>>> OUR COVERAGE OF NIGHT TWO OF
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION CONTINUES NOW.
WE'RE HEADING INTO THE SORT OF 
ECONOMIC PORTION OF THE EVENT.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM 
LARRY KUDLOW FROM THE NATIONAL 
ECONOMIC COUNCIL SOON AND, OF 
COURSE, TONIGHT'S EVENT WILL 
CULMINATE WITH THE SPEECH BY THE
FIRST LADY.
LET'S GET BACK TO IT.
>>> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS CHRIS PETERSON.
MY HUSBAND GARY, OUR FAMILY AND 
I MILK 1,000 COWS ON A DAIRY 
FARM IN GRANDSBURG, WISCONSIN, A
SMALL MIDDLE AMERICAN TOWN.
TRUTH BE TOLD, UNTIL I MARRIED 
MY CUTE FARMER FROM GRANDSBURG A
LONG TIME AGO, I WAS A CITY 
SLICKER FROM MINNEAPOLIS, WHICH 
IS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH OF US.
DONALD TRUMP BECAME PRESIDENT IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE GREAT 
REPRESSION FOR DAIRY FARMERS IN 
WISCONSIN.
IN 2016 PRICES WERE HORRIBLE AND
LONGTIME GENERATIONAL FARMS 
ACROSS THE NATION WERE GOING OUT
OF BUSINESS.
IN 2017 OUR 120-YEAR-OLD BARN, 
WHICH SERVED AS OUR MILKING 
CENTER, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED 
TO THE GROUND.
OUR COWS WERE SPARED, BUT 
BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO BE MILKED
THREE TIMES A DAY, FARMERS, 
FRIENDS AND COMPLETE STRANGERS 
FROM ALL OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN
HELPED HAUL THEM TO OTHER FARMS 
WHERE THEY STAYED UNTIL WE COULD
REBUILD.
BY THE END OF 2018, WE HAD A NEW
STATE OF THE ART ROBOTIC MILKING
FACILITY THAT ALLOWS OUR COWS TO
MILK THEMSELVES THREE TIMES A 
DAY.
AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ECONOMIC BOON 
BEGAN HELPING DAIRY FARMERS 
ACROSS THE NATION.
AS A BUSINESSMAN, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP UNDERSTANDS THAT FARMING 
IS A COMPLICATED, CAPITAL 
INTENSIVE AND RISKY BUSINESS.
MORE THAN ANY PRESIDENT IN MY 
LIFETIME, HE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED 
THE IMPORTANCE OF FARMERS AND 
AGRICULTURE.
THAT SUPPORT AND FOCUS ON 
NEGOTIATING NEW TRADE DEALS GAVE
US THE CONFIDENCE TO REBUILD OUR
BARN AND DAIRY OPERATION.
BUSINESS WAS BOOMING AGAIN AND 
BUSINESS BOOMED RIGHT UNTIL THE 
COVID-19 SHUTDOWN IN MARCH.
MANY PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T 
REALIZE THAT OUR COUNTRY IS ONE 
OF THE FEW IN THE WORLD THAT 
PRODUCES NEARLY ALL OF ITS OWN 
FOOD.
FEWER STILL UNDERSTAND HOW CLOSE
OUR FOOD PRODUCTION AND 
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CAME TO 
COLLAPSING THIS PAST SPRING.
BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP UNDERSTOOD 
AND AGAIN TOOK STEPS TO PROVIDE 
THE SUPPORTS WE NEEDED.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK THE 
NECESSARY ACTION, KNOWING THAT 
AGRICULTURE IS OUR BACKBONE AND 
STRENGTH.
CRITICAL TO OUR NATIONAL 
SECURITY.
OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY AND DAIRY 
FARMING ARE ONCE AGAIN ROARING 
BACK.
ONE PERSON DESERVES THE CREDIT 
AND OUR VOTE.
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.
♪♪
>>> WHAT WAS HAPPENING PRIOR TO 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU HAD 
BUSINESSES THAT WERE 
OVERREGULATED.
NOT A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AT 
ALL TO START A COMPANY.
>> MY FAMILY STOPPED RANCHING 
ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO.
THE REGULATIONS BECAME SO 
OVERBEARING THAT THE RANCH WAS 
SLOWLY SOLD OFF.
>> I LOST BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF 
THESE REGULATIONS.
>> THE FACTORIES IN OUR TOWNS 
CLOSED.
THE BUSINESSES IN OUR TOWNS HAVE
SHUT.
IT GOT TO THE POINT FINALLY THAT
MIDDLE AMERICA NEEDED HELP.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP CAME IN AND 
WAS ABLE TO SHED LIGHT ON AN 
AREA THAT HAD BEEN SO LONG LEFT 
BEHIND. 
>> TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT WAS 
HUGE, ESPECIALLY FOR A COMMUNITY
LIKE OURS THAT HAS A LOT OF 
SMALL BUSINESSES.
MANUFACTURING, DEREGULATION, 
FAIR TRADE.
>> REAL LIFE POLICY CHANGES THAT
AFFECTED REAL AMERICANS.
>> AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO GET
AHEAD TO HAVE OUR BUSINESSES, TO
HAVE OUR CHILDREN EDUCATED.
OF SCHOOL CHOICE. 
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S HUGE
FOR PARENTS RIGHT NOW, 
EVENTUALLY BLACK MOMS, WHOSE KID
ARE TRAPPED IN FAILING SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS.
>> BEFORE COVID HIT, BLACK 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS AT THE 
LOWEST EVER. 
>> I'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS OF 
EMPLOYEES GO UP AND THEY'RE 
EARNING A LOT MORE FOR THEIR 
FAMILY THAN WHAT THEY HAVE 
PREVIOUSLY.
>> WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS 
DONE, SIMPLIFYING THE 
GOVERNMENT.
IT'S REALLY CUT THE HANDCUFFS 
OFF OF AMERICA AGAIN AND ALLOWED
US TO GROW AND MOVE FORWARD IN A
WAY THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN MY
LIFETIME. 
>> WHEN YOU PULL REGULATION AND 
ALLOW SMALL COMPANIES TO GO OUT 
THERE AND BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE
GAME, THAT IS THE AMERICAN 
DREAM.
>> PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY CAN 
SUPPORT AND HAVE A FAMILY AND 
THEY CAN BUILD AND MAKE US 
STRONGER AS AMERICANS.
>> WHAT COULD BE TAKEN AWAY IF 
HE DOESN'T WIN AGAIN?
>> JIEN SAID THE FIRST THING 
HE'S GOING TO DO IS INCREASE 
TAXES ON EVERYONE. 
>> OVERREGULATING AND MAKING IT 
WHERE A SMALL BUSINESS CAN'T 
GROW.
THAT'S TAKING AWAY THE AMERICAN 
DREAM. 
>> I THINK WITH THE UPCOMING 
ELECTION PEOPLE JUST NEED TO 
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS BETTER FOR 
THEM AND THEIR FAMILY.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S JOB IS TO BE 
THE CEO OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND HE'S DOING HIS JOB.
>> HE HAS IMPROVED JOBS.
HE'S IMPROVED HEALTH.
HE'S IMPROVED WAGES.
HE'S CUT TAXES.
I COULD GO ON FOR AN HOUR AND A 
HALF. 
>> THE PLAN WAS WORKING.
EVERYBODY HAD A JOB, MAKING 
MONEY, SPENDING MONEY.
BOOM BADDA BINGE, WE GOOD. 
>> MY KIDS ARE GOING TO LOOK UP 
TO ME AND SAY, YOU ARE THE BEST 
MOM FOR WORKING, RAISING US.
IT'S JUST TREMENDOUS WHAT I 
COULD DO, I GUESS.
>> THIS IS SOMEBODY WHO LOVES 
HIS COUNTRY.
HE'S TRULY FIGHTING FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> HELLO, FOLKS.
YOU KNOW ME FROM TV AND RADIO.
I'M LARRY KUDLOW.
YEARS AGO I WORKED TO RONALD 
REAGAN.
MORE RECENTLY, I HELPED THE TEAM
CRAFT DONALD TRUMP'S ECONOMIC 
PLAN DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
IT WAS A ROARING SUCCESS, 
INHERITING A STAGNANT ECONOMY ON
THE FRONT END OF RECESSION, THE 
PROGRAM OF TAX CUTS, HISTORIC 
ROLLBACK OF ONEROUS REGULATIONS 
THAT CRIPPLED SMALL BUSINESS, 
UNLEASHING ENERGY TO BECOME THE 
WORLD'S NUMBER ONE PRODUCER AND 
FREE, FAIR AND RECIPROCAL TRADE 
DEALS TO BOLSTER MANUFACTURING, 
AGRICULTURE, TECHNOLOGY AND 
OTHER SECTORS.
THE ECONOMY WAS REBUILT IN THREE
YEARS.
UNEMPLOYMENT FELL TO THE LOWEST 
RATE OF 3.5%.
BLUE COLLARS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS,
HISPANICS, WOMEN, ALL GROUPS 
BENEFITTED ENORMOUSLY.
EVERYONE WAS BETTER OFF.
A RISING TIDE LIFTED ALL BOATS.
THEN CAME A ONCE IN 100-YEAR 
PANDEMIC.
IT WAS AWFUL.
HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS WERE
TRAGIC.
HARDSHIP AND HEART BREAK WERE 
EVERYWHERE.
BUT PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP CAME
SWIFTLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH AN 
EXTRAORDINARY RESCUE FOR HEALTH 
AND SAFETY TO SUCCESSFULLY FIGHT
THE COVID VIRUS.
A GREAT BIPARTISAN RESCUE ALSO 
SAVED THE ECONOMY.
RIGHT NOW OUR ECONOMIC HEALTH IS
COMING BACK WITH EMERGENCY 
SPENDING AND TAX CUTS, AMERICANS
ARE GOING BACK TO WORK.
THERE'S A HOUSING BOOM.
THERE'S AN AUTO BOOM.
A MANUFACTURING BOOM.
A CONSUMER SPENDING BOOM.
STOCKS ARE IN RECORD TERRITORY.
A V-SHAPED RECOVERY IS POINTING 
TO BETTER THAN 20% GROWTH IN THE
SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR.
NOW, LOOKING AHEAD, MORE TAX 
CUTS AND REGULATORY ROLLBACK 
WILL BE IN STORE.
PAYROLL TAX CUTS FOR HIGHER 
WAGES.
INCOME TAX CUTS FOR THE MIDDLE 
CLASS.
CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUTS FOR 
INVESTMENT.
PRODUCTIVITY AND JOBS.
MUCH MORE REGULATORY RELIEF FOR 
SMALL BUSINESSES.
IN ECONOMIC TERMS, FOLKS, THIS 
IS NO TIME FOR A $4 TRILLION TAX
HIKE.
COMING OUT OF THE DEEP PANDEMIC,
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD 
PICK THE POCKETS OF TAXPAYERS 
AND DRAIN MONEY FROM THEIR 
WALLETS AND PURSES?
LOOK, OUR ECONOMIC CHOICE IS 
VERY CLEAR.
DO YOU WANT ECONOMIC HEALTH, 
PROSPERITY, OPPORTUNITY AND 
OPTIMISM OR DO YOU WANT TO TURN 
BACK TO THE DARK DAYS OF 
STAGNATION, RECESSION AND 
PESSIMISM?
I BELIEVE THERE CAN'T BE BETTER 
ECONOMIC POLICIES THAN WE'VE HAD
IN RECENT YEARS.
SO I SAY STAY WITH THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> JUST GOING TO JUMP IN HERE 
FOR A MOMENT.
LARRY KUDLOW OBVIOUSLY FROM THE 
NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL MAKING
SOME -- SOME FACTUAL CLAIMS 
THERE THAT DESERVE A LITTLE BIT 
OF A SECOND LOOK.
MR. KUDLOW SAYING THERE IS A 
HOUSING BOOM, AN AUTO BOOM, A 
MANUFACTURING BOOM, A CONSUMER 
SPENDING BOOM.
A V-SHAPED RECOVERY POINTING TO 
BETTER THAN 20% GROWTH.
HE ALSO SAID THE PRESIDENT HAS 
SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT THE COVID 
VIRUS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT COVID
RIGHT NOW, YOU WOULD NOT PUT THE
WORD SUCCESS ON IT IN TERMS OF 
AMERICAN RESPONSE.
ON THE ECONOMIC FACTORS, LET'S 
BRING INTO THE CONVERSATION, 
MSNBC ANCHOR OUR COLLEAGUE 
STEPHANIE RUHLE.
STEPHANIE, THANK YOU FOR LOOKING
AT THIS FOR US.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT 
MR. KUDLOW JUST SAID. 
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HE 
CONTINUES TO TALK ABOUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE PAST TENSE.
IT'S NOT.
WE'RE LIVING WITH IT.
AND WHILE WE CONTINUE TO LIVE 
WITH IT, WE'RE IN AN ECONOMIC 
CRISIS.
AND THERE ARE NO BOOMS.
WE ARE IN A FRAGILE AND 
SELECTIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
PEOPLE ARE BUYING HOUSES AND 
CARS WHEN INTEREST RATES ARE AT 
0 WHEN YOU CAN FINANCE SO 
CHEAPLY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE 
MONEY TO DO IT.
EVEN THE STOCK MARKET, WHICH 
LARRY KUDLOW AND THE PRESIDENT 
OFTEN EQUATE TO THE ECONOMY, 
IT'S NOT THE ECONOMY.
BUT EVEN THE ENTIRE STOCK MARKET
ISN'T BOOMING.
OF THE S&P 500, IT'S ONLY A 
HANDFUL OF COMPANIES THAT ARE 
DRIVING THINGS FORWARD.
AND THOSE ARE THE BEHEMOTH TECH,
AMAZON, GOOGLE, APPLE.
THEY DON'T NEED TO RECOVER.
THEY'RE THRIVING DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC.
A HUGE PORTION OF THE COUNTRY 
THAT ARE NOT RISING, THE 30 
MILLION PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE 
JOBS TODAY.
THE 80,000 SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE CLOSED ALREADY.
SO, YEAH, THERE ARE A LOT OF 
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WOULD SAY 
WE WANT DEREGULATION, BUT IF 
YOUR BUSINESS IS SHUT FOR GOOD, 
DEREGULATION ISN'T GOING TO HELP
YOU.
ALL THOSE TAX CUTS HE TALKED 
ABOUT, RACHEL, NOBODY WANTS TO 
PAY TAXES, NOBODY LIKES TO RAISE
TAXES, BUT EVENTUALLY YOU'VE GOT
TO PAY YOUR BILLS.
IT'S THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS. 
>> 30 MILLION PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED 
AND THEY'RE MAKING THE CASE THE 
ECONOMY STUFF IS GOING GREAT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS THAT UP.
STEPHANIE RUHLE, THANK YOU FOR 
BEING ON THIS WITH US.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO OFFER 
THE RIGHT CONTEXT WHEN NEED BE.
IN TERMS OF OUR SCHEDULE RIGHT 
NOW, WE ARE HEADING INTO I THINK
A QUICK BREAK -- OH, NO, WE'RE 
NOT GOING INTO A QUICK BREAK.
WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE SECTION 
OF THE PROGRAMMING TONIGHT WHICH
IS ESSENTIALLY FOCUSED ON 
ECONOMIC ISSUES.
WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD TOWARD AN 
AWKWARD HOLE IN THE SCHEDULE, 
WHICH IS PART OF WHY I'M A 
LITTLE BIT CONFUSED HERE BECAUSE
THE RNC DID PULL A SPEAKER AT 
THE VERY LAST MOMENT AFTER SHE 
TWEETED A LINK TO A LONG, ORNATE
ANTI-SEMITIC CONSPIRACY THEORY 
TODAY JUST HOURS BEFORE HER 
SPEECH.
THAT HOLE IN THE SCHEDULE WHERE 
SHE USED TO BE IS COMING UP, BUT
RIGHT NOW LET'S GET BACK TO D.C.
AND THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
>> OF THE RADICAL LEFT 
DEMOCRATS.
AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF 
WISCONSIN, I'M A FAN OF THE 
BADGER FOOTBALL TEAM.
MANY MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE 
WISCONSIN BADGERS AND THE 
PRESIDENT SHARE THREE COMMON 
QUALITIES.
THEY'RE SMART, THEY'RE TOUGH AND
THEY'RE DEPENDABLE.
AS A BUSINESSMAN, I CAN TELL YOU
THAT THOSE QUALITIES WE NEED IN 
OUR COUNTRY'S LEADER, AND THAT'S
WHY WE NEED TO RE-ELECT DONALD 
J. TRUMP.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
♪♪
>>> GOOD EVENING.
I'M SISSY GRAHAM LYNCH AND I'M 
HONORED TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT 
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS SO 
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.
OUR FAITH.
AS AMERICANS WE KNOW THE FIRST 
LINE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 
PROTECTS OUR FREEDOM OF 
RELIGION, BUT WHAT WE OFTEN 
FORGET, THE ACTUAL WORDS ARE 
FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.
THAT MEANS LIVING OUT OUR FAITH 
IN OUR DAILY LIVES AND OUR 
SCHOOLS AND OUR JOBS AND, YES, 
EVEN IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE.
OUR FOUNDERS DID NOT ENVISION A 
QUIET, HIDDEN FAITH.
THEY FOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT THE 
VOICES OF FAITH WERE ALWAYS 
WELCOMED, NOT SILENCED, NOT 
BULLIED.
BUT DURING THE OBAMA/BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION THESE FREEDOMS 
WERE UNDER ATTACK.
DEMOCRATS TRIED TO MAKE FAITH 
ORGANIZATIONS PAY FOR 
ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS.
DEMOCRATS TRIED TO FORCE 
ADOPTION AGENCIES TO VIOLATE 
THEIR DEEPLY HELD BELIEFS.
DEMOCRATS PRESSURED SCHOOLS TO 
ALLOW BOYS TO COMPETE IN GIRL'S 
SPORTS AND USE GIRL'S LOCKER 
ROOMS.
