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Trump's Remarks in Press Briefing; July 21, 2020
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Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing
HEALTHCARE
Issued on: July 21, 2020
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
5:10 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, and good afternoon. Today, I want to provide an update on our response to the China virus and what my administration is doing to get the outbreak in the Sun Belt under control. It seems largely in Sun Belt but could be spreading.
My team is also working night and day with Capitol Hill to advance the next economic relief package. Were working very hard on it. Were making a lot of progress. I also know that both sides want to get it done. Well call it phase four. I think were going to get it done. Well protect our workers, our schools, and our families, and protect them very strongly.
{snip}
And Ill take a few questions if youd like.
{snip}
Q Why arent your doctors not with you here today? Wheres Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Dr. Birx is right outside.
Yes, please.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. I have got two questions for you, if thats all right. Number one, I just wanted to know, in November, do you want the American people to judge you
THE PRESIDENT: Could you speak up, please?
Q Do you want the American people to judge you on the ballot in November by how youve handled this pandemic so far?
THE PRESIDENT: This, among other things. I think the American people will judge us on this, but theyll judge us on the economy that I created and that already were creating. Were setting record job numbers, as you know. I think were going to have a very strong year next year. I think were going to have a very strong third quarter, a very good fourth quarter. But I think next year is going to be a record year, and I think theyre going to judge me on that.
I think theyre going to judge me on the tax cutting and the regulation cutting, which nobody has ever done to the extent that weve been able to do it.
On rebuilding the military, on how weve handled the VA: On the VA, we got Veterans Choice. Nobody thought that would be possible. Thats been many decades. Theyve been trying to get Veterans Choice. Its called Choice, where they can go get a doctor if they have to wait on line for two weeks or five weeks or two days. And frankly, thats been a great thing. Veterans Accountability I think theyll judge me on that. Theyll judge me on all of the things weve done.
I dont think and I think we can say this with surety, and its never ever been even challenged. In three and a half years, the first three and a half years the first years of a presidency I dont think any administration, any President has accomplished so much as weve accomplished, Q Why arent your doctors not with you here today? Wheres Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Dr. Birx is right outside.
Yes, please.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. I have got two questions for you, if thats all right. Number one, I just wanted to know, in November, do you want the American people to judge you
THE PRESIDENT: Could you speak up, please?
Q Do you want the American people to judge you on the ballot in November by how youve handled this pandemic so far?
THE PRESIDENT: This, among other things. I think the American people will judge us on this, but theyll judge us on the economy that I created and that already were creating. Were setting record job numbers, as you know. I think were going to have a very strong year next year. I think were going to have a very strong third quarter, a very good fourth quarter. But I think next year is going to be a record year, and I think theyre going to judge me on that.
I think theyre going to judge me on the tax cutting and the regulation cutting, which nobody has ever done to the extent that weve been able to do it.
On rebuilding the military, on how weve handled the VA: On the VA, we got Veterans Choice. Nobody thought that would be possible. Thats been many decades. Theyve been trying to get Veterans Choice. Its called Choice, where they can go get a doctor if they have to wait on line for two weeks or five weeks or two days. And frankly, thats been a great thing. Veterans Accountability I think theyll judge me on that. Theyll judge me on all of the things weve done.
I dont think and I think we can say this with surety, and its never ever been even challenged. In three and a half years, the first three and a half years the first years of a presidency I dont think any administration, any President has accomplished so much as weve accomplished, from energy to health to so many other things.
And then this came in, and the plague I call it the plague the plague came in. A terrible thing. Shouldve been stopped. Wasnt stopped. It came in. We had to shut things down to save potentially millions of lives. We did that, and now weve started them up. And I think weve really started it up very successfully.
Yeah, please.
{snip}
Q And my follow-up my second question; its a little bit different topic, but its one that a lot of people are talking about. Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison, and so a lot of people want to know if shes going to turn in powerful people. And I know youve talked in the past about Prince Andrew, and youve criticized Bill Clintons behavior. Im wondering, do you feel that shes going to turn in powerful men? How do you see that working out?
THE PRESIDENT: I dont know. I havent really been following it too much. I just wish her well, frankly. Ive met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well, whatever it is. I dont know the situation with Prince Andrew. I just dont know. Im not aware of it.
Yeah, please. Go ahead.
{snip}
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, sir. A lot of Americans, though, may be surprised at your change of tone over all of this a more, perhaps, realistic tone. Some would look at it that way. The sudden embrace of masks, social distancing, the
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Ive always agreed with that. I mean, Ive never fought either one. But certainly, social distancing, I want to its thats common sense.
{snip}
So I think weve had a lot of and the reason were testing: Theyve had good results. So now we have to see and the testing also for safety because they have to make sure its safe. And I think youre going to see something over the next fairly short period of time, maybe very short period of time, having to do with therapeutics and vaccines that are very good.
So well be doing these quite often. Were going to keep you abreast of this, and well also talk about some of the other topics like our economy, which is doing well. The stock market had another good day. I think they have a good day because they see a lot of positive things happening on this front too.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
END
5:37 P.M. EDT
Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing
HEALTHCARE
Issued on: July 21, 2020
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
5:10 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, and good afternoon. Today, I want to provide an update on our response to the China virus and what my administration is doing to get the outbreak in the Sun Belt under control. It seems largely in Sun Belt but could be spreading.
