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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.

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Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 12 times

  1. …really witnessed. Although, you got a pretty good witnessing of it in Venezuela also. That was a smaller version of what we're doing now. We're…
  2. …in the world, no—not even a contest. You see that with Venezuela. They had other equipment. They didn't have ours. It didn't work. Didn't…
  3. …people, forced people into our country. Incredible. He emptied his prisons in Venezuela—emptied his prisons into our country, and I hope that charge will…

Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Annual Fundraising Dinner

Mar 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers Remarks at the NRCC Annual Fundraising Dinner 4 times

  1. …bestowed on the captain, a helicopter pilot who helped us win in Venezuela by landing a helicopter when his leg was practically shot off, with…
  2. …powerful military. We have the most powerful military. You saw that in Venezuela. One hour, the war was over. And, you know, this is a…
  3. …strength and skill, we apprehended the outlaw victor—you know this, from Venezuela—named Nicolás Maduro and brought him to face American justice. He's been…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts DHS swearing-in ceremony 3 times

  1. …illegal alien monster charged with Sheridan's brutal murder had come illegally from Venezuela and been released into our country by Sleepy Joe Biden, the worst…
  2. …a tremendous success, as you know, in Iran. We had one in Venezuela, and now we're having one in Iran. They have no navy left…
  3. …a very successful one. Like, successful like nobody's ever seen before. Hey, Venezuela was equally as successful. That was a great—that was a great…

The President's News Conference in Miami, Florida

Mar 9, 2026 Press conference 9 times

  1. …in history, in my opinion; and the great success we've had in Venezuela and all other places—every place we've gone, we've had tremendous success…
  2. …have tremendous oil and gas, much more than we need. We have Venezuela now as our new partner, great partner. They've worked out so wonderful…
  3. …a long time. The Castro regime was brutal, but they lived off Venezuela. Now they don't live off Venezuela—Venezuela sends them no energy, no…

Remarks at the House Republicans Issues Conference in Miami, Florida

Mar 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …who just got the congressional Medal of Honor for landing safely in Venezuela. A helicopter with a lot of soldiers on that, lot of soldiers…
  2. …different situation. And then you had, of course, what they did in Venezuela, how that was, that was just—so far, so good. We've done…
  3. …by far. And that's before we showed off our military strength with Venezuela, and now with Iran. You know, Iran was supposed to be this…

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 9 times

  1. …includes showing zero tolerance for the gang activity. Tremendous gang activity. In Venezuela, we've got—that's in much better shape than it ever has been…
  2. …Since that operation, we've been working closely with the new President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, who's doing a great job working with us. I mean…
  3. …just reached a historic gold deal—it's called the gold deal—with Venezuela to allow our two countries to work together to facilitate the sale…

Remarks Honoring the 2025 Major League Soccer Champion Inter Miami

Mar 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Inter Miami CF 3 times

  1. …it, we found out it certainly did work—when we look at Venezuela; when we look at the first attack, Midnight Hammer, in Iran, which…
  2. …all the time. That was another one that wasn't supposed to happen. Venezuela is going great. It's been stabilized. We have a wonderful person as…
  3. …very shortly, it will be more money than they've ever made. And Venezuela is working. So we've had a lot of countries in places that…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge

Mar 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Tech Roundtable 3 times

  1. …it a little bit more than I thought we would have to. Venezuela worked out really great. We have a wonderful relationship with the President…
  2. …of barrels of oil, and that goes to our benefit and to Venezuela's benefit. And they'll be doing better than they've ever—ever done before…
  3. …of that, and we'll also make life wonderful for the people of Venezuela who have been very, very badly hit. So that's a lot said…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 3, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts a Bilateral Meeting with Germany 3 times

  1. …by far. And we are, this is—everything's big, in my book. Venezuela was big. This is big. The original hit, Midnight Hammer, was big…
  2. …soon, we're not going to know anybody. But we have, I mean, Venezuela was so incredible because we did the attack, and we kept government…
  3. …many times over. And we're going to be running the oil. And Venezuela is going to make more money than they ever made, and that's…

