Of entrepreneurs but millions of hardworking men and women who are building their American Dream every day. A few months ago, like so many businesses, we got the crushing news a large event we were serving was canceled because of the virus. Our business was on the brink. Threatened to be shut down from losses that were not our fault. I was scared. I thought of our 50 employees, the mountain mud family, and when i thought of their jobs, i thought of the rent being due, their kids, and i felt personally responsible. Im not too proud to admit that i fell on my knees and prayed, lord, what do i do question mark his words rang clear keep on working, it will be ok. You, faith and let me tell you have to have faith when your husband is a marine and Police Officer who is shot at on the job. When you run a business, a little faith goes a long way. Faith in jesus and faith in america. Im worried we have a generation of americans who have been told the American Dream doesnt exist. That is a lie. I know because i live that dream. Thats why i feel so strongly that we need a president who believes in the American Dream like president donald trump. Now more than ever. Im so thankful my prayers for help or answered. My company was one of the first to receive a ppp loan, and praise god, it has been a lifesaver. Not only were we able to keep every single employee, but we have been hiring weekly ever since. I feel for local businesses across america who are under assault from shutdowns, from riots, and facing the terrifying prospect of joe biden coming after everything we have built. Im so grateful we have leaders like President Trump standing up for local businesses like mine. Thank you, President Trump. It is exciting to be part of the Great American comeback story. Good evening, america. We are speaking to you from st. Louis, missouri, were just weeks ago, you may have seen us defending our home as a mob of posttesters to send it on our neighborhood. America is such a Great Company such a great country that not only do you have the right to own a gun and use it to defend yourself but thousands of americans will offer you free advice on how to use it. At least that is what we experience. What you saw happen to us could just as easily happen to any of you watching from quiet neighborhoods around our country and that is what we want to speak to you about tonight. Thats exactly right. The defunding of police, ending cash ales so criminals can be released on the streets the same day to riot again or or encouraging anarchy and chaos on our streets, it seems as if the democrats no longer view the governments job as protecting honest citizens from criminals but rather protecting criminals from honest citizens. In theingle person outofcontrol mob you saw at our house was charged with a crime. But you know who was . We were. They have actually charged us with felonies for daring to defend our home. On top of that, consider this the marxist liberal activist leading the mob to our neighborhood stood outside our home with a bullhorn screaming you cant stop the revolution. Just weeks later, that same marxist activists won a seat in the house of representatives. In the city of st. Louis, thats the same as winning the general election. That marxist revolutionary is going to be the congress one from the First District of missouri. These radicals are not content with marching in the streets. They want to march the halls of congress. They want to take over. They want power. This is joe bidens power joe bidens party. Not satisfied with spreading chaos and violence into our communitys. Abolish the suburbs altogether. Crime,ning would bring and lowquality apartments in suburban neighborhoods. President trump ended the government over which the joe biden wants to bring it back. These policies are coming to a neighborhood near you. Live, yourhere you family will not be safe in the radical democrats america. At this moment in history, if you stand up for yourself and for the values our country was founded on, the mob, spurred on by their allies in the media will try to destroy you. You have seen us on your tv screens and twitter feeds, you know we are not the kind of people who back down. Thankfully, neither is donald trump. President trump will defend the godgiven right of every american to protect their homes and their families. But more than that, trumps vision for america is a country we have an opportunity to work hard and build the life you dream of with a job you love, with your children being educated in grade schools in a community where your family can play in the backyard without fear. Worship in a Church Without shame, and express your beliefs without retribution. Trump brought us the greatest economy our country had ever seen. The democrats have brought us nothing but destruction. When we dont have basic safety and security in our communities, we will never be freed to build a Brighter Future for ourselves, for our children, or for our country. That is whats at stake in the selection and thats why we must reelect donald trump. God bless you, god bless the president and god bless these united states. Hello, i am from miami, florida. It is a just a 90 mile wide street. It divides freedom from fear. It divides the past from the future. I know all about the past. I will never forget my own. My family has fled from communism. More than once. First my dad from spain, then from cuba. But my family is not born that way. By the grace of god i live the American Dream. The greatest blessing i have had. My dad only had a six grade education and told me, dont leave this place. I am speaking to you today because my family is done abandoning what we rightfully earned. There is no place to hide. I am speaking to you today because President Trump may not always be politically correct, in fact, he is a successful businessman and not a politician. Our president is just another family