My team is also working night and day with Capitol Hill to advance the next economic relief package. Were working very hard on it. Were making a lot of progress. I also know that both sides want to get it done. Well call it phase four. I think were going to get it done. Well protect our workers, our schools, and our families, and protect them very strongly.
{snip}
And Ill take a few questions if youd like.
{snip}
Q Why arent your doctors not with you here today? Wheres Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Dr. Birx is right outside.
Yes, please.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. I have got two questions for you, if thats all right. Number one, I just wanted to know, in November, do you want the American people to judge you
THE PRESIDENT: Could you speak up, please?
Q Do you want the American people to judge you on the ballot in November by how youve handled this pandemic so far?
THE PRESIDENT: This, among other things. I think the American people will judge us on this, but theyll judge us on the economy that I created and that already were creating. Were setting record job numbers, as you know. I think were going to have a very strong year next year. I think were going to have a very strong third quarter, a very good fourth quarter. But I think next year is going to be a record year, and I think theyre going to judge me on that.
I think theyre going to judge me on the tax cutting and the regulation cutting, which nobody has ever done to the extent that weve been able to do it.
On rebuilding the military, on how weve handled the VA: On the VA, we got Veterans Choice. Nobody thought that would be possible. Thats been many decades. Theyve been trying to get Veterans Choice. Its called Choice, where they can go get a doctor if they have to wait on line for two weeks or five weeks or two days. And frankly, thats been a great thing. Veterans Accountability I think theyll judge me on that. Theyll judge me on all of the things weve done.
I dont think and I think we can say this with surety, and its never ever been even challenged. In three and a half years, the first three and a half years the first years of a presidency I dont think any administration, any President has accomplished so much as weve accomplished, Q Why arent your doctors not with you here today? Wheres Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Dr. Birx is right outside.
Yes, please.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. I have got two questions for you, if thats all right. Number one, I just wanted to know, in November, do you want the American people to judge you
THE PRESIDENT: Could you speak up, please?
Q Do you want the American people to judge you on the ballot in November by how youve handled this pandemic so far?
THE PRESIDENT: This, among other things. I think the American people will judge us on this, but theyll judge us on the economy that I created and that already were creating. Were setting record job numbers, as you know. I think were going to have a very strong year next year. I think were going to have a very strong third quarter, a very good fourth quarter. But I think next year is going to be a record year, and I think theyre going to judge me on that.
I think theyre going to judge me on the tax cutting and the regulation cutting, which nobody has ever done to the extent that weve been able to do it.
On rebuilding the military, on how weve handled the VA: On the VA, we got Veterans Choice. Nobody thought that would be possible. Thats been many decades. Theyve been trying to get Veterans Choice. Its called Choice, where they can go get a doctor if they have to wait on line for two weeks or five weeks or two days. And frankly, thats been a great thing. Veterans Accountability I think theyll judge me on that. Theyll judge me on all of the things weve done.
I dont think and I think we can say this with surety, and its never ever been even challenged. In three and a half years, the first three and a half years the first years of a presidency I dont think any administration, any President has accomplished so much as weve accomplished, from energy to health to so many other things.
And then this came in, and the plague I call it the plague the plague came in. A terrible thing. Shouldve been stopped. Wasnt stopped. It came in. We had to shut things down to save potentially millions of lives. We did that, and now weve started them up. And I think weve really started it up very successfully.
Yeah, please.
{snip}
Q And my follow-up my second question; its a little bit different topic, but its one that a lot of people are talking about. Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison, and so a lot of people want to know if shes going to turn in powerful people. And I know youve talked in the past about Prince Andrew, and youve criticized Bill Clintons behavior. Im wondering, do you feel that shes going to turn in powerful men? How do you see that working out?
THE PRESIDENT: I dont know. I havent really been following it too much. I just wish her well, frankly. Ive met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well, whatever it is. I dont know the situation with Prince Andrew. I just dont know. Im not aware of it.
Yeah, please. Go ahead.
{snip}
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, sir. A lot of Americans, though, may be surprised at your change of tone over all of this a more, perhaps, realistic tone. Some would look at it that way. The sudden embrace of masks, social distancing, the
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Ive always agreed with that. I mean, Ive never fought either one. But certainly, social distancing, I want to its thats common sense.
{snip}
So I think weve had a lot of and the reason were testing: Theyve had good results. So now we have to see and the testing also for safety because they have to make sure its safe. And I think youre going to see something over the next fairly short period of time, maybe very short period of time, having to do with therapeutics and vaccines that are very good.
So well be doing these quite often. Were going to keep you abreast of this, and well also talk about some of the other topics like our economy, which is doing well. The stock market had another good day. I think they have a good day because they see a lot of positive things happening on this front too.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
END
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Trump's Remarks in Press Briefing; July 21, 2020 (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2020
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Nobody ever questions him about claiming as achievement for himself the vet bill that Obama signed
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2020
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mahatmakanejeeves
(56,909 posts)1. Nobody ever questions him about claiming as achievement for himself the vet bill that Obama signed
Nobody ever questions him about claiming as an achievement for himself the vet bill that Obama signed in 2014, ever.
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