Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2022

September 2, 2022

The President. Well, thank you all for your patience. Secretary Raimondo, thank you.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on the Employment Situation in August

Before we begin, I'd like to speak very briefly about today's jobs report that was justâbeen issued. We received more good news. In August, the economy created 315,000 new jobs. The great American jobs machine continues its comeback. America workers are back to work, earning more, manufacturing more, and building an economy from the bottom up and the middle out.

But with today's news, we have now created nearly 10 million new jobs since I took officeâ nearly 10 million jobsâthe fastest growth in all of American history. In August, we also saw that the share of Americans who are working in our economy went up. Economists call that "labor force participation rate." Working-age women are now, for the first time, back at work at rates not seen since before the pandemic.

Wages are up. Unemployment remains near a 50-year low. And yesterday we got thatâwe got data that showed that manufacturing orders were up, but cost increases of supply chain items were beginning to ease. The week before that, we got data showing that price increases may be beginning to ease as well.

The bottom line is, jobs are up, wages are up, people are back to work. And we are seeing some signs that inflation may beâmay be, I'm not overpromisingâmay be beginning to ease.

Couple that with the fact that gas prices have now fallen 80 straight daysâthe fastest decline in over a decadeâand the price at the pump is now $1.20-a-gallon less than it was the beginning of summer. America has some really good news going into Labor Day weekend.

Manufacturing Promotion Efforts

But we're also seeing something else critical to the backbone of the American economy: manufacturing. Manufacturing is roaring back. Since I took office, the economy has created 668,000 manufacturing jobs, the strongest manufacturing job recovery since the 1950s.

And just last week, we've seen major American companiesâfrom First Solar to Corning to Micronâannounce plans to invest tens of billions of dollarsâtens of billions, that's not a misstatementâtens of billions of dollars, expanding manufacturing in America. We've seen major global companiesâlike Toyota and Hondaâannounce that they are choosing America to invest and build.

None of this is happening by accident. These investments and this recovery are a direct result of my economic plan. Some people gave up on American manufacturing. Not me. Not the Secretary. Not the American people. "Make it in America" is no longer just a slogan; it's a reality in my administration.

I'm committed to building an economy from the bottom up and the middle out. You've heard me say that a thousand times. But that's what's happening. And that's what we're here to talk about today.

Now, a big part of the American Rescue Plan that I signed once Iâa month after we got in officeâwe were facing a once-in-a-century pandemic, historic joblessness, businesses struggling to stay open, remote learning for our children.

But thanks to the American Rescue Plan, we have come a long way. We got vaccine shots in arms. We helped people who needed it the most. We kept teachers in classrooms, cops on the beat, firefighters on the job, because the local communities didn't have the money to pay for them.

And as a result, COVID no longer controls our lives. More Americans are working than ever. Businesses are growing. Schools are open. And today, we're celebrating a signature programâthe American Rescueâof the Americanâwithin the American Rescue Plan that's going to help communities that need it most.

Look, it's called the Build Back Better Regional Challenge. It's centered around a vision that, as our economy recovers and modernizes, as science and technologies accelerate, and change the nature of how we manufacture, we want workers and small businesses leading this transitionâ making sure they're a part of it, not just being shunted asideâinstead of fearing that the transition will be leave them behind. We're going to help them get retrained and many other things.

And thankâthinkâlook, think of the 55-year-old small-businessman who has been making a single screwâthis is literally trueâfor a combustible engine for cars for decades. He and his workers are worried. Why? Because we're moving to high-tech electric vehicles. We're going to help them and their businesses with training and new technology to help them make parts for electric vehicles and lead the transition to a clean energy economy so they're not left behind.

This is about investing in them, believing in them, helping them transition to a new world.

They can do these jobs, just like they did the ones they had before. This is about jobs in their communities for themânot having to leave or not having to go on unemployment.