THOSE ARE THE FACTS.
BUT THEN WE, THE PEOPLE, ELECTED
DONALD TRUMP.
PEOPLE OF FAITH SUDDENLY HAD A 
FIERCE ADVOCATE IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
HE APPOINTED JUDGES WHO RESPECT 
THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
HE SUPPORTED RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 
IN COURT.
HE ENSURED RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES 
WOULD NOT BE FORCED TO VIOLATE 
THEIR BELIEFS.
HE WITHDREW THE POLICIES THAT 
PLACED OUR LITTLE GIRLS AT RISK.
AND ON THE WORLD STAGE, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP BECAME THE FIRST
PRESIDENT TO TALK ABOUT THE 
IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
GIVING HOPE TO PEOPLE OF FAITH 
AROUND THE WORLD.
IN AMERICA, WE HAVE NOT YET 
EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL 
PERSECUTION.
EVEN THOUGH THE LEFT HAS TRIED 
TO SILENCE US.
EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE SAW
HOW QUICKLY LIFE CAN CHANGE.
SOME DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TRIED TO
BAN CHURCH SERVICES WHILE 
MARIJUANA SHOPS AND ABORTION 
CLINICS WERE DECLARED ESSENTIAL.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT TRULY IS 
ESSENTIAL?
OUR RIGHT TO WORSHIP FREELY AND 
LIVE OUR FAITH IN EVERY ASPECT 
OF LIFE.
THE BIDEN/HARRIS VISION FOR 
AMERICA LEAVES NO ROOM FOR 
PEOPLE OF FAITH.
WHETHER YOU'RE A BAKER, A 
FLORIST OR A FOOTBALL COACH, 
THEY WILL FORCE THE CHOICE 
BETWEEN BEING OBEDIENT TO GOD OR
TO CESAR, BECAUSE THE RADICAL 
LEFT'S GOD IS GOVERNMENT POWER.
SO IN THE WORDS OF MY 
GRANDFATHER, BILLY GRAHAM, LET 
US STAND FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM, 
MORAL FREEDOM, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
AND THE RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS,
AND LET'S NEVER GIVE IN TO THOSE
WHO WOULD ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT 
FROM US.
TONIGHT I'M PROUDLY STANDING IN 
THAT PUBLIC SQUARE, AND I HOPE 
AND PRAY YOU WILL JOIN ME IN 
VOTING TO RE-ELECT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP.
>>> I AM MAYOR OF A SMALL TOWN 
IN THE IRON RANGE OF MINNESOTA.
MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER EARNED
THEIR LIVINGINGS MINING THE RAW 
MATERIALS THAT MADE THE STEEL 
THAT BUILT AMERICA.
THIS ELECTION IS A MAKE OR BREAK
FOR WORKERS WHO ARE CARRYING ON 
THE LEGACY OF MEN LIKE THEM.
SINCE THE IRON RANGE ECONOMY IS 
VULNERABLE TO ECONOMIC TRENDS 
AND TO FOREIGN TRADE, WE HAVE 
ALWAYS NEEDED A STRONG VOICE IN 
WASHINGTON.
WE LOOKED TO DEMOCRATS TO FILL 
THAT VOID FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE
WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT THEY CARED 
ABOUT OUR WELFARE.
NOT ANYMORE.
THE RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
MOVEMENT HAS DRAGGED THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SO FAR TO THE 
LEFT THEY CAN NO LONGER CLAIM TO
BE ADVOCATES OF THE WORKING MAN.
THIS IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY 
BECAUSE I AM A LIFELONG 
DEMOCRAT.
BUT FOR FAR TOO LONG MEMBERS OF 
BOTH PARTIES ALLOWED OUR COUNTRY
TO BE RIPPED OFF BY OUR TRADING 
PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY CHINA, WHO 
DUMPED STEEL INTO OUR MARKETS 
AND SLAPPED TARIFFS ON OUR 
PRODUCTS.
AND WHAT DID SO-CALLED LEADERS 
LIKE JOE BIDEN DO?
NOTHING.
THE HUMAN COST HAS BEEN 
DEVASTATING.
WE LOST THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
WE LOST A GENERATION OF YOUNG 
PEOPLE WHO HAD TO LEAVE THE IRON
RANGE TO FIND A LIVELIHOOD.
AND WORST OF ALL, WE LOST HOPE.
THEN SOMETHING UNEXPECTED 
HAPPENED, A STRAIGHT-TALKING NEW
YORKER BURST ON TO THE SCENE 
PROMISING TO STAND UP TO CHINA 
AND THE REST OF THE WORLD ON 
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN WORKER.
FOUR YEARS LATER, THE IRON RANGE
IS ROARING BACK TO LIFE AND WE 
HAVE ONE MAN TO THANK, PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP.
HE MADE GOOD ON HIS PROMISES BY 
CUTTING OUR TAXES, ROLLING BACK 
SENSELESS REGULATIONS, AND 
DELIVERING TRADE DEALS THAT PUT 
AMERICA'S INTERESTS FIRST.
BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
JOE BIDEN HAS ALLOWED RADICALS 
LIKE AOC TO CRAFT HIS 
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES.
THEIR SO-CALLED GREEN NEW DEAL 
IS A JOB-KILLING DISGRACE DREAMT
UP BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN 
THE REAL WORLD.
BUT BIDEN IS TOO WEAK, TOO 
SCARED AND TOO SLEEPY TO STAND 
UP TO THE RADICAL LEFT.
HE HAS BEEN DOING NOTHING IN 
WASHINGTON FOR 47 YEARS.
WHY WOULD YEAR 48 BE ANY 
DIFFERENT?
PRESIDENT TRUMP WON'T BACK DOWN 
TO ANYBODY.
HE DELIVERED THE BEST ECONOMY IN
OUR HISTORY AND HE WILL DO IT 
AGAIN FOR ALL OF US.
THE IRON RANGE'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
AND SURVIVAL IS AT STAKE AND SO 
IS AMERICA'S.
WE KNOW WE CAN COUNT ON 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO FIGHT FOR US 
AND WIN.
LET'S MAKE SURE HE WINS ON 
NOVEMBER 3rd.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
>> THE MAYOR OF A TOWN IN 
MINNESOTA SPEAKING THERE.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK 
BREAK HERE.
I JUST DO WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE.
THE SPEAKER BEFORE THE MAYOR 
THERE, CISSY GRAHAM LYNCH, 
TALKING ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
IN THIS PRESIDENCY.
WE SHOULD JUST MAKE TWO NOTES 
THERE.
FIRST, OBVIOUSLY, THIS PRESIDENT
CAMPAIGNED ON BANNING PEOPLE 
FROM THIS COUNTRY ON THE BASIS 
OF THEIR RELIGION ON THE MUSLIM 
BAN.
SO IN TERMS OF HIM SUPPORTING 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THAT SHOULD 
BE NOTED.
IN CONTEXT, ALSO, THE PRESIDENT 
CURRENTLY IS SUPPORTING AT LEAST
TWO CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS WHO 
SAY IF YOU ARE A MUSLIM, YOU 
SHOULD BE BANNED FROM HOLDING 
PUBLIC OFFICE IN THIS COUNTRY.
SO THOSE CLAIMS ABOUT THIS BEING
A PRESIDENT IN SUPPORT OF 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THOSE SHOULD 
BE TAKEN IN CONTEXT IN TERMS OF 
WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ACTUALLY 
DONE.
I ALSO -- ONE VERY SPECIFIC 
NOTE.
MS. LYNCH ALSO DESCRIBED IN HER 
WORDS FAITH ORGANIZATIONS BEING 
FORCED UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT TO PAY FOR ABORTION-INDUCING
DRUGS.
IF THAT DOESN'T SOUND FAMILIAR 
TO YOU, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT SHE
IS TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT SHE'S REFERRING TO THERE 
AND NOT ACTUALLY ABORTION-INDUCE
DRUGS.
SHE'S TALKING ABOUT 
CONTRACEPTION, AND CONTRACEPTION
BEING COVERED UNDER HEALTH 
INSURANCE BECAUSE OF THE 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
THE ANTI-ABORTION RIGHT HAS 
DECIDED TO SAY IN RECENT YEARS 
THAT CONTRACEPTION INCLUDING 
THINGS LIKE THE BIRTH CONTROL 
PILL, THEY'VE DECIDED TO CALL 
THAT ABORTION.
SO IF YOU TAKE BIRTH CONTROL 
PILLS YOU'RE, LIKE, CONSTANTLY 
HAVING ABORTIONS ALL THE TIME.
TH REFERENCE IS 
TO.
AND THAT MAY BE VERY FAMILIAR 
RHETORIC IN THE ANTI-ABORTION 
RIGHT.
IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY AN 
ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT DID OR WHAT 
CONTRACEPTION IS, WHICH WE FEEL 
LIKE WE NEED TO NOTE.
ANYWAY, WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK 
WITH MORE OF NIGHT TWO OF THE 
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AFTER 
THIS.
>>> MY NAME IS NICK SANDMAN, AND
I'M THE TEENAGER WHO WAS DEFAMED
BY THE MEDIA AFTER AN ENCOUNTER 
WITH A GROUP OF PROTESTERS ON 
THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN 
MEMORIAL LAST YEAR.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO 
THANK PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME OF MY 
STORY AND WHY IT MATTERS SO MUCH
TO THIS NOVEMBER'S ELECTION.
IN 2019 I ATTENDED THE MARCH FOR
LIFE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE I
DEMONSTRATED IN DEFENSE OF THE 
UNBORN.
LATER THAT DAY I BOUGHT A MAKE 
AMERICA GREAT AGAIN HAT BECAUSE 
OUR PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, HAS
DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF 
THE MOST PRO-LIFE PRESIDENTS IN 
THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY 
SUPPORT FOR HIM, TOO.
LOOKING BACK NOW, HOW COULD I 
HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED THAT THE 
SIMPLE ACT OF PUTTING ON THAT 
RED HAT WOULD UNLEASH HATE FROM 
THE LEFT AND MAKE MYSELF THE 
TARGET OF NETWORK AND CABLE NEWS
NETWORKS NATIONWIDE?
BEING FROM KENTUCKY, THE 
BIRTHPLACE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 
MY CLASSMATES AND I VISITED THE 
LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
I FOUND MYSELF FACE-TO-FACE WITH
NATHAN PHILLIPS AND OTHER 
PROFESSIONAL PROTESTERS LOOKING 
TO TURN ME INTO THE LATEST 
POSTER CHILD, SHOWING WHY TRUMP 
IS BAD.
WHILE THE MEDIA PORTRAYED ME AS 
AN AGGRESSOR WITH A RELENTLESS 
SMIRK ON MY FACE, IN REALITY, 
THE VIDEO CONFIRMS I WAS 
STANDING WITH MY HANDS BEHIND MY
BACK AND AN AWKWARD SMILE ON MY 
FACE THAT HID TWO THOUGHTS.
ONE, DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT 
MIGHT FURTHER AGITATE THE MAN 
BANGING A DRUM IN MY FACE.
AND, TWO, I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW
A FAMILY FRIEND'S ADVICE, NEVER 
TO DO ANYTHING TO EMBARRASS YOUR
FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOL OR YOUR 
COMMUNITY.
BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS 
HAPPENING, IT WAS OVER.
ONE OF MR. PHILLIPS' FELLOW 
AGITATORS YELLED OUT "WE GOT 
HIM".
IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE ON VIDEO.
AND WE WON, GRANDPA.
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A STRANGE 
ENCOUNTER QUICKLY DEVELOPED INTO
A MAJOR NEWS STORY COMPLETE WITH
VIDEO FOOTAGE.
MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER IN THAT 
ONE MOMENT.
THE FULL WAR MACHINE OF THE 
MAINSTREAM MEDIA REVVED UP INTO 
ATTACK MODE.
THEY DID SO WITHOUT RESEARCHING 
THE FULL VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT 
WITHOUT EVER INVESTIGATING MR. 
PHILLIPS' MOTIVES OR WITHOUT 
EVER ASKING ME FOR MY SIDE OF 
THE STORY.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE THE TRUTH WAS NOT 
IMPORTANT.
ADVANCING THEIR ANTI-CHRISTIAN, 
ANTI-CONSERVATIVE, ANTI-DONALD 
TRUMP NARRATIVE WAS ALL THAT 
MATTERED.
AND IF ADVANCE THEIR NARRATIVE 
RUINED THE REPUTATION AND FUTURE
OF A TEENAGER FROM COVINGTON, 
KENTUCKY, WELL, SO BE IT.
THAT WOULD TEACH HIM NOT TO WEAR
A MAGA HAT.
I LEARNED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO 
ME HAD A NAME.
IT WAS CALLED BEING CANCELLED.
AS IN ANNULLED, AS IN REVOKED, 
AS IN MADE VOID.
CANCELLED IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO
PEOPLE AROUND THIS COUNTRY WHO 
REFUSE TO BE SILENCED BY THE 
FAR-LEFT.
MANY ARE BEING FIRED, HUMILIATED
OR EVEN THREATENED.
AND OFTEN THE MEDIA IS A WILLING
PARTICIPANT.
BUT I WOULD NOT BE CANCELLED.
I FOUGHT BACK HARD TO EXPOSE THE
MEDIA FOR WHAT THEY DID TO ME 
AND I WON A PERSONAL VICTORY.
WHILE MUCH MORE MUST BE DONE, I 
LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT THE
MEDIA RETURNS TO PROVIDING 
BALANCED, RESPONSIBLE AND 
ACCOUNTABLE NEWS COVERAGE.
I KNOW PRESIDENT TRUMP HOPES FOR
THAT, TOO.
AND I KNOW YOU'LL AGREE WITH ME 
WHEN WE SAY THAT NO ONE IN THIS 
COUNTRY HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF 
UNFAIR MEDIA COVERAGE MORE THAN 
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
IN NOVEMBER I BELIEVE THIS 
COUNTRY MUST UNITE AROUND A 
PRESIDENT WHO CALLS THE MEDIA 
OUT AND REFUSES TO ALLOW THEM TO
CREATE A NARRATIVE INSTEAD OF 
REPORTING THE FACTS.
I BELIEVE WE MUST JOIN A 
PRESIDENT WHO WILL CHALLENGE THE
MEDIA TO RETURN TO OBJECTIVE 
JOURNALISM.
AND TOGETHER I BELIEVE WE MUST 
ALL EMBRACE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT 
RIGHTS AND NOT HIDE IN FEAR OF 
THE MEDIA OR THE TECH COMPANIES 
OR FROM THE OUTRAGE MOB EITHER.
THIS IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
THIS IS WORTH VOTING FOR.
AND THIS IS WHAT DONALD TRUMP 
STANDS FOR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO 
ME TONIGHT.
AND ONE MORE THING, LET'S MAKE 
AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
♪♪
>>> I'M PAM BONDI.
OUR PARTY'S THEME TONIGHT IS 
AMERICA, THE LAND OF 
OPPORTUNITY.
AND LISTENING TO THE STORIES OF 
DISCOVERIES AND DELIVERANCE, YOU
CAN'T HELP BUT BE PROUD TO CALL 
THIS COUNTRY HOME.
BUT FOR JOE BIDEN IT'S BEEN THE 
LAND OF OPPORTUNISM NOT 
OPPORTUNITY.
AS A CAREER PROSECUTOR AND 
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 
FLORIDA, I FOUGHT CORRUPTION AND
I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, 
WHETHER IT'S DONE BY PEOPLE 
WEARING PIN STRIPE SUITS OR 
ORANGE JUMPSUITS.
AT THE DEMOCRATS' CONVENTION WE 
WERE TOLD TO LOOK AT JOE BIDEN 
AS THE MODEL OF INTEGRITY, BUT 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIS 47-YEAR 
CAREER IN POLITICS, THE PEOPLE 
WHO BENEFITTED ARE HIS FAMILY 
MEMBERS, NOT THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
WE ALL KNOW ABOUT JOE'S SON 
HUNTER BIDEN, A CORRUPT 
UKRAINIAN OLIGARCH PUT HUNTER ON
THE BOARD OF HIS GAS COMPANY 
EVEN THOUGH HE HAD NO EXPERIENCE
IN UKRAINE OR IN THE ENERGY 
SECTOR.
NONE.
YET HE WAS PAID MILLIONS TO DO 
NOTHING.
HE ONLY HAD ONE QUALIFICATION 
THAT MATTERED, HE WAS THE SON OF
THE MAN IN CHARGE OF 
DISTRIBUTING U.S. AID TO 
UKRAINE.
AND RECENTLY REPORTED 
INFORMATION REVEALED THAT A FEW 
MONTHS AFTER HUNTER BIDEN JOINED
THAT CORRUPT COMPANY'S BOARD THE
OBAMA/BIDEN STATE DEPARTMENT 
BEGAN DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM, 
EVEN WHEN IT REMAINED UNDER 
INVESTIGATION FOR CORRUPTION.
AND IT GETS WORSE.
THAT VERY SAME COMPANY WAS BEING
INVESTIGATED BY A UKRAINIAN 
PROSECUTOR.
JOE BIDEN, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, THREATENED TO
WITHHOLD AID TO UKRAINE UNLESS 
THAT SAME PROSECUTOR WAS FIRED.
AND THEN HE WAS FIRED.
HUNTER ONLY RESIGNED FROM THAT 
BOARD JUST BEFORE HIS DAD 
ANNOUNCED HIS CAMPAIGN FOR 
PRESIDENT.
NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT CHINA.
FACT, JOE BIDEN FLEW TO CHINA ON
AIR FORCE 2 WITH HUNTER ALONG 
FOR THE RIDE.
THEY SAID HE WAS JUST THERE AS A
FAMILY MEMBER, BUT WE KNOW 
THAT'S UNTRUE.
IN BEIJING HUNTER DIDN'T JUST GO
SIGHT-SEEING, HE HAD MEETINGS 
WITH HIS CHINESE BANK PARTNERS.
