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President Donald Trump announced today that the United States conducted a raid on a compound in Idlib Province, Syria, that resulted in the death of Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. Baghdadi, Trump said, died trapped in a tunnel with U.S. special forces operators, including canines, closing in on him. Trump, who watched the entire operation from the Situation Room in the White House, said that Baghdadi was “screaming, crying, and whimpering.”
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President Trump spoke to the nation after the deadly mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, which he described as “two evil attacks” perpetrated by “a wicked man” and “another twisted monster.”
More President Trump made a speech on Independence Day in which he gave a history of each branch of the United States Military, accompanied by a fly over of air craft from each service. While this is a podcast, we also suggest you watch the video of the speech for the visuals of the air craft flying over the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial:
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Attorney General Bill Barr held a press conference on April 18, 2019, to discuss the release of the report by special counsel Robert Mueller.
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President Donald Trump delivered his second state of the union address on February 5, 2019.
More In his first Oval Office address to the nation, President Donald Trump spoke about border security. You can also watch the address (and the response from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer) at https://ricochet.com/586720/trump-oval-office-address/.
More Donald Trump met with his cabinet secretaries on Wednesday and discussed primarily border security.
More Donald Trump welcomed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and soon-to-be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to the White House to discuss a variety of issues including criminal justice Reform and border security.
More President Trump held a press conference the day after the 2018 midterm elections.
More President Trump and Brett Kavanaugh spoke during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House on October 8, 2018. Former Justice Anthony Kennedy administered the judicial oath of office to Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh had taken the official oath of office on October 6, immediately following his confirmation 50-48 by the Senate.
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Donald Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly.
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President Trump attended and spoke at the Flight 93 September 11 Memorial Service.
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Vice President Mike Pence participated in a 9/11 observance ceremony at the pentagon on September 11, 2018.
More Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hold a press conference in Helsinki, Finland.
More President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
More Donald Trump gave an hour-long press conference in Singapore after his meeting with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
More President Trump’s Memorial Day speech.
More President Trump welcomed Josh Holt back to freedom and the United States in the Oval Office of the White House, joined by Holt’s parents and senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee and Representative Mia Love, all of Holt’s home state of Utah. Also in the Oval Office was Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN), who traveled to Venezuela to bring Holt home. Holt had been incarcerated Venezuela for two years on trumped up weapons charges. Fox News reported that a senior Trump administration official confirmed “nothing” was given to Venezuela in exchange for Holt’s release.
More President Trump delivered a video address at the dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
More President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“Iran Deal”).
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