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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 Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaydi of Iraq and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 14, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq 4 times

  1. …a chance. I wanted to give them a chance at making a deal. You know, we had a deal 2 days ago. It was done…
  2. …a sudden, they couldn't do it. They didn't like something about the deal. They couldn't do it. And they shot first. And that was a…
  3. …of their oil, and we're going to be doing a lot of deals. We're going to create a lot of jobs for both countries. And…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters in Ankara, Turkey

Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 39 times

  1. …let that happen. Daniel . I just think they're going to make a deal, look, it's been—this deal has been in the works for a…
  2. …And I think—that's all I've done. My whole life, I've made deals. That's—I guess becoming President was making a deal. Right? It was…
  3. …a lot of little individual things. In the end, it's making a deal. And that's what I do, and I do it well, and I…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and an Exchange With Reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 17, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Prime Minister of India 13 times

  1. …it's the G–7. I don't know if that was a good deal or not, but it's a G–7. And we have a G…
  2. …very good conversations with Prime Minister Modi, India. And we're doing trade deals. We're doing a lot of things. Lot of things are happening between…
  3. …world—the Middle East, but the world. Nobody did anything. The Obama deal was one of the dumbest deals I've ever seen. It was a…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt and an Exchange With Reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 17, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with The President of Egypt 10 times

  1. …causing tremendous problems for Egypt, and I'm very aware. I had that deal settled, and then we had a rigged election, and somebody came in…
  2. …didn't know too much about that deal. They were not going to settle anything, but we'll get back into it. And we'll see if we…
  3. …have been very good. We'll be discussing a little bit about the deal with Iran at the 4 o'clock news conference. It's a great deal…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates and an Exchange With Reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 16, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with The President of UAE 2 times

  1. …it's an honor to be with you. And we just signed a deal with Iran. And this country was very, very—a very powerful ally…
  2. …Versailles. And Versailles is not a gold leaf. Versailles is the real deal. And I said, "I'd like to do it." I mean, you know…

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 26 times

  1. …people, great people, and we worked very well together. We have our deal done with Iran, and it should be successful. It goes to a…
  2. …were able to not have to do that. But we have a deal that's a fair deal. It's a good deal. We are not investing…
  3. …And the primary thing—it's—you know, we can talk about Iran deal all day long. We're not investing any money. We have the right…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Emmanuel Macron of France and an Exchange With Reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 15, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the President of France 10 times

  1. …friend of mine. We've had a fantastic relationship. We've worked on many deals together. I'm very happy to say very—well, it's signed. The deal's…
  2. …be very smart. Strong. Very smart. But we ended up making a deal. I felt badly that we had to go back on the attack…
  3. …two big moments. When they terminated the JCPOA—that was the Obama deal—the Barack Hussein Obama deal. And when I terminated that, it was…

Remarks in Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

May 27, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 11 times

  1. …Iran is very much intent—they want very much to make a deal. So far, they haven't gotten there. That—we're not satisfied with it…
  2. …now, I think, it looks like they want to just make a deal. They want to—they have—I don't think they have a choice…
  3. …It also would have been used had I not terminated the Obama deal, the Iran nuclear deal, as we call it. That was in my…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 23 times

  1. …these stories that get printed like, oh, I want to make a deal—they are begging to make a deal, not me. They're begging to…
  2. …was happening over there would understand why they want to make a deal. But they say, "Oh, we're not talking to them." Anybody would know…
  3. …but they're great negotiators. And they are begging to work out a deal. I don't know if we'll be able to do that. I don't…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 17 times

  1. …And it was chosen for the Irish Open, which is a big deal. That's a big event. And everybody wants me to be there. You…
  2. …I'll go a step further. If I didn't terminate the Iran nuclear deal given to us—one of the worst deals ever made by Barack…
  3. …But they've really been a threat if I didn't terminate Obama's horrible deal that he made, the Iran nuclear deal, you would have had a…

