Good afternoon.
>> Good to see all of you.
>> I want to begin today's briefing by
addressing the horrific shooting that
took place yesterday at the Annunciation
Catholic Church in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, where a deranged shooter
opened fire dur during morning mass,
killing an innocent 8-year-old and
10-year-olds. 14 other children and
three adults were also injured during
this horrible tragedy. This was the
first morning mass of the school year
for these beautiful innocent children.
And this sacred religious service was
desecrated by an evil monster. We are
all eternally grateful to the heroic law
enforcement officers and first
responders whose courage and swift
response aided all of those impacted by
this horrible tragedy. As director Cash
Patel confirmed yesterday, the FBI is
currently investigating this shooting as
an act of domestic terrorism and a hate
crime targeting Catholics. President
Trump signed a proclamation yesterday
following his uh call with the governor
of Minnesota, Tim Walls, acknowledging
the victims and their families and
directing flags to be flown at half
mass. President Trump and the first lady
encouraged the entire nation to join all
of us in praying for the victims and
their families as they face unimaginable
grief and loss. The White House and the
FBI will continue to provide further
updates as they become available. I also
have a quick scheduling announcement for
you today. The president will travel to
New York City on September 22nd to
address the United Nations General
Assembly on Tuesday, September 23rd. On
another matter, as Americans make their
Labor Day weekend travel plans, they
will be able to enjoy five-year low gas
prices thanks to President Trump fully
unleashing American energy dominance.
President Trump ended Joe Biden's Green
New Scam policies and is delivering on
his promise to make America affordable
again. These savings at the pump are
giving everyday American families more
room in their budgets at the end of each
month, which is the act exact opposite
of what we saw under the previous
administration. And as we commemorate
Labor Day this year, we finally have a
president who fights and delivers for
the American worker every single day.
President Trump believes that American
workers are the heart and soul of our
economy and our national identity, which
is why he's championed an agenda that
puts them first always. For decades, the
hardworking men and women of our country
who built the greatest nation in world
history were sold out by selfish,
greedy, short-sighted globalists who put
our country on a path to economic and
cultural ruin. They hollowed out our
factories and towns and betrayed the
American working class by shipping jobs
overseas and importing millions of
low-wage migrants to replace American
workers. Under President Trump, this
national disgrace is over. American
workers are once again being put at the
center of national trade policy and the
dignity of American labor is being
defended. As a result, President Trump
has already brought in nearly 10
trillion dollars in new private and
foreign investments so that the top
businesses in the world can create
high-paying jobs in America and hire
American workers to fill them. In fact,
since President Trump took office, the
economy has added more than half a
million new jobs to the workforce. In a
stark reversal from the Biden
administration, all of that job creation
has been driven by private sector
growth, and all employment gains have
gone to nativeorn Americans. Wages for
bluecollar workers are now rising at the
fastest rate in the past 60 years. And
the average American worker has already
seen a $500 wage increase this year
alone. Thanks to the largest middle tax
cuts ever signed into law by President
Trump with no tax on tips, no tax on
overtime, no tax on social security,
Americans in all 50 states will keep
more of their hard-earned money. The
average American taxpayer will see a tax
cut of nearly $4,000 because of these
progrowth provisions, according to
analysis from the Nonpartisan Tax
Foundation. In other news, President
Trump continues to deliver on his
promise to restore law and order to our
nation's capital. Since President
Trump's intervention, there have been
more than 1,283
arrests right here in the District of
Columbia. Total crime in DC is down 19%
and violent crime is down 30%.
Carjackings in the District are down
67%.
Homicides are down 57%. Robberies are
down 40%. Motor vehicle thefts are down
32%. And assaults with dangerous weapons
are down 23% and property crime is down
18%. These numbers prove the president's
bold actions to make DC safe and
beautiful again are working just like he
said they would. And that's why on
Monday, the president took additional
action to sign an executive order taking
steps to ensure that cashless bail in
Washington DC is eliminated. For too
long, DC's reckless cashless bail
policies have allowed dangerous
criminals to be quickly released, which
endangers everyone who lives in and
visits our wonderful capital. No cash
bail has also foolishly forced law
enforcement to repeatedly arrest the
same offenders over and over again only
for them to be released back into our
nation's capital. This is the definition
of insanity and the president is seeking
to end it. He also signed a separate
executive order addressing the crime
emergency in DC by instructing the
National Park Service to hire additional
United States Park polo park police
officers to support public safety and
directing the US Attorney's Office for
DC to hire additional prosecutors to
focus solely on violent and property
crimes. So, while liberal Democrats
across the country, continue to double
down on their failed soft on crime
approach, the American people, including
local DC leadership, business owners,
and residents are rallying behind
President Trump's crime crackdown.
