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 Oct 1, 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.
“Defense” said in 96 of 373 transcripts, 191 times.
Counted forms: defense, defenses, defense's.
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Aug 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds signing time 1 time
…we're getting them in on a daily basis. As you know, our defense companies are building more plants right now than at any point in…
Jul 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…also a great champion of the United States Supreme Court. His impassioned defense of a wonderful person, a great gentleman, Justice Kavanaugh, ended a disgraceful…
Jul 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Dodgers White House visit 1 time
…won plenty of championships with Kareem. But this group started their title defense with nine pitchers injured before the first fastball was ever thrown. They…
Jul 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a FIFA Reception 1 time
…league and they took their best player and they put him on defense. Then somehow—no, we've got to be a little offensive, right? But…
Jul 15, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins the Defense and Innovation Summit 9 times
…This afternoon we're announcing nearly $10 billion of new investments in our defense industrial base right here in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and these…
…world, but we need a little more speed. The president of Hanwha Defense USA, Michael Coulter. Thank you, Michael, out there. The president and total…
…We did the job. And we're clearing every obstacle to building the defense industrial base. And so many people—I was shaking hands backstage. They…
Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 1 time
…had more press. But the Iran economy has been crushed, and their defense industrial base has been damaged so severely that it will take them…
Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 1 time
…lot of Representatives here that are fantastic. Today we're officially invoking the Defense Production Act to save 13 coal plants in West Virginia, Kentucky, North…
May 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…strength—they said, at the time, the greatest in the world—in defense of their cherished rights and their cherished liberty. As the British approached…
May 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers keynote address at Coast Guard Academy Commencement 1 time
…on the field will be stepping into a critical role in the defense of our country. To protect our maritime infrastructure, 12 of you will…
May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts the Indiana University National Football Champions 2 times
…a tough one. Indiana entered the game known for its rock-solid defense—and actually known for college basketball, to be honest with you. And…
…Miami's 13-yard line, Fernando took the snap and powered through the defense past the first-down marker before launching himself into the end zone…
May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. So, when he comes to their defense, also tell the Pope that Iran killed 42,000 innocent protesters who…
May 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Military Mother's Day Event 2 times
…pretty good— —an evaluator, a weapons officer, and desk officer at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. She has traveled to 20 countries, flown over 7…
…for us. In fact, the—I've given a special edict that the defense companies who have the best equipment—they're not making it fast enough…
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner 1 time
…by far. And thanks to our warriors and their allies, the Israeli Defense Forces, today, the Iranian regime has none of those things that we…
Apr 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump meets with the Artemis II Astronauts 1 time
…things they do that's so important is for our military offense and defense. And a lot of people say, "Well, is it worth it?" It's…
Apr 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and their missile program at levels never seen before; and annihilating their defense industrial base. We've done all of it. Their navy is gone. Their…
Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…of defending against drones. I mean, the advantage, from the standpoint of defense, is they don't go very fast. Relative to a F–22, that…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 2 times
…drone factories at levels nobody ever thought was possible, and turning their defense industrial base into nothing. Iran's navy is gone. It's all sunk at…
…trillion from just those three countries. But Saudi Arabia signed the largest defense sales agreement in American history. Nearly $142 billion of the finest military…
Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable 3 times
…them because most of them have been annihilated. But we've annihilated their defense industrial base, eliminating their navy. We had—158 ships are down. I…
…gone. We eliminated their air force. We eliminated all of their air defense, everything. We eliminated everything there is to eliminate. And we eliminated them…
…announce that the Secretary of War—used to be the Secretary of Defense. We made a minor change. We like the sound of it better…
Mar 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Commander in Chief Trophy Presentation 2 times
…as an NFL player. Likewise, senior wide receiver Eli Heidenreich scorched opposing defenses all year long—they've been writing about him, a lot of stories…
…another one that's known for that. Then, three times, the formidable Army defense held the line—and they really held it—making it fourth-and…
Mar 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts dinner with the Prime Minister of Japan 2 times
…is taking to expand her country's commitment to its own security and defense and buying a lot of our defense equipment, I'm happy to tell…
Mar 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Inter Miami CF 2 times
…are gone, so they have no air force. They have no air defense. All of their airplanes are gone. Their communications are gone. Missiles are…
…around midfield and turned for a vintage solo run, dribbling through the defense, driving past defenders like few people have ever seen before, cutting to…
Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 1 time
…great President. He already is. But as well as Poland's Minister of Defense, to honor the blood and sacrifice that has helped seal the Polish…
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? 2 times
…my very strong request, to pay 5 percent of GDP for military defense, rather than the 2 percent, which they weren't paying. We were paying…
…My baby. It's becoming so important. And America's Armed Forces overwhelmed all defenses and utterly defeated a enemy—good fighters—to end the reign of…
Feb 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families 1 time
…scourge of political correctness in our military. We renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Think of it. We won World War…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…a Strategic Petroleum Reserve and a stockpile of critical minerals for national defense, we're now creating this reserve for American industry so we don't have…
Jan 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 3 times
…Denmark said that they would spend over $200 million to strengthen Greenland's defenses. But as you know, they spent less than 1 percent of that…
…After giving NATO and European nations trillions and trillions of dollars in defense—they buy our weapons. We make the greatest weapons in the world…
…going to go into building plants. We're not allowing stock buybacks by defense companies any longer. They're going to build new plants to make Tomahawks…
Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Health Roundtable 2 times
…know, for many people, there's nothing more important. I would say maybe defense. You know, we need defense. And we need offense too, by the…
Jan 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club 1 time
…of dollars of new investment; unprecedented new partnerships on minerals, rare earths, defense, and artificial intelligence; and historic levels of foreign military sales. You know…
Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 3 times
…for a helicopter. We're not letting that happen anymore. We're telling our defense contractors, "You're going to start building faster." You know, a guy makes…
…but a left—Lisa knows better than anybody—but a left is defense. He goes, "Poom." She's like, "Oh, my." She walked to the corner…
…Lilly, Merck, Pfizer—all genius—they're all making numbers you wouldn't believe. Defense contractors are making more. That's why I'm going to say, "You're going…
Dec 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 2 times
…it's pretty amazing. And next week, I'm going to meet with the defense prime contractors. I'm going to meet with them here, Florida. And we're…
…working with the Navy and working with private companies. The record-setting defense bill I signed last week authorized $26 billion to build new ships…
Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 1 time
…for so many other reasons. You need it—you need it for defense." You know, in the old days, before we had all the sophisticated…
Dec 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation 2 times
…moments, we'll officially recognize their service by awarding them the Mexican Border Defense Medal, which is a big deal. We're joined for this occasion by…
…today are the first 13 warriors who will receive the Mexican Border Defense Medal, which is a big deal. First, I'd like to ask Secretary…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Congressional Ball 1 time
…all of you did. Very soon, I'll, hopefully, be signing a National Defense Authorization Act that makes a historic investment in the United States military…
Dec 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in Pennsylvania 1 time
…We've ended political correctness in our military. We've renamed the Department of Defense into the Department of War. I said to Pete—you know, Pete…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 1 time
…that. That's a sign of trust. And we signed a historic strategic defense agreement yesterday also, and that's something that is likewise very rare. And…
Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 2 times
…Arabia is also making an enormous commitment to building up its own defense capabilities, with the largest arms purchase in history, nearly 142 billion dollars…
…That's another point you won today. But—and signing a historic strategic defense agreement, which we just signed a little while ago. So congratulations. It's…
Nov 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Veterans Day address 1 time
…United States military. That's why we have officially renamed the Department of Defense back to the original name, Department of War. And remember, we won…
Nov 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an annoucement 3 times
…phone call, "Let's work this out." We would've had not nearly the defense that we had. It—it would be a shame. It would be…
…that knows how to use them. And I use them for national defense. I ended—of the eight wars I ended, I would say five…
…wouldn't have been able to settle that war. So it's great national defense, and you have to be quick moving. You can't wait around for…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 3 times
…our country where they came from. We renamed the Department of the Defense—of Defense to the Department of War. And if you think about…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 1 time
…job. Secretary of War. You know, it used to be Secretary of Defense. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Thank you, Pete. You know, we used…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump visits troops on USS George Washington 3 times
…well, and he's a tough cookie. He was formerly our Secretary of Defense, but now he is proudly known as our Secretary of War: Pete…
…beautiful country, let's hear it for our allies and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and all of the Japanese people that we love and respect…
…the first batch of missiles to be delivered to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces for Japan's F–35s. And they're coming this week, so they're…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 2 times
…Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Sounds so much better than Secretary of Defense. I don't know. Do you guys agree with that? I don't know…
…And then we got woke, and we said, "Well, let's call it Defense." I don't think—I think we like it this way better. You…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 2 times
…the tariffs have made us a wealthy country. They've given us tremendous defense. They've given us things that we can do for other countries, very…
Oct 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: LSU Baseball visits White House 1 time
…team honors, and 6 players were selected Gold Glove team for excellent defense. I can imagine. Isaac Rohde was named Conference Pitcher of the year…
Oct 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Medal of Freedom Ceremony for Charlie Kirk 2 times
…of a place called War. We call it now War. We had Defense. We had our Secretary of Defense. Now we have a Secretary of…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Middle East Peace Ceremony 1 time
…Pete Hegseth, who's now Department of War as opposed to Department of Defense. We made a little change. Somehow, I like the name better. So…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Speech in Israel 5 times
…that's Pete Hegseth, who is our Secretary of War, formerly Secretary of Defense. And as you know, we decisively won World War I. We decisively…
…of changing the name from War—you know it was war—to Defense. And with that went a certain thinking. And we fought in a…
…in retreat. Thanks to the bravery and incredible skill of the Israeli Defense Forces in Operation Rising Lion—this guy is central casting. Let's put…
Oct 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 3 times
…War, the Department of War, the War Department. Now we call it Defense. And I don't know. Would you ever want to—you know, we…
…to sink into the dark abyss. The Navy's central role in the defense of our liberty continues to this day. Just a few months ago…
…to defending American freedom. That's why we have renamed the Department of Defense the "Department of War," as I said. And we have changed the…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…was probably the first sign of wokeness, and we changed it to "Defense" instead of "War." And I said: "What do you think? How do…
…and we've begun construction on what we call the Golden Dome missile defense shield. It will be the most sophisticated in the world. You watched…
…to get the allies to share more of the burden of our defense. Much of that has really already taken place, but all NATO members…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 3 times
…NATO summit in June, virtually all NATO members formally committed to increased defense spending, at my request, from 2 percent to 5 percent of GDP…
…people, and I encourage all countries to take their own stand in defense of their citizens as well. You have to do that, because I…
…applied to us—uncontrollably applied to us. We've used tariffs as a defense mechanism under the Trump administration, including my first term, where hundreds of…