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First Lady Melania Trump: 'I'm Excited' to Serve this 'Incredible Country'

posted onJune 19, 2019
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During a campaign rally in Orlando, Mrs. Trump introduced her husband, President Donald Trump, by thanking the American people for their support and saying she is eager to serve for six more years. “It has been my honor to serve as first lady of this incredible country for the past two years and I’m excited to do it for six more,” Mrs. Trump said.

CNN Cuts Away from Trump Rally After Crowd Chants 'CNN Sucks'

posted onJune 19, 2019
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“The fact is the American dream is back and bigger and better and stronger than ever before,” Trump told the crowd of supporters. “As long as you keep this team in place, we have a tremendous way to go,” he continued, adding, “Our future has never ever looked brighter or sharper.” Trump explained that 2016 was not “merely another four-year election.” He said it was a “defining moment in American history” and pointed to the cameras in the back of the arena. “Ask them right there,” he said of the media. At that moment, the crowd broke out in a “CNN Sucks!” chant. After the chant broke out, CNN b

Donald Trump Rouses Deplorables Movement in 2020 Kickoff Rally

posted onJune 19, 2019
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“Since the very first day I walked through the doors of the White House, I have never forgotten who sent me there,” he said. Pointing to the crowd, Trump continued, “You did.” Trump noted that his supporters made history in 2016, launching a new political movement in the country. “It turned out to be more than just a political campaign, it turned out to be a great political movement because of you,” he said.

Trump suggests Central Park 5 might still be guilty — even after they were exonerated - The Boston Globe

posted onJune 19, 2019
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not apologize for his harsh comments in 1989 about the Central Park Five, the five black and Latino men who as teenagers were wrongly convicted of the brutal rape of a jogger in New York City. Trump was asked about newspaper advertisements he bought back then calling for New York state to adopt the death penalty after the attack. (The ads never explicitly called for the death penalty for the five defendants.) “You have people on both sides of that,” he said at the White House.

Fact check: In 2020 debut, Trump exaggerates economic growth - The Boston Globe

posted onJune 19, 2019
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump officially opened his 2020 campaign Tuesday. Here’s an ongoing fact-check of the claims he has made in his announcement speech at a rally in Orlando. ___ THE ECONOMY TRUMP: ‘‘It’s soaring to incredible new heights. Perhaps the greatest economy we’ve had in the history of our country.’’ THE FACTS: The economy is not one of the best in the country’s history. The economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of this year.

Three takeaways from Trump’s campaign kickoff rally in Orlando - The Boston Globe

posted onJune 19, 2019
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President Trump kicked off his re-election campaign Tuesday evening in Orlando, nearly four years to the day since he first descended an escalator to announce an improbable run for the Republican nomination for president. Despite the years that have passed since then, Trump returned to many of his favorite topics in the roughly 80 minutes he spoke on stage. Here are three takeaways from Tuesday’s rally. Recall Trump’s campaign launch in 2015: The location was in the atrium of his Trump Tower building in New York City, and the announcement did not attract many attendees.

Hope Hicks to meet with Judiciary panel behind closed doors - The Boston Globe

posted onJune 19, 2019
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WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee will interview former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks behind closed doors Wednesday, the first time lawmakers will hear from a person linked to the president’s inner circle since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Obtaining the testimony from Hicks, a close and trusted former aide to President Donald Trump, is a significant victory for Democrats as Trump has broadly stonewalled their investigations.