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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 United States Military Operations in Iran and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …where they came from, from all over the world. We have great crime numbers, despite the fact that they let in 25 million people. And…
  2. …removed or you don't have a country. So we had the best crime numbers that we've had. Murder numbers—the best in 125 years. Think…
  3. …before my father was born, by a lot—we have the best crime numbers, and we're going to keep it that way. And that's despite…

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

Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 6 times

  1. …people were totally unvetted, unchecked, including murderers, drug dealers, gang members, vicious criminals, even the criminally insane. In 2024, the American people voted in a…
  2. …pretty tough—Iran. Not tough anymore. Now we'll continue to deport dangerous criminal aliens from our country. Just days ago, an 18-year-old girl…
  3. …the subway tracks and murdered by an illegal alien with a long criminal history in New York City. These are vicious criminal thugs, disgusting human…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Upon Arrival in Miami, Florida

Mar 27, 2026 Other 4 times

  1. …you know, the Democrats want to let illegals come into the country—criminals, murderers, every kind of criminal you can imagine. And the Republicans just…
  2. …have spent the better part of this year trying to get these criminals out, and the Democrats want to have them come in. And we…
  3. …job a lot harder. And now we have it good. We have crime down. We have everything down. But these are people—some of the…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 10 times

  1. …quest to return to open borders and give amnesty to illegal alien criminals. They want to give amnesty to some of the criminals that came…
  2. …look at it. They love sanctuary cities, which is a sanctuary for criminals. They want to make sure they're taken care of. That's what we're…
  3. …about that, but that's what they're fighting about. They want to protect criminals. In many—11,888 murderers. Many of them, I will say, are…

Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Annual Fundraising Dinner

Mar 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers Remarks at the NRCC Annual Fundraising Dinner 17 times

  1. …what they really want is they want illegal immigrants to come in, criminals—doesn't matter—because they want to get their votes. They think they're…
  2. …of Homeland Security in an attempt to return to open borders, where criminals come in from all over the world. From the Congo, they come…
  3. …dealers, people who are totally mentally insane—many, many of the worst criminals in the world—get them out of our country. And, in so…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts DHS swearing-in ceremony 10 times

  1. …close and vital partner in helping us secure the border, stop migrant crime, end the scourge of illegal drugs, and make America safe again and…
  2. …blocked all funding for DHS because they're trying to shield illegal alien criminals, gang members. They want to protect them from being taken out of…
  3. …sanctuary. You know, sanctuary cities are sanctuary for—truly a sanctuary for criminals. With Secretary Mullin at DHS, we will continue our record-setting efforts…

Remarks During Tour of the Graceland Estate and an Exchange With Reporters in Memphis, Tennessee

Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …We were here, and we're touting how well it's done with the crime stats. And, over a period of 5 months, it's way, way down…
  2. …I'd love to be invited to Chicago. We would get rid of crime in Chicago very easily, but the Democrats don't want to do that…
  3. …every place we go—in Memphis, I guess you probably heard, the crime numbers are way down. Most of them are down by 75 percent…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion With the Memphis Safe Task Force in Memphis, Tennessee

Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable 27 times

  1. …And now they said, "We can't believe what's happened," in terms of crime, in terms of what's gone on and the job that these people…
  2. …illegal immigrants coming into our country. They want to take care of criminals that are in sanctuary cities. They want to take care of transgender…
  3. …that they already approved, and they're doing it for—largely for a criminal element. So, also the Democrats are putting our country at great risk…

Remarks at the House Republicans Issues Conference in Miami, Florida

Mar 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony 9 times

  1. …of doing what we've done. Think of it. We have the lowest crime rate that we've ever had. We have the lowest murder rate in…
  2. …it? Right now. Because they care more about amnesty for illegal alien criminals than about protecting the lives of American—they, I mean, take a…
  3. …for the woman that just lost her daughter, please, to a violent criminal." But Democrats must vote immediately to reopen the Department of Homeland Security…

Remarks at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Miami, Florida

Mar 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to the Shield of Americas Summit 8 times

  1. …we come together to announce a brandnew military coalition to eradicate the criminal cartels plaguing our region. And you have a lot of it. And…
  2. …the things—when we were talking backstage, you were telling me the crime, the cartels. And we're knocking the hell out of them where we…
  3. …than the military in the country. We can't have that. These brutal criminal organizations pose an unacceptable threat to national security, and they provide a…

Remarks on Energy in Corpus Christi, Texas

Feb 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Corpus Christi 3 times

  1. …don't stand up if you don't, or if you love illegal alien criminals," and not one of them stood up. They got killed in that…
  2. …want transgender for everybody. They want open borders so that the world's criminals can pour into our country, which—— ——have we done a good job…
  3. …economic surrender—we surrendered to the whole world—a border invasion, rampant crime and chaos. All over the world, they laughed at us. But today…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union

