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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.

“Election” said in 60 of 109 transcripts, 248 times.

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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 7 times

  1. …together. The Prime Minister of Iraq has been amazing. He won an election that a lot of people didn't anticipate could be won by anybody…
  2. …we have a fantastic champion, a new champion. And he won the election very soundly, very conclusively. And he wasn't favored, but by the time…
  3. …of Iraq. And I've watched what was happening in Iraq with the elections, and I put a very strong endorsement out because I was very…

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

Jun 24, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO Secretary General 5 times

  1. …was the biggest upset in Europe in 50 years for a major election. And you know what? He's a—he's going to be a great…
  2. …ballots, you have to vote, because we have a lot of rigged elections. And then we added in men in women's sports is a no…
  3. …lose favor. He's starting to lose." I said, "They just rigged the election." And they were going to do that with Steve Hilton. He's a…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 4 times

  1. …through the ridiculous open border of Biden. If we were there—the election was rigged. What are you going to do? Came back. Big comeback…
  2. …President of the United States, I did a mail-in ballot for elections that took place in Florida, because I felt I should be here…
  3. …that were coming into our country. So, you know, I won the election with a very tremendous Hispanic vote, and I think it's higher now…

Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace

Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 2 times

  1. …Minister Orbán of Hungary, who has my complete and total endorsement for election. Not everybody in Europe loves that endorsement, but that's okay. He does…
  2. …but I'm putting it out again. And you're coming up with an election, and I think you should be good. I'll tell you, Milei did…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting

Jan 29, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 2 times

  1. …has set—it's actually 53—52, 53 alltime record highs since the election, adding $9 trillion in value to savings, retirement accounts, and 401(k…
  2. …U.S. economy would be cratering if they—if they had won this election, our country would be in very bad shape. Would be maybe not…

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

Dec 8, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds roundtable meeting 4 times

  1. …We're fixing it. And they have a tendency to just say, "This election is based on affordability," and nobody questions them, John, you know? Nobody…
  2. …deficits are way down because of tariffs. I guess because of the election, because without the election, you wouldn't have tariffs. You'd be sitting here…
  3. …would have never happened—this war would have never happened if the election weren't rigged. If I were President, this war would have never happened…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 5 times

  1. …building up the strategic national reserves, which Biden emptied out before the election so that he could try and get elected, meaning she. He started…
  2. …let another thing happen like what happened to us with a fake election, with a rigged election, where a guy like Joe Biden assumes the…
  3. …it all changed, I think, on November 5, the day of the election. But you go back before that, you couldn't get people to join…

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 4 times

  1. …the hottest country in the world. And between the tariffs and the election—November 5 election—it—we've done things that nobody can believe. Twenty…
  2. …meant for wars and big emergencies, not to try and win an election. They opened up the reserve, so the people get $3—$3 less…
  3. …when you're 97 percent negative to Trump and then Trump wins the election in a landslide, that means, obviously, your news is not credible, and…

Remarks Prior to a Working Lunch With Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister 7 times

  1. …and that's why he's going to be very successful in his upcoming election. Okay? Yes. Please, go ahead. Please. We're talking, but we'll report on…
  2. …This country was poorly run. I think if I didn't win the election, we might not have a country, if you want to know the…
  3. …But our relationship was immediately good as soon as I won the election, because Viktor is one of the people that's highly respected. And we…

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 10 times

  1. …was talking about the U.S. President when he said that. And the election is coming up very soon, and it's a very big election being…
  2. …And you know, our approvals are somewhat subject to who wins the election, because if a Socialist—or, in the case of New York City…
  3. …has been an amazing one, and it's going to continue with the election. You're going to win the election. We're going to endorse you. I'm…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 11 times

  1. …serving them well, because they're way down. Look, they just lost an election in a landslide. You know, it was interesting. I watched Kamala, who's…
  2. …other day saying, "The election was very close." I said, no, the election was a landslide. We won the popular vote by millions. We won…
  3. …I think it really started—this all started on November 5, the election—election day. But now everybody wants to be in. We have an…

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

Oct 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral 7 times

  1. …It's coming in because of the fact—I think, the November 5 election was a big factor, and I think the tariffs are a big…
  2. …speaking, I would say that because of the tariffs, because of the election, because of the policy, because of the "Great Big Beautiful Deal"—it's…
  3. …know what, if I let this go—if we didn't win this election, if we had these people that were running—that were ruining our…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 7 times

