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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 Announcing the Siting of a Mesabi Metallics Steel Manufacturing Facility in Southeastern Iowa and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 28, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement in the Oval Office 3 times

  1. …the history of the United States of America. We have the best crime numbers in the history of our country, despite the fact that they…
  2. …lower than at any time since 1900. So we have the best crime numbers. We have the best economic numbers. We have—Iran will never…
  3. …of the problems that we had, which started the whole mess of crime. And we're ending cashless bail. But, over there, I'm surprised that they…

Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

Sep 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly 6 times

  1. …As a result, last year, we achieved the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded. The murder rate has plummeted to its lowest level in…
  2. …sent our crime busters into Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and crime in each place went down over 80 percent, and it will go…
  3. …January 20 of last year in Washington, DC, it was riddled with crime. And now crime is down 87 percent, and we're going for a…

Remarks to United States Embassy Personnel and Business Leaders in Dublin, Ireland

Sep 12, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to U.S. Embassy Personnel and Business Leaders 9 times

  1. …that was possible? A couple of good examples also, though, is a crime in our Nation's Capital, Washington, DC, was through the roof. It was…
  2. …in Washington, DC, and they worked with the police, and we have crime down in Washington, DC. It went from an extremely unsafe city to…
  3. …so doable: 2 percent of the people create 91 percent of the crime. Think of that. That's so doable. Because if I said 60 percent…

Remarks at the Republican National Committee Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas

Sep 9, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at RNC Midterm Convention, Trump speaks at RNC Midterm Convention (Night 1) 10 times

  1. …the biggest tax decrease in the history of our country. And no crime. We want no crime. We don't want crime. We'll have American energy…
  2. …I think you saw this—we achieved the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded in the history of our country, with the murder rate…
  3. …steal your money for reparations—— They want to, basically, punish you for crimes that you never committed that happened hundreds of years ago. And our…

Remarks During a Rose Garden Club Dinner

Sep 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …people with regular jobs. But the job numbers are way up. The crime numbers are way down. You've been seeing the reports. We have the…
  2. …to be going to trial, and they're being charged with very serious crimes. In addition to one that I don't think they have been charged…
  3. …back to defund the police. We achieved the largest drop in violent crime. We achieved all of these great statistics, and those are the things…

Remarks During a Greeting With California State Parks Lifeguard Ryder Williams and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump greets Lifeguard Ryder Williams 3 times

  1. …here a year and a half ago, the numbers were horrible. The crime stats, the murders, the death, the drug dealing—everything was up. We…
  2. …and shot and killed in Washington, DC. One of the safest places. Crime is down 84 percent, and that—I did that in a short…
  3. …it in Chicago if we were asked to do it. But the crime stats in the whole country we have down 15, 16, 17 percent…

Remarks on Law Enforcement in Garden City, New York

Aug 14, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in New York 32 times

  1. …News and World Report gives you a perfect score in terms of crime: 100 out of 100. And under the Trump administration, we're working every…
  2. …the war on police, and we declared a very strong war on crime. It's been really amazing. We've led our outstanding new Attorney General—happens…
  3. …seen—FBI Director Kash Patel. Best numbers anybody has ever seen on crime. And with your help, last year we achieved the largest drop in…

Remarks in Las Vegas, Nevada

Aug 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Las Vegas 6 times

  1. …a big win on that, as you know, in the Supreme Court. Crime was ravaging our cities, and the whole world was laughing at us…
  2. …do that; you go through squalor. And add the word again: filth, crime, death, destruction, embarrassment. You lose your home. You lose your apartment. And…
  3. …that guy, that Governor, shouldn't be allowed to run for Governor, because crime in North Carolina under him went through the roof, and he shouldn't…

Remarks on Signing the Executive Order Establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Executive Order signing 15 times

  1. …it's a renaissance. But the biggest thing is, we have very little crime now. This was the crime capital, frankly, of the world. It was…
  2. …a restaurant. You—I mean, you literally can't. The restaurants are booming. Crime is down 92 percent, maybe more. I want to get it down…
  3. …is that 2 percent of the people create 91 percent of the crime. You can really handle that, and we've moved almost 5,000 people…

