Official transcripts
White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov
“Friend of Mine” said in 111 of 299 transcripts, 196 times.
Counted forms: friend of mine, friend of mines, friend of mine's, friends of mine, friends of mines, friends of mine's.
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Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 6 times
…They were not there. The Chancellor of Germany—these are all friends of mine . Friedrich, the Chancellor of Germany, he said, "This is not our… …Crown Prince Muhammad, who is a fantastic man and a great friend of mine and a friend of all of yours, I think. And he's… …Mohamed, Muhammad. You had two Mohameds and a Tamim. And they're friends of mine . And also, I have to say that Bahrain and Kuwait, they…
Mar 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Greek Independence Day Celebration 2 times
…Nicole Malliotakis. And Jimmy Patronis. Thanks as well to a great friend of mine and a man who did a fantastic job as Chief of… …I want to thank you, John. No, I—he's really a friend of mine . The guy is great. He's a great guy. Very successful. And…
Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable 2 times
…well, because Fred Smith—everybody know Fred Smith? He was a friend of mine , and he created from a sort of failed report at, like… …and it's an amazing story. And he was a very good friend of mine . But he would tell me that he didn't know what to…
Mar 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…you add it all up. We're also joined with some incredible friends of mine and very, very powerful but very great people. Speaker Mike Johnson… …And Rich McCormick and John McGuire and Beth Van Duyne. All friends of mine . All warriors. And we have a lot of big things coming… …Too much. Too much. That's right. And by the way, a friend of mine , who I just see here, is your Ambassador to Ireland. His…
Mar 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…because they are truly great talents, and they're wonderful people and friends of mine . But over the centuries, 130 Members of the House and Senate…
Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…are a lot from Florida, especially. There's so many people. A friend of mine started off with nothing. He's now the largest owner of gas…
Mar 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…you, Kat. Diana Harshbarger. Where is Diana? Diana, thank you. A friend of mine , a very talented person too. Very smart. Victoria Spartz. We argue… …fantastic. She's in there fighting. She's a—Kellyanne. A man—a friend of mine said: "You know that Kellyanne? I admire the way she goes…
Mar 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to the Shield of Americas Summit 2 times
…want to thank members of the coalition, most of whom are friends of mine . A few of them I just met, but most of whom… …all I can say. And Senator Bernie Moreno, who's an incredible friend of mine . And he ran a great race. He was not given much…
Mar 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Saving College Sports Roundtable 1 time
…very special welcome to New York Yankees President Randy Levine, a friend of mine for a long time. I used to sit with George Steinbrenner…
Feb 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Corpus Christi 4 times
…Governors of our country. He is an unbelievable guy, a tremendous friend of mine . And he is something very special. He's tough as hell, I… …a young one. I endorsed him. I said—a very dear friend of mine happens to have a slight relationship, right? I endorsed him. I… …been fantastic. Thank you very much. Thank you, Brandon. And another friend of mine who's doing very well, Wesley Hunt. Where's Wesley? Wesley Hunt. Doing…
Feb 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Governors Dinner 1 time
…charge to the taxpayer whatsoever. This was all donations made by friends of mine and people that are—that love our country. They love the…
Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 3 times
…And so many others are in the audience that are just friends of mine . I—look at them. So many. But if I introduce all… …way, great—what a great fighter. Muhammad Ali, who was a friend of mine . I put a picture of myself and Muhammad. He was another… …defensive player, probably, in the history of football. He's a great friend of mine . And—but I'm longer off the tee than him. You know…
Feb 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Bill to Reopen the Government 1 time
…best accounting firms in the world. They found nothing. And this friend of mine said, "You have to be the most honest person in the…
Jan 30, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…twenty times. On the 18th time, I said—he's been a friend of mine for a long time, but on the 18th time, I said… …people will leave Virginia. I—saw that. Look, Glenn was a friend of mine —Glenn Youngkin—and worked so hard on cutting taxes. This woman…
Jan 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…I know China very well. I know—President Xi is a friend of mine . I know him very well. But that's a big hurdle to…
