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Press Gaggle by Kayleigh McEnany Aboard Air Force One; October 29, 2020
No, it is not true that the GDP went up by "33.1 percent, largest-ever growth in a single quarter."
PRESS BRIEFINGS
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Aboard Air Force One
Issued on: October 30, 2020
Aboard Air Force One
En Route Joint Base Andrews
October 29, 2020
7:40 P.M. EDT
MS. MCENANY: So I just wanted to give you guys an explanation of where we were. We were obviously outside of Fort Bragg. So the President met with Army Special Operations Forces. He gave the Presidential Unit Citation to our heroes who conducted the al-Baghdadi raid. What was it — a year and three days ago today? In Syria. It was a really special moment. It meant a lot to the President. He was with our heroes for about an hour, just having casual conversation, taking their questions, talking to them.
And then he ended the visit by paying his respects at a Special Forces memorial. So it was all in all about what — an hour and a half, I think? Is about right.
And I think that’s about it for me. Did you guys see the breaking news while I was gone?
Q Lil Wayne (inaudible).
MS. MCENANY: Well, there’s that breaking news. The Lil Wayne breaking news — which, I will say, his account was not hacked. I know that there are reports out there that it was hacked. That’s not the case.
The President met with Lil Wayne this morning, in Miami, in a really good, productive meeting. Lil Wayne’s team had been talking to the White House, and Lil Wayne directly to the White House, for a little bit.
And it just materialized with the tweet today. It was a good meeting that the President had.
Q Has the President been watching the stock market? It was — it’s been down by 2,000 points over the last couple days. It went up a little bit more today, but it’s been down. I’m just curious if he has a reaction to that.
MS. MCENANY: I haven’t spoken to him directly about that. But I know he was quite enthused by the GDP numbers this morning: 33.1 percent, largest-ever growth in a single quarter. And it’s more — it’s making up about two thirds of what we lost in the pandemic. So he’s very encouraged by that. And we continue to exceed expectations.
Another thing I would note is, did you guys see the other breaking news when I was gone, or — Hunter Biden?
Q About Iran? Or —
MS. MCENANY: No. I’ll give you a hint: Hunter Biden.
Q Then no. (Inaudible.)
MS. MCENANY: A DOJ source confirmed that there’s been an FBI —
Q (Inaudible.)
{snip}
MS. MCENANY: And we’re still hopeful for a vaccine by the end of the year. It’d be the fastest vaccine in history, and President Trump deserves all the credit for that.
Thank you, guys.
END
7:48 P.M. EDT
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Aboard Air Force One
Issued on: October 30, 2020
Aboard Air Force One
En Route Joint Base Andrews
October 29, 2020
7:40 P.M. EDT
MS. MCENANY: So I just wanted to give you guys an explanation of where we were. We were obviously outside of Fort Bragg. So the President met with Army Special Operations Forces. He gave the Presidential Unit Citation to our heroes who conducted the al-Baghdadi raid. What was it — a year and three days ago today? In Syria. It was a really special moment. It meant a lot to the President. He was with our heroes for about an hour, just having casual conversation, taking their questions, talking to them.
And then he ended the visit by paying his respects at a Special Forces memorial. So it was all in all about what — an hour and a half, I think? Is about right.
And I think that’s about it for me. Did you guys see the breaking news while I was gone?
Q Lil Wayne (inaudible).
MS. MCENANY: Well, there’s that breaking news. The Lil Wayne breaking news — which, I will say, his account was not hacked. I know that there are reports out there that it was hacked. That’s not the case.
The President met with Lil Wayne this morning, in Miami, in a really good, productive meeting. Lil Wayne’s team had been talking to the White House, and Lil Wayne directly to the White House, for a little bit.
And it just materialized with the tweet today. It was a good meeting that the President had.
Q Has the President been watching the stock market? It was — it’s been down by 2,000 points over the last couple days. It went up a little bit more today, but it’s been down. I’m just curious if he has a reaction to that.
MS. MCENANY: I haven’t spoken to him directly about that. But I know he was quite enthused by the GDP numbers this morning: 33.1 percent, largest-ever growth in a single quarter. And it’s more — it’s making up about two thirds of what we lost in the pandemic. So he’s very encouraged by that. And we continue to exceed expectations.
Another thing I would note is, did you guys see the other breaking news when I was gone, or — Hunter Biden?
Q About Iran? Or —
MS. MCENANY: No. I’ll give you a hint: Hunter Biden.
Q Then no. (Inaudible.)
MS. MCENANY: A DOJ source confirmed that there’s been an FBI —
Q (Inaudible.)
{snip}
MS. MCENANY: And we’re still hopeful for a vaccine by the end of the year. It’d be the fastest vaccine in history, and President Trump deserves all the credit for that.
Thank you, guys.
END
7:48 P.M. EDT
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