HUNTER EVEN ARRANGED TO HIS DAD 
TO MEET WITH ONE OF THE 
PARTNERS.
TEN DAYS LATER, THOSE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST BANKERS APPROVED 
MILLIONS TO GO TO HUNTER'S FIRM.
AND THOSE BANKERS WORKED FOR THE
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, WHICH 
OPPRESSES THEIR PEOPLE, CHEATED 
AMERICAN WORKERS FOR DECADES AND
COVERED UP A DEADLY VIRUS.
TO THIS DAY HUNTER CONTROLS A 
10% STAKE IN THAT FIRM.
AND JOE BIDEN'S DONE MORE THAN 
LOOK THE OTHER WAY ON CHINA.
HE SAID THE CHINESE AREN'T OUR 
COMPETITION.
COME ON, MAN, THEY'RE NOT BAD 
FOLKS.
COME ON, JOE.
TALK TO THE FOLKS IN MIDDLE 
AMERICA WHO LOST COUNTLESS JOBS 
TO CHINA WHILE YOUR SON WAS 
GETTING RICH WITH THEM.
BUT THERE'S MORE.
FACT, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS 
PRESS REPORTS THAT HAVE SHOWN 
OTHER CLOSE BIDEN FAMILY MEMBERS
BENEFITTED FROM JOE'S 47-YEAR 
POLITICAL CAREER.
JOE BIDEN WAS POINT PERSON ON 
IRAQ.
THE PRESIDENT OF A CONSTRUCTION 
FIRM MET WITH BIDEN'S TEAM IN 
THE WHITE HOUSE AND THEN WHO DID
THEY HIRE TO BUILD THOUSANDS OF 
HOUSES IN IRAQ?
JOE BIDEN'S CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER 
WHO, YOU GUESSED IT, HAD NO 
EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY AND 
NO EXPERIENCE IN IRAQ.
A COMPANY OFFICIAL BRAGGED THAT 
IT HELPS TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AS 
PARTNER.
THE FAMILY MEMBER PUT IT MORE 
BLUNTLY BY SAYING THERE'S A LINE
OF 747s FILLED WITH CASH READY 
TO INVEST.
NOW, LET'S FOLLOW THE MONEY DOWN
SOUTH.
AGAIN, AS REPORTED IN THE PRESS,
YET ANOTHER CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER 
OF JOE'S SET HIS SIGHTS ON COSTA
RICA AND JAMAICA WHERE MILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS FLOWED FROM THE 
OBAMA/BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IN 
TAXPAYER-BACKED LOANS TO 
PROJECTS LINKED TO, YES, THAT 
SAME FAMILY MEMBER.
THESE AREN'T ISOLATED INCIDENTS.
IT IS A DELIBERATE PATTERN OF 
CONDUCT.
AND THAT'S JUST WHAT HE DID AS 
VICE PRESIDENT.
IMAGINE WHAT HE'D DO AS 
PRESIDENT.
HOW MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES WOULD
BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH 
THIS?
WHY SHOULD THERE BE ONE STANDARD
FOR THE ELITE POLITICAL CLASS 
AND ANOTHER SET OF RULES FOR THE
REST OF US?
WHEN MILLIONS OF AMERICANS VOTED
FOR DONALD TRUMP, THEY KNEW HE'D
BE DIFFERENT, AND HE IS.
HE'S A TOUGH, NO-NONSENSE 
OUTSIDER WHO CAN'T BE BOUGHT OR 
INTIMIDATED.
HE WON'T EVEN TAKE A PAYCHECK 
FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
HE DONATES HIS PAYCHECK TO 
CHARITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN LECTURING 
AMERICA ABOUT INTEGRITY FOR FOUR
YEARS WHILE THEIR NOMINEE HAS 
BEEN WRITING THE TEXTBOOK ON 
ABUSE OF POWER FOR 40 YEARS.
IF THEY WANT TO MAKE THIS 
ELECTION A CHOICE BETWEEN WHO IS
SAVING AMERICA AND WHO IS 
SWINDLING AMERICA, BRING IT ON.
JOE SAYS HE'LL BUILD BACK 
BETTER.
YEAH, BUILD THE BIDENS BACK 
BETTER.
OUR PRESIDENT IS IN THIS TO 
BUILD A SAFER, BETTER AND 
STRONGER AMERICA.
AND HE WILL FINISH WHAT HE 
STARTED TO KEEP THIS A REAL LAND
OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE.
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK YOUR VOTING
STATUS, SECURE YOUR BALLOT OR 
REGISTER TO VOTE, TEXT "VOTE" TO
88022.
REMEMBER, THE BEST IS YET TO 
COME.
>> OKAY.
WE'VE WONDERED WHY THIS WAS THE 
ONE SPEECH THAT THEY DIDN'T GIVE
ANY ADVANCED EXCERPTS.
>> THAT'S WHY.
>> NOW WE KNOW. 
>> I WAS TRYING FURIOUSLY.
I DON'T TYPE FAST ENOUGH TO TAKE
ENOUGH NOTES HERE, BUT JUST 
GOING THROUGH WHAT PAM BONDI 
JUST DID WAS GIVE A LITANY OF --
OF ALLEGATIONS TO TRY TO MAKE 
JOE BIDEN LOOK LIKE HE'S CORRUPT
AND THAT JOE BIDEN'S CHILDREN 
HAVE BENEFITTED FROM HIS 
POLITICAL CAREER, WHICH IS 
LITERALLY THE INDICTMENT OF THE 
TRUMP FAMILY. 
>> YES, WHICH IS WHY THEY DID 
IT. 
>> AND LET US JUST BE REMINDED 
WHO PAM BONDI IS.
WHEN SHE WAS THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL OF FLORIDA, THIS IS THE 
WOMAN WHO AFTER HAVING GOTTEN A 
$25,000 DONATION FROM DONALD 
TRUMP DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE A 
CASE AGAINST TRUMP UNIVERSITY, 
WHICH OF COURSE LATISHA JAMES IN
NEW YORK DID.
SHE WAS UNIQUE IN FINDING NO 
FAULT IN THE FACT THAT TRUMP 
UNIVERSITY ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED 
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE OUT OF MONEY THAT THEY 
HAD PAID FOR A UNIVERSITY TO TRY
TO BE LIKE DONALD TRUMP. 
>> TRUMP ALSO HAD TO GIVE BACK 
HIS CAMPAIGN DONATION TO PAM 
BONDI BECAUSE HE MADE IT OUT OF 
HIS CHARITY. 
>> OUT OF HIS CHARITY.
THAT'S PAM BONDI. 
>> LET ME OFFER THIS FACT CHECK.
WE KNOW FROM THREE YEARS OF 
REPORTING THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS 
URGED HIS FIRST WHITE HOUSE DON 
McGAHN, HIS FIRST ATTORNEY 
GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS TO 
PROSECUTE HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES.
AT THE TIME THAT INCLUDED 
ULTIMATELY JIM COMBY AND HILLARY
CLINTON.
WE KNOW UNDER BILL BARR THE 
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN USED
TO LIBERATE HIS POLITICAL 
ALLIES.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A WILL AND
THAT THERE IS A WILLING 
ACCOMPLICE IN BILL BARR.
WE ALSO -- I KNOW FROM MY OWN 
REPORTING THAT DONALD TRUMP IS 
AGITATED TODAY WITH CHRISTOPHER 
WRAY FOR NOT BEING MORE 
FORTHCOMING IN TURNING OVER MORE
MATERIAL TO RON JOHNSON'S 
COMMITTEE.
>> TO GO AFTER THE BIDEN FAMILY.
>> IF HUNTER BIDEN HAD COMMITTED
A CRIME, DONALD TRUMP RUNS THE 
GOVERNMENT AND HAS FREELY AND 
DAILY AND REGULARLY TRIED TO 
STEER INVESTIGATIONS IN A 
DIRECTION THAT WILL HURT HIS 
POLITICAL ENEMIES.
THERE IS AN FBI.
IF CRIMES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED, 
THEY WOULD BE UNDER 
INVESTIGATION. 
>> ANDREW WEISMAN IS STANDING 
BY, FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
THE FBI.
MR. WEISMAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE TONIGHT.
MS. BONDI JUST MADE A BUNCH OF 
CLAIMS ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN AND 
JOE BIDEN, HIS PRESSURING A 
PROSECUTOR IN UKRAINE TO BE 
FIRED.
CAN YOU GIVE US SOME CONTEXT ON 
THAT?
>> WELL, TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT 
NICCHOLE, THIS IS WHAT LED TO 
THE IMPEACHMENT.
IT TOOK $400 MILLION FOR THE 
PRESIDENT TO TRY TO COERCE 
UKRAINE TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THE VICE PRESIDENT.
IT'S CLEAR EVEN HIS OWN ATTORNEY
GENERAL WOULD NOT DO THAT.
AND IT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS FOR 
PAM BONDI TO SLING AROUND THESE 
ACCUSATIONS WITH NO FACTS 
WHATSOEVER WHEN JUST THIS WEEK 
WE HEARD THAT ERIC TRUMP IS 
ASSERTING THE, QUOTE, 
CONSTITUTION TO REFUSE TO 
TESTIFY IN A CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION LOOKING AT OVER 
$145 MILLION IN TAX FRAUD.
YOU HAVE DON JR. BEING REFERRED 
BY A SENATE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
FOR CRIMINAL -- CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION FOR LYING TO THEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ACTUAL 
FACTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENED AND NOT
JUST MERE SMEARS.
>> AND IT -- AND I
OUR GENERATION IS UNIFIED IN THE
FACING THE FUTURE IN UNCERTAIN 
TIMES.
AND MANY OF US ARE CONSIDERING 
WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY WE WANT TO 
LIVE IN.
AS A RECENT GRADUATE, I CAN 
RELATE TO SO MANY OF YOU WHO 
MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR A JOB.
MY FATHER BUILT A THRIVING 
ECONOMY ONCE, AND BELIEVE ME, HE
WILL DO IT AGAIN.
THIS ELECTION, I URGE EACH AND 
EVERY ONE OF YOU TO TRANSCEND 
POLITICAL BOUNDARIES.
THIS IS A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM 
VERSUS OPPRESSION.
FOR OPPORTUNITY VERSUS 
STAGNATION.
A FIGHT TO KEEP AMERICA TRUE TO 
AMERICA.
I URGE YOU TO MAKE JUDGEMENT 
BASED ON RESULTS AND NOT 
RHETORIC.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REFORM, THERE IS ONLY 
ONE PRESIDENT THAT PASSED THE 
FIRST STEP ACT, GIVING PEOPLE A 
SECOND CHANCE, A CHANCE AT A 
LIFE ONCE AGAIN.
AND IF YOU BELIEVE IN EXPANDING 
QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH 
CARE, ONLY PRESIDENT TRUMP, MY 
FATHER, SIGNED THE RIGHT TO TRY 
INTO LAW, THE FAVORED NATIONS 
CLAUSE AND OTHER ACTIONS TO 
LOWER DRUG PRICES AND KEEP 
AMERICANS FROM GETTING RIPPED 
OFF.
PEOPLE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT OUR 
THOUGHTS, OUR OPINIONS AND EVEN 
THE CHOICE OF WHO WE ARE VOTING 
FOR MAY AND ARE BEING 
MANIPULATED AND VISIBLY COERCED 
BY THE MEDIA AND TECH GIANTS.
IF YOU TUNE INTO THE MEDIA, YOU 
GET ONE BIASED OPINION OR 
ANOTHER.
AND WHAT YOU SHARE, IF IT DOES 
NOT FIT INTO THE NARRATIVE THAT 
THEY SEEK TO PROMOTE, THEN IT IS
EITHER IGNORED OR DEEMED A LIE, 
REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH.
THIS MANIPULATION OF WHAT 
INFORMATION WE RECEIVE IMPEDES 
OUR FREEDOMS.
RATHER THAN ALLOWING AMERICANS 
THE RIGHT TO FORM OUR OWN 
BELIEFS, THIS MISINFORMATION 
SYSTEM KEEPS PEOPLE MENTALLY 
ENSLAVED TO THE IDEAS THEY DEEM 
CORRECT.
THIS HAS FOSTERED UNNECESSARY 
FEAR AND DIVISIVENESS AMONGST 
US.
WHY ARE SO MANY IN MEDIA AND 
TECHNOLOGY AND EVEN IN OUR OWN 
GOVERNMENT SO INVESTED IN 
PROMOTING A BIASED AND 
FABRICATED VIEW?
ASK YOURSELVES, WHY ARE WE 
PREVENTED FROM SEEING CERTAIN 
INFORMATION?
WHY IS ONE VIEWPOINT PROMOTED 
WHILE OTHERS ARE HIDDEN?
THE ANSWER IS CONTROL.
BECAUSE DIVISION AND CONTROVERSY
BREED PROFIT.
BUT WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES 
WHEN ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE STORY 
GETS OUT?
OR WHEN ONLY RUN VIEWPOINT IS 
ACCEPTABLE?
FOR OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, IT 
MEANS SACRIFICING CIVIL DEBATE 
BY CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE 
STUDENTS WITH CONTRARY OPINIONS 
ARE TOO AFRAID TO SPEAK.
MANY STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES 
SUPPRESSING THEIR BELIEFS TO FIT
INTO WHAT THE ACCEPTABLE GROUP 
THINK IS.
IN SHORT, OUR NATION SUFFERS BY 
INHIBITING OUR DIVERSITY OF 
THOUGHT AND INCLUSION OF IDEAS.
WORKING TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF OUR 
POLITICAL COMFORT ZONES WILL 
ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH MORE.
SOME CYNICAL POLITICIANS DO NOT 
SEEM TO BELIEVE IN THE MIRACLE 
OF AMERICA.
WELL, I DO.
AS MASSIMO ALVAREZ SAID SO 
ELOQUENTLY LAST NIGHT, IF 
FREEDOM IS LOST IN THIS COUNTRY,
THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
HAVING HOPE IS NOT WEAKNESS AND 
BELIEVING IN MIRACLES IS A GIFT 
FROM GOD.
SO TONIGHT I WANT TO TELL YOU 
THE UNCENSORED TRUTH OF WHAT WE 
BELIEVE IN.
WE BELIEVE IN EQUALITY OF 
OPPORTUNITY.
WE BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
AND EXPRESSION.
THINK WHAT YOU WANT.
SEEK OUT THE TRUTH.
LEARN FROM THOSE WITH DIFFERENT 
OPINIONS.
AND THEN FREELY MAKE YOUR VOICE 
HEARD TO THE WORLD.
WE BELIEVE IN SCHOOL CHOICE.
BECAUSE A CHILD'S ZIP CODE IN 
AMERICA SHOULD NOT DETERMINE 
THEIR FUTURE.
WE BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF 
RELIGION FOR ALL FAITHS.
AND WE BELIEVE IN THE AMERICAN 
SPIRIT, A COUNTRY FOUNDED ON 
IDEAS NOT IDENTITY.
A COUNTRY WHERE OUR DIFFERENCES 
ARE EMBRACED.
AND THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE THE 
WORD "DREAM" HAS BEEN ATTACHED 
TO IT.
BECAUSE IN AMERICA YOUR LIFE IS 
YOURS TO CHART.
SO IF YOU'RE HEARING THESE 
THINGS AND THINKING TO YOURSELF,
THAT IS THE KIND OF COUNTRY THAT
I WANT TO LIVE IN, WELL, WHETHER
YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT, YOU ARE A
TRUMP SUPPORTER.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE BEYOND 
THE FACADE THAT SO MANY OTHER 
POLITICIANS EMPLOY.
THEY MASK THEMSELVES IN 
DISGUISES OF DECENCY AS THEY TRY
TO PRESSURE US TO MASK OUR OWN 
IDENTITIES AND BELIEFS.
MY FATHER IS THE ONLY PERSON TO 
CHALLENGE THE ESTABLISHMENT.
THE ENTRENCHED BUREAUCRACY.
BIG PHARMA AND MEDIA MONOPOLIES.
TO ENSURE THAT AMERICANS' 
CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS ARE 
UPHELD AND THAT JUSTICE AND 
TRUTH PREVAIL.
MY FATHER DOES NOT RUN AWAY FROM
CHALLENGES, EVEN IN THE FACE OF 
OUTRIGHT HATRED, BECAUSE 
FIGHTING FOR AMERICA IS 
SOMETHING HE WILL SACRIFICE 
ANYTHING FOR.
HE DREAMS BIG DREAMS FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
AND HE IS RELENTLESS AT 
ACHIEVING THEM.
YOU SEE, MAKE AMERICA GREAT 
AGAIN IS NOT A SLOGAN FOR MY 
FATHER.
IT IS WHAT DRIVES HIM TO KEEP 
HIS PROMISE OF DOING WHAT IS 
RIGHT FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS.
THE ENERGY OF CHANGE AND 
OPPORTUNITY IS WITH US.
GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH 
UNSTOPPABLE SPIRIT, HIS SPIRIT, 
AMERICAN SPIRIT.
MY DAD HAS PROVEN TO BE DRIVEN 
BY THAT SPIRIT.
HE HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS FAITH 
AND HIS UNCOMPROMISING HEART AND
ACTIONS.
MY FATHER HAS MADE ME BELIEVE 
THAT AMERICA CAN TRULY BE GREAT 
AGAIN.
IF YOU CARE ABOUT LIVING YOUR 
LIFE WITHOUT RESTRAINTS, ABOUT 
REBELLING AGAINST THOSE WHO 
WOULD SUPPRESS YOUR VOICE AND 
BUILDING YOUR AMERICAN DREAM, 
THEN THE CHOICE IN THIS ELECTION
IS CLEAR.
A VOTE FOR MY FATHER, DONALD J. 
TRUMP, IS A VOTE TO UPHOLD OUR 
AMERICAN IDEALS.
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND STAY 
TRUE TO THE DREAM OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU.
AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
♪♪
>>> I'M KIM REYNOLDS, GOVERNOR 
OF THE GREAT STATE OF IOWA.
