The White House • May 23, 2018
The Day Ahead
President Donald J. Trump will visit the Morrelly Homeland Security Center in Bethpage, New York, for a roundtable on immigration and MS-13. Watch live at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Ending taxpayer support of the abortion industry
President Trump spoke at Susan B. Anthony List's 11th Annual Campaign for Life Gala last night. Susan B. Anthony List is the Nation's largest pro-life organization with more than 600,000 members. "When I ran for office, I pledged to stand for life. And as President, that's exactly what I've done," President Trump told the group last night.
The Trump Administration is preserving the sanctity of life with policies that end taxpayer support of the abortion industry. Regulations proposed this week from the Department of Health and Human Services would require clear physical and financial divisions between programs that receive Title X family planning funding and programs that perform or support abortion as family planning.
The President's defense of American values includes pro-life priorities—and much more. In defense of religious liberty, the Administration issued conscience regulations that protect healthcare providers such as the Little Sisters of the Poor from having to choose between violating their moral beliefs or shutting their doors.
Watch highlights of President Trump's speech at the Campaign for Life Gala.
More: How this President is preserving the sanctity of life and defending American values
President Trump's 'dramatic and positive' achievement
South Korean President Jae-in Moon visited the White House yesterday, speaking with President Trump about recent developments in North Korea. The US-South Korea bilateral comes weeks before President Trump's planned summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
"President Trump has been able to achieve this dramatic and positive change that you see right now," President Moon said. "There have been many agreements between the United States and North Korea previously, but this will be the first time that there will be an agreement between the leaders."
President Trump emphasized that next month's summit is contingent on North Korea's willingness to engage on key issues, including denuclearization. "There are certain conditions that we want, and I think we'll get those conditions. And if we don't, we don't have the meeting," President Trump said. "It has a chance to be a great, great meeting for North Korea and a great meeting for the world."
Watch President Trump welcome President Moon to the White House.
Go deeper: President Trump's full remarks before yesterday's meeting with South Korea
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Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President Donald J. Trump meets with President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea| May 22, 2018
The Day Ahead
• President Donald J. Trump hosts South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House to discuss recent developments in North Korea.
• President Trump will speak tonight at the Susan B. Anthony List's 11th Campaign for Life Gala in Washington. Watch live at 7:30 p.m. ET.
'Our enemies will take note: Gina is tough'
Gina Haspel was sworn in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency yesterday. A three-decade veteran of the Agency with seven field tours under her belt, Director Haspel was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of the Senate last week. Vice President Mike Pence administered the Oath of Office.
"Our enemies will take note: Gina is tough," President Trump said yesterday. "Gina played a crucial role in our fight against al Qaeda. Her first day in the job at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center was September 11th, 2001. And she tirelessly hunted terrorists for the next three years."
"You have placed enormous trust in CIA throughout your presidency," Director Haspel told President Trump. "And the men and women of CIA do not take that for granted." She added that "we must learn from the past, but we cannot dwell in the past. We must constantly learn, adjust, improve, and strive to be better."
From Mother Teresa to counterterrorism, Gina Haspel's story
Watch: Gina Haspel's full swearing-in ceremony
Video of the day: NASCAR at the White House
2017 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. joined President Trump at the White House yesterday. "The entire NASCAR field spent 2017 chasing 78," the President told Truex. "Congratulations again to these great, great champions, and to all of NASCAR on yet another incredible season." Truex presented President Trump with a special gift: an exact replica of his helmet.
Watch President Trump congratulate NASCAR Champion Martin Truex Jr.
A sham vote in Venezuela
"Venezuela's election was a sham-neither free nor fair," Vice President Pence said in a statement yesterday. "The illegitimate result of this fake process is a further blow to the proud democratic tradition of Venezuela. Every day, thousands of Venezuelans flee brutal oppression and grinding poverty—literally voting with their feet."
The Trump Administration responded by upping its pressure on the Maduro regime. An Executive Order signed yesterday by President Trump prevents Americans from purchasing Venezuelan debt, preventing corrupt officials in Caracas from enriching themselves at the expense of Venezuela's long-suffering people. President Trump's goal is the restoration of true democracy.
Read Vice President Pence's statement about Venezuela's sham elections.
More: See the full text of President Trump's Executive Order.
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Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
President Donald J. Trump welcomes 2017 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. and his team to the White House | May 21, 2018
