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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.

“Hormuz” said in 37 of 667 transcripts, 68 times.

Counted forms: hormuz, hormuzes, hormuz's.

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The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 17, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds G7 Press Conference 5 times

  1. …everything and much more—ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. That's what it…
  2. …weeks, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 years. You would never have the Hormuz Strait open. You would never have success. Your market would have—instead…
  3. …want to see it over, and they love the fact that the Hormuz—don't forget, if we were going to drop bombs—let's say we…

Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …very important is that immediately upon signing the memorandum of understanding, the Hormuz Strait will open, and it will open up quickly. And we've already…
  2. …mines. And we've gotten most of them, we think. So—but the Hormuz Strait will open immediately upon signing. Now, that's subject to a couple…
  3. …the southern route anyway. But immediately upon signing, we open up the Hormuz Strait. It's—I'd have to ask the lawyers. I don't know. I…

Remarks During an Event With Seniors in Middleton, Florida

May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 3 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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…
  3. …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 in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Las Vegas, Nevada

Apr 16, 2026 Other 4 times

  1. …be announced fairly soon. And that will give us free oil, free Hormuz Strait. Everything will be nice. And I think your oil price will…
  2. …Australia was another one. They were not there having to do with Hormuz— the Hormuz Strait. So I'm not happy. I'm not happy with Australia…
  3. …asked them to get involved on a much smaller situation, which is Hormuz and Iran, they weren't there for us. Remember what I said? They…

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

Apr 12, 2026 Other 4 times

  1. …lot of very good things are happening with regard to the Strait—Hormuz. And a lot of good things are happening for our country. It's…
  2. …go and take it. So they're not going to go through the Hormuz Strait. And ultimately, that will be corrected. But in the meantime, they're…
  3. …coming over here, filling up. They don't have to go through the Hormuz Strait. They are in very good shape, and we're very proud of…

Address to the Nation on United States Military Operations in Iran

Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …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…
  2. …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 in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 5 times

  1. …if they make the right deal, then the Strait will open up—Hormuz Strait will open up. And even now, we don't know if there…
  2. …are eight boats that are going right up the middle of the Hormuz Strait. Eight big tankers are going, loaded up with oil right through…
  3. …that regard, Pete? I mean, the problem with the issue of the Hormuz Strait is this: We've decimated them as a military. No air force…

Remarks During a Board of Trustees Meeting of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 16, 2026 Meeting 5 times

  1. …we're hammering their capacity to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with more than 30 mine-laying ships destroyed. We hit, to the…
  2. …a great example. They get 91 percent of their oil from the Hormuz Straits, which we protected for years. And it always bothered me that…
  3. …these countries—Japan gets 95 percent of its—from the Straits, the Hormuz Straits. And it always bothered me that we're protecting them, and we…