I LOVE THIS STATE AND I'M SO 
PROUD TO SERVE ITS PEOPLE.
IOWA TRULY IS A LAND OF 
OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE 
COMPUTER.
IT'S A LANDMARK OF THE FINANCIAL
SERVICES INDUSTRY.
AND AS SO MANY OF YOU ALREADY 
KNOW, IT'S FILLED WITH FARMLAND 
THAT FEEDS AND FUELS THE WORLD.
IT'S ALSO HOME TO PEOPLE WHO 
CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER, WHO WORK 
HARD, WHO LOVE THIS COUNTRY, AND
ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE 
FREEDOMS IT PROVIDES.
AS I LIKE TO SAY, IOWA IS ONE 
BIG SMALL TOWN.
NEIGHBOR HELPING NEIGHBOR IS IN 
OUR DNA.
FROM THE SICK FARMER WHO CAN'T 
HARVEST HIS CROPS TO THE SINGLE 
MOM WHO LOSES HER JOB AND IS 
STRUGGLING TO GET BACK ON HER 
FEET, THE TOWN, THE COMMUNITY 
HELPS THEM GET THROUGH IT.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A STORM 
RIPS THROUGH ALMOST THE ENTIRE 
STATE?
WHEN IT'S NOT ONE FARMER WHO 
LOST HIS CROP BUT HUNDREDS.
WHEN IT'S NOT ONE NEIGHBOR WHO 
WAS WITHOUT FOOD BUT THOUSANDS.
THAT HAPPENED JUST TWO WEEKS 
AGO.
A STORM CALLED A DERECHO WITH 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS OF UP TO 
140 MILES PER HOUR WIPED OUT 
MILLIONS OF ACRES OF CROPS, LEFT
THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER.
IT DESTROYED HOMES, WRECKED 
LIVES AND LEFT DEVASTATION IN 
ITS WAKE.
IT WAS THE WORST STORM IN OUR 
STATE'S HISTORY AND IOWANS DID 
WHAT YOU EXPECT IOWANS TO DO.
THEY HELPED EACH OTHER.
THEY TOOK CARE OF EACH OTHER AND
THEY STILL ARE.
BUT SOMEONE ELSE HAD OUR BACK, 
OUR PRESIDENT.
WHEN THE WINDS HAD FINISHED 
RAGING AND THE CLEANUP HAD ONLY 
BEGUN, HE SHOWED UP.
NOW, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT 
BECAUSE THE NATIONAL MEDIA DID 
NOT REPORT IT, BUT THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION WAS HERE IN FULL 
FORCE.
THE DAY AFTER THE STORM, THE 
PRESIDENT CALLED TO ASSURE ME 
THAT WE HAD THE FULL BACKING OF 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND LATER THAT WEEK VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE CAME TO IOWA TO 
AGAIN ASSURE US THAT THE 
PRESIDENT AND HIS ADMINISTRATION
WERE BEHIND US.
WITH THE HELP OF THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION WE QUICKLY 
RECEIVED A MAJOR DISASTER 
DECLARATION THAT WILL HELP 
IOWANS GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
THE PRESIDENT, HE CUT THROUGH 
THE BUREAUCRACY TO DO WHAT 
NEEDED TO BE DONE AND TO DO IT 
QUICKLY.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOWED IOWANS 
THAT WE CAN RELY ON HIM.
IN 2019, WHEN 100-YEAR FLOODS 
BREACHED NEARLY EVERY LEVEE AND 
DEVASTATED COMMUNITIES IN IOWA, 
NEBRASKA AND MISSOURI, THE 
PRESIDENT APPROVED OUR REQUEST 
FOR AID IN RECORD TIME, IN JUST 
TWO DAYS.
WELL, THIS YEAR HE DID IT IN 
LESS THAN 24 HOURS.
SO WHETHER IT'S PROVIDING NEEDED
RELIEF TO FARMERS WHO WERE THE 
TARGET OF CHINA'S UNFAIR TRADE 
PRACTICES.
HAMMERING OUT NEW FREE AND FAIR 
TRADE DEALS OR FIGHTING FOR 
WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO
WERE HIT HARD BY COVID-19.
WE HAVE A PRESIDENT AND A VICE 
PRESIDENT WHO GET THINGS DONE.
AND BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND HIS LEADERSHIP, OUR COUNTRY 
IS ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK FROM 
SETBACKS AND SEE OPPORTUNITY 
GROW AND THRIVE.
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATION OF 
ACTION AND OUTCOMES.
THEY ARE DELIVERING EVERY DAY ON
THEIR PROMISE TO MAKE AMERICA 
GREAT AGAIN.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE NEED 
TO RE-ELECT PRESIDENT DONALD J. 
TRUMP.
IN NOVEMBER.
THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
>> THAT'S IOWA'S REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS.
WE'RE GOING TO SNEAK IN A QUICK 
BREAK HERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE 
FROM THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE 
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
.
Everybody has a Coogan's.
And almost half those small
businesses,
they could close if people don't
do something.
We have to keep our communities
together.
That's how we get through this.
♪
>>> GETTING RIGHT BACK TO OUR 
RNC NIGHT TWO COVERAGE.
THIS IS A VIDEO PRESENTATION 
FROM THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN SHOWING 
VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AT THE
HOME OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
>> SHE BECAME THE FIRST 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO SERVE 
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA'S SUPERIOR 
COURT.
IT'S BECAUSE OF LEADERS LIKE 
JUDGE ALLEN THAT OUR NATION HAS 
OVERCOME OUR GREATEST 
CHALLENGES.
IN THIS TIME OF RACIAL DIVISION 
IN THE COUNTRY, DO YOU SEE FAITH
AND VALUES -- 
>> ABSOLUTELY -- 
>> AND THE STRONG STAND THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS TAKEN FOR 
THE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AS A
PATHWAY TO BRINGING THE COUNTRY 
TOGETHERSOME 
>> AS A SENIOR CITIZEN, I'LL 
LEAVE IT AT THAT, I KNOW WHAT 
RACISM FEELS LIKE.
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT BUT FOR MY 
BEING IN THIS COUNTRY, I WOULD 
HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE 
THE THINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO ACHIEVE.
THERE ARE INJUSTICES, BUT THE 
WAY TO DEAL WITH THOSE 
INJUSTICES IS FOR PEOPLE TO SIT 
DOWN ACROSS THE TABLE AND TALK 
AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS.
I DO BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS COMMITTED TO THAT.
IN 2016, I HAVE TO CONFESS THAT 
I REALLY DID NOT KNOW CANDIDATE 
TRUMP AT THE TIME.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT HE REALLY
WON ME OVER.
>> GINO IS A TRUCK DRIVER FROM 
OHIO, WHO HEARD POLITICIANS FOR 
YEARS MAKE EMPTY PROMISES ABOUT 
DEFENDING AMERICAN JOBS, ONLY TO
SEE THOSE PROMISES BROKEN.
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
BUT IN 2019, WHEN GENERAL MOTORS
CLOSED ITS PLANT IN LORDSTOWN, 
OHIO, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 
REFUSED TO STAND BY AND WATCH IT
HAPPEN.
AS GINO OBSERVED, THIS PRESIDENT
REACHED OUT TO GENERAL MOTORS TO
FIND A WAY TO BRING JOBS BACK TO
LORDSTOWN.
PLANS WERE SET IN MOTION TO 
CREATE LORDSTOWN MOTORS.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS, THIS IS
HOW WE FIX IT.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S A 
SIMPLE SOLUTION.
THERE'S NO OTHER PRESIDENT THAT 
HAS EVEN TRIED TO DO IT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A DOER.
HE SAID MAKE AMERICA GREAT 
AGAIN, THAT WAS HIS TASK.
THAT WASN'T HIS SLOGAN, THAT WAS
HIS TASK.
EVERY HAT YOU SEE THAT SAYS MAGA
ON IT, THAT'S WHAT YOUR 
PRESIDENT IS DOING FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR 
KEEPING THE PROMISES YOU MADE.
>> AND THEN THERE'S PASTOR AARON
JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 
THE TULSA DREAM CENTER THAT 
PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MEDICAL 
SERVICES AND FOOD TO THOSE IN 
NEED.
A.J., YOU HAVE A GREAT PERSONAL 
STORY.
WHEN YOU SEE THE WAY THIS 
PRESIDENT, THIS ADMINISTRATION 
HAVE BEEN LEANING IN TO CREATE 
OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENTS IN 
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, 
TO CREATE JOBS, EXPANDING 
EDUCATION CHOICE, WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
>> IT MEANS SO MUCH TO OUR 
FAMILIES.
I DID GROW UP IN A SINGLE PARENT
HOME, SO WE SERVE OVER 600 BOYS 
AND GIRLS ON A DAILY BASIS, EVEN
IN COVID.
SO TO GIVE THESE MOMS AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MORE MONEY 
ON THEIR PAYCHECK HOME BACK TO 
THEM, TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN BE 
ABLE TO GO TO A SCHOOL THEY MAY 
NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
OTHERWISE, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO 
US.
THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH GREATER 
OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO 
COME TOGETHER IN ANY WALK OF 
LIFE.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE 
SUCH A POSITIVE CHANGE, AND HAVE
BEEN FILLED WITH HOPE, 
ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT THIS TIME.
>> LIDIA LEFT FRIENDS AND FAMILY
IN HONDURAS, TO PURSUE A BETTER 
LIFE IN AMERICA.
WHILE RAISING THEIR FOUR 
DAUGHTERS, LIDIA AND HER HUSBAND
RUN A SMALL BUSINESS THAT 
CREATES SECURITY SYSTEMS.
BUT JUST MONTHS AFTER THEIR 
BUSINESS WAS UP AND RUNNING, OUR
NATION WAS STRUCK BY A GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC.
THAT'S WHEN PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP STEPPED IN AN ENACTED THE 
LARGEST FINANCIAL RELIEF PACKAGE
IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
HER SMALL BUSINESS STAYED IN 
BUSINESS.
AND HER AMERICAN DREAM KEPT 
RUNNING STRONG.
WHAT DID THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM MEAN TO YOUR COMPANY AS 
THE CORONAVIRUS STRUCK?
>> IT WAS A HUGE, TREMENDOUS 
HELP, SO WE APPLIED, WE WERE 
ACCEPTED.
WE WERE SO GRATEFUL.
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR 
CLIENTS AND GROWING OUR ECONOMY,
WE WANT TO ALL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
FORWARD.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF FAMILY
AND FRIENDS, THE GOVERNMENT, I 
TELL MY CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, THEY
ARE BORN HERE IN THE U.S., AND I
TELL THEM YOU ARE SO BLESSED TO 
LIVE IN AMERICA.
>> HERE AT ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S 
BOYHOOD HOME, A YOUNG MAN WOULD 
GROW UP TO BECOME THE FIRST 
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES.
AND TODAY, ANOTHER REPUBLICAN 
PRESIDENT IS FIGHTING TO 
PRESERVE THAT SAME NOBLE LEGACY 
OF FREEDOM.
AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL 
MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE TORCH OF 
AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ILLUMINATES
EVERY CITY, EVERY TOWN, AND 
EVERY COMMUNITY IN THIS BLESSED 
LAND.
>> HI.
I'M RYAN HOLITZ, A POLICE 
OFFICER FROM NEW MEXICO.
IN 2017, I HAD AN ENCOUNTER THAT
CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER.
I HAD JUST STARTED MY SHIFT AND 
RESPONDED TO A CALL FOR SERVICE 
AT A GAS STATION.
WHEN I ARRIVED, I SAW A MAN AND 
A WOMAN SITTING ON A GRASSY 
SLOPE.
I RECOGNIZED THE TELLTALE SIGNS,
A NEEDLE, A SPOON.
I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY 
WERE PREPARING TO INJECT 
THEMSELVES WITH HEROIN.
SADLY, THIS IS A COMMON SIGHT 
FOR ME.
I ENCOUNTER THE RAVAGES OF 
ADDICTION EVERY DAY.
BUT NOTHING COULD PREPARE ME FOR
WHAT I DISCOVERED AS I 
APPROACHED THEM.
THE WOMAN WAS VERY PREGNANT.
IN MY SHOCK, I ASKED HER IF SHE 
KNEW SHE WAS HARMING HER BABY BY
DOING DRUGS.
SHE CRUMBLED AND BURST INTO 
TEARS.
TWO WORLDS COLLIDED AS I KNELT 
DOWN BESIDE HER.
A POLICE OFFICER AND A HOMELESS 
DRUG ADDICT.
BROUGHT TOGETHER BY FORCES 
OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.
AS WE TALKED, OUR HUMANITY 
DISTINCT FROM OUR STATIONS IN 
LIFE, WAS MADE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR.
HER NAME WAS CRYSTAL, AND IN THE
MIDST OF HER SUFFERING, SHE 
CONFIDED THAT SHE LOVED HER 
UNBORN BABY.
SHE WANTED THE BEST FOR HER 
CHILD.
IN THAT MOMENT, I SAW HER THE 
WAY THAT ALL OF YOU WHO KNOW AND
LOVE AN ADDICT SEE THEM.
AS FATHERS, MOTHERS, BROTHERS, 
SISTERS, CHILDREN, COUSINS, AND 
FRIENDS.
AS HUMAN BEINGS, FULL OF VALUE 
AND DIGNITY, BUT ROBBED OF THEIR
POTENTIAL BY THIS DISEASE.
WHEN CRYSTAL SAID THAT SHE WAS 
LOOKING FOR A FAMILY TO ADOPT 
HER BABY, GOD SHOWED ME EXACTLY 
WHAT I HAD TO DO.
WITHOUT HESITATION, I TOLD HER 
THAT MY FAMILY WOULD WELCOME HER
BABY THROUGH ADOPTION.
TODAY, OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, 
HOPE, IS A THRIVING 2-YEAR-OLD, 
CRYSTAL IS FAST APPROACHING 
THREE YEARS OF RECOVERY.
SHE'S A DEAR FRIEND AND CONSTANT
INSPIRATION TO ME AND OTHERS.
I HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY 
HEART FOR THOSE FACING OPIOID 
ADDICTION.
THAT'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO THE 
PRESIDENT FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN 
FIGHTING THIS DEADLY ENEMY.
THROUGH HIS EFFORTS, WE'RE 
TURNING THE TIDE ON THE CRISIS 
OF ADDICTION.
PRESIDENT TRUMP DECLARED THE 
OPIOID CRISIS TO BE A PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY, AND THEN 
SECURED $6 BILLION IN NEW 
FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP 
AMERICANS FIGHT OPIOID ABUSE.
HE INVESTED AN ADDITIONAL $100 
MILLION TO STOP THE OPIOID 
CRISIS IN RURAL AMERICA.
AND IN A MOVE THAT STRIKES AT 
THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, HE 
IMPLEMENTED A SAFE PRESCRIBING 
PLAN AIMED AT REDUCING OPIOID 
PRESCRIPTIONS BY OVER A THIRD 
WITHIN THREE YEARS.
THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT STOPS 
ADDICTION BEFORE IT EVER GAINS A
HOLD IN SOMEONE'S LIFE.
AND IT'S HAVING AN IMPACT.
DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS DECREASED 
IN 2018 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 30
YEARS.
MANY OF THE STATE'S HARDEST HIT 
BY THE OPIOID CRISIS ARE SEEING 
THE LARGEST DROP IN DEATHS.
WE'RE SEEING THAT DOCTORS ARE 
WRITING FEWER PRESCRIPTIONS FOR 
OPIOID PAIN DRUGS.
THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT 
IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE A 
MEANINGFUL IMPACT.
I THINK WE ARE FORTUNATE, 
AMERICA, TO HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO
CARES DEEPLY FOR THE DOWNTRODDEN
AND WHO WORKS TIRELESSLY TO FIND
SOLUTIONS.
A PRESIDENT WHO DOESN'T JUST 
TALK ABOUT PROBLEMS, BUT STOPS 
AND HELPS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE LEADER 
WE'VE NEEDED THE LAST FOUR 
YEARS, AND HE'S THE LEADER WE 
NEED FOR THE NEXT FOUR.
YOU SEE, DONALD TRUMP IS THE 
RIGHT PRESIDENT AT THE RIGHT 
TIME.
LET'S MAKE SURE HE'S RE-ELECTED 
ON NOVEMBER 3rd.
I PRAY GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU 
AND YOUR FAMILY.
AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA.
>> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS JEANETTE NUNEZ, AND 
I'M PROUD TO SERVE AS LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF 
FLORIDA.
TONIGHT, I'M HONORED TO SHARE MY
STORY OF FAITH, FAMILY, AND 
AMERICAN FREEDOM.
AS THE DAUGHTER OF CUBAN 
IMMIGRANTS, MY STORY BEGAN IN 
1959, BEFORE I WAS BORN.
WHEN MY PARENT'S DREAMS OF A 
PROSPEROUS LIFE BECAME A 
NIGHTMARE.
CHAOS SPREAD QUICKLY WHEN FIDEL 
CASTRO TOOK CONTROL OF CUBA.
THE GOVERNMENT CONFISCATED 
PRIVATE PROPERTY, STEALING 
PEOPLE'S HOMES, FARMS, AND 
BUSINESSES.
FOR MY PARENTS, THE DIFFICULT 
DECISION TO FLEE COMMUNIST CUBA 
CAME WHEN THE CASTRO REGIME 
ABOLISHED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
FELLOW AMERICANS, THE FABRIC OF 
OUR NATION IS IN PERIL.
DAILY, THE RADICAL LEFT 
SYSTEMATICALLY CHISELS AWAY AT 
THE FREEDOMS WE CHERISH.
THEY PEDDLE DANGEROUS 
IDEOLOGIES, COWER TO GLOBAL 
PROGRESSIVES AND NORMALIZE 
SOCIALISM TO DISMANTLE OUR 
SOCIALISM.
LET ME ASSURE YOU, SOCIALISM 
DOESN'T OFFER OPPORTUNITY.
SOCIALISM DEPRIVES.
