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Address to the Nation on United States Military Operations in Iran

Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …big. And then, very importantly, I terminated Barack Hussein Obama's Iran nuclear deal, a disaster. Obama gave them $1.7 billion in cash. Green, green…
  2. …went on with their mission to have a nuclear bomb. His Iran deal would have led to a colossal arsenal of massive nuclear weapons for…
  3. …of a lot of great experts, had I not terminated that terrible deal. And I was so honored to do it. I was so proud…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 10 times

  1. …looks very good. So far, so good. Okay. So that's a big deal. Very proud of it. And I think—I don't know how it…
  2. …every single thing they have. Now, it's possible that we'll make a deal before that, because we'll hit bridges, and we've hit some. We'll hit…
  3. …No. No. Iran doesn't have to—— Iran doesn't have to make a deal, no. Yes, I've spoken to a lot of people. It's a new…

Remarks on United States Military Operations in Iran and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …B–2 bombers or just terminating, as an example, the Iran nuclear deal done by Barack Hussein Obama, probably the worst deal we've ever done…
  2. …them up again. And we will probably—I think we'll make a deal with them, pretty sure. But it's possible we won't. But we've had…
  3. …is, I think, very important too. Say it. I do see a deal in Iran, yes. Could be soon. I just have lots of alternatives…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Priority Miami Summit in Miami Beach, Florida

Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 12 times

  1. …ever hear of him? Barack Hussein Obama— —he had the Iran nuclear deal. He went to Iran. He paid them—remember he sent two 757…
  2. …to Iran. But more importantly, they signed an agreement: the Iran nuclear deal, which if I didn't terminate it in my first term—I terminated…
  3. …here either. But getting the termination, and terminating the Iran nuclear doer—deal that was done by Biden and Obama. I would say mostly Obama…

Remarks to Farmers

Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to farmers 7 times

  1. …with brutal restrictions and failed to negotiate even a single new trade deal on your behalf. Not one trade deal was negotiated on your behalf…
  2. …we happen to be the exact opposite. We have so many trade deals, we don't know what the hell to do with them. We need…
  3. …bureaucrats off your land and out of your pockets—it's a big deal—with the help of Republicans in Congress, we passed the largest tax…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 23 times

  1. …these stories that get printed like, oh, I want to make a deal—they are begging to make a deal, not me. They're begging to…
  2. …was happening over there would understand why they want to make a deal. But they say, "Oh, we're not talking to them." Anybody would know…
  3. …but they're great negotiators. And they are begging to work out a deal. I don't know if we'll be able to do that. I don't…

Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Annual Fundraising Dinner

Mar 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers Remarks at the NRCC Annual Fundraising Dinner 7 times

  1. …they are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly, but they're afraid to say it because they figure they'll…
  2. …Bill." We got it done. And remember, that was a 4-year deal. That was 4 years. I said at the time, and Mike agreed…
  3. …agents have been hurt badly by the Democrats who made three different deals with us over the last short period of time, breaking the original…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts DHS swearing-in ceremony 18 times

  1. …actually talking to the right people, and they want to make a deal so badly. You have no idea how badly they want to make…
  2. …the other side—I can tell you, they'd like to make a deal. And who wouldn't, if you were there? Look, their navy is gone…
  3. …What's devastating? Well, they just don't—they won't—look, this is a deal that was done in the "Great Big Beautiful Deal," which gave you…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion With the Memphis Safe Task Force in Memphis, Tennessee

Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable 15 times

  1. …our military did is the reason they mean business. They want to settle, and we're going to get it done. And— . I hope. So, hopefully…
  2. …nuclear weapon. They would have had one if we allowed the Obama deal to stand. That was the Iran nuclear deal, they called it. They…
  3. …And it's sad. I mean, it's sad they couldn't have made a deal. We could have made a deal with them a long time ago…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure From West Palm Beach, Florida

Mar 23, 2026 Other 19 times

  1. …They went into yesterday evening. They want very much to make a deal. We'd like to make a deal too. We're going to get together…
  2. …guarantee it, but I think it's going to. My life is a deal. That's all I do is deals, my whole life. I think this…
  3. …they called. I didn't call; they called. They want to make a deal. And we are very willing to make a deal. It's got to…

Remarks on Presenting the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen

Mar 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Commander in Chief Trophy Presentation 5 times

  1. …the three, Doc Ronny?" Stand up, Doc Ronny. This is a big deal. Took a lot of heat for this. They said—no—most guys…
  2. …over Army on that second Saturday of December, which is the whole deal. I was at that game. It was amazing. It was an amazing…
  3. …for you, but I—did want to see—that Commander in Chief deal is a big deal, right? And it only happens if you win…

