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Press Secretary statement on House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing

Statement from the Press Secretary At this morning’s press conference, Speaker Nancy Pelosi could have finally announced a vote on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that would immediately help America’s farmers, ranchers, businesses, and workers; or outlined a plan to work with the President to lower prescription drug prices; or addressed our Nation’s infrastructure. Instead, Speaker Pelosi did exactly what she always does – ignore the needs of the American people and advance her selfish political desires.  Democrats’ sham impeachment is a blatant, purely partisan attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election.  By their own admission, Democrats say they have to “impeach the President” because they cannot defeat him at the ballot box.  Democrats in Congress have clearly abused their power. Democrats in Congress have lied to the American people. Democrats in Congress have made a mockery of the law. How many Democrats will join her driving right off ...

Press Secretary Statement of U.S. removal from Syria

Statement from the Press Secretary Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by telephone. Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial “Caliphate,” will no longer be in the immediate area. The United States Government has pressed France, Germany, and other European nations, from which many captured ISIS fighters came, to take them back, but they did not want them and refused. The United States will not hold them for what could be many years and great cost to the United States taxpayer. Turkey will now be responsible for all ISIS fighters in the area captured over the past two years in the wake of the defeat of the territorial “Caliphate” by the United States.