Trump: I Want to Thank Kim Jong Un for Fulfilling the Promise to Return Remains of Troops
TRUMP: “We're finally taking care of our people. Finally, there’s another matter that’s of profound importance to me and I wish to discuss it right now before we leave. Because there’s nothing like what we have been working on, so important for the lives of not only Americans but lives all over the world. At this moment, a plane is carrying the remains of some great fallen heroes from America back from the Korean war. They’re coming back to the United States. Mike Pence, our wonderful vice-president, will be there to greet the families. And the remains. And I want to thank Chairman Kim for keeping his word. We have many others coming. But I want to thank Chairman Kim in front of the media for fulfilling a promise that he made to me. I’m sure that he will continue to fulfill that promise as they search and search and search. These incredible American heroes will soon lay at rest on sacred American soil. Even during the campaign, people would come up to me, long time ago, many decades ago, oftentimes there were older. In some cases they were younger, great grandfathers, my great grandfather, my grandfather, my father, they asked if I could do something about it. I would look at them, I'd say 'We don’t get along too well with that country.' They said, 'Whatever you could do.' It’s something that was very important to me. Many people have asked that. I have asked the Vice President and others to just pay a special tribute. And they will do that. We honor the sacred memory of every incredible American patriot who fought and died in that war. In everything we do and every action we take, we are fighting for loyal, hard-working, patriotic citizens of our blessed nation. We’re making our country great again. We’re respected again all over the world. Our military will soon be stronger than it has ever been by far. That in itself will produce thousands and thousands of jobs. Nobody makes equipment like we do. Nobody. Whether it’s planes or missiles or any form of military equipment, we make the best in the world by far. We’re making it possible for our allies to buy that equipment quickly where they don’t have to wait for two-year approvals and more. We’re doing great. I’m very honored to see that 4.1 number. Perhaps I’m even more honored to see that deficit shrink — the trade deficit shrink so much. With that, I would like to ask Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and my very good friend Larry Kudlow if they could both step forward and say a few words. Thank you all very much. It’s a great day.”
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