According to new polling, 81% of
Americans say crime is a major problem
in large cities across the country. And
a clear majority of Americans believe
the president's actions are justified
and necessary to reduce crime in these
cities. Indu Batia, who runs a liquor
store a half mile from the from the
White House here just down the street,
is one of those Americans who are
grateful for President Trump's public
safety push. Indu recently told the New
York Post that her store was robbed so
many times that they had to spend
exorbitant sums of money on security,
jeopardizing her family's financial
future. But thanks to President Trump's
strong action, Indu said, quote, "All of
my employees, including me, we feel much
safer and even our customers feel really
happy when they walk into our store."
And just yesterday, Washington DC Mayor
Muriel Bowser credited President Trump
for surging federal law enforcement
personnel and said neighborhoods quote
feel and are much safer. We thank Mayor
Bowser for her cooperation and her
willingness to help us make DC safe and
beautiful. This entire effort has
vindicated what President Trump and law
and order advocates have been saying for
years. And this is our message to
Americans in Democrat-run cities
nationwide. Decline is a choice. You
don't have to live in constant fear of
being robbed, raped, or murdered. Your
leaders are lying to you, and they have
been failing you for decades. The
President Trump approach of upholding
law and order by letting our brave men
and women in blue actually do their jobs
to aggressively fight crime works. In
just a few weeks, President Trump has
done more for DC residents than
Democrats did in 50 years. And this can
be replicated in other crimeridden
cities across the nation. As President
Trump has said, all of these elected
officials in charge have to do is pick
up the phone and ask for the president
in the federal government's help.
President Trump doesn't care if they are
a Republican or a Democrat leader. He
wants Americans to be safe and for every
law-abiding American citizen across the
country to be able to thrive in their
city and in their community. With that,
I'll take questions. Here in our new
media seat today, we have social media
influencer, content creator Brandon
Tatum. Brandon, thank you so much for
joining us today. Why don't you kick us
off? Well,
>> Caroline, thank you so much for having
me. I really appreciate it. And on
behalf of everybody that follow me, the
millions of people that follow me, I
want to say thank you for making the
sacrifice and dealing with some of the
most disingenuous people on planet earth
at times. Um, I have two questions. Uh,
the first question is associated with
the shooting that occurred the other
day. And um I want to ask the question
of we know that it's not a a gun thing.
Any rational person knows it's not a gun
thing. We know it's a mental health
issue. So I want to know from you what
is President Trump and the White House
going to do to address mental health
issues around the country associated
with these shootings? And the second
thing is Chicago. You know, anybody
with, and I say with a connected brain
stem knows that Chicago's crime is out
of control and young black men are
getting killed, laying dead in the
middle of the streets every single day
in Chicago. No president has addressed
any of these issues. And so, what is the
White House going to do to address
issues in their capacity to deal with
the conflict of violence in Chicago?
>> Sure. Well, to your first question about
this shooting in Minnesota, right now
the administration is focused on helping
the people of Minnesota. It's been less
than a day, of course, since this
tragedy happened. We have uh federal law
enforcement on the ground assisting
local law enforcement. This
investigation is ongoing. There's still
a lot of facts to understand about these
circumstances. Um and so we're going to
continue to do that. As for Chicago and
cracking down on crime, um it is a
priority of this administration to
ensure that American cities are safe
again. And I'm so glad that you brought
up the crime in Chicago because we've
been seeing the governor of Illinois uh
parading out there saying that there's
nothing wrong with Chicago. It's a great
place to live. There's no crime there.
He doesn't need President Trump's help.
Well, I think the residents of Chicago
beg to differ and the statistics beg to
differ. And I'll just share a few of you
a few of those statistics with all of
you. For 13 consecutive years, Chicago
has had the most murders of any US city.