Remarks on Energy in Corpus Christi, Texas

Feb 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Corpus Christi 8 times

  1. …energy superpower, by far, anywhere on earth. And I want to thank Venezuela, because our relationship is a very good one. We're—very, very good…
  2. …We're having a very good relationship. That boat—that ship is from Venezuela. For 4 long years before I took office, the Biden administration—Sleepy…
  3. …oil exports are up by hundreds of thousands of barrels a day. Venezuela—think of it—eighty thousand—80 million, so far—we just started…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Following a Briefing on Energy Production in Corpus Christi, Texas

Feb 27, 2026 Other 7 times

  1. These ships are from Venezuela. We're proud to tell you they're from Venezuela, these big ships. How do you like the music, everybody? So do…
  2. …lucky because they're doing really well now. Getting along very well with Venezuela. Just stopping by with my friends. We have great friends, and we've…
  3. …pouring right in here. It's a great thing. No, the relationship with Venezuela has been amazing. Well, they should make a deal, but they don't…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union

Feb 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: What will Trump say during the State of the Union?, What places will Trump mention in his State of the Union address?, Who will Trump mention during his State of the Union address? 3 times

  1. …a day. And we just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil. American natural gas production is…
  2. …it also opens up a bright new beginning for the people of Venezuela. We're working closely with the new President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, to…

Remarks on the National Economy in Rome, Georgia

Feb 19, 2026 Rally Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in Georgia 3 times

  1. …alltime high. Plus, we have a great relationship with a country named Venezuela. You've heard about Venezuela? And we're helping them very much with their…
  2. …to Houston, where it's processed, and it's going to be great for Venezuela. The President is doing an excellent job, getting along great. But that…

Remarks to United States Servicemembers and Military Families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 2 times

  1. …of you were involved in that—and what we did recently in Venezuela. Nobody ever saw anything like that happen. A Venezuelan general who was…
  2. …right here—to ever live, frankly, successfully captured the outlaw dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him back to face American justice, where he's…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Feb 13, 2026 Other 7 times

  1. …enforcement. Well, we have a very good relationship with the President of Venezuela. As you know, we're working together very closely. We have our big…
  2. …the oil and selling the oil for a lot of money, and Venezuela is going to get a big part of that money. And the…
  3. …say, a 10. And the biggest beneficiary will be the people of Venezuela. Well, right now, we have done that. We're dealing with them, and…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at National Prayer Breakfast 3 times

  1. …2 bombers in Iran and—and you saw it with—recently, with Venezuela, where we're getting along fantastically with leadership. But— —become a great relations…
  2. …we get it. In his very quiet manner, he's brutal. Just ask Venezuela. Ask Iran. They're negotiating now. They don't want to—they don't want…
  3. …say it when we give the okay for, like, the attack on Venezuela or the attack on Iran. He says, I say, we all say…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to West Palm Beach, Florida

Jan 31, 2026 Other 7 times

  1. …discussed that, but we're getting along very well with the leadership of Venezuela. They're doing a really good job. We're going to be selling a…
  2. …be beneficial to us too. We're going to really—— I think we're—Venezuela is really going to turn around. You know, I opened up the…
  3. …be able to go back for the first time, go back to Venezuela and stay, perhaps, or go back and see their relatives, go for…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting

Jan 29, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 15 times

  1. …As you know, we've had a situation take place with respect to Venezuela. I want to just thank General Caine and his staff. The job…
  2. …once it did take place, I want to thank the leadership of Venezuela. We're getting along really well with them. The relationships have been very…
  3. …everybody, on the oil. We have the major oil companies going to Venezuela now, scouting it out and picking their locations. And they'll be bringing…

Remarks in Clive, Iowa

Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 3 times

  1. …over the world, they're open up—the Congo, all over South America, Venezuela, they opened up their jails. We've got to get them out. I…
  2. …won—if they win, that group, that ideology wins, you will be Venezuela on steroids. It's—and I've said it for years. And you know…
  3. …have a country. And just weeks ago, at a spectacular operation in Venezuela, we brought the outlaw dictator Nicolás Maduro to face American justice—in…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters in Urbandale, Iowa

