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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 Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and an Exchange With Reporters

May 6, 2025 Meeting 23 times

  1. …was a very positive step from NAFTA. NAFTA was the worst trade deal in the history of our country—probably in the history of the…
  2. …served is we got rid of NAFTA. NAFTA was a very unfair deal for the United States, a very, very terrible deal. It should have…
  3. …situation—because everyone says: "When? When? When are you going to sign deals?" We don't have to sign deals. We can sign 25 deals right…

Remarks on the 2027 National Football League Draft and an Exchange With Reporters

May 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times

  1. …but even for the country because it's, to me, a very big deal. I'd like to thank NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Washington Commanders owner Josh…
  2. …month, the Washington Commanders and the DC government also announced a major deal to build a brandnew 65,000-seat football arena at the site…
  3. …oil has gone down—I think we're in a good position to settle. They want to settle. Ukraine wants to settle. If I weren't President…

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

May 4, 2025 Other 14 times

  1. …It's not a mistake, or not a mistake. It's not a big deal. He was fine. And where he is, he'll do a good job…
  2. …people are so bad. You know, you're trying to make a big deal out of something that's nothing. You are so bad. That's why nobody…
  3. …many countries, but at the end of this, I'll set my own deals, because I set the deal. They don't set the deal. I set…

Remarks on the National Day of Prayer

May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …and we're bringing religion back to our country, and it's a big deal. And I want to say, hello, Jon, the most talented man standing…
  2. …into a very bad state, and they were ready to make a deal, except for the election. It didn't turn out the way it should…

Remarks on Domestic Business Investment

Apr 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …would say, "We'll take him." He'd blow him away. He would make deals—one deal would be the end. That would be it. But we've…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 30, 2025 Meeting 13 times

  1. …But at a certain point, I hope we're going to make a deal with China. We're talking to China, but their factories are closing all…
  2. …Pete. Howard. It's very important. De minimis, it's very—it's a big deal. It's a big scam going on against our country—against, really, small…
  3. …Jamieson. By the way, in history. You know, this is the biggest deal ever done. If you sold IBM, ExxonMobil, and five other companies together…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 9 times

  1. …over the world to see your President. They want to make a deal. They want to make a deal. And you know, we'll make deals…
  2. …I think it's going to work out. They want to make a deal, and they're going to—we're going to make a deal, but it's…
  3. …that, but you go in for $39 million. They could make a deal for $39 million. They signed up for $472 million. And I withdrew…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Harrison Township, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Other 6 times

  1. …think the Republicans are really with us. We have the big, beautiful deal. It's moving along, and I think we're going to have it taken…
  2. …that we want to get—and very importantly—the big, beautiful, new deal. If we get that done, that's the biggest thing—what's happening in…
  3. …to happen. We have great support from Republicans. So the big, beautiful deal. That's what we want, the bill. I think the next period of…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey

Apr 27, 2025 Other 8 times

  1. …the Iran situation, I think we're doing very well. I think a deal is going to be made there. That's going to happen. Pretty sure…
  2. …and he's working hard. We'll see what happens. It's a very complicated deal. He told me that he needs more weapons, but he's been saying…
  3. …Well, I want him to stop shooting, sit down, and sign a deal. And we have the confines of a deal, I believe, and I…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Rome, Italy

Apr 25, 2025 Other 14 times

  1. …all over the world on the tariffs, and we're making very good deals. Very good deals. It's going to make our country rich. We're not…
  2. …time. We almost got it, and then they backed out of that deal, but we had it. To go into China and to sell our…
  3. …I think I know pretty much—and, again, you know, we'll have deals made, but we'll also make deals. In other words, we'll just set…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Rome, Italy

Apr 25, 2025 Other 6 times

  1. …with a lot of the foreign leaders. They want to meet. Trade deals are going very well. I think Russia and Ukraine—I think they're…
  2. …I'm getting along very well with Japan. We're very close to a deal. I'll be meeting with the Italian—yes—your Prime Minister? Oh, it's…
  3. …know at the appropriate time. Let's see if we can make a deal. Yes, they're meeting with Putin right now, as we speak, and we…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 24, 2025 Meeting 14 times

  1. …in a week. I want to see if we can have a deal. No reason to answer it now. But it—I won't be happy…
  2. …putting a lot of pressure. I think he wants to make a deal. We're going to find out very soon. But it takes two to…
  3. …hit very hard, and I do believe they want to make a deal. Well, the former—— The former Secretary General happens to be right here…

Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 19 times

  1. …Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Okay. All right. That's a big deal because AI is where it seems to be at. We have literally…
  2. …have we spoken to already? Ninety. And they all want to make deals, and we're going to make deals. But they're going to be fair…
  3. …I think what's going to happen is we're going to have great deals. And, by the way, if we don't have a deal with a…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 23, 2025 Other 1 time

  1. …a week or so. Yes, we are going to have a—— ——fair deal with China. It's going to be fair. Actively. Everything is active. Everybody…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Paul S. Atkins as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times

  1. …and we'll see what happens. But ultimately, they have to make a deal, because otherwise, they're not going to be able to deal in the…
  2. …involved, but they have to and other countries have to make a deal. And if they don't make a deal, we'll set the deal, because…
  3. …and Howard and myself and others, we're going to be setting the deal, and it will be a fair deal for everybody. And it will…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times

  1. …Well, we'll be—we'll be making some statements, but it's a big deal. And they've been—they're so rich and so strong, and then they…
  2. …soon. It's not that important because, honestly, we're going to have a deal. I believe we're going to have a deal with China. And if…
  3. …to 145 percent, because you have the 20. Well, we have a deal for TikTok, but it'll be subject to China. So we'll just delay…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 17, 2025 Meeting 18 times

  1. …well. We have a lot of countries that want to make a deal. Frankly, they want to make deals more than I do. Go ahead…
  2. …you say something, please? Go ahead, please. Well, we have a minerals deal, which I guess is going to be signed on Thursday, Scott? Next…
  3. …live up to the deal, so we'll see. But we have a deal on that. No, I have no comment on that. I have no…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 17, 2025 Meeting 10 times

  1. …countries, we have a very good relationship. Oh, there'll be a trade deal, a hundred percent. Oh, why? You think there won't be? Of course…
  2. …make one very, very much, and we're going to make a trade deal. I fully expect it, but it will be a fair deal. Everybody…
  3. …That's not going to happen anymore, but we're going to make fairer deals. At a certain point, yes. We're in no rush. We're in a…

Remarks Honoring the 2024 College Football National Champion Ohio State University Buckeyes

Apr 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …I threw it out just hoping that it wouldn't be a big deal. I said: "You know, Coach, afterwards, if you'd like, but only if…
  2. …to greatness is paved by hard work, sweat, and often a great deal of adversity. They had a lot of adversity because—I shouldn't say…
  3. …the people behind us. But Cody Simon, that was a very important deal. And Buckeyes star Jeremiah Smith pulled down the unforgettable deep ball on…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez of El Salvador and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 14, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …a day. There's no company—big like this. This is the biggest deal ever made. Now we're making $3 billion a day. We're a great…
  2. …I want to thank Jensen and all of the people that we deal with. They're great people. They're brilliant people. And without tariffs, they wouldn't…
  3. …Well, they have to solve their problem very quickly. Iran wants to deal with us, but they don't know how. They really don't know how…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 10, 2025 Meeting 25 times

  1. …here and Howard and some of the people that are working on deals, and the biggest problem they have is, they don't have enough time…
  2. …It's big. Senior Adviser Musk. I think it will—it's a big deal. The President. Yes, it's a big deal. Thank you very much. Great…
  3. …happens with China. We would love to be able to work a deal. They've really taken advantage of our country for a long period of…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 19 times

  1. …wash of the hands. And so we're changing it. It's a big deal. I did it in the first administration. Biden came in on his…
  2. …start working on it as soon as we get the big, beautiful deal done. The big, beautiful deal is important. The biggest tax cuts in…
  3. …hurt a lot of people. Okay. Thank you. Okay. That's a big deal. It's really very important that we get these memorialized—— ——in Congress. Very…

Remarks at a Photographic Opportunity With Automobile Racing Champions From NASCAR, IndyCar, and IMSA and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …of spirit from other countries, including China. China wants to make a deal. They just don't know how quite to go about it. You know…
  2. …the process of figuring it out, but they want to make a deal. And we have other—— We have many other countries, as you know…
  3. …calling, "How do we do this?" They all want to make a deal. Somebody had to do what we did. And I did a 90…

Remarks at a National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 19 times

