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The President spoke at 2:18 p.m. on the tarmac at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport prior to boarding Air Force One en route to Washington, DC. In his remarks, he referred to Leonard G. "Fat Leonard" Francis, a Malaysian citizen who was released from detention in Venezuela, where, in 2022, he had fled after escaping from house arrest in the U.S. while awaiting sentencing on bribery and corruption charges; and President Nicolás Maduro Moros of Venezuela. The transcript was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on December 21. Portions of these remarks could not be verified because the audio was incomplete.
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Chicago
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. "DCPD-202301133 - Remarks on the Release of United States Citizens Detained in Venezuela and an Exchange With Reporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin". Government. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, December 20, 2023. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202301133
APA
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. (2023, December 20). DCPD-202301133 - Remarks on the Release of United States Citizens Detained in Venezuela and an Exchange With Reporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Government]. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202301133
MLA
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. DCPD-202301133 - Remarks on the Release of United States Citizens Detained in Venezuela and an Exchange With Reporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, (20 Dec 2023), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202301133
Bluebook
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Remarks on the Release of United States Citizens Detained in Venezuela and an Exchange With Reporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, GovInfo, (December 20, 2023), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202301133
