BREAKING NEWS: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STRICKEN BY MASSIVE STROKE; PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 74; DETAILS COMING IN.... Thursday, December 11th, 2020
The Honorable Donald John Trump
(June 14th, 1946-December 11th, 2020)
49th President of the United States
January 20th, 2017 to December 11th, 2020
(Breaking News Alerts music blaring out on all TV Networks: CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, MSNBC, C-SPAN, etc.,) NBC Nightly News TV Anchor Lester Holt was the first to break into regular programming at 8:30 AM EST with the news nobody saw coming: "Good morning, we apologize for interrupting regular programming but we have sad news to report to you. President Donald Trump, the 49th President of the United States, has died from what appears to be a massive stroke despite doctors' best efforts to save him at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. From what sources confirmed, President Trump likely suffered the stroke sometime late in the evening while working inside his office at Mar-a-Lago Estate. Nobody had heard from the President for hours when earlier this morning, he was discovered by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump & daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump. Soon afterwards, President Trump was rushed by Secret Service to the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where doctors had worked hard in saving his life, but their efforts were sadly unsuccessful. I repeat, President Donald Trump, the 49th President of the United States, has passed away following a massive stroke. He was 74 years old.
We have Kelly O'Donnell, who is outside the White House to give us more information on Vice President Mike Pence, who will in a few HRS, will be officially sworn in as the 50th President of the United States. Kelly, what more details can we give us ?"
*[O'Donnell went into full detail on the situation].
Over at Fox News: the look on John Roberts' face when he got the news via cell phone was telling as his mouth dropped to the floor. He had to compose himself to report to the viewers about President Trump's death before giving the rest of the breaking news alerts to Shannon Bream, who reported on the shocking breaking news alerts for the remainder of the day.
All across the nation & the world, many people (from where-ever they were in the globe) woke up to the shocking news on President Trump's death.
Norah O'Donnell of CBS News: "The nation mourns as CBS News can officially confirm that President Donald Trump passed away while undergoing emergency surgery following a massive stroke at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL at the age of 74. CBS News can also confirm that sometime in the next few HRS, Vice President Michael Richard Pence will assume the duties of the Presidency and become our nation's 50th Chief Executive by US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. More details will be coming in as we continue our live breaking news broadcast"....
Flag flown at half-mast following confirmation of President Trump's death.
With Trump dead, the MAGA Movement was without its influential leader & spokesperson & obviously there was a power vacuum inside the GOP, where Governors & many other ambitious politicos were secretly plotting to take control (such as FL Governor Ron DeSantis (R), the most hardcore & ultimate Trump-ista ever: more on him later in the TL).....
Pence 8:36 AM EST, Thursday, December 11th, 2020
Number One Observatory Circle, Washington, DC.
Now, something that nobody expected, probably he himself the least: Michael Richard Pence of IN was the 50th President of the United States. Mr. Pence, 61 years old, had been known by many as an evangelical conservative during his political career; having ascended to the Presidency under tragic circumstances, things were about to change for Pence & his family. He served 12 years in the US House of Representatives representing IN's 2nd & 6th Congressional Districts from 2001 to 2013, during which he chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 & served as the chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011, the third-highest position in the House GOP leadership. Pence described himself as a "principled conservative" & supporter of the Tea Party movement, saying he was "a Christian, a conservative, & a Republican, in that order."
He was elected IN's 50th Governor in 2012 defeating former IN House of Representatives Speaker John R. Gregg (D) in the closest gubernatorial election in 50 years. Upon becoming Governor on January 14th, 2013, Pence initiated the largest tax cute in state history & pushed for more funding for private education initiatives. In the Summer of 2016, Pence withdrew his reelection campaign upon being tapped to become Donald Trump's running-mate as VP: Trump & Pence both went on to win the 2016 presidential election. Inaugurated as the nation's 52nd Vice President on January 20th, 2017, Pence chaired the National Space Council since it was reestablished in June of that year. In February 2020, he was appointed to serve as chairman of the White House COVID-19 Task Force, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
With his selection, Trump picked someone with connections to Capitol Hill & executive experience as a US State Governor & who could ease the passage of conservative legislation. Mike Pence passed that test very easily & proved to be one of the most loyal Vice Presidents in America since then-Vice President Jimmy Carter, who was loyal to then-President Jerry Brown during the chaotic late 1970s. As IN Governor Eric Holcomb (R) remarked while being interviewed on C-SPAN: "I've worked closely with incoming President Pence & I can assure you that America is in good hands."
