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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
“NATO” said in 59 of 299 transcripts, 200 times.
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Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 13 times
…call it a military operation. We're very disappointed, by the way, with NATO . They didn't come to our aid. I didn't try too hard, actually… …you. When the war is finished, we will be there." This is NATO . And I've always said NATO is a paper tiger, and I always… …to thank the entire Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Been very helpful, unlike NATO . No, Saudi Arabia fought. Qatar fought. U.A.E. fought. Bahrain fought. And Kuwait…
Mar 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts DHS swearing-in ceremony 1 time
…please. Say it. Yea. I mean, a little bit, but more—more NATO . I think our Gulf allies have been pretty good, to be honest…
Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…got them to pay from 2 percent to 5 percent of GDP—NATO . And I get along great with those countries in NATO. But I… …come out of this. We spend trillions and trillions of dollars on NATO to defend other countries. And I always said, "But if it ever…
Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 1 time
…ripping open a 60-foot-wide breach into a compound that housed NATO coalition forces. A lot of them. Ten Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests…
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? 3 times
…working today than ever before in the history of our country. And NATO countries, our friends and allies—they are; they're our friends, and they're… …percent, which they weren't paying. We were paying for almost all of NATO . Now they're paying 5, as opposed to not paying 2. And getting… …they're paid. And everything we send over to Ukraine is sent through NATO , and they pay us in full. They pay us totally in full…
Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 5 times
…And we'll help other countries. We have a very good relationship with NATO , but NATO took advantage of us for many years. We were paying… …not spending any money we're—we are spending and sending weapons to NATO . And because of the increase from 2 percent to 5 percent of…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…countries of Europe are paying us for the weapons. So we have NATO paying. We send missiles over there. They pay us in full. Doesn't… …money. They're—we have the best military equipment. We're selling it to NATO . But I get along very well. But Europe has to be careful…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 25 times
…people of Greenland and the people of Denmark. Tremendous respect. But every NATO ally has an obligation to be able to defend their own territory… …too. But some grow. But this would not be a threat to NATO . This would greatly enhance the security of the entire alliance—the NATO… …we get so little in return. And I've been a critic of NATO for many years. And yet I've done more to help NATO than…
Jan 14, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in a signing ceremony 1 time
…Europe. And I spoke with, as you know, Mark, the head of NATO , and he really wants to see something happen. It's very important. Very…
Dec 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 5 times
…missiles, planes, all of the best military equipment. We sell it to NATO . We got NATO to go from 2 percent GDP to 5 percent… …it to the United States for weapons. So we sell weapons to NATO . We sell—full price. We sell weapons to NATO, and NATO takes…
Dec 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation 2 times
…with President Zelenskyy. Also, I spoke with the heads of Germany, Italy, NATO , Finland, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. We had… …save a lot of lives. We—you know, we sell equipment to NATO . We don't spend any money, but we do want to see if…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a signing ceremony 2 times
…even though I didn't spend money. We are now selling weapons to NATO . We're not selling it to Ukraine. We're selling weapons at full price…
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…money in Ukraine. We're selling equipment—basically, missiles and everything else to NATO , and NATO is paying us, and then they distribute it to who…
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 4 times
…know, we're not spending any money on the war. We're selling to NATO . We're not being ripped off like we were under Biden. Biden was… …doing. They're paying top dollar, full price for everything. It goes to NATO , and then NATO distributes it. NATO pays us. So we're not—it's…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 1 time
…to behold. We officially designated the Kingdom yesterday as the major non-NATO ally. That's a big deal. That's actually a very big deal. It's…
Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 1 time
…even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, which is something that is very important to them. And I'm…
Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 3 times
…billion. We're not spending any money anymore. Now they pay us, through NATO . You know, I got NATO to go from 2 percent to 5… …Wow, this situation could lead to World War III." And I got NATO together. I got everybody together. But with all of that, I passed…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 2 times
…really affect us. We sell equipment to them. We sell equipment to NATO and NATO gives it to Ukraine, but we don't pay anything anymore…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…want to thank President Erdo?an of Turkey. Great, great guy. When NATO has a problem with him, because he is difficult, they call me…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…you, now, as you know, I went over, and I met with NATO , and NATO raised from 2 to 5, which everyone said—5 percent… …money on that war. Not 10 cents. We sell our equipment to NATO . NATO pays us for the equipment, and they give it to Ukraine… …our defense. Much of that has really already taken place, but all NATO members have committed to the increase that I talked about. Think of…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 3 times
…year ago, we were a laughingstock all over the world. At the NATO summit in June, virtually all NATO members formally committed to increased defense… …the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil. But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…been fantastic. A friend of mine for a long time, Ambassador to NATO , Matt Whitaker. Hey, Matt, they have to stop buying oil from Russia…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…spending any money on the war. The war is being funded by NATO . NATO is buying our equipment. In fact, we're—I don't want to… …that war because they're buying our equipment, as you know. But we—NATO , as you know—and very important—is funding the entire thing. They're… …They're paying for any—anything that's sent over there, it goes to NATO , and then NATO does what they want with it. In this case…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…lot of the big countries—and I was with the heads of NATO —the NATO nations: All of them—everyone said essentially the same thing…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…tremendous woman. And so what are you asking me about her? True. NATO is concerned about it. Well, nobody knows where it came from, but…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…saw that with the European leaders on Friday. You saw that with NATO , where they agreed to go from 2 percent, no pay, to 5… …felt badly for our taxpayer. But I did something else at the NATO meeting. They are wealthy countries, but they weren't paying, and we don't… …Do you know that? In fact, it's the opposite. They request through NATO . We deal with NATO. We don't deal, really, with Ukraine. NATO requests…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…with the King of Saudi Arabia. I was with all of the NATO leaders a couple of weeks ago, and they are putting up not…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…supplying equipment. We're being paid 100 percent plus for that equipment by NATO . And I got NATO up from 2 percent to 5 percent of…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…You know, very friendly. I know the leaders, because I was at NATO . As you know, I took it from 2 percent to 5 percent…
Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…he's working with the European nations, and they're terrific people, terrific leaders—NATO . And, as you know, I became very friendly with them. They agreed… …maybe that had an impact. But what really had an impact was NATO has stepped up in terms of their spending on— on buying military… …say it over and over again. I met all the leaders of NATO . I met—I went, as you know, to the Middle East. I…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…King of Saudi Arabia—all great leaders. And then I went to NATO and saw many great leaders, and we just finished that about 4…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…as I have to say it, but every leader—I was at NATO , and I was in the Middle East with the three great countries… …Saudi Arabia; U.A.E. And everybody said the same thing, all of the NATO countries. Essentially, they said that we were a dead country. One year… …It shouldn't be. And by the way, I made a deal with NATO where NATO pays us for everything that we send. We send them…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Europe, and Europe pays. And they were great. We had a tremendous NATO meeting a few weeks ago, and it was pretty amazing, actually, what… …that, and they meant it so strongly. And when I went to NATO 2 weeks ago, where we made the deal where they pay 5…
Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and other things. And I'm very proud to tell you that with NATO , the European—if you look, the European countries, essentially, will be buying…
Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…think about it, we had a country—and I just left the NATO leaders. I left the Middle East. The King of Saudi Arabia, Qatar… …are three great leaders. And then we just made a deal with NATO where they pay for everything, and we give them the ammunition and…
Jul 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…And pardon me for being late. We had a great meeting with NATO , the Secretary General, and we're going to do something a little different… …all about?" So anyway—so we're going to be doing that with NATO , and it's fully approved, fully done. And we'll send them a lot… …anything for us, nobody helped us. And that's much different. You know, NATO is a much different situation now. When I got in, I believe…
Jul 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Saudi Arabia. I was with the leaders of the world recently at NATO . Every one of them said the same thing. They said: "You know…
Jul 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…we're at a record. And I will say that I just left NATO , where we had a tremendous experience. They've agreed to put up over… …We're respected again. The world is respecting us again. When we did NATO , those leaders came up to me and they said, "You know what…
Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…trillion dollars a year for our defense. You saw what happened in NATO . In fact, we have our Ambassador to NATO here. Where's our—you… …Monica. And you know Matt Whitaker, a man from Iowa, Ambassador to NATO . We also had a person—I have to give her credit: Brenna…
Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…the same thing, along with many other people, because I just left NATO , and NATO is going to—we took it up to 5 percent… …That would be a hard one. Nobody believes that—what happened in NATO —over a trillion dollars a year from, like, nothing. It was an…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 2 times
…a great week between just coming back from a very successful trip: NATO . NATO has really pulled together. They have—it's going to be—they're…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Sure. Sure. Well, you said—as an example, not South America, but NATO , over the weekend. They have great respect for our country now. They… …had a big week. We've had a lot of victories this week. NATO was a tremendous victory. The war was a tremendous—look, we were…
Jun 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…disgrace. But it's an amazing period of time. Now we're going to NATO , and we'll get a new set of problems. We'll solve a new… …and I think we have that. You know, when I went to NATO , they were broke when I first started this whole thing. It seems… …twenty-eight—were paying their dues, but they weren't paying very much. NATO was broke. And I said, "You're going to have to pay." And…
Jun 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…should, but I think they should. We've been spending—we've been supporting NATO so long—in many cases, I believe paying almost a hundred percent… …cost. So I don't think we should, but I think that the NATO countries should. Absolutely. Well, NATO is going to have to deal with…
May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…nation in the world on trade. We've been ripped off at the NATO level. We've been ripped off like no country has ever been ripped…
Mar 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…now saying, "Well, I'll only do that deal if we get into NATO " or something to that effect. Well, that was never, number one, discussed… …to be very—long before Putin, they said, "You're not going into NATO ." And it could be—that's probably the reason the war started, actually…
Mar 26, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…Europe. And so I understand what he's saying. The same thing with NATO . When I got involved, these mostly European countries—as you know, we… …all the time. The European Union treats us horribly on trade. And NATO has treated—now, I raised a lot of money for NATO—hundreds… …week when the Secretary General said, "Without Trump, there wouldn't be a NATO ," because I got them to pay money. It was unfair. The United…
Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…process, absolutely. We don't want to make that kind of a mistake. NATO is something that I saved. NATO was gone until I came along… …have said if it wasn't for Trump, you wouldn't even have a NATO , because we were paying the cost of almost all of the countries… …because of what I did, hundreds of billions of dollars flowed into NATO by countries that just weren't paying. They were delinquent. They weren't paying…
Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…think we're doing it. And as the Secretary General said yesterday, of NATO —a terrific guy—he said, without Trump, we wouldn't be talking about…
Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…of that, as you know, hundreds of billions of dollars came into NATO —you wouldn't have NATO right now if I weren't there. And your… …He said he's never seen anything like it. When I came to NATO , when I first had my first meeting, I noticed that people weren't… …all comes around. Look, we've been supporting the whole world. You mention NATO , and you mention other things. We've been supporting the whole world. When…