As new enterprises are created in the communities, they should haveâthey shouldn't have to leave. They should be the ones being able to fill in for those jobs. So we designed this program by thinking about people and places in a really important way. And I know I've got all of you up on the screen here in 21 different communities.

Over 500 coalitions applied for these grantsâfrom community organizations to philanthropies, to labor unions, to colleges and universitiesâall working together from every part of America. That kind of interest is a testament to the need and enthusiasm for this type of investment. Iâit tookâI take a look at this as a transition investment.

I'm so proud to announce 21 awardees, up on the screen here, who will each receive between

$25 million and $65 million jobs to turn their plans into action. And as Secretary Raimondo just saidâand I guess I wasn't supposed to start this off, was I? Come to think of it. All of a sudden, it dawned on me: I was supposed to let her speak first. [*Laughter*] But estimate these projects are going to result in 100,000 jobs created or saved, over $7 billion in additional private-sector investment in these 21 communities.

We want you to continue having good jobs in your communities so you don't have to leave, so your people in your communities are displacedââaren't displaced. The winners are all here up on the screen, and they're going to empower communities in Pennsylvania, West Virginiaâ Joe, is that you? Is that Joe Manchin I see?

Senator Joseph A. Manchin III. I'm right here with you.

The President. Hey, Joe Joe. Good to see you, man. Thanks for what you're doing. A matter of a fact, you're one of the guys that started this idea with meâwhat you neededâwhat you're talking about neededâhad happened in West Virginia.

But anywayââ

Sen. Manchin. And you kept your promise.

The President. They're going to empower communities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Louisiana to lead our Nation's transition to clean energy. They're going to empower small manufacturers in Michigan, Kansas, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, helping them modernize and become part of a supply chain for cutting-edge technologies, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, aerospace.

They're going to empower agriculture workers in Fresno, California, women in St. Louis, Missouri, pursuing manufacturing careers through quality job training and apprenticeships that lead to good-paying jobs.

And they are going to support entrepreneurship and small business creation from Native American communities in Montana and to Tulsa, Greenwoodâto Tulsa's Greenwood neighborhood, once known as the Black Wall Street, that I visited on the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Together, these projects are going to uplift underserved communities and include them as a key parts of America's economy for the 21st century. We're putting people who have been left behind in the past or couldn't beâcouldn't have been lifted out of anything before. They're going to be part of this recovery. They're going to be the ones who are going to leading the way here. They're going to be the ones getting retrained for these jobs.

Take the project in Georgia. I've recently signed a number of laws that is going to bring manufacturing jobs back to America and to make sure the future is made in Americaâthink of everything from electric vehicles to semiconductor chips. Georgia Tech, one of the great research universities, is a leader in understanding how artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen almost any industry.

But too many folks, especially small manufacturers in Black communities ruralâor rural communities in Georgia, can't afford access to the knowledge and the research to be able to capture these jobs, to be trained for them.

They can't take advantage of all that technology that can make themâfor them, all the difference between their businesses closing and thriving. So Georgia Tech partnered with HBCUs andâlike Spelman College and Fort Valley State and local community colleges.

With this grant, they're going to take this technology on the road with mobile training studios. That's basically a high-tech van that's going to travel into underserved areas across Georgia to train a whole new generation of workers. Technology experts will provide workers who are interested in 4- to 6-week hands-on training that can make all the difference in their employment.

Think of a poultry farmer who might never have had a chance to learn how to artificialâ how artificial technology can help manage inventory or improve the safety and quality while increasing their productivity.

Think of a family-owned paper manufacturer that could never have afforded trying out cutting-edge technologies, but now they're going to be able to. And they're going to be able to grow their businesses. And they can do it without ever leaving their home or their families. This is a game changer.

Take the projectionsâthe project in Manchester, New Hampshire. And I'll tell you what: I heard so much from the delegation in New Hampshireâfrom Maggie Hassanâanyway. I won't get into it. But theyâthis has been one of the things they've been pushing for a long timeâboth Senators and the Congressman.

