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“Deal / Settle” said in 80 of 99 transcripts, 790 times.
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May 27, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 11 times
…Iran is very much intent—they want very much to make a deal. So far, they haven't gotten there. That—we're not satisfied with it…
…now, I think, it looks like they want to just make a deal. They want to—they have—I don't think they have a choice…
…It also would have been used had I not terminated the Obama deal, the Iran nuclear deal, as we call it. That was in my…
May 15, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral Tea with the President of China 2 times
…lot of good has come of it. We've made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries. He's a man I respect greatly. Become, really…
…lot of different problems that other people wouldn't have been able to settle. And the relationship is a very strong one. We've really done some…
Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 23 times
…these stories that get printed like, oh, I want to make a deal—they are begging to make a deal, not me. They're begging to…
…was happening over there would understand why they want to make a deal. But they say, "Oh, we're not talking to them." Anybody would know…
…but they're great negotiators. And they are begging to work out a deal. I don't know if we'll be able to do that. I don't…
Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 17 times
…And it was chosen for the Irish Open, which is a big deal. That's a big event. And everybody wants me to be there. You…
…I'll go a step further. If I didn't terminate the Iran nuclear deal given to us—one of the worst deals ever made by Barack…
…But they've really been a threat if I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal that he made, the Iran nuclear deal, you would have had a…
Mar 16, 2026 Meeting 6 times
…Every time somebody wanted to put on a play, they had to deal with 19 different groups of people. And it's—they say it was…
…Perlmutter, and started with nothing and built a vast fortune just by deal after deal. Did you ever have a bad deal, Ike? Which was…
…going to have a little bit of a celebration. Not a big deal, but a little bit of a celebration, on July 4. We'll have…
Mar 3, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts a Bilateral Meeting with Germany 11 times
…very successful man. Became the Chancellor of Germany, which is a big deal, and he's doing a very good job. In my opinion, a really…
…everything else has been very strong. We've been able to do our deals, and it's been very strong. We'll obviously be talking a little bit…
…be talking about that. And we're talking about some very big trade deals, and those, I know, will work out too. So I just want…
Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 17 times
…1 hour, they were right next to each other. We made a deal. They hugged, they signed, and we had peace with two very important…
…through a little trade. They were trying to make too good a deal, and I got a little upset with them. And in the end…
…And I called them, and I said, "Listen, I'm not doing trade deals with you two guys if you don't settle this up." They said…
Jan 29, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 7 times
…substantially. And our proposal, which is in the "Great Big Beautiful New Deal"—it's a new deal, in its own way. It's a Republican version…
…you is a nice picture of FDR. This is a much better deal than the FDR deal. But we have the "Great Big Beautiful Bill…
…ago, the steel companies were all closing up. We worked a fantastic deal with U.S. Steel. We saved U.S. Steel, and now it's all coming…
Jan 21, 2026 Meeting 5 times
…end of my first term, and I was going to have a deal. We were going to have—pretty close to a deal. Then we…
…get that back on track. We were all set to make a deal. We were going to do a joint venture of sorts, and it…
…bringing the two of you together, see if we can make a deal. President Elsisi. I appreciate that. I think he understands me, right? I…
Jan 21, 2026 Meeting 2 times
…want to thank my team for having worked out a very fair deal with Switzerland, and it's an honor. I speak about you often. You're…
…can say. There's nobody like you for watches, which is a big deal. But I appreciate the treatment we've been given, and we will always…
Jan 9, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Oil & Gas Executives 20 times
…that we're going to allow to go in. Going to cut a deal with the companies. We'll probably do that today or very shortly thereafter…
…And we're dealing with the country, so we're empowered to make that deal. And you'll have total safety, total security. One of the reasons you…
…You're not dealing with Venezuela at all. We don't want you to deal with Venezuela. Let me thank Vice President J.D. Vance, who is doing…
Dec 8, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds roundtable meeting 5 times
…slashed record numbers of crippling regulations, and we're working on huge trade deals, already securing $60 billion in agricultural purchase commitments. And you know, Biden…