The Unexpected Call of Service to the Country: Presidency of Michael Richard Pence 9:25 AM EST, Thursday, December 11th, 2020
White House, Washington, DC.
President Pence inside the Oval Office for the first time as the 49th President of the United States.
At approximately 9:25 AM EST, approximately only 86 guests, mostly members of the Cabinet & journalists from all over the world (all of whom were socially distanced) gathered outside on the South Portico of the White House grounds awaiting the arrival of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, who had to step in for US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (who was under the weather) & administer the Oath of Office to Michael Richard Pence of Indianapolis, IN, who had become the 50th President upon official notification on Trump's death earlier in the morning. Pence, accompanied by his wife incoming First Lady Karen Pence, entered the South Portico of the White House grounds; his three adult children sat in the front row among the guests, next to several congressional leaders & Eric Trump, who represented the Trump family after the tragic passing of his father).
When he arrived, Justice Thomas entered the podium & spoke a few words honoring the late President Trump & praising the Constitutional Republic, that ensured government would continue with a new leader. After his five minute remarks, Mike Pence stood up & raised his right hand & put his left hand on the Bible that Karen Pence held & repeated the oath....
Thomas: "Mr. President, are you prepared to take the Oath of Office ?"
Pence: "Yes sir."
Thomas: "Mr. President, please raise your right hand, put your left hand on the Bible and repeat after me your Oath of Office. I, Michael Richard Pence, do solemnly swear...."
Pence: "I, Michael Richard Pence, do solemnly swear...."
Thomas: "that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States...."
Pence: "that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States...."
Thomas: "And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."
Pence: "And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."
Thomas: "Congratulations Mr. President and good luck to you."
Pence: "Thank you very much Justice Thomas for doing this. I'll never forget this."
[Respectful polite rounds of applause].
President Pence came before the podium with the Presidential Seal & delivered his short remarks before the American people:
"My fellow Americans. This morning, we mourn the loss of a transformational leader, the ultimate outsider who did everything in his power to bring Americans together, we are and will remain strong. We are no less present on the world stage as we were yesterday, no are we less determined to move forward into the twilight of this century, as what we strongly refer to it as the American Century as one nation, united under God.
But don't be mistaken, America will always be strong so long as there are Americans. We're an innovative, principled & inclusive people, unique of our equality of opportunity and for the universality of the American dream realized by everyone. It is the American dream which across this world has entered into the lexicon as a world associated with the promise of peace through strength, law and order, freedom, strong national defense and a fighting chance. So we will respond to the unfortunate sad news today, which has left many of us feeling shaken and rudderless, as an opportunity to heal America, to restore and renew faith in our government, and to ensuring that every American experiences the dream that has compelled so many millions of people to give up everything in pursuit of liberty.
Our thoughts remain with the First Lady and the entire Trump family today; we, as Americans, have an obligation to this family that has given up so much for the good of the country. We must ensure that Donald J. Trump will never be forgotten. We must ensure that his legacy likewise lives on, and we must ensure that the mission must be completed, the battle won, the greatest heights conquered, and the game is won! That is what Donald J. Trump wanted for America ultimately. He laid down his life in pursuit of inspiring to an excellence a nation that has been scarred over the past 57 years by assassinations (in reference to the Kennedy, Ford, Obama assassinations), scandals (referring to Nixon's resignation in disgrace & EWE's humiliating impeachment & removal from office), eroded by inflation (blatant jab at Brown's disastrous administration) and bogged down in foreign policy quagmires and endless wars. We as Americans must live up to the legacy that President Trump has left behind, and even though all of this is a tall order, I believe firmly that it's a challenge every American of every age, gender, ethnicity or political party can attain and meet the challenge.
Thank you very much for listening. God bless you all, God bless President Trump and his family, and most of all, may God bless the United States of America."
Real Clear Politics Polling Survey: 9 in 10 Americans view Pence inaugural address positive & give Trump Presidency mixed grades depending on who was polled.
*The day after President Pence was inaugurated, Real Clear Politics took a quick poll. The poll found that 86% of respondents viewed Mike Pence's inaugural address positively, while 73% viewed him as honest & trustworthy. 63% expressed confidence that he was up to the job, only 14% expressed doubts. Likewise, the media commented on Pence's speech