Remarks on Efforts To Renovate Washington Dulles International Airport and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers a Transportation Announcement 5 times

  1. …improvements in the last year and a half since we got here. Crime is down by 84 percent. We've removed 8,000—almost 8,000…
  2. …amazing statistic: 2 percent of the people caused 91 percent of the crime. And we can handle that really easily. So they've done—I just…
  3. …I can also say—and if you look at Memphis, Tennessee, where crime was rampant, and it's down, now, 71 percent. And it will go…

Remarks on the United States Automobile Industry in Milford, Michigan

Jul 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at General Motors 14 times

  1. …going down. But you know what we did the best? We stopped crime in Washington. It's down 88 percent, and we moved out over 5…
  2. …DC, is. But the most important thing is, we have very little crime. And there's a statistic that's incredible: 2 percent of the people create…
  3. …our capital. They have to be proud of it. It was a crime-ridden mess. And the other thing—I got a call from the…

Remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

Jul 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Correspondents' Dinner 3 times

  1. …in the world—one of the safest cities in the United States. Crime is down 88 percent, and our Capital is shining again with 62…
  2. …were killed a year, and now we are—we have almost a crime-free city. Our National Guard has done an incredible job, and we've…
  3. …it's fantastic: 2 percent of the people create 91 percent of the crime. That's something you can fix, and we fixed it. We moved out…

Remarks in Marietta, Georgia

Jul 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Georgia 4 times

  1. …aliens have been admitted into the United States. Zero. And now our crime numbers are among the lowest they've ever been. It's plummeting downward, and…
  2. …machines. Every day, we're liberating our communities from the scourge of migrant crime. In nearby Clayton County, Georgia, Federal law enforcement recently charged an illegal…
  3. …the help of our Republican majorities in Congress, we will crush violent crime, impose harsh new penalties for dangerous repeat offenders, crack down on Marxist…

Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Bilateral Meeting with the President of the Republic of Lebanon 7 times

  1. …DC. We have virtually—we've wiped out about 92 percent of the crime, and we're going to get very close to—I believe we're going…
  2. …is that 2 percent of the people create 91 percent of the crime. Think of that. It's a great stat, because if it was 70…
  3. …that's a—2 percent of the people create 91 percent of the crime. Think of that. Two percent of the people. You can handle that…

Address to the Nation on Election Reforms

Jul 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers a Speech to the Nation 4 times

  1. …than one person. We had transgender for everybody, men in women sports, crime ravaging our cities, and the whole world was laughing at us as…
  2. …in the history of our country, and now we have the best. Crime is plummeting nationwide, with the murder rate at its lowest level since…
  3. …play, and cheat. The FBI agents working on the case believed that crimes were committed, yet the Biden Department of Justice slow-walked the investigation…

Remarks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Jul 15, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins the Defense and Innovation Summit 5 times

  1. …central casting. Washington, DC—we're using the military in there. And our crime rate's down 92 percent. And it's gone from an unsafe city to…
  2. …bit—we started it a little bit later, but they're down in crime 78 percent. And New Orleans, Louisiana—the Governor called me up—Jeff…
  3. …the Mardi Gras coming up, and this place is loaded up with crime." And we sent in the National Guard and others, and it was…

Remarks at a Rose Garden Club Lunch

Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 13 times

  1. …Jeff Landry, who called me. He says, "You know, we have a crime problem, and we had the Mardi Gras." And he said: "Could you…
  2. …Mardi Gras is coming, and we have a little bit of a crime problem." And I think you say it was the safest—where's Jeff…
  3. …it was the best they ever had, the safest. And the city crime is down 81 percent. I wish Chicago would call me. If Chicago…

Remarks on Affordability in Macungie, Pennsylvania

Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 2 times

  1. …we will defend our borders like never before. We will crush violent crime, impose harsh new penalties on dangerous repeat offenders that shouldn't be in…
  2. …kill somebody in the afternoon. It's crazy. That was the beginning of crime. We will pass the Great Health Care Plan to stop all payments…

