Official transcripts
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.
“Ballroom” said in 50 of 567 transcripts, 188 times.
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Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 8 times
…companies, very rich people. So that—for 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom here. We're going to have the finest ballroom I believe anywhere in…
…It's totally separate, and especially when it's a donation. I mean, the ballroom is a donation. It's gotten great reviews. People love it. And presidents…
…doing, because everything is bulletproof glass, et cetera, et cetera—including the ballroom . And then it goes: Construction and all of the things necessary. It…
Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…the architects. A lot of people are talking about how beautiful the ballroom —— For 150 years, they've wanted to build a ballroom at the White…
…building. And one of the—I think it will be the finest ballroom of its kind anywhere in the world. A lot of people are…
…all donors. There's not one dime of Government money going into the ballroom . Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to farmers 4 times
…lot of John Deeres. That's a big dig. And we're building a ballroom . For 150 years, they haven't—they've wanted—every President said, "Could we…
…Because the White House is incredible, but it was—never had a ballroom . And we're building—that'll be the finest ballroom anywhere in the world…
Mar 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Greek Independence Day Celebration 3 times
…would be very proud of. We're building one of the most beautiful ballrooms anywhere in the world, and we have beautiful columns, and we have…
…talent. We have some really incredible talents. And they've been wanting a ballroom for 150 years. This is their ballroom. It's a very small room…
Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 4 times
…year from now. And we have some projects that are great. This ballroom is going to be something that's so beautiful for this city, so…
…I build under budget, ahead of schedule. I get sued over a ballroom that's going to be the most beautiful ballroom in the country, so…
…in the White House. We'll put him in the basement of the ballroom . But—when—no, think of it. When Jeanine Pirro and Pam and…
Mar 20, 2026 Other 1 time
…something that's more pleasant. See that? It's going to be the greatest ballroom anywhere in the world. Nothing like it. And they just started today…
Mar 19, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Bilateral Meeting with Japan 2 times
…see over there is under budget and ahead of schedule. That's the ballroom . The ballroom is a much bigger building. It's a much more complex…
Mar 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the second time, you're going to see one of the most beautiful ballrooms anywhere in the world. You know, they've always—they've always wanted——they've…
Mar 16, 2026 Meeting 4 times
…very deep. Very, very deep for specific reasons—we have a magnificent ballroom being built. Because this is the biggest room, and it holds, like…
…it, in particular—every President, for 150 years, has clamored for a ballroom —a large, beautiful room. This is a cocktail room, and this will…
…cocktail room for the—a cocktail area or pre-area for the ballroom before dinners. So we'll have heads of—we can't even do a…
Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 3 times
…will be. It will be spectacular. It will be the most beautiful ballroom . I believe it, because I built many a ballroom, I believe it's…
Feb 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Governors Dinner 7 times
…in closing, I wanted to—you've read a lot: We're building a ballroom . For 150 years, they've wanted a great ballroom, at—even a ballroom…
…Can hold very small numbers of people. And they've wanted a great ballroom . And we're building—we're going to build the greatest ballroom anywhere in…
…a magnificent walkway that goes into what will be the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world. So we did this no charge to the…
Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 2 times
This is a nice, full room. You know, we have a ballroom being built, right now. So, in about a year and a half, we'll…
…that curtain, and it's a beautiful funnel right into the most beautiful ballroom . It's being built right now. So it's pretty—and they've wanted it…
Jan 31, 2026 Other 4 times
…exciting job, actually. They've been waiting for many years, just like the ballroom . For 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom. Now we're going to put…
…building done by some of the best architects in the world, the ballroom . Likewise, the arc, I think it's going to be great. We're just…
Jan 11, 2026 Other 2 times
…the room in the White House—we need it—we need the ballroom , actually. We could have filled up the ballroom, practically. We have so…
Jan 9, 2026 Other 3 times
…yesterday. A really great meeting. And people love it. They love the ballroom . We need it. If we would have had the ballroom today, we…
…it for a long time. They've needed the larger building. And this ballroom will be the best anywhere in the world. There'll be nothing to…
Jan 9, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Oil & Gas Executives 5 times
…were not able to get in. I said, "If we had a ballroom , we'd have over a thousand people." Everybody wanted—I never knew your…
