Remarks During a Visit to National Mall Reflecting Pool and an Exchange With Reporters
May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…ships are coming all the way—where they used to go to Hormuz, they're coming all the way up. And we have hundreds of ships…
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“Hormuz” said in 14 of 318 transcripts, 21 times.
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Remarks on Signing a Proclamation on National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and an Exchange With Reporters
May 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs a proclamation 2 times
…in all fairness, he gets, like, 60 percent of his oil from Hormuz, and he's been—I think he's been very respectful. We haven't been…
…their—most of their energy, but most of their oil from the Hormuz Strait. South Korea got 43 percent of it. By the way, their…
Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner in West Palm Beach, Florida
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner 2 times
…over there, actually. We're—we have the—you know, they used the Hormuz Strait as a weapon for many, many years. They said they'll close…
…of what's happening in the world. And when you look at the Hormuz Strait, and you see all of those ships, all of those people…
Remarks During an Event With Seniors in Middleton, Florida
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 3 times
…there. It's pent up. It's all locked up in the Strait of Hormuz, a beautiful place. It's— —I think they have close to 400 ships…
…for years and years—the world—by closing up the Strait of Hormuz. When all of that stuff comes out, you're going to see prices…
…lot of it. Now those ships are coming up. Instead of the Hormuz Strait, they're coming up. Those ships are coming up by the hundreds…
Remarks During a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Apr 30, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…And you know, the amazing thing is, they use the Strait of Hormuz. We don't. We don't use it. We don't need it. We have…
Remarks on the Situation in Israel and Lebanon and an Exchange With Reporters
Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…the United States, and they're using the United States instead of the Hormuz Strait. Amazing things are happening, and our country is amazing. You know…
Remarks on Health Care Costs and Affordability and an Exchange With Reporters
Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Health Care Affordability Event 1 time
…oil from the United States, you know, while this is closed, the Hormuz Strait. So, if you look at what I said, I guess it…
Remarks at a Turning Point, U.S.A., Event in Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Turning Point USA 2 times
…for the world, because Iran has just announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and ready for business and full passage. But the…
…it back home to the U.S.A. Very simple. And now that the Hormuz Strait situation is almost over, I received a call from NATO asking…
Remarks on Receiving a DoorDash Order and an Exchange With Reporters
Apr 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump addresses the nation 1 time
…You don't have to say too much, I think. They're looking about Hormuz Strait and various other things. Do you have any questions? Well, it…
Address to the Nation on United States Military Operations in Iran
Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…for the future. The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won't be taking any in the future. We don't need…
…And the countries of the world that do receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage. They must cherish it. They…
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 1 time
…get oil or gas, they'll go up through the Strait and—the Hormuz Strait—they'll go right up there, and they'll be able to fend…
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 1 time
…20 boats of oil—big, big boats of oil going through the Hormuz Strait. And that's taking place starting tomorrow morning over the next couple…
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 1 time
…up. They have to open up the "Strait of Trump"—I mean, Hormuz. Excuse me for—I'm so sorry. Such a terrible mistake. The fake…
Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud and an Exchange With Reporters
Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…countries, they get 90 percent and 95 percent of their energy from Hormuz, the strait. Hormuz. A famous, wonderful, beautiful place. But you wouldn't want…