Jan 27, 2026 Other 11 times

  1. …thousands of criminals—career criminals, bad criminals, people that came in from Venezuela. By the way, how did we do in Venezuela? Not bad, right…
  2. …Well, I'll tell you what, we are a very strong presence in Venezuela. We're going to get a lot of money for Venezuela. Venezuela has…
  3. …bigger than Saudi Arabia. And we had a very strong moment with Venezuela a couple of weeks ago, and we are working beautifully with Venezuela…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Jan 22, 2026 Other 6 times

  1. …weapons in the world, by far. We showed that last week with Venezuela. We have the best weapons in the world. We have to make…
  2. …taxes are going to be going down. And they will do better. Venezuela is going to do better than they've ever done. Even with us…
  3. …same time, I'll tell you, they're doing a very good job in Venezuela. So it's interesting. I get along with both sides. I get along…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 7 times

  1. …a day. And last week, we picked up 50 million barrels from Venezuela alone. Venezuela has been an amazing place for so many years, but…
  2. …they'll be making more money than they've made in a long time. Venezuela is going to do fantastically well. We appreciate all of the cooperation…
  3. …they said, "Let's make a deal." More people should do that. But Venezuela's going to make more money in the next 6 months than they've…

Remarks During a Press Briefing With White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 20, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump joins the WH Press Briefing 17 times

  1. …open border for the world to come in—drug dealers and prisoners. Venezuela, as an example, opened their prisons into the United States. That's why…
  2. …of the reasons I felt so strongly against Venezuela. Now I'm loving Venezuela. They've been working with us so well. It's been so nice. And…
  3. …Maybe we can do that. But we're dealing with the people in Venezuela—the President and all of the people in Venezuela, and we've been…

Remarks at a Dedication Ceremony for the Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida

Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in Southern Boulevard Dedication Ceremony 5 times

  1. …have gotten in, this country would have been a place known as "Venezuela on steroids." It would have been in big trouble. So we did…
  2. …the roughest people—Tren de Aragua. The jails are emptied out from Venezuela. Now, I like Venezuela very much. I say good things. I don't…
  3. …a-Lago, we apprehended the outlaw known as dictator Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela for his crimes against the United States and the rest of the…

Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on Rural Health Care Improvement Efforts

Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Health Roundtable 3 times

  1. …where we came up with a little concept about a place called Venezuela. How did that work out? And this is going to be the…
  2. …is so big. It's going to work just like that. What is—Venezuela was so amazing, but I equate that to other things, because we…
  3. …likes MAGA. So we want to make this precision just like a Venezuela; just like the attack on the Iran nuclear weapons, which wiped that…

Remarks on Signing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 14, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump participates in a signing ceremony 3 times

  1. …found and is in jail right now. And that's the leaker on Venezuela. We had a very bad leaker. So there could be some others…
  2. …there's everything we can do. You found that out last week with Venezuela. There's everything we can do about things such as that. Not going…
  3. …lot of things. And I think we're getting along very well with Venezuela. Yes, please. Yes. He's fantastic. The person is fantastic. It's a he…

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Jan 13, 2026 Other 2 times

  1. …crashing and everything. You know what it was? The exact opposite of Venezuela. Do you agree with that? Do you agree—— ——as a reporter? Who…
  2. …It's only been a couple of days. Well, they said that about Venezuela too, you know. It's only been a couple of days. They haven't…

Remarks to the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan

Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 11 times

  1. …all I'm doing is spewing off what the hell we've done. Even Venezuela wasn't too bad, was it? Huh? But you have people—Democrats—they…
  2. …1 year ago, we would have been, as I have often said, Venezuela on steroids. Now I'm Venezuela's biggest fan. We're working with them. But…
  3. …to a disaster—you know, a disaster. And we would have been Venezuela on steroids. And we're bringing Venezuela back, and we're going to be…