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Vivian Salama
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Thursday, August 21, 2025, 5:55 PM

A BIT OF COLOR: stacks of pizzas and bags with burgers are out here for law enforcement. POTUS during his remarks said the hamburgers were cooked by the White House and the pizzas “are from a good place.” He said he would hang out and eat with folks. (Pizzas are from Wise Guy Pizza, per co-pooler Karen Travers)

You saw it live, but in summary, POTUS thanked law enforcement and the National Guard for their efforts. Here are some notable quotes on the fly:

He said: “We had a country that was laughed at a year ago. They were they thought, they couldn't understand what was happening. And it's about leadership. But we had a country that was a dead country in many ways.”

He touted the need to go back to fossil fuels, saying it’s bla better option to “wind”:

“It's it's a very expensive form of energy, and we're not doing the wind.”

He discussed his interest to “regrass” parks in DC, pointing to his experience with golf clubs. “I know more about grass than any human being, I think, anywhere in the world. And we're going to be regressing all of your parks, all brand new sprinkler systems, the best that you can buy.”

POTUS thanked Burgum, Bondi and Miller for their efforts.

He hailed as a victory the decision by New York appeals court to throw out Trump’s fraud judgment.

“We’re having a lot of victories. I had a victory today. You know, they stole $550 million from me with a fake case, and it was overturned. They said this was a fake case. It's a terrible thing, but it's a nice victory, you know? I mean, it's not bad, we all have, we all have our limits. But this was a terrible thing that it was a witch hunt.”

Secretary Burgum, AG Bondi and Judge Jeanine Pirro gave remarks after POTUS thanking law enforcement