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 6 times

  1. …Every time somebody wanted to put on a play, they had to deal with 19 different groups of people. And it's—they say it was…
  2. …Perlmutter, and started with nothing and built a vast fortune just by deal after deal. Did you ever have a bad deal, Ike? Which was…
  3. …going to have a little bit of a celebration. Not a big deal, but a little bit of a celebration, on July 4. We'll have…

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 11 times

  1. …very successful man. Became the Chancellor of Germany, which is a big deal, and he's doing a very good job. In my opinion, a really…
  2. …everything else has been very strong. We've been able to do our deals, and it's been very strong. We'll obviously be talking a little bit…
  3. …be talking about that. And we're talking about some very big trade deals, and those, I know, will work out too. So I just want…

Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace

Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 17 times

  1. …1 hour, they were right next to each other. We made a deal. They hugged, they signed, and we had peace with two very important…
  2. …through a little trade. They were trying to make too good a deal, and I got a little upset with them. And in the end…
  3. …And I called them, and I said, "Listen, I'm not doing trade deals with you two guys if you don't settle this up." They said…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting

Jan 29, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 7 times

  1. …substantially. And our proposal, which is in the "Great Big Beautiful New Deal"—it's a new deal, in its own way. It's a Republican version…
  2. …you is a nice picture of FDR. This is a much better deal than the FDR deal. But we have the "Great Big Beautiful Bill…
  3. …ago, the steel companies were all closing up. We worked a fantastic deal with U.S. Steel. We saved U.S. Steel, and now it's all coming…

Remarks During a Meeting With President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt and an Exchange With Reporters in Davos, Switzerland

Jan 21, 2026 Meeting 5 times

  1. …end of my first term, and I was going to have a deal. We were going to have—pretty close to a deal. Then we…
  2. …get that back on track. We were all set to make a deal. We were going to do a joint venture of sorts, and it…
  3. …bringing the two of you together, see if we can make a deal. President Elsisi. I appreciate that. I think he understands me, right? I…

Remarks During a Meeting With Executives of Oil and Gas Companies and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 9, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Oil & Gas Executives 20 times

  1. …that we're going to allow to go in. Going to cut a deal with the companies. We'll probably do that today or very shortly thereafter…
  2. …And we're dealing with the country, so we're empowered to make that deal. And you'll have total safety, total security. One of the reasons you…
  3. …You're not dealing with Venezuela at all. We don't want you to deal with Venezuela. Let me thank Vice President J.D. Vance, who is doing…

Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on Federal Relief for Farmers and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 8, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds roundtable meeting 5 times

  1. …slashed record numbers of crippling regulations, and we're working on huge trade deals, already securing $60 billion in agricultural purchase commitments. And you know, Biden…
  2. …right. Was that a machine accident? Yes. So E15 is a big deal? Okay. Well, we're going to bring you into the Oval Office when…
  3. …now you're not doing business? So, all right. It's so easy to settle. Okay? Get me a full list. Yes. All right. Go ahead. And…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 7 times

  1. …done that nobody writes about, because you're fake news—I've made unprecedented deals, along with Bobby and Oz and all of the people that work…
  2. …easy, because the Democrats, frankly, they don't want to make a good deal for the people. They just want to make a bad deal for…
  3. …have a problem with a war that our people are trying to settle now with Russia and Ukraine. We are not involved in the war…

Remarks During a Meeting With Mayor-Elect Zohran K. Mamdani of New York City and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 21, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zohran Mamdani 7 times

  1. …we get along very well with the Prime Minister. We made a deal with the U.K. I like him. He's a fine person. And you…
  2. …would have been one of my early ones. I did eight peace deals of countries, including in India-Pakistan. You could even go—in fact…
  3. …I inherited this war. And I thought he should have made a deal a year ago, 2 years ago. The ultimate deal would have been…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 6 times

  1. …that, yes. And by the way, Iran does want to make a deal. I can say I think they very badly want to make a…
  2. …a process. But it would be a nice thing to have a deal with Iran. And we could have done it before the war, but…
  3. …say something else, but they would very much like to have a deal. Yeah, please. Could—could move quickly. Say it. Yes. Well, no, I…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and an Exchange With Reporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Oct 26, 2025 Meeting 14 times