Remarks on Signing Executive Orders on Quantum Technologies and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 4 times

  1. …wish him well, but he's got two problems: energy and immigration and crime. But energy and immigration. And he's—you know, he's really hurt himself…
  2. …this city, people don't even recognize it. By the way, Memphis, Tennessee: Crime is down 78 percent in a matter of months. It was a…
  3. …solve the Chicago problem. In 3, 4 months, you'd have virtually a crime-free city. We'll remove all of the bad ones. You have criminals…

Remarks on Signing a Proclamation To Restore United States Commercial Fishing in the Pacific and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …into a—we have a thriving community. We got rid of the crime. We're 92-percent down on crime. Think of it. And we're going…
  2. …is—I—the people came in from Memphis: 74-percent reduction in crime. New Orleans—think of that: 78-percent reduction in crime. They had…
  3. …know why? Because we sent in people that—that take care of crime. Chicago should do it. New York should do it. Los Angeles should…

Remarks on Signing the Secure America Act and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 10, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs The Secure America Act 13 times

  1. …of America. They want to drag us straight back to chaos and crime of the crooked Joe Biden administration, one of the most corrupt administrations…
  2. …them do that. I have to say that Washington just had some crime numbers out, and it's the lowest number—best crime numbers that we've…
  3. …we went from being a crime-ridden city—our Capital being a crime-ridden place, to being among the safest cities in the country. I'm…

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

Jun 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …said, "For what?" He said, "What you did for Memphis." Memphis, the crime is down about 72 percent, and it's going. He said, "It's like…
  2. …You've got to help me with New Orleans. We have a tremendous crime problem." And I sent in our really talented people, including National Guardsmen…
  3. …don't forget: 2 percent of your people create 90 percent of your crime. That's a great number, because 2 percent of the people, you can…

Remarks on the National Economy in Suffern, New York

May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 2 times

  1. …bring them back. On top of that, the streets are dirty. The crime is out of control. We have a family here that's so incredible…
  2. …the help of our Republican majorities in Congress, we will crush violent crime. We will impose harsh new penalties for dangerous repeat offenders. We will…

Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut

May 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers keynote address at Coast Guard Academy Commencement 4 times

  1. …we've gotten them to the extent that we just had the best crime numbers in history. The best crime numbers—meaning the lowest crime numbers…
  2. …the Panama Canal, we will drive out the forces of lawlessness and crime and foreign encroachment, just like we've been doing. You know, we have…

Remarks on the Construction of the White House Ballroom and an Exchange With Reporters

May 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …was built so—and when you have strong religion, you have less crime. It's just a fact. You know, whatever it may be. It's like…
  2. …me, and I'd send the National Guard in; Chicago would have no crime. Look at Washington, DC. We—did you see the crime stats are…
  3. …a hot city. We have a beautiful city. We have very little crime—almost no crime. And we could have the same thing in Chicago…

Remarks at a Rose Garden Club Dinner

May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …really, a few months. And now it's just continued. And we have crime down by 90 percent in Washington, DC. And I want to thank…
  2. …good—that 2 percent of the people create 92 percent of the crime. And I love that stat because we can solve that problem. We…
  3. …them. And she comes from a country where they have nothing but crime, bedlam, filth. A horrible place. They say it may be the worst…

Remarks During a Visit to National Mall Reflecting Pool and an Exchange With Reporters

May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …be no good if we didn't have a safe city. But the crime, I think it's down about 88 percent or something like that. And…
  2. …it's like—it's the capital, and we had a very, very terrible crime rate here, and it's down now. We're going to have it down…
  3. …quite a few, but we got many of them out. And the crime rate is—as you know, the murder rate in the country is…

Remarks at a Celebration of Military Mothers and an Exchange With Reporters

May 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Military Mother's Day Event 4 times

  1. …a killing field practically. And now it's down. The numbers are down—crime—80 percent in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Governor called up. Jeff Landry…
  2. …have the Mardi Gras coming up, and we have a lot of crime in this city. Can you do something?" And we put our people…
  3. …help them out. We'd love to help them out, and we'd get crime numbers down 70 percent, 80 percent, 90 percent in a matter of…

