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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.

“Elon / Musk” said in 43 of 403 transcripts, 145 times.

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Remarks on the National Economy in Suffern, New York

May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 3 times

  1. …they wanted everybody to buy an electric car. And as I told Elon, "I love electric cars, but, Elon, it's not for everybody." You know…
  2. …No, we love electric cars. I have to say that because of Elon. But I love electric cars. They're lovely, lovely vehicles. But I said…

Remarks at the United States-Saudi Investment Forum

Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 5 times

  1. …worry. We have to go through a process. The process will take—Elon knows. The process will take about—would you say 24 hours? I…
  2. …hit the hell out of them." Right? We talked about that, right, Elon? I said, "We wait 2 weeks before." It's almost like you're in…
  3. …car and they borrow the money—you're so lucky I'm with you, Elon. I'll tell you, you are—have—has he ever thanked me properly…

Remarks on Signing Legislation Regarding Congressional Disapproval of Environmental Protection Agency Rules Relating to Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards in California and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …car within a very short period of time. Now we know why Elon doesn't like me so much, which he does, actually. He does. And…
  2. …day one, Speaker, right? We're going to abolish the EV mandate. And Elon still endorsed me, because, honestly, he never, ever spoke to me about…

Remarks in Warren, Michigan

Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …They tried. I watched those numbers. I watched those numbers. We had Elon with us. Elon is a smart guy. Elon was with us. Elon…
  2. …Look at this. What's going on? I think they're cheating again." And Elon looked at us. He goes: "No, you're going to win. They just…
  3. …There's something they have with electric that's amazing. And, by the way, Elon makes a great car, but not everybody is going to want it…

Remarks on Next Generation Air Dominance and Military Readiness and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …tremendous waste, fraud, and abuse. But I certainly wouldn't want—you know, Elon has businesses in China, and he would be susceptible, perhaps, to that…
  2. …to talk about costs. You might want to address that, Pete. But Elon was over there today to address costs. DOGE. A thing called DOGE…
  3. …Elon—if you—if they ever wanted to do that, I think Elon wouldn't do it. I think he wouldn't do it. He wouldn't want…

Remarks at a Tesla Viewing and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …steel—stainless steel. But the cars themselves—so what is this one, Elon? That's a Model Y. So I have a lot of information, including…
  2. …largest plants in the world, in Texas. Could you talk about that, Elon? And I'm just saying, beyond the cars, they're great, but we have…
  3. …a favor. He didn't ask me for this. I said, "You know, Elon, I don't like what's happening to you. And Tesla is a great…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 12 times

  1. …very bad shape. I did. We had a great meeting. We had Elon, and we had some of the representatives that—for—you know, the…
  2. …the good people. And so we're going to be watching them, and Elon and the group are going to be watching them. And if they…
  3. …were tremendous kickbacks for the people that authorized those contracts. But no, Elon has been really teaching everybody about the numbers that you can do…

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress

Mar 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …Efficiency—DOGE—perhaps you've heard of it—perhaps—which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight. Thank you, Elon. He's working…
  2. …by a group of very intelligent, mostly young people, headed up by Elon. And we appreciate it. We've found hundreds of billions of dollars of…

Remarks at a Black History Month Reception

Feb 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …of fraud and waste and abuse, and that's just the beginning. And Elon Musk has done an amazing job, I have to tell you. His…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida

Feb 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …Ooh, very popular. Very popular. Wow. That's very nice. Sitting next to Elon. Wow, that's—you couldn't do better than that, huh? As well as…
  2. …Kushner, a very special guy. Thank you, Jared. Thank you, Jared. And Elon Musk. He's been making a little news lately, hasn't he, though? Very…
  3. …order creating the Department of Government Efficiency and put a man named Elon Musk in charge. Thank you, Elon, for doing it. Thank you very…

Remarks Following a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters in Palm Beach, Florida

Feb 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …happened. And you know, it's a very sad situation. Yes, please. Well, Elon Musk—— Yes, yes. Elon is, to me, a patriot. So, you know…
  2. …These are—this is what they do well. They're super—I asked Elon, "Who are these DOGE people?" He said they're super brilliant computer people…
  3. …talk about a lot of different things. And any conflicts—I told Elon, any conflicts, you can't have anything to do with that. So anything…

Remarks During a Swearing-in Ceremony for Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

Feb 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …tomorrow. We have a lot of stuff. And I want to commend Elon, because he's done a—he doesn't need this. You know, he's abused…
  2. …of the contract just keeps getting check after check after check, because—Elon had an expression yesterday: because nobody cares. It's a great expression. Nobody…
  3. …two that's, like, a legitimate reason. So, I just want to thank Elon for going through it. I want to thank all the people that…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative

Feb 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …a very important deal today. It's DOGE. And I'm going to ask Elon to tell you a little bit about it and some of the…
  2. …that's very serious. I think it's a very serious violation. I'll ask Elon Musk to say a few words, and we'll take some questions. Elon…
  3. …want a—an unsuccessful guy doing this. Now, one thing also that Elon hasn't really mentioned are the groups of people that are getting some…

Remarks at a Republican Senate Conference in Palm Beach, Florida

Feb 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …control of the party." Now I have somebody who's, I think, fantastic: Elon. And Elon was a recluse. You know, he was a very reclusive…
  2. …and we're finding it now. That's one of the beauties of what Elon is doing. He's got—he started with a group of 25 supergeniuses…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …And I have great respect for the people that are doing it. Elon Musk is helping us on it, and he's pretty good. He's pretty…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Jan 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …They're very rich people, so I hope they do. And, I mean, Elon doesn't like one of those people. So— . No. No, no. It's going…
  2. …the people in the deal. So—— No, no. I've—well, I've spoken Elon, but—— I've spoken to all of them, actually. No, no. The people…