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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. 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.

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Remarks on Receiving a DoorDash Order and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump addresses the nation 7 times

  1. …to make a deal very badly. Very badly. It was on—over nuclear. Very similar. Yes, very good. I guess you're listening. It's over the…
  2. …weapon. Iran—are you marking it down? Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. And we agreed to a lot of things, but they didn't…
  3. …deal. There will never be a deal. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, and we're going to get the dust back. We'll get it…

Address to the Nation on United States Military Operations in Iran

Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 23 times

  1. …I have vowed that I would never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. This fanatical regime has been chanting "Death to America, death to…
  2. …protesting in Iran. Forty-five thousand dead. For these terrorists to have nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat. The most violent and thuggish regime…
  3. …their campaigns of terror, coercion, conquest, and mass murder from behind a nuclear shield. I will never let that happen, and neither should any of…

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. …And we have a country that's not going to be throwing a nuclear weapon at us in 6 months. And they're also feeling a lot…
  2. …make a little detour because we have a madman that wants a nuclear weapon. And if we didn't knock him out with a B–2…
  3. …had as a goal. I had one goal: They will have no nuclear weapon. And that goal has been attained. They will not have nuclear…

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 7 times

  1. …the 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…
  2. …done. But I terminated it, fortunately, otherwise right now they'd have a nuclear weapon. And we did the attack with the B–2 bombers, and…
  3. …strong on the fact that I don't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Because if they had a nuclear weapon, they'd use it immediately…

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 19 times

  1. …East that is finally free at last from Iranian terror, aggression, and nuclear blackmail. That's what's happened. It was nuclear blackmail for years and years…
  2. …They're on the run. Last June, America's Armed Forces obliterated Iran's key nuclear facilities in one of the most spectacular military actions of all time…
  3. …after that attack, the Iranian lunatics refused to cease their pursuit of nuclear weapons. And I have to say, before that, Barack Hussein Obama—did…

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 6 times

  1. …have to do something about Iran, because they're going to have a nuclear weapon very soon, and they're crazy. They're crazy. They're out of their…
  2. …not to do it. He gave Iran the right to have a nuclear weapon at the highest level within a very short period of time…
  3. …bombers. They went in, and they knocked the hell out of the nuclear potential. And if they didn't do that attack, Iran would've had a…

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 12 times

  1. …talking sense. And remember, it all starts with they cannot have a nuclear weapon. Just—you know, I said yesterday, "What are"—they said, "What…
  2. …said, "Well, number one, two, and three is they can't have a nuclear weapon." And they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. And we're…
  3. …to say in advance, but they've agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon. They've agreed to that. Who said that? Well, I mean, we…

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 9 times

  1. …possible. But no matter what, we'll ensure that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. They can't have a nuclear weapon. They would have had one…
  2. …Marsha. Three—well, I'll tell you what, Martha [Marsha], we would have nuclear weapons up there when—would you say, 2 years ago, 3 years…
  3. …from all threats. For decades, Iran refused every opportunity to renounce its nuclear ambitions, and, in a recent months, its own negotiators bragged to our…

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 4 times

  1. …we are doing really well. We're not going to let them have nuclear weapons. Because if they had them, they'd use them, and we're not…
  2. …I'm glad I rebuilt it because we can't let these lunatics have nuclear weapons, because they were going to use them. They'd use them fast…
  3. …wanted to take over the Middle East. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they would have used it. The only question would have been…

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

Mar 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …and you have to do that. We can't let them have a nuclear weapon. They were 2 weeks away, in my opinion—two weeks away…
  2. …8 months ago, they would have had—they would have had a nuclear weapon, and there would have been no talking to them. No talking…
  3. …excursion, if you don't mind—a little excursion to take care of nuclear weaponry in the hands of maniacs. But other than that—in a…

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

Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 20 times

  1. …the middle of the head. They're violent people. If they had a nuclear weapon, they would use it. And sometimes I'll have some of the…
  2. …are violent?" "Yes, the leadership." "Do you think they should have a nuclear weapon, which is massive power?" I don't even want to discuss how…
  3. …that, frankly, are stupid. If you believe that Iran should have a nuclear weapon, there's something wrong with you, because they would use it within…

Remarks on the National Economy in Walton, Kentucky

Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …did, as well as Operation Midnight Hammer, where we totally obliterated Iran's nuclear potential. We obliterated it. They don't have nuclear potential. And then during…
  2. …that's your enemy. How stupid was that? But that deal, the Iran nuclear deal, gave them the right to have a nuclear weapon, as of…
  3. …very quickly. If I didn't terminate that deal, they would have had nuclear weapons, and this world would, right now, be a different place. Much…

