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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.

“Tariff” said in 333 of 667 transcripts, 2,381 times.

Counted forms: tariff, tariffs, tariff's.

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The President's News Conference in Ankara, Turkey

Jul 8, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds NATO Press Conference 10 times

  1. …had. Think of it. Six times more. And what did that were tariffs. Without the tariffs, I think we would have done fine. Like, at…
  2. …car manufacturing plants in the world in Texas. That's because of the tariffs, because we don't mind if you build in Mexico, but if you…
  3. …if you build in any place—now, China is a much higher tariff. It's — a hundred percent tariff because we don't want to lose our…

Remarks on Affordability in Macungie, Pennsylvania

Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 7 times

  1. …if that's okay. And we're doing quite well. I placed 50-percent tariffs on foreign copper, aluminum, and steel so they couldn't come in and…
  2. …country by three times. That's because they didn't want to pay the tariff. How don't you pay a tariff? You build your factory here and…
  3. …quite simple, actually. But, as you know, I placed a 25-percent tariff on foreign automobiles and, very importantly, imposed a 25-percent tariff on…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Muhammad bin Abd Al-Rahman Al Thani of Qatar and an Exchange With Reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 16, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Emir of Qatar 4 times

  1. …We have a system that if they don't build, they can pay tariffs—they have to pay tariffs of upwards of 200 percent. They don't…
  2. …likewise that, if they don't build, they'll have 150- to 200-percent tariff to pay. If they do build, they have no tariff to pay…

Remarks on Coal and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 3 times

  1. …India, for years, took advantage of this country. They charged us tremendous tariffs, and they paid nothing. They wouldn't let Harley—as an example, in…
  2. …wouldn't let Harley Davidson sell its motor. They would charge 200-percent tariff, so Harley Davidson was precluded. They ended up going to India and…
  3. …it happens. That was before me. But they charged tremendous amounts of tariffs to our—and—we didn't charge them anything. You know, they sell…

Remarks on the National Economy in Suffern, New York

May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 9 times

  1. …Americans off of food stamps. Five million. And thanks to my strong tariff policy—now, I get into a lot of trouble with tariffs because…
  2. …I first came out? I love tariffs. And I said: "I love tariffs. It's my favorite word in the whole dictionary. I love the word…
  3. …cover me. But I said, "My favorite word in the dictionary is 'tariff.'" And they got after me. They said: "He's a horrible human being…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Kevin M. Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors

May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say during the Swearing-In Ceremony for Kevin Warsh 4 times

  1. …of all. But I got in such trouble, because when I said "tariff" is my favorite word, the media went crazy. They said: "What about…
  2. …good. I'll make it my fifth-favorite word." Right? But because of tariffs, we have tremendous amounts of—I mean, the car companies are all…
  3. …no plant built. And it's all due—or, what we did with tariffs. I guess November 5, but all because of the tariffs and what…

Remarks on Commercial Refrigeration Regulations and an Exchange With Reporters

May 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a EPA Announcement 7 times

  1. …that we're waiting for from the Supreme Court. We had a terrible tariff decision. I mean, they cost our country a fortune. They said, "Do…
  2. …terrible decision. And it's not going to affect because we do the tariffs a different way. The tariffs are what's bringing in all of this…
  3. …like they did a great disservice by costing us $149 billion on tariffs by saying, "Do it a different way." Get the same result; do…

Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut

May 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers keynote address at Coast Guard Academy Commencement 4 times

  1. …It wouldn't have been allowed to have happened. You would have put tariffs on. And you say: "That's okay. You can steal our business. But…
  2. …all pouring back into our country right now because of the word "tariff"—as you know, one of my favorite words. I got into big…
  3. …is my favorite word in the dictionary. My favorite word. The word 'tariff.'" And the fake news—look at all of them back there— —they…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Anchorage, Alaska

May 15, 2026 Other 7 times

  1. …about on Cuba but not, maybe, for today. No, we didn't discuss tariffs. I mean, they're paying tariffs. They're paying substantial tariffs, but we didn't…
  2. …know, before I came along, it was the opposite. We didn't discuss tariffs. It wasn't brought up. You're talking about China? Yes. We—brought it…
  3. …would say, almost everything you can discuss, except for a reduction of tariffs. Well, I don't want to say that. I mean, I'd like to…

Remarks at a Rose Garden Club Dinner

May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …not taking them." I'll say, "That's okay." Slap about a 25 percent tariff on their country, and they call back: "We would love to have…

Remarks During a Visit to National Mall Reflecting Pool and an Exchange With Reporters

