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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.

“Hegseth” said in 49 of 315 transcripts, 72 times.

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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 2 times

  1. …I want to thank Attorney General Pam Bondi; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth—these are great people; Chief of the National Guard Bureau, General Steven…
  2. …Thank you. Pam Bondi, please. Thank you. Thank you, Pam. And Pete Hegseth, who has been unbelievable at what he's doing. There's nobody better. That…

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 3 times

  1. …drugs, largely. Earlier this week, here in Miami, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who's right here—Pete, you are fantastic, doing a great job; we're…
  2. …hemisphere. And we're pleased to be joined as well by Secretaries Pete Hegseth, Scott Bessent. Scott. Thank you very much, Scott. Oh, it has to…
  3. …incredible things. And now I'd like to ask Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth to say a few words, and then I'll sign a proclamation formally…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at National Prayer Breakfast 2 times

  1. …Secretary of War. I just—but he has done some job. Pete Hegseth. You know, he's very popular. He turned down a very large 5…
  2. …years. Not with—but not with "Razin" Caine and not with Pete Hegseth. Right, Pete? We don't do that. And we have a little different…

Remarks on United States Naval Ship Development and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida

Dec 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 3 times

  1. …opposite direction. We're delighted to be joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who's doing a fantastic job, and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan…
  2. …alongside our partners in American industry. And we're going to have Pete Hegseth and Marco and a lot of very talented people involved. But a…
  3. …I just want to thank everybody, and I'd like to ask Secretary Hegseth to say a few words, followed by the Secretary. But if you…

Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

Nov 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Presidential Turkey Pardon 2 times

  1. …along with Attorney General Pam Bondi; Secretaries Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick, Linda McMahon, Scott Turner; Administrator Lee Zeldin, who's…
  2. …I want to thank the National Guard. I want to thank Pete Hegseth. The job you've done here is incredible, and I hear you're having…

Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With the Homeland Security Task Force and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 3 times

  1. …General Pam Bondi. Thank you. Pam, thank you. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Sounds so much better than Secretary of Defense. I don't know. Do…
  2. …I want to thank though—Pete, you're doing a great job. Pete Hegseth. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Kristi, thank you very much. Director…
  3. …General Bondi to say a few words, followed by Secretary Noem, Secretary Hegseth, Director Gabbard, Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller. Stephen—you're such a superstar…

Remarks on the Navy 250 Celebration at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia

Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 3 times

  1. …just exceptional—I'm so happy with this choice: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Thank you, Pete. Thank you, Pete. Doing a job. I said, "Pete…
  2. …unless it was true. But I said, "One year before"—to Pete Hegseth, I said, "One year before"—where's Pete? In the book, I wrote…
  3. …And that includes, along with your Secretary of the Navy and Pete Hegseth, we're going to be building lots of ships and doing a lot…

Remarks to the Department of War in Quantico, Virginia

Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …you just have a good time. But I want to thank Secretary Hegseth and General Caine—General "Razin" Caine—for a reason, they call him…
  2. …won in court. How about that? Isn't that so cool? As Secretary Hegseth beautifully described, the name change reflects far more than the shift in…
  3. …in getting allies to do their part. So, to that end, Secretary Hegseth will soon be announcing major reforms to streamline military acquisitions and expedite…

Remarks on Signing the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act and Executive Orders and Announcing the 2026 Group of Twenty (G-20) Nations Summit in Miami, Florida, and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …to ask our Secretary of War— — to say a few words—Pete Hegseth. I think it's a much more appropriate name, especially in light of…
  2. …figure out how to maintain peace. Okay? Thank you very much. Secretary Hegseth. Thank you very much. The President. Congratulations. General, thank you very much…

Remarks on National Purple Heart Day

Aug 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …who love our military and our veterans, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. You're doing a great job, Pete. Thank you. We're working hard together…

Remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …thank so many great leaders here today, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who has been great, by the way. Pete, thank you. Great. And…

Remarks on United States Missile Defense and an Exchange With Reporters

May 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …to have it at the highest level. I want to thank Secretaries Hegseth, who's been fantastic, and Secretary Rubio and Space Force Vice Chief of…
  2. …we have the right guy. But now I'd like to invite Secretary Hegseth and the general to please say a few words and describe the…

Remarks on the National Day of Prayer

May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …Patrick? Thanks, as well, to the great people that are here. Pete Hegseth, who's doing a fantastic job. Pete, thank you. Marco Rubio, unbelievable. Unbelievable…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …cookie. They don't know how tough he is: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Pete. Great. Wow. That's pretty good, Pete. How are the Houthis doing…

Remarks to the Michigan National Guard in Harrison Township, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …such success in Michigan. I want to thank Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who's doing a really great job. The Houthis will tell you that…
  2. …God bless America. Thank you very much. Congratulations, everybody. Congratulations. Thank you. [The event continued with remarks from Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth, Gov

Remarks at a House Republican Conference Dinner in Miami, Florida

Jan 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …orders. First is that I'm directing our new Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth—who is going to be great, by the way. Thank you for…
  2. …gotten such a great response. We just had that happen with Pete Hegseth, and we have it happening with others. But we really appreciate it…

Remarks at the Commander in Chief's Ball

Jan 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …leadership of our next Secretary of Defense, who I just saw—Pete Hegseth, who's fantastic. Where is Pete? I saw him backstage. I don't know…