Jan 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Control Policy Sara Carter. I also want to introduce a great friend of mine who happened to be here, and he's very much committed to…
Jan 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts 4 times
…lot, 6 billion 250 million. And somebody did say that—a friend of mine , very rich—he's going to put up $100 million. And he… …very special people that have been with my administration—really become friends of mine —on occasion I have little arguments, but generally, I would say… …so good. Kevin Hassett. Thank you, Kevin. Thank you, Kevin. A friend of mine , a Senator who has been unbelievable. She's a tremendous woman, a…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 2 times
…York or in Los Angeles. And I'd say, "Boy, that's bad." Friends of mine would say, "You know, we go to London, you can buy… …firms—many of you are here, many of you are good friends of mine , many of you are supporters. Sorry to do this to you…
Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in Southern Boulevard Dedication Ceremony 2 times
…pleased to be joined by many distinguished guests, including Congressman—a friend of mine for a long time—Brian Mast. Thank you, Brian. What a…
Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Health Roundtable 1 time
…wasn't meant to be funny. People find it funny. But a friend of mine —who's a very smart guy; very, very rich; very powerful man…
Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 3 times
…and it's $1,300 in New York. The fat drug. A friend of mine called me up. He said, "What the hell is going on… …of law enforcement, perhaps more than anybody in history. Actually, a friend of mine , who's really smart said, "You know, you've got to be the… …hasn't been one story that I did anything wrong. So this friend of mine , who's highly sophisticated—rich guy, smart guy—said, "There's nobody that…
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 3 times
…a gallon. Right? It cost these ladies from North—these beautiful friends of mine from North Carolina, it cost them, like, one-third to get… …got to go to work." And I got a call, a friend of mine . "Oh. Oh. You're okay?" And I said, "Yes, what's wrong?" I… …he recommended you. I was recommended by a great guy, great friend of mine , and a big fan of Lori. And he said, "I have…
Dec 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…you very much, Bobby. So, just in finishing, Howard Kessler, a friend of mine , one of the most successful people in the country, came to… …me in Florida. I'd love to have them. Elsisi, he's a friend of mine . Yes, I'd love to have him. Thank you very much, everybody…
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…to, and Germany and U.K. All very good leaders, very good friends of mine . And we discussed Ukraine in pretty strong words, and we'll see… …fantastic people. And I always hate it when two very good friends of mine are running, and I hope there's not a lot of damage…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 1 time
…be dealing with a very special leader, as you know, a friend of mine , and you're going to do very well. He's very happy that…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Medal Presentation 1 time
…of hair. That's beautiful. Thank you, Gloria. Thank you, darling. A friend of mine , a wonderful person, a really—a spectacular person. One of the…
Dec 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…was Luciano Pavarotti, and, as you know, he was a great friend of mine . And between the two of these men, I don't know, it's…
Dec 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 2 times
…6 billion range, but they'll be a lot. A lot of friends of mine have already told me they're going to contribute a lot of… …three. But I want to thank you both because you've been friends of mine , and it's a spectacular couple. This is really an amazing—an…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 2 times
…of the great business leaders and some of the great people, friends of mine from your country and—beautiful picture. And while we were taking… …friends here today, including the Ambassador to the United States, a friend of mine , Princess Rima. Thank you very much. Great—great job. Great—great…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 2 times
…amazing. I want to thank Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, a friend of mine —we've worked long and hard; he and I got this whole… …stopped—largely, he stopped buying oil from Russia. And he's a friend of mine , and we speak, and he wants me to go there. And…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…had every one of them. Thank you, James. And a fantastic friend of mine and an incredible advocate during the election a year ago, Tim… …100-percent tariff on China—on President Xi, who's really a friend of mine —as much as he can be a friend. He's a tough…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 1 time
…very good friend and ally of Shinzo Abe, who was a friend of mine —one of my best friends, in terms of this world, the…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 3 times
