Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Syracuse, New York 1:41 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hello, hello. Okay, so we’re on our way, as you know, to Syracuse, New York, where Micron has pledged to invest $100 billion over the next 20 years to build factories that make semiconductors in Syracuse. Against this — this…
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Remarks by President Biden and President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya in Joint Press Conference
East Room 1:29 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Mr. President, six decades ago, when Kenya declared its independence, President Lyndon Baines Johnson wrote a letter from our nation to yours. And he said, “May the responsibilities of freedom wake the best that is in you.” Today, we mark 60…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre en Route Wayne County, Michigan
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Wayne County, Michigan 11:42 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Hi, hi, hi, hi. Sorry for the delay. Okay, I got one thing at the top, and then we can get going. So, today, President Biden will — will punctuate his vocal support for autoworkers by joining UAW members on the…
Remarks by President Biden at the North America’s Building Trades Unions National Legislative Conference
Washington Hilton HotelWashington, D.C. 12:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Whoa! Holy mackerel. (Applause.) Whoa! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. AUDIENCE: Four more years! …
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Ukraine Security Assistance
The idea that we have held back security assistance to Ukraine is nonsense. Just last week—in the run-up to the U.S.-Russia Summit—we provided a $150 million package of security assistance, including lethal assistance. We have now provided the entire amount appropriated by Congress through the Ukraine security assistance initiative. Two days before the Summit, President…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 13, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:51 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Good afternoon. Let me just start out with an update on the tornadoes. You obviously just saw the President speak to this. Our hearts, as you heard him say, go out to all the families and communities impacted by this weekend’s…
Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Event | New York, NY
11:20 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) You’re incredible. You’re — really, you’re incredible. (Applause.) Folks, please — please have a seat. Sit down. I’m not going to take much of your time. I came to say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. You know, one of — a couple of us have been doing…
Background Press Call on the Virtual Counter-Ransomware Initiative Meeting
Via Teleconference (October 12, 2021) 12:31 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Thank you. And thanks, everyone, for joining. We’re going to be discussing today the virtual Counter-Ransomware Initiative meetings that are being facilitated by the White House National Security Council this Wednesday and Thursday. The call will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and the contents will…
President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles in his administration: Donald R. Cravins Jr., Nominee for Under Secretary for Minority Business Development, Department of Commerce David P. Pekoske, Nominee for Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security Hugo F. Rodriguez Jr.,…
Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Emmanuel Macron on the margins of the G7 Summit. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepening our bilateral ties and to the Transatlantic alliance. They highlighted their dedication to ending the pandemic, including through participation in the G7 commitment to donate COVID-19 vaccines to countries…