Remarks at the House Republicans Issues Conference in Miami, Florida

Mar 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …was pretty good too, right? That was where we knocked out their nuclear potential. That was a big day, because if we didn't do that…
  2. …attack, Israel would have been wiped out. They would have had a nuclear weapon within 2 weeks after that. And even now, I think they…
  3. …all of the Middle East and Israel. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they would have used it on Israel. And this was going…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge

Mar 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Tech Roundtable 9 times

  1. …the worst deal—one of the worst deals ever made: the Obama nuclear deal—I call it the "Obama nuclear deal," where he gave everything…
  2. …obliterate," because it really was. It was a complete obliteration of their nuclear potential, and that set them back very, very seriously. If we didn't…
  3. …B–2 attack a number of months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon. And when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen. So…

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 10 times

  1. …to America by this terrible terrorist regime. Following our obliteration of Iran's nuclear program in Operation Midnight Hammer a short while ago, we warned Iran…
  2. …but they ignored those warnings and refused to cease their pursuit of nuclear weapons. In addition, the regime's conventional ballistic missile program was growing rapidly…
  3. …The purpose of this fast-growing missile program was to shield their nuclear weapon development and make it extraordinarily difficult for anyone to stop them…

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? 6 times

  1. …sick people. Cambodia and Thailand; Pakistan and India—would have been a nuclear war—35 million people, said the Prime Minister of Pakistan, would have…
  2. …in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as Operation Midnight…
  3. …policy of the United States never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. Many decades. Since they seized control of that proud nation 47…

Remarks to United States Servicemembers and Military Families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 2 times

  1. …Appreciate it. And last summer, I ordered devastating strikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities in something that was called Operation Midnight Hammer. That's exactly what…
  2. …But that was Operation Midnight Hammer, achieving total obliteration of the Iran nuclear potential capability. Totally obliterated. And think: Every single one of those hundred…

Remarks in Clive, Iowa

Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 2 times

  1. …trillion we're spending on the military. And in June, we obliterated Iran's nuclear capacity in Operation Midnight Hammer. You saw that. People have been waiting…
  2. …at the end. They were about a month away from having a nuclear weapon. We had to do it. And just—and by the way…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 12 times

  1. …those numbers I've signed an order directing an approval of many new nuclear reactors. We're going heavy into nuclear. I was not a big fan…
  2. …the danger, but they have so—what—the progress they've made with nuclear is unbelievable. And the safety progress they've made is incredible. We're very…
  3. …you're going to have your approvals within 2 weeks." I always say nuclear will—nuclear will take 3 weeks. But most aren't going that. They're…

Remarks at a Dedication Ceremony for the Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida

Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in Southern Boulevard Dedication Ceremony 2 times

  1. …going to be possible. We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting—two nuclear nations. They say many millions of people. The Pakistani Prime Minister said…
  2. …And it was amazing, and it's an honor. And we obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer. That was another operation that was…

Remarks at a Hanukkah Reception

Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 5 times

  1. …did—the best job of all, is we knocked out the Iran nuclear power. And they would have had that in—within a month, I…
  2. …ditched the entire world for Iran. That's why they signed the Iran nuclear deal that I terminated immediately. It was the worst deal. And Bibi…
  3. …putting them in jails. We're deporting them. I terminated the disastrous Iran nuclear deal. And this summer, we obliterated Iran's nuclear program like nobody has…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a signing ceremony 10 times

  1. …if we could stop that. I've—— I've spoken to—— I'm talking about nuclear weapons. I've spoken to China about that. I've spoken to Russia about…
  2. …because it's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commission—we obliterated their nuclear capability, their potential. And their nuclear capability would have been there in…
  3. …very short period of time. They were very close to having massive nuclear weapons. And these guys went in and they did a job, and…

Remarks at the United States-Saudi Investment Forum

Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 8 times

  1. …dark cloud away from your country. It was called Iran and its nuclear capability, and we obliterated that very quickly and strongly and powerfully. But…
  2. …what happens. This week, our countries also signed groundbreaking agreements on civil nuclear energy, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence. And I want to congratulate a…
  3. …it's oil and gas, get them approved in two weeks. If it's nuclear, add another week." Because some are going nuclear, and they're doing very…

Remarks at a Dinner With Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 2 times

