President Trump spoke for nearly two hours at a rally in Michigan. Meanwhile, back in Washington, DC, journalists are gathering for the annual dinner that celebrates the First Amendment — an event that previous presidents attended yearly.
President Trump, speaking his rally, took a jab at the White House correspondents’ dinner he’s missing back in Washington.
President Trump stopped his rally for a moment so someone could attend to an audience member.
It’s unclear what exactly happened, but Trump called for a doctor to help the rally-goer.
“Those are the people we love. Those are great people. And the doctors! Thank you, doctor. Great job. Amazing what people we have,” Trump said after the brief pause.
Watch the moment here:
President Trump is optimistic about the midterms.
“We gotta win the House. And you know what? We’re going to win anyway. We’re going to win the House,” Trump said.
President Trump just brought up one of his fans: Kanye West.
“Kanye West gets it,” Trump said. “He gets it.”
Trump frequently touts historically low black unemployment rates. (However, they remain well above unemployment rates for white people.)
Earlier this week, Kanye West sent out several tweets praising President Trump and criticizing President Obama.
Here is one of the many tweets Kanye West sent about his love for President Trump:
President Trump said he did the US “a great favor” when he fired former FBI Director James Comey.
Comey is currently promoting his new book, “A Higher Loyalty.” In it, he paints Trump as a relentless liar who is obsessively unethical, devoid of humanity and a slave to his ego, who is clueless about his job and unconcerned about a Russian assault on American democracy.
President Trump told a rally in Michigan “we are not playing games” when it comes to North Korea.
As he mentioned the strained relationship between the US and North Korea three to four months ago with some predictions of a possible nuclear war, people in the audience started chanting “Nobel!”
“Peace is going to keep us out of nuclear war,” Trump said.
He said the world went from having a potential disaster, but the Olympics and North Korea’s participation helped to turn things around.
Trump said he thinks he and Kim are going to have a meeting in the next three to four weeks. Trump said Friday there are two possible locations for the meeting.
President Trump said he spoke to South Korean President Moon Jae-in following his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump said Moon and Kim had a “very good meeting” — and he said Moon gives the credit to the US.
“I had one of the fake news groups this morning. They were saying, ‘What do you think President Trump had to do with it?’ I’ll tell you what. Like, how about everything?”
The crowd chanted “Nobel! Nobel!” as Trump spoke about North Korea.
Just days after Dr. Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to lead Veterans Affairs amid allegations of misconduct, President Trump told a cheering crowd in Michigan that he has five people who want to run the department.
Trump then brought up Sen. Jon Tester, saying what he did to Dr. Jackson was a “disgrace.” (Tester is the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. He raised concerns about allegations against Jackson, including that he loosely handled prescription pain medications, was intoxicated during an overseas trip, and created a toxic work environment.)
Earlier today, Trump called on Tester to resign.
“I know things about Tester that I could say … and if i said them, he’d never be elected again,” Trump said at the rally tonight.
President Trump kicked off his rally in Washington Township, Michigan, with a jab at the White House correspondents’ dinner happening now in DC, which celebrates the First Amendment.
“You may have heard that I was invited to another event tonight,” Trump said.
President Trump just mentioned the migrant caravan crossing the US-Mexico border, and called for stronger immigration laws and his promised border wall.
“We have the worst laws anywhere in the word,” he said.
What you need to know about the caravan
Buses carrying hundreds of migrants from Central America pulled into the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday. And organizers say more will soon be on the way. Many in the caravan say they plan to turn themselves into US authorities and ask for asylum.
The migrants say they’re fleeing violence and poverty in Central America and hope they’ll find safety and security in the United States.
President Trump isn’t shy about saying what’s on his mind. That’s especially the case at campaign rallies.
Here are some of things that Trump could bring up tonight:
President Trump is expected to take the stage in Michigan any minute now.
People have gathered inside, and more supporters who couldn’t get in are waiting outside near the venue. They’ll watch the rally on a jumbotron.
See more:
President Trump’s rally tonight caps off a busy week at the White House.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the week:
Many members of the Trump administration will be attending the White House correspondents’ dinner, as President Trump rallies in Michigan.
But that doesn’t seem to bother Trump.
Margaret Talev, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, issued a statement saying that Trump had planned to “actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment.”
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be seated at the head table during the dinner, Talev said.
Last year, President Trump marked his 100th day in office by giving a speech about the wall, taxes, jobs and the media at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (It happened to be on the same day as last year’s White House correspondents’ dinner.)
Here’s what happened at the event:
This is the second year in a row that Trump has held a campaign-style rally in place of attending the White House correspondents’ dinner.
Last year he spoke in Pennsylvania, a battleground state that he won in 2016, during the annual event.
“A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nations capitol right now,” Trump said about the dinner.
Watch that moment:
President Donald Trump will be in Washington during this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — Washington, Michigan, that is.
The President will hold a campaign rally in Washington Township during the annual dinner put on by the association representing the White House press corps.
This will be Trump’s 11th rally in Michigan, as well as his fifth rally in the Detroit area, since he announced his candidacy for president back in June 2015, according to his campaign.