  1. …bit— . Brazil—Brazil is—we're going to—we're going to make a deal. I think we'll make a deal with Brazil. We get along very…
  2. …of respect for Brazil. So we'll see. We'll probably work out some deals. I'll leave these guys to work them out. But I think we're…
  3. …And I think we should be able to make some pretty good deals for both countries. And I'm going to leave that a little bit…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 15 times

  1. …be. And it's because the Democrats want to try and renegotiate a deal that they had negotiated. They want $1.5 trillion given to illegal…
  2. …are a lot of good Democrats that really want to make a deal. And I think—all we need is five Democrats, because we have…
  3. …and there are a lot of them that want to make a deal. So I think at some point—— ——at some point, common sense will…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 32 times

  1. …and a potential 155 percent come November 1 unless we make a deal. And I'm meeting with President Xi. We have a very good relationship…
  2. …advantage and—but not anymore. We've worked out a very fair trade deal. Japan, we worked out a very fair deal. South Korea, where I'll…
  3. …fair deal. And I expect we'll probably work out a very fair deal with President Xi of China. So most of you will be with…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With President Volodymyr Zelenskky of Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 11 times

  1. …want to talk, and we're talking. And I think we'll make a deal that will be good for both. I think we will do something…
  2. …mean, it's very similar. And we just made a very fair trade deal with the European Union and what we wanted—and we made a…
  3. …the big one that he was surprised that we were able to settle was the Middle East. He thought it was incredible. He was very…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With President Javier Milei of Argentina and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 7 times

  1. …And I've done a lot of things. I've done a lot of deals. I've done a lot of political deals, where countries come into line…
  2. …dollar. I'm very strong on the dollar. And anybody who wants to deal in dollars, they have an advantage over people that aren't. But we're…
  3. …Well, you have to be careful with China. Look, we have—— Everybody deals with China. We—they have to deal with us too. You have…

Remarks During a Meeting With President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt and an Exchange With Reporters in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Oct 13, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …don't think you would have been able to have this incredible—this deal—this once-in-a-lifetime deal. Nobody's ever seen anything like what's…
  2. …Iran did put out a statement, you know, that they support this deal very wholeheartedly. So that was in itself something. But no, I—think…
  3. …in my life: I make deals. And they want to make a deal. We'll, they're going and looking for bodies. It's a pretty gruesome task…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo of Finland and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump's Bilateral meeting with President of Finland 5 times

  1. …territory, more than anybody. And so I'm very honored to have this deal. And thank you very much. It's—— It's going to be great. It's…
  2. …eight for me—number eight. And I would have thought the Russia deal maybe would have been one of the easier ones. And unfortunately, last…
  3. …Muslim and Arab countries, they're celebrating. Everybody is celebrating. Everybody loves the deal. So it's a great honor to have been working on it. And…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 8 times

  1. …nuclear weapon, numerous nuclear weapons. And therefore, even if we signed a deal, there'd be a big dark cloud over it, and it wouldn't be…
  2. …informed us, and they've acknowledged that they're totally in favor of this deal. They think it's a great thing. So, we appreciate that, and we'll…
  3. …their way. They have no leadership. We don't even know who to deal with over there. At least they know who to deal with. We…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 21 times

  1. …But in the meantime, we'll spend some time, and we'll make some deals, and we'll do some things that are good for both of our…
  2. …know, we won something at the Supreme Court, which is a big deal: merit. Everything now in this country is merit-based. I didn't think…
  3. …the election, because of the policy, because of the "Great Big Beautiful Deal"—it's what—I added the word "Great" because I was—it really…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 25, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …little bit of a discussion. We're going to make some great trade deals for both countries. We do a lot of business with Turkey. They…
  2. …CNN is fake news. I mean—but you sound like the real deal to me—— ——so I'll answer the question. We're going to be discussing…
  3. …think we're—I think we're close to getting some kind of a deal done. Yes, we want to—we want to get the hostages back…

