Lets enjoy ourselves. This is a tremendous moment for jim and your family and lets just enjoy ourselveses for a little while. Well ask jim to say a few words. I want to hear what he has to say about his great talent, his great running ability. I find athletics to be extraordinary, i love it. Thank you for being here. Today it is my privilege to present our nations highest civilian honor, the president ial medal of freedom, to a legendary athlete and legendary runner, olympian and true american patriot, former congressman jim ryun. Jim, congratulations. Fantastic. [applause] were joined today by jims wife ann, thank you, ann, very much, congratulations. And various family members. But his son, where ned. Ned, thank you very much. Katherine, thank you very much. Im going to ask you to come up and say a few words, both of you, so you better be prepared. Got a lot of news back there. See im being nice today. I dont use the other word in front of the word news. But jims journey started with
Pres. Trump thank you, very much. Thank you. Thank you. [cheering and applause] thank you very much. Please, lets enjoy ourselves. This is a tremendous moment for jim and your family, and lets just enjoy ourselves for a little while. We will ask jim to say a few words. I want to hear what he has to say about his great talent, his great running ability. I find it to be extraordinary. I love it. Today, it is my privilege to present our nations highest civilian honor, the president ial medal of freedom, to a legendary athlete and legendary runner, olympian and true american patriot, former congressman, jim ryun. Jim, congratulations. Fantastic. Jim thank you very much. [cheering and applause] pres. Trump we are joined by jims wife anne. Thank you very much. And various family members. Where is ned . Ned, thank you very much. Catherine, thank you very much. I will ask both of you to come up and say a few words, so you better be prepared. I dont use the other word in front of the word news.
Lets begin this morning with President Trumps Executive Order temporarily banning immigration from seven countries. Were building that wall. The Justice Department has Just Announced a Special Counsel to lead a new investigation into russian influence in the election and whether there was coordination with members of the Trump Campaign. President putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. President trump becoming the fourth american president to face the prospect of impeachment. It feels as if, culturally, were in a cold civil war. [theme music] [donald] when mexico sends its people, theyre not sending their best. Theyre bringing drugs, theyre bringing crime, theyre rapists, and some, i assume, are good people. When trump announced his candidacy for the presidency, he was not seen as a serious candidate. He, himself, confided to some of his advisors. Essentially, whats the downside . This is a great marketing exercise. I will build a great, great wall on our southern
when they go low, you go high. cnn can report that hillary clinton called donald trump i am officially to conrunni resident of the united states. when they go low, hugo high. cnn can report that he has called on trump to concede the race. we are building the wall. the justice department has announced a special counsel to lead a new investigation into russian influence in the election and if trump was part of that. president putin was strong and powerful in his denial today. he is becoming the fourth president to face the prospect of impeachment. we are in a civil war. [donald] when mexico sends its people, they re not sending their best. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they re rapists, and some, i assume, are good people. when mexico saddens their people they are not sending their best. they are bringing drugs and crime. their and some, i assume, are good people . when trump announced his candidacy for president he was not seen as a serious
we re building that wall. the justice department has just announced a special counsel to lead a new investigation into russian influence in the election and whether there was coordination with members of the trump campaign. president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. president trump becoming the fourth american president to face the prospect of impeachment. it feels as if, culturally, we re in a cold civil war. [theme music] [donald] when mexico sends its people, they re not sending their best. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they re rapists, and some, i assume, are good people. when trump announced his candidacy for the presidency, he was not seen as a serious candidate. he, himself, confided to some of his advisors. essentially, what s the downside? this is a great marketing exercise. i will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and i will have mexico pay for that wall. i was prepared to just watch it for a couple of mi