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In-town pool report #5: further Rose Garden quotes Here are some other notable quotes from POTUS’s Rose Garden remarks, but as always, please check against the Otter and feeds. On White House renovations: Trump said he’s fixed many ornamentations, put a new coat on the White House, replaced laminate with half-inch thick brass. “Basically, it’s a reskinning, and that building’s good to go for another 100 years.” Law enforcement equipment: Trump said Obama left equipment in warehouses instead of giving it to police departments. “In my first week, I released billions of dollars. I released all of it. I released all of it, and I've got people sitting right here that every time I see them, they thank me for that.” Crime: He credited the White House with achieving a drop in the murder and drug overdose rates, as well as an 80-year low in police officer deaths in the line of duty. Drug boat strikes: Trump said most drugs are smuggled via the sea. He referenced Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: "We haven't done the land to full blast yet, but it's starting… We're working with Mexico, but unfortunately, the cartels run Mexico. I tell that to the president of Mexico. She's not happy. She's a great woman, wonderful woman, but the cartels run Mexico.” “You feel terribly for the people, but every boat kills thousands of people. Think of it that way, then you feel better.” More on Mexico: Trump said he’s reduced the flow of fentanyl across the Southern border by 67%. “The land is really just starting. It started a few months ago. We're hitting them very hard. We know all the paths. We know where all the bad guys are, the cartels. We know where they live, and we're hitting them hard. But it's going to be harder as we go along. We know they have a certain period of time to essentially give up. Mexico should be doing it, but honestly, they're not capable of doing it.” Future economy: Trump touted $22 trillion of investment he said he’s brought to the United States in factories, plants, and equipment. “You're gonna have a president someday that's not me, and they're gonna be standing right here, ladies and gentlemen. 'I'd like to report the greatest growth in the history of our country. I've done such a good job.’ Remember, I did it; they didn't do it. So just remember me. Please protect me, Paul [Perez]. You please protect me. Get up to the microphone, Paul. Say it was Trump that did it, sir. Okay.” Perez spoke for just under a minute. He said America is stronger, safer, and the border is secure because of Trump. Fire/Law enforcement: Trump joked that his message on no tax on tips typically gets the biggest applause at rallies, but it wouldn’t work in a crowd of law enforcement. Then he said no tax on overtime and Social Security helps law enforcement and first responders. He lamented that firefighters are attacked and shot at while on ladders fighting fires. He asked “Would the fire people please stand up? You just you’re just amazing people.” Trump recounted signing the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which counted cancer deaths as line of duty deaths. “The rank and file voted for me in massive numbers, record numbers, and the same thing with the firefighters. I don't know who the people are on top because you've been trying to get the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act for years and years and years, and the Democrats gave you nothing, and they didn't give you respect either. So I think you ought to fire your top people that supported Kamala." Trump said he already directed the DOJ to increase penalties for people who attack police officers. At the lunch, he said he will add to the list anyone who attacks a firefighter going up a ladder. Full quote on being gifted a fire helmet: "I could have used this in Butler. This would have been very helpful. I mean, I wish you gave it to me a little bit earlier." Carolina Lumetta RealClearPolitics Thu. Oct. 15, 1:58 PM

الرجل اللي كان جالس جنبي في رحلة مدتها أربع ساعات، طلب ثلاث أكواب شاي. ولا شرب ولا واحد منها. الأول برد. وبعدين الثاني. ولما رجعت عربة المشروبات، طلب كوب ثالث. حسبته متوتر من الطيران. في نص الرحلة، فتح دفتر وبدأ يكتب. وظل يكتب تقريبًا ساعة كاملة بدون ما يوقف. لما وصلنا، اعتذر وقال: «آسف إذا موضوع الشاي كان غريب شوي.» قلت له إني لاحظت. وبصراحة، من باب الفضول سألته: ليه تسوي كذا؟ ابتسم وقال:

The only way to pull off a Sunday afternoon “quickie” with their 8-year-old son in the apartment was to send him out on the balcony with a Popsicle and tell him to report on all the neighbourhood activities. “There’s a car being towed from the parking lot,” he shouted. He began his commentary as his parents put their plan into operation: “An ambulance just drove by!” “Looks like the Andersons have company,” he called out. “Matt’s riding a new bike!” “Looks like the Sandersons are moving!” “Jason is on his skateboard!” After a few moments he announced, “The Coopers are having sex!!” Startled, his mother and father shot up in bed. Dad cautiously called out, “How do you know they’re having sex?” “Jimmy Cooper is standing on his balcony with a Popsicle.”

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