Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2019 President Donald J. Trump Approves Arkansas Disaster Declaration   Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on May 21, 2019, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Jefferson, Perry, Pulaski, Sebastian, and Yell. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Federal funding also is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance in the counties of Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Jefferson, Perry, Pulaski, Sebastian, and Yell. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance, will be provided in the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Desha, Franklin, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, and Pope. Finally, Federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Pete Gaynor, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Jerry S. Thomas as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments. Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties can begin applying for assistance by registering online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired.  The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.

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REAL NEWS PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN'T WANT YOU TO MISS 'You're the Pride of Our Nation,' Donald Trump Tells Veterans on 75th D-Day Anniversary in Normandy -USA Today “President Donald Trump extolled U.S. veterans gathered in Normandy on the 75th anniversary of D-Day as the ‘pride of our nation’ in a reverential address Thursday,” John Fritze and David Jackson report. “Trump leaned over to embrace one of the World War II veterans who shared the stage with him at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. He heaped praise on the troops who stormed Omaha and other beaches on the French coast, battling through heavy German fire to claim a beachhead and turn the course of the war.” In photos: President Trump honors the day that changed history US Makes Deal with Mexico on Tariffs, Immigration, Trump Announces -Fox News “The U.S. has reached an agreement with Mexico that heads off the start of tariffs on Monday,” Vandana Rambaran reports. “The deal, announced by President Trump via tweet on Friday night, is said to include plans to return migrants seeking asylum to Mexico, where they will remain until their claims can be processed.”  Trump, Queen Elizabeth Toast to Historic US-UK Relationship at State Banquet -The Hill “President Trump attended a state banquet on Monday hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, where the two leaders hailed the historic importance of their countries' relationship,” Brett Samuels writes. “On behalf of all Americans, I offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long cherished and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty, the Queen,” the President said.  Watch: President Trump and the First Lady at Buckingham Palace   New Border Surge Prompts 10% Jump in 2019 Prediction to 1,072,000 Illegal Immigrants -Washington Examiner “Calling the surprising May surge in illegal immigrant arrests on the border the ‘worst case scenario,’ a top immigration analyst has boosted the expected level of crossings 10%, to over 1 million,” Paul Bedard reports. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday revealed that May apprehensions topped 144,000. This year has seen 676,315 apprehensions so far, up 99% over this time last year.” Trump and First Lady Host Dinner for Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla in UK -Fox News “President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted a dinner for Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles on Tuesday night at Winfield House, a mansion in London which is the official residence of the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom,” Talia Kaplan reports.  Watch: The President and First Lady on day 2 of their State Visit to the U.K.  Fetal Tissue Research, an Abhorrent and Needless Use of Taxpayer Money, is Done -Washington Examiner “On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would end the use of human fetal tissue from elective abortions for medical research,” Mary Vought writes. “For over 25 years, Congress has allowed the National Institutes of Health to dole out what now amounts to more than $100 million each year to researchers who utilize the fetal tissue of aborted babies. There is little to show for this money.” Congress Needs to Back America’s Workers and Approve Trump’s Trade Deal -The Daily Caller “In 1993, very few Americans had a cellphone, and no one had ever heard of buying a book on Amazon”—and yet that year marked “the last time Congress meaningfully debated trade between our two North American partners,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) writes. That’s why President Trump recently renegotiated NAFTA, a trade agreement that’s woefully out of date. Democrats and Republicans alike now have an opportunity to replace it with a better deal—“one that includes a minimum wage for Mexican auto workers and provisions to protect American jobs from unfairly traded Chinese products.”

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2019 President Donald J. Trump Approves South Dakota Disaster Declaration   Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding from March 13 to April 26, 2019. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Hutchinson, Minnehaha, and Yankton; the Pine Ridge Reservation to include the counties of Oglala Lakota, Jackson, and Bennett; the Rosebud Reservation to include the counties of Mellette and Todd; and the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation to include the counties of Dewey and Ziebach. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Federal funding also is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding in the counties of Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, and Ziebach; and the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, the Lake Traverse Reservation, and the Rosebud Reservation. In addition, federal funding is available to the Sate and eligible local governments on a cost-sharing basis for snow removal for a continuous 48-hour period during or proximate to the incident period in the counties of Beadle, Brookings, Clark, Codington, Deuel, Edmunds, Hamlin, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Mellette, and Potter Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. Pete Gaynor, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named James R. Stephenson as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT THE FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@FEMA.DHS.GOV.

