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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.

“Permit / Permitting” said in 37 of 373 transcripts, 143 times.

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner in West Palm Beach, Florida

May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner 3 times

  1. …then you'll like this. That's better than I thought. But all State permits for the 2026 red snapper recreational season—as you know, it was…
  2. …allowed to fish, essentially. And the States are begging to get these permits. And what we're doing is we're doing it. And the very incompetent…
  3. …the work on regulation. And we're delivering to you all of the permits that you need for long-term fishing and lots of fishing, and…

Remarks on the Trump Accounts Children's Savings Program

Jan 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts 7 times

  1. …they did start, and I will say that Lee—the most difficult permit was Lee. I went there a couple of days after the fire…
  2. …said, "Sir, we want to start immediately. Immediately." "Well, we'll get your permits." Now, the hardest permit, Lee, was the Federal permit. Is that right…
  3. …grossly incompetent person, she said, "We're going to try and have the permits done within 2 years." Remember that? I got into an argument—I…

Remarks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEOs Luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea

Oct 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump in South Korea for APEC CEOs Luncheon 3 times

  1. …they're able to do is start immediately. We're giving them very fast permits. We're no longer having them wait for 10 years, 12 years, 15…
  2. …America, you're going to get service like you've never seen before. Quick permits. And we want safety. We want great environmental—we want everything good…
  3. …of all of them. We've pretty much done that. We have streamlined permitting for all new energy and mining projects. It used to take decades…

Remarks at a Dinner With Business Leaders in Tokyo, Japan

Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 5 times

  1. …And everything is—they're treating you great, right? We give them fast permits. We give everybody fast permits. No more waiting 20 years before you…
  2. …you imagine? They devoted their whole life to getting a couple of permits. One of the things I did that's really helping AI, because of…
  3. …if we went by the grid, 10, 12, 15 years. But the permits are fast, and you—it's you open as soon as you have…

Remarks Announcing the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Draw Location and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …it's poorly run. We have a mayor there that can't even get permits to the people that lost their houses. Lee Zeldin got every permit…
  2. …it within 30 days. And they're not even close to getting their permits, and now they're talking about taking some of those sites and building…
  3. …away. They want to build their houses, and they're unable to get permits from the mayor and from the Governor, and that's a terrible thing…

Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Social Security Act and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …where, by the way, the Governor ought to focus on getting their permits. You know, the Federal permits are given. Those are the hard ones…
  2. …long time ago. People can't rebuild their house because they can't get permits from the State and the city. And they ought to focus on…
  3. …the city standpoint—the mayor and the Governor. They're not getting their permits. They can't build their houses. Go ahead, please. No, I don't think…

Remarks Announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …Angeles. They can't get the houses—they can't get the people their permits to build their houses. They're trying to rebuild the houses from the…
  2. …Pacific Northwest, but they didn't do that. But they can't get the permits for the people that want to build their houses. But I want…
  3. …thank Lee Zeldin, because the Federal Government has gotten all of their permits—which are much more difficult permits, actually—and had them—literally within…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …have a mayor that is not very competent. She can't get the permits for the people. You know, the people are still waiting for their…
  2. …the mayor, Bass, she cannot—she refuses to or cannot get them permits. They're waiting. And I was there right after the fires, and I…
  3. …to get in and get to work, and they're waiting for their permits. And they're still waiting for their State permits and city permits. It's…

Remarks on Signing Executive Orders at the Artificial Intelligence Summit

Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …and all that energy they're producing. He's a man that produces fast permits on the environmental impact statements. He gets them done. I said: "Lee…
  2. …of ways. But he's doing a great job, and he's getting fast permits. And safe and good and everything else, but he's moving them along…
  3. …today I will sign a sweeping Executive order to fast-track Federal permitting, streamline reviews, and do everything possible to expedite construction of all major…

Remarks at White House Reception for Republican Members of Congress

Jul 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …things going and getting them rocking, rolling. And Lee is getting the permits for people so fast. You know, the biggest problem they had is…
  2. …permits or if it's going to take 9 years to get a permit and then get rejected. You know, they'd wait 9, 10, 12 years…

Remarks at the Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jul 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …Protection, because he's going to be the one that gets you a permit. He's going to get you a permit for the largest electric-producing…
  2. …biggest problem we've had is, it takes years and years to get permits. And he really is, he's a phenomenal guy. And you know, his…
  3. …got things rocking. And already they're building plants, and they have their permits. These are permits that would have taken you literally 10 years to…

Remarks on Domestic Coal Production

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …do a real job of it—you've already started—and we'll streamline permitting. We will end the Government bias against coal, and we're going to…

Remarks on Manufacturing Investment and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …I have to tell you that if you have any trouble getting permits, which you won't, come see me. I'll get them for you immediately…
  2. …plants—and they were stuck. For 14 years, they tried to get permits. And these were $12 billion and, I think, $15 billion plants. And…
  3. …we got it done immediately. And you'll have no trouble getting your permits, I guarantee. These people you're dealing with are top of the line…

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

Feb 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …too, but cut the energy prices literally in half. We have the permits. We have permits that—just about everything we need—a New York…
  2. …close to 9 months. It's all set. We have most of the permits—almost all of the permits. You're talking about steel and aluminum? So…

Remarks in a Briefing on Wildfire Recovery Efforts in Los Angeles, California

Jan 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 32 times

  1. …officials, because we're going to waive just about—essentially, waive all Federal permits. We're going to have you go very quickly, because a Federal permit…
  2. …national emergency. By doing that, I can give you immediate—like, immediate permits. I'd ask that the local permitting process be the same. Some of…
  3. …to—they're going to be forced to wait 18 months for their permits, and I don't think you're going to do that. I can't imagine…

Remarks on Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Development and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …of TikTok, the big owners. It's worthless if it doesn't get a permit. It's not like, "Oh, you can take the U.S." The whole thing…
  2. …to the United States of America—half—and we'll give you the permit. And they'll have a great partner, the United States, and they'll have…
  3. …States will make it very worthwhile for them in terms of the permits and everything else. But—so think of it: You have an asset…