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Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 4 times
…anybody else in the whole world. But it's—sound is a big deal . And if you don't have it in a building, you pretty much…
…think they'll find anybody like you. The look, the movement, the whole deal . And then the voice, right? The voice. That beautiful voice. And they'll…
…all taking place here. You know, don't forget: When I—made that deal during my first term, and then I made the deal for the…
Dec 5, 2025 Other Kalshi: FIFA World Cup Draw 2 times
…We get along very well with them. We do a little trade deal with them, and they like us. And that's what's happening. Where? Very…
…country in a different sense. But I can tell you, I did settle eight wars, and we have a ninth coming, but—which nobody has…
Dec 4, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds meetings with the Presidents of Rwanda & the Congo. 1 time
…over here. Why don't we take a picture? —great. That's a big deal . They like this. People like this. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank…
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 7 times
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…
…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…
…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…
Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 7 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Dec 1, 2025 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Telerally for Matt Van Epps 1 time
…have to say the whole world is watching. This is a big deal , because right now we're, like, three votes up on the radical left…
Nov 30, 2025 Other 1 time
…But I think that there's a good chance we can make a deal . Yes, because we consider Venezuela to be not a very friendly country…
Nov 27, 2025 Other Kalshi: Trump calls service members on Thanksgiving 7 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 25, 2025 Other 3 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 4 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 21, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zohran Mamdani 7 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 15 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 2 times
…not ready to go anymore. They'd like very much to make a deal with us, and they call us, and we'll end up probably doing…
…the Crown Prince for the role he played in the transformational peace deal that was achieved last month and so many of the other things…
Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 6 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 5 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a meeting on the World Cup 2 times
…more. So, that's great. You know, when Gianni and I made the deal , I never thought I was going be President because I was supposed…
…country who wanted to try and renegotiate the terms of their trade deal , and I wasn't happy about it. Why would I say that to…
Nov 14, 2025 Other 7 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump ends the government shutdown 1 time
…ever didn't sign a continuation. It's just a continuation, not a big deal . It's a continuation, and we'll talk later. Yet the extremists in the…
Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 20 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister 4 times
…with them on many other subjects. We just signed the biggest trade deal ever made with Europe: $950 billion. We were able to do it…
…deal that was good—very good. But we had a very unfair deal . We were treated very badly before I came into office. But we…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with Central Asian Countries 1 time
…named it after me. I really appreciate it. It's actually a big deal . But it's the new Trump Route for International Peace. This is a…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 5 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 14 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Nov 3, 2025 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump joins NJ Tele-Rally 1 time
…to stop crime, much more so than almost all politicians, because I deal with all of them. Fully supports our police. He has the total…
Nov 2, 2025 Other 3 times
…to be a disaster for the world, and I was able to settle it very quickly, very easily, because I was able to use tariffs…
…large part of that is because of tariffs and our good trade deals . Without that, you couldn't make a good trade deal. And you know…
Oct 31, 2025 Other 2 times
…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…
…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…
Oct 30, 2025 Other 5 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with President of South Korea 4 times
…was—a lot was determined, very much determined. And we made our deal . We're—pretty much finalized a trade deal, and we discussed some other…
…had a terrific meeting in Japan also, and we concluded a trade deal , a very big one—a very big trade deal. And I always…
Oct 29, 2025 Other 1 time
…day we had. Excuse me? We did. We did. We reached a deal . And we did a lot of different things. We had a great…
Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 24 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 29, 2025 Other 2 times
…be the end of Hamas. We would rather not. We made a deal with them where they were going to behave, and they have to…
…countries. Numerous countries have already called me that are parties to the deal and said, "We'd love to do it if you'd want us to…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 12 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 4 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 28, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Japan 4 times
…together—I think more than ever before. We're just signing a new deal , and it's a very fair deal, and we look forward to welcoming…
…congratulate you on being the first woman Prime Minister. That's a big deal . That's a big deal, and I want to congratulate you on that…
Oct 27, 2025 Other 4 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 26, 2025 Meeting 14 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…great honor. Today the Prime Minister and I signed a major trade deal between the United States and Malaysia. And together, we took part in…
…with Malaysia this week, we're also signing or nearing completion on trade deals with many other Indo-Pacific partners, from Cambodia to Japan to South…
Oct 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
Well, Jamieson, perhaps you could explain this deal to the media and your counterpart also would say a couple of words to the media. Yeah…
…to a very beautiful country tomorrow. We have some very good, interesting deals , as you know, that we made. And then, the following day, we…
Oct 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 25, 2025 Other 5 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 24, 2025 Other 7 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 3 times
…Aragua, another beauty. That's a group of real garbage we have to deal with that we shouldn't have to deal with. These are in addition…
…money is coming from. Because you see it. Like even that garbage deal they had this weekend, which was embarrassing to them, and the crowds…
Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 15 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 11 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 7 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: LSU Baseball visits White House 1 time
…hung in, and we got everything we wanted—the great, big, beautiful deal ; the biggest ever produced. Think of it: With the majority of—I…
Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 32 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 19, 2025 Other 3 times
…I do believe, yes, because, otherwise, I'm not going to make a deal . No, I want them to buy. Our farmers have been boycotted by…
…with? That's what I thought. Well, we reached a concept of a deal , but it's pretty complicated, because it—under this deal, it would be…
Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 11 times
…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…
…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…
…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…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 8 times
…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…
…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…
…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…