--- title: Study: 'Biden' Among Most Frequently Used Words By Trump description: “Biden” was the fifth most frequently used word in the Trump White House, according to a TIME analysis of public remarks. canonical: https://time.com/7282831/donald-trump-joe-biden-most-frequent-words/ author: Brian Bennett article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-05-06T10:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-19T07:52:04.601Z article:section: Politics og:title: Study: 'Biden' Among Most Frequently Used Words By Trump og:description: “Biden” was the fifth most frequently used word in the Trump White House first 100 days, according to a TIME analysis of public remarks. og:url: https://time.com/7282831/donald-trump-joe-biden-most-frequent-words/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7259e4b0a29ec0ee/6998c65f93610ceb9fc2f9ba/GettyImages-2194374975.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: The Inauguration Of Donald J. 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Study finds 'Biden' among White House's most frequently used words_  by [Brian Bennett](https://time.com/author/brian-bennett/)  ## Brian Bennett Bennett is a former senior White House correspondent at TIME. May 6, 2025 10:00 AM UTC  by [Brian Bennett](https://time.com/author/brian-bennett/)  ## Brian Bennett Bennett is a former senior White House correspondent at TIME. May 6, 2025 10:00 AM UTC President Donald Trump has been in office for more than three months, but he is still constantly bringing up his predecessor. Whether it’s casting blame or aspersions, Trump can’t stop talking about former President Joe Biden. In recent weeks, he’s mentioned Biden when asked about the stock market, the war in Gaza, what he’s doing to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and his decision to send Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador. On Friday, NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Trump when he’ll take responsibility for the performance of the U.S. economy. “I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy,” Trump said. It was one of about 20 mentions of “Biden” Trump made in the interview, according to the [transcript](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514). The previous week, Trump [mentioned](https://time.com/7280114/donald-trump-2025-interview-transcript/) Biden a dozen times during an interview with TIME. In the Trump White House's first 100 days, “Biden” was the fifth most frequently used word, according to a TIME analysis of transcripts of his public remarks and those of key spokespeople. The former President’s last name was uttered more than “border” and just less than the word “deal.” The most frequently used word was “great,” followed by “American” and “tariff.” To come up with the tally, TIME used an AI algorithm to analyze 92 events where Trump made on-camera remarks as well as press briefings his top officials held at the White House. Andrew Bates, Biden’s former senior deputy White House press secretary, views the constant blaming of his former boss as "counterproductive" for Trump. “The economy was better off when Joe Biden left office—Trump actively damaged it, and so every time he says Joe Biden’s name it just makes people remember a time when the economy was better,” Bates says. Yet Trump appears more than happy to continue blaming Biden for bad economic news. After the Commerce Department released data last week showing the gross domestic product shrank slightly in the first quarter, Trump said “This is Biden,” and then made clear a similar response may be coming in July. “You could even say the next quarter is sort of Biden.” Polls suggest the public is [likely to connect](https://time.com/7282875/trump-tariffs-economy-voters/) any upcoming economic troubles to Trump’s trade war. [Gallup](https://news.gallup.com/poll/660002/americans-skeptical-benefits-tariffs.aspx) polling released in late April found that 70% of Americans believe Trump’s new tariffs will cost the U.S. more than they generate in the short term. And 89% of American adults believe the tariffs will likely result in higher prices. In recent weeks, Biden has started stepping back into the spotlight. In mid-April, he gave a speech in which he criticized Trump’s haphazard firings and cost cuttings in the federal government, saying Trump’s administration is “shooting first and aiming later” and described Trump’s first months in office as being full of “damage” and “destruction” to programs that serve veterans and seniors. On Thursday, Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden will join the hosts of ABC’s _The View_. Biden’s return to the national stage comes ahead of the release of multiple books looking at how his aides grappled with questions about his mental acuity during his time in office. At the end of May, CNN’s Jake Tapper and _Axios_’s Alex Thompson plan to publish “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.”The Wall Street _Journal’s_ Josh Dawsey, The New York _Times_’ Tyler Pager and the Washington _Post_’s Isaac Arnsdorf teamed up to write “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” which is slated for early July. _—Amy Bucknam and Man Sum Lai contributed reporting._ ## Transcript Questions. We asked our editors and reporters what words and phrases they have heard most in the Trump administration's first 100 days. I've heard these words a lot. Strengths. Strongest. Historic. Beautiful. Biden. Ms. 13. Alien enemies. Rape. Law enforcement. Law and order. Security. Golden age. Tariffs. Executive order. Doge. Waste. Woke. First. Strength. Strong. Incredible. To find out the answer, we gathered the transcripts of 92 events where Trump made on camera remarks, as well as every white House press briefing given during the first 100 days. We used AI and text analysis programs to help determine which words and phrases had actually been spoken the most. And here are the top ten. The beautiful Oval Office, this beautiful group of people in beautiful turrets. Beautiful in the world. This beautiful state. I love this state. National security at risk. Our national security team. This is our security. Homeland security. Inner security. China. First row. China 67%. If China continues to retaliate, it's not good for China. China. Large tariffs on China and China. China. We're doing fine with China. The wars that we end. The wars we never get into the war. No wars. And I will send troops to the southern border. Sell them across the border. Open border. Joe Biden's open borders to the border. Joe Biden was sleeping. President Biden, Biden's Joe Biden. Biden. Biden. Biden should have never let that war happen. To make a deal. Deal a trade deal. Deal. Deal. It's a big deal. Deal. Trade deal. Big deal. Big beautiful deal. Deal. Deals. Steals and deals. Tariff. The tariff. Tariffs. The tariffs. The tariffs. Tariffs, the tariffs, tariffs American industry, the American car companies, American air power. American economic surrender, American workers, American flag. We're making America great again. It's going to open China. That would be great with great common sense. It's a great honor. Great team. Really great team. Great people. Great confidence. Great team. In 100 days, we have delivered the most profound change in Washington in nearly 100 years. I read a editorial today that this is the most consequential presidency in history. How about that? 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