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Archive: June 19, 2017

State Dining Room 5:22 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  It’s great to have you at the White House.  And I just wanted to pass on word — Otto Warmbier has just passed away.  He spent a year…

Melania and I offer our deepest condolences to the family of Otto Warmbier on his untimely passing.  There is nothing more tragic for a parent than to lose a child in the prime of life.  Our thoughts and prayers are…

After a brief visit in the Oval Office with their husbands, First Lady Melania Trump and Mrs. Lorena Castillo de Varela of Panama enjoyed lunch in the White House residence and discussed a variety of topics, including their initiatives within…

President Donald J. Trump today met with President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama and discussed the close ties and longstanding partnership between the United States and Panama. President Trump underscored the need for continued cooperation to address drug trafficking and…

 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:38 P.M. EDT MR. SPICER:  Good afternoon.  A belated Father’s Day to all the dads out there.  Hope you enjoyed your day.  I also want to extend a very happy birthday in absentia to…

Oval Office 11:39 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT TRUMP:  It’s our great honor to have President and Mrs. Varela from Panama.  And we have many things to discuss.  We’re going to spend quite a bit of time today — the Panama Canal…

Melania and I send our warmest greetings to all those celebrating Juneteenth, a historic day recognizing the end of slavery. Though President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, news traveled slowly from Washington, D.C., to the southern states.  More…