Their goal is nothing short of becoming a global epicenter for the next generation of advanced medicine. But to do it, they need world-class labs for clinical trials that will attract the most innovative biomedicine companies in theâto locate and create jobs in New Hampshire.

I have to say that Senator Hassan and Shaheen and Congressman Pappas: I hear you. I hear you. I hear you. [*Laughter*] I know you've been talking about this a long time. We've finally gotten it. And they're going to need to bring struggling communities along in the process.

Because of this grant, Manchester is going to revitalize what was once one of the largest cotton textile plants in the world. Right now a 100,000-square-foot mill building is empty and idle, but not for long. Because of this grant, a coalition of city leaders and research and community organizations is going to transform that old mill into a modern marvel. It's going to house advanced science labs that are going to conduct groundbreaking clinical trials.

It's going to be the place where they can test biotechnologies and testâand treatments that are going to save lives. And the Governorâthe Republican Governor, working on itâgoing to be there as well.

For workers, small businesses, entrepreneurs in the Manchester area, it means opportunity. It means jobs you can raise your family on in Manchesterânot have to move. Because of this American Rescue Plan grant, they're going to be able to have access to cutting-edge technology and labs they never could have afforded before. This is going to allow them to compete with anyone anywhere in the world and make sure the supply-chain for these new medicines advancesâmedical advances are built right here in America. It matters.

As you probably know, I could go on and on and speak about each of the communities here, but time won't permit. I applaud every community that received the grant and that applied. You're the reason why I'm so optimistic for the future of our country, I mean it.

You've heard me say it many times before. America is the only nation in the world that can be defined by a single word: possibilities. There's nothing but possibilities here. That's what this is about.

I want to thank you. And now I'm going to do what I should have done to begin with: Turn it over to the Secretary to begin this. But we've already gone by it.

So, Madam Secretary, the floor is yours.

Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo. Thank you, Mr. President. I think the fact that the President jumped in there right away is a testament to how excited he is about this project. He's fired up, and he's committed to it. And that's because he knowsâhe knowsâthat we have to be investing in every community in America to help with the transition.

[*At this point, Secretary Raimondo continued her remarks, concluding as follows.*] And I want to begin by calling on the Detroit Regional Partnership foundation.

Congratulations, you all are receiving $52.2 million, which is incredible. We'd like to hear from

you. And I'd like to call on Maureen. Just tell us a little bit about how are you going to invest the

$52 million. What'sâwhat are the projects you're doing? And what does this mean for the small businesses in the supply chain in Detroit's auto manufacturing industry?

Detroit Regional Partnership President and Chief Executive Officer Maureen Donohue Krauss. Good morning. Thank you, Madam Secretary. And good morning, Mr. President.

The President. Good morning.

Ms. Krauss. We are thrilled to join you here today from Detroit, the global epicenter of mobility.

I want to introduce two of our partners who are with me today: Quentin Messer, Jr., who is the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Ned Staebler, who is the CEO of TechTown Detroit. In addition, we have a large group of over 140 partners who are joining us virtually and who worked together for this successful application.

[*Ms. Krauss continued her remarks, concluding as follows.*]

Thank you again. We welcome any questions. And we also want to invite you, Mr. President and Madam Secretary, in 2 weeks, to join us in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show, where we can show you in person how we are leading the way.

The President. I'll be there. [Laughter]

Ms. Krauss. Awesome.

The President. I'm a car guy. [Laughter]

Ms. Krauss. Yes.

The President. As you kind of noticed.

Ms. Krauss. Yes.

The President. Hey, look, I drive the Cabinet crazy and my staff crazy by asking them to give concrete examples that, if you walked up to somebody on the corner and said it, they could completely understand it.

One of the things that Iâthis is pure Bidenâbut I believe, and I've been saying for some time, that the next 10 to 15 years, more is going to change, in terms of technology and innovation, than has happened in the last 75 years. I mean that sincerely. Things are going to change so rapidly.

