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The
White House • June 20, 2018
The Day
Ahead
President
Donald J. Trump will meet with mining and steel workers in
Duluth, Minnesota, to discuss how his Administration is
protecting American workers. Watch
live at 6:05 p.m. ET.
The
President's call for action: #ChangeTheLaws
President
Trump addressed the immigration crisis on America's
southern border during a speech before the National Federation
of Independent Businesses yesterday. "It's been going on
for many, many decades and many years. And it has its ups and
its downs," the President said. "And all we need is
good legislation, and we can have it taken care of."
Speaking
in New York, Vice President Mike Pence backed up the
President's call for action. "As the President said today,
we want to solve this problem. We don't want children taken
away from their parents." The Vice President also stressed
how the current system is a humanitarian disaster. "It is
tragic that these failed immigration policies have created this
incentive for vulnerable families and literally put vulnerable
adults and children in danger. This is simply unacceptable."
In
an editorial yesterday, National Review
explained what must happen next. "Most critics don't
grapple with the fact that the administration literally doesn't
have the option of holding parents and kids together for more
than a few weeks," the editors write. "Congress has
it within its power to make it possible to hold families
together and — if they don't have legitimate asylum claims —
swiftly return them home together."
U.S. leaves
a 'hypocritical and self-serving organization'
U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley joined
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday to announce America's
withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council. "For too
long, the Human Rights Council has been a protector of human
rights abusers," Ambassador Haley said.
"This
step is not a retreat from our human rights
commitments," she added. "We take this step because
our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a
hypocritical and self-serving organization that makes a mockery
of human rights." Secretary Pompeo said the Council
undermines America's national interest, as well as that of our
allies.
Getting
tough on Chinese trade: 'It's time'
This
week, President Trump made it clear that America won't
roll back its response to China's unfair trade practices.
"Rather than altering those practices, [China] is now
threatening United States companies, workers, and farmers who
have done nothing wrong," the President said in a
statement. "This is unacceptable. Further action must be
taken."
President
Trump directed the U.S. Trade Representative to
identify $200 billion worth of Chinese goods for additional
tariffs. After the legal process is complete, these tariffs
will go into effect if China refuses to change its practices.
"We have no choice. This should have been done many years
ago," the President said yesterday. "They've taken so
much. It's time, folks. It's time."
Photo of
the Day
Official
White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
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