VICE PRESIDENT PENCE: President Duda, Madam First Lady, Minister Błaszczak, and to all the members of the Armed Forces of Poland, all the members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America: Thank you for this inspiring welcome to the great nation of Poland. (Applause.)
And before I begin, would you join me in showing your appreciation — I couldn’t be more proud of her — my wife of 33 years, a Marine Corps mom, but someone who you just heard is dedicating her time and her energy to supporting military families and spouses. Join me in thanking the Second Lady of the United States of America for her presence and her inspiring words. (Applause.)
Mr. President, it’s an honor to be here in Poland, a bastion of freedom in Central Europe, to address the Armed Forces of the United States and the men and women of the 33rd Air Base in Powidz.
And to the men and women of the Polish Armed Forces who are here today, from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of the American people and on behalf of all the men and women in the uniform of the United States who stand shoulder to shoulder with you, thank you for standing strong in the defense of freedom. (Applause.)
I couldn’t be more proud of all of the Americans who are serving here. Nearly 5,000 strong deployed here across Poland as a part of our strong and unbreakable alliance through NATO. But I must say, I take particular pleasure, Mr. President, in the fact that there are a number of service members here from my home state of Indiana, my fellow Hoosiers. (Applause.) Deployed six months ago, the men and women of the 252nd Support Maintenance Company of the Indiana National Guard — I’ll tell you, the home state is proud of you and so am I. Thank you for your service. (Applause.)
And to all my fellow Americans who are here, to all of our friends across Poland, let me bring greetings from a great admirer of Poland and the Polish people, a great admirer and friend to your President. I bring greetings from the leader of the free world and the 45th President of the United States of America, President Donald Trump. (Applause.)
The President asked me to be here in Poland simply to say thank you. First and foremost, thank you to all of you for stepping up to serve, for standing united to defend our freedom and our collective security. You come from the rest of us, but you are the best of us. You are heroes all.
And as the Second Lady just said, we’re especially grateful to your families back home. They serve as well, and I hope before the day is out, you’ll send them word that they have our thanks and our admiration as well.
I’m happy to report to my fellow Americans here that, since the first day of this administration, President Trump has been taking decisive action to strengthen the Armed Forces of the United States, to rebuild our military, restore the arsenal of democracy. And we have made the strongest fighting force in the history of the world stronger still. (Applause.)
Just in the past two years, President Trump signed the largest investment in our national defense since the final days of the Cold War. And if you didn’t notice, we gave our troops the biggest pay raise that you received in nearly 10 years.
We released a national security strategy advancing peace across the wider world, as well — peace through American strength, and the strength of strong alliances with freedom- loving nations around the world. We initiated the modernization of our nuclear arsenal. And just last month, President Trump unveiled our nation’s new strategy for missile defense.
But I’m here in Poland, and before the week is out, I’ll travel to Munich in the coming days to bring a message, on behalf of our President, to the people of Poland, and to freedom-loving people everywhere. And it’s simply this: We are with you, we will stand with you, and the United States of America stands with Poland as a part of the most successful mutual defense alliance in the history of the world, and we always will. (Applause.)
Under President Trump, the United States will always put the security and prosperity of America first. But as the President has made clear, and as all of you demonstrate each and every day, America first does not mean America alone. And the United States will always stand with the people of Poland — just, frankly, as we’ve done through the long and storied history of friendship that ties together our two nations together. (continued on page 2)
****FRONT PAGE COMMENTARY****
ANTI SEMITISM AS NO PLACE IN CONGRESS.
Or anywhere for that matter!
Related news story: Trump Calls for Resignation of Congresswoman Accused of Anti-Semitic Comments. VOA NEWS
Quote: " Congresswoman Omar contended in a string of Twitter comments Sunday that a pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, is buying off lawmakers to support the Jewish state.
She claimed the lawmakers' support for Israel was being driven because of financial support from AIPAC, even though the nonprofit organization does not directly make campaign donations to U.S. politicians."
Editorial Comment: Congress doesn't need those who spew anti-antisemitism, like Omar, or any of the other congressional representatives.
That's why I support this petition:
WE THE PEOPLE ASK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CALL ON CONGRESS TO ACT ON AN ISSUE:
Petition To Remove Democrat Ilhan Omar From the Foreign Affairs Committee and then expelled from Congress.
Ilhan Omar is a fraudster and perjurer and a threat to National Security. She married her brother to gain citizenship into the USA and then denies that this happened. This is a sham marriage and is one that is entered into in order to get around ("evade") the U.S. immigration laws. (Petition link)
LINKS:
https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-...
https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2016/marriage...
She has recently asked for leniency in sentencing for nine Somalis found guilty of attempting to join ISIS. She has also requested for defunding Homeland Security.
She is NOT a representative of the United States but is seeking her own personal anti-Semitic agenda.
Request for her removal from Congress immediately.
But, again only those who are in her district can demand a recall.
Other related headlines:
THE HILL: Omar fires back after Trump calls for her resignation: 'You have trafficked in hate your whole life'.
PJ MEDIA: Politico: GOP Risks Backlash by Targeting AOC, Omar, and Tlaib.
WORLD NEWS HEADLINES
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Radio still a powerful worldwide tool for ‘dialogue, tolerance and peace’: Guterres.
Radio is a powerful tool that continues to promote “dialogue, tolerance and peace,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in message on Thursday, marking World Radio Day.
‘Shared responsibility’ to stop 420,000 needless deaths from tainted food each year, UN, world leaders warn
Each year, food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins or chemicals cause more than 600 million people to fall ill, and 420,000 to die worldwide, prompting a call from world leaders on Tuesday for greater international cooperation to make the food chain safer.
Boat made of recycled plastic and flip-flops inspires fight for cleaner seas along African coast.
After completing a historic 500km journey from the Kenyan island of Lamu to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, the world’s first ever traditional “dhow” sailing boat made entirely from recycled plastic, known as the Flipflopi, has successfully raised awareness of the need to overcome one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges: plastic pollution.
Civilians ‘continue to pay highest price’ in Ukraine conflict, with peace prospects losing ‘momentum’
“Civilians continue to pay the highest price” arising from Ukraine’s on-going conflict with separatist rebels in the east, the UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, a conflict which is still claiming lives.
🌍IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION🌏
PAGE 2President Donald J. Trump Is Accelerating America’s Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.
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“The president is not above the law”: Laying Out Her Deep Opposition to President Trump’s Attorney General Nominee William Barr, Senator Murray Urges Senate Republicans to Protect Mueller Investigation.
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Murray, Cantwell & Colleagues Press U.S. Forest Service for Update on Wildfire Prevention, Fuels Treatment Efforts Following Trump Shutdown
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Interior Announces Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Gulf of Mexico.
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Kilmer, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fix America’s Election Watchdog
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Inslee statement on President Trump's emergency declaration.
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