  1. …lot of countries coming to see us. They want to make a deal. And we're doing—we're doing things that nobody has ever even thought…
  2. …They don't want tariffs on themselves. And it's very simple. We're making deals, and people are paying tariffs. Countries are paying tariffs. Right now China…
  3. …You think of it: 90,000 factories since NAFTA—the worst trade deal in history, by the way, and we had it terminated. Everybody said…

Remarks on Domestic Coal Production

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …well—and we're doing very well in making—I call them tailored deals. Not off the rack. These are tailored—highly tailored deals. Right now…
  2. …to make a deal. South Korea is flying here to make a deal. And others are flying here. I mean, our—my only problem is…
  3. …We have a lot of countries coming in; they want to make deals. If I told them about making those deals 2 years ago or…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 7, 2025 Meeting 24 times

  1. …see what can happen. And I think everybody agrees that doing a deal would be preferable to doing the obvious. And the obvious is not…
  2. …at that. We have many, many countries that are coming to negotiate deals with us, and they're going to be fair deals, and, in certain…
  3. …And I think, you know, if we can make a really fair deal and a good deal for the United States—not a good deal…

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

Apr 6, 2025 Other 8 times

  1. …And unless we solve that problem, I'm not going to make a deal. Now, I'm willing to deal with China, but they have to solve…
  2. …European, Asian, from all over the world. They're dying to make a deal. But I said, "We're not going to have deficits with your country…
  3. …say it was largely true. The report is that we had a deal, pretty much, for TikTok—not a deal, but pretty close—and then…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Miami, Florida

Apr 3, 2025 Other 6 times

  1. …the operation—sure. The operation is over, and now we let it settle in. You see the plants are starting to—construction already. We have…
  2. …a situation with TikTok where China will probably say, "We'll approve a deal, but will you do something on the tariff?" The tariffs give us…
  3. …give them something in return. We have—we're very close to a deal with a very good group of people for TikTok. Multiple. Which last…

Remarks Announcing Additional United States Tariff Actions on Foreign Imports

Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …which is unheard of. Since the beginning of NAFTA, the worst trade deal ever made—it was a horror show. We—I was able to…
  2. …Congress to get it terminated. It—we had to live with that deal. It was the worst deal—the worst trade deal ever made, by…
  3. …racking up trade deficits of $19 trillion. That was the worst trade deal ever made. As a result of these gigantic losses, foreign nations now…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …took advantage of it because, you know, that wasn't part of the deal, but that's okay. They're great American car companies and car companies, and…
  2. …to them. Okay. Please. No, I want to see him make a deal so that we stop Russian soldiers and Ukrainian soldiers and other people…
  3. …me, and I think he's going to fulfill his part of the deal. Now, then you have Zelenskyy, and hopefully, he's going to live up…

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

Mar 30, 2025 Other 11 times

  1. …on Iran based on whether or not they're going to make a deal. If they're going to make a deal, then we're never going to…
  2. …very interesting. I can't imagine them doing anything else but making a deal. I would prefer a deal to the other alternative, which I think…
  3. …when he considers Zelenskyy not credible, he's supposed to be making a deal with him, whether you like him or you don't like him. So…

Remarks on Signing the Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States

Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …No, he's a patriot. He has never—you know, these are big deals we're talking about. This is—there's probably nothing like this. And I've…
  2. …witch hunt. Here we are talking about some of the greatest business deals ever made. The greatest companies in the world are moving into the…
  3. …and it's already happened. Well, we will have a form of a deal. TikTok is very popular, very successful, and very good. We're going to…

Remarks at a Women's History Month Event

Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …to have you here to celebrate Women's History Month. That's a big deal. And today we honor the legacy of incredible women like Betsy Ross…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …but that's the way it sort of ended up. We had a deal—and we have a deal—it's fine—but people took advantage of…
  2. …into Ukraine. It was a very unfair situation. So we made a deal on rare earths. But, most importantly, we want to stop the killing…

Remarks on Next Generation Air Dominance and Military Readiness and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …very large, lots of loans—tens of thousands of loans. Pretty complicated deal. And that's coming out of the Department of Education immediately, and it's…
  2. …gentlemen, and we have—I think we have the confines of a deal. I hope we have the confines of a deal. I'm doing it…
  3. …You know, you're talking about a potential war with China. Now, I deal with these people all the time, and I'm dealing with Pete. I'm…