Trump's Remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting; August 21, 2020

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REMARKS

Remarks by President Trump at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting
Issued on: August 21, 2020

The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
Arlington, Virginia
11:51 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Wow. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!

THE PRESIDENT: You’re really fantastic, and I want to thank you very much. You really are. Thank you very much and thank you, Bill. And thank you to the Council for National Policy.

My brother, Robert, would have wanted me to be here today. Thank you very much. (Applause.)

Together, we’re committed to protecting the American people, preserving American values, defending America’s heritage, and keeping America safe, strong, prosperous, and free.

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And many other state and local officials: I want to thank you all for being here. We have a lot of — a lot of horsepower here. A lot of firepower, you might want to say.

But over the last week, the Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history. They spent four straight days attacking America as racist and a horrible country that must be redeemed.

Joe Biden grimly declared a season of American darkness. And yet, look at what we’ve accomplished. Until the plague came in, look at what we’ve accomplished. And now we’re doing it again. (Applause.)

It was the most successful period of time in the history of our country, from every standard. Look what we’ve accomplished. And now this plague comes in, and look at the way they talk. But look at what’s happening and look at how we’re shooting up. We call it a “super V.” It’s no longer a “V”; it’s a “super V.” And they didn’t think that could happen, and they’re probably not happy about it.

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To provide our amazing veterans the care they deserve, we passed VA Accountability and VA Choice. Many, many decades, they’ve been trying to get that. (Applause.) Choice, meaning you wait on line and you can’t see a doctor, and they would wait in line for a week or two weeks or five weeks. Sometimes they’d be ill, and they’d end up being terminally ill by the time they saw the doctor. And we’re letting them go out, get a private doctor immediately, and we pay the bill.

{snip. The full name for "VA Choice" is the "Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014."}

And remember this: If you look at what they’re doing — Biden — he wants to end fracking, end petroleum products — end petroleum. No natural gas, no nothing. End everything. And that’s it. How does that work in Texas? How does that work in Pennsylvania?

I was in Pennsylvania yesterday, a place that he said he was born in, which is true, but he left when he was like nine years old. (Laughter.) So he left a long time ago. Left — he left seven decades ago. (Laughter.) And he still calls it his home. And his real home is a place he never leaves anymore. (Laughter and applause.) He just never leaves. He never leaves the outskirts of that state. You’d think you’d go a little bit, you know. It’s not that far. Never leaves. We’ll figure it out pretty soon.

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And God — it’s an attack on God. It’s an attack on religion. Did you see the man that got up and sang a very, very special phrase from a very, very special thing? And he left the word “God” out and I was watching, and I said, “Oh, he must have made a mistake.” I didn’t think that he left it out. I thought maybe he — you know, that can happen. Maybe he made a mistake. He didn’t make a mistake. That’s where they’re coming from. He left the word “God” out. And that’s where they’re coming from.

{snip. Cue the crying farmers.}

And, you know, it’s an amazing thing: When I did that and when I did a couple of others — the environmental bills, the Clean Waters Act. How about that? It sounds so beautiful. The theme is so beautiful. In fact, when I did it, I said I’m going to be killed on this one, and I did it. And I was surrounded by farmers and developers, builders that build houses, and others. And they never cried; they’re very strong people. They never cried a day in their life. They were almost all crying. I said, “What was…” — it was a big, strong guy — “…when was the last time you cried?” “I can’t remember, sir.” I gave them back their life. You know, that took away — (applause) — right? — that took away — that took away their life.

And what we did in Minnesota with the iron ore: People came up to me and they said, “You gave us back our life. Obama wrote it out.” Iron ore — the best in the world — he wrote it out. We gave it back to them.

We went up to Maine; we gave them back their lobsters. We gave them back their fishing. (Applause.) Five thousand square miles. Think of what that is. Take one mile, mile by mile, and now you add five thou- — as big as the ocean is, that was a big chunk, right off the coast of Maine. Their whole thing is like lobsters and fishing, and nobody does it better. And they were not allowed. It was a monument; called a “monument.” I said, “A monument to what?” I said to the — when I was up in Maine two weeks ago, I said — (laughter) — I said to people that their whole life was lobster fishing — you know, the different things — and they’re the best.

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It’s like Israel. Look what I did for Israel. (Applause.) Thank you. But it’s amazing to me because nobody has been worse to Israel than President Obama and Biden. Nobody. Nobody has been worse. Look at the Iran deal. It’s the worst thing that ever happened to Israel.

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In everything we do, my administration is fighting for the American people and delivering one victory after another. We have appointed more than 230 federal judges. We expect to be perhaps over 300 federal judges by the end of the year. (Applause.)

And there’s — I can tell you, it’s driving them crazy. (Laughter.) Don’t forget, President Obama — they say he was a great President. Well, you can’t be a great President when much of what he’s done we’ve undone. And you can’t be a great President when you leave 142 empty judgeships. You know, I don’t think any President has left any. You don’t leave — these are very, very important things for a party. Different policies, different everything. You understand it better than anybody, the people in this room. Left us 142.

