Article snippet: President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at a White House event for women on Tuesday, thanking the women for attending and making a brief but wide-ranging speech with points on the economy and DACA. The event, “Conversations with the Women of America,” hosted women from across America and high-level women within the Trump administration. It aimed to focus on the economy, healthcare — with a focus on the national security. Aides didn't rule out the president's appearance at the event, though it wasn't on his schedule in advance. “I wasn’t very far away,” the president said to laughter. “I said I’d love to do this, this is fun.” “Women represent half of the population but they care about 100 percent of the issues that face the nation, that’s for sure,” the president said. He mentioned optimistic statistics from the Department of Labor: unemployment for women is at a 17-year low while women in the workforce is at an all time high. Before the president took the stage, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, senior adviser and first daughter Kellyanne Conway all took part in panels. “I’m honored to stand here with women across the administration,” he said, mentioning his daughter, Ivanka, and the women who were “front and center” on the tax bill, which he said has shown “incredible” success. Trump focused almost entirely on the “tremendous amount of progress” his administration made over the last year during the approximately 8-minute... Link to the full article to read more