That's good if we're going to compete in the world, but also is scary as hell for somebody whoâlike, we were talking on the way over to this building about how there's hundreds of small companies supplying small parts to internal combustion engines. And you were giving me an example, Madam Secretary, of a boltââ

Secretary Raimondo. A bolt.

The President. ââone company provides that is not going to be useful in an electric vehicle. And so what we're going to do is train that company and the ownership of that company what parts they can contribute to, to make that vehicle.

I'll give you a concrete example. Remember, when we were having the great difficultyâwe still have some difficulty in the supply chain of items coming from Asiaâand the shipping, the vast majority of it comes through the ports in San Diego and Los Angeles and those ports. And the ports were asking for help all across the country for new technologies, new cranes, new movements, more robotics. I said: "Okay, we'll do it on one conditionâthat the people you have on the job now at the port are the people you train. You give them the opportunity to man the new machinery." Not a joke.

And one of the things, I think, this isâwas so important about what we're all talking aboutâ all of you are talking about isâthink of all the people who've been breaking their neck and doing well, doing things that really matter, who are going to becomeâwhat they're doing is becomeâis

going to become obsolete because of how things are changing, whether it's a transition in the climate environment or whether it'sâmanufacturing or medicine, whatever it is.

And so, when you say you're going to provideâwe're going to provide in-depth assessment and assistance to 65 firms through a supply chain transformation center, that can sound pretty abstract to a lot of people. Give me an example of what you really meanâwhat this will really mean for a company and its workers in this supply chain transformation center. What are you talking about?

Ms. Krauss. Absolutely, Mr. President, as you know, in our region, because you were very important here a few years ago in helping us make a transformation, we need to do it again. We have a terrific, talented workforce and supply chain. But we need to give them the skills that they need and the tools that they need.

[*Ms. Krauss continued her remarks, concluding as follows.*]

That also includes making sure that their employees have the skillsetsâthe upskilling that they needâso that they can be successful and, as you say, included and staying here in our region to do those jobs.

Secretary Raimondo. Mr. President, one of the things I love about what Maureen and her team is doing is that so often, we focus on the Big Three automakers, which is important, you know, for all the obvious reasons. But what they're doing is focused on the whole network of small suppliers, you know, the hundreds, if not thousands, of small, family-owned suppliers to the Big Three and making sure that, as Maureen said, they have the new materials, the new technology, the new training so that they can continue to service as we move towards EVs.

And so I give you a lot of credit for getting into the supply chain.

The President. The last thing I'll sayâI could talk about this for a long time, butâ [laughter]âgoing through two of the major American automobile plants for a long time, for an extended period of time, there was a lot of concern by the UAW about robotics and how that was going to displace workers when, in fact, being able to teach those folks how to use those robots, that increased productivity and doesn't displace them, is what's really happening.

And so it's all aboutâyou can maintain the workforce, you can maintain theâincrease the productivity, remain competitive internationally, and still get a lot done.

But at any rate, Iâmaybe with aâas my grandfather used to say, "With the grace of God, the good will of neighbors," I'll see you at the auto show.

Ms. Krauss. We welcome you. Absolutely.

The President. All right. Wellââ

Secretary Raimondo. So the mention of robotics is a perfect segue. I'd love to turn it over to Stefani from the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Coalition. You all will be receiving

$62.7 million. I'd love to hear Stefani talk a little bit more about that.

To put this in perspective and to pick up on the point you just made, Mr. President, about robotics, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is, we all know, a world leader in robotics. And a lot of jobs have been created right around CMU. But if you're living in a coal community or a rural community outside of Pittsburgh, you might wonder: "How do I fit in? How do I get a job, you know, with robotics and"ââ

The President. You go to the county executive, that's what you do.

Secretary Raimondo. Exactly. [Laughter] That's why he's part of it.

So thatâso that's what these guys are doing. So we'll turn it over to Stefani and the team, and maybe tell us a little bit about what you're doing.