IT IS A FALSEHOOD THAT 
CONSISTENTLY YIELDS ONLY MISERY.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN WARNED 
IF WE LOSE FREEDOM HERE, THERE 
IS NO PLACE TO ESCAPE TO.
TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN 
SPOKEN.
AMERICANS HAVE A CHOICE.
WE CAN GO DOWN A DARK ROAD OF 
CHAOS AND GOVERNMENT CONTROL, OR
WE CAN CHOOSE A PATH OF FREEDOM 
AND OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS PAVED 
BY THOSE WHO SACRIFICED 
EVERYTHING TO PRESERVE THE 
AMERICAN DREAM FOR FUTURE 
GENERATIONS.
I HAVE FAITH THAT AMERICANS WILL
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH.
IN 2016, OUR COUNTRY YEARNED FOR
A LEADER WHO WOULD WORK 
TIRELESSLY TO JUMP-START OUR 
ECONOMY AND FIGHT FOR 
HARDWORKING AMERICANS.
SINCE DAY ONE, PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP HAS PUT AMERICA FIRST.
HIS PRO GROWTH, PRO JOBS AGENDA 
HAS USHERED IN HISTORICALLY LOW 
UP EMPLOYMENT, RECORD JOB 
CREATION, HIGHER WAGES AND 
RISING HOME OWNERSHIP.
THE PRESIDENT IS FIGHTING TO 
RESCUE AMERICAN JOBS AND 
INDUSTRIES FOR PLACES LIKE OHIO,
PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUERTO RICO.
JOBS THAT WERE NEEDLESSLY 
SHIPPED OVERSEAS.
HE'S DEFENDED OUR RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM, STOOD WITH DEMOCRATIC 
ALLIES LIKE COLOMBIA, AND SHOWN 
UNWAVERING RESOLVE WHILE 
CONFRONTING TIE RANTS IN 
COUNTRIES LIKE VENEZUELA, CUBA, 
CHINA AND NICARAGUA.
LET US JOIN OUR PRESIDENT IN HIS
VOW THAT AMERICA WILL NEVER BE A
SOCIALIST COUNTRY.
SUPPORTING OUR PRESIDENT 
REQUIRES ACTION.
JOIN ME TONIGHT AND TEXT VOTE TO
88022.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WHO HAS A 
BOLD AGENDA THAT SAFEGUARDS THE 
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS PROTECTED 
UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION.
TODAY, MORE THAN EVER, THAT 
MEANS SUPPORTING OUR MEN AND 
WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR
HEROES IN UNIFORM.
IT MEANS FIGHTING TO PROVIDE THE
BEST QUALITY EDUCATION BY 
EMPOWERING PARENTS AND 
PRESERVING SCHOOL CHOICE.
AND IT MEANS REJECTING THE 
SOCIALIST TAKEOVER OF OUR 
NATION.
THAT WILL DESTROY THE 
INNOVATION, ECONOMIC VITALITY, 
AND FREEDOMS WE HOLD SO DEAR.
AS A DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS, A 
WIFE, A MOTHER OF THREE, AND THE
FIRST LATINA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF 
FLORIDA, IT IS MY DISTINCT 
PRIVILEGE TO SHARE MY STORY, 
WHICH IS REALLY YOUR STORY, AND 
THE STORY OF A NATION THAT HAS 
OPENED ITS DOORS, LIFTED ITS 
PEOPLE, AND YIELDED SUCCESS IN A
WAY ONLY THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA CAN.
TOGETHER, LET'S ENSURE FOUR MORE
YEARS FOR PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP, SO THAT HE CAN CONTINUE 
PROTECTING OUR REPUBLIC, AND SO 
ONE DAY, OUR CHILDREN CAN 
PROUDLY TELL THE STORY OF WHAT 
OUR GENERATION DID TO DEFEND THE
VALUES OF FAITH, FAMILY, AND 
FREEDOM.
THANK YOU.
MAY GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU, 
AND MAY GOD BLESS THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA.
♪♪
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
♪♪
[ "HAIL TO THE CHIEF" BEING 
PLAYED ]
>> ACTING SECRETARY WOLF, I 
PRESENT TO YOU FIVE CANDIDATES 
FOR NATURALIZATION REPRESENTING 
FIVE COUNTRIES.
>> ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE 
TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO 
EXPRESSION MY GRATITUDE, TO YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT, FOR HOSTING THIS 
CEREMONY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
TO OUR CANDIDATES, IT IS MY 
HONOR TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF 
ALLEGIANCE AND WELCOME YOU.
CANDIDATES FOR NATURALIZATION, 
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND
REPEAT AFTER ME.
I HERE BY DECLARE AN OATH THAT I
ABSOLUTELY AND ENTIRELY RENOUNCE
AND ABJURE ALL ALLEGIANCE AND 
FIDELITY TO ANY FOREIGN PRINCE, 
POTENTATE, STATE, OR SOVEREIGNTY
OF WHOM OR WHICH I HERETOFORE 
BEEN A SUBJECT OR A CITIZEN.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND 
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE 
FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE 
SAME.
THAT I WILL BEAR ARMS ON BEHALF 
OF THE UNITED STATES WHEN 
REQUIRED BY LAW.
THAT I WILL PERFORM 
NON-COMBATANT SERVICE IN THE 
ARMED FORCES OF THE U.S. WHEN 
REQUIRED BY LAW.
THAT I WILL PERFORM WORK OF 
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE UNDER 
CIVILIAN DIRECTION WHEN REQUIRED
BY LAW.
AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION 
FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL 
RESERVATION, OR PURPOSE OF 
EVASION, SO HELP ME GOD.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE NOW 
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY, IT IS MY 
HONOR TO CALL YOU MY FELLOW 
AMERICANS.
MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO AGAIN 
COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION 
TO THE RULE OF LAW, AND FOR 
RESTORING INTEGRITY TO OUR 
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.
THANK YOU FOR HOSTING SUCH A 
PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION HERE AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
THANK YOU.
AND I WANT TO THANK ACTING 
SECRETARY WOLF, DOING A 
PHENOMENAL JOB IN SO MANY WAYS.
TODAY, AMERICA REJOICES AS WE 
WELCOME FIVE ABSOLUTELY 
INCREDIBLE NEW MEMBERS INTO OUR 
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY.
YOU ARE NOW FELLOW CITIZENS OF 
THE GREATEST NATION ON THE FACE 
OF GOD'S EARTH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
GREAT GOING.
YOU FOLLOWED THE RULES, YOU 
OBEYED THE LAWS, YOU LEARNED 
YOUR HISTORY, EMBRACED OUR 
VALUES AND PROVED YOURSELVES TO 
BE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HIGHEST 
INTEGRITY.
IT'S NOT SO EASY, YOU WENT 
THROUGH A LOT.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
WITH US TODAY.
YOU'VE EARNED THE MOST PRIZED 
TREASURED, CHERISHED, AND 
PRICELESS POSSESSION ANYWHERE IN
THE WORLD.
IT'S CALLED AMERICAN 
CITIZENSHIP.
THERE IS NO HIGHER HONOR AND NO 
GREATER PRIVILEGE, AND IT'S AN 
HONOR FOR ME TO BE YOUR 
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO 
RECOGNIZE THE FIVE NEW CITIZENS 
WHO JOIN US TODAY.
ROBERT MARTIN RAMIREZ ALCAZAR IS
FROM BOLIVIA AND HAS BEEN A 
LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES SINCE 2013.
ROBERT, HI, ROBERT.
HE AND HIS WIFE ARE RAISING 
THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.
IN 2017, ROBERT ACHIEVED THE 
DREAM OF STARTING HIS OWN 
BUSINESS.
A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT NOW 
EMPLOYS FIVE WORKERS.
ROBERT SAYS I LOVE THIS COUNTRY,
I WANT TO RESPECT THE LAW.
AMERICA HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH IN
LIFE.
ROBERT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 
YOUR DEVOTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE 
TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED 
STATES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT COMPANY.
SOON YOU'LL HAVE HUNDREDS OF 
EMPLOYEES, RIGHT?
IT COULD HAPPEN.
IT WILL.
REMIGIDIAN IS FROM LEBANON AND 
THE PROUD MOTHER OF THREE 
CHILDREN.
SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH, ARABIC AND 
FRENCH AND EARNED A DEGREE IN 
PSYCHOLOGY.
IN OTHER WORDS, SHE CAN FIGURE 
ME OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SHE NOW WORKS AS A DAY CARE 
TEACHER IN VIRGINIA.
SHE SAYS I FEEL BLESSED TO BE A 
LOYAL CITIZEN OF THE GREATEST 
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
A COUNTRY THAT HAS GIVEN ME THE 
OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO 
REALIZE MY POTENTIAL AND MY 
DREAMS.
REAMA, CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S REALLY GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
SUDA SUNDARI IS A PHENOMENAL 
SUCCESS, BORN IN INDIA.
CAME TO THE UNITED STATES 13 
YEARS AGO.
SHE'S A TALENTED SOFTWARE 
DEVELOPER, AND SHE AND HER 
HUSBAND ARE RAISING TWO 
BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL CHILDREN.
THE APPLES OF YOUR LIFE, RIGHT?
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND CONGRATULATIONS.
FANTASTIC JOB.
THANK YOU.
NEHMEP ABDUL IS FROM SUDAN.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL NAME AND HAS 
BEEN A LAWFUL, PERMANENT 
RESIDENT SINCE 2012.
SHE'S THE MARRIED MOTHER OF 
THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, EARNED
A MASTERS DEGREE AND Ph.D. IN 
ANIMAL NUITION, FROM THE 
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING.
GREAT PLACE.
GREAT STATE.
AND SHE IS A TRAINED 
VETERINARIAN.
SHE'S ALSO WORKED AS A 
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR THE 
ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 
2004.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND 
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S MY HONOR TO BE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SALA H ABDUL SAMAD HAS BEEN 
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS DAY 
SINCE HE ARRIVED IN THE UNITED 
STATES FROM GHANA IN 2015.
HE SPEAKS FIVE LANGUAGES AND 
WORKS THE MEDICAL FIELD.
HE SAYS THAT THE AMERICAN 
CITIZENSHIP MEANS EVERYTHING TO 
ME AND MY LIFE.
IT CANNOT BE MEASURED OR 
QUANTIFIED.
I HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK HARD 
AND SUCCEED IN LIFE.
TO KNOW THAT I'M IN THE SAFE 
COUNTRY, LIKE AMERICA, THAT 
REALLY IS SOMETHING BECAUSE I 
KNOW THEY HAVE MY BACK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
FANTASTIC JOB.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WITH THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 
EACH OF YOU NOW ENJOYS AS 
CITIZENS, THERE IS NO DREAM 
BEYOND YOUR WILDEST REACH, 
BECAUSE AMERICANS CAN DO 
ANYTHING.
TODAY, YOU HAVE ALSO ACCEPTED 
THE PROFOUND DUTIES AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH 
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
BY SWEARING THE OATH OF 
ALLEGIANCE, EACH OF YOU HAS 
ENTERED A SACRED AND UNBREAKABLE
COVENANT WITH OUR NATION.
YOU HAVE PLEDGED YOUR UNDYING 
LOYALTY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION, AND 
THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.
THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE 
UNITED STATES ARE NOW YOURS TO 
PRESERVE AND PASS DOWN TO THE 
NEXT GENERATION.
OUR CULTURE, OUR TRADITIONS AND 
OUR VALUES ARE NOW YOURS TO 
UPHOLD AND LIVE BY.
THE RIGHTS SO DEAR TO EVERY 
AMERICAN GRANTED BY US AND 
GRANTED BY GOD, AND ENSHRINED IN
OUR GLORIOUS BILL OF RIGHTS, ARE
NOW YOURS TO SUPPORT, PROTECT, 
AND DEFEND.
AS CITIZENS, YOU'RE NOW STEWARDS
OF THIS MAGNIFICENT NATION.
A FAMILY COMPRISED OF EVERY 
RACE, COLOR, RELIGION AND CREED.
UNITED BY THE BONDS OF LOVE, WE 
ARE ONE PEOPLE SHARING ONE HOME,
SALUTING ONE GREAT AMERICAN 
FLAG.
NATI
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY GOD 
BLESS OUR GREAT COUNTRY, 
AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
>> GOOD EVENING, AMERICA.
WHEN I STOOD ON THIS CONVENTION 
STAGE FOUR YEARS AGO, NO ONE 
FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE HISTORIC 
CHANGE THAT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE 
PLACE.
WE COULD ALL FEEL IT.
SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING.
A MOVEMENT WAS FORMING JUST 
BELOW THE SURFACE.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN AND WOMAN, 
VOICELESS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 
WERE PREPARING TO RISE UP.
OUR MOVEMENT FOLLOWED THE 
PATTERN OF SO MANY THAT CAME 
BEFORE US.
FIRST, WE WERE IGNORED.
THEN WE WERE LAUGHED AT.
THEN THEY FOUGHT US, AND THEN 
TOGETHER, WE WON.
FROM THAT MOMENT FORWARD, 
AMERICA CAME FIRST.
AMERICA STARTED WINNING AGAIN.
AMERICA BECAME RESPECTED AGAIN.
BUT WITH EVERY MOVEMENT, THERE'S
A COUNTER MOVEMENT.
IN THE VIEW OF THE RADICAL 
DEMOCRATS, AMERICA IS A SOURCE 
OF THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS.
AS A RESULT, THEY BELIEVE THE 
ONLY PATH FORWARD IS TO ERASE 
HISTORY AND FORGET THE PAST.
THEY WANT TO DESTROY THE 
MONUMENTS OF OUR FOREFATHERS, 
THEY WANT TO DISRESPECT OUR 
FLAG, BURN THE STARS AND STRIPES
THAT REPRESENT PATRIOTISM AND 
THE AMERICAN DREAM.
THEY WANT TO DISRESPECT OUR 
NATIONAL ANTHEM BY TAKING A KNEE
WHILE OUR ARMED FORCES LAY DOWN 
THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY TO PROTECT
OUR FREEDOM.
THEY DO NOT WANT THE PLEDGE OF 
ALLEGIANCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
MANY OF THEM DON'T WANT "ONE 
NATION UNDER GOD."
THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO DEFUND AND
DISRESPECT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE DEMOCRATS WANT AN AMERICA 
WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS
ARE CENSORED WHEN THEY DO NOT 
ALIGN WITH THEIR OWN.
PRESIDENT REAGAN SAID FREEDOM IS
NEVER MORE THAN ONE GENERATION 
AWAY FROM EXTINCTION.
IT MUST BE FOUGHT FOR AND 
PROTECTED.
THIS IS A FIGHT THAT WE ARE IN 
RIGHT NOW.
AND IT IS A FIGHT ONLY MY FATHER
CAN WIN.
MY FATHER RAN NOT BECAUSE HE 
NEEDED THE JOB.
BUT BECAUSE HE KNEW HARDWORKING 
PEOPLE ACROSS THIS GREAT COUNTRY
WERE BEING LEFT BEHIND.
THE MEDIA MOCKED THESE PATRIOTS 
IN THE FLYOVER STATES IN WHICH 
THEY LIVED.
THEY IGNORED THE TRUMP FLAGS AND
THE MILLIONS OF MAGA BANNERS AND
BARNS PAINTED IN RED, WHITE, AND
BLUE.
THE SILENT MAJORITY HAD NO ONE 
FIGHTING FOR THEM IN EITHER 
PARTY.
THE SO-CALLED LEADERS WERE 
BOWING TO CHINA, BRIBING IRAN, 
AND SPENDING MORE TIME WORRYING 
ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD BE RECEIVED
BY THE ELITES IN PARIS THAN HOW 
AMERICANS WOULD PROVIDE FOR 
THEIR FAMILIES IN PITTSBURGH.
OUR FAMILY LOST FRIENDS BUT ONLY
PUSHED US TO FIGHT HARDER.
MY FATHER PLEDGED TO EVERY 
AMERICAN IN EVERY CITY, STATE, 
AND TOWN THAT HE WAS GOING TO 
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
AND SO BEGAN THE GREAT AMERICAN 
COMEBACK.
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, TAXES WERE 
SLASHED, REGULATIONS WERE CUT.
AND THE ECONOMY SOARED TO NEW 
HEIGHTS.
HEIGHTS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
WAGES WENT THROUGH THE ROOF.
UNEMPLOYMENT REACHED HISTORIC 
LOWS, ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS, HISPANIC AMERICANS 
AND WOMEN.
TRADE DEALS RIPPED UP AND 
RENEGOTIATED.
LIGHTS WERE TURNED BACK ON IN 
ABANDONED FACTORIES ACROSS OUR 
COUNTRY.
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS WERE 
REPATRIATED BACK TO THE UNITED 
STATES, WHICH HAD BEEN SITTING 
IN FOREIGN LANDS FAR TOO LONG.
ONCE AGAIN, AMERICA BECAME THE 
ENVY OF THE WORLD.
AND WITH THAT RENEWED STRENGTH 
CAME LEVERAGE.
THE PRESIDENT DEMANDED THAT OUR 
ALLIES PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE FOR 
THE DEFENSE OF THE WESTERN 
WORLD.
MY FATHER REBUILT THE MIGHTILY 
AMERICAN MILITARY, ADDING NEW 
JETS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, HE 
INCREASED WAGES FOR OUR MEN AND 
WOMEN IN UNIFORM.
HE EXPANDED OUR MILITARY DEFENSE
BUDGET TO $721 BILLION PER YEAR.
AMERICA WAS NO LONGER WEAK IN 
THE EYE OF THE ENEMY.
THE MOMENT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ORDERED SPECIAL FORCES KILL SOME
OF THE DEADLIEST TERRORISTS ON 
THE PLANET, IS THE DAY AMERICA 
TOOK A STANCE IN NEVER BE 
DEFEATED BY THE ENEMY.
AL BAGHDADI, SOLEIMANI, DEAD.
