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“Settle / Deal” said in 416 of 567 transcripts, 2,923 times.
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Mar 17, 2025 Other 2 times
…don't want to really even discuss it. I've got to get the deal. I've got to get the deal signed. Two thousand people a week…
Mar 17, 2025 Other 4 times
…lot of different things in one news conference, but it's a big deal. They're surrounded by Russian soldiers. And I believe it was—if it…
…going to see how it all works out. This was Joe Biden's deal. This isn't Trump's deal. This is Joe Biden's deal. He gave $350…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…nothing happens. But I feel that Russia is going to make a deal with us, I hope. We've spoken with President Putin. We've spoken with…
…I'm getting—from the standpoint about a cease-fire and, ultimately, a deal—some pretty good vibes coming out of Russia. Any questions? What was…
…country is going to come roaring back. The tariffs are a big deal. And, frankly, that's how China does it, and that's how a lot…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…with autopen. So how would he know? That autopen is a big deal. I don't know. You know, they're having—who's—who's doing this? So…
…that way, but Biden let that happen too. And we're getting a deal where we're going to get that back. But much more importantly are…
…and the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. That's a big deal. Nobody wanted to do that in the past. And by the way…
Mar 13, 2025 Meeting 6 times
…going to order 48, and Canada wants to be part of the deal. I say: "You've got to get your own icebreakers. I mean, if…
…have to have protection. So we're going to have to make a deal on that. And Denmark is not able to do that. You know…
…to talk about that. I hope Russia is going to make the deal too. And I think once that deal happens, you're never going to…
Mar 12, 2025 Meeting 8 times
…be made in another country and sold into us. Who did that deal for the United States? Okay? I looked at that long ago, and…
…not just with Ireland, with everybody. You know, I looked at trade deals. I was telling the group yesterday, I looked at trade deals in…
…I didn't see anybody that was going to. I looked at trade deals that were so bad, and actually saying: "How is it possible that…
Mar 11, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…the—you know, I've been saying, that Russia has been easier to deal with, so far, than Ukraine, which is not supposed to be the…
Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…the clubs in the back. And I guess it's a very safe deal. She loves it. And I actually bought one about a year ago…
…lot of information, including the price. I want to make a good deal here. You know, I do notice this. They have one which is…
…today and tomorrow, and hopefully, we'll be able to wipe out a deal. But I think the cease-fire is very important. If we can…
Mar 9, 2025 Other 2 times
…Saudi Arabia this week. Well, I think they will sign the minerals deal. But we want them to—I want them to want peace. Right…
…have— What you have to do is, you have to make a deal, and you have to stop the killing. It's a senseless war, and…
Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…was such a beautiful—this is the trophy. This is a big deal. The World Cup is the biggest sporting event. And Gianni Infantino is…
…a long time. And during my first term, we worked out a deal to get the World Cup. And then, because of lots of interesting…
…is a big day. Being in the White House is a big deal, and you have great support. Thank you all very much. Thank you…
Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…great honor for our country to have it, actually. It's a big deal. It's—I don't know which is bigger, the Olympics or the World…
Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times
…they're coming here now because of the tariffs. And that's a big deal. That's what you want to hear. During the last year, the Biden…
…of. But under Biden, they just kept raising it. Very difficult to deal with the Canadian representatives. Two hundred and fifty percent for dairy products…
…out of Ukraine. And Ukraine, I'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine. And—— And they don't have the cards. They don't have…
Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…the end—I said it before with China. We signed an unbelievable deal with China—$50 billion in purchases. And we're doing great. Biden, however…
…incredible. I told them: "That's it. We're"—this was a short-term deal. And they came back to me yesterday. They said, "Could we have…
…to. I'm not so sure. You know, with Japan, we have a deal, which is a very interesting one. And I love Japan. We have…
Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…nobody has ever seen. Plants are opening up all over the place. Deals are being made. Never seen—that's a combination of the election win…
…of an adjustment period. We had that before, when I made the deal with China. Fifty billion dollars of purchases, and I said, "Just bear…
…U.S. Military Academy at West Point. And, Jason, that's a very big deal getting in. That's a hard one to get into. But I'm pleased…
Mar 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…no, I don't think so. I think it's—look, it's a great deal for us, because, you know, Biden very, very, foolishly—stupidly, frankly—gave…
…chips and semiconductors and everything else—we need rare earths. And the deal we have is we have the finest rare earths that you can…
…and I want to see it stop. Yes. So this is a deal that should have never happened. This is a deal that would have…
Feb 28, 2025 Other 3 times
…I don't trust or distrust anybody. I just want to get a deal done. And if the deal happens, good. But you can't embolden somebody…
…But he doesn't want to do that? That's fine. Do a better deal. I want it to end immediately. I want a cease-fire now…
Feb 28, 2025 Meeting 39 times
…beyond both countries. And we have something that is a very fair deal, and we look forward to getting in and digging, digging, digging and…
…that you want and that he wants. We have to negotiate a deal, but we've started the confines of a deal, and I think something…
