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Trump's Remarks at the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention
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Remarks by President Trump at the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention | Louisville, KY
VETERANS
Issued on: August 21, 2019
Galt House Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky
2:36 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. That’s a great honor. Great people. (Applause.) Thank you. (Laughs.) Sit down, please. Thank you. And I want to thank Commander Riley. Truly thrilled to be here with thousands of America’s proudest and toughest and most extraordinary patriots: the incredible veterans of AMVETS. We love our veterans. AMVETS. (Applause.) Thank you very much. You’re special people.
....
Congratulations as well to this year’s recipients of the Silver Helmet Awards, especially a dear friend who is an inspiration to all Americans: World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams. (Applause.) Where’s Woody? Thank you, Woody. You’re looking good Woody. (Laughs.) Woody is looking good. That was a big day — Medal of Honor. Nothing like the Medal of Honor. I wanted one, but they told me I don’t qualify, Woody. (Laughter.) I said, “Can I give it to myself any?” They said, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” (Laughter.) Great, great people. These are great, great men and women that get the Congressional Medal of Honor. Thank you, Woody.
....
And I have to think — yet, of all the things with respect to Mitch. Mitch is a — he’s a good person, but his leadership in the Senate, we’ve confirmed — think of this — almost 150 federal judges to uphold our nation’s beloved Constitution, and the foundation of American freedom.
And Mitch and I have worked very hard. We’re up to 150. Within about two months, we’ll be at 179 federal judges and two Supreme Court judges. (Applause.) And — it’s your senator. And it’s — for him, that’s — that’s a passion like I’ve never seen before. And there is nothing more important.
You know, when I became President, he said, “The most important thing you can do is judges.” And in particular, they said, Supreme Court justices. Well, as you know, we’ve named two Supreme Court justices, right? Justice Kavanaugh, Justice Gorsuch. (Applause.) And I want to just congratulate Mitch McConnell. And you have them. You have them. And he’s a champion. And he fights hard. And he really is something special. And he loves your state. And I’ll be here campaigning for Mitch and I’ll be campaigning for Matt. And we’re going to get them both back in. And I just had to say, because Mitch has been somebody very special and Matt knows that as well.
....
The members of our armed forces — and you understand that very well — the members of our armed forces have always lived by the word of Douglas MacArthur: “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” We have an armed forces that’s unparalleled. And to achieve victory, there is no substitute for the unmatched character and courage of those who proudly wear the nation’s uniform.
And we even have different uniforms. Did you see some of the different designs of the uniforms? We’re going back to a style and a look that nobody thought we’d go back to because of expense, and now we have brand new — the most beautiful uniforms you’ve ever seen. But much more importantly are the people that wear that uniform — what’s inside that uniform. That’s much more important. Much more important. (Applause.) That’s the best in the world.
....
After years of neglect, we’re fixing the heartbreaking failures from the last administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs. America must never abandon our heroes in their hour of need. We’ll never do that. For that reason, I proudly signed into law the groundbreaking VA Accountability Act. (Applause.) Thank you. Big deal.
And that was another one. They wouldn’t do it — 40 years, 50 years. They wouldn’t do it. You couldn’t get it done. And I won’t blame unions and I won’t blame civil service. I won’t blame any of it. But, man, was there power against it. It was tough and I got it done. (Applause.) Now somebody mistreats you or mistreats people in the VA and we know what happens, right? It’s called, “You’re fired.” (Applause.) Stand up, please. Stand up. There is the man that implements it. “You’re fired. Get out of here. Get out of here.” (Applause.)
You couldn’t fire anyone for virtually any reason. They could do anything. So we have the Accountability Act. And we’ve removed more than 7,600 bad employees who failed to give our vets the care they so richly deserve — 7,600. (Applause.)
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Remarks by President Trump at the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention | Louisville, KY
VETERANS
Issued on: August 21, 2019
Galt House Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky
2:36 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. That’s a great honor. Great people. (Applause.) Thank you. (Laughs.) Sit down, please. Thank you. And I want to thank Commander Riley. Truly thrilled to be here with thousands of America’s proudest and toughest and most extraordinary patriots: the incredible veterans of AMVETS. We love our veterans. AMVETS. (Applause.) Thank you very much. You’re special people.
....
Congratulations as well to this year’s recipients of the Silver Helmet Awards, especially a dear friend who is an inspiration to all Americans: World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams. (Applause.) Where’s Woody? Thank you, Woody. You’re looking good Woody. (Laughs.) Woody is looking good. That was a big day — Medal of Honor. Nothing like the Medal of Honor. I wanted one, but they told me I don’t qualify, Woody. (Laughter.) I said, “Can I give it to myself any?” They said, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” (Laughter.) Great, great people. These are great, great men and women that get the Congressional Medal of Honor. Thank you, Woody.
....
And I have to think — yet, of all the things with respect to Mitch. Mitch is a — he’s a good person, but his leadership in the Senate, we’ve confirmed — think of this — almost 150 federal judges to uphold our nation’s beloved Constitution, and the foundation of American freedom.
And Mitch and I have worked very hard. We’re up to 150. Within about two months, we’ll be at 179 federal judges and two Supreme Court judges. (Applause.) And — it’s your senator. And it’s — for him, that’s — that’s a passion like I’ve never seen before. And there is nothing more important.
You know, when I became President, he said, “The most important thing you can do is judges.” And in particular, they said, Supreme Court justices. Well, as you know, we’ve named two Supreme Court justices, right? Justice Kavanaugh, Justice Gorsuch. (Applause.) And I want to just congratulate Mitch McConnell. And you have them. You have them. And he’s a champion. And he fights hard. And he really is something special. And he loves your state. And I’ll be here campaigning for Mitch and I’ll be campaigning for Matt. And we’re going to get them both back in. And I just had to say, because Mitch has been somebody very special and Matt knows that as well.
....
The members of our armed forces — and you understand that very well — the members of our armed forces have always lived by the word of Douglas MacArthur: “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” We have an armed forces that’s unparalleled. And to achieve victory, there is no substitute for the unmatched character and courage of those who proudly wear the nation’s uniform.
And we even have different uniforms. Did you see some of the different designs of the uniforms? We’re going back to a style and a look that nobody thought we’d go back to because of expense, and now we have brand new — the most beautiful uniforms you’ve ever seen. But much more importantly are the people that wear that uniform — what’s inside that uniform. That’s much more important. Much more important. (Applause.) That’s the best in the world.
....
After years of neglect, we’re fixing the heartbreaking failures from the last administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs. America must never abandon our heroes in their hour of need. We’ll never do that. For that reason, I proudly signed into law the groundbreaking VA Accountability Act. (Applause.) Thank you. Big deal.
And that was another one. They wouldn’t do it — 40 years, 50 years. They wouldn’t do it. You couldn’t get it done. And I won’t blame unions and I won’t blame civil service. I won’t blame any of it. But, man, was there power against it. It was tough and I got it done. (Applause.) Now somebody mistreats you or mistreats people in the VA and we know what happens, right? It’s called, “You’re fired.” (Applause.) Stand up, please. Stand up. There is the man that implements it. “You’re fired. Get out of here. Get out of here.” (Applause.)
You couldn’t fire anyone for virtually any reason. They could do anything. So we have the Accountability Act. And we’ve removed more than 7,600 bad employees who failed to give our vets the care they so richly deserve — 7,600. (Applause.)
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What new uniforms?
I could on, but....
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