  1. …and now we're stronger than ever before. If I didn't win this election, this country was gone. I'm telling you, economically, it was gone. None…
  2. …they didn't get burned—having to do with how corrupt the 2020 election was. And when will that all come out? Great job. Thank you…
  3. …They're smart people. Is this"—anybody that could cheat like that in elections is smart, okay? And there's never been in history anybody that could…

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

Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …it's a great honor to be with you. And congratulations on your election. That was a big one. And we're with you a hundred percent…
  2. …was not going to be that way. Had Hillary Clinton won the election, it would have been a disaster. But we think we can do…
  3. …And I think you would have had—if I didn't win that election, if Hillary Clinton—Crooked Hillary—won that election, I think you would…

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

Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 7 times

  1. …That's pretty good. So you say during the war, you can't have elections. So, let me just see, 3½ years from now—so, you mean…
  2. …a long time. I've lived with it since just before the first election. I used to get great publicity. Now I get the worst publicity…
  3. …in. And of the—and frankly, if the right results of the election were given, if I were President, this war would have never taken…

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

Jul 22, 2025 Meeting 17 times

  1. …that's an honor. And you said they did that because of the election and because of the fact that the tariffs are placed. So they're…
  2. …him cutting rates—I mean, he cut the rates just before the election to try and help Kamala or whoever he was trying to help…
  3. …but going up all the way—going up to 2020 of the election, they tried to rig the election, and they got caught. And there…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 10 times

  1. …that—great health care. And frankly, they—every Democrat should lose their election because it was purely political—they were told not to vote for…
  2. …helicopters going down, the sandstorms, the prisoners—they got captured—then the election and the prisoners and Reagan and all the problems. It was nothing…
  3. …next year, we have to talk." And then we had a rigged election, and we never got to talking. And you know what Biden did…

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

Jun 5, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …to have you. As you know, the Chancellor just won a great election. Very, very strong election. Very respected man, I can tell you. We've…
  2. …a very good run. We had a—I also had a great election, great win. Won everything. Won the popular vote, the—all seven swing…
  3. …the autopen, I think, is the big scandal—outside of the rigged election of 2020, I think the biggest scandal of the last many years…

Remarks in a Roundtable Meeting With Business Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters in Doha, Qatar

May 15, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …term. We—I—we had a really successful first term. Then the election was rigged, and I had to wait. And it became more historic…
  2. …at it, the map—it was a—it was an obliteration, this election, and we got 312 electoral votes. So it's—it was just an…
  3. …we have a mandate that nobody's had. They said, "The most consequential election"—and this was a enemy paper—"the most consequential election in 129…

Remarks at a Gulf Cooperation Council Leaders Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 14, 2025 Meeting 7 times

  1. …no attack if I were President, but bad things happened in that election. And I said, "Let's do it again." And by doing it again…
  2. …much more historic. It's a much more historic election, much more powerful election. And we have a mandate. We won every swing State. We won…
  3. …have—I believe we would have had it filled out had the election been called fairly, which it wasn't. It was a rigged election. I…

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

May 6, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …you know, just a few days ago, he won a very big election in Canada. And I think I was the probably the greatest thing…
  2. …know? But I wanted to just congratulate you. That was a great election, actually. We were watching it with interest, and I think Canada chose…
  3. …very talented person, a very good person, because we spoke before the election quite a few times. And it's an honor to have you at…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 30, 2025 Meeting 2 times

  1. …of our country, and that's the basis under which we won the election. Core GDP—and this is—you know, you probably saw some numbers…
  2. …and I'd like to say they're building because of November 5, the election, and the tariffs, but I'm going to be a little more blunt…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez of El Salvador and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 14, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …it, because I want to save it for just before the next election. I say to my people, "Don't even talk about it, because they'll…
  2. …and Putin wouldn't even bring it up. And as soon as the election was rigged and I wasn't here, that war started. There was no…
  3. …It's big. And the reason they did it is because of the election on November 5 and because of a thing called tariffs—as I…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and Meeting With United States Ambassadorial Nominees and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 25, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …taken place decades ago or longer. Okay. You all understand that? Yes? "Election fraud." You've heard the term. We'll end it, hopefully. At least we'll…
  2. …weeks, and we think we'll be able to end up getting fair elections. Perhaps some people think I shouldn't be complaining, because we won in…
  3. …straighten out our election. This country is so sick because of the election—the fake elections and the bad elections—and we're going to straighten…