Allegheny Conference on Community Development Chief Executive Officer Stefani Pashman. Sure. Thank you, Madam Secretary. And yes, Mr. President, I am joined today by several of your friendsâthe county executive, Rich Fitzgerald; president of Carnegie Mellon University, Farnam Jahanian; and my colleague and the chief equity officer on the project, Majestic Lane.

And what I want to start off by saying is thank you for your vision. And thank you very much, Madam Secretary, to your incredible team and for you in making that a reality.

[*Ms. Pashman continued her remarks, concluding as follows.*]

And we're doing that in a way that is building programs for people. This is about people first: 14,000 workers, 750 companies that will fuel an entire new economy for us that we think won't just be about Southwestern PA and not just the United States, but globally to redefine how we do business and how we keep jobs at home in our communities, as you so well described.

Secretary Raimondo. Thank you. One of the things I love about this is, a lot of people when they hear "robotics" or they hear "autonomous technologies," they hear, "I'm about to lose my job." And so what Stephanie and the team are doing is saying quite the opposite. This is going to create job opportunities for you, including in your rural community, not just in the neighborhood of CMU.

Ms. Pashman. Yes, I so appreciate that question, Madam Secretary, because as you can imagine, as the birthplace and the leader in robotics, this is a question we tackle and think about extensively. And I can start by telling you the data, which is we know that for every one job that may be displaced with robotics technology in a company, it's creating at least 1.5 and sometimes more.

[*Ms. Pashman continued her remarks, concluding as follows.*]

It's a more fulfilling job. It's a higher wage job. It keeps them in communities. And it actually allows them to have family-sustaining jobs where they were born and where they want to stay.

The President. Mr. President, at Carnegie MellonâI had the honor of you showing me around Carnegie Mellonâit's a great university for real; I'm not being solicitous. Are you working with smaller outfits, like the community colleges in the region? And talk to me about theâthe sort of coordination between a great national university like yours and a community college in your community.

Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian. First of all, Mr. President, thank you very much for your leadership. It's good to be with you. There are two aspects of it that I want to highlight. On one hand, what we're trying to do is to bring robotics and automation to small and medium-sized enterprises.

[*Mr. Jahanian continued his remarks, concluding as follows.*]

So the coordination with community colleges, with labor unions, especially in our poor, urban areas, and, as Madam Secretary alluded to, the 11 counties that surround us is part of our mission and what we're committed to. Thank you again for the opportunity.

The President. Well, let me ask you: How is this going to play out on the political scene? As a county executive, what are you going to be able to tell folks about what's happening with this

$62 billionâmillion dollars?

County Executive Rich Fitzgerald of Allegheny County, PA. Well, thank you, Mr. President. What we can tell people is, President Biden continues to invest in people and in jobs and in our future. First of all, congratulations on another great jobs report. I mean, Iâwe shouldn't just go over that real quickly. Ten million jobs in your year-and-a-half tenure is really unbelievable. And a lot of them have been created right here in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

[*County Executive Fitzgerald continued his remarks, concluding as follows.*]

And by the way, we're looking forward to seeing you on Monday at Labor Day. [*Laughter*] You're always here with us, and we're looking forward to it. We're guaranteeing good weather, Mr. President. [*Laughter*]

The President. All right. [Laughter]

Secretary Raimondo. We'll take that.

The President. All right. Sir, do you have anything you'd like to add about what's going on in the community?

Allegheny Conference on Community Development Chief Equity Officer Majestic Lane.

Well, sure. I think what's important about this is, you know, as you spoke to, Mr. President, often people think that robotics and AI are leaving people behind. But we're being really intentional, both demographically within our communitiesâpeople of color and womenâand also in our rural communities about how do we connect people to inclusive career pathways, but also actually connecting them up to business development opportunities in the robotics and AI industry, which traditionally, they may not have had access to.

So what we're really doing is being intentional about figuring out how do we make these connections and really making this an economy for all.

So thank you, Mr. President.

