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“First Term” said in 12 of 19 transcripts, 23 times.
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Apr 25, 2026 Press conference 2 times
…the greatest military in the world. I rebuilt it in my first term, and now we use it because we have no choice. We can't…
…the B–2 bombers take them out. I terminated, in the first term, the Obama agreement, the Iran nuclear agreement, which was a disaster. That…
Apr 6, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds a news conference 1 time
…perfecto. You know, I've got to know General Caine in my first term because he was able to take out ISIS in 4 weeks instead…
Feb 20, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds a press conference on the Supreme Court decision 1 time
…the strongest military. I built—I rebuilt the military in the first term. We have the most powerful military. We make the best equipment. And…
Jan 20, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump joins the WH Press Briefing 2 times
…was true in my first—you know, we had a tremendous first term also. We rebuilt our military. We had one of the best—we…
…but we have much smaller—I rebuilt the military during my first term, by the way. And while they gave away a lot to Afghanistan…
Jan 3, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds press conference on Venezuela 2 times
…ago. The future will be—and we did this in my first term: We had great dominance in my first term, and we have far…
Oct 15, 2025 Press conference Kalshi: Trump Press Conference 1 time
…I did a great job. You know, we had a great first term, and we had one of the most successful economies in history, et…
Aug 11, 2025 Press conference 2 times
…water to come down—which I told him about in my first term. I said: "You're going to have problems. Let it come down." We…
…a short period of time. You know where I'm talking about—first term. And it was nasty. Guys being killed all over the place. And…
Jun 25, 2025 Press conference 1 time
…been anything—you know, I rebuilt the entire military during my first term. And we have a great military. We have great generals. I got…
Feb 24, 2025 Press conference 1 time
…the world. And when I left office for the first administration—first term, we had no wars. We had no problems. We didn't have October…
Feb 13, 2025 Press conference 4 times
…the world during that fairly long period of time during my first term, as you know, and we didn't do the tariffs. We would have…
…of billions of dollars from China since I've been President—in first term and now—and we have to do that just as a mechanism…
…because whatever they charge—I had discussions with India in the first term about the fact that their tariffs were very high, and I was…
Feb 7, 2025 Press conference 5 times
…committed to double its defense spending by 2027, compared to my first term. They've invested a lot of money because of my first term. We…
…long and hard, and those numbers are very reflective, after my first term. And now they're going up very substantially based on our conversations today…
…we also remain committed to the effort I began in my first term to ensure safety and stability on the Korean Peninsula. Prime Minister Ishiba…
Feb 4, 2025 Press conference 1 time
…so many victories over the past four years, however. In my first term, Prime Minister and I forged a tremendously successful partnership that brought peace…