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Sep 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump-Starmer Bilateral 8 times

  1. …was the very first country with which we made a historic trade deal and a very good trade deal. He's a tough negotiator. I think…
  2. …done very quickly. We have also just signed a historic Technology Prosperity Deal—one of a kind—to ensure our countries lead the next great…
  3. …business and trade and technology. This trip has galvanized $350 billion in deals across many sectors, and we're committed to ensuring that the U.K. is…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Karol Nawrocki of Poland and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 3, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …of a sudden, they announced that the war was settled. I would settle—I settled seven different wars, one going 31 years, one going—look…
  2. …Spain—when they were doing so badly. But now we made a deal with the European Union where they're paying us almost a trillion dollars…
  3. …happy to do it. You know what? They're happy. It's done. These deals are all done. I guess we'd have to unwind them. We've done…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 22 times

  1. …are going to want to make steel here. We just made a deal with U.S. Steel. As you know, we have a—an outside company…
  2. …a great job. Thank you, Brooke. And we have negotiated historic trade deals with the United Kingdom; China; Indonesia; Vietnam; the Philippines; Japan; South Korea…
  3. …that nobody has ever seen before. As you know, we made trade deals with a lot of countries, and many of those countries, just to…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 8 times

  1. …have some additional trade, because I hear they want to renegotiate the deal, but that's okay. I don't mind that. That doesn't mean they're going…
  2. …meet, I think, before I have a meeting and probably close the deal. But I think it's appropriate they meet. They do not exactly get…
  3. …for $350 billion. As you know, I also got the rare earth deal done with Ukraine, which was worth much more than the $350 billion…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With European Leaders

Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …von der Leyen, who is somebody that we just made a big deal with. With all of those countries, I don't know, I think you…
  2. …but we just, a couple of weeks ago, made the largest trade deal in history. So, that's a big—that's a big thing. And congratulations…
  3. …that's good news, but two willing parties that want to make a deal. And we'll journey together, and we'll go over, and we'll see if…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 9 times

  1. …thousands of miles around them, they would say I made a bad deal. The level of hatred and animosity is incredible. Not with all. I…
  2. …quicker ones—one that was going to go into a full-blown deal very quickly. You know what—the one I'm talking about. It was…
  3. …a certain way. But no matter what I do, no matter what deal I make, from my standpoint, you'll come out good, maybe President Putin…

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 33 times

  1. …Minister. And you've done a fantastic job with regard to the trade deal. You know, they wanted a trade deal here for years, many years…
  2. …to congratulate you on that. And it's a great—it's a great deal for both. It brings unity. We didn't need unity, but we—it…
  3. …which is food, sanitation, and some other things. It's very difficult to deal with Hamas, as I said. You know, we got a tremendous amount…

Remarks Following a Meeting With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 19 times

  1. Thank you very much. So we have good news. We've reached a deal. It's a good deal for everybody, I believe. And it's—I think…
  2. …ever reached in any capacity, trade or beyond trade. It's a giant deal with lots of countries because, as you know, Ursula represents a lot…
  3. …above what they have. So—and I think that basically concludes the deal. I mean, those are the main factors. I don't think there are…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 28 times

  1. …want to see fairness, but it's been a very, very one-sided deal, and it shouldn't be. And so we're here with her very brilliant…
  2. …we have that—that honor goes to Japan. We just struck a deal with Japan, as you know. And we're very close to a deal…
  3. …China, but we'll see how that goes. And we have numerous other deals, and mostly I'm just going to—I charge tariffs and, you know…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Ferdinand R. "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., of the Philippines and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 22, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …talk about trade today, and we're very close to finishing a trade deal—big trade deal, actually. And we do a lot of business with…
  2. …is that? And that was given by Biden. That was another Biden deal. And this guy is building this building that's severely overrun. And what…
  3. …just don't think that would have been good for you. You can deal with China, and you should deal with China. But when I got…