The White House • June 13, 2018
The Day Ahead
• President Donald J. Trump has returned to Washington following his historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un earlier this week.
• The White House hosts the top 10 team finalists for the Community College Innovation Challenge, highlighting the importance of STEM education in America.
Reactions to a new era of American diplomacy
Leaders the world over spoke of the powerful significance of President Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un this week. South Korean President Moon Jae-in called the meeting "historic," adding that "we will never go back to the past again." According to the New York Post, people broke into cheers and applause at a train station in Seoul as President Trump shook Chairman Kim's hand on TV.
Here at home, U.S. officials look forward to a new chapter. "For decades, American policy toward North Korea has failed, and I commend @POTUS for not accepting the status quo," Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) tweeted. "This an historic opportunity to end the Korean War [and] get North Korea to give up their weapons and missiles," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said.
Security expert Christian Whiton explains what the President's critics missabout the summit. In the past, U.S. administrations gave away too much upfront. "This time, President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have insisted that North Korea undertake actual disarmament before real financial concessions or even sanctions relief," Whiton writes. Read more.
See all the reactions to President Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un.
In case you missed it: Watch the President meet Chairman Kim.
A message on Men's Health Week
June 11–17 is Men's Health Week, celebrated each year during the week leading up to Father's Day. President Trump released a message on Monday reminding American men of the importance of monitoring their physical and mental health—this week and always.
"While there are many factors that contribute to a healthy life—including diet, exercise, stress management, and mental and emotional wellness—one of the most important practices is to regularly visit the doctor and the dentist," President Trump says. "Men are less likely than women to visit their healthcare providers, often missing out on critical treatments that can protect their overall health and wellbeing."
Read President Trump's full message on Men's Health Week.
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Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President Donald J. Trump departs Singapore | June 12, 2018
REAL NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN'T WANT YOU TO MISS
Trump Meets Kim and Sets the Stage for Fundamental Change in Asia -– Here's What His Critics Missed
- Fox News
“President Trump got to this point by ignoring all the establishment experts,” writes Christian Whiton, Senior Fellow at the Center for the National Interest. Unlike previous administrations, “President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have insisted that North Korea undertake actual disarmament before real financial concessions or even sanctions relief.”
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Newt Gingrich: Trump Has Accomplished More Than Clinton, Bush, and Obama Combined - This Is Just the Beginning
- Fox News
“With his historic summit Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Trump has once again done something astounding and unpredictable,” former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich writes. “Through a combination of toughness and boldness, aggressiveness and flexibility, and resolution and an amazingly fast grasping of tactical opportunities — President Trump may have begun the process of opening up North Korea and changing history,” he adds.
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World Leaders Come Out in Support of Historic Trump-Kim Summit
- New York Post
“The deal between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was met by world leaders with optimism and praise for the prospect of denuclearization,” Yaron Steinbuch reports. “At a train station in Seoul, people cheered and applauded as TV screens broadcast the Trump-Kim handshake live.”
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Trump Summit Ends Decades of Failed ‘Patience’ on North Korea
- Washington Examiner
“Not since Ronald Reagan have we had a president who has so ably combined fiscal and economic policy with defense policy to restore our position as the greatest and most potent economic and military power in the world — providing the credibility and leverage to make clear to our adversaries, and to our allies, that we can, and must, be taken seriously as a force for good,” former Rep. Nan Hayworth writes.
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U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in Six Months
- Reuters
Reuters reports that “U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in May as consumers bought motor vehicle[s] and a range of other goods,” according to the Commerce Department. The strong retail report accompanies recent good news about the jobs market, suggesting the U.S. economy is regaining momentum this quarter.
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Closing the Knowledge Gap on Opioids
- The Washington Times
“Every American needs to know the truth about opioids so we can spread the truth and turn the tide on this crisis,” writes Jim Carroll, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. “That’s why the Trump administration just launched ‘The Truth About Opioids’ — a public education campaign focused on preventing and reducing the misuse of opioids, closing the knowledge gap about the risks of misusing opioids, and knowing what to do when someone becomes addicted.”
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Why President Trump Will Be the Greatest Civil Rights President in a Generation: Darrell Scott
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
“If you combine the FIRST STEP Act with President Trump's vocal leadership on the national stage, his success lowering minority unemployment to record-setting lows, and his executive actions to right historical wrongs, no president in recent memory has been this ambitious to help communities impacted by mass incarceration,” Pastor Darrell Scott writes.
The White House • June 18, 2018
The Day Ahead
Members of Congress and Vice President Mike Pence will join President Donald J. Trump as he meets with the National Space Council to discuss the Administration's latest space policy initiative. Watch live at 12:00 p.m. ET.
America's crisis at the border
The harshest family separation policy is that too many Americans have been permanently separated from loved ones because of crime spilling across our border. Juan Pina lost his daughter after she was brutally assaulted and killed by an illegal alien. Jamiel Shaw, Sr. was permanently separated from his son, murdered by a gang member who was in the United States illegally.
Illegal immigration along our Southwest border surged 230 percent in April compared to last year, according to the Department of Homeland Security. This statistic reveals the lack of an orderly and fair process to manage the escalating flow of illegal immigrants. That flawed system creates both a humanitarian and a national security crisis at our border.
The crime and illegal drugs flooding our country because of open border policies and enforcement loopholes must stop. Yet Congressional Democrats have repeatedly voted against common sense immigration legislation, such as Kate's Law, that would make our communities safer. In 2017, 174 House Democrats voted against legislation that would have helped ensure aliens associated with a gang are not admitted into the United States.
Watch President Trump's weekly address on the gruesome threat of MS-13.
More: Inside Congressional Democrats' dangerous immigration policies
President Trump's Father's Day message
On Friday, President Trump issued a Proclamation to officially honor yesterday, June 17, as Father's Day.
"On Father's Day, we pay special tribute to the men who devote themselves to supporting and caring for their loved ones," the President writes. "Fathers across our country serve as role models for their children and families. Through their examples, they display the fundamental American values of hard work and dedication."
Read President Trump's full 2018 Father's Day Proclamation
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Evelyn Rodriguez's daughter was chased down and brutally murdered by MS-13 in September 2016.
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