…right. Was that a machine accident? Yes. So E15 is a big deal? Okay. Well, we're going to bring you into the Oval Office when…
…now you're not doing business? So, all right. It's so easy to settle. Okay? Get me a full list. Yes. All right. Go ahead. And…
Dec 4, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds meetings with the Presidents of Rwanda & the Congo. 1 time
…over here. Why don't we take a picture? —great. That's a big deal. They like this. People like this. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank…
Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 7 times
…done that nobody writes about, because you're fake news—I've made unprecedented deals, along with Bobby and Oz and all of the people that work…
…easy, because the Democrats, frankly, they don't want to make a good deal for the people. They just want to make a bad deal for…
…have a problem with a war that our people are trying to settle now with Russia and Ukraine. We are not involved in the war…
Nov 21, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zohran Mamdani 7 times
…we get along very well with the Prime Minister. We made a deal with the U.K. I like him. He's a fine person. And you…
…would have been one of my early ones. I did eight peace deals of countries, including in India-Pakistan. You could even go—in fact…
…I inherited this war. And I thought he should have made a deal a year ago, 2 years ago. The ultimate deal would have been…
Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 6 times
…that, yes. And by the way, Iran does want to make a deal. I can say I think they very badly want to make a…
…a process. But it would be a nice thing to have a deal with Iran. And we could have done it before the war, but…
…say something else, but they would very much like to have a deal. Yeah, please. Could—could move quickly. Say it. Yes. Well, no, I…
Nov 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a meeting on the World Cup 2 times
…more. So, that's great. You know, when Gianni and I made the deal, I never thought I was going be President because I was supposed…
…country who wanted to try and renegotiate the terms of their trade deal, and I wasn't happy about it. Why would I say that to…
Nov 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister 4 times
…with them on many other subjects. We just signed the biggest trade deal ever made with Europe: $950 billion. We were able to do it…
…deal that was good—very good. But we had a very unfair deal. We were treated very badly before I came into office. But we…
Oct 28, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Japan 4 times
…together—I think more than ever before. We're just signing a new deal, and it's a very fair deal, and we look forward to welcoming…
…congratulate you on being the first woman Prime Minister. That's a big deal. That's a big deal, and I want to congratulate you on that…
Oct 26, 2025 Meeting 14 times
…bit— . Brazil—Brazil is—we're going to—we're going to make a deal. I think we'll make a deal with Brazil. We get along very…
…of respect for Brazil. So we'll see. We'll probably work out some deals. I'll leave these guys to work them out. But I think we're…
…And I think we should be able to make some pretty good deals for both countries. And I'm going to leave that a little bit…
Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 15 times
…be. And it's because the Democrats want to try and renegotiate a deal that they had negotiated. They want $1.5 trillion given to illegal…
…are a lot of good Democrats that really want to make a deal. And I think—all we need is five Democrats, because we have…
…and there are a lot of them that want to make a deal. So I think at some point—— ——at some point, common sense will…
Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 32 times
…and a potential 155 percent come November 1 unless we make a deal. And I'm meeting with President Xi. We have a very good relationship…
…advantage and—but not anymore. We've worked out a very fair trade deal. Japan, we worked out a very fair deal. South Korea, where I'll…
…fair deal. And I expect we'll probably work out a very fair deal with President Xi of China. So most of you will be with…
Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 11 times
…want to talk, and we're talking. And I think we'll make a deal that will be good for both. I think we will do something…
…mean, it's very similar. And we just made a very fair trade deal with the European Union and what we wanted—and we made a…
…the big one that he was surprised that we were able to settle was the Middle East. He thought it was incredible. He was very…
Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 7 times
…And I've done a lot of things. I've done a lot of deals. I've done a lot of political deals, where countries come into line…
…dollar. I'm very strong on the dollar. And anybody who wants to deal in dollars, they have an advantage over people that aren't. But we're…
…Well, you have to be careful with China. Look, we have—— Everybody deals with China. We—they have to deal with us too. You have…
Oct 13, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…don't think you would have been able to have this incredible—this deal—this once-in-a-lifetime deal. Nobody's ever seen anything like what's…
