Rapid Response 47

This Veterans Day, POTUS discusses the work his administration has done to fight for our great veterans:

— Cut the backlog of VA benefit claims IN HALF
— Added more than 1 million extra service hours across VA centers
— Opened 20 new facilities in 13 states
— Brought back VA choice and VA accountability

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POTUS: "Our heroes have lived through unthinkable nightmares so we could live the American Dream... and today, we know without any doubt in our hearts that after two and a half centuries, America stands tall because America’s veterans stood so strong." ❤️🇺🇸

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POTUS: "It's an honor to be here for our friend, Sergio Gor. Today, we're thrilled to be at a swear-in for the next Ambassador to India, and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia, which is a big deal — and Sergio will handle it better than anybody could handle it."

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Sergio Gor speaks upon being sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to India: "It has been an honor to serve you. I've been at your side for many years. I will continue to be there. It's just an incredible honor, and I look forward to enhancing the relationship between our two nations."

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REPORTER: Do you approve of the deal that's happening on Capitol Hill to end the shutdown?

POTUS: "If it's the deal I've heard about... I would say so... We have support from enough Democrats, and we're going to be opening up our country."

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POTUS: "It looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending. You'll know very soon."

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WATCH: "Nightmare" at Newark International Airport forces traveler to rent a CAR to get to Utah:

"They literally said to me, 'If I were you, I wouldn't travel over the next three days' ... because they think it's going to get worse."

So much pain — all caused by Democrats.

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WATCH: POTUS lists some major victories that could be achieved if Republicans terminate the filibuster:

— Voter ID
— No mail-in voting
— Ending no cash bail
— No welfare for illegals

"It doesn't make any sense that a Republican would not want to do that."

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Cancellations caused by the Democrat government shutdown forces couple at Newark Airport to DRIVE all the way to North Carolina:

"People are really hurting out here, and it's not just the traveling public — but it's affecting the whole economy."

OPEN THE GOVERNMENT!

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Kayleigh McEnany: "When military members are hurting, when we are not safe in the skies, it is time to nuke the filibuster for spending bills — because Democrats are hurting our country." 🔥

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POTUS: "I think that denuclearization would be a great thing. We could blow up the world 150 times. There's no need for this. I’ve spoken to President Putin about it, I've spoken to President Xi about it — and everybody would like to spend all of that money on other things."

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JD Vance: "It’s an absurd ruling because you have a federal judge effectively telling us what we have to do in the midst of a Democrat government shutdown... What we’d like to do is for the Democrats to open up the government — then we can fund SNAP, and we can also do a lot of other good things for the American people."

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GasBuddy: "When you look at what Americans are making... gas prices are taking just 1.5% of their take home income — and that's at multi-decade lows!"

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United Airlines is now cancelling hundreds of flights originally scheduled for tomorrow due to the Democrat Shutdown.

This could've all been avoided if Democrats simply did their jobs. Instead, they chose chaos.

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"I think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring," says POTUS on Nancy Pelosi.

"She was a tremendous liability for the country. I thought she was an evil woman who did a poor job — who cost the country a lot in damages and in reputation."

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Democrat Senator Peter Welch on Obamacare: "We did fail to bring down the cost of healthcare."

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POTUS: "Today, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are joining the phenomenal list of the most exciting announcements... these are two companies behind the groundbreaking weight loss drugs that have helped millions of Americans struggling with obesity."

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POTUS: "Medicare and Medicaid will finally cover the cost of these [GLP-1] weight loss drugs for millions of patients... co-pays for Medicare patients will be as low as $50... you're talking about from $1,350 to $50!"

"This is tremendous news for the American seniors."

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"We ought to work on healthcare together because Obamacare has been a disaster," says POTUS, who reiterates that Democrats must re-open government first.

"Obamacare is not great healthcare and it's very expensive — and I'd love to work with them to fix it."

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WATCH IN FULL: President Donald J. Trump's exclusive interview with Bret Baier on Fox News

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