It’s Tuesday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 08/20/2024:
| 12:20 AM Official Schedule | The President and The First Lady depart Soldier Field Landing Zone en route to Chicago O’Hare International Airport Out-of-Town Pool |
| 12:45 AM Official Schedule | The President and The First Lady depart Chicago, Illinois en route to Santa Ynez, California Out-of-Town Pool |
| 1:00 PM Official Schedule | The President receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press |
| 3:00 PM Pool Call Time | Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Out-of-Town Pool |
I googled why President Biden was heading to California following his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention; I got no hits, so decided to read the transcript posted of the press gaggle held on Air Force One…
Q: I’m sorry. Just briefly. He’s going to California to vacation after this. There’s al- — obviously always a lot going on, but there’s a lot of foreign policy issues. Is he just trying to lay low for the vice president?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So — well, look, I — I mean, look, number one, he’s going to spend time with his family. I think that’s important for any families to do. Presidents are never on vacation. He’s a president wherever he is. He’s certainly going to continue to be doing the work, going to be very much focused and getting updates — for example, what’s happening in the Middle East; foreign policy, more bradly — more broadly, and also domestic.
So, he’ll continue to get those updates. He’s ver- — very much continuing to be the president, the commander in chief. And so, that’s what you can expect.
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Chicago, IL; the YouTube is 35 minutes and 5 seconds long. 08/19/2024.
From the White House pool reporter via Forth.news; The Biden’s are staying at the ranch of their friend Joe Kiani, per the White House. The Kiani Preserve is an 8,000 acre ranch with its own winery.
Four Tweets
From Monday…
When I signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, the American people won.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 19, 2024
Here's why: pic.twitter.com/OzzCwNrHgE
The video clip is 1 minute and 1 second long. It’s a mash up of the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act (08/16/2022).
From the White House…
08/15/2024:
08/16/2024:
- Statement from President Joe Biden on Inflation Reduction Act Anniversary
- Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on the Inflation Reduction Act Anniversary
- FACT SHEET: Two Years In, the Inflation Reduction Act is Lowering Costs for Millions of Americans, Tackling the Climate Crisis, and Creating Jobs
I see a future where we defend democracy, not diminish it.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 19, 2024
Where we restore the right to choose, not take freedoms away.
Where the middle class finally has a fair shot and the wealthy finally have to pay their fair share in taxes.
I see a future for all of us. pic.twitter.com/fAH2JMtyx4
Remarks by President Biden in State of the Union Address; the YouTube is 1 hour and 52 minutes long.
I see a future where [we’re] defending democracy, you don’t diminish it.
I see a future where we restore the right to choose and protect our freedoms, not take them away. (Applause.)
I see a future where the middle class has — finally has a fair shot and the wealthy have to pay their fair share in taxes. (Applause.)
I see a future where we save the planet from the climate crisis and our country from gun violence. (Applause.)
Above all, I see a future for all Americans. I see a country for all Americans. And I will always be President for all Americans because I believe in America. I believe in you, the American people. (Applause.) You’re the reason we’ve never been more optimistic about our future than I am now.
Remarks by President Biden in State of the Union Address; the YouTube is 1 hour and 52 minutes long. 03/07/2024.
Vladimir Kara-Murza kept the faith while enduring an unthinkable, wrongful imprisonment in Russia for over two years.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 19, 2024
He and his family never gave up.
Let that be a source of inspiration for us all. pic.twitter.com/j8cOcMzgN4
The video clip is 16 seconds long.
President Biden: Every time I walked out of my grandfather Finnegan’s house in Scranton, “Joey, keep the faith.” And my grandmother “no Joey, spread it.”
Together the couple says: That’s right. Thank you for everything. That’s absolutely right.
President Biden ends with: Good to have you home.
In Phil Donahue, our nation has lost a trailblazing television icon who held up a mirror to America and united us around the toughest issues of our time.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 19, 2024
Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the Donahue family and keep them close in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/NzQPgbi6cP
The video clip is 15 seconds long. There is no voice-over, just music. It was filmed 05/03/2024, when President awarded Phil Donahue the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
From the White House…
05/03/2024:
- Remarks by President Biden at Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the YouTube is 48 minutes and 43 seconds long.
One Tweet
From Tuesday…
By designating the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument, we're ensuring that when our kids and grandkids walk by this area, they know what happened here.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 20, 2024
They learn history.
And they’ll understand that it can happen again if we don’t fight for this democracy. pic.twitter.com/zxNiEMZpXs
From the White House…
08/16/2024:
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
- A Proclamation on the Establishment of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
- Remarks by President Biden at Signing of the Proclamation to Designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument; the YouTube is 7 minutes and 23 seconds long.
“New” from the White House…
08/20/2024:
- There isn’t anything “new” posted for today at the White House…
08/19/2024:
- I posted everything for 8/19/2024 in yesterdays Biden Bits…
08/18/2024:
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