Remarks With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland at the Congressional Friends of Ireland Luncheon

Mar 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …very special: the glorious 250th anniversary of America's founding. That's a big deal, and I'm very happy to be here. I didn't—I wasn't supposed…
  2. …even know who to—our biggest problem: We don't know who to deal with. Over here, I can call the Speaker of the House. He's…
  3. …New Mexico and Ohio. And I'm hopeful that we'll soon reach a deal to let American liquified natural gas, and that will bring down your…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 17 times

  1. …And it was chosen for the Irish Open, which is a big deal. That's a big event. And everybody wants me to be there. You…
  2. …I'll go a step further. If I didn't terminate the Iran nuclear deal given to us—one of the worst deals ever made by Barack…
  3. …But they've really been a threat if I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal that he made, the Iran nuclear deal, you would have had a…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …Andrew. Thank you, J.D. Here you go. Very important. That's a big deal. We've been working on this very long, right? Steve, right? Will. Andrew…
  2. …Somalians, they vote in a bloc, a hundred percent. They make a deal with the Somalians. They all vote because they—they're on a gravy…
  3. …East. And if I didn't terminate Barack Hussein Obama's horrible Iran—nuclear deal, which I did in my first term—one of the dumbest deals…

Remarks During a Board of Trustees Meeting of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 16, 2026 Meeting 6 times

  1. …Every time somebody wanted to put on a play, they had to deal with 19 different groups of people. And it's—they say it was…
  2. …Perlmutter, and started with nothing and built a vast fortune just by deal after deal. Did you ever have a bad deal, Ike? Which was…
  3. …going to have a little bit of a celebration. Not a big deal, but a little bit of a celebration, on July 4. We'll have…

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

Mar 15, 2026 Other 9 times

  1. …but Iran is known for a lot of fake news, and they deal with our fake news. And I actually think it's pretty criminal, because…
  2. …I'll tell you. I don't know that I want to make a deal, because—you know why? First of all, nobody even knows who you're…
  3. …right? So I don't even know that we want to make a deal. But they want to make a deal badly. Yes. Yes. Yes. No…

Remarks at a Women's History Month Event and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …exciting to be with you. We love women. Women are the whole deal. Okay? And today is very special because we celebrate Women's History Month…
  2. …Could you give me a rally?" I said, "A rally's a big deal." And I got there, and she said, "Would you stay and do…
  3. …no tax on Social Security for our great seniors. That's a big deal. And with us today is Heather Kell, joined by her 14-year…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Mar 11, 2026 Other 2 times

  1. …if you remember, I filled them up, and then I had a deal to go at the highest level, a level that's never been. And…
  2. …before your time, but not quite. But it was—we had a deal at $25. Think of that: $25 a barrel, and the Democrats turned…

Remarks on the National Economy in Walton, Kentucky

Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …mostly all, like Barack Hussein Obama, who signed one of the worst deals—— ——ever with Iran, where they were going to give up everything. Remember…
  2. …a foreign country that's your enemy. How stupid was that? But that deal, the Iran nuclear deal, gave them the right to have a nuclear…
  3. …of 3 years ago. If that deal—if I didn't terminate that deal—I terminated it very quickly. If I didn't terminate that deal, they…

Remarks at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Miami, Florida

Mar 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to the Shield of Americas Summit 10 times

  1. …Panama. I love that canal. José—I think he made the greatest deal in history. He bought it for $1. One of our brilliant Presidents…
  2. …is—do you know you made one of the greatest real estate deals in history? Jimmy Carter, one of our—one of our great Presidents…
  3. …Thank you very much, Scott. Oh, it has to be a big deal if you're here. Wow. He controls the purse strings of the country…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion on Saving College Sports and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Saving College Sports Roundtable 4 times

  1. …opposed to almost anything. So, if you do—and I have to deal with these people all the time. Okay? You saw them the other…
  2. …they didn't stand up. They didn't do anything. And we have to deal with these people. But, Ted, you said that there are seven Democrats…
  3. …than almost anybody in the room, except maybe me. I have to deal with it even more than you. But you know, if you've got…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge

Mar 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Tech Roundtable 6 times

  1. …shot, if that was possible. And if we didn't terminate the worst deal—one of the worst deals ever made: the Obama nuclear deal—I…
  2. …have had a weapon 4 years ago if I didn't terminate that deal. So we're in a very strong position now, and their leadership is…
  3. …largest tech companies officially sign the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. It's a big deal and going to have a tremendous impact on electricity costs. We're bringing…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 3, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts a Bilateral Meeting with Germany 11 times