This is JB Pritsker's legacy, by the
way. For seven consecutive years,
Chicago has had the highest murder rate
among US cities with more than 1 million
people. In 2024, just last year,
Chicago's murder rate per capita was
three times higher than Los Angeles and
nearly five times higher than New York
City. That's more than double the murder
rate in Islamabad and nearly 15 times
more than Delhi. Out of Chicago's
147,899
reported crimes this year. That's how
many crimes have been reported in
Chicago since January 1st. There have
only been arrests in 16% of them. These
numbers are unacceptable. There have
been more illegal guns recovered in
Chicago than in New York City and Los
Angeles combined. The number of reported
motor vehicle thefts last year was more
than double the number in 2021. And
Chicago has also, just like DC, come
under scrutiny over discrepancies in its
homicide data reporting. So, as bad as
these numbers are, perhaps they are even
worse. Uh, and this is Governor
Pritskar's legacy. He should put
politics aside. He should pick up the
phone and call this president who would
be more than happy to do right by law-
abiding American residents in the city
of Chicago. And we hope that he will.
Gabe, and thanks for being here,
Brandon.
Thank you so much. First on the uh on
the firing of the CDC director. First,
who will replace her? And then also
overnight the White House said that she
did not align with the president's
agenda. Dr. Mernar's attorney say that
she refused to rubber stamp
unscientific, reckless directives and
fire dedicated health experts. What
specifically did she do wrong? Look,
what I will say about this individual is
that her lawyer's statement made it
abundantly clear themselves that she was
not aligned with the president's mission
to make America healthy again. Um, and
the secretary asked her to resign. She
said she would and then she said she
wouldn't. So, the president fired her,
which he has every right to do. It was
President Trump who was overwhelmingly
reelected on November 5th. This woman
has never received a vote in her life,
and the president has the authority to
fire those who are not aligned with his
mission. A new replacement will be
announced by either the president or the
secretary very soon. And the president
and secretary Kennedy are committed to
restoring trust and transparency and
credibility to the CDC by ensuring their
leadership and their decisions are more
public-f facing, more accountable,
strengthening our public health system,
and restoring it to its core mission of
protecting Americans from communicable
diseases, investing in innovation to
prevent, detect, and respond to future
threats. That's the mission of the CDC
and we're going to make sure that uh
folks that are in positions of
leadership there are aligned with that
mission.
>> And briefly on another topic, Alligator
Alcatraz, last week a judge um on an
environmental concerns lawsuit said that
the administration had 60 days to to
wind down operations there. State
officials did. Now, the administration
has not been shy in fighting back
against what it calls activist judges.
But why is it backing down this time?
>> We're not backing down. We've always
said that we are going to continue to
fight in the court of law for what's
right. Uh because we know that what this
administration is doing with respect to
all policy, but also immigration policy
is on the above the books and we're
abiding by our nation's immigration
laws. And we think it's despicable that
an activist judge has inserted
themselves in this migrant detention
facility to the point where DHS is now
having to relocate these illegal
immigrants to other detention facilities
around the country. That is an
unnecessary burden on the Department of
Homeland Security and these um these
agents who should be removing these
criminals from our community. That's
what the American people elected this
president to do. So, we've always
maintained, Gabe, we're going to comply
with court orders, but we're also going
to fight back on them on the merits of
the law. Um and DHS is in compliance
while we disagree with this decision and
we'll continue to fight it in court.
>> Um let's go to
>> Hey, go ahead.
>> Thanks so much. So, just following up on
the CDC firing, um,
>> are you anticipating other uh, changes
there at CDC in addition to that firing?
And is the administration going through
in a very sort of organized fashion? Is
there a task force that's going through
high level appointees to see who is or
isn't aligned with the mission? Like,
should we expect more changes?
>> Not to my knowledge. I understand there
were a few other individuals who
resigned after the firing of Miss Monz.
One of those individuals wrote in his
departure statement that um he
identifies pregnant women as pregnant
people. Um so that's not someone who we
want in this administration anyway. So
if people are not aligned with the
president's vision and the secretary's
vision to make our country healthy
again, um then we will gladly show them
the door.
>> Caroline, can I just go to the back?
>> Thank you Caroline.
>> Behind you, Andrew. Go ahead.
>> Oh, thank you Caroline. The the military
deployment that President Trump has sent
to the Caribbean Sea close to the shores
with Venezuela is massive. It's much
more that is needed to simply counter
narcotics operations. Is President Trump
considering launching military strikes
to military installments or facilities
in Venezuelan soil?
