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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.

“Obliterate / Obliterated / Obliteration” said in 9 of 17 transcripts, 23 times.

Counted forms: obliteration, obliterations, obliteration's, obliterated, obliterateds, obliterated's, obliterate, obliterates, obliterate's.

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The President's News Conference in Miami, Florida

Mar 9, 2026 Press conference 2 times

  1. …it, and those are the people that we cherish. Even after we obliterated their key nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer, they never negotiated in…
  2. …couldn't go back to where they were, the three sites that we obliterated, but they were starting work at another site, a different site—different…

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 3 times

  1. …is. America is respected again on the world stage. That's another topic. Obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment capability, and Operation Midnight Hammer was one of the…
  2. …B–2s, and every single bomb went down an air shaft and obliterated it. And CNN came out and said, "Well, maybe it wasn't." By…
  3. …submarine about 30 Tomahawks, on top of everything else. The place was obliterated. CNN said, "Well, maybe it wasn't that bad." It was—it turned…

The President's News Conference in the Hague, Netherlands

Jun 25, 2025 Press conference 8 times

  1. …nuclear enrichment facilities. And it was very, very successful. It was called "obliteration." No other military on Earth could have done it, and now this…
  2. …Was it bad?" Well, it was really bad. It was devastating—they obliterated. Like you can't get into the tunnels. They just put that over…
  3. …spoken to people who have seen the site, and the site is obliterated. And we think everything nuclear is down there, they didn't take it…

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom

Feb 27, 2025 Press conference 2 times

  1. …that. Countless schools, hospitals, towns, and beautiful ancient churches have been absolutely obliterated. To begin the process of ending this spiral of death, I had…
  2. …soldiers stop getting shot, because, largely, it's soldiers now. Towns have been obliterated. But it's largely that. And I don't want to pay billions and…