…President, this war would have never happened. We would have had a deal negotiated for you without having to go through what you've gone through…
Feb 27, 2025 Press conference 9 times
…got a lot of things done, and he didn't get a trade deal done that was of any importance or magnitude. We have—we've had…
…peace. I think, frankly, Russia wanted to go through the whole long deal. I don't think they do anymore. I don't think they do. We…
…I think we could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs wouldn't be necessary. We'll see. But he's—he earned…
Feb 27, 2025 Meeting 17 times
…know, you're talking about a peacekeeping force. We have to make a deal first. Right now, we don't have a deal. We have Russia. We…
…a lot more. But I think we're very well advanced on a deal, but we have not made a deal yet, so I don't like…
…Please. No. I don't think so. I think when we have a deal, it's going to be the deal. I don't think if—if I…
Feb 26, 2025 Meeting 19 times
…in a very bad position, but we've been able to make a deal where we're going to get our money back, and we're going to…
…think that, very importantly, we're going to be able to make a deal. Most importantly, by far, we're going to make a deal with Russia…
…if you can believe it. So I just say this. So the deal we're making gets us—it—brings us great wealth. We get back…
Feb 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 18 times
…A lot of companies are coming into our country, and they're signing deals that are going to pay a lot of money and create a…
…Yes, please. Sure. Yes, please. Go ahead. Do that. Okay. Very big deal, right? Thank you. All right. And that's a very big one that…
…sign it together with me. And I understand that it's a big deal, a very big deal. And I think the American people, even if…
Feb 24, 2025 Press conference 12 times
…given to me before walking in that we've made, Emmanuel, a great deal of progress toward getting that. I've been elected by the American people…
…get it done as quickly as possible. And we've made a great deal of progress. People are saying it was the best month for a…
…want to do something. I mean, that's what I do. I do deals. My whole life is deals. That's all I know is deals. And…
Feb 24, 2025 Meeting 8 times
…been very helpful also. And we're also talking about trade—various trade deals that we will be doing with France, and we'll be discussing a…
…that a foolish question? It looks like we're getting very close. The deal is being worked on. And we're, I think, getting very close to…
…it's going to be much of a problem. I think once we settle, there's going to be no more war in Ukraine, and you're not…
Feb 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…71 percent—we like that, 71. And according to YouGov—a big deal—70 percent of Americans believe that what we are doing is right…
…And we will see, but I think we're pretty close to a deal, and we better be close to a deal, because that has been…
Feb 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…There's nothing you can do so big as this. There is no deal you can do that's bigger. Every deal—that's why you can never…
…want to see a cease-fire, and I want to get the deal done. I think we have a chance to get the deal done…
…security, there was no anything. So we're going to either sign a deal, or there's going to be a lot of problems with them. So…
Feb 21, 2025 Meeting 7 times
…think it's important for the Democrats, common sense too. We're going to deal with you, and we're going to deal on a commonsense basis. And…
…out of the country. These are rough people that we have to deal with. But ICE is incredible. Border Patrol is incredible. Law enforcement—the…
…of what the costs are now. And that's based on a good deal for machines. And then when you go through the, you know, days…
Feb 20, 2025 Meeting 7 times
…Doug. I'm only kidding. So what I did—we have a weird deal. You know, we have the Department of Energy and the Department of…
…everybody. It's like a health organization, and every one of the—every deal is no good, but we're changing it. We terminated health—you know…
…waiting. Getting a little tired of it. I gave a fixed-price deal, but it was $5.7 billion. I negotiated with Boeing. It took…
Feb 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…very nicely. Brooke Rollins, she's the Secretary of Agriculture. It's a big deal. That's great, Brooke. That was a good vote you had, too, huh…
Feb 19, 2025 Other 7 times
…And you know, they had a fixed-price contract. I made that deal, and now they—supposedly, they're losing a lot of money, and they'd…
…they could, you know, up the price. But I make fixed-price deals. I don't like time-and-material deals. No, I would not consider…
…I see it, I'll let you know. Yes. Yes, we had a deal where we were going to get—look, you have to understand, Europe…
Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times
…that Russia spent about $2 in our country, it was a big deal. Right? They took—they took some internet ads for $2,000. This…
…to the tariff. Around the world, I'm moving quickly to end wars, settle conflicts, and restore the planet to peace. I want peace, and I…
…that he, without the U.S. and Trump, will never be able to settle. They'll never settle that war without our involvement. That's why they did…
Feb 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…has mentioned it. But yes, if—well, if we have a peace deal, I think having troops over there for—from the standpoint of Europe…
…seated, you mean somebody that should have gone in and made a deal a long time ago. You could have made a deal. This is…
…years—you should have never started it. You could have made a deal. I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given…
Feb 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…that very badly. Okay. Good. Thank you. And this is a big deal. We have more energy than any other country, and now we're unleashing…
…of Japan—both very good people—they said: "We couldn't make a deal. We couldn't get any energy." I mean, you wonder what was going…
…the Biden administration. They just couldn't do it. There was nobody to deal with. They didn't know how to go about it. And they're very…
