On the flight to Paris President Donald Trump went back to the pool of traveling reporters and spoke with them for over an hour about current issues and events, answering a host of questions.  Initially the conversation was thought to be ‘off-the-record’, however the White House released a transcript of the press interview.

Here’s the transcript as reported by Bloomberg News: “TRUMP SPEAKS TO REPORTERS ON STEEL, BORDER WALL, PUTIN”.  For those following along with the ‘unwritten stories by media’ you will find great interest in the discussion segment about North Korea and China – Specifically, as we have continued to emphasize, the intended Trump direction to confront the DPRK through China Trade Policy.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump spent most of the day today with their French counterparts Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Trogneux as part of their Bastille Day visit to Paris.
Following a full day they dined together tonight at Le Jules Verne, a Michelin-starred restaurant that is located on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.

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Pictures/Video from earlier in the day below.
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After arrival in Paris, First Lady Melania Trump Visits the Necker Children’s Hospital. The first lady was greeted by senior Paris medical officials during the tour and later met with some of the hospital’s young patients.

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The visit to the hospital, where she spoke in French to young patients as well as staff, was Melania’s first public engagement during her and Trump’s two-day visit to France.
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President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron deliver a press conference live from Paris France at 12:30pm EDT.  RSBN Livestream Link
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U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Paris on Thursday morning, ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in the French capital.

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Cheers of support for the President and First Lady as they depart for Paris to participate in Bastille Day celebrations with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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White House Press Briefing – “We’ve received several inquiries on what the President — on his agenda for the past couple of days, so I’d like to read some of that out before I take your questions.”

“He’s had multiple meetings with key economic advisors, particularly on issues of trade, such as Ambassador Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Ross, NEC Director Gary Cohn, and Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro.”

The only question is the timing. Now or after NAFTA?  It is better to have NAFTA finished prior to the confrontation? …if so, considering DPRK aspect, what is the better strategy in the space between now and the final conflict?
Remember, this battle is two decades past due and waged on behalf of the forgotten men and women of the middle-class. The purchased legislative body within Washington DC will attack our economic efforts with an intensity never before seen in this century or any century.  There are trillions of dollars at stake; this is the epic battle for middle America.
The administrative state will work earnestly to destroy these efforts on behalf of our enemy.  Along with Wall Street, every multinational corporation and multinational banking institution will be against us.
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President Donald Trump gave a media interview to Christian Broadcasting Network which will air tomorrow.  In the preview segment below President Trump describes his meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit:

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