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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 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and an Exchange With Reporters in Ankara, Turkey

Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 13 times

  1. …on. And he wants to see a settlement, and I think President Putin wants to see a settlement. And usually, that means a settlement, but…
  2. …is the one that I thought maybe would be the easiest, but Putin's a difficult character, and this guy's a difficult character. Doesn't—it's not…
  3. …the President wants to get it done, and I believe that President Putin wants to get it done, and that should be a good combination…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and an Exchange With Reporters in Ankara, Turkey

Jul 7, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the President of Turkey 4 times

  1. …I do. I do. I had a very good talk with President Putin, who, by the way, has a lot of respect for President Erdoğan…
  2. …that's when it happens. I had a very good talk with President Putin. I had a very good talk with—I would say, as a…
  3. …be a problem, or vice versa; I—Zelenskyy would be great and Putin would be a—they both want to get it settled now, more…

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 2 times

  1. …Well, I had very good talks with President Zelenskyy and with President Putin. And we'd like to see that one end. I ended eight wars…
  2. …working. I had two good conversations with President Zelenskyy and with President Putin. They would like to be able to do that. We'll take a…

Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace

Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 4 times

  1. …I mean, there's nothing wrong with this. He goes to see President Putin. Didn't know Putin. I set him up a meeting to see. I…
  2. …talent. And they get along. I mean, people like or don't like Putin or Zelenskyy. They get along. Same thing with Zelenskyy. I mean, they…
  3. …would be easy, because I have a very good relationship with President Putin. I have a very good relationship with President Xi. I'm going to…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting

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

  1. …cold; they have the same that we do—I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a…
  2. …said they've never experienced cold like that. And I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week…

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 4 times

  1. …major wars. These were wars that nobody thought could be stopped. President Putin called me, and he said about two of the wars that he's…
  2. …it hasn't been enough. And obviously, that—I would say that President Putin is not afraid of Europe. He's afraid of the United States of…
  3. …love the people of Russia. I get along very well with President Putin, but I'm very disappointed in him. I get along very well with…

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 3 times

  1. …ahead. Please. We're talking, but we'll report on that later—meetings with Putin. We were talking about that with Viktor. He understands Putin and knows…
  2. …Hungary is very recognizable. Yes, ma'am. You mean a meeting with President Putin? You mean in—and in Hungary—well, I'd like to keep it…

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 5 times

  1. …that will be a big one. We canceled the meeting with President Putin. It just—it didn't feel right to me. It didn't feel like…
  2. …be easier to do, but the level of hatred between Zelenskyy and Putin is very substantial. Along with Europe. I mean, Europe—look, these are…
  3. …going to make a deal on maybe even nuclear. You know, President Putin, in his call, mentioned to me about nuclear, where we do a…

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 8 times

  1. …and we had a big call yesterday, as you know, with President Putin, and we'll be talking about it. President Zelenskyy of Ukraine has endured…
  2. …talking about what took place yesterday, with my phone call with President Putin. And I think that things are coming along pretty well. It began…
  3. …know, "What if?" I—I think he will. I think that President Putin wants to end the war or I wouldn't be talking this way…

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

Sep 25, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …waste of human life, and so he ought to stop. You know, Putin ought to stop. And with that, we'll get to a little bit…
  2. …he did that, that would be probably the best thing. He knows Putin like I know Putin. I thought Putin—I've—I settled, as you…
  3. …be among the easier ones to settle. But I'm very disappointed in Putin. And he's been fighting hard, he's been fighting long, and they lost…

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 3 times

  1. …thought would be easiest would be—because of my relationship with President Putin—but he's let me down. He's really let me down. It was…
  2. …happen, nor was it close to happening. And I spoke to President Putin about Ukraine. It was the apple of his eye. I've said that…
  3. …answer to that? Very simply, if the price of oil comes down, Putin is going to drop out, and he's going to have no choice…

Remarks During a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …the military, because it was almost a military procedure. But everybody, including Putin, said that Operation Warp Speed, "What you did with that, nobody can…
  2. …but two very important powers. You know, when I get along with Putin, when I get along with President Xi, when I get along with…
  3. …never started with Ukraine and Russia. It would have never started. And Putin said that himself. President Putin said that himself. So we want to…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With European Leaders

Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 10 times

  1. …we covered a lot of territory. And I spoke indirectly with President Putin today. We're going to call President Putin right after this meeting. I'm…
  2. …within reach, and I believe that. In a very significant step, President Putin agreed that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine. And this is…
  3. …obvious—very sad, actually, to look at them—and negotiating positions. President Putin—also, you have President of Ukraine, who is—who you just met…