  1. …have said that. This week, we're also signing exciting agreements on civil nuclear energy, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence, numbers that nobody has ever heard…
  2. …our beautiful B–2 bombers going in and obliterating a very serious nuclear threat, which would have taken place in about a month from that…

Remarks at McDonald's Impact Summit 2025

Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 3 times

  1. …it. And you saw that with the way we took out the nuclear capability of Iran, with those gorgeous B–2 bombers. They flew in…
  2. …it this way: They got hit. And it totally took out the nuclear capability. And I said to these guys when they came into the…
  3. …and it—I mean, it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability, and all of the Middle East became a different place. And…

Remarks at a Veterans Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia

Nov 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Veterans Day address 2 times

  1. …thank you. He's a real general. And congratulations on wiping out the nuclear capability of Iran in about a matter of seconds, once they got…
  2. …what a job they did—that, in an instant, completely obliterated Iran's nuclear capability of which we have just ordered, I have say, many more…

Remarks at a Working Dinner With Leaders of Central Asian Countries and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with Central Asian Countries 4 times

  1. …because of the status of Iran. When Iran had a possibility of nuclear weapons, which they do not have now; when Iran was the bully…
  2. …Now that Iran has been very much decimated in terms of their nuclear and in terms of their regular, because of the actions we took…
  3. …in China. And my doctrine would be denuclearization, because we have enough nuclear. We're number one, Russia is number two, China is number three—way…

Remarks at the American Business Forum in Miami, Florida

Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 6 times

  1. …the most expensive electric plants you've ever seen—generating plants. Some buy nuclear, some buy oil and gas, some buy coal as a substitute. They're…
  2. …coming aboard. You know, the key was when we took out the nuclear capability of Iran. All of a sudden, everybody said, "Wow, that was…
  3. …the best missiles, the best rockets, the best everything. We redid our nuclear. We're the number-one nuclear power, which I hate to admit, because…

Remarks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEOs Luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea

Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 4 times

  1. …agreements also include deepening collaboration of industries of the future, such as nuclear, quantum, artificial intelligence—where America is number one by a lot, actually…
  2. …I'll tell you what we have a long lead on is submarines—nuclear submarines. We are so far advanced that by perhaps 20, 25 years…
  3. …really starting to go. And it's a big thing. These are two nuclear nations, and they're really going at it. And I called Prime Minister…

Remarks at a Dinner With Business Leaders in Tokyo, Japan

Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 10 times

  1. …planes were shot down, and they were going at it, two big nuclear powers. And I said to Prime Minister Modi and I said to…
  2. …said: "Yes, it does. A lot to do with the other." Two nuclear powers. We get that nuclear dust all over the place, all of…
  3. …been built before. They're using all different types of fuel. They're using nuclear. They're using oil and gas. They're using coal as a backup. Coal…

Remarks to United States Servicemembers With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan in Yokosuko, Japan

Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 4 times

  1. …missile destroyers—never saw anything like it—to the spectacular sight of nuclear submarines all over the place to the unstoppable force of another great…
  2. …they said, "Well, guess we're not going to go to war." Two nuclear powers. We stopped it. But we stopped a lot of wars. Tariffs…
  3. …those B–2 bombers? They went in there. They took out that nuclear capability. They would have had—Iran would have had a nuclear weapon…

Remarks at a Lunch With Republican Senators

Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 4 times

  1. …solely on trade and tariffs. India, Pakistan were going at it—two nuclear powers, and serious nuclear—seven planes shot down. They were ready to…
  2. …to do with the other?" I said: "It has a lot. You're nuclear powers, and if you do it, we're not doing a trade deal…
  3. …do it." We stopped a war. We stopped a potential disaster—a nuclear disaster because of trade. And it's been really amazing. But the tariffs…

Remarks During a Ballroom Dinner

Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 2 times

  1. …I'm not going to be a party to it." You have two nuclear nations, by the way. "No, no, no, you can't do that." I…
  2. …they stopped. They stopped, just like that. This could have been a nuclear war. Probably would have been. In fact, the Prime Minister of Pakistan…

Remarks to the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel

Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 11 times

  1. …They worked so well together. But many of Iran's top terrorists, including nuclear scientists and commanders, have been extinguished from this earth. And with Operation…
  2. …love being on television." So we dropped 14 bombs on Iran's key nuclear facilities, totally, as I said originally, obliterating them. And that's been confirmed…
  3. …making the deal that we have now—right?—if Iran had that nuclear weapon that they were about two months away from having. They would…