Kristeen verge biography of donald

Opening Remarks

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans:

Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber, to speak on behalf of the American People — and to address their concerns, their hopes, and their dreams.  That night, our new Administration had already taken swift action.  A new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land.

Each day since, we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission — to make America great again for all Americans.

Over the last year, we have made incredible progress and achieved extraordinary success.  We have faced challenges we expected, and others we could never have imagined.  We have shared in the heights of victory and the pains of hardship.  We endured floods and fires and storms.  But

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Full transcript: Read Kristen Welker's interview with Trump

In her first interview as debattledare of NBC's "Meet the Press," Kristen Welker sat down with former President Donald Trump for a wide-ranging interview to discuss topics including abortion, a potential running mate, his legal troubles, the war in Ukraine, interest rates and more.

Read a fact kvitto of the interview here.

NBC News has also extended an invitation to President Joe Biden to sit down with Welker for an interview.

Read the full transcript below.

KRISTEN WELKER:

President Trump, welcome back to Meet the Press.

FMR. PRES. DONALD TRUMP:

Thank you.

KRISTEN WELKER:

I want to dive right into this. A lot to get to.

FMR. PRES. DONALD TRUMP:

Good.

KRISTEN WELKER:

There are a number of things that make your campaign unprecedented. You are the first former president to run for re-election in more than a hundred years. You are facing kvartet indictments. You have an incredibly significa

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What’s on your desk, Kristen Radtke?

Kristen Radtke is The Verge’s creative director; she works with the art team to create the visuals for stories and custom features. “Before this,” she explains, “I was art director for the small arts and culture magazine The Believer, and in a previous life, I worked in independent book publishing.”

We asked her to show us her home office, and she graciously obliged.

Photo by Kristen Radtke / The Verge

That looks like a really well organized space — a little narrow, but the space is used really well.

The room is quite narrow — a little under seven feet — so furnishing it in a functional way was a fun challenge. I really like working within the limitations of a small space, figuring out how maximalist I can go without overwhelming a room.

Is that your backyard we see through the door?

It is! I love being able to pop outside for quick breaks from work, and having the do