man, a friend, and most importantly, our elected commanderinchief who puts america first. Keep in mind the other guy running for president is concerned about power. Power for them, but not for the benefit of all americans. I am speaking to you today because i have seen people like this before. I have seen movements like this before. I have seen ideas like this before. And i am here to tell you we cannot let them take over our country. I hear the promises of fidel castro and i can never forget all those who grew up around me, who look like me, who suffer and starve and died because they believed those empty promises. They swallowed the communist poison pill. If you have a chance, go to the freedom power in miami. Stop and listen. You can still hear the sounds of those broken promises. It is the sound of waves from the ocean carrying families clinging to pieces of wood. Families with children who cannot swim, but willing to risk everything to reach this blessed land. It is the sound of tears on the paper of an application to become an american citizen. Soon after they experience the reality. Look at them. Listen to them. Learn the truth. Those false promises spread the wealth. Free education, free health care, defund the police. Trust the socialist state more than your family and your community. They dont sound radical to my ears, they sound familiar. Fidel castro was asked if you was a communist. He said he was a roman catholic. He knew he had to hide the truth. But the country i was born in is gone, totally destroyed. When i watched the news in seattle, chicago, portland and other cities. When i see history being rewritten. When i hear the promises, i hear echoes of a former life i never wanted to hear again. I see shadows. My parents only wanted one person to decide my fate. Me. Not some party member, not some government official, not some bureaucrat. In america i will decide my own future. I am so grateful to america, the place where i was able to build my American Dream through hard work and determination. President trump knows that the american story was written by people just like you and i love our country, and they wish to build a future for our families and neighbors. I am 100 american. This is the greatest country in the world. And i said this before. If i give away everything that i have today, it would not equal 1 of what i was given when i came to this great country of ours. The gift of freedom. Right now it is up to us to decide our fate and to choose freedom over oppression. President trump, he is fighting the forces of anarchy and communism. And i know he will continue to do just that. And what about his opponent and the rest of the d. C. Swamp . I have no doubt they will hand the country over to those dangerous forces. You and i will decide. Heres what i have decided. My decision is very easy. I choose President Trump because i choose america. I choose freedom. I still hear my dad. There is no other place to go. Thank you, and may the good lord bless america. I had always had this unshakable sense that i know life has to be more than what it was. I caught my very first felony conviction as 16 years old. That type of behavior has led me into more and more arrests, getting in trouble until i was 37 years old. I was arrested for a string of bank robbers. There is a potential that a federal judge can sentence me up to 23 years and a maximum Security Federal penitentiary. In that moment, i played lets make a deal got. I asked god to climb into the role of that judge. Whether its 10 years or 50 years, i am going to invest the rest of my life serving you. I stood before that federal judge. It he took his glasses off, leaned back and said i dont know why im going to do this, but im not going to give you what you deserve. Then, he gave me a lesser sentence. As i laid in that cell shackled, i heard god utter into my spirit, i honored what you asked me to do. He said never forget the promise that you made to me. Ever since that day, i got up off the floor and my life took a 180 degree turn in the other direction. When john got that sentence, i should head. I said you are destined for bigger things than prison. I was in fbi special agent for 25 years. It was something about his demeanor when he walked into that room. I had the feeling like everythings going to be ok. When he got out, he gave me a call and said lets have lunch. I met him at mcdonalds and hes got a bible with him. Ive seen it before were a guys guys used a bible as a prop. The understood this was not a prop, he was a changed guy from the guy i rested. When i saw the way he treated me fairly, i saw the man behind the suit. I started thinking if that worked for me with this Law Enforcement officer, how can i multiply that and get more Law Enforcement officers involved so we can impact more on a larger scale . President trump made a bunch of promises. When he first started talking about the things he was going to do, i said is he serious . The things he was saying he wanted to do was something that needed to be done. Before walking out of that meeting, i promise i would make it to come speak at one of your graduations. When he stood there in that graduation and he went out of his way to shake the hand of everyone of those 29 graduates, set them on a whole another because he had the office of the president of the united states. The promises that he made was promises that he cap. Two years ago, i was honored to tell johns story of transformation in the rose garden on the national day of prayer. Today, i am thrilled to welcome him back to the white house. Johns life is a beautiful testament to the power of redemption. John grew up without his father. As he tells it, my mother was strong, but she was not able to keep us out of the gangs and off of the streets. They were violent streets. The age of 38, he was arrested for bank robbery. While he was in prison, he began