…At this point, the President moved to the window to view the ballroom construction Wow. What a view. This is the door to the ballroom…
…a very big foundation that's moving. We're ahead of schedule on the ballroom and under budget. It's going to be—I don't think there'll be…
Dec 29, 2025 Press conference 1 time
…the renovation of—as an example, I'm doing a magnificent, big, beautiful ballroom that the country has wanted, the White House has wanted for 150…
Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 10 times
…1 that makes it. It's the White House. Soon you'll have a ballroom that's so big I can handle a—and we just won the…
…just won the case. We got sued. We're donating a $400 million ballroom , and we got sued not to build it. For 150 years, they've…
…asked for a restraining order to stop us from building a magnificent ballroom . I said, "Who would ask for a restraining"—we're giving them, Sid…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Congressional Ball 2 times
…place. You know, for 150 years, they've been trying to do a ballroom . They never got it off, but we got it off. And in…
…about a year and a half, you're going to have the best ballroom anywhere in the country—anywhere. It is special. And they're going to…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 5 times
…been so incredible. They made a donation—a big donation on the ballroom . We were bidding out the ballroom, and Carrier came along, and they…
…of the lifts and generators and everything else you have in the ballroom , because it's a lot of very complex equipment that you wouldn't think…
…tonight. A lot of people wanted to be here. And we—the ballroom is very small, Marco. I mean, this is like— —you know what…
Dec 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 5 times
…successful, and we've already started talking to them. You know, we're doing ballrooms . We're doing arcs. We're doing—we have a thing that's being planned…
…you know, gone in and done a real job with that. The ballroom —I think, Michael and Susan, the next time we meet—well, I…
…then— —but we're going to have a big event over in the ballroom to celebrate this. We're building a ballroom that they've wanted at this…
Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 2 times
…And we're building one of the great—I think maybe the greatest ballroom . We needed it. For 150 years, they've been asking. You see the…
…going to be the—I think it's going to be the finest ballroom ever built, and we're going to have it here. They've wanted it…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 2 times
…room. So they've wanted—for 150 years, they've been clamoring for a ballroom at the White House, and—and we're giving them one. We're giving…
…for spending $4 billion to build a little building. I'm building a ballroom that's going to cost a tiny fraction of that, and it's bigger…
Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 8 times
…fixing the White House, and we're building the—one of the greatest ballrooms ever to be built. You know, we have an event tonight, and…
…we have a very small room. For 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom , and now you're going to get a great ballroom. And I have…
…But it's like for a little cocktail before you go into a ballroom . It's a very small room. They've wanted a new ballroom for 150…
Nov 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…at the future entrance to something that's really become very popular: the ballroom . They've wanted it for 150 years, and they're getting it, and they're…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 2 times
…heard—I don't know if anybody heard about we're building a little ballroom over there. People are loving it. Now they're loving it. Took them…
…and from the New York Times saying, "You've got to build that ballroom ." I almost—I couldn't believe it when that happened. Look, they're back…
Oct 24, 2025 Other 2 times
…myself. That was fake news. Probably going to call it the "Presidential Ballroom " or something like that. We haven't really thought about a name yet…
…building the arc, and we've raised a lot of money for the ballroom , so maybe we'll put—the arc is going to be incredible for…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…It's been expanded and made absolutely—it will be the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world, I think. How much am I donating? I…
Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 8 times
…quite like it. I think it will be one of the great ballrooms anywhere in the world. It's about $300 million. It's set to do…
…tents out on the lawn. This is an interior shot of the ballroom . I think there'll be nothing like it. And it's being paid for…
…kind of interiors that we're talking about. That's an interior of the ballroom . And it's the highest level. And you see it goes beautifully with…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 1 time
…a great job on the White House. The—as you know, the ballroom is under construction. It's going to be—they've been trying to get…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 6 times
…you see the fence and the wall. We're building a world-class ballroom . You know, for 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom here. We don't…
…ballroom. We have a little cocktail area, but we don't have a ballroom . The East Room, it's called, is a very small cocktail area. Holds…