May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …trading, and we're going to do some increased trading. We talked about tariffs. We talked about, you know, they would like to have some tariff…
  2. …a different way. We're taking in hundreds of billions of dollars from tariffs. And we're taking—it away from countries, frankly, that have ripped us…

Remarks at the White House Small Business Summit

May 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Small Business Summit 19 times

  1. …with November 5, but a lot of it had to do with tariffs. We charged tariffs to companies when they come in. A couple of…
  2. …said, "You've absolutely saved our business." But because of the use of tariffs, we have all this money. Because if they come in and build…
  3. …it. So one of the strongest effects of our tax cuts and tariffs is the Trump manufacturing boom—is what they're calling it, because that's…

Remarks During an Event With Seniors in Middleton, Florida

May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 12 times

  1. …if you don't do it, I'm going to put a 250-percent tariff on all wines and champagnes that you ship into our country." And…
  2. …I said: "Look, you're not going to do it? We're going to tariff the hell out of you at double the number that you're talking…
  3. …like we're a bunch of fools, thanks to our strong policy on tariffs—I love those tariffs—we cut our gaping trade deficit by 55…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for Middleton, Florida

May 1, 2026 Other 4 times

  1. …leaders are not getting along with each other. So—— We raised the tariffs on cars coming in from the European Union because the European Union…
  2. …not just the Union. When those plants open, there won't be any tariffs. But we raised the tariffs because they were not—as usual, they…
  3. …European Union. They were not adhering to it, so I raised the tariffs on cars and trucks to 25 percent. That's billions of dollars coming…

Remarks During a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 30, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …they're all coming back at levels that nobody's ever seen before. And tariffs did it. I did it. Maybe the election did it, but tariffs…
  2. …from Canada. There's no reason they—they don't want to pay the tariff. And because of that, they're—so, you know, they're investing at levels…
  3. …solved. You know how I got it solved? By the use of tariffs. I said: "I'm going to charge you Tariffstariffs if you guys keep…

Remarks on Health Care Costs and Affordability and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Health Care Affordability Event 8 times

  1. …agree to it. I was able to do that because I used tariffs. I said, "If you don't agree to it, we're going to put…
  2. …Howard, would you say a few words, please? And because of the tariffs, we have—it's been amazing, actually. We have Eli Lilly and Pfizer…
  3. …building—Eli Lilly is building, I think, five major plants, which, without tariffs, they would have built none. I said, "How many would you build…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Priority Miami Summit in Miami Beach, Florida

Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 8 times

  1. …said, "If you keep fighting, I'm going to put a 250-percent tariff on each one." "No, no, no, you cannot do that." I said…
  2. …right, we won't fight anymore." That's how I stopped them. I used tariffs to stop. You ever hear of anything like that? It was too…
  3. …maybe the election, but number two, and a close number two, is tariffs. The tariffs are driving people in from Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, South…

Remarks to Farmers

Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to farmers 3 times

  1. …help farmers recovering from the Biden catastrophe, we use money taken from tariffs. The tariffs—we've taken in hundreds of billions of dollars from the…

Remarks at a Women's History Month Event and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …it is—and the $12 billion in farm relief we issued using tariff revenue. We get $12 billion. We took in tremendous amounts of money…
  2. …It was because of November 5, but it was also because of tariffs. So, Lexie, please come up and say a few words. Lexie. Come…
  3. …Because if you don't do it, I'm going to put a big tariff on everything coming in from France," or whatever country, because I made…

Remarks on the National Economy in Walton, Kentucky

Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …billion in domestic manufacturing, all because of what we've done with the tariffs and with the deductions and all of the other things that we've…
  2. …convince foreign nations that it's not fair, and I used the word "tariff," the beautiful word. I always said one of my most favorite, most…
  3. …after. I said, "It's my favorite word in the dictionary, the word 'tariff,'" and they killed me. These guys, they are the worst. For decades…

Remarks at the House Republicans Issues Conference in Miami, Florida

Mar 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …the lowest price, that's what we pay. And I did that through tariffs. We had a little disappointing decision, to put it mildly, from the…
  2. …doing the same thing with a lot of work. But I used tariffs to get this, because I went to other countries. The drug companies…
  3. …to put," in the case of Emmanuel, I said, "a 100-percent tariff on all wines and champagnes coming into the United States." "No, no…

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 13 times

  1. …Between who? And U.S. and who? Oh. Well, we—— We won on tariffs, actually. Somebody said, "You actually won the case." We won on tariffs…
  2. …all the fact that we have these, all these various forms of tariffs that we felt, right? But it totally reaffirmed it. It said, "You…
  3. …all of these tariffs." So we have all these vast menus of tariffs. And tariffs have made our country very rich. We have to charge…