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Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2019

Photos of the Week Monday, June 3, 2019 President Donald J. Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, salutes an honor guard after disembarking Air Force One at London Stansted Airport Monday, June 3, 2019, in London. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by Britain’s Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall after disembarking Marine One at Buckingham Palace Monday, June 3, 2019, in London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, joined by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, place their hands on their heart for the national anthem during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace Monday, June 3, 2019, in London. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump joined by, Britain’s Prince of Wales, inspects the Guard of Honor during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace Monday, June 3, 2019 in London.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump review items from the Royal Collection with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Monday, June 3, 2019, in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior Monday, June 3, 2019, at Westminster Abbey in London.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump bids farewell to the clergy at Westminster Abbey Monday, June 3, 2019 in London.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales and members of the British royal family and American delegation to the state banquet Monday, June 3, 2019, at Buckingham Palace in London. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Monday, June 3, 2019, prior to attending a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       Tuesday, June 4, 2019 President Donald J. Trump participates in a business roundtable with British Prime Minister Theresa May at St. James’s Palace Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in London.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Mr. Philip May Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at No. 10 Downing Street in London. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)         President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, accompanied by British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Mr. Philip May, view a copy of the Declaration of Independence with Wendy Walker, the County Archivist of West Sussex Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at No. 10 Downing Street in London.  (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)        President Donald J. Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May arrive to a press conference Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at No. 10 Downing Street in London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        President Donald J. Trump participates in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at No. 10 Downing Street in London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)         President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, along with British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Mr. Philip May, tour the Churchill War Rooms Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump await the arrival of Britain's Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to a reciprocal dinner Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Winfield House in London. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with Britain’s Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Winfield House in London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence greet residents impacted by the flooding in Oklahoma Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in the Town and Country neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)       Wednesday, June 5, 2019 President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during a D-Day National Commemorative Event Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump greets a D-Day veteran during a private reception with First Lady Melania Trump, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        The Red Arrows fly overhead during a D-Day National Commemorative Event Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump poses for a photo with D-Day Commemoration leaders Tuesday, June 4, 2019, prior to the Commemoration Ceremony honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Portsmouth, England.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump greets a D-Day veteran during a private reception with First Lady Melania Trump, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with United States service members Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)         President Donald J. Trump greets D-Day veteran Sgt. Stan Wilson during a meet and greet for United States service members Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Marine One at the Southsea Castle Landing Zone in Portsmouth, England Wednesday, June 5, 2019, en route to Southampton Airport. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       President Donald J. Trump and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar participate in a bilateral meeting Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        First Lady Melania Trump poses for a photo with Irish cultural performers Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       Vice President Mike Pence meets with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Luis Ebrard and members of the Mexican delegation Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)       Thursday, June 6, 2019 President Donald J. Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the 75th Commemoration of D-Day Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)         President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the 75th Commemoration of D-Day Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)         President Donald J. Trump, joined by French President Emmanuel Macron greets World War II D-Day veteran Russell Pickett at the 75th Commemoration of D-Day Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump greets World War II veterans at the 75th Commemoration of D-Day Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Mrs. Brigitte Macron, visit the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France Thursday, June 6, 2019, during the 75th Commemoration of D-Day. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump aboard Marine One fly over Point du Hoc during an aerial tour of Normandy following the 75th Commemoration of D-Day Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)        President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Mrs. Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover by a French Republic air demonstration team trailing red, white and blue smoke Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)       President Donald J. Trump participates in a  bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Prefecture of Calvados in Caen, France.  (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)         Vice President Mike Pence poses for a photo with World War II veterans and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie at the D-Day “Final Salute” 75th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)       Vice President Mike Pence greets a World War II veteran before delivering remarks at the D-Day “Final Salute” 75th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)       Friday, June 7, 2019 President Donald J. Trump waves farewell from Doonbeg, Ireland as he prepares to board Marine One Friday, June 7, 2019, for a flight to Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)       ###