2. …from Canada, from Germany. They're coming in from Japan. We made a deal with Japan: $650 billion. We never got anything. We made a deal…
  3. …want to say it's good for everybody—all that. We made a deal recently with China, where they buy our soybeans, but it's hundreds of…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to West Palm Beach, Florida

Nov 14, 2025 Other 7 times

  1. …solve it just by putting tariffs on China, and we made a deal a week later—when you add all of the benefits, the single…
  2. …name. But they spent hundreds of billions of dollars on a fake deal called the Inflation Reduction Act. That was made-up money. When I…
  3. …The Government will be doing—it will be one of the greatest deals this country has ever made. So we're—instead of giving it to…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Sergio Gor as United States Ambassador to India and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 20 times

  1. …and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia, which is a big deal—and Sergio will handle it better than anybody could handle it. So…
  2. …that's the strategic partnership with the Republic of India. It's a big deal. India is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations—the largest…
  3. …and expand our security ca- —cooperation. And you know, we're making a deal with India—a much different deal than we had in the past…

Remarks on Efforts To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 5 times

  1. …paid, they came to the table, they talked. We made a wonderful deal for everybody. Our farmers, as you know, with the soybeans at levels…
  2. …war. If I didn't have tariffs, I wouldn't have been able to settle that war. So it's great national defense, and you have to be…
  3. …taken in billions. We've taken in trillions of dollars. We've made trade deals based on that that give us—as an example, European Union, $950…

Remarks at the American Business Forum in Miami, Florida

Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 14 times

  1. …percent lower than 1 year ago. Isn't that great? That's a big deal, Reema. That's a big deal. I don't know if they care about…
  2. …the lowest regulatory burden, the most advanced technology, and the fairest trade deals anywhere in the world. You know, we're leading China, we're leading everybody…
  3. …have good personalities. You end up in a war. They make the deal, but you end up in a war. This guy, everybody loved him…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Oct 31, 2025 Other 2 times

  1. …few days from the trips that we made. They were unbelievable. The deal with China is going to be wonderful. I think it's going to…
  2. …fantastic, of Japan could not have gone better. We've worked out our deal. And South Korea, you saw the way we were treated. Our country…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Anchorage, Alaska

Oct 30, 2025 Other 5 times

  1. …have not too many major stumbling blocks. We were—we have a deal. Now, every year we'll renegotiate the deal, but I think the deal…
  2. …a year, you know, like—like we do. It's a 1-year deal that will, I think, be very routinely extended as time goes by…
  3. …it, but it's not very significant. It's not a—not a big deal. Wow. What a rough ride this is. This is—the interviews are…

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 24 times

  1. …And somebody that you're dealing with—who you made a very good deal with, because you have very good negotiators—but he's pretty good too…
  2. …it a new name. It's a three name. It's a three-name deal. Even semiconductor manufacturing is rapidly returning to the United States. Nvidia and…
  3. …more, if we can. The most advanced technology and the fairest trade deals anywhere in the world. And for decades, before I took office, our…

Remarks at a Dinner With Business Leaders in Tokyo, Japan

Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 12 times

  1. …end to a war that could have happened. It was a big deal. I won't—I won't bore you with the facts, but we ended…
  2. …you are affected. Right? No, we said, "No, we're not doing any deals if you're going to fight." And within about 24 hours, that was…
  3. …to war." And it's amazing how quickly they were able to make deals. And you know, they would have been fighting for 10 years, killing…

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. …you very much. The commander of the Seventh—oh, that's a big deal. I think—you want to switch jobs for 1 week? Only for…
  2. …ever seen before. We're starting to make ships. Also, part of our deal with the trade is, we're starting to make ships. We used to…
  3. …to other countries. I mean, if you look at some of the deals that we did—if India was going to go to war with…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Force One En Route to Tokyo, Japan

Oct 27, 2025 Other 4 times

  1. …is going to happen, but we'll see. They'd like to do a deal. We'll see. Right now they're paying, I guess, 50-percent tariff. But…
  2. …off for a long time. One of the most difficult countries to deal with has been Canada. As much as I love Canada itself and…
  3. …meeting with him for a while. No. I'm very happy with the deal we have right now with Canada. We're going to let it ride…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and an Exchange With Reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Oct 26, 2025 Meeting 14 times

  1. …bit— . Brazil—Brazil is—we're going to—we're going to make a deal. I think we'll make a deal with Brazil. We get along very…
  2. …of respect for Brazil. So we'll see. We'll probably work out some deals. I'll leave these guys to work them out. But I think we're…
  3. …And I think we should be able to make some pretty good deals for both countries. And I'm going to leave that a little bit…

