{"id":195414,"date":"2025-09-14T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=195414"},"modified":"2025-09-14T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:46:11","slug":"president-trump-honors-charlie-kirk-calls-for-unity-through-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=195414","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Honors Charlie Kirk, Calls for Unity Through Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;(White House Release)&#8230;In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview on Fox &#038; Friends, President Donald J. Trump paid heartfelt tribute to the late Charlie Kirk, outlined further action to combat crime in Democrat-run cities, heralded the successes of his America First agenda, and much more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH IN FULL: President Donald J. Trump&#39;s exclusive, wide-ranging interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxandfriends?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@foxandfriends<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XB8wNLVtf\">pic.twitter.com\/8XB8wNLVtf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1966544271852359908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here are key moments you missed:<\/p>\n<p>President Trump fondly remembered Charlie Kirk: \u201cDon said to me, \u2018He\u2019s sort of like a son to you\u2026\u2019 He started this really during what would normally be college\u2026 and it\u2019s become a movement\u2026 I\u2019ve never seen young people, or any group, go to one person like they did to Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump described the moment he learned of Kirk\u2019s murder: \u201cThey said, \u2018Charlie Kirk is dead.\u2019 I didn\u2019t know what they meant. I said, \u2018What do you mean, dead?\u2019 \u2018Charlie Kirk was shot\u2026\u2019 I just told these people, \u2018Get out. Just go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump announced the National Guard will be deployed to Memphis to assist in fighting violent crime: \u201cWe\u2019re going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled\u2026 The mayor is happy and the governor of Tennessee, the governor is happy\u2026 We\u2019re going to fix that just like we did Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump urged Americans to move forward rather than living in fear of political violence: \u201cYou have to go forward. You just have to go forward. You watch as closely as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump called on supporters to counter Radical Left violence with their votes: \u201cYou want revenge at the voter box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump recounted his visit to the New York Yankees game on the 24th anniversary of 9\/11: \u201cIt was like the old days\u2026 We had a good time \u2014 and the fans were really nice\u2026 We got a tremendous applause because they love the country.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p>President Trump outlined what will bring unity to the country: \u201cThe only thing that\u2019s going to bring us together is tremendous success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump highlighted the economic success of his second term: \u201cI love doing it because we\u2019re going to Make America Great Again \u2014 it\u2019s happening. Look at the stock market. We\u2019ve had the stock market hitting record highs\u2026 never been higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump spelled out the reality on big city crime: \u201cAlmost every city that\u2019s in trouble is run by Democrats. Cashless bail is a disaster\u2026 has to be ended immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump touted the historic success of his Make D.C. Safe Again initiative: \u201cLook at what we did in D.C. We took D.C. \u2014 probably the single-worst place in the country in terms of the country \u2014 [and now] there\u2019s no crime. It\u2019s a crime-free area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump mentioned investigations into organized agitation by the Radical Left: \u201cWe\u2019re going to look into Soros because I think it\u2019s a RICO case against him and other people because this is more than protests. This is real agitation; this is riots on the street \u2014 and we\u2019re going to look into that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump praised the Supreme Court\u2019s decisions on merit: \u201cWe have a decision on merit. In other words, this country is now a country of merit. You don\u2019t have to be a woman or a man or a this or a that\u2026 it\u2019s all based on merit now\u2026 That was a big, big decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump lambasted Senate Democrats\u2019 obstruction: \u201cWe have 200 people that left their jobs in order to come into the Administration, and the Democrats are blocking every one\u2026 \u201cIf I had George Washington and Abraham Lincoln \u2014 they came back from the dead and they wanted to go into the Administration \u2014 Schumer would not approve them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump scorched Fed Chair Jerome Powell: \u201cJerome \u2018Too Late\u2019 Powell. Too late on the interest rates\u2026 He\u2019s a year late \u2014 and despite that, we have the best economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump lamented the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine: \u201c[My patience] sort of running out and running out fast \u2014 but it does take two to tango\u2026 When Putin wants to do it, Zelensky didn\u2019t. When Zelensky wanted to do it, Putin didn\u2019t\u2026 We\u2019re going to have to come down very, very strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump trumpeted the importance of his America First trade agenda: \u201cWe\u2019ve been successful because of the tariffs. It\u2019s given us a great power to negotiate with other countries that took advantage of us \u2014 tremendous power. Also, it has brought billions of dollars into the country. We have a big case\u2026 it\u2019s now at the Supreme Court. That case is really important to win because it\u2019s made us a rich country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;(White House Release)&#8230;In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview on Fox &#038; Friends, President Donald J. Trump paid heartfelt tribute to the late Charlie Kirk, outlined further action to combat crime in Democrat-run cities, heralded the successes of his America First agenda, and much more. WATCH IN FULL: President Donald J. 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