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Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with World War II Veterans
MR. WIGFIELD: I was with the 4th Division. And we went in on Utah Beach in June 20 - in June of '44. And we made the (inaudible). I was on the - my major (inaudible) was on the third wave and -
THE PRESIDENT: And that was pretty brutal, Utah. And it was pretty - that was a pretty brutal area at the time, wasn't it?
MR. WIGFIELD: Yeah. I was there about a half a month before I got wounded. Night and day on the battlefield. And -
THE PRESIDENT: How badly wounded out there? Were you badly wounded?
MR. WIGFIELD: Yeah, well, I was all summer there, getting me back out of the hospital. They sent me back up, and I went back up into West Germany somewhere. Then another shell. (Laughs.)
THE PRESIDENT: You got wounded again.
MR. WIGFIELD: Back in France, back in England again. And that time, they sent me home.
THE PRESIDENT: Fantastic job.
Are you together? Huh?
MR. DAVIS: Paul and Floyd are both with the Greatest Generations Foundation. As you know, we return combat veterans back to where they fought and served. And we look forward to hosting you in Normandy this coming June for the 75th.
THE PRESIDENT: Yep. I'll be there. I'll be there.
MR. DAVIS: Probably a good opportunity. This gentleman wants to fly back with you on Air Force One. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Where are you flying back to? Are you flying back to Washington? To Washington?
MR. DAVIS: Once we're done in Europe -
THE PRESIDENT: We'll do that. We'll work that out. Is that okay? We'll work that out. You'll like Air Force One.
Well, I want to thank all of you. Great heroes. Great warriors. Highly respected. And you folks do a fantastic job. I want to thank you. And congratulations to everybody.
Yes, please.
MR. PAUL WALTON: President Trump, my father just wanted to say a couple things, if he may.
Dad, please tell the President the reason why you joined the Army.
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: I joined the Army to fight Hitler.
MR. PAUL WALTON: That's the reason he joined.
THE PRESIDENT: That was good reason.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And it's called now the "No Regrets Tour." You regret not meeting the Civil War veterans, right?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes. I regret not meeting any Civil War veterans.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And that's why he's allowing people that want to meet a World War II veteran before it's too late to meet him.
THE PRESIDENT: That's great.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And he brought a gift for you.
THE PRESIDENT: Good.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And we have the gift back there. I think you'll like it. It's a very special gift that my dad has carried from San Diego -
THE PRESIDENT: Do you want to bring it up?
MR. PAUL WALTON: - from San Diego, just for you.
THE PRESIDENT: Great.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Here, Dad. The President is going to open the gift that you got him.
THE PRESIDENT: From San Diego, where we just built a wall. (Laughter.) And they were very happy that I built it.
(The President opens a gift.) Oh, that's beautiful. That's beautiful. That's fantastic. Thank you very much.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And all my dad asks is, if you happen to know how to tweet, if you want to tweet that out, you're welcome to.
THE PRESIDENT: I don't tweet too much. (Laughter.)
MR. PAUL WALTON: It would be an honor if you do.
THE PRESIDENT: I'll do something. I will. We'll have a little fun with it.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Right, Dad?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Yes?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Is this one of the best days of your life?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: That's great. That's really nice.
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes. Yes, indeed.
THE PRESIDENT: You have a great family. You have a great family.
Well, I want to thank everybody. These are just terrific people. We weren't going to do this with the media. But, frankly, when I saw you, I said, "We have to." And thank you. Great job.
Go ahead, please.
MR. JONES: Mr. President, I want you to meet my wife. We've been married 69 years.
THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. (Applause.)
MR. JONES: And she probably can tell you more about me than I can tell myself.
THE PRESIDENT: Give us just the good stuff, not the bad stuff. (Laughter.)
MRS. JONES: Well, is there much to say, then? (Laughter.)
It's all been good.
THE PRESIDENT: That's great.
MRS. JONES: Couldn't be any better.
THE PRESIDENT: That's really nice. I can see that in your face. I can see that. Thank you.
Thank you all very much. It's a great honor.
Thank you all very much.
Q Mr. President, do you consider WikiLeaks a hostile intelligence service, like Mike Pompeo said?
THE PRESIDENT: I really don't know much about them.
