The White House • June 8, 2018
The Day Ahead
President Donald J. Trump travels to Quebec, Canada, to participate in the 44th G-7 Summit with American allies.
A raw, unfiltered look at the 'Crisis Next Door'
"I thought I had it under control. I didn't know it would be this addictive," Kyle said. "I didn't know how far I'd go to get more."
Kyle is a young man from Dallas, Texas. His story is one of four videos unveiled yesterday by the Trump Administration as part of a joint public awareness campaign on opioid addiction. The ads were produced in partnership with the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Ad Council, and the Truth Initiative. The goal is to show young adults how destructive an opioid addiction can become.
Each video features a true story of different young adults that go to extreme measures to get access to a prescription. Highly addictive drugs can have this effect, particularly on young people. According to the Truth Initiative, an opioid addiction can take hold in as little as five days.
These ads will be the first of many from the White House. "There are many, many facets to the opioid crisis, all requiring varied and unique solutions," said Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, who is leading the White House opioids effort.
See the 30-second ads and learn more about the campaign.
Go deeper: President Trump is taking action to stop youth opioid abuse
President Trump prepares to meet Kim Jong Un
Tomorrow, President Trump travels to Singapore to prepare for his meeting early next week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The President's trip comes following last week's White House visit from North Korean Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, who delivered a letter from Kim to President Trump.
"The United States and North Korea have been holding direct talks in preparation for a summit, and North Korea has confirmed to us its willingness to denuclearize," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters yesterday. "The fact that our two leaders are coming to the table shows that the two sides are very serious."
America has taken a new approach to diplomacy under President Trump, embracing the Reagan model of "peace through strength" while acknowledging the repeated failures of appeasement. "The diplomatic model we've used to date is different from past efforts. Our efforts give us hope that we can find real success where past efforts have fallen short," Secretary Pompeo said.
Watch Secretary Pompeo's update on the North Korea summit.
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Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan | June 8, 2018
REAL NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN'T WANT YOU TO MISS
- The Washington Post
“President Trump travels to Canada to attend his second Group of Seven summit as the leader not just of the largest and fastest-growing G-7 economy in the world but also as the most important pro-growth reformer of our times,” writes Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council. “There’s a simple lesson in President Trump’s record of achievement: Believe him. Nowhere is this lesson clearer than when it comes to President Trump’s passion as a trade reformer.”
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- The New York Times
“President Trump welcomes continuing dialogue and cooperation with Group of 7 members and our other allies and trading partners. But the days of accepting unfair trade practices are over,” writes Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy. “Trade must be not only free but also fair and reciprocal.”
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- USA Today
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has partnered with the Ad Council and the Truth Initiative to release an ad campaign targeting young adults to raise awareness of opioid abuse. The four ads “bring into sharp relief two major facts: How quickly some people can become hooked and addicted and the lengths to which they will go,” Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway said.
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- The Washington Free Beacon
“Alice Marie Johnson gave a message to President Donald Trump on Thursday after he commuted her sentence this week, expressing gratitude for what he did for her and her family,” Andrew Kugle writes. “It's an amazing feeling. Especially just being with my family again,” Johnson said after President Trump commuted her life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense.
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- Washington Examiner
“The total number of workers receiving unemployment benefits is running at the lowest levels in 44 years, the Department of Labor reported Thursday in more encouraging news about the economy,” Joseph Lawler writes. “In recent months, [unemployment benefits] claims have been the brightest among a number of labor statistics that suggest that the jobs market is red hot.”
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- USA Today
By signing the VA MISSION Act, President Trump paved the way “for a major overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs and expanded access for veterans to VA-funded care in the private sector,” Donovan Slack reports. “The measure, which passed both chambers of Congress last month with overwhelming bipartisan support, delivers on a key campaign promise for Trump, who pledged to provide veterans with more non-VA health care choices.”
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- Townhall
“It’s a new day under President Trump. We are free to make money again. We are free to practice capitalism without guilt. The sun is out. The skies are blue. There’s a job in every pot. The Trump Miracle lives,” Wayne Allyn Root writes
The White House • June 6, 2018
The Day Ahead
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| President Donald J. Trump will sign the VA MISSION Act of 2018, which will transform the VA healthcare system and provide more choices for America's veterans. Watch live at 12:15 p.m. ET. |
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| First Lady Melania Trump will join the President for a hurricane preparedness briefing at the FEMA headquarters. Hurricane season officially began on June 1. |
A celebration of America
Yesterday, President Trump addressed a crowd gathered on the White House South Lawn. "It is my great pleasure to welcome everyone to the White House for this patriotic celebration. A beautiful, beautiful day, and a beautiful celebration," the President said.
"We love our country. We respect our flag. And we always proudly stand for the National Anthem. We always will stand for the National Anthem," he continued. "So we stand together for freedom. We stand together for patriotism. And we proudly stand for our glorious Nation under God."
The ceremony included performances of the Star-Spangled Bannerand God Bless America by the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Chorus. With the full Philadelphia Eagles football team unable to come to the White House for a commemoration of their Super Bowl championship, President Trump welcomed Eagles fans and others for a different kind of celebration.
500 days fighting the scourge of drugs
As the Administration reached its 500-day milestone this week, the White House is looking back at a few of the most consequential issues that President Trump has faced early in his term. Among the most severe crises he has confronted is America's opioid epidemic.
The President launched a nationwide effort to combat the opioid crisis that concentrated on three things: reducing demand, cutting off illicit drug supplies, and expanding treatment opportunities. The omnibus spending bill President Trump signed earlier this year dedicates nearly $4 billion to meeting the epidemic head-on.
The U.S. Border Patrol continues working to stop drug suppliesbefore they reach our communities, seizing more pounds of fentanyl—a highly addictive and frequently trafficked opioid—so far in Fiscal Year 2018 than in all of FY 2017. The Department of Justice secured its first-ever indictments against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers who target their drugs to American citizens.
Go deeper: How we will win the war on opioids
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Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen
President Donald J. Trump participates in a Celebration of America | June 5, 2018