…Iran did put out a statement, you know, that they support this deal very wholeheartedly. So that was in itself something. But no, I—think…
…in my life: I make deals. And they want to make a deal. We'll, they're going and looking for bodies. It's a pretty gruesome task…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump's Bilateral meeting with President of Finland 5 times
…territory, more than anybody. And so I'm very honored to have this deal. And thank you very much. It's—— It's going to be great. It's…
…eight for me—number eight. And I would have thought the Russia deal maybe would have been one of the easier ones. And unfortunately, last…
…Muslim and Arab countries, they're celebrating. Everybody is celebrating. Everybody loves the deal. So it's a great honor to have been working on it. And…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 8 times
…nuclear weapon, numerous nuclear weapons. And therefore, even if we signed a deal, there'd be a big dark cloud over it, and it wouldn't be…
…informed us, and they've acknowledged that they're totally in favor of this deal. They think it's a great thing. So, we appreciate that, and we'll…
…their way. They have no leadership. We don't even know who to deal with over there. At least they know who to deal with. We…
Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 21 times
…But in the meantime, we'll spend some time, and we'll make some deals, and we'll do some things that are good for both of our…
…know, we won something at the Supreme Court, which is a big deal: merit. Everything now in this country is merit-based. I didn't think…
…the election, because of the policy, because of the "Great Big Beautiful Deal"—it's what—I added the word "Great" because I was—it really…
Sep 25, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…little bit of a discussion. We're going to make some great trade deals for both countries. We do a lot of business with Turkey. They…
…CNN is fake news. I mean—but you sound like the real deal to me—— ——so I'll answer the question. We're going to be discussing…
…think we're—I think we're close to getting some kind of a deal done. Yes, we want to—we want to get the hostages back…
Sep 23, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…job pounding on that table. They said, "How would you like to deal with him all your life?" It's not easy. You did a great…
Sep 23, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…part of the world, you were always there, and you helped me settle some of these seven wars. I'm very proud of the seven wars…
Sep 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump-Starmer Bilateral 8 times
…was the very first country with which we made a historic trade deal and a very good trade deal. He's a tough negotiator. I think…
…done very quickly. We have also just signed a historic Technology Prosperity Deal—one of a kind—to ensure our countries lead the next great…
…business and trade and technology. This trip has galvanized $350 billion in deals across many sectors, and we're committed to ensuring that the U.K. is…
Sep 3, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…of a sudden, they announced that the war was settled. I would settle—I settled seven different wars, one going 31 years, one going—look…
…Spain—when they were doing so badly. But now we made a deal with the European Union where they're paying us almost a trillion dollars…
…happy to do it. You know what? They're happy. It's done. These deals are all done. I guess we'd have to unwind them. We've done…
Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 22 times
…are going to want to make steel here. We just made a deal with U.S. Steel. As you know, we have a—an outside company…
…a great job. Thank you, Brooke. And we have negotiated historic trade deals with the United Kingdom; China; Indonesia; Vietnam; the Philippines; Japan; South Korea…
…that nobody has ever seen before. As you know, we made trade deals with a lot of countries, and many of those countries, just to…
Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 8 times
…have some additional trade, because I hear they want to renegotiate the deal, but that's okay. I don't mind that. That doesn't mean they're going…
…meet, I think, before I have a meeting and probably close the deal. But I think it's appropriate they meet. They do not exactly get…
…for $350 billion. As you know, I also got the rare earth deal done with Ukraine, which was worth much more than the $350 billion…
Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…von der Leyen, who is somebody that we just made a big deal with. With all of those countries, I don't know, I think you…
…but we just, a couple of weeks ago, made the largest trade deal in history. So, that's a big—that's a big thing. And congratulations…
…that's good news, but two willing parties that want to make a deal. And we'll journey together, and we'll go over, and we'll see if…
Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 9 times
…thousands of miles around them, they would say I made a bad deal. The level of hatred and animosity is incredible. Not with all. I…