Q Do you regret praising WikiLeaks?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't know much about them.
Thank you very much.
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THE PRESIDENT: And that was pretty brutal, Utah. And it was pretty - that was a pretty brutal area at the time, wasn't it?
MR. WIGFIELD: Yeah. I was there about a half a month before I got wounded. Night and day on the battlefield. And -
THE PRESIDENT: How badly wounded out there? Were you badly wounded?
MR. WIGFIELD: Yeah, well, I was all summer there, getting me back out of the hospital. They sent me back up, and I went back up into West Germany somewhere. Then another shell. (Laughs.)
THE PRESIDENT: You got wounded again.
MR. WIGFIELD: Back in France, back in England again. And that time, they sent me home.
THE PRESIDENT: Fantastic job.
Are you together? Huh?
MR. DAVIS: Paul and Floyd are both with the Greatest Generations Foundation. As you know, we return combat veterans back to where they fought and served. And we look forward to hosting you in Normandy this coming June for the 75th.
THE PRESIDENT: Yep. I'll be there. I'll be there.
MR. DAVIS: Probably a good opportunity. This gentleman wants to fly back with you on Air Force One. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Where are you flying back to? Are you flying back to Washington? To Washington?
MR. DAVIS: Once we're done in Europe -
THE PRESIDENT: We'll do that. We'll work that out. Is that okay? We'll work that out. You'll like Air Force One.
Well, I want to thank all of you. Great heroes. Great warriors. Highly respected. And you folks do a fantastic job. I want to thank you. And congratulations to everybody.
Yes, please.
MR. PAUL WALTON: President Trump, my father just wanted to say a couple things, if he may.
Dad, please tell the President the reason why you joined the Army.
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: I joined the Army to fight Hitler.
MR. PAUL WALTON: That's the reason he joined.
THE PRESIDENT: That was good reason.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And it's called now the "No Regrets Tour." You regret not meeting the Civil War veterans, right?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes. I regret not meeting any Civil War veterans.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And that's why he's allowing people that want to meet a World War II veteran before it's too late to meet him.
THE PRESIDENT: That's great.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And he brought a gift for you.
THE PRESIDENT: Good.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And we have the gift back there. I think you'll like it. It's a very special gift that my dad has carried from San Diego -
THE PRESIDENT: Do you want to bring it up?
MR. PAUL WALTON: - from San Diego, just for you.
THE PRESIDENT: Great.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Here, Dad. The President is going to open the gift that you got him.
THE PRESIDENT: From San Diego, where we just built a wall. (Laughter.) And they were very happy that I built it.
(The President opens a gift.) Oh, that's beautiful. That's beautiful. That's fantastic. Thank you very much.
MR. PAUL WALTON: And all my dad asks is, if you happen to know how to tweet, if you want to tweet that out, you're welcome to.
THE PRESIDENT: I don't tweet too much. (Laughter.)
MR. PAUL WALTON: It would be an honor if you do.
THE PRESIDENT: I'll do something. I will. We'll have a little fun with it.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Right, Dad?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Yes?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes.
MR. PAUL WALTON: Is this one of the best days of your life?
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: That's great. That's really nice.
MR. SIDNEY WALTON: Yes. Yes, indeed.
THE PRESIDENT: You have a great family. You have a great family.
Well, I want to thank everybody. These are just terrific people. We weren't going to do this with the media. But, frankly, when I saw you, I said, "We have to." And thank you. Great job.
Go ahead, please.
MR. JONES: Mr. President, I want you to meet my wife. We've been married 69 years.
THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. (Applause.)
MR. JONES: And she probably can tell you more about me than I can tell myself.
THE PRESIDENT: Give us just the good stuff, not the bad stuff. (Laughter.)
MRS. JONES: Well, is there much to say, then? (Laughter.)
It's all been good.
THE PRESIDENT: That's great.
MRS. JONES: Couldn't be any better.
THE PRESIDENT: That's really nice. I can see that in your face. I can see that. Thank you.
Thank you all very much. It's a great honor.
Thank you all very much.
Q Mr. President, do you consider WikiLeaks a hostile intelligence service, like Mike Pompeo said?
THE PRESIDENT: I really don't know much about them.
Q Do you regret praising WikiLeaks?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't know much about them.
Thank you very much.
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