Remarks During a Signing Ceremony Between Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Oct 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …done, and we saved maybe millions of lives on this one peace deal itself. And I'll tell you what makes me so happy is the…
  2. …like each other. I'm not used to that when I do these deals. Usually, there's a lot of hatred. They liked each other, so it…
  3. …Today, alongside this peace treaty, we also are signing a major trade deal with Cambodia and a very important critical minerals agreement with Thailand. The…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters at Al Udeid Air Base in Al Rayyan, Qatar

Oct 25, 2025 Other 5 times

  1. …difference in the Middle East. It made it possible to do the deal. Yes. Yes, I talked to them about it. We actually covered a…
  2. …I'm going to have to know that we're going to make a deal. I'm not going to be wasting my time. I've always had a…
  3. …at India and Pakistan, I could say almost any one of the deals that I've already done, I thought would have been more difficult than…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Oct 24, 2025 Other 7 times

  1. …Right? We have a lot of things to discuss—the various trade deals that have been made in the past—and some broken, some not…
  2. …what they did. I don't know. I mean, I'm satisfied with the deal we have. We have a deal right now that's very good for…
  3. …they have it ready, I'm ready. Yes, sure. If they're—if the deals are—if their papers are ready. We have deals with a lot…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 15 times

  1. …be. And it's because the Democrats want to try and renegotiate a deal that they had negotiated. They want $1.5 trillion given to illegal…
  2. …are a lot of good Democrats that really want to make a deal. And I think—all we need is five Democrats, because we have…
  3. …and there are a lot of them that want to make a deal. So I think at some point—— ——at some point, common sense will…

Remarks at a White House Diwali Celebration and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 11 times

  1. …wouldn't be killing people, and they have killed people. That wasn't the deal we made. But if we—if they don't honor the deal, they'll…
  2. …So I'll see what happens, but we did all of these great deals—great peace deals. They're all peace deals. They're agreements—solid agreements, every…
  3. …I love the people of India. And we're working on some great deals between our countries. I spoke to Prime Minister Modi today, as I…

Remarks at a Lunch With Republican Senators

Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 7 times

  1. …South Korea, with Europe. The European nations got together; we made a deal, and it was all based—without the tariffs, you could have never…
  2. …I said, "You go to war, and we're not doing a trade deal." And they said, "Well, what does one thing have to do with…
  3. …nuclear powers, and if you do it, we're not doing a trade deal." And 24 hours later, they called me, "We have decided not to…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 32 times

  1. …and a potential 155 percent come November 1 unless we make a deal. And I'm meeting with President Xi. We have a very good relationship…
  2. …advantage and—but not anymore. We've worked out a very fair trade deal. Japan, we worked out a very fair deal. South Korea, where I'll…
  3. …fair deal. And I expect we'll probably work out a very fair deal with President Xi of China. So most of you will be with…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With President Volodymyr Zelenskky of Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 11 times

  1. …want to talk, and we're talking. And I think we'll make a deal that will be good for both. I think we will do something…
  2. …mean, it's very similar. And we just made a very fair trade deal with the European Union and what we wanted—and we made a…
  3. …the big one that he was surprised that we were able to settle was the Middle East. He thought it was incredible. He was very…

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 8 times

  1. …many more beautiful American children. It's a big factor. It's a big deal. I'm asking all employers to make these new fertility benefit options available…
  2. …That's right. Well, I'm looking at what's happening. And that wasn't the deal that was made, and we'll see what happens. It's calmed down. It's…
  3. …I understand they brought back some additional bodies today. It's a rough deal, when you think of it. Right? Very rough. We have our hostages…

Remarks During a Ballroom Dinner

Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 4 times

  1. …very well. And we got the hostages back, which is a big deal, bringing the hostages back. Everybody feels that way. Everybody feels that way…
  2. …other. Now, in the Middle East, that will change, perhaps, but the deal will still be there, and it's going to be—I think it's…
  3. …I love it. In between China, Russia, and everything else that we deal with, it's going to be a great ballroom. Going to be a…

The President's News Conference

Oct 15, 2025 Press conference Kalshi: Trump Press Conference 12 times

  1. …used to watch these cities with the murders. Chicago recently had one deal where they had 11 murders in one weekend, and they said, "Well…
  2. …sort of suing myself. I don't know, what do—how do you settle the lawsuit? I'll say, "Give me X dollars," right? And I don't…
  3. …machine look good. But he could make a settlement. We're willing to settle. I thought we had a deal. The hatred of the two leaders…