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Official transcripts
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.
“Tariff” said in 333 of 667 transcripts, 2,381 times.
Counted forms: tariff, tariffs, tariff's.
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…in big trouble 2 years ago, and then I put on the tariffs, and now he's going around the clock, making the racks, making the…
…And it's just amazing what's happened. That anybody can be complaining about tariffs. He just said, "I'd give you a big hug if the press…
…business, hiring people, can't get enough people, and it's all because of tariffs. I had Novartis come in yesterday, a big drug company. They're building…
…jobs have been just decimated, although they're all coming back because of tariffs. They're all coming back into our country at levels we've never seen…
…to $3,000. These regulation cuts, combined with our tax cuts and tariffs, are the reason why the world's largest automakers have announced that they're…
…in a position like this, and a lot of it's due to tariffs, and a lot of it's due to the fact that we had…
…They had to agree. And the reason they agreed is, I used tariffs. I said, "If you don't put them up, then we're going to…
…far greater national security. And it's really—a big factor was the tariffs. We're charging very substantial tariffs for companies that don't want to make…
…States, they have to pay very big penalties in the form of tariffs. And what that means is, they're all coming here. Every industry is…
…of. And we've had—we've been given great national security because of tariffs, and we've also been given unprecedented income because of tariffs. Part of…
…They're coming back. They're building here because they want to avoid the tariffs. They don't want to pay the 15-percent—in some cases, 25…
…So we'll go from $130 down to $20. And by the way, tariffs did it again, because the—no country—the drug companies said, "We'll…
…being absolutely destroyed. But, in a matter of months, largely because of tariff income and the election result, we've slashed that gaping trade deficit by…
…biggest reasons for this unbelievable success has been our historic use of tariffs. There was the tariff that made America strong and powerful in past…
…Roosevelt and some others. But we were really strong. It was all tariffs. And I know what happened. Some of these countries got together, and…
…expansions. And they're building more plants in the United States because of tariffs. And Jim said, and Bill very strongly confirmed, they've never seen anything…
…be honest with you, Bill, every industry exciting. Just like this. Right. Tariffs and the relief I gave them ——from the most ridiculous standards, where…
…they make a great product. Well, as you know, we have a tariff on Chinese autos. And in Europe, China is taking over the auto…
…that happy with me, because, you know, they're paying a lot of tariffs now because they're not doing the oil, but they are. They've now…
…very substantially, as you know, from Russia. We're getting rich because of tariffs, by the way. I hope everyone understands that. They hate to report…
…650 billion poured into our country, or coming in shortly, because of tariffs. You know, they're—they're finding all of these pockets of money. A…
…never been anything like this ever before, and it's all because of tariffs—and the election, but it's because of tariffs. Without tariffs, we wouldn't…
…important to make me happy. They do trade. And we can raise tariffs on them very quickly, and it would be very bad for them…
…so. I have a very good relationship. We have the power of tariffs, and he has other powers on us. Yes. Yes. I'll be going…
…national security. These are core to national—our national security, just like tariffs are. They've made our country rich, and they've made our national security…
…plants, including auto plants, all over the United States of America. Without tariffs, they wouldn't be doing anything, although they were very happy with the…
…20, because the rest of the world took advantage of us. Without tariffs, I could have never done it. I called up the heads of…
…if you don't do it, I'm going to put a 25-percent tariff on everything France sells into the United States of America, and that's…
…in billions and billions and billions—hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs. Remember, they said, "Oh, the tariffs will cause inflation." They just came…
…you don't do it, I'm going to charge you a 25-percent tariff on everything you sell into America." And I said—because that was…
…tripling, or quadrupling of the price. But I said: "A 25-percent tariff. It's much more money than what you're talking about." So they would…
…They're incredible. They're our finest people. They're protecting us. And because of tariffs, we're taking in billions and billions of dollars more than we ever…
…far greater national security. Much of this success has been accomplished by tariffs—my favorite word, "tariffs"—which for many decades have been used successfully…
…anymore. Companies know that if they build in America, there are no tariffs, and that's why they're coming home to the U.S.A. in record numbers…
…to be the largest tax refund season of all time. Because of tariffs, along with the just-passed "One Big Beautiful Bill," tonight I am…
…would have had a President that didn't have the courage to use tariffs the way they should be used. And because of the tariffs, we've…
…we have over 18. That's—again, because they don't want to pay tariffs, so in order not to pay tariffs, they come in and they…
…coming in because there's—they don't have—they don't want to pay tariffs. Very simple. They're coming in and they're spending a tremendous—they're spending…
…little while ago. They're all coming here. They're coming here because of tariffs, because they don't want to pay tariffs. But they're coming here because…
…as an example, but Switzerland paid almost nothing in terms of a tariff or tax, or whatever you want to call it. License. They paid…
…and hire a lot more people? Anything you need? Do you mean tariffs? Because are they—are these country tariff—are they tariffing you any…
…my administration's National Security Strategy, a big part of which is the tariffs. We're taking in trillions of dollars in tariffs. Nobody has ever seen…