OVER AND OVER, ISSUE AFTER 
ISSUE, THE ECONOMY, THE WALL, 
THE MILITARY, TRADE DEALS, TAX 
CUTS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, 
V.A. HOSPITALS, PRESS 
DESCRIPTION DRUGS, RIGHT TO TRY,
MOVING THE EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM,
PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
NEVER OF ENDING WARS WERE 
FINALLY ENDED.
PROMISES MADE AND PROMISES FOR 
THE FIRST TIME WERE KEPT.
MOST POLITICIANS SPEND THEIR 
CAREERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND 
GET ABSOLUTELY NOTHING 
ACCOMPLISHED.
FOR EXAMPLE, JOE BIDEN.
JOE BIDEN IS A POLITICIAN WHO 
HAS BEEN IN GOVERNMENT FOR 47 
YEARS.
HE'S A CAREER POLITICIAN WHO HAS
NEVER SIGNED THE FRONT OF A 
CHECK AND DOES NOT KNOW THE 
SLIGHTEST THING ABOUT THE 
AMERICAN WORKER OR THE AMERICAN 
BUSINESS.
THE ENGINE WHICH FUELS THE 
GREATEST ECONOMY THE WORLD HAS 
EVER KNOWN.
THE SAME POLITICIAN WHO HAS BEEN
A TOTAL PUSHOVER FOR COMMUNIST 
CHINA, AND SOMEONE WHO COULD BE 
A GIANT RELIEF FOR TERRORISTS 
WHO SPENT YEARS OF RUNNING, 
HIDING, AND BEING TAKEN OUT BY 
THE MOST TALENTED MILITARY KNOWN
TO MAN.PLEDGED TO RAISE 
YOUR TAXES BY $4 TRILLION.
82% OF AMERICAN ALSO SEE THEIR 
TAXES GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
BIDEN HAS PLEDGED TO STOP BORDER
WALL CONSTRUCTION AND GIVE 
AMNESTY AND HEALTH CARE TO ALL 
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
BIDEN PLEDGED TO DEFUND THE 
POLICE AND TAKE AWAY YOUR 
CHERISHED SECOND AMENDMENT.
MY FATHER, ON THE OTHER HAND, 
DELIVERED THE LARGEST TAX CUTS 
IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
KNOWS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A 
BORDER, YOU DO NOT HAVE A 
COUNTRY AND WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND YOUR RIGHT 
TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.
EVERY DAY MY FATHER FIGHTS FOR 
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE 
FORGOTTEN MAN AND WOMAN OF THIS 
COUNTRY.
THE ONES WHO EMBODY THE AMERICAN
SPIRIT, WHICH IS UNLIKE ANYTHING
ELSE IN THE WORLD.
IT BUILT A NEW YORK CITY 
SKYLINE.
IT BUILT THE HOOVER DAM.
AND SOON, YOU BELIEVED MY 
FATHER'S LEADERSHIP, IT WILL 
SEND AMERICANS TO MARS.
THE SHADOWS OF MT. RUSHMORE, AND
THE STILLNESS OF THE AIR AT 
GETTYSBURG.
IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE WIDE-EYED 
WONDER OF EVERY AMERICAN CHILD, 
AS THEY TAKE THEIR FIRST BREATH 
IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY THE 
WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.
IT DEFEATED FASCISM.
IT DEFEATED COMMUNISM.
AND IN 68 DAYS, IT WILL DEFEAT 
THE EMPTY, OPPRESSIVE, AND 
RADICAL VIEWS OF THE EXTREME 
LEFT.
RONALD REAGAN'S QUOTE ENDS WITH 
THIS SIMPLE WARNING -- ONE DAY 
WE COULD SPEND OUR SUPSET YEARS 
TELLING OUR CHILDREN WHAT IT WAS
ONCE LIKE IN THE UNITED STATES 
WHERE MEN AND WOMEN WERE FREE.
UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP, FREEDOM 
WILL NEVER BE A THING OF THE 
PAST.
THAT'S WHAT A VOTE FOR DONALD 
TRUMP REPRESENTS.
A VOTE FOR THE AMERICAN SPIRIT, 
THE AMERICAN DREAM, AND FOR THE 
AMERICAN FLAG.
TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
WHO IS BEING ATTACKED, BETRAYED,
AND WHOSE JOB THEY ARE TRYING TO
MAKE EXTINCT, MY FATHER WILL 
FIGHT FOR YOU.
TO ALL HOUSES OF WORSHIP, AND TO
ALL PEOPLE OF FAITH STRIPPED OF 
OUR RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS AND 
RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES, MY FATHER 
WILL FIGHT FOR YOU.
TO THE VOICELESS, SHAMED, 
CENSORED, AND CANCELED, MY 
FATHER WILL FIGHT FOR YOU.
TO OUR FARMERS WHO WORK DAWN TO 
DUSK TO KEEP OUR PLATES FULL, MY
FATHER WILL FIGHT FOR YOU.
TO EVERY SINGLE FATHER AND 
MOTHER, TO OUR VETERANS, OUR 
COAL MINERS, AND TO THE AMERICAN
WORKER, MY FATHER WILL FIGHT FOR
YOU.
AND TO EVERY PROUD AMERICAN WHO 
BLEEDS RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, MY 
FATHER WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT 
FOR YOU.
IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO 
SPEAK DIRECTLY TO MY FATHER.
I MISS WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU 
EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT I'M DAMN 
PROUD TO BE ON THE FRONTLINES OF
THIS FIGHT.
I'M PROUD OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING 
FOR THIS COUNTRY.
I'M PROUD TO SHOW MY CHILDREN 
WHAT THEIR GRANDFATHER IS 
FIGHTING FOR.
I'M PROUD TO WATCH YOU GIVE THEM
HELL.
NEVER STOP.
CONTINUE TO BE UNAPOLOGETIC.
KEEP FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT.
YOU ARE MAKING AMERICA STRONG 
AGAIN.
YOU ARE MAKING AMERICA SAFE 
AGAIN.
YOU ARE MAKING AMERICA PROUD 
AGAIN.
AND YES, TOGETHER WITH THE 
FORGOTTEN MAN AND WOMAN WHO ARE 
FINALLY FORGOTTEN NO MORE, YOU 
ARE MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
DAD, LET'S MAKE UNCLE ROBERT 
VERY PROUD THIS WEEK.
LET'S GO GET ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S ADULT SONS, 
ERIC TRUMP SPEAKING THERE, AS WE
GET CLOSER TOWARDS THE END OF 
TONIGHT'S PROGRAM AND 
ANTICIPATING REMARKS FROM 
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO 
AND ALSO FIRST LADY MILISSA 
REHBERGER.
 
REHBERGER.
J
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP.
A FEW THINGS ABOUT ERIC TRUMP'S 
REMARKS THERE.
WHEN HE DECLARED PEACE IN THE 
MIDDLE EAST, THAT IS NOT -- 
PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS NOT
BROKEN OUT.
NEVER-ENDING WARS ARE FINALLY 
ENDED.
THERE ARE NO WARS THAT TRUMP HAS
ENDED, AND AS WE NOTED EARLIER 
IN THE PROGRAM, IT APPEARS THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS INCREASED 
THE NUMBER OF U.S. MILITARY 
PERSONNEL SERVING ABROAD SINCE 
HE'S BEEN IN OFFICE COMPARED TO 
WHAT WAS IN PLACE WHEN HE GOT 
HERE.
ALSO CLAIMING THAT AMERICA ONCE 
AGAIN BECAME THE ENVY OF THE 
WORLD ONCE PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS 
SWORN IN.
AMERICA'S STANDING IN THE WORLD 
IN TERMS OF HOW WELL RESPECTED 
WE ARE, IN GLOBAL SURVEYS HAS 
PLUMMETED SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS BEEN IN OFFICE.
CALLING JOE BIDEN, SAYING IT 
WOULD BE A GIANT RELIEF FOR 
TERRORISTS IF WE WERE ELECTED 
IS -- SHOULD BE TAKEN IN CONTEXT
OF THE TIME WHEN HE SERVED FOR 
EIGHT YEARS AS VICE PRESIDENT, 
INCLUDING DURING THE RAIDS THAT 
KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN.
ALSO, REPEATEDLY WE HEARD THIS 
DECLARATION AT THE RNC THAT JOE 
BIDEN HAS PLEDGED TO DEFUND THE 
POLICE.
WHEREVER YOU HAVE HEARD THAT 
SLOGAN, AND YOU HEAR IT MORE 
FROM THE RIGHT THAN THE LEFT, 
JOE BIDEN HAS NOT PLEDGED TO 
SUPPORT THAT IDEA WHATSOEVER.
ALSO, STICKING OUT TO ME, TO ALL
HOUSES OF WORSHIP, TO ALL PEOPLE
OF FAITH, MY FATHER WILL FIGHT 
FOR YOU.
AGAIN, PROVIDED THAT PEOPLE OF 
FAITH INCLUDE MUSLIMS, THE 
PRESIDENT PROPOSED BANNING THEM 
FROM BEING ALLOWED TO VISIT THE 
UNITED STATES, AND PUT IN EFFECT
A VERSION OF HIS MUSLIM BAN.
AND THEN THIS, TO THE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BEING 
ATTACKED AND BETRAYED, MY 
OFFICER WILL FIGHT FOR YOU.
HAVING SEEN THIS ADMINISTRATION 
GO AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICIALS, PARTICULARLY THOSE 
INVOLVED IN THE RUSSIA VEGS 
 -- 
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION, YOU HAVE 
TO THINK THAT PEOPLE LIKE PETER 
STRZOK AND JAMES COMEY AND 
ANDREW McCABE ARE THINKING ABOUT
THAT AS LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICIALS RIGHT NOW, HEARING 
THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL STAND BY
THEM AND FIGHT FOR THEM IS A 
HISTORIC.
BUT FOR ERIC PRINCE -- EXCUSE 
ME, ERIC TRUMP SPEAKING TONIGHT,
THERE IS ANOTHER CONTEXT I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY TONIGHT.
BARBARA McQUAID FROM MICHIGAN.
BAR
BARB, JUST EXPLAIN TO OUR 
VIEWERS, BECAUSE IT'S RELEVANT 
CONTEXT, THE LEGAL TROUBLE THAT 
ERIC TRUMP FOUND HIMSELF IN, OR 
WAS REVEALED TO US IN TERMS OF 
HIS LEGAL STATUS THIS WEEK, JUST
AHEAD OF HIM GIVING THESE 
REMARKS TONIGHT.
>> YES, THE REPORTS ARE, RACHEL,
THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW
YORK WANTS HIM TO SIT FOR AN 
INTERVIEW, HAS SUBPOENAED HIM 
FOR AN INTERVIEW BASED ON THE 
FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES FOUND 
IN THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION.
WE KNOW FROM MICHAEL COHEN'S 
TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS HE 
SAID THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD 
REPEATEDLY INFLATE OR DEFLATE 
HIS INCOME AS IT SUITED HIM FOR 
LONES OR TAX PURPOSES.
AND SO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WANTS TO 
TALK TO ERIC TRUMP, WHO IS THE 
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE 
TRUMP ORGANIZATION.
AND HE'S DECLINED TO DO THAT.
HE'S ESSENTIALLY ASSERTED HIS 
FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT NOT TO 
TESTIFY.
BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.
HE DIDN'T JUST SAY I'M NOT 
SHOWING UP, I DON'T WANT TO PLAY
BALL.
HE HAS TO COME IN AND QUESTION 
BY QUESTION ASSERT THAT FIFTH 
AMENDMENT RIGHT.
I SUSPECT THAT THE DAY WILL COME
WHEN HE DOES THAT, BUT HE SEEMS 
TO BE STALLING, PERHAPS TO GET 
PAST THE ELECTION WHEN IT COULD 
BE POLITICALLY VERY UNTENABLE TO
DO THAT.
>> AND REMARKABLE TO BE COMING 
PUBLIC WHILE HE'S GIVING REMARKS
ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING 
US UNDERSTAND THAT.
JOY?
>> THANK YOU, RACHEL.
THERE WAS ANOTHER THING THAT 
HAPPENED THIS EVENING THAT WAS 
UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT.
WE HAD A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY
TAKE PLACE INSIDE THE WHITE 
HOUSE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP 
PRESIDING.
AND JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT 
MORE ABOUT THAT, I WANT TO BRING
IN JACOB SOVOROV WHO HAS WRITTEN
ABOUT THIS.
YOUR THOUGHTS, A NATURALIZATION 
CEREMONY INSIDE OF THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
>> WELL, GALLING IS THE WORD I'M
SEEING USED ONLINE.
THE ADMINISTRATION, THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION WAS SOME OF THE 
MOST RESTRICTIVE, HARSH AND 
CRUEL IN THE WORDS OF A FORMER 
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL, I.C.E. 
OFFICIAL.
TO ME WOULD USE A NATURALIZATION
CEREMONY FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES 
IN THIS CONTEXT.
AND IT GOES BEYOND THAT.
THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT 
FOR THOSE FIVE PEOPLE IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE THIS EVENING OR 
EARLIER TODAY.
BUT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW, 
VIEWERS SHOULD KNOW, THERE ARE 
TENS OF THOUSANDS, IF NOT 
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE AND AWAITING 
THEIR OWN NATURALIZATION 
CEREMONIES.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE 
ABILITY TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER.
AND THEY ARE BEING PREVENTED 
FROM DOING SO BECAUSE THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO ALLOW 
THEM TO HAVE THOSE 
NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES 
REMOTELY, VIA ZOOM.
THEY SAY IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH
THAT.
PEOPLE ARE ARGUING THAT IT IS 
POSSIBLE.
ONE OTHER THING, WE SAW CHAD 
WOLF, THE ACTING SECRETARY OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY WHO WAS 
NOMINATED TODAY TO BECOME THE 
PERMANENT SECRETARY OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.
THE GAO SAYS HE'S ILLEGALLY 
SERVING IN HIS JOB.
IT'S THE SAME CHAD WOLF WHO 
AUTHORED AN EARLY MEMO BY THIS 
ADMINISTRATION, TALKING ABOUT 
RESTRICTIVE POLICIES, TO 
SEPARATE MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM 
THEIR PARENTS, A POLICY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTED TO BRING 
BACK AFTER BEING ENDED.
AND WE SAW THE 5400 CHILDREN 
TAKEN FROM THEIR PARENTS, 
DESCRIBED AS TORTURE BY 
PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
>> THANK YOU.
OVER TO NICOLLE WALLACE.
>> I'M GOING TO BRING IN MSNBC 
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR BEN 
RHODES.
BEN, MIKE POMPEO HAS SHED A 
COUPLE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL 
OVER AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
DID WE LEARN WHY THAT IS 
TONIGHT?
>> YES.
HE'S IN JERUSALEM ON OFFICIAL 
BUSINESS.
FLEW THERE ON STATE DEPARTMENT 
AIRCRAFT, PAID FOR BY THE 
TAXPAYERS.
I'M SURE HE'S STAYING IN HOTELS 
WITH SECURITY AND STAFF.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 
HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY, THERE 
WILL BE A SECRETARY OF STATE 
ADDRESSING A POLITICAL 
CONVENTION FROM A FOREIGN 
COUNTRY.
IT'S UTTER PLITTIZATION OF THE 
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
AND GIVEN THE BROAD BIPARTISAN 
SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL, IT'S ALSO, I
THINK, QUITE DANGEROUS 
PLITTIZATION TO USE JERUSALEM AS
A POLITICAL BACKDROP FOR AN RNC 
SPEECH.
>> BEN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT 
IS UNUSUAL THAT WE HAVE BEEN 
MARVELING AT TONIGHT, EVEN UNDER
MIKE POMPEO EXPLICITLY, THERE'S 
BEEN DIRECT, EXPLICIT GUIDANCE 
TO STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES 
THAT THEY ARE NOT TO PARTICIPATE
IN A PARTISAN EVENT, LIKE A 
POLITICAL CONVENTION.
SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND THAT TYPE 
OF ADVICE FROM THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT AS SOMEHOW NOT 
APPLYING TO THE SECRETARY OF 
STATE HIMSELF?
IS THERE AN EXEMPTION FOR HIM 
FROM THOSE RULES THAT APPLY TO 
EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT?
>> NO, THERE'S NOT, RACHEL.
CLEARLY THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
THEY DON'T THINK THE RULES APPLY
TO THEM.
THIS IS WHAT IS SO DANGEROUS 
ABOUT THE KIND OF RUBBER STAMP 
THEY GOT FROM THE SENATE.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES DOES WHAT MIKE POMPEO IS 
DOING, USING THE FOREIGN POLICY 
OF THE UNITED STATES TO SERVE 
HIS POLITICAL GAIN.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT DOES THAT, 
GETS IMPEACHED AND HAS 
REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE RUN 
INTERFERENCE, THE MESSAGE IS 
THAT THERE ARE TWO SETS OF 
RULES.
THE RULES FOR ALL OF THE CIVIL 
SERVANTS AND PEOPLE THAT WORK 
FOR US IN THE GOVERNMENT.
BUT NO RULES THAT APPLY TO US 
WHATSOEVER.
THE REASON IT'S SO DANGEROUS IS 
NOT ONLY IS IT A FUNDAMENTAL 
CORRUPTION OF THESE OFFICES, BUT
IT'S ILLEGAL AND UNETHICAL.
THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE THE KRIT 
AS AN APOLITICAL -- SECRETARY OF
STATE AS AN APOLITICAL FIGURE.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD BET HE WILL 
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT HE DOES NOT 
SPEAK FOR ALL AMERICANS BUT 
THOSE PEOPLE VOTING FOR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, AND THOSE ARE 
THE ONLY PEOPLE HE CARES ABOUT.
THAT'S A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT TO 
SET.
>> BEN RHODES, THANK YOU FOR 
JOINING US ON THIS.
AGAIN, OUR EFFORTS HERE ARE -- 
WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE RELEVANT
CONTEXT, TRYING TO GIVE A LITTLE
BIT OF REALITY CHECK IN CONTEXT 
TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE 
HEARING.