reading the bible and listening to christian radio. One day, he heard reverend billy graham on the radio proclaimed jesus wants to be lord of your life. On that day, john dedicated his life to priced. He spent the rest of his time in prison studying the bible. When he was released, he heard a knock at his door. It was the officer who put him in jail. Fbi special agent Richard Beasley who said i have been praying for you. Now, they are best friends and we are grateful to richard is here today. In the last 10 years since john was released, he has created one of the most successful reentry programs hope for prisoners in las vegas. I was able to speak their earlier this year. As he says, it began as a dream. In a tiny prison cell and is now making a difference in the lives of thousands truly bringing hope there is an opportunity and a community that is waiting and willing to offer them a specialty ash Second Chance. John, we honor your devotion to showing returning citizens that they are not forgotten. We believe each person is made by god for a purpose. I will continue to give all americans including former inmates the best chance to build a new life and achieve their own American Dream at a great American Dream it is. Now, i would like to ask john and richard to say a few words. I cant tell you how grateful i am to have the opportunity to speak here today. Not so long ago, my life was running from the police, fearing the police, avoiding the police. Not because of anything the police had done to me personally, but due to the animosity i had allowed to grow inside of me making me believe they were my enemy. Today, praise god, i am filled with hope. A proud american citizen who is been given a Second Chance. My transformation began in a prison cell where i found myself a threetime convicted felon facing another sentence. I gave my life to jesus and made him a promise that i would spend the rest of my days helping others like me. My first help and support came from the unlikeliest of places, the fbi agent who arrested me. He is now a dear friend and has been a source of encouragement to me throughout my entire journey. I am grateful for the men and women of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department who volunteer their time to people who are returning to our local community after incarceration. These are the reallife heroes who put their lives on the line every day armed with the promise that they made to protect and to serve have made a tremendous impact in the lives of men and women we integrate back into our society. My hope for america is that formerly incarcerated people will have the opportunity to take advantage of the fact that we live in a nation of Second Chances. My hope for america is that Law Enforcement and people in the communities can come together and realize that as americans, we have more and comment that we have differences. My hope for our great nation is to continue on this path we are on of being the most prosperous country in the world. I am so proud of john with his lifes turnaround and with all of the lives he has helped to change. As a retired fbi agent, one of my best ends is a person i arrested for bank robbery. When i met john teen years ago, he was angry, scared, strata, and anxious about his future. On my way, i stopped at a Convenience Store and bought him a coffee and a doughnut. When he was released, he sent me a note taking me for treating him like a gentleman. When he got out of prison, he called me and wanted to meet for lunch. He was a different man. He talked about starting a reentry program. Over time, he earned the trust and respect of the Law Enforcement community, many of whom volunteer in his program. I am grateful for Donald Trumps commitment to Justice Reform. The most important man in the free world shook hands and placed his administrations support to former offenders. What a great Second Chance. I also appreciate President Trump support for Law Enforcement. I always felt like i had strong support as an ei agent, but there is nothing worse than knowing your being second rest when doing your job. In certain parts of our country, Law Enforcement doesnt feel like they have support for their from their leaders. As President Trump knows, the overwhelming majority of Law Enforcement officers are smart people doing their jobs very well. They can change the world working with people like john. Thank you. Now, i would like to invite johns wife to join us as i grant john, im not sure you know this, a full pardon. I dont know if you know that. Come over here. This is an honor. You have done incredible work. All of las vegas, all of nevada, all of everyplace in this country is very proud of the job you have done bringing people back. I was supposed to be there for five minutes, i was there for an hour and a half because it was so interesting. Congratulations to you both. Richard, thank you very much for the job you do. I think i will give it to jamie. [laughter] [applause] my name is abby johnson. I spent eight years working for planned parenthood. Today, i am a prolife activist. When i was in college, when parenthood approached me. They talked about helping women in crisis and their commitment to keep abortion safe, legal, and rare. I was convinced to volunteer and later offered a fulltime job as a medical assistant before my motion to director of the clinic. I truly believed i was helping women. Things drastically changed in 2009. In april, i was awarded planned parenthood employee of the year award and invited to their annual gala where they present the Margaret Sanger award named for their founder. Margaret sanger was a racist who believed in eugenics. Her goal in founding planned parenthood was to eradicate the minority population. Today, almost 80 of planned parenthood abortion facilities are tediously located in minority neighborhoods. Every year, planned parenthood celebrates its