Secretary Raimondo. One of theââ

The President. You know, one of the things, if I mayâhaving been a significant consumer of health care and having family members who needed serious health care, one of the things that I think, in the health care side, most docs will tell you that when people get a diagnosis that is very dire, they need, really, a navigator. They need someone to help them know when to go to what appointment, what the appointments are for, how toâwhatâjust explain what's going on.

Iâit seems to me, we need some navigators here. And I'm wondering how you're doing that. I mean, you had someoneâlet's say, there's someoneâwe were doing this on a local Pittsburgh television station and someone listening is saying, "Well, I'd like toâI'd like to get trained. I'd like"âI mean, how are you reaching out to the community? And do we have, essentially, whetherâwhatever they want to call themâ"navigators" to say: "Look, here's the way you can get into this. This is what you do." Or are people going into those small businesses that are going to be eventually displaced because of technologyâit's going to be surpassedâand say, "This is what you"âI mean, is thereâis there thought about that?

Ms. Pashman. Absolutely, Mr. President. Thank you for that question. And that really is the spirit ofâas I was talking about earlierâour project and the way our partners are coming together. So we have five projects that are woven together, each with incredible organizations that know how to actually be on the ground.

Most of our money is actually going out to neighborhoods and communities, so they can actually use the organizations that know their people, that know where the businesses are, that know where those individuals are that have to get into the jobs, where those people are that are ready for entrepreneurial opportunities.

[*Ms. Pashman continued her remarks, concluding as follows.*]

So we're really relying on, as I said, 200 entities and partners who know how to navigate and know where businesses are and know where the people are to make sure we have a marriage and an alignment that can propel this opportunity,

The President. One of the things I've raisedâand I've not raised with the Secretary, but I've raised you guys and everyone who is part of this grant effortâI think it's usefulâthink about itâ 25 years ago, 30 years ago, almost every high school had shop classes, where you learned how to work with your hands, where you learnedâyou could go and getâtake carpentry or automobile. And you know, just to get a sense.

I really think we should be talkingâand I don't have a program, soâbut I think we should be talking aboutâa little bit about how we let high school students know how things are changing and what may be available down the road.

And I know we're supposed toâI'mâI know I'm taking this longer than I should. But a guy who has been talking about transition for a long time with me has been Joe Manchin. He'sâhe lives, breathes, and eats West Virginia.

But, Joe, what'sâhow is this going to helpâif it isâthe West Virginiaâto transition to a strengthenedânot totally new, but a new economy?

Sen. Manchin. Yes, well, Mr. President, you and I have spoken many times about this when you first came into office, even when you was running at that time, about how West Virginians felt they were left behind. My wonderful State and all the great workers and the people in my State that worked hard and they're very proud, they've done the heavy lifting for years and years and years. And basically, they never complained. And as things started changing and transitioning, there was nothing left for them.

[*Sen. Manchin continued his remarks, concluding as follows.*]

So many people don't know how much is in there that's going to transition their lives and transfer them into an economy that's going to give them an awful lot of stability. So we're very proud.

The President. Well, Joe, thanks.

I'd love to talk to every one of you, but I'm getting the sign here. I'd better cut. They're going toâ[*laughter*].

Sen. Manchin. I was afraid you were going to get the hook. [Laughter]

The President. But lookââ

Secretary Raimondo. I was going to say, we could do this all day, butââ

The President. The pointâlet me conclude by saying this: This is not going to waste money, what we're talking about each of you doing; it's going to grow the economies. It's going to keep us in a position where we are the most advanced economy in the world and where we bring along the people who have made this country.

You know, I jokeâand I don't want toâI shouldn't get political, butâlet me put it this way: The people who built the country are hard-working people who work with the sweat of their brow and their hands. And they'veâthey're the ones that created the middle class. And I think this going to enable that same group of people, like most of us were raised by, to be able to have an opportunity to continue to do well and to take us through this next phase.

