Rev’s Transcript Library

Donald Trump met with African American leaders ahead of his Michigan Ford tour. Read the full transcript of the listening session here.

Donald Trump did a tour of the Michigan Ford Plant before his speech, him appearing to be the only member of the tour without a mask. He explained why he wasn’t wearing one on camera, saying he “wore one in this back area, but I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/crTgcNyXpHo798UFOXnXqbmoC-5vEEpDT_9FTiB48wmvAykkFWrXLMKJUYInIuw2PmUFX-hSoW5koYdmQCAOmYF_1QI?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=291.24]” Read the transcript of his comments during the tour, speaking with the press.

Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference, stating Donald Trump "comes in with doggy doo on his shoes and everybody who works with him has that on their shoes, too." She defended her comments about his weight. Read the full transcript here.

Mika Brzezinski did a monologue in which she expressed anger with Donald Trump’s Twitter account. She said she has had a conversation with the CEO of Twitter about banning Trump. Read the full transcript here.

A phone call recording with former Vice President Joe Biden and former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko was leaked this week. The call is from 2016 when Biden was VP.

Walmart reported excellent earnings amid the coronavirus pandemic in Q1 2020 on May 19, 2020. They reported a surge in revenue and eCommerce sales. Read the full transcript of the call with CEO John Furner, Doug McMillon, and more.

Donald Trump gave a speech on May 19 at the White House supporting America’s farmers and ranchers. He announced a $19 billion relief package for farms hurt by coronavirus. Read the full transcript of his statement here.

Microsoft held its annual Build 2020 event virtually today. They made several big announcements, including the HoloLens 2 adding 5G support, new updates to Microsoft Teams & Windows 10, and a new List app coming to Microsoft 365 soon. Read CEO Satya Nadella’s opening remarks here.

Donald Trump said today that he started taking the drug hydroxychloroquine, a malaria & lupus drug he’s been touting for months. He explained that he’s “heard a lot of good stories” about it and that he’s “not gonna get hurt by it.” Read the transcript here.

Donald Trump hosted a roundtable press conference with restaurant executives & leaders in the food industry on May 18. Read the full transcript of the meeting here.

Barack Obama gave a virtual commencement speech in a “Graduate Together” televised event for graduating high school seniors. Read his speech to the 2020 class here.

Ben Sasse, a Republican senator from Nebraska, gave a controversial virtual commencement speech on May 17. He blamed the “thugs in China” for COVID-19 and ridiculed people named “Jeremy.” Full transcript is here, and click the timestamp links for video & an interactive transcript.