Rose Garden 5:30 P.M. EDT THE SECOND GENTLEMAN: I got to wait for that song to end. (Laughter.) Good evening. AUDIENCE: Good evening. THE SECOND GENTLEMAN: It is my honor to be standing here with President Biden and Vice President Harris. (Applause.) They have both stood strong with the Jewish community time and time again. …
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Background Press Call on Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Ahead of the State of the Union
National Security Council Via Teleconference 11:11 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining today’s call to discuss humanitarian aid for Gaza ahead of the State of the Union. As a reminder, this call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials, and it is embargoed until noon Eastern today. For your awareness, not for…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Israel and Gaza
Via Teleconference (November 3, 2023) 5:12 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Thank you all for joining us on short notice this evening. We found some time with a senior official and thought we would seize on the opportunity to hopefully give you all a little more context on the week and our work here thus far. This…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:21 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Okay, I have a couple things at the top, and then I’ll hand it over to our guest. Today, we announced that the Biden-Harris administration canceled student debt for an additional 160,000 people,…
Remarks by President Biden on the Passage of H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental
State Dining Room 10:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. It’s a good day for America, it’s a good day for Europe, and it’s a good day for world peace, for real. This is consequential. I just signed into law the national security package that was passed by the House of Representatives this weekend and…
Remarks by President Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff at Roundtable with Jewish Community Leaders
Indian Treaty RoomEisenhower Executive Office Building 4:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody, sit down. THE SECOND GENTLEMAN: Thank you. Please be seated. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. I want to start by just saying the Vice President and I are outraged at these horrific terrorist attacks…
Remarks by Vice President Harris After Air Force Two Arrival | North Charleston, South Carolina
Joint Base CharlestonNorth Charleston, South Carolina THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi. Well, it’s good to be back in Charleston, but I want to just, first of all, say a few words about what’s happening in Israel right now. And needless to say, I’m completely outraged by what has taken place. We are looking at extreme acts…
Remarks by Vice President Harris in Press Gaggle | Bletchley, United Kingdom
Bletchley ParkBletchley, United Kingdom THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, first, I will say that I’m very grateful for the partnership and the friendship of Prime Minister Sunak and the UK to the United States. This has been a very productive couple of days. And he has shown great leadership in bringing us all together. It has…
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke today with his Israeli counterpart Tzachi Hanegbi. He expressed his condolences on behalf of President Biden and the American people on Israel’s Memorial Day. He emphasized that this is the first Memorial Day to commemorate the victims of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attacks that killed over 1,000 Israelis. Mr. Sullivan affirmed…
Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The President reaffirmed our shared goal to see Hamas defeated and to ensure the long-term security of Israel and its people. The President and the Prime Minister discussed ongoing efforts to secure the release of all remaining hostages held by…
