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“France” said in 55 of 403 transcripts, 91 times.
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Sep 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement on healthcare 1 time
…was, relatively speaking, a little bit. So I want to thank Germany, France—all of the countries that pretty easily agreed. Wasn't easy. It was…
Sep 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at RNC Midterm Convention, Trump speaks at RNC Midterm Convention (Night 1) 3 times
…that I couldn't get it from countries. Never got—I would call France. I would call other countries. In the case of France, I would…
…a favor. You have to double or triple the drug prices in France, if you don't mind, because you're paying $10 for a pill, and…
Sep 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…knew that the nations would never agree because you'd have to get France and Germany and all of these different company—countries to agree. And…
Aug 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an Announcement on Healthcare Affordability 1 time
…thing, though, was the countries. Everybody said it would be impossible for France to agree to double and triple their drug prices, but they agreed…
Jul 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Georgia 3 times
…thought I'd get the countries to do it. And I called up France. I started with Emmanuel Macron. I said, "Emmanuel, you must raise your…
…percent tariff on every bottle of wine and champagne coming out of France." And he said—Scott was there—and he said, "Donald, Donald, it…
Jul 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a FIFA Reception 2 times
…said: "When some guy gets by you from Spain, from Argentina, from France—Barron, what happens? From England. What happens, Barron?" He said, "Dad, I'm…
…in your sport. That's pretty rare, isn't it? To our first ally, France, winning in Philadelphia on July 4. What a game. They would seem…
Jul 8, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the answer is, they weren't—I spoke to Germany. I spoke to France. Spoke to U.K. Spoke to Italy. I spoke to—I didn't speak…
…likewise, I spoke to Germany. They didn't want to help. Spoke to France. He didn't want to help. Nobody wanted to help. Some of the…
Jun 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…that if you do mail-in ballots, there's going to be cheating. France gave it up. We're the only country in the world that does…
Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 1 time
…you had to get it from the countries. Then I went to France. I said to a very nice man named Emmanuel Macron. I said…
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner 1 time
…a couple of times. I called up the countries, and I got France. That's Emmanuel Macron. Beautiful accent. I said: "Emmanuel, you're going to have…
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 1 time
…up a little bit. So I'd call up, like, as an example, France. I spoke with Macron, right? You know Macron? He's a wonderful guy…
Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…protect this country. So, if they want to do the service tax—France did it also and some others. And we—I mean, literally, I…
Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 2 times
…that the people understand it. We'll be leaving very soon. And if France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they'll go…
…shoulder missile, small missiles. That's not for us. That will be for France. That will be for whoever is using the Strait. But I think…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 1 time
…I said, "Would you like to help us?" "Uh." To President of France, Macron—nice guy. I really—he is a nice guy. I said…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to farmers 1 time
…could have a lot of people, so when the President of China, France—when somebody comes over from the U.K., including the King—we have…
Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…do. The only country in the whole world. People have tried it. France tried it, and they went away. They're now doing paper ballots, watermark…
Mar 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…countries." But I got the countries quickly. I said, "Listen, Emmanuel"—like France, just as an example—"you have to double the price of your…
…I'm going to put a big tariff on everything coming in from France," or whatever country, because I made numerous of these calls. And it…
Mar 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…now $20. They go from a hundred to $20. And a country—France or one of the countries—will go from $10 to $20. And…
Mar 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…times, not often, but I called the countries up. I called up France. I said: "Emmanuel, you have to cut your good friends from America…
…in the world that does mail-in ballots anymore. They tried it. France tried it. It failed. They go to paper ballots. They're all doing…
Jan 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Iowa 1 time
…I will. Why wouldn't I get them?" And I called Macron of France. I said, "You've got to double the price of your drugs." He…
Jan 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Health Roundtable 6 times
…reason they're not doing it is that no other nation would agree. France, as an example, paid 10 percent of what we paid. Germany was…
…a doubling or tripling or quadrupling. Now, if you're the head of France, the last thing you want to do is say, "I'm going to…
…But we had a problem. The other nations weren't going for it. France turned it down. Germany turned it down. U.K. turned it down. European…
Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 5 times
…found out it was the nations that were so tough. So, when France was told that the pill will go from $10 to $30, it's…
…so low. But what did I do to the countries? I said, "France, your health care for prescription drugs is going to go up triple…
…going to talk to them about that. But I said to the—France—I called up—as an example, France—just as an example. I…
Dec 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 4 times
…it. I called up the heads of the countries. As an example, France: I spoke to a very good man, President Macron of France, and…
…do it, I'm going to put a 25-percent tariff on everything France sells into the United States of America, and that's approximately 20 times…
