Where can I find the complete, verified transcript of Donald Trump's June 16, 2015 presidential announcement speech?

1. Where mainstream outlets published the “complete” text

Time posted a “Full transcript of Donald Trump’s speech announcing he was running for president” on June 16, 2015; that page is commonly cited as a convenient, contemporaneous full-text source ^[1]. Roll Call’s Factba.se also hosts a transcript entry labeled “Donald Trump Announces His Candidacy in New York, NY — June 16, 2015,” which appears in their canonical public-statement database and is useful if you want a searchable, archival copy ^{[2] [4]}. History blogs and aggregators copied or reposted the Time transcript shortly after the event, but Time and Roll Call are the stronger primary-publication choices ^[5].

2. Campaign materials and archival records

The Trump campaign’s press release announcing his candidacy is archived at the American Presidency Project and preserves the official campaign framing of the announcement; that record accompanies the event and links to campaign statements and scheduling details around June 16, 2015 ^[3]. The campaign’s materials are authoritative about the event’s occurrence and timing but are promotional and won’t necessarily mark minute-by-minute speech edits a neutral transcript would note ^[3].

3. Video vs. “as prepared” text — why transcripts can differ

Some widely circulated texts are explicitly labeled “Remarks as Prepared for Delivery” while others are transcriptions of the live event; the House docs PDF in your results contains an editorial note that the “actual speech was much longer; see the video, partial transcript at bottom,” signaling that versions may diverge between prepared remarks and what was actually spoken ^[6]. That caveat matters if you need a minute‑by‑minute, word-for-word rendering ^[6].

4. How to verify which version you have

To confirm completeness and fidelity, compare a published transcript (for example Time’s) with the C-SPAN or campaign video; Roll Call/Factba.se is useful for cross-checking since it aims to be a canonical record of public statements ^{[1] [2] [7]}. If a transcript is labeled “partial” or “prepared remarks,” treat it as potentially different from a verbatim live transcript ^[6].

5. Context and notable lines to watch for in any transcript

The speech immediately drew wide attention for its lines about Mexican immigrants (“They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”) and the promise to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it; those passages are reproduced in contemporaneous transcripts and were highlighted across coverage, analysis, and lists of infamous lines ^{[1] [8] [9]}. The Guardian’s report also captures the event’s tone and reaction the day it happened ^[10].

6. Practical recommendation — best sources to download now

For a single, easy download: use Time’s full transcript page for a straightforward full-text version ^[1]. For a searchable, archival, canonical record cross-checked against other public statements, use Roll Call / Factba.se ^{[2] [4]}. For the campaign’s official framing and linked materials, consult the American Presidency Project press release ^[3]. If you need a verbatim, word-for-word record of exactly what was spoken, compare one of these transcripts to the C‑SPAN or campaign video because some published texts are “prepared remarks” or partial ^{[6] [7]}.

Limitations: available sources do not mention a single universally certified government “official transcript” distinct from media transcriptions; different outlets may label transcripts as “prepared” or “partial,” so cross-checking with video is necessary for a verbatim record ^{[6] [7]}.