Feb 14, 2025 Interview 3 times
…a day, and now to build a ship is, like, a big deal, and we're going to get this country back on track. We could…
…it six." "No, I'm not going to make it six." And you'll settle for $5,500. You've just cut the bill almost in half, and…
…stop? But—— ——that's caring. No, it's not even the art of the deal. It's caring. He uses the word— ——it's caring. It's a certain competence…
Feb 13, 2025 Press conference 7 times
…do something. I think we're going to be able to make a deal, and I hope so, because it's a horrible war. It's a very…
…is that they—I know that President Zelenskyy wants to make a deal, and I also feel that—I know that President Putin wants to…
…from that standpoint. I think everybody knew that. Now, if a better deal can be negotiated, if they were able to make a deal where…
Feb 13, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…going to work with India also. We have some very big trade deals to announce in the very near future. Well, there was no role…
…This is a terrific man. We're going to make some wonderful trade deals for India and for the U.S. And thank you all very much…
Feb 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…have to find out whether or not Russia wants to make a deal. I know that Zelenskyy wants to make a deal because he told…
…interested in TikTok, and I hope to be able to make a deal. I think it would be good. You know, people have learned it's…
…go up and they talk to some of the people about certain deals, and the people get all tongue-tied. They can't talk, because these…
Feb 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…it? It's true. Very fair. Very, very fair. Very reasonable. Not like deals you've seen over the years. They were very fair. And I think…
Feb 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…see what happens. And we're going to be signing a very important deal today. It's DOGE. And I'm going to ask Elon to tell you…
…call that incompetence, maybe. It could be corruption. It could be a deal is made on both sides, you know, where a guy gets some…
…Which one? Well, they'll get their money, but they're getting a good deal. They're getting a big buyout. And what we're trying to do is…
Feb 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times
…of it. Nobody wants to do business. They say: "Look, we can deal with China. They can do whatever they want. We can deal with…
…We can deal with anybody, and we have a normal life. You deal with America, the FBI gets over there. They don't investigate death and…
…it made it very, very hard, from a practical standpoint, to make deals. They want to deal with the Americans, but they don't want to…
Feb 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…can take that, when I watched that. I know we have a deal where we're supposed to get—they dribble in and keep dribbling in…
…blood out of it, when you look at all of the fake deals—I mean, look, all you have to do is get a list…
Feb 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…you know about that. That one-year deduction was such a big deal. So I hope you guys can start thinking about that and putting…
…the green new scam and—commonly referred to as the Green New Deal, conceived of and dedicated by a young lady who never studied the…
…did this for 27 years. He was the only one that could deal with John Madden. He dealt with him very easily, right? Isn't that…
Feb 7, 2025 Press conference 1 time
…And they're going to do a big investment, subject to getting the deal done. And they'll be doing a big—— I'm okay with that, sure…
Feb 7, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…on the table. That's always on the table. It's a very big deal because we are—— You know, we have cases where we don't supply…
Feb 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…fact, it was easier to do this than put up a Skype deal. Just—just destroy the White House putting up all that stuff. But…
…it was faith that led the pilgrims to cross an ocean and settle this majestic continent, and we're going to keep it majestic. It was…
…Presidential Commission on religious liberty—it's going to be a very big deal—which will work tirelessly to uphold this most fundamental right. Unfortunately, in…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…woman competed in the 800-mile Arizona Trail Race— a very big deal in cycling—and obliterated the woman's course record by nearly 5½ hours…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…spill, which was brutal, and she was the leader of that whole deal, getting that—people taken care of. As Attorney General of the United…
Feb 4, 2025 Press conference 5 times
…in decades. Together, we defeated ISIS, we ended the disastrous Iran nuclear deal—one of the worst deals ever made, by the way—and imposed…
…very intently: I would love to be able to make a great deal, a deal where you can get on with your lives, and you'll…
…some people think will automatically happen, because they're very difficult people to deal with, as you know. But if we could solve this problem without…
Feb 4, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…thing. Very simple. Peace. And he wants peace also. To get the deal done? Sure. Why wouldn't a deal get done? A deal can get…
…We'll see what happens. We're dealing with very complicated people, but a deal can absolutely get done. We'll see what happens. Wait, wait, wait. One…
Feb 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…will see whether or not we can arrange or work out a deal with Iran and everybody can live together. And maybe that's possible, and…
…or not. We're looking at that right now. But we can make deals where we'd get these animals out of our country. And you know…
Feb 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…second Selke Trophy. And that was a great honor. It's a big deal to do that. Where is he? Where is he? Come here. Come…
…And there was a lot of pressure. And I mean it. That deal—that game seven, you guys had to be like—man, and you…
…for you, especially what—you were undrafted, so he made a good deal, in other words, huh? That's the best deal. You'd like to find…