>> I won't get ahead of the president with
respect to any military action or
questions about that ever. Uh but what I
will tell you is that many Caribbean
nations and many nations in the region
have applauded the administration's
counterdrug operations and efforts and
the president is prepared to use every
element of American power to stop drugs
from flooding into our country and to
bring those responsible to justice. And
as I've said from this podium before,
the Maduro regime is not the legitimate
government of Venezuela. It is a narot
terror cartel. Maduro is not a
legitimate president. He is a fugitive
head of this drug cartel. He has been
indicted in the United States for
trafficking drugs into our country. And
it is the utmost responsibility of this
president in this administration uh to
prevent the illicit flow of drugs into
our country and to protect uh citizens
from those deadly poisons.
>> Reagan,
>> thanks Caroline. I have two questions
for you. Sure. Democrats, including
former White House press secretary Jen
Saki and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey,
attacked PR and pushed gun control in
the aftermath of yesterday's shooting.
What's the White House's response to
their comments?
>> Yes, I saw the comments of my
predecessor, Miss Saki, and um frankly,
I think they're incredibly insensitive
and disrespectful to the tens of
millions of Americans of faith across
this country who believe in the power of
prayer. um who believe that prayer works
and who believe that in a time of
mourning like this when beautiful young
children were killed while praying in a
church, it's utterly disrespectful um to
deride um the power of prayer in this
country and it's disrespectful to the
millions of Americans of faith and I
would encourage Miss Saki to pray for
these families themselves um who need it
right now more than ever.
>> My second question for you is that there
have been who have glazed over the fact
that the shooter was confused in their
gender identity. Does the administration
believe that this element needs to be
investigated in the shooting?
>> All of the elements are being
investigated in the shooting.
Absolutely. Which is why part of the
reason the FBI director came out and
immediately confirmed that facet of the
investigation. John,
>> thanks a lot. Caroline, two questions on
two separate issues. First of all, the
drone and missile strikes that took
place overnight in Ukraine. General
Keith Kellogg, the the president's
special envoy, has described these
attacks as egregious. Do you agree with
that description? And do you view
President Putin as an impediment to
getting peace between these two
countries?
>> Well, it's not about if I agree, it's
about what the president thinks. And I
know what the president thinks because I
talked to him about this. He was not
happy uh about this news, but he was
also not surprised. Um these are two
countries that have been at war for a
very long time. Russia launched this
attack on Kev and likewise Ukraine
recently dealt a blow to Russia's oil
refineries. They have taken out, as a
matter of fact, 20% of Russia's oil
refinery capacity over the course of
their attacks throughout the month of
August. So the president is continuing
to watch this intently. And this killing
unfortunately will continue as long as
the war continues, which is why the
president wants it to end. And that's
why he's worked harder than anyone to
end this war. Uh which would have never
started if he were president. But
perhaps uh both sides of this war are
not ready to end it themselves. The
president wants it to end, but the
leaders of these two countries need it
to end and want it to end. Must want it
to end as well. Um and I think the
president will make some additional
statements on this later.
>> My second question has to do with Can I
I just had one more if I may. It has to
do with the president's intention to
remove Lisa Cook as a member of the
Federal Reserve Board. Uh he is going or
acting upon allegations that have been
made uh by uh Trump administration
official Bill Py. These are just
allegations. She hasn't been convicted
yet of any crime. Is the administration
opposed to allowing uh Miss Cook to have
due process to challenge what has been
alleged against her?
>> I believe she is challenging it. I
believe she just filed a lawsuit today
and Mr. Py has deferred those
allegations over to the Department of
Justice to investigate them. Uh what I
will say is that you had a uh these
mortgage receipts uh very clearly shown
to the president and he has the cause
that he needs to fire this individual.
He laid it out in the letter that he
provided to her and to the public as
well. And so we'll continue to fight
this battle. Carrie,
>> hi Caroline. So the president just
announced that he wants to have a
convention right before the midterms
next year. The PNC has countered that
they too want to have a convention right
before the midterms as well. uh what's
the White House's response to that and
can you give us just a little bit of a
hint or tease here as to how the
president envisions a convention like
>> look the president put out a statement
on this earlier today I'll let him speak
uh further on the plans that he
envisions but I think he's very proud of
the accomplishments and the achievements
of his administration as he should be
the most secure border in United States
history a crackdown on crime here in our
nation's capital uh an attack or a
reversal of the attack on our energy
industry from the previous
administration. As I just pointed out to
you, gas prices today, this Labor Day,
are the lowest they've been since Labor
Day in 2020. Our economy is bringing in
millions, trillions of dollars in
revenue from all over the world again.
