Donald Trump transcribed speech 08-07-2020
President Donald Trump held a press conference on August 7 in Bedminster, NJ. He discussed coronavirus aid, the economy, and Beirut. He also announced several executive orders, including one requiring health insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions. Read the transcript of the briefing...
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Donald Trump: (
00:00)
Thank you very much, and it’s a great honor to have everybody here. I know the press was not quite expecting this, so I appreciate your being able to attend. We have a terrific number of things and some very positive things to tell you tonight.
Donald Trump: (
00:23)
I want to begin by giving an update on the economy. Economic health is vital to public health, that’s why our strategy to kill the China virus is focused on protecting those at greatest risk, while allowing younger and healthy Americans to safely return to work and safely return to school. Very important.
Donald Trump: (
00:45)
We added 1.8 million new jobs in July, exceeding predictions for the third month in a row, and adding a total of over 9.3 million jobs since May. And I will say that the job growth that we’ve seen over the last three months, 9.3 million, is the single greatest three-month period of job creation in American history. That’s big stuff. That’s big news and great news.
Donald Trump: (
01:12)
Over the past three months, the United States has surpassed market expectations by a total of 12 million new jobs. Over the last three months, the United States has added 623,000 manufacturing jobs. Remember you’d need a magic wand to get manufacturing jobs. And we’re getting them even in a pandemic, which is disappearing. It’s going to disappear. End snip