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

Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …And I know the President, I know myself, and I believe Vladimir Putin wants to see it ended. Well, I don't want to say that…
  2. …going to end. And this gentleman wants it to end, and Vladimir Putin wants it to end. I think the whole world is tired of…
  3. …deal I make, from my standpoint, you'll come out good, maybe President Putin will come out good, but they'll say, "Trump was absolutely horrible." It's…

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 4 times

  1. …I started out with. And you know, this is—I know President Putin called me. He wanted to know if I could help him with…
  2. …to be in. Very bad. Yes. I've always gotten along with President Putin. I have had a great relationship with him. And he went through…
  3. …they'd say, "Oh, it's, you know, some"—look, I was tough on Putin, because I was the one that closed up Nord Stream, and Biden…

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

Jul 14, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …and we want to see it end. And I'm disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would've had a deal 2 months ago, but…
  2. …President, it never would have happened. I used to speak to President Putin about it a lot. It was the apple of his eye. But…
  3. …the story. We hope that's going to have an impact on Vladimir Putin, and we hope it's going to have an impact on Ukraine also…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 7 times

  1. …that had you not had the situation in Afghanistan, I don't think Putin would have gone in. I think when Putin looked at how stupid…
  2. …he's—we're dealing with him now too. That's—we're not happy with Putin. I'm not happy with Putin, I can tell you that much right…
  3. …now up to 7,000 a week. And I'm not happy with Putin. Okay. Any questions? Yes. Well, I wouldn't be telling you. Don't we…

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

Jun 5, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …would have never—would have never happened. The war with Ukraine, with Putin would have never happened, ever. Not even a chance. And it didn't…
  2. …Ukraine. It was something that would have—you know, I dealt with Putin a lot. There was no chance. Zero. And you know, a lot…
  3. …you know, I gave the analogy yesterday when I spoke to President Putin—I had a 2-hour-and-15-minute call with him. Sometimes…

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

Apr 14, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …been allowed to happen. That war, 4—I went 4 years, and Putin wouldn't even bring it up. And as soon as the election was…
  2. …and Biden should have stopped it. And you take a look at Putin—I'm not saying anybody's an angel, but I will tell you, I…
  3. …Biden could have stopped it, and Zelenskyy could have stopped it, and Putin should have never started it. Everybody's to blame. Oh, I don't know…

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

Mar 13, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …But they have very serious discussions going on right now with President Putin and others. And hopefully, they all want to end this nightmare. It's…
  2. …long time, and it's vicious and violent. And I think if— President Putin agrees and does a cease-fire, I think we're going to be…
  3. …before I came along. But I got along very well with President Putin. I got along with most of them. I get along great with…

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

Feb 28, 2025 Meeting 6 times

  1. …have had some very good discussions with Russia. I spoke with President Putin, and we're going to try and bring this to a close. That's…
  2. …they're not going to go back to fighting. I've spoken with President Putin, and I think—I mean, I feel very strong—I've known him…
  3. …have a deal. You want me to say really terrible things about Putin and then say: "Hi, Vladimir. How are we doing on the deal…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 27, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …didn't win the election, I don't think we'd be even talking to Putin right now or anybody else. I think it would just—you know…
  2. …of the primary reasons this started. And this was long before President Putin. They never said—it was an impossibility. So we can say: "Oh…
  3. …going to happen. Yes, please. The relationship between President Zelenskyy and President Putin is not a good one. You've noticed, right? It's not a good…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 26, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …going nowhere until this administration came in. They hadn't spoken to President Putin in 2 years. And so we'll—keep you advised. Before we begin…
  2. …has ever seen. I think that's one of the reasons that President Putin looked at that. He said: "Wow, these guys are a paper tiger…
  3. …there was a disgrace—in fact, you know, in all fairness to Putin, when he saw that, he said, "Well, this is our time to…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Emmanuel Macron of France and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 24, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …sure that will happen. At some point, I'll be meeting with President Putin also, yes. I don't know when. We speak. We're trying to get…
  2. …worked out. But yes, at some point I'll be meeting with President Putin too. Say it. Yes, please. President Macron. President Trump—— President Trump. Yes…
  3. …didn't communicate. He couldn't—he—it was terrible. He hadn't spoken to Putin in 3 years. You're trying to end a war. People are being…