Remarks in a Meeting With Technology Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters
Aug 19, 2026 Meeting 1 time
…I—you know, I said it a hundred times. The King of Saudi Arabia—many, many people, they said 2 years ago, 3 years ago…
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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 1 time
…if they're doing that. Yes. No, I just told you. You have Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait—you know, primarily—and then others…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Ahmad Husayn al-Shara' of Syria and an Exchange With Reporters in Ankara, Turkey
Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 3 times
…about that? So we have—if you add it up, you take Saudi Arabia and take Russia—two big oil producers—we do more than…
…But we are making—we are producing more oil right now than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined by almost double. Okay. Any other questions? Yes…
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 1 time
…actually. And what happens? They try and knock out two ships. A Saudi and, I guess, Kuwait, right? Kuwaiti. Oh, no. Qatari, in addition. Really…
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 1 time
…East, because they had all those missiles aimed at the Amir, at Saudi Arabia, at U.A.E., at Kuwait, at Bahrain. I mean, the biggest surprise…
Remarks in Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
May 27, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 4 times
…So we're producing right now more oil, by double, than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined. There's never been anything like that. We have—we don't…
…oil now being produced—by double, by two times—than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined. It's a great stat. Do you want to say something…
…And we'd like to have the countries we were talking about—with Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, and the others—we would like to have them…
Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 4 times
…at these five—in particular, five countries. They start shooting at Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Kuwait, Oman. They start shooting at them. And they were…
…them. We know we—you know, they've been very good. Hey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia—in particular, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., the three of them—Kuwait…
…this. We have more—we have twice the amount of oil as Saudi Arabia or Russia, and soon it'll be three times the amount. Chris…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters
Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 1 time
…East. Qatar has been great. U.A.E. has been absolutely—they've been great. Saudi Arabia has been terrific. Bahrain has been very good. The Middle Eastern…
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 3 times
…swampy wetland. And when it rains, and you have the King of Saudi Arabia—we have, as an example, the King of the U.K.—I…
…high rises, burning. They showed buildings in Qatar, they showed buildings in Saudi Arabia burning, and they weren't burning. They weren't hit. It was all…
…Those missiles were set to go after them. So they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked. And the…
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 1 time
…what. They're—they've drone—they've hit Qatar. They've hit U.A.E. They've hit Saudi Arabia. They've hit Oman with—they were helping us negotiate. They got…
Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace
Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 2 times
…that wasn't done, that cloud would have been there. And countries like Saudi Arabia, countries like Qatar, countries that nobody could have signed, you—would…
…and I'm pleased to announce that Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, U.A.E., Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait have all come—contributed more than $7 billion…
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 1 time
…our country. A lot of that's coming in from foreign countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar and U.A.E. and others. And I get to meet…
Remarks at a Signing Ceremony With President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombohe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and an Exchange With Reporters
Dec 4, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds meetings with the Presidents of Rwanda & the Congo. 1 time
…job. It's amazing. I was with a gentleman, the future King of Saudi Arabia—and you've heard me say this a couple of times—but…
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 1 time
…have peace in the Middle East. As you know, the King of Saudi Arabia just left yesterday. We had some great meetings, and he's made…
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 10 times
…I don't know. We'll see, but we appreciate it very much. So Saudi is going to be investing at least $600 billion, and that means…
…some of the assets? And also, how we've been helped by the Saudis in terms of the kind of investment they've made? Please. Right. Well…
…is fine. They do business all over. They've done very little with Saudi Arabia, actually. They could—I'm sure they could do a lot. And…
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 1 time
…a lot of terrifically talented people. We've had tremendous support from U.A.E., Saudi Arabia. Qatar has been unbelievable. Unbelievable. Egypt, as you know, and Jordan…
Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 2 times
…amazing thing is: All of the countries over there, from Qatar to Saudi Arabia to U.A.E. to—all of them—the rich ones, the less…
…there with us all the way. And of course, as you know, Saudi Arabia and Jordan and so many—I will tell you, President Erdoğan…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and an Exchange With Reporters
Sep 25, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…could be today. We have a very strong dialogue going on with Saudi Arabia, with—I would say, you have four or five real leaders…
…his request, I took—and the request, also, of the King of Saudi Arabia. It's very interesting. And Qatar. They said, "If you could, take…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain and an Exchange With Reporters
Jul 16, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…we appreciate the investment. It's a great—we left, as you know, Saudi Arabia. We were just there in Saudi Arabia, and we—Qatar was…
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 1 time
…hope I don't bore you with it. But when I was in Saudi Arabia, I was in Qatar, I was in U.A.E., and then I…
Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters
Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…has ever seen it. And I— told the story: The King of Saudi Arabia—I was over there. They gave us $5.1 trillion between…
Remarks Prior to a Working Dinner With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters
Jul 7, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…was talking to him, and I said, "You know, the King of Saudi Arabia, a smart guy"—and also, we went to Qatar, and we…
Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Following a Meeting With Republican Members of Congress
May 20, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…the of—they were going to get into the—if you look, Saudi Arabia—you take a—take a look—little look what was happening…
Remarks in a Roundtable Meeting With Business Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters in Doha, Qatar
May 15, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…to help themselves also. And we want them to get along with Saudi Arabia, because that's been a—that's been a big fight. And the…
…sanctions. So we've actually been praised for that. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was very strong, "Please do that." He wanted it done. And…
…the Crown Prince a lot—I've known him a long time—in Saudi Arabia. And the amir is fantastic. And we're going to another country…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and an Exchange With Reporters
May 6, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…maybe, before—we're going to, as you know, the Middle East and Saudi Arabia. We're going to U.A.E. and Qatar, and that will be, I…
…the largest find anywhere in the world. They say it's larger than Saudi Arabia. I don't know, but it's a lot. But we have tremendous…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters
Apr 7, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…We have the most energy of any country in the world, including Saudi Arabia— including everybody—by a lot. And I took it to number…
Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and an Exchange With Reporters
Feb 13, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…a meeting in Munich, and then, next week, there's a meeting in Saudi Arabia—not with myself or President Putin, but with top officials, and…