So, there is so much for Republicans and
for the president and for Americans
across the country to be proud of and I
think the president wants to see that
celebrated. But for any further details
on this as they come, we'll provide you
with them.
>> Iris, thank you. Caroline, two questions
on the shooting. What's the nutrition's
message to some concerned parents across
the country who might be now worried
about their kids' safety related
incident?
>> We completely and totally understand the
concerns of parents across the country.
It this tragedy is it's heartbreaking.
As a parent myself, there are no words
to describe just the the heartbreak that
these families must be enduring. Um,
which is why the president and the first
lady have encouraged everyone um to
continue to pray for these families and
these victims. Um, and it's why this
administration is focused on removing
public safety threats from our
communities. And in fact, I can share
with all of you that last night in
Washington DC when arrests were being
made, there was an arrest of a juvenile
right here in DC in Ward 7 for threats
to kidnap and injure, receiving stolen
property, possession of a large capacity
feeding device, unlawful possession of
firearms and ammunition. A search
warrant was executed, seven firearms
were recovered, and the juvenile was
arrested after an investigation was
initiated based on social media posts
allegedly threatening violence towards a
school. Um, so this was a juvenile um,
who was a risk to not just himself but
the community here in Washington and he
was removed from the community last
night because of the law enforcement
efforts of this administration. And I
would also point to the statement of our
wonderful first lady that she released
yesterday. She wrote, "The tragic mass
killing in Minnesota illuminates the
need for preemptive intervention in
identifying school shooters. Early
warning signs are often evident with
many individuals exhibiting concerning
behaviors and making violent threats
online prior to their actions. We
encourage all Americans, as the old
saying goes, if you see something, say
something. If you see warning signs or
threats, report it to law enforcement.
This administration, federal law
enforcement, will take those reports and
those threats seriously. They will be
treated as a law enforcement emergency,
and we will act accordingly. And on the
first lady's statement, would the
administration consider ramping up
resources on these fronts to parents and
schools across the country to help them
look into these signs and prevent more
tragedies?
>> It's a very fair question, Iris. As for
any potential future policy decisions or
funding questions, it's just been over
24 hours since this tragedy occurred.
Right now, we're focused on the FBI and
their investigation and covering all the
facts, and we'll leave those very
important policy discussions to another
day. Thank you, um,
>> go ahead.
Megan Lang. Um, I had a question uh
about the Lisa Cook lawsuit that you
mentioned. Does the president plan to
wait until that lawsuit is resolved to
appoint her replacement?
>> Um, I will leave that to the president
to make that decision in that
announcement himself. Brian,
>> uh, thank you, Caroline. Uh, two
questions. Um, bouncing off the CDC, the
situation at CDC, uh, I'm curious, uh,
if if an administration officials are
pushing back on the president's agenda
privately, publicly, however, should
they fear uh, to lose their jobs going
forward?
>> Um, look, I think if you're doing your
job well and if you are executing on the
vision and the promises that the
president made to the public who elected
him back to this office, then you should
have no fear about your job. Just do
your job. That's what this president
wants to see. He wants to see people
solving problems. He wants to see the
the people who have the privilege of
serving the American taxpayer and the
federal government abiding by the wishes
of the American taxpayers who
overwhelmingly reelected him um in this
cabinet um to make America great again
or in this case make America healthy
again.
>> On the Intel deal where the US got a
stake in that company um there's two
things I want to ask about that. First
is what did the US get back in return uh
for that for that deal? And the second
thing is what are the future plans for
giving any form of money to another
company? It could be through the chips
act like this deal or some other form of
funds. What are the plans there by this
White House administration?
>> Well, look, as you know, Brian very well
because you cover it often, the Intel
deal is still being ironed out by the
Department of Commerce. The tees are
still being crossed. The eyes are still
being dotted. Um these, you know, it's
very much still under discussion. Uh but
the president's thinking I can share
with you is certainly to ensure that the
United States government um is is making
our country wealthy again and is
benefiting um from some of these deals.
And it's a creative solution. I know
it's outside the box thinking which is
uncommon um in this city um but it's
something that he proposed and something
that the secretary of commerce is
working on putting into action. Mary,
>> thanks Caroline. I have a couple
questions on the shooting yesterday. Uh
the first one, this is the second
shooting involving a transidentifying
shooter who specifically targeted
Christians and Catholic kids. Uh what
kind of consequences do the gender
affirming therapists, doctors, or even
the parents of these shooters face after
these types of shootings? Well, as for
the parents and potential therapists in
this case, again, all of that is still
currently being investigated by the FBI.