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? 10 times

  1. …levels, a wide-open border, horrendous recruitment for military and police, rampant crime at home, and wars and chaos all over the world. But tonight…
  2. …higher medical bills, car insurance rates, rent, taxes, and, perhaps most importantly, crime. We will take care of this problem. We're going to take care…
  3. …remind everyone in this Chamber exactly why we are deporting illegal alien criminals from our country at record numbers, and we're getting them the hell…

Remarks on Signing a Proclamation on National Angel Family Day

Feb 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony 14 times

  1. …they were the victims of politicians who put the comfort of foreign criminals before the safety of American citizens and American patriots. Their stories were…
  2. …Laken Riley Act—I'm so proud of it—to ensure illegal alien criminals are rapidly removed from the United States of America, if that's okay…
  3. …hear it. What's not to hear? We want to stop murderers and criminals from coming into our country. I watched the mayor of Minneapolis. I…

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 and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Feb 16, 2026 Other 10 times

  1. …inherited a mess, and we've brought our country back very, very powerfully. Crime numbers are way down, despite the fact that they let in 25…
  2. …great job. I just got finished saying that we have the best crime numbers we've had in many years, and on murders, 125 years. And…
  3. …that shouldn't have been let into our country coming into our country, criminals—many, many criminals. But we've taken out tens of thousands of people…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Feb 13, 2026 Other 11 times

  1. …done a great job. Remember, they've taken out hundreds of thousands of criminals out of our country, and we have the best crime numbers we've…
  2. …we have the best numbers. We've taken out hundreds of thousands of criminals out of our country. We have to protect our law enforcement. What…
  3. …now have the best records in the history of our country on crime. It was just announced—— It was just announced, our crime numbers are…

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

Feb 6, 2026 Other 8 times

  1. …And I think the immigration problem is—we're doing very well. And crime is at a record low for 125 years. Just—it was just…
  2. …of different—"America first" base—they couldn't be more thrilled. We have crime down to the lowest level that it's been in 125 years. We…
  3. …We want to see everybody, but we focus—we're focusing on the criminals. We're focusing on killers. We're focusing. But ultimately, they all broke the…

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 and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida

Feb 1, 2026 Other 4 times

  1. …in, you'll end up with open borders again. You'll end up with crime all over the place. We have no crime anymore. I mean—I…
  2. …I was pretty—I think it was pretty conclusive. Look, we stopped crime in our country, and the border is the best it's ever been…

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

Jan 31, 2026 Other 14 times

  1. …in, they complain. They complain no matter what. You know, we brought crime to the lowest point in the history of our country—125 years…
  2. …Year—think of that—1900. Can you imagine? We have the lowest crime in the history of our country, despite the fact that our country…
  3. …country. That's incredible. We want—I want the—I mean, honestly, the crime-ridden cities are all Democrat-run cities. And if they want help…

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 in an Exchange With Reporters in Urbandale, Iowa

Jan 27, 2026 Other 11 times

  1. …have prices coming way, way down. But remember, we secured the border. Crime is down all over the country. We just had a crime report…
  2. …think, one of the networks, which they hate to hear this, but crime is the lowest number ever recorded. So, you know, when they say…
  3. …know, we talk about Minnesota, but in Minnesota, you probably read, their crime is way down. You know why? Because we took out thousands of…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Des Moines, Iowa

Jan 27, 2026 Other 3 times

  1. …of Minnesota—every city that we've gone to has been—like, literally, crime has gone down 50, 60, 70, 80. In Washington, it's gone down…
  2. …example, but you take a look at other cities. Memphis, Tennessee, the crime is down 78 percent. And you know where else it's down? It's…

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 During a Press Briefing With White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 20, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump joins the WH Press Briefing 25 times

  1. …this. One after one. Boy, these are rough characters. These are all criminal illegal aliens that—in many cases, they're murderers; they're drug lords, drug…
  2. …Minnesota. California—it's worse. In other States, it's worse. No, Minnesota, the crime is incredible. The financial crimes are incredible. And the problem is because…
  3. …to see. Strongarm rape, aggravated assault with a weapon, and many other crimes. Gang member. Known as one of the toughest people around. These are…

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 and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Dearborn, Michigan

Jan 13, 2026 Other 7 times

  1. …lot of them out. We just had numbers from Chicago where Chicago crime has gone down pretty good. We—it could go down a hundred…
  2. …We will get no credit for it, but these are minor details. Crime in Washington, DC, is almost nonexistent. It's a safe place, so people…
  3. …so is New Orleans. We have a whole group of people. And crime in New Orleans is down about 65 percent. We've only been there…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Jan 11, 2026 Other 11 times

  1. …that Sleepy Joe Biden allowed people to pour through an open border. Crime stats just came out. We have the best crime stats on record…
  2. …million people come into this country, and many of those people are criminals, including 11,888 murderers. And we want them out. And I won…
  3. …talk about it anymore. The border is totally secure. And now, the crime stats just came out, and they're the best numbers since they were…