President Trump Swears-In David Perdue as Ambassador to China

Trump Only you could ░░░░░░░░ picked this timing PERDUE ░░░░░░░░ s your fault Trump ░░░░░░░░ picked him a long ░░░░░░░░ ago but it just ░░░░░░░░ to come due on ░░░░░░░░ pretty important date But ░░░░░░░░ friend David Perdue Senator ░░░░░░░░ Perdue Joining David this ░░░░░░░░ are his incredible wife ░░░░░░░░ been at his side ░░░░░░░░ a long time Their ░░░░░░░░ David and Blake their ░░░░░░░░ in law Danielle and ░░░░░░░░ in law Charlotte and ░░░░░░░░ grandsons David Hudson and ░░░░░░░░ That s a beautiful ░░░░░░░░ Congratulations I didn t ░░░░░░░░ you had it in ░░░░░░░░ David That s really ░░░░░░░░ That s pretty amazing ░░░░░░░░ at that Our new ░░░░░░░░ brings to this position ░░░░░░░░ lifetime of experience at ░░░░░░░░ highest levels of business ░░░░░░░░ politics and he is ░░░░░░░░ the highest level Over ░░░░░░░░ decades in business he ░░░░░░░░ to lead several major ░░░░░░░░ corporations including as the ░░░░░░░░ and CEO of the ░░░░░░░░ giant Reebok where he ░░░░░░░░ very well He did ░░░░░░░░ great job And later ░░░░░░░░ of Dollar General Likewise ░░░░░░░░ did a great job ░░░░░░░░ also lived and worked ░░░░░░░░ Singapore and Hong Kong ░░░░░░░░ several years developing a ░░░░░░░░ of experience negotiating and ░░░░░░░░ tremendous business deals for ░░░░░░░░ of different leaders that ░░░░░░░░ worked with Following his ░░░░░░░░ business success as an ░░░░░░░░ David stepped forward to ░░░░░░░░ American government and as ░░░░░░░░ all know in 2014 ░░░░░░░░ was elected United States ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia and he ░░░░░░░░ very popular very respected ░░░░░░░░ day one He served ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Foreign Relations ░░░░░░░░ and was a tremendous ░░░░░░░░ to our administration During ░░░░░░░░ first term I dealt ░░░░░░░░ him a lot And ░░░░░░░░ solved a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Now I m entrusting ░░░░░░░░ to help manage one ░░░░░░░░ America s most complex ░░░░░░░░ consequential foreign relationships And ░░░░░░░░ know he ll do ░░░░░░░░ fantastic job As our ░░░░░░░░ diplomat in Beijing David ░░░░░░░░ work to promote American ░░░░░░░░ and stability in the ░░░░░░░░ Pacific help stop the ░░░░░░░░ of Chinese fentanyl across ░░░░░░░░ borders which we have ░░░░░░░░ do We lost I ░░░░░░░░ 300 000 people last ░░░░░░░░ Seek fairness and reciprocity ░░░░░░░░ the American worker Ensure ░░░░░░░░ safety of our citizens ░░░░░░░░ and promote peace in ░░░░░░░░ region and in the ░░░░░░░░ And I m confident ░░░░░░░░ he will do an ░░░░░░░░ job He s an ░░░░░░░░ man And make our ░░░░░░░░ very proud and make ░░░░░░░░ country very safe too ░░░░░░░░ David I want to ░░░░░░░░ you This is as ░░░░░░░░ as it gets and ░░░░░░░░ timing is unbelievable but ░░░░░░░░ s time that we ░░░░░░░░ somebody like this This ░░░░░░░░ a very very extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ and you re going ░░░░░░░░ do a fantastic job ░░░░░░░░ say hello to President ░░░░░░░░ when you re over ░░░░░░░░ please OK Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Marco would you ░░░░░░░░ the service Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Put your left hand ░░░░░░░░ raise your right I ░░░░░░░░ Perdue PERDUE I David ░░░░░░░░ Rubio do solemnly swear ░░░░░░░░ do solemnly swear Rubio ░░░░░░░░ I will support and ░░░░░░░░ PERDUE that I will ░░░░░░░░ and defend Rubio the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution of the ░░░░░░░░ States Rubio against all ░░░░░░░░ PERDUE against all enemies ░░░░░░░░ foreign and domestic PERDUE ░░░░░░░░ and domestic Rubio That ░░░░░░░░ will bear true faith ░░░░░░░░ That I will bear ░░░░░░░░ faith Rubio and allegiance ░░░░░░░░ and allegiance Rubio to ░░░░░░░░ same PERDUE to the ░░░░░░░░ Rubio That I take ░░░░░░░░ obligation freely PERDUE That ░░░░░░░░ take this obligation freely ░░░░░░░░ without any mental reservation ░░░░░░░░ without any mental reservation ░░░░░░░░ or purpose of evasion ░░░░░░░░ or purpose of evasion ░░░░░░░░ And that I will ░░░░░░░░ PERDUE And that I ░░░░░░░░ well Rubio and faithfully ░░░░░░░░ PERDUE and faithfully discharge ░░░░░░░░ the duties of the ░░░░░░░░ PERDUE the duties of ░░░░░░░░ office Rubio on which ░░░░░░░░ m about to enter ░░░░░░░░ on which I am ░░░░░░░░ to enter Rubio So ░░░░░░░░ me God PERDUE So ░░░░░░░░ me God Rubio Congratulations ░░░░░░░░ Trump David would you ░░░░░░░░ to say something PERDUE ░░░░░░░░ President I m humbled ░░░░░░░░ be in this office ░░░░░░░░ I love what you ░░░░░░░░ done with this office ░░░░░░░░ like the Declaration of ░░░░░░░░ I want the world ░░░░░░░░ know that I know ░░░░░░░░ man personally He loves ░░░░░░░░ country and I am ░░░░░░░░ to be your man ░░░░░░░░ China Thank you Trump ░░░░░░░░ you, David.”

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