WE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT PHYSICALLY 
OR HUMANLY CAPABLE OF MAKING 
RIGHT ALL OF THE WRONG THINGS OR
DELIBERATE MISINFORMATION, BUT 
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP UP 
WITH THE STUFF THAT WE FEEL 
WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO 
BROADCAST WITHOUT CONTEXT AND 
CORRECTIONAL.
IT'S AS AWKWARD FOR US AS IT FOR
YOU.
MIKE POMPEO'S SPEECH, AGAIN, 
FROM ISRAEL, IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
LET'S GET BACK TO IT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND GOD BLESS.
>> HI, I'M MIKE POMPEO.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU FROM 
BEAUTIFUL JERUSALEM, LOOKING OUT
OVER THE OLD CITY.
I HAVE A BIG JOB.
AS SUSAN'S HUSBAND AND NICK'S 
DAD.
SUSAN AND NICK ARE MORE SAFE AND
THEIR FREEDOMS MORE SECURE 
BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS PUT 
HIS AMERICA FIRST VISION INTO 
ACTION.
IT MAY NOT HAVE MADE HIM POPULAR
IN EVERY FOREIGN CAPITAL, BUT 
IT'S WORKED.
PRESIDENT TRUMP UNDERSTANDS WHAT
MY -- PRESIDENT EISEN HAUR SAID,
WHAT WE CHERISH FOR OURSELVES 
AND CHILDREN, THE SECURING OF 
PEACE IS THE FIRST REQUISITE.
INDEED, THE PRIMARY 
CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTION IS FOR 
THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT 
YOUR FAMILY AND MINE ARE SAFE, 
AND TO ENJOY THE FREEDOM TO 
LIVE, WORK, LEARN, AND TO 
WORSHIP AS THEY CHOOSE.
DELIVERING ON THIS DUTY TO KEEP 
US SAFE AND OUR FREEDOMS IN 
TACT, THIS PRESIDENT HAS LED 
BOLD INITIATIVES IN EVERY CORNER
OF THE WORLD.
IN CHINA, HE'S PULLED BACK THE 
CURTAIN ON THE PREDATORY 
AGGRESSION OF THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY.
THE PRESIDENT HAS HELD CHINA 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR COVERING UP THE 
CHINA VIRUS AND ALLOWING IT TO 
SPREAD DEATH AND ECONOMIC 
DESTRUCTION IN AMERICA AND 
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND HE WILL NOT REST UNTIL 
JUSTICE IS DONE.
HE HAS ENSURED THAT THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY SPIES, POSING AS
DIPLOMATS IN AMERICA ARE JAILED 
OR SENT BACK TO CHINA.
AND HE'S ENDED THE RIDICULOUSLY 
UNFAIR TRADE ARRANGEMENT WITH 
CHINA THAT PUNCHED A HOLE IN OUR
ECONOMY.
THOSE JOBS ARE COMING BACK HOME.
IN NORTH KOREA, THE PRESIDENT 
LOWERED THE TEMPERATURE AND 
AGAINST ALL ODDS GOT THE NORTH 
KOREAN LEADERSHIP TO THE TABLE.
NO NUCLEAR TESTS, NO LONG RANGE 
MISSILE TESTS.
AND AMERICANS HELD CAPTIVE IN 
NORTH KOREA CAME HOME TO THEIR 
FAMILIES, AS DID THE PRECIOUS 
REMAINS OF SCORES OF HEROES WHO 
FOUGHT IN KOREA.
TODAY, TODAY BECAUSE OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, NATO IS 
STRONGER.
UKRAINE HAS DEFENSIVE WEAPON 
SYSTEMS.
AND AMERICA LEFT A HARMFUL 
TREATY SO OUR NATION COULD BUILD
NATIONS TO DETER RUSSIAN 
AGGRESSION.
AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHEN 
IRAN THREATENED, THE PRESIDENT 
APPROVED A STRIKE THAT KILL THE 
IRANIAN TERRORIST, SOLEIMANI, 
RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDERING 
HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS 
AND THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS IN 
THE MIDDLE EAST.
AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT TOOK 
OFFICE, RADICAL ISLAMIC 
TERRORISTS HAD BEHEADED 
AMERICANS.
TODAY, TODAY BECAUSE OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S DETERMINATION AND 
LEADERSHIP, THE ISIS CALIPHATE 
IS WIPED OUT.
ITS EVIL LEADER, AL BAGHDADI, IS
DEAD, AND OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS ARE
ON THEIR WAY HOME.
THE PRESIDENT EXITED ITSELF FROM
THE DISASTROUS NUCLEAR DEAL WITH
IRAN AND THE PRESIDENT MOVED TO 
THIS VERY CITY OF GOD, 
JERUSALEM, THE RIGHTFUL CAPITAL 
OF THE JEWISH HOMELAND.
TWO WEEKS AGO, THE PRESIDENT 
BROKERED A HISTORIC PEACE DEAL 
BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE UNITED 
ARAB EMIRATES.
THIS IS A DEAL THAT OUR 
GRANDCHILDREN WILL READ IN THEIR
HISTORY BOOKS.
AS A SOLDIER, I SAW FIRSTHAND 
PEOPLE DESPERATE TO FLEE TO 
FREEDOM.
THE WAY EACH OF US CAN BEST 
ENSURE OUR FREEDOMS IS BY 
ELECTING LEADERS WHO DON'T JUST 
TALK BUT WHO DELIVER.
AN AMERICAN HOSTAGE, IMPRISONED 
IN TURKEY FOR TWO YEARS, PASTOR 
ANDREW BRUNSON, SAID HE SURVIVED
HIS ORDEAL WITH THESE WORDS OF 
SCRIPTURE -- BE FAITHFUL, 
ENDURE, AND FINISH WELL.
IF WE STAY THE COURSE, WE WILL.
MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU AND MAY
GOD BLESS OUR GREAT NATION, THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> A LIVE SHOT OF THE RECENTLY 
RENOVATED ROSE GARDEN AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE, WHICH WILL BE THE 
LOCATION OF THE FIRST LADY'S 
SPEECH TONIGHT.
WE JUST SAW VICE PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE AND SECOND LADY, KAREN 
PENCE THERE.
THERE'S QUITE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THERE IN THE AUDIENCE, SORT OF 
SLIGHTLY SOCIALLY DISTANCE.
THERE'S NOT SIX FEET BETWEEN 
THOSE CHAIRS.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
YOU CAN SEE THE PRESIDENT THERE.
HE'LL BE THERE IN PERSON TO 
WATCH THE FIRST LADY GIVE HER 
REMARKS THIS EVENING.
[ APPLAUSE ]
YOU SEE NO MASKS -- OH, SOME 
MASKS IN THE BACK THERE.
AGAIN, SLIGHTLY SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED.
BUT THEY ARE OUTDOORS.
>> IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO 
PRESENT FIRST LADY MELANIA 
TRUMP.
>> FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP.
>> FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP 
OFFICIALLY TAKING OFF -- 
>> HER BE BEST INITIATIVE.
>> SHE'S COURAGEOUS.
SHE'S TAKING ON A TOUGH TASK.
>> FOCUSED ON THE WELL-BEING OF 
CHILDREN, AND OPIOID ABUSE.
>> WE JOIN TOGETHER IN THIS 
MEETING TO HELP CHILDREN AND TO 
DO ALL THEY CAN TO BE BEST IN 
EVERYTHING THEY DO.
>> THIS IS HER SHOWCASING WHAT 
SHE BRINGS TO THE POSITION OF 
FIRST LADY.
>> SHE IS SMART, INDEPENDENT, 
AND I THINK PEOPLE 
UNDERESTIMATED HER.
>> THE FIRST LADY WAS AMAZING.
SHE WAS GRACIOUS, EMPATHETIC AND
SHOWED TRUE COMPASSION.
>> FIRST LADY MELANIA STEPPING 
OUT ON TO THE WORLD STAGE.
>> HER BE BEST CAMPAIGN IS GOING
INTERNATIONAL.
>> SHE HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF 
SPEAKING SEVERAL LANGUAGES.
SHE CAN BE A DIPLOMAT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
>> SHE WAS GREETED BY CHILDREN.
>> THIS, OF COURSE, IS HER WORK 
ON HER BE BEST CAMPAIGN BY 
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON PROGRAMS 
THAT TEACH CHILDREN TOOLS AND 
SKILLS.
>> SHE REPRESENTS OUR COUNTRY 
WITH ELEGANCE AND GRACE.
>> WOMEN HAVE MADE LASTING 
IMPACTS ON SOCIETY, AND THESE 
WOMEN REPRESENT THE STRENGTH OF 
THE FEMALE SPIRIT.
AS FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED 
STATES, I'M PROUD OF WHAT THIS 
COUNTRY CONTINUES TO DO FOR 
WOMEN.
WE AS WOMEN MUST CONTINUE USING 
OUR VOICES.
>> IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT 
MOMENT FOR MELANIA TRUMP.
THIS WAS A REALLY PROMINENT WEEK
FOR HER.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE ROSE GARDEN 
HAS BEEN RENOVATED FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN 60 YEARS.
>> THERE SHOULD BE A SPECIAL 
CHAPTER RESERVED FOR OUR FIRST 
LADY WHEN THE HISTORY BOOKS ARE 
WRITTEN.
>> AN AMAZING MOTHER.
AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN.
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP.
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE 
WELCOME THE FIRST LADY OF THE 
UNITED STATES, MRS. MELANIA 
TRUMP.
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE CONTINUES ]
♪♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD EVENING.
IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY 
THAT WE WERE AT OUR FIRST 
CONVENTION, WHERE MY HUSBAND 
ACCEPTED THE REPUBLICAN 
NOMINATION AND THEN BECAME OUR 
45th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES.
THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM FOR 
WHO SHOULD LEAD THIS NATION.
IT'S AS REAL TODAY AS IT WAS 
FOUR YEARS AGO.
I KNOW I SPEAK FOR MY HUSBAND 
AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY WHEN I SAY
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE 
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE WHO ARE 
WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THE 
BUSINESSMEN WHO HAVE NEVER 
WORKED IN POLITICS.
WE KNOW IT WAS YOU WHO ELECTED 
HIM TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 
AND WE KNOW IT IS YOU, WHO WILL 
CARRY US THROUGH AGAIN.
WE WERE HUMBLED BY THE 
INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THEN, AND WE 
ARE STILL GRATEFUL TODAY.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT 
THAT SINCE MARCH, OUR LIVES HAVE
CHANGED DRASTICALLY.
THE INVISIBLE ENEMY, COVID-19, 
SWEPT ACROSS OUR BEAUTIFUL 
COUNTRY AND IMPACTED ALL OF US.
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUT TO 
EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST A LOVED 
ONE, AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH 
THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR SUFFERING.
I KNOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS 
AND SOME FEEL HELPLESS.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE NOT 
ALONE.
MY HUSBAND'S ADMINISTRATION WILL
NOT STOP FIGHTING UNTIL THERE IS
AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OR 
VACCINE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
DONALD WILL NOT REST UNTIL HE 
HAS DONE ALL HE CAN TO TAKE CARE
OF EVERYONE IMPACTED BY THIS 
TERRIBLE PANDEMIC.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
ALL OF THE HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS, FRONTLINE 
WORKERS, AND TEACHERS, WHO 
STEPPED UP IN THIS DIFFICULT 
TIMES.
DESPITE THE RISK TO YOURSELVES, 
AND YOUR OWN FAMILIES, YOU PUT 
OUR COUNTRY FIRST AND MY HUSBAND
AND I ARE GRATEFUL.
I HAVE BEEN MOVED BY THE WAY 
AMERICANS HAVE COME TOGETHER IN 
SUCH AN UNFAMILIAR AND OFTEN 
FRIGHTENING SITUATION.
IT IS IN TIMES LIKE THIS THAT WE
WILL LOOK BACK AND TELL OUR 
GRANDCHILDREN THAT THROUGH 
KINDNESS AND COMPASSION, 
STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION, WE 
WERE ABLE TO RESTORE THE PROMISE
OF OUR FUTURE.
BUSINESSES STEPPED UP, AND 
VOLUNTEERS STEPPED IN.
PEOPLE WERE EAGER TO SHARE 
IDEAS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT OF
ALL KINDS WITH NEIGHBORS AND 
STRANGERS ALIKE.
IT HAS BEEN INSPIRING TO SEE 
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF OUR GREAT 
NATION WILL DO FOR ONE ANOTHER.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE AT OUR 
MOST FRAGILE.
SPEAKING OF STRENGTH AND 
DETERMINATION, WE RECENTLY 
CELEBRATED THE 100-YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF 
THE 19th AMENDMENT.
YESTERDAY, ON THE NORTH LAWN OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE, WE UNVEILED AN 
EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO WOMEN SUV 
RAJ.
-- SUFFRAGE.
THE EXHIBIT CALLED ON CHILDREN 
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEND 
ART HONORING THE MEANING OF THIS
IMPORTANT TIMES IN WOMEN'S 
HISTORY.
WHEN I WAS JUDGING THE ENTRIES, 
I REFLECTED ON THE IMPACT OF 
WOMEN'S VOICES IN OUR NATION'S 
STORY.
AND HOW PROUD I WOULD BE TO CAST
MY VOTE AGAIN FOR DONALD THIS 
NOVEMBER.
WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN ARE
HEARD, AND THAT THE AMERICAN 
DREAM CONTINUES TO THRIVE.
GROWING UP AS A YOUNG CHILD IN 
SLOVENIA, WHICH WAS 
UNDERCOMMUNIST RULE AT THE TIME,
I ALWAYS HEARD ABOUT AN AMAZING 
PLACE CALLED AMERICA, A LAND 
THAT STOOD FOR FREEDOM AND 
OPPORTUNITY.
AS I GREW OLDER, IT BECAME MY 
GOAL TO MOVE TO THE UNITED 
STATES AND FOLLOW MY DREAM OF 
WORKING IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.
MY PARENTS WORKED VERY HARD TO 
ENSURE OUR FAMILY COULD NOT ONLY
LIVE AND PROSPER IN AMERICA, BUT
ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO A NATION THAT
ALLOWS A PEOPLE TO ARRIVE WITH A
DREAM AND MAKE ITS REALITY.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK
MY MOTHER AND FATHER FOR ALL 
THEY HAVE DONE FOR OUR FAMILY.
IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU THAT I'M 
STANDING HERE TODAY.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES 
WHEN I WAS 26 YEARS OLD, LIVING 
AND WORKING IN THE LAND OF 
OPPORTUNITY WAS A DREAM COME 
TRUE.
BUT I WANTED MORE.
I WANTED TO BE A CITIZEN.
AFTER TEN YEARS OF PAPERWORK AND
PATIENCE, I STUDIED FOR THE TEST
IN 2006 AND BECAME AN AMERICAN 
CITIZEN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
IT IS STILL ONE OF THE PROUDEST 
MOMENTS IN MY LIFE, BECAUSE WITH
HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION, I 
WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE MY OWN 
AMERICAN DREAM.
AS AN IMMIGRANT AND VERY 
INDEPENDENT WOMAN, I UNDERSTAND 
WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LIVE 
HERE AND TO ENJOY THE FREEDOMS 
AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE.
AS FIRST LADY, I HAVE BEEN 
FORTUNATE TO SEE THE AMERICAN 
DREAM COME TRUE OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN.
I HAVE MET MANY INSPIRING WOMEN,
CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND FAMILIES 
WHO HAVE OVERCOME LIFE-CHANGING 
ISSUES THAT INCLUDE ADDICTION, 
HOMELESSNESS, FAMILY MEMBERS WHO
ARE ILL OR WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY,
ABUSE OF ALL KINDS.
AND MANY OTHER CHALLENGES THAT 
WOULD MAKE MOST PEOPLE GIVE UP.
THE PAST 3 1/2 YEARS HAVE BEEN 
UNFORGETTABLE.
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE 
W MOHONORED, HUMBLE, AND 
FORTUNATE I AM TO SERVE OUR 
NATION AS YOUR FIRST LADY.
AFTER MANY OF THE EXPERIENCES 
I'VE HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN 
FULLY EXPLAIN HOW MANY PEOPLE I 
TAKE HOME WITH ME IN MY HEART 
EACH DAY.
FROM BRAVE SOLDIERS WHO GIVE UP 
SO MUCH SO THAT WE CAN BE FREE, 
TO CHILDREN OF ALL CIRCUMSTANCES
WHO I HAVE MET AROUND THE WORLD.
THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING ME.
IT IS MY GREATEST HONOR TO SERVE
YOU.
WHEN I SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF THE 
MILITARY, DESPITE SACRIFICING 
TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, 
EXPERIENCING THE FEAR OF WAR OR 
SUFFERING LOSS, THEY HAVE NO 
REGRETS ABOUT SERVING OUR 
COUNTRY.
THE SAME GOES FOR THEIR 
FAMILIES, AND THE FAMILIES OF 
FIRST RESPONDERS, WHO OFTEN 
WATCHED THEIR LOVED ONES WALK 
OUT THE DOOR, NOT SURE IF OR 
WHEN THEY WILL COME HOME.
WHEN I SPEAK TO FAMILIES WHO 
HAVE LOST SOMEONE, THE PAIN 
MIXED WITH PRIDE, I HEAR IN 
THEIR VOICES IS SOMETHING I 
THINK ABOUT OFTEN.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SERVE 
OUR COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY.
AND AS FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES 
WHO WAIT FOR THEM.
YOU ARE HEROES IN YOUR OWN 
RIGHT.
I HAVE ALSO BEEN MOVED BY THE 
MANY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES I'VE 
SPENT TIME WITH AT HOSPITALS, 
SCHOOLS, AND OTHER LOCATIONS 
AROUND THE WORLD.
CHILDREN WHO ARE DEALING WITH 
PAIN OR ILLNESS THAT WOULD BREAK
EVEN THE STRONGEST ADULT.
