It’s Wednesday…
President Biden’s schedule for 06/05/2024:
| 3:25 AM | The President arrives in Paris, France Paris Orly Airport |
| 4:30 AM | The President receives the President’s Daily Brief |
While the President is in France; the times listed in his public schedule are D.C., times. Google tells me France is 6 hours ahead of D.C..
From the White House regrading his trip to France…
06/04/2024:
On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby Previewing President Biden’s Travel to France (teleconference):
Sean Savett. May he rest in peace. He had his moment and he blew it.
Good morning, everybody. Great to be with you again. As you all know, later today President Biden is going to travel to France to commemorate, alongside our allies and partners, the 80th anniversary of the historic D-Day operation.
As you all know, Operation Overlord not only freed France’s western region during the Second World War, but set the course for the liberation of the rest of Europe. It was the beginning of the end of Nazi Germany. And it absolutely helped lead to our current rules-based world order that has continued to make us all safer and more secure.
While in Normandy, the President will speak with our nation’s veterans and veterans from Allied powers. And they’ll deliver remarks about the continued impact of their contributions. American and Allied forces exhibited remarkable bravery, skill, and intrepidity — intrepid bravery on D-Day, excuse me, and throughout the war. Their bold defense upheld freedom and democracy everywhere.
Now, that war showed the world the value of strong alliances and partnerships, which is the lesson that continues to resonate today in Europe and well beyond. This visit will come at an important moment, as Ukraine continues to face down Russian threats in its east and north and as we are working to address the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
President Biden has made revitalizing our relationships a key priority, recognizing, of course, that we are stronger when we act together and that today’s challenges require global solutions and global responses.
Now, to that end, while he’s in France, President Biden will also participate in an official state visit with President Macron. France is, of course, an important U.S. ally — in fact, our nation’s oldest ally. And this visit will underscore continued U.S.-French leadership on a range of consequential issues.
During their bilateral meeting, the presidents will discuss priorities like supporting Ukraine, of course; the need for a free and open Indo-Pacific region; addressing the crisis in the Middle East; and efforts to combat climate change.
As you all know, there will be a series of deliverables coming out of this state visit. I will not be able to get into the details of that today. We will have more to say on that a little bit later and a little bit closer to the state visit.
But I think in broad terms, what you can expect from the deliverables out of the state visit are a few things. You can expect that they will underscore the power and the importance of the transatlantic relationship. You can expect that they will help deepen our Indo-Pacific cooperation, not just from a security perspective, but also from an economic and diplomatic one.
You can expect that the deliverables will help us increase clean energy investments and opportunities, as well as to improve and increase nuclear energy capacity. And I think you can expect the deliverables to highlight U.S.-French cooperation with respect to the Olympics to help make sure that the Games are safe, secure, and sustainable, and that they can truly demonstrate the very best in athletic achievement.
The President looks forward to these engagements this week and to advancing our cooperation on these and so many other pressing topics.
And with that, we can start taking some questions.
MODERATOR: Thank you, sir. And I should clarify the reason why Sean is not allowed to moderate anymore is because he wished John Kirby a very happy birthday yesterday.
On-the-Record Press Gaggle by White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby Previewing President Biden’s Travel to France (teleconference). 06/04/2024.
I omitted the Q&A.
Executive Action on the Border Tweets
From Tuesday…
Join me as I deliver remarks announcing new executive actions to secure the border in line with our laws and values. https://t.co/NswxhBGvte
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2024
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border; the YouTube is 9 minutes and 7 seconds long.
I would have preferred to address our issues at the border through bipartisan legislation because that’s the only way to actually fix our broken system –
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2024
But Republicans in Congress have left me no choice.
So today, I’m announcing actions that bar migrants who cross our… pic.twitter.com/ScZ2urgoG9
Show more =’s So today, I’m announcing actions that bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum – unless they seek it after entering through established lawful processes.
Frankly, I would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that’s the only way to actually get the kind of system we have now — that’s broken — fixed, to hire more Border Patrol agents, more asylum officers, more judges. But Republicans have left me with no choice.
Today, I’m announcing actions to bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum. Migrants will be restricted from receiving asylum at our southern border unless they seek it after entering through an established lawful process.
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border; the YouTube is 9 minutes and 7 seconds long. 06/04/2024.
One critical step we’ve taken that has made a huge difference is that we’ve chosen to work with Mexico as an equal partner – as friends and neighbors – instead of attacking Mexico.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2024
And the facts are clear.
Due to the agreements that I’ve reached with President López Obrador,…
Show more =’s Due to the agreements that I’ve reached with President López Obrador, the number of migrants coming to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.