Because, you know, there's thatâI alwaysâJoe and my colleagues in the Senate used to always kid me for quoting Irish poets, butâ"All is changed. It's changed utterly: A terrible beauty has been born," as the Irish poet said. And we've got to take advantage of it, and I think we can. I really, genuinely think we can.

And I look forward to meeting all of you at some point along the way. And we're going to continue to keep this moving, because there's $3 billion total in this, and it's going to grow the economy. Everybody is better off.

When you grow the economy, everybody from the local drugstore to the local supermarket to the local churchâeverything grows. And that's what this is about.

Anyway, thank you all.

Secretary Raimondo. Okay, thank you, Mr. President. I want toââ

Sen. Manchin. If I can say one thing to you, Mr. President?

The President. Yes.

Sen. Manchin. Thank you for not forgetting and not leaving anybody behind. I can't tell you how much this means to our hardworking people in West Virginia.

And they are truly appreciativeâthe families areâto be able to stay where they love and theyâand their heritage and their roots are. And so many of them had to leave. You've given them that opportunity. And you didn't forget, and you kept that promise. And I appreciate it.

The President. Well, Joe, remember I'm from hard-coal country: Scranton. [Laughter] All right?

Okay, anyway, thank you all so very, very much. And thank you, Madam Secretary.

Secretary Raimondo. Congratulations. Congratulations, everybody. And we're excited to work with you to make all of this a huge success.

And thank you, Mr. President.

The President. Thank you for your patience. Thanks. All right.

Former President Donald J. Trump/U.S. Democracy

Q. Mr. President, Mr. President, do you considerâMr. President, do you consider all Trump supporters to be a threat to the country?

Q. Mr. Presidentââ

The President. Come on. Look, guys.

Q. Just, Mr.ââ

The President. You keep trying to make that case. I don't consider any Trump supporter a threat to the country. I do think anyone who calls for the use of violence, fails to condemn violence when it's used, refuses to acknowledge when an election has been won, insists upon changing the way in which the rulesâyou count votesâthat is a threat to democracy.

Democracy.

And everything we stand forâeverything we stand forârests on the platform of democracy.

When people voted for Donald Trump and support him now, they weren't voting for attacking the Capitol. They weren't voting for overruling an election. They were voting for a philosophy he put forward.

So I am not talking about anything other than: It is inappropriateâand it's not only happening here, but other parts of the worldâwhere there's a failure to recognize and condemn violence whenever it's used for political purposes, failure to condemn theâany attempt to manipulate electoral outcomes, a failure to acknowledge when elections were won or lost.

Thank you.

NOTE: The President spoke at 11:23 a.m. in the South Court Auditorium of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. In his remarks, he referred to Gov. Christopher T. Sununu of New Hampshire. Secretary Raimondo joined the President in the South Court Auditorium, with all other participants joining via videoconference.

Categories: Addresses and Remarks : Manufacturing promotion efforts; Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters :: White House.

Locations: Washington, DC.

Names: Health and medical care : Research and development; Fitzgerald, Rich; Hassan, Margaret Wood; Jahanian, Farnam; Krauss, Maureen Donohue; Lane, Majestic; Manchin, Joseph A., III; Pappas, Christopher C.; Pashman, Stefani; Raimondo, Gina M.; Shaheen, C. Jeanne; Sununu, Christopher T.; Trump, Donald J.

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: Coronavirus, domestic prevention efforts; District of Columbia : 2021 civil unrest and violence at U.S. Capitol; Economy, national : Household income and wages; Economy, national : Improvement; Economy, national : Inflation; Economy, national : Strengthening efforts; Education : Postsecondary education :: Community colleges; Education : Postsecondary education :: Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Education : Vocational and technical education programs; Elections : 2020 Presidential and congressional elections; Employment and unemployment : Job creation and growth; Employment and unemployment : Job training and assistance programs; Energy : Electric and hybrid vehicles, promotion efforts; Energy : Gasoline, oil, and natural gas costs; New Hampshire : Governor; Science and technology : Research and development.

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