PARENTS WHO ARE GRATEFUL TO WAKE
UP EVERY DAY AND SEE THAT THEIR 
CHILD IS STILL ALIVE.
THESE FAMILIES ARE A TESTAMENT 
TO WHAT FAITH AND MEDICINE, 
STRENGTH AND SCIENCE CAN DO. ME 
STRENGTH AND SCIENCE CAN DO.
ON MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP 
AS FIRST LADY, MY HUSBAND AND I 
VISITED PLACES OF GREAT 
SIGNIFICANCE TO THE THREE MAJOR 
RELIGIONS -- ISLAM, 
CHRISTIANITY, AND JUDAISM.
ONE SPECIAL MEMORY FROM THAT 
TRIP IS OF A YOUNG BOY I HAD 
PRIVILEGE OF VISITING WHILE AT 
BAMBINO JESU HOSPITAL IN ITALY.
WHILE THERE, I READ THE LITTLE 
BOY A STORY AND LEARNED THAT HE 
AND HIS FAMILY HAD BEEN WAITING 
FOR A HEART FOR A VERY LONG 
TIME, AND HE HAD A GRIM 
PROGNOSIS.
HIS SITUATION BROUGHT MY STAFF 
AND ME TO TEARS, AND WE SPOKE OF
LITTLE ELSE AS WE FLEW TO 
BELGIUM FOR THE NEXT PART OF OUR
TRIP.
UPON LANDING JUST A FEW HOURS 
LATER, WE LEARNED THAT A HEART 
HAD BEEN DONATED AND WOULD BE 
GOING TO THE LITTLE ONE.
I THINK ABOUT HIM OFTEN ALONG 
WITH SO MANY AMAZING AND STRONG 
YOUNG PATIENTS ACROSS OUR OWN 
COUNTRY.
MORE PROFOUND AND SADLY 
UNAVOIDABLE EXAMPLES OF OUR 
COUNTRY'S STRENGTH AND CHARACTER
HAVE APPEARED IN THE COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY 
NATURAL DISASTERS.
HURRICANES, TORNADOES, AND 
FLOODING SHOW THE UGLY SIDE OF 
MOTHER NATURE.
BUT IN THEIR AFTERMATH, THEY CAN
SHOW US A BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF 
HUMANITY.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE VISITED 
MANY PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN 
AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTER, 
AND WE ARE DEEPLY MOVED BY THE 
STRENGTH OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
LOST EVERYTHING AND THE KINDNESS
OF NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES.
THE COMMON THREAD IN ALL OF 
THESE CHALLENGING SITUATIONS IS 
THE UNWAVERING RESOLVE TO HELP 
ONE ANOTHER.
I RECOGNIZE THE STORIES I JUST 
TOLD ARE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO 
SURVIVE EXTRAORDINARY 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT DONALD AND I ARE ALSO 
INSPIRED BY THE MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS WHO WAKE UP EACH DAY 
WITH A SIMPLE YET COURAGEOUS 
GOAL OF PROVIDING FOR THEIR 
FAMILIES AND KEEPING THEM SAFE.
YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS 
COUNTRY.
YOU ARE THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE 
TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA WHAT IT IS AND WHO HAVE 
THE INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY OF
PREPARING OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS
TO LEAVE EVERYTHING EVEN BETTER 
THAN THEY FOUND IT.
JUST AS YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR 
YOUR FAMILIES, MY HUSBAND, OUR 
FAMILY, AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS 
ADMINISTRATION ARE HERE FIGHTING
FOR YOU.
NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE
OR FALSE MEDIA HEADLINES OR 
ATTACKS FROM THE OTHER SIDE, 
DONALD TRUMP HAS NOT AND WILL 
NOT LOSE FOCUS ON YOU.
HE LOVES THIS COUNTRY, AND HE 
KNOWS HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.
AS YOU HAVE LEARNED OVER THE 
PAST FIVE YEARS, HE'S NOT A 
TRADITIONAL POLITICIAN.
HE DOESN'T JUST SPEAK WORDS.
HE DEMANDS ACTION, AND HE GETS 
RESULTS.
THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY HAS 
ALWAYS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO 
HIM, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT I 
HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED.
IN FACT, IT IS TO HELP ENSURE A 
BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR NEXT 
GENERATION THAT I LAUNCHED "BE 
BEST," MY INITIATIVE TO HELP 
CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST 
POTENTIAL.
"BE BEST" HAS ONE SIMPLE GOAL, 
TEACHING YOUTH ABOUT IMPORTANCE 
OF THEIR WELL-BEING BOTH 
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES UNDERSTANDING
ONLINE SAFETY AND THE DANGERS OF
OPIOID AND DRUG ABUSE.
THROUGH BE BEST, MY OFFICE AND I
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT 
PEOPLE, PROGRAMS, AND 
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING 
EXTRAORDINARY THINGS IN OUR 
COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT BY 
SHINING A LIGHT ON THESE 
POSITIVE EXAMPLES, OTHERS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AND GLOBE WHETHER 
BECOME INSPIRED TO DO THEIR PART
FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION.
HELPING CHILDREN IS NOT A 
POLITICAL GOAL.
IT IS OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE.
WHEN I THINK BACK TO A DEFINING 
MOMENT OF "BE BEST," MY MIND 
GOES TO A TRIP I TOOK TO AFRICA.
ON THAT VAST AND BEAUTIFUL 
CONTINENT, I WAS ABLE TO VISIT 
THE COUNTRIES OF GHANA, MALAWI, 
KENYA, AND EGYPT.
ONE OF THOSE VISITS IN 
PARTICULAR HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT
ON ME.
GHANA ON THE COAST OF WEST 
AFRICA WAS THE FIRST STOP ON MY 
TRIP, AND I EXPERIENCED 
FIRSTHAND ITS WARM PEOPLE AND 
THEIR TRADITIONS.
WHILE THERE, I VISITED THE CAPE 
COAST CASTLE AND LEARNED MORE 
ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF A CRUEL 
AND OFTEN DEADLY JOURNEY IN THE 
ERA OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
I WAS HORRIFIED WHEN I LISTENED 
TO THE GUIDE TELL ME SO MANY 
INHUMANE STORIES, AND I GAINED 
NEW PERSPECTIVES.
AT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY, WE 
MUST NEVER FORGET SO THAT WE CAN
ENSURE THAT IT NEVER HAPPENS 
AGAIN.
LIKE ALL OF YOU, I HAVE 
REFLECTED ON THE RACIAL UNREST 
IN OUR COUNTRY.
IT IS A HARSH REALITY THAT WE 
ARE NOT PROUD OF PARTS OF OUR 
HISTORY.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON 
OUR FUTURE WHILE STILL LEARNING 
FROM OUR PAST.
WE MUST REMEMBER THAT TODAY WE 
ARE ALL ONE COMMUNITY COMPRISED 
OF MANY RACES, RELIGIONS AND 
ETHNICITIES.
OUR DIVERSE AND STORIED HISTORY 
IS WHAT MAKES OUR COUNTRY 
STRONG, AND YET WE STILL HAVE SO
MUCH TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.
WITH THAT IN MIND, I'D LIKE TO 
CALL ON THE CITIZENS OF THIS 
COUNTRY TO TAKE A MOMENT, PAUSE,
AND LOOK AT THINGS FROM ALL 
PERSPECTIVES.
I URGE PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER 
IN A CIVIL MANNER SO WE CAN WORK
AND LIVE UP TO OUR STANDARD 
AMERICAN IDEALS.
I ALSO ASK PEOPLE TO STOP THE 
VIOLENCE AND LOOTING BEING DONE 
IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE AND NEVER
MAKE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON THE 
COLOR OF A PERSON'S SKIN.
INSTEAD OF TEARING THINGS DOWN, 
LET'S REFLECT ON OUR MISTAKES, 
BE PROUD OF OUR EVOLUTION, AND 
LOOK TO OUR WAY FORWARD.
EVERY DAY LET US REMEMBER THAT 
WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AND
WE NEED TO CHERISH ONE ANOTHER.
MY HUSBAND'S ADMINISTRATION HAS 
WORKED TO TRY AND EFFECT CHANGE 
WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES AROUND 
RACE AND RELIGION IN THIS 
COUNTRY.
HE'S THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO 
ADDRESS A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
TO CALL UPON COUNTRIES ACROSS 
THE WORLD TO END RELIGIOUS 
PROSECUTION AND HONOR THE RIGHT 
OF EVERY PERSON TO WORSHIP AS 
THEY CHOOSE.
HE HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL 
INVESTMENTS IN OUR HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
THIS PRESIDENT ALSO CONTINUES TO
FIGHT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE, GIVING 
PARENTS MORE OPTIONS TO HELP 
THEIR CHILDREN FLOURISH.
MY HUSBAND KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A 
REAL CHANGE.
FROM THE DAY THAT I MET HIM, HE 
HAS ONLY WANTED TO MAKE THIS 
COUNTRY THE BEST IT CAN BE.
FOR MANY YEARS, I WATCHED HIM 
GROW CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED, 
AND I'M SO PROUD TO SEE THE MANY
THINGS HE HAS DONE IN SUCH A 
SHORT TIME.
AMERICA IS IN HIS HEART.
SO WHILE AT TIMES WE ONLY SEE 
THE WORST OF PEOPLE AND POLITICS
ON THE EVENING NEWS, LET'S 
REMEMBER HOW WE COME TOGETHER IN
THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES.
AND WHILE THE DEBATE RAGES ON 
ABOUT ISSUES OF RACE, LET'S 
FOCUS ON THE STRIDES WE HAVE 
MADE AND WORK TOGETHER FOR A 
BETTER TOMORROW FOR EVERYONE.
OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO 
DEVOTED HISTORIC RESOURCES AND 
PRODUCED LIFESAVING RESULTS BY 
RAISING AWARENESS AROUND OPIOID 
ADDICTION AND DRUG ABUSE, 
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.
WHEN SO OFTEN THE HEADLINES ARE 
FILLED WITH GOSSIP, I WANT TO 
TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ENCOURAGE 
THE MEDIA TO FOCUS EVEN MORE ON 
THE NATION'S DRUG CRISIS.
THIS DISEASE IS ONE THAT AFFECTS
EVERYBODY.
IT PAYS NO ATTENTION TO RACE, 
AGE, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
ADDICTION HAS TOUCHED EVERY PART
OF OUR SOCIETY IN SOME WAY, AND 
NOW MORE THAN EVER WE HAVE 
PROGRAMS AND MEDICINE TO COMBAT 
IT.
WE JUST NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT 
OPENLY AND YOU, THE MEDIA, HAVE 
THE PLATFORMS TO MAKE THAT 
HAPPEN.
TO THE MEDIA INDUSTRY AND AS A 
COUNTRY, I ASK THAT WE ALL 
COMMIT TO HELPING IN OUR FIGHT 
AGAINST DRUG ADDICTION BY 
TALKING ABOUT IT EVEN MORE, 
ESPECIALLY AS WE BATTLE THE 
COVID PANDEMIC, WE NEED TO 
REMEMBER THAT SUICIDES ARE ON 
THE RISE AS PEOPLE WHO ARE 
STRUGGLING WITH LONELINESS AND 
ADDICTION FEEL THEY HAVE NOWHERE
TO TURN.
PARENTS, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR 
CHILDREN.
TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS, PAY 
ATTENTION TO SIGNS OF ADDICTION.
LAWMAKERS, PASS LEGISLATION THAT
ALLOWS THOSE WHO ASK FOR HELP TO
DO SO SAFELY AND WITHOUT FEAR 
AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR 
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP PEOPLE 
IMPACTED BY ADDICTION.
WHEN THE STIGMA IS REMOVED, 
PEOPLE WILL NO LONGER BE ASHAMED
TO ASK FOR HELP AND LIVES WILL 
BE SAVED.
IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH 
ADDICTION, THERE IS NO SHAME IN 
YOUR ILLNESS.
PLEASE SEEK HELP.
YOU ARE WORTH IT.
IN MY NEXT FOUR YEARS AS FIRST 
LADY, I WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD 
UPON "BE BEST" AND WORK WITH 
INDIVIDUAL STATES TO PASS 
LEGISLATION TO TAKE CARE OF OUR 
MOST VULNERABLE.
I PLAN TO CONTINUE THE WORK I 
HAVE STARTED WITH CHILDREN IN 
FOSTER CARE AS WELL AS THE 
MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL 
NATIONS.
I WANT TO ENSURE CHILDREN ARE 
BEING PROTECTED AND COMMUNITIES 
HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO 
COMBAT DRUG ADDICTION AND CHILD 
NEGLECT OR ABUSE.
LIKE MY HUSBAND AND THE 
ADMINISTRATION, I WILL CONTINUE 
TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION THAT 
SUPPORTS A CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL 
NEEDS.
IT IS VITAL THAT CHILDREN ARE 
GIVEN THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO 
SUCCEED.
I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO 
CONTINUING MY WORK TO RESTORE 
THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE, WHICH IS A 
LASTING SYMBOL OF PRIDE FOR OUR 
NATION.
I BELIEVE THIS ICONIC HOME NEEDS
TO BE CARED FOR AND PRESERVED SO
IT CAN BE ENJOYED BY THE PEOPLE 
OF THIS COUNTRY AND VISITORS 
FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR YEARS 
TO COME.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS 
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, THE GROUNDS, 
AND ALL THEY REPRESENT.
AND NOW I HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE
FOR THE MOTHERS OF THIS COUNTRY.
THIS MODERN WORLD IS MOVING SO 
FAST, AND OUR CHILDREN FACE 
CHALLENGES THAT SEEM TO CHANGE 
EVERY FEW MONTHS.
JUST LIKE ME, I KNOW MANY OF YOU
WATCH HOW MEAN AND MANIPULATIVE 
SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE.
AND JUST LIKE ME, I'M SURE MANY 
OF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS 
HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN 
ABOUT THE DOWNSIDE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH 
THEIR PEERS.
LIKE EVERY PARENT IN THIS 
COUNTRY, I FEEL THERE ARE SO 
MANY LESSONS TO TEACH OUR SON 
AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS HIS 
MOTHER, BUT THERE ARE JUST NOT 
ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY TO DO IT
ALL.
I REMIND MYSELF THAT I'M MORE 
FORTUNATE THAN MOST AND STILL 
HAVE DAYS THAT I LOOK FOR WISDOM
AND STRENGTH TO DO THE VERY BEST
I CAN FOR HIM.
TO MOTHERS AND PARENTS 
EVERYWHERE, YOU ARE WARRIORS.
IN MY HUSBAND, YOU HAVE A 
PRESIDENT WHO WILL NOT STOP 
FIGHTING FOR YOU AND YOUR 
FAMILIES.
I SEE HOW HARD HE WORKS EACH DAY
AND NIGHT, AND DESPITE THE 
UNPRECEDENTED ATTACKS FROM THE 
MEDIA AND OPPOSITION, HE WILL 
NOT GIVE UP.
IN FACT, IF YOU TELL HIM IT 
CANNOT BE DONE, HE JUST WORKS 
HARDER.
DONALD -- 
[ APPLAUSE ]
DONALD IS A HUSBAND WHO SUPPORTS
ME IN ALL THAT I DO.
HE HAS BUILT AN ADMINISTRATION 
WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF 
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES AND 
HAS FOSTERED AN ENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE 
ALWAYS THE PRIORITY.
HE WELCOMES DIFFERENT POINTS OF 
VIEW AND ENCOURAGES THINKING 
OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.
I KNOW I SPEAK FOR MY HUSBAND 
AND THE FAMILY WHEN I SAY WE ARE
SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE 
TRUSTED HIM TO BE YOUR 
PRESIDENT, AND WE WILL BE 
HONORED TO SERVE THIS INCREDIBLE
COUNTRY FOR FOUR MORE YEARS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AS YOU HAVE HEARD THIS EVENING, 
I DON'T WANT TO USE THIS 
PRECIOUS TIME ATTACKING THE 
OTHER SIDE BECAUSE AS WE SAW 
LAST WEEK, THAT KIND OF TALK 
ONLY SERVES TO DIVIDE THE 
COUNTRY FURTHER.
I'M HERE BECAUSE WE NEED MY 
HUSBAND TO BE OUR PRESIDENT AND 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF FOR FOUR MORE
YEARS.
HE'S WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
WE ALL KNOW DONALD TRUMP MAKES 
NO SECRETS ABOUT HOW HE FEELS 
ABOUT THINGS.
TOTAL HONESTY IS WHAT WE AS 
CITIZENS DESERVE FROM OUR 
PRESIDENT.
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU 
ALWAYS KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING, 
AND THAT IS BECAUSE HE'S AN 
AUTHENTIC PERSON WHO LOVES THIS 
COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE AND WANTS
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT BETTER.
DONALD WANTS TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY
SAFE.
HE WANTS TO HELP YOUR FAMILY 
SUCCEED.
HE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN FOR 
THIS COUNTRY TO PROSPER, AND HE 
DOESN'T WASTE TIME PLAYING 
POLITICS.
ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO, WE WENT 
INTO ELECTION DAY COMPLETELY 
UNDERESTIMATED.
DESPITE WHAT IS BEING SAID AGAIN
THIS YEAR, I KNOW JUST AS YOU DO
THAT AMERICANS WILL GO TO THE 
POLLS AND VOTE ON THE BEHALF OF 
THEIR FAMILIES, OUR ECONOMY, OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY, AND OUR 
CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
TO VOTE FOR THOSE IDEALS IS NOT 
A PARTISAN VOTE.
IT IS A COMMON SENSE VOTE 
BECAUSE THOSE ARE GOALS AND 
HOPES THAT WE ALL BELIEVE IN.
I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED MY 
HUSBAND'S LEADERSHIP NOW MORE 
THAN EVER IN ORDER TO BRING US 
BACK ONCE AGAIN TO THE GREATEST 
ECONOMY AND THE STRONGEST 
COUNTRY EVER KNOWN.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL, YOUR 
FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
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