  1. …very successful man. Became the Chancellor of Germany, which is a big deal, and he's doing a very good job. In my opinion, a really…
  2. …everything else has been very strong. We've been able to do our deals, and it's been very strong. We'll obviously be talking a little bit…
  3. …be talking about that. And we're talking about some very big trade deals, and those, I know, will work out too. So I just want…

Remarks on Presenting the Medal of Honor to Command Sergeant Major Terry P. Richardson, USA, and Posthumously to Master Sergeant Roderick W. Edmonds, USA, and Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis, USA

Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 6 times

  1. …threat. I was very proud to have knocked out the Iran nuclear deal by President Barack Hussein Obama. That was a horrible, horrible, dangerous document…
  2. …weapon. They were on the road to getting one legitimately through a deal that was signed foolishly by our country. And finally, we're ensuring that…
  3. …terrorist armies outside of their borders. And we thought we had a deal, but then they backed out. And then they came back and we…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Following a Briefing on Energy Production in Corpus Christi, Texas

Feb 27, 2026 Other 11 times

  1. …the relationship with Venezuela has been amazing. Well, they should make a deal, but they don't want to quite go far enough, and it's too…
  2. …going. Forty-seven years we've been doing this with them. The Obama deal was the worst deal. Nobody ever saw a deal so stupid. Right…
  3. …nuclear weapon, and it would be a whole different ballgame. That Obama deal was one of the worst—one of the dumbest deals I've ever…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Corpus Christi, Texas

Feb 27, 2026 Other 7 times

  1. …The Cuban Government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money. They have no…
  2. …look at it. We'll see what happens. We want to make a deal. We're going to make a deal. It's a question of when. We…
  3. …how are you? Hello. How are you? We want to make a deal with Russia. We want to make a deal with Ukraine. I think…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union

Feb 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during the State of the Union?, What places will Trump mention in his State of the Union address?, Who will Trump mention during his State of the Union address? 8 times

  1. …these tariffs, took in hundreds of billions of dollars, to make great deals for our country, both economically and on a national security basis. Everything…
  2. …yet these countries are now happy, and so are we. We made deals. The deals are all done, and they're happy. They're not making money…
  3. …news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made—right, Scott?—knowing that the legal power that…

The President's News Conference

Feb 20, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds a press conference on the Supreme Court decision 7 times

  1. …they'll be paying tariffs, and we will not be paying tariffs. Our deal with India is they pay tariffs, we—this is a reversal from…
  2. …States. He was ripping us off in India. So we made a deal with India, and it's a fair deal now. And we are not…
  3. …they are paying tariffs. We did a little flip. No, the India deal is on. Yes. All the deals are on. It just—we're just…

Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace

Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 17 times

  1. …1 hour, they were right next to each other. We made a deal. They hugged, they signed, and we had peace with two very important…
  2. …through a little trade. They were trying to make too good a deal, and I got a little upset with them. And in the end…
  3. …And I called them, and I said, "Listen, I'm not doing trade deals with you two guys if you don't settle this up." They said…

Remarks at a Black History Month Reception

Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 2 times

  1. …we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. That's a big deal. One hundredth. Wow. That's sort of special, the 100th. That's about—it's…
  2. …General Counsel for the Department of War, Earl Matthews. That's a big deal. Thank you, Earl. Thank you very much. I see Johnny over there…

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

Feb 16, 2026 Other 12 times

  1. …I would say they're bad negotiators, because we could have had a deal instead of sending the B–2s in to knock out their nuclear…
  2. …hope they're going to be more reasonable. They want to make a deal. No. No, I think they want to make a deal. I don't…
  3. …the consequences of not making a deal. They want to make a deal. I will. But, you know, we have to protect our law enforcement…

Remarks on the Environmental Protection Agency's Rescission of the "Endangerment Finding" With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 10 times

  1. …President Xi is very good. Yes. No, we have to make a deal. We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very…
  2. …I don't want that to happen, but we have to make a deal. They should have made a deal the first time, and they got…
  3. …this will be very traumatic for Iran if they don't make a deal. Look, if they don't make a deal, then it will be a…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to West Palm Beach, Florida

Feb 6, 2026 Other 13 times

  1. …good talks on Iran. Iran looks like it wants to make a deal very badly. We have to see what that deal is. But I…
  2. …it, but I think they probably feel differently. We'll see what the deal is. It'd be different than last time. And we have a big…
  3. …that a hundred percent. Go ahead. Yes. Right. Well, I think a deal can be reached. Well, we—you have to get in position. We…