First day in office, I said, “How many judges do I have to appoint?” “Sir, you have 142.” I said, “You have to be kidding.” (Laughter.) One hundred and forty — so I had a big head start. But we have 142, but now we will have, I think, in excess — by the time we finish — in excess of 300, including Court of Appeals. And, of course, two very exceptional Supreme Court justices. So it’s really great. (Applause.)

And remember this, in terms of, “Get Out the Vote” — the next President, I think, could have anywhere from two to four, to maybe even five — just based on statistics; statistically — Supreme Court justices to pick. Think of that: I’ve had two. Some — some Presidents have had none because you, generally, pick them young, and they last a long time, right? They can last a long time.

But — but we could have two to three to four, maybe even to five. It’s probably a stretch, but four isn’t a stretch at all. That would mean that the entire balance of the court doesn’t just shift: It becomes dominant. So, if we — if we don’t win, which we don’t want to think about — we have to think positively. And the polls today, Rasmussen: 51 percent. And they were the ones that got it right last time. Them, and a few others. (Applause.) Fifty-one percent. They don’t want to show those polls. They only want to show those polls — not “likely” voters — “registered voters.” What does that mean? Many are dead? (Laughter.) Many have switched their party affiliations. You know, “registered.” They don’t show “likely.”

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I’m the only thing standing between the American Dream and total anarchy, madness, and chaos. And that’s what it is. I’m representing you. I’m just here. And I’m not sure it’s an enviable position, but that’s what it is. (Applause.) That’s what it is.

AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!

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If we — if we don’t win, it’s all gone. Okay? It’s all gone. And we mentioned — I have to mention life. All gone. Second Amendment, gone. It’s all gone. And many other things. It will be a totally different country. It will be a totally different country, and ultimately, it will fail. It will fail. It can’t work. Economically, it can’t work. We’ll go into a depression — and I’m very good at predicting these things. We will go into pre- — a depression, no different than — maybe worse — no different than what happened in 1929. Your stocks will crash, your 401(k)s will be worthless. This is going to happen.

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What are the chances that some states so efficiently run –”Oh, gee, you can’t vote. We just got your ballot last night at seven o’clock.” I mean, think of how ridiculous it is, right? Common sense.

I say this for the media: This will be the greatest catastrophe — one of the greatest catastrophes in the history of our country. That’s how serious it is. And they also think I’m trying to steal an election. Just the opposite: I want the fair results of an election. (Applause.)

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They want to destroy — I have done more for suburbia. When they talk about the “suburban woman,” will she vote for Trump? If she doesn’t — I mean, what is she doing? They want to force low-income housing into suburbia. And now the one that wants to do it is Cory Booker. Cory Booker is a disaster. You saw him running for President. He eventually quit when he started getting below 1 percent.

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We’ll provide school choice to every parent in America. (Applause.) We’ll appoint more conservative judges and justices. (Applause.) We will protect religious liberty, defend the lives of the unborn — (applause) — uphold free speech, and safeguard the Second Amendment and your right to keep and bear arms. So important, right? (Applause.)

We’ll restore patriotic education to our schools. (Applause.) I mean, what they’re teaching students today is incredible. They come home; it’s like a different world. What is it — 1619 now? All of a sudden, they change. Now they’re thinking about making another change because they don’t like that. I don’t know.

So, I guess, 1492 — Columbus discovered America. (Applause) Fourteen- — you know, and that’s what we all — 1492, Columbus discovered America, right? That’s what it was, right? Now they want to sort of get that — and poor Columbus. They’re ripping those — (laughter) — poor Christopher.

Except in one tough, Italian neighborhood in New York, they didn’t get away with it. (Applause.) Did you see that? Did you see it? The anarchist said, “Let’s get the hell out of here. This is dangerous. This is…” The anarchists left. No, that was one very tough, great area. We love — we love that area. I know it very well. They started surrounding it. They were all set. They had the ropes going, the whole deal. And all of a sudden, they said, “Let’s get out of here.” (Laughter.) Great. Christopher Columbus. Can you believe it? Christopher Columbus.

We will restore patriotic education to our schools and teach our children to love their country, honor our history, and respect our great American flag. (Applause.)

So this is the vision we believe in. And with your help, your talent — and you have incredible talent in this room — and your devotion, this is the bright future, not the dark future that you saw last night and for the last four days. This is a bright future that we will deliver for all Americans.

I promise you thi As long as I am the President of the United States, I will fight with every ounce of energy and strength, and I have no doubt that our country will be greater than ever before.

Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. It’s a great honor. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much.

END 12:58 P.M. EDT

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1. Ugh.

This transcript reads like I'm picking through someone's vomit. It's all nasty bits.