This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
1:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President | Private Dining Room
Looking Ahead: President Donald Trump will participate in a roundtable briefing on border security and in the commemoration of the 200th mile of new border wall in Yuma, Arizona, on Tuesday, June 23. He will also deliver an address to young Americans in Phoenix. On Wednesday, June 24, President Trump will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House; they are expected to hold a joint press conference. On Thursday, June 25, President Trump will visit the Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. On Friday, June 26, President Trump will deliver remarks at the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Meeting.
VPOTUS’ Schedule*
11:00 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT leads a Governors’ video teleconference on COVID-19 response and recovery | Situation Room
1:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT joins THE PRESIDENT for lunch | Private Dining Room
Looking Ahead: Vice President Mike Pence is set to travel to Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, June 28.
*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change.
Recap of Saturday & Sunday, June 20-21, 2020
Note: All bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and re-opening developments.
The White House
- Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure
- Remarks by Vice President Pence at a Roundtable Discussion with Faith and Community Leaders | Tulsa, OK
- Statement from the Press Secretary (re: court decision on former NSA John Bolton/NDA/book)
Department of Defense (DOD)
- Press Release: Naval Littoral Combat Ship USS Kansas City Joins the Fleet
Department of State
- Daily Schedule | Monday, June 22
- June 20: Statement | On the Occasion of World Refugee Day
- June 20: Statement | Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors Approves Burkina Faso Compact
- June 20: Statement | On the Hypocrisy of UN Human Rights Council
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Press Release: Del Rio Sector Announces New Chief Patrol Agent (Texas)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Press Release: FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Bush Fire (Arizona)
Department of Labor
- Press Release: ICYMI | U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages
- Department of Defense COVID-19 webpage
- Department of State COVID-19 Travel Advisory webpage
- Office of Personnel Management COVID-19 webpage
- Food and Drug Administration COVID-19 webpage
- Department of Homeland Security Employee COVID-19 webpage
- Department of Labor COVID-19 webpage
- USAGov COVID-19 webpage
Non-USG COVID Webpages
Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets
- June 22: “Our Coronavirus testing is so much greater (25 million tests) and so much more advanced, that it makes us look like we have more cases, especially proportionally, than other countries. My message on that is very clear!”
- June 22: “Ridiculous, don’t do it!” Retweet: The Washington Times @WashTimes · 11h · Bill de Blasio: ‘Problematic’ Roosevelt statue to be removed by history museum https://washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/21/bill-de-blasio-theodore-roosevelt-statue-be-remove/
- June 22: “Actually, that would be a big improvement – and she would win!” Retweet: The Washington Times @WashTimes · 8h · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed to challenge Chuck Schumer in Senate primary https://washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/21/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-pushed-chuck-schumer-prim/
- June 22: “‘His (President Trump’s) policies set a foundation that allowed us to survive the pandemic.’ @HeyTammyBruce @SteveHiltonx @FoxNews True, we built something so strong that we are now setting economic growth records again – Jobs & Growth!!!”
- June 22: “A Democrat win in 2020 would be a tragic setback for African Americans!” SteveHiltonx @FoxNews
- June 21: “The Democrat House wants to pass a Bill this week that will destroy our police. Republican Congressmen & Congresswomen will hopefully fight hard to defeat it. We must protect and cherish our police, they keep us safe!”
- June 21:
- June 20: “Republicans are the party of LIBERTY, EQUALITY and JUSTICE for ALL. We are the Party of Abraham Lincoln and the party of LAW AND ORDER!”
- June 20: “Joe Biden’s record can be summed up as 4 decades of betrayal, calamity and failure — he NEVER did ANYTHING!”
- June 20: “THE SILENT MAJORITY IS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! #MAGA”
- June 20: [Rally Video | Tulsa, OK]
- June 20: “BIG COURT WIN against Bolton. Obviously, with the book already given out and leaked to many people and the media, nothing the highly respected Judge could have done about stopping it…BUT, strong & powerful statements & rulings on MONEY & on BREAKING CLASSIFICATION were made….”
- June 20: “….Bolton broke the law and has been called out and rebuked for so doing, with a really big price to pay. He likes dropping bombs on people, and killing them. Now he will have bombs dropped on him!”
- June 20: “Wow, I finally agree with failed political consultant Steve Schmidt, who called Wacko John Bolton “a despicable man who failed in his duty to protect America.” Also stated that he should never be allowed to serve in government again. So true! Plain and simple, John Bolton,….”
- June 20: “…..who was all washed up until I brought him back and gave him a chance, broke the law by releasing Classified Information (in massive amounts). He must pay a very big price for this, as others have before him. This should never to happen again!!!”