…quicker ones—one that was going to go into a full-blown deal very quickly. You know what—the one I'm talking about. It was…
…a certain way. But no matter what I do, no matter what deal I make, from my standpoint, you'll come out good, maybe President Putin…
Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 33 times
…Minister. And you've done a fantastic job with regard to the trade deal. You know, they wanted a trade deal here for years, many years…
…to congratulate you on that. And it's a great—it's a great deal for both. It brings unity. We didn't need unity, but we—it…
…which is food, sanitation, and some other things. It's very difficult to deal with Hamas, as I said. You know, we got a tremendous amount…
Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 19 times
Thank you very much. So we have good news. We've reached a deal. It's a good deal for everybody, I believe. And it's—I think…
…ever reached in any capacity, trade or beyond trade. It's a giant deal with lots of countries because, as you know, Ursula represents a lot…
…above what they have. So—and I think that basically concludes the deal. I mean, those are the main factors. I don't think there are…
Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 28 times
…want to see fairness, but it's been a very, very one-sided deal, and it shouldn't be. And so we're here with her very brilliant…
…we have that—that honor goes to Japan. We just struck a deal with Japan, as you know. And we're very close to a deal…
…China, but we'll see how that goes. And we have numerous other deals, and mostly I'm just going to—I charge tariffs and, you know…
Jul 22, 2025 Meeting 6 times
…talk about trade today, and we're very close to finishing a trade deal—big trade deal, actually. And we do a lot of business with…
…is that? And that was given by Biden. That was another Biden deal. And this guy is building this building that's severely overrun. And what…
…just don't think that would have been good for you. You can deal with China, and you should deal with China. But when I got…
Jul 16, 2025 Meeting 14 times
…no rush because, you know, we said—we could have made a deal, they should have made a deal, and then we bombed the hell…
…1 is when very substantial money comes into our country. We've made deals with a lot of great places, but—we had one yesterday, you…
…know. We're in negotiation. When I send out a letter, that's a deal. In other words, that's a deal. They don't want to ever say…
Jul 14, 2025 Meeting 25 times
…going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days—tariffs at about 100 percent. You'd call them secondary…
…I'm disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would've had a deal 2 months ago, but it doesn't seem to get there. So, based…
…we're going to be doing secondary tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days. It's very simple. And they'll be at 100 percent…
Jul 9, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…an attendance record, actually, and generated $2.5 billion in new economic deals for the United States. On June 27, the Foreign Ministers of the…
…And trade seems to be a foundation that I've been able to settle a lot of these disputes, like, as an example, India and Pakistan…
…war and Gaza and all of the other places that we all deal with so much. But there's a very good chance that we'll have…
Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 13 times
…for—decades. And we were like this big monolith that made bad deals with everybody. We—you know, we rebuilt South Korea. We stayed there…
…to pay. And the incentive is that they have the right to deal in the United States. If they don't want to, they don't have…
…ahead. Yes, we have a lot of them going out, but the deals are mostly my deal to them. We're picking a number that's low…
Jul 7, 2025 Meeting 7 times
…other countries is, you know, some of them wanted to make a deal and want it to be fair. Others perhaps got a little bit…
…it's all done. I told you—I told you, we'll make some deals, but for the most part, we're going to send a letter. We're…
…a letter. This is exactly what I said. Now, we've made a deal with United Kingdom. We've made a deal with China. We've made a…
Jun 25, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…get—separately, even before this, we were very close to making a deal in Gaza. I think this helped. Yes. Okay? Thank you, Katie. Thank…
Jun 16, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…days. And, on the 61st day, I said: "We don't have a deal. They have to make a deal." And it's painful for both parties…
Jun 5, 2025 Meeting 23 times
…the popular vote, the—all seven swing States—— ——which is a big deal. It's pretty unusual to do that. And we have a great mandate…
…questions, please? Yes. Well, because Egypt has been a country that we deal with very closely. They have things under control. The countries that we…
…I think we're in very good shape with China and the trade deal. We have a deal with China, as you know, but we were…
May 22, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…to have 80 percent of the vote. Okay? Do you remember that deal? You had to have 80 percent of the vote in order to…