…have the 25-percent tariff, everything you sell." In the case of France, it was wine, champagne, cars, everything they sell. It's 25 to 30…
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 4 times
…what happened—COVID. And it was sort of hard to go after France and Italy, say, "Listen, on top of all your COVID all over…
…going to have to double and triple your drug prices." They said—France, as an example, U.K., European Union—they said, "You must be kidding…
…was all a con job. But I'd say to the head of France, as an example, "I'm sorry, but you're going to have to double…
Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…it was a very good time to be hitting up Spain, Italy, France. But now we're doing it. So the hardest thing to do was…
…for sale for $130, and you could buy it in Germany and France and Spain and someplace—anyways—they set their own prices—for $10…
Dec 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation 1 time
…Zelenskyy. Also, I spoke with the heads of Germany, Italy, NATO, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. We had very long…
Dec 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…one that people know mostly is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. And we're going to top it by, I think, a lot. The…
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…have to go back to China, they have to go back to France. They have to go back to where they— -ever they came from…
…insurance companies. Yes, please, Steve . I did. Right. Yes. The leaders of France, we spoke to, and Germany and U.K. All very good leaders, very…
Nov 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Veterans Day address 2 times
…you know, I—I was recently at an event, and I saw France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn't. And I saw France was…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…she's saying. Where are you from? Where are you from? You're from France? Beautiful accent, but we can't understand what you're saying. Huh? The West…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 1 time
…because it wouldn't have exactly been good at the time to tell France—you know what they were going through, you know what Spain was…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 1 time
…Hello, President Xi." And "How have you been?" And, "Hello, Emmanuel," from France— —and all the different people that we've had here. And you've got…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Middle East Peace Ceremony 1 time
…Fantastic. And Cyprus, Egypt, the European Union. That's a lot of countries. France. Thank you very much, Emmanuel. I would imagine Emmanuel standing someplace behind…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…had to focus on other things. You couldn't be tariffing Italy, Spain, France as they were dying by the thousands and millions. But we did…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…couldn't be tariffing countries. And if you looked at what happened to France and Spain and Italy and all, I'm not going to go say…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…COVID came, the last thing I was going to do is tell France and Italy and Spain and a couple of other countries that we're…
Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…includes big—you know, big countries. When you look at Germany and France and Spain—although Spain didn't come through, but they will. By the…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…end of World—anniversary end of World War II. And I called France and Macron, who's a good man. I said, "What are you doing…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…You know, recently, other countries celebrated the victory of World War I. France was celebrating. Really, they were all celebrating. The only one that doesn't…
…bayonets and pry the enemy from the hedgerows of the French countryside. France needed us badly. We were there. A lot of people needed us…
…the next year, he was in Normandy. He fought his way across France as part of Patton's Third Army, crossed the Rhine into the heart…
Jun 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…World War II—the victory of World War II, I called up France, and they were celebrating the victory. Well, we helped them a lot…
Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…lost 51 million people. And you know, we can't forget that. But France was celebrating. And as you know, Hitler made a speech at the…
May 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…victory of World War II." Then I called up the President of France on something also unrelated. He said, "Sir, we're celebrating our victory over…
May 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…do three or four smaller ones and put them together. That's what France has done. France has done a good job with this for years…
May 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…very much, Alexandre—appreciate that you came—came all the way from France—and the incredible team at Tiffany and Company. And Tiffany is doing…
May 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…are real leaders. These are real tough cookies: Lieutenant General Derek "Trapper" France, Major General David Shoemaker, Brigadier General Richard "Deuce" Dickens, Chief Master Sergeants…
…one, and they were celebrating. And the fact is, Russia was celebrating, France was celebrating, everybody was celebrating but us. And we're the ones that…
…that war too. But think of it. I'm calling—now, we love France, right? But I think we did a little more to win the…
May 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…know, it's—I was watching for the last week, and I noticed France, I noticed other countries all getting ready for Victory Day. And I…
May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…And he lived a different life. He moved to the south of France, but he lived—it was a life of tremendous luxury. He had…
Apr 29, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…world to see your President. They're coming from India, they're coming from France, they're coming from Spain. Yes, they're coming from China too. Yes, they're…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…paper, actually, it's all watermarked. You can't cheat—very hard to cheat. France went that way. They were like us, and they were, you know…
Mar 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…have them all done by 10 o'clock in the evening. You know, France went to that and—not that I want to copy anybody, but…