One other critical step that we — we’ll be taking, and that is — made a huge difference: We continue to work closely with our Mexican neighbors instead of attacking Mexico, and it’s worked.
We built a strong partnership of trust between the Mexican President, López Obrador, and I’m going to do the same with the Mexican-elect President, who I spoke with yesterday.
We’ve chosen to work together with Mexico as an equal partner, and the facts are clear. Due to the arrangements that I’ve reached with President Obrador, the number of migrants coming and shared — to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border; the YouTube is 9 minutes and 7 seconds long. 06/04/2024.
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President López Obrador of Mexico
President Joe Biden called President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico to congratulate him and the Mexican people on their free and fair electoral process that resulted in the historic election of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. He thanked President López Obrador for the strong and constructive partnership they have built to enhance our bilateral economic cooperation, manage migration at our shared border, and advance regional security and prosperity. President Biden informed President López Obrador that he has approved three new Presidential permits for international bridge projects in Texas that will benefit local communities and strengthen the U.S.-Mexico economic relationship by building infrastructure that promotes increased trade travel. The two leaders pledged to maintain their strong cooperation through the completion of President López Obrador’s term in office and to ensure a stable, productive bilateral relationship during the transition to the administration of President-elect Sheinbaum.
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President López Obrador of Mexico. 06/04/2024.
Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum will begin her six-year term on October 1st, 2024.
Our goal at the border is to deliver decisions on asylum as quickly as possible.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2024
Quicker decisions mean that a migrant is less likely to pay a criminal smuggler thousands of dollars to take them on the dangerous journey here.
In addition to this action, we recently made important reforms in our asylum system: more efficient and more secure reforms. The goal is to deliver decisions on asylum as quickly as possible.
The quicker the decis- — the quicker decision means that a migrant is less likely to pay a criminal smuggler thousands of dollars to take them on a dangerous journey, knowing that if, in fact, they move in the wrong direction, they’d be turned around quickly.
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border; the YouTube is 9 minutes and 7 seconds long. 06/04/2024.
From Wednesday…
Yesterday I spoke about what we need to do to secure our border, and in the weeks ahead I will speak to how to make our immigration system more fair and just.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 5, 2024
Let’s fix the problem and stop fighting about it – I’m doing my part. pic.twitter.com/T3nZphIFwQ
The video clip is 57 seconds long.
I believe that immigration has always been a lifeblood of America. We’re constantly renewed by an infusion of people with — and new talent.
The Statue of Liberty is not some relic of American history. It stands for who we are as the United States.
So, I will never demonize immigrants. I will never refer to immigrants as “poisoning the blood” of a country. And further, I’ll never separate children from their families at the border.
I will not ban people from this country because of their religious beliefs. I will not use the U.S. military to go into neighborhoods all across the country to pull millions of people out of their homes and away from their families to put detention camps and awai- — while awaiting deportation, as my predecessor says he will do if he to- — occupies this office again.
On my fir- — very first day as president, I introduced a comprehensive immigration reform plan to fix — to fix our broken sy- — system, secure our border, provide a pathway for citizenship for DREAMers, and a lot more. And I’m still fighting to get that done.
But we must face a simple truth: To protect America as a land that welcomes immigrants, we must first secure the border and secure it now.
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border; the YouTube is 9 minutes and 7 seconds long. 06/04/2024.
From the White House…
06/04/2024:
Congressional Picnic Tweet
From Tuesday…
Tune in as Jill and I host the White House Congressional Picnic. https://t.co/3N4XnXqOYD
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 4, 2024
Remarks by President Biden at the Congressional Picnic & Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the White House Congressional Picnic; the YouTube is 7 minutes and 25 seconds long.
Congrats to PM Modi Tweet
From Wednesday…
Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance on their victory, and the nearly 650 million voters in this historic election.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 5, 2024
The friendship between our nations is only growing as we unlock a shared future of unlimited potential.
AP News reported:
Official results from India’s Election Commission on Wednesday showed the NDA won 294 seats, more than the 272 seats needed to secure a majority but far fewer than had been expected.
For the first time since his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, it did not secure a majority on its own, winning 240 seats — far fewer than the record 303 it won in the 2019 election.
That means Modi will need the support of other parties in his coalition — a stunning blow for the 73-year-old, who had hoped for a landslide victory. During campaigning, Modi said his party would likely win 370 seats and his allies another 30 seats.
AP News reported. 06/04/2024.
“New” from the White House…
06/04/2024:
- Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s Travel to G7; President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Apulia, Italy on June 13-14.
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