Secretary Rubio: We had, in our hemisphere, a regime operated by an indicted narcotrafficker [Maduro], that became a base of operations for virtually every competitor, adversary, and enemy in the world. It was, for Iran; their primary spot of operation in the western hemisphere was Venezuela. For Russia, their primary base of operation in that western hemisphere, along Cuba and Nicaragua, was Venezuela. In the case of China, China was receiving oil at a huge, about twenty dollars a barrel discount; they weren't even paying money for it. It was being used to pay down debt that they were owed.
LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts
President Trump: For the first time ever, we are going to give every new-born American child a financial stake in the future head start at life, and a fair shot at the American Dream…with the support of the men and women here in this beautiful room, over the next fifteen years we're going to put three to four trillion dollars of wealth into the hands of young Americans, who otherwise would have really started out with nothing.
President Trump: With every modest contribution, Trump Accounts should reach at least fifty thousand dollars in value by the time the child turns eighteen, and could be very substantially more than that. With slightly greater contributions, the typical account will grow to one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, it could even go up to past three hundred thousand dollars per child. And we think most likely; the most likely case is in the two hundred to three hundred thousand range. The size and scale of this wealth will dwarf all government programs ever created to benefit America's youth.
President Trump: Now, still, more than a year later, they still don't have permits. Almost nobody is building [Palisades fire]. So, I haven't told this to Lee Zeldin yet, but I'm going to put you in charge of getting permits. I think we're going to override the local authorities, because they''re never going to have it…I just want them to be able to get into their houses, and I don't want a big section of the area built into low-income housing. They want to put low-income housing right smack in the middle of it. And that's not the American Dream. Low-income housing is great; I built a lot of low-income housing, but you don't put it there. This is one of the richest neighborhoods in the world…override those people. Those people are incompetent. Between the mayor and the governor, they are incompetent.
Nicki Minaj: I am probably the president's number one fan, and that 's not going to change. The hate, or what people have to say; it does not effect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more. And it's going to motivate all of us to support him more. We're not going to let them get away with bullying him, and, you know, the smear campaigns; it's not going to work, okay? He has a lot of force behind him, and God is protecting him.
President Trump: When Trump accounts officially launch on July 4th of this year, every parent will be able to activate their accounts and access the funds at the trumpaccounts.gov. So it's all set up, all ready to go. It's beautiful. The site is beautiful. On that glorious day, we also expect to have commitments from generous private individuals in all fifty states. They'll be making additional contributions for children in their own state.
President Trump: The ultimate success of the Trump Accounts will be measured, not just in the wealth created, will be seen in young people buying houses that they could have never even dreamed of buying. It'll be seen in diplomas earned, companies founded, families formed, and more babies born. It'll really be seen as something where you're given a chance. Given a chance at life. A very good chance. Above all, the Trump Accounts will help bring the hope and prosperity to every community, that every community wants to see. And it'll bring back the American Dream.