…I said, "If I do this again, I'm going to get a ballroom built." And we're putting up our own money with the—the Government…
Oct 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: LSU Baseball visits White House 8 times
…of it? You know, we're building, right behind us—we're building a ballroom . They've wanted a ballroom for 150 years, and I'm giving that honor…
…this wonderful place. I think we should do it. This was the ballroom , and this room holds 88 people. And the— . And the new one…
…getting big. But we're going to have—we'll have the most beautiful ballroom in the country. It's going—and if you—for those that are…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 22 times
…you, because you've gave—given tremendous amounts of money to see a ballroom built for the first time at the White House. The White House…
…everything else that we deal with, it's going to be a great ballroom . Going to be a great ballroom. As an example, this is really…
…if I pull it off again, we are going to build a ballroom , and I'm going to start right at the beginning. And we had…
Oct 14, 2025 Other 1 time
…300 people. And that's not bad. You know, they'll go to a ballroom , they get 300 people. We get 35—we had 117,000 people…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…like, 100 yards—like a length of a football field—in a ballroom that was like this. It was the most—they opened the doors…
Sep 16, 2025 Other 4 times
…what—you see that area? That is going to be the greatest ballroom anywhere in the world. And for 150—so, it gives me pleasure…
…I'm paying for it. The country is not—and that's an expensive ballroom . I think it will cost $250 million, and it will be the…
…So, for 150 years, Jon—do you know this?—they've wanted a ballroom , and now they're going to finally have it, and it's going to…
Sep 11, 2025 Other 1 time
…you see all the trucks? They've just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…We're building something here. You know, for 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom at the White House. We're doing something at the highest level, using…
Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…They're the biggest. They're working with me also. We're building a beautiful ballroom for the White House. They've been after it for 150 years. Employs…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…you've had it for many years because we're starting construction of the ballroom . And Stewart's excited about it. I think everybody's excited about it. It's…
…salary. Okay? That would be nice—only the salary. But—and the ballroom , as you know, is being donated. It's going to be a couple…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…than it ever did, even at the White House. I'm building a ballroom . They've been after a ballroom for 150 years, but they never had…
…estate guy as a President. You know, I've done a lot of ballrooms . And we're going to make this one the best of them all…
Aug 11, 2025 Press conference 4 times
…I've never seen a crowd like this. I think we need a ballroom . And that's happening. It's going to be a beautiful ballroom. This is…
…place is becoming very beautiful. We're going to be adding a magnificent ballroom —the most beautiful ballroom, I think, anywhere. We need it. I would…
Aug 1, 2025 Other 1 time
…putting up my money, but it doesn't even matter. They've wanted a ballroom at the White House—— ——and it's been very popular. You know, when…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…So we've been planning it for a long time. They've wanted a ballroom at the White House for more than 150 years, but there's never…
…if I get another shot at this, I'm going to do a ballroom ." I was pretty busy in the first because I was running the…
…But I always said I was going to do something about the ballroom , because they should have one. So we'll be leaving it. It will…
Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…had not heard that. Say it. To put it mildly. Like, this ballroom that we built from scratch. So I think that I have a…
Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…issues. But it's a great honor. You know, we just built this ballroom , and we're building a great ballroom at the White House. The White…
…estate person. You know, nobody—no President knew how to build a ballroom . But this just opened, you know, a relatively short time ago, and…
…they've wanted. But it's an honor to have you at the new ballroom at Turnberry. And thank you very much. Thank you. Please. Right. Yes…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…like $50,000. Yes, we start pretty soon. We've got a beautiful ballroom , which—good question. Right here. See the East Wing? Goes from here…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…way. You know, it's interesting, because I love real estate. I love ballrooms . I have nice ballrooms, a lot of them. I wonder if they…
Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…did, and it was an unbelievable day. It was in this gorgeous ballroom , and companies were there from many, many—probably 100 companies. And they…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…This room is packed. And, you know, I offered to build a ballroom . I'm very good at building ballrooms. I build beautiful ballrooms, and I…
…reception room. And then I was going to build a beautiful, beautiful ballroom like I have at Mar-a-Lago, as beautiful as it can…