White House Photos of the Week June 7, 2019

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)       ###

FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 2019 - A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2019 FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 2019 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION        On Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate and honor our Nation's lasting emblem, our great American flag.  Since the Second Continental Congress adopted its design more than 200 years ago, the Stars and Stripes has been a powerful symbol of freedom, hope, and opportunity.  We fly Old Glory from government buildings, schools, city halls, police and fire stations, stores, offices, and our front porches.  Wherever Americans are gathered -- sporting events, places of worship, parades, and rallies -- our flag waves proudly, representing the enduring spirit of our country.      The American flag helps us to never forget the values of our Republic, and the valor of the men and women in uniform who have defended it.  When we look at the red, white, and blue, we are filled with the same spirit of patriotism that stirred Francis Scott Key to pen the "Star Spangled Banner" during the withering bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1812.  We are reminded of the blood spilled across generations to safeguard liberty.  We are prompted to reflect with pride on the purity and righteousness of our cause -- the same pride that swelled in the hearts of our boys as they took the beaches of Normandy, and as they raised the flag on Iwo Jima.  And we are strengthened in our resolve to pursue justice and safeguard the rule of law, so that freedom can march on.      Today, and all throughout the week, let us recommit ourselves to the principles upon which our country was founded.  With grateful hearts, let us reflect upon the price of freedom, and the brave souls who gave their last full measure to preserve it.  As we raise our flag, as we stand and salute or place our hands over our hearts, let us renew our sacred pledge that we will forever remain "one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."      To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as "Flag Day" and requested that the President issue an annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States on all Federal Government buildings.  The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as "National Flag Week" and calling upon all citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week.      NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2019, as Flag Day, and the week starting June 9, 2019, as National Flag Week.  I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during this week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying the flag.  I also encourage the people of the United States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and activities, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-third.                               DONALD J. TRUMP

West Wing Reads President Trump’s Words Show How Sovereignty Can Serve Western Values

President Trump’s Words Show How Sovereignty Can Serve Western Values “Hell froze over Thursday, as Donald Trump delivered a speech in Europe that even his critics applauded. His remarks on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy were stirring, and the occasion offers a lesson about the values that unite the Western alliance,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes. “In his ode to the soldiers who stormed the beaches and parachuted behind Nazi lines, Mr. Trump pointed to their larger motivation. ‘These men ran through the fires of hell moved by a force no weapon could destroy: the fierce patriotism of a free, proud, and sovereign people,’ he said to applause. ‘They battled not for control and domination, but for liberty, democracy, and self-rule.’” Click here to read more. “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 for the Washington Examiner. “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.” “Vice President Mike Pence honored the U.S. soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago on D-Day during a speech Thursday at the National D-Day Memorial” in Bedford, Virginia—a small town that lost 19 men on Omaha Beach, Andrew O’Reilly reports for Fox News. “That such a small town could make such a sacrifice seems beyond belief,” the Vice President said. “The media has a simple script. When the president is a Republican abroad, the correct approach is to blame everything on him and play up as many negatives as possible. But when the president is a liberal, anything less that fulsome applause is a betrayal of the tradition [than] politics stops at the water’s edge,” Ted Bromund writes in The Daily Signal. “President Trump’s tough approach to trade with China is evidence that he’s an entrepreneur at heart,” former head of the Small Business Administration Hector Barreto writes in The Wall Street Journal. “For decades, America’s approach to China’s bad behavior has been as cautious as a corporate CEO . . . The Chinese always smile and say ‘yes,’ and then continue doing what they’ve always done.”

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2019 Statement from the Press Secretary on the Visit of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar President Donald J. Trump will welcome His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar to the White House on July 9, 2019. The visit will build on the longstanding partnership between the United States and Qatar and further strengthen our already substantial economic and security ties.  The two leaders are expected to discuss regional developments, bilateral security cooperation, and counterterrorism issues.