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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.

“Obliterate / Obliterated” said in 38 of 301 transcripts, 60 times.

Counted forms: obliterated, obliterateds, obliterated's, obliterate, obliterates, obliterate's.

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Address to the Nation on United States Military Operations in Iran

Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …anything like it. Those beautiful B–2 bombers performed magnificently. We totally obliterated those nuclear sites. The regime then sought to rebuild their nuclear program…
  2. …We are unstoppable as a military force. The nuclear sites that we obliterated with the B–2 bombers have been hit so hard that it…

Remarks on the National Economy in Walton, Kentucky

Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …that I 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…

Remarks in Clive, Iowa

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

  1. …to go out and buy an electric car, but it would have obliterated a thing called ethanol. Does—do you like ethanol? Is it big…
  2. …than $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…

Remarks at a Hanukkah Reception

Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 2 times

  1. …them. I terminated the disastrous Iran nuclear deal. And this summer, we obliterated Iran's nuclear program like nobody has ever seen. And even that—CNN…
  2. …the attack on Iran, they said, "Well"—I used the word we "obliterated" them. You know why? Because the pilots told me. They know better…

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 6 times

  1. …the word because it's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commission—we obliterated their nuclear capability, their potential. And their nuclear capability would have been…
  2. …deal with us. Right? I said. Well, the Atomic Energy Commission said obliterated. And the people that have seen the site said obliterated. And frankly…
  3. …said it's, like, gone-zo. It's—one person actually used the term "obliterated," but Iran actually said that they probably can never go there again…

Remarks Prior to a Signing Ceremony With President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …a term that people tried to dispute without any knowledge, it was "obliterated." That's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commissions. Everybody that saw—totally…
  2. …world. They're all in a million pieces, laying on the ground, all obliterated, knocked into a million pieces. So sad. But millions of people have…

Remarks in Des Moines, Iowa

Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …them are on their way out, however. Iran's nuclear enrichment has been obliterated. Remember when CNN said, "It wasn't obliterated"? "It was maybe damaged, or…
  2. …obliterated. That's now been proven. The Atomic Energy Commissions, everything—that's been obliterated. And they were trying to demean me by saying that, but they…

Remarks on the United States Supreme Court Decision on Nationwide Injunctions From Lower Federal Courts and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …week. So Iran wants to meet. As you know, their sites were obliterated—their very evil nuclear sites. They were—now has been proven. We…
  2. …had some masons there pouring concrete. By the way, that concrete was obliterated. It hit exactly at the concrete. It was—I don't think it…
  3. …let them have a nuclear weapon. And that's what happened. It's been obliterated. It would be years before they could ever get going. And I…

Remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …centuries, our soldiers have marched into the raging fires of battle and obliterated America's enemies. There's never been anything like it. There's never been a…

Remarks at the Department of Justice

Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …group of hacks and radicals within the ranks of the American Government obliterated the trust and good will built up over generations. They weaponized the…