I know the Secretary of Health and Human
Services this morning said that HHS is
investigating perhaps links between some
of these drugs and these prescription
drugs that some of these minors may be
taking and an increase in violence. Um,
and obviously we have mental health
problems in this country that this
administration and Secretary Kennedy
will continue to speak out about and in
the work that we're doing to solve it.
>> Thank you. And just to follow up, I've
seen a lot of calls for action, you
know, among these lawmakers saying that
we shouldn't just be praying. One that
I've seen on the right actually is calls
for the FBI to institute a new class of
domestic terrorism that involves trans
ideology. Is that something that the
administration would support?
>> Um I would have to check with the
appropriate people on that.
>> Daniel,
>> thank you Caroline. We saw some new
revised economic data come out today
showing the US economy more than 3.3%
cliff largely booied by a surge in
capex. What's the White House reaction
to this? And is this sort of the
president's vision beginning to come to
life after the big beautiful bill is
passed in July?
>> Yes. I mean, look, we did say that once
the big beautiful bill was signed into
law, we're going to see the effects of
the this massive progrowth piece of
legislation. As I laid out for you as we
head into the Labor Day weekend, um
there's many positive economic
indicators that the American people can
be hopeful about. Uh but don't forget we
are reversing four years of of uh
reckless spending from the previous
administration of slamming regulations
down the throats of American business
owners and consumers across the country.
But the administration is working very
hard to unravel all of that uh and to
ensure that small business owners and
workers uh are thriving and that they
have more money in their own pockets to
spend.
>> Thank you.
>> Thanks so much Caroline. uh back on the
CDC, there was reporting that some of
the initial problems between RFK and the
CDC director stemmed from uh
miscommunications or differences on
vaccine policy. So, I wonder if you
could just say whether or not the
president believes that the COVID
vaccine should be available to and
covered by insurance for all Americans
regardless of age and pre-existing
conditions. Um, what I will tell you is
that the FDA recently revoked the
emergency youth authorizations for three
COVID vaccinations while simultaneously
greenlighting four new CO 19 vaccines
with 2025 and 2026 formulas. The reason
for the revocation of that emergency
youth authorization is because obviously
the COVID pandemic and the public health
emergency is over. Uh, but just to
correct the record because there's been
a lot of misinformation on this. The
FDA's decision does not affect the
availability of co vaccines for
Americans who want them. We believe in
individual choice. That's a promise both
the president and the secretary have
made and it's a promise they have now
delivered on.
>> Question if I could, Caroline. I have a
question if I could. Sorry. Um I wonder
if you could ask uh I wonder if you
could answer why the president hasn't
acknowledged the shooting at CDC
headquarters that took place earlier in
August where a police officer was
killed. Um and it was reported that the
motivation for the shooting was somebody
who was um really unhappy with the
effects of the COVID vaccine.
>> We absolutely were very much aware of
that shooting. The Secretary of Health
and Human Services put out a statement
immediately. He was in touch with the
CDC and he actually traveled to Georgia
to assess the situation and to mourn um
with the the people who work in that
building there. So
>> go ahead. Uh, with respect to Labor Day,
one of the most underrepresented groups
right now are police officers. 30,000
police officers short in America right
now. Uh, to Brandon's question, 1300
short in Chicago, 3,000 short in New
York, 500 short here in Washington DC.
What can the White House, what can the
president do to help recruitment of
police officers? He's done well with the
military and border patrol. What can be
done to be more police officers on the
streets of America?
>> Well, the president has certainly been
very successful in recruiting federal
law enforcement. If you look at the ICE
recruitment campaign that was led by he
and our Secretary of Homeland Security,
we've seen more than, I believe, 130,000
applicants to join ICE, which is just
amazing. Um, there's more applicants now
than there are jobs to fill, and we're
very grateful for that. Clearly,
Americans want to serve their
communities. They just need a leader who
encourages them to do so. So maybe
Governor Pritser should spend less time
demonizing the police, more time trying
to recruit more police, and more time
trying to call the president of the
United States to get crime in his city
under control. The president wants to
allow law enforcement, whether it's
state, local, federal, to do their jobs,
to arrest criminals, to put them behind
bars, and to remove public safety
threats from American communities. He'll
continue to do that. Thank you guys.
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