Trump's Remarks at the Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Jack Keane

[mahatmakanejeeves]

REMARKS

Remarks by President Trump at the Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Jack Keane

Issued on: March 10, 2020

East Room

5:01 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much and good afternoon. The First Lady and I — please — are delighted to welcome you all to the White House for this very special occasion — and that it is.

Today, it is my great privilege to present our nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to a courageous warrior and fearless patriot: General Jack Keane. (Applause.) Thank you.

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GENERAL KEANE: Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.

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Mr. President, thank you for the Trump defense buildup. What you were doing to dig us out of the deep hole that you found the military in is all about protecting America, not just for today, but for the generation to come.

And thank you so much for everyone for sharing this day. And thank you again, Mr. President, for making this day happen.

God bless America. And God bless the American people. Thank you. (Applause.)

END

5:12 P.M. EDT

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Hmmmmm. I looked the guy up at Wikipedia:

Jack Keane

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Career

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Current activities

Keane is a regular contributor to Fox News, and is involved in a variety of business, think tank and charitable activities. He serves as chairman of AM General, the firm that produces the Humvee. In June 2016, Keane co-founded IP3 International (IP3), a nuclear energy consulting firm.

Keane is an advisor to the Spirit of America, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports the safety and success of Americans serving abroad and the local people and partners they seek to help. He formerly served as a strategic advisor for Academi and is a former director of defense giant General Dynamics.

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IP3

Keane is a cofounder and director of IP3 International. According to a staff report to the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and subsequently, Trump aides such as Jared Kushner and others have been engaged in promoting IP3's plan to transfer nuclear technology from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia. According to the report, IP3 founders and others have been seeking to broker a deal with Riyadh without the "gold standard," a provision -- tied to section 123 of the 1954 Atomic Energy Act which establishes conditions for nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and its allies -- that seeks to limit weaponizing of nuclear energy. In July 2019, the committee chairman released a second staff report that detailed various activities and contacts between IP3 and the Trump administration.

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[rampartc]

1. a civilian honor for a general managing a defense build up?

only in america!

[redstatebluegirl]

2. My goodness, he must not have gotten much sleep last night.

[smb]

3. Better Soak Your Lips In Sanitizer, Jack...

...though it might take something more like industrial bleach to clean off the germs and viruses you sucked off of il Doofus' backside.

[Tanuki]

4. "The Trump Deferse Buildup"? What a joke. Too bad he didn't build up any defenses

against the global covid19 pandemic as it was unfolding right in front of him. And how churlish to exploit the occasion to take such a cheap and deeply dishonest shot at President Obama. I'm only surprised that he didn't show up wearing his red campaign ball cap.