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. …was born—125 years, 1900. And that's an amazing thing. And the crime rate in the Capital, Washington, DC, which was a disaster—when I…
  2. …And it's a very interesting statistic, Mayor. So 90 percent of the crime is committed by 2 percent of the people. And that's really good…
  3. …thing. Two percent of the people commit 92 percent, actually, of the crime. It's incredible. It's great because you get—you get rid of them…

Remarks During an Event With Seniors in Middleton, Florida

May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 7 times

  1. …military. It's got no anything. It's got one thing that's really strong: crime. It's got a lot of crime. They have no police. All they…
  2. …her? She heads it. And think of it: They have nothing but crime, poverty, pollution. Everything is horrible over there. Nothing good. They say it's…
  3. …But think of it—the murder rate. Who talks about that? But crime has gotten so bad. During the Biden administration, it was the largest…

Remarks at a Turning Point, U.S.A., Event in Phoenix, Arizona

Apr 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Turning Point USA 4 times

  1. …months. Zero. And in 2025, we achieved the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded. That's despite all of these people that came into our…
  2. …Democrats want to drag America down; destroy our country; put it into crime, poverty, and squalor. Really, the squalor of a third-world nation. We…
  3. …you want a poor and weak America, a country that's riddled with crime, death, disease, and nothing but problems, you should immediately vote Democrat. If…

Remarks on Receiving a DoorDash Order and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 13, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump addresses the nation 3 times

  1. …going to happen. So I can't. I think he's very weak on crime and other things. So I'm not—I mean, he went public. I'm…
  2. …our country, and that's what we have now. We have the lowest crime numbers we've had in a long time, despite the fact that many…
  3. …gotten a lot of them out. We've done a great job on crime. So we have the lowest murder rate in 125 years. Since 1900…

Remarks on United States Military Operations in Iran and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …where they came from, from all over the world. We have great crime numbers, despite the fact that they let in 25 million people. And…
  2. …removed or you don't have a country. So we had the best crime numbers that we've had. Murder numbers—the best in 125 years. Think…
  3. …before my father was born, by a lot—we have the best crime numbers, and we're going to keep it that way. And that's despite…

Remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee Annual Fundraising Dinner

Mar 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers Remarks at the NRCC Annual Fundraising Dinner 7 times

  1. …And we—the largest drop—we had the largest drop in violent crime in our country despite all of these criminals that have been allowed…
  2. …history of our country. And our Nation would be ravaged by rampant crime, woke lunacy, and transgender for everybody. That's where we would've been. People…
  3. …country, in the sanctuary city of Chicago. You know, we would stop crime in Chicago just like we did in Louisiana. We had great success…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 24, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts DHS swearing-in ceremony 2 times

  1. …close and vital partner in helping us secure the border, stop migrant crime, end the scourge of illegal drugs, and make America safe again and…
  2. …Yesterday we were in Memphis, Tennessee, to celebrate the steepest reduction in crime ever recorded. We've been there for about 5 months, and the numbers…

Remarks During Tour of the Graceland Estate and an Exchange With Reporters in Memphis, Tennessee

Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …We were here, and we're touting how well it's done with the crime stats. And, over a period of 5 months, it's way, way down…
  2. …I'd love to be invited to Chicago. We would get rid of crime in Chicago very easily, but the Democrats don't want to do that…
  3. …every place we go—in Memphis, I guess you probably heard, the crime numbers are way down. Most of them are down by 75 percent…

Remarks During a Roundtable Discussion With the Memphis Safe Task Force in Memphis, Tennessee

Mar 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable 17 times

  1. …And now they said, "We can't believe what's happened," in terms of crime, in terms of what's gone on and the job that these people…
  2. …months. It would be great in 4 months. You'd have almost no crime. But he can't do it. And it just keeps going the same…
  3. …Oh, where are you from?" "Memphis." "What did I do?" "You stopped crime." And your sheriffs are so thankful. And—oh, you haven't seen it…