…I call—got a great call from some incredible people, some friends of mine , very successful people. Marc, who's—everybody knows him—and Jensen—everybody… …Yes. Go ahead, please. Yes. By the way, a man—a friend of mine —talking about donors—a friend of mine, a man that's great…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 1 time
…a great—he's a great person, and he's become a great friend of mine over the years. In a few moments, we'll light the diya…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Middle East Peace Ceremony 4 times
…the Amir of Qatar, a man who's outstanding. He's been a friend of mine for a long time, long before politics. Long before politics. And… …the phone—His Royal Highness Crown Prince Muhammad, Saudi Arabia. Special friend of mine . Boy, he's come so long and so far, and he's doing… …That's Hungary. India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he's just done a fantastic job. And…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…amazing—he's an amazing leader. And another man who's been a friend of mine for a long time—I don't know what it is. I…
Oct 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…coming back, I believe it's Tuesday night, for Charlie Kirk, a friend of mine , a friend of all of ours, a friend of a lot…
Oct 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Roundtable on ANTIFA 1 time
…Go ahead. Yes. Thank you. Yes. Well, he was a good friend of mine , as you know, and he helped us get elected—us. It…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…czar, David Sacks. You're doing great, David. As well as a friend of mine , Stephanie McMahon, and her incredible husband Triple H. You all know… …We're going to be going to Chicago pretty soon, because a friend of mine , a guy—great guy, the head of the Union Pacific—he…
Sep 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…and everything else. And literally, I would get a call from friends of mine who were fathers of young people, saying: "Could you do me… …because I spoke with—he's a great guy. He's a great friend of mine . But you know, that's a harder one for them. And Slovakia…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…that's okay with me. Right, Scott? And he's been fantastic. A friend of mine for a long time, Ambassador to NATO, Matt Whitaker. Hey, Matt… …if it works or not— —but it didn't work for a friend of mine who called me. He said—he's a very successful guy, seriously… …we've got to follow our instincts, right? And a very good friend of mine , Bob Unanue, who is—who is just a great—he's a…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…we won them all. ——today. As well as a very special friend of mine , Dr. Ben Carson. So special that he's being honored. He's being… …again, DC is right now so safe. You can go out. Friends of mine called. One in particular—he's been in Chicago—in DC for… …a great celebration. And I'd like to ask a very good friend of mine , Secretary Scott Turner, to come up and say a few words…
Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…start off by—one of them, who is a really good friend of mine , comes from a state where I was, I think, 77 out…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…It's a very important day and an important announcement with great friends of mine . I think I can say this group is—every one of…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…want to come here and—and get murdered. I have a friend of mine who has a very successful son, and I said, "Where is… …comment on it right now. I like both guys. They're both friends of mine , and they're both good and very different. Well, I don't want… …button—I'd walk down that street right now. If I were— Friends of mine are going out to dinner now. They haven't gone out to…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…named Tom Cotton, a Senator from Arkansas, who's a great guy, friend of mine —supporter of mine. Big supporter—I'm a supporter of his too… …Chicago. Chicago was our greatest city, actually. Bob Tisch, a great friend of mine , passed away— used to own the Giants and—very successful—Loews…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…nominee, Golden Globe Award winner, and action movie icon—and a friend of mine . He's a very unique man. He's somebody that doesn't do these…
Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Cristie Kerr—. Do you know who Cristie Kerr is? She's a friend of mine . Great golfer. Kristi Noem. She's a better golfer than you. That's… …Thank you. Chairman of the 2028 Olympic Games, Casey Wasserman, a friend of mine for a long time. Casey. Thank you very much, Casey. Great…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the greatest defensive player in the history of the NFL. A friend of mine for a long time. Too long, right, Lawrence? Lawrence Taylor. He's…
Jul 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Centers for Medicine [Medicare] and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz—all friends of mine ; White House AI and crypto czar, David Sacks; and Acting Administrator…