Trump and Pence's Remarks During Briefing on the 2020 Hurricane Season; May 28, 2020

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REMARKS

Remarks by President Trump and Vice President Pence During Briefing on the 2020 Hurricane Season
LAND & AGRICULTURE

Issued on: May 28, 2020

Oval Office
3:05 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: So thank you very much. We have a very important briefing being done by Homeland, and Pete Gaynor at FEMA, and some other great officials, including, of course, our Vice President, who has done such a terrific job — Mike Pence.

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THE VICE PRESIDENT:

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The bottom line, Mr. President: We’re ready. And this team is ready for what comes.

THE PRESIDENT: We’re always ready. Good. Thank you, Mike.

Chad.

ACTING SECRETARY WOLF: Yeah. Mr. President, let me just emphasize some points that Pete mentioned. Not in FEMA’s 41 years are they more ready for a hurricane season than they are today. And that’s really the work they’ve been doing under the COVID-19 pandemic.

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THE PRESIDENT: And while Chad is here, maybe we’ll talk about Mexico and the border. We are setting records on the border, in terms of low numbers. Very few people are getting in. And when they are in, we take them immediately out. And we’re using emergency powers.

Mexico is having a very, very hard time, as you know, with COVID, especially along the border —

ACTING SECRETARY WOLF: That’s right.

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THE PRESIDENT: I’m going to be signing an executive order in 30 minutes or less. Okay?

Q Thank you, sir.

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.

END 3:16 P.M. EDT

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