Rev’s Transcript Library

Donald Trump held a press conference on August 11 at the White House. He discussed coronavirus updates, Kamala Harris, and college football. Read the full press briefing speech transcript here.

Donald Trump held a press conference on August 10 at the White House. He was briefly escorted out of the briefing by the Secret Service due to a shooting near the White House. He discussed the economy, coronavirus, and the Affordable Care Act. Read the full press briefing speech transcript here.

President Ronald Reagan’s remarks at Memorial Day Ceremonies Honoring an Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Conflict on Memorial Day May 28, 1984.

Donald Trump held an August 8 press conference in which he signed executive orders at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. The orders extend unemployment & provide $400 benefits for Americans out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. One order also would provide a payroll tax cut for people earning less than $100,000 per year. Trump walked out, leaving the press conference early after a reporter’s question. Read the full press briefing speech transcript here.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker held a press conference on COVID-19 on August 9. Pritzker urged the use of masks as he reported 1,382 new cases in the state. Read the full transcript of his briefing speech here.

President Donald Trump held a press conference on August 7 in Bedminster, NJ. He discussed coronavirus aid, the economy, and Beirut. He also announced several executive orders, including one requiring health insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. Read the transcript of the briefing here.

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the NRA and said, “for these years of fraud and misconduct, we are seeking an order to dissolve the NRA in its entirety”. Read the transcript of her August 6 press conference below.

Joe Biden participated in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists that aired on August 6. Biden faced criticism for comparing the diversity in Latino and Black communities. Read the transcript of the full interview here.

President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Whirlpool Manufacturing Plant in Clyde, Ohio on August 6. Read the transcript of his speech here.

Joe Biden spoke with the National Association of Latino Elected Officials in a virtual conference on August 6. Read the transcript of the event here.

Donald Trump spoke to the press at the airport in Cleveland, Ohio on August 6. He said of Joe Biden: “He’s following the radical left agenda. Take away your guns. Destroy your second amendment. No religion, no anything. Hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God”. Read the transcript here.

President Donald Trump held a Coronavirus Task Force press conference on August 5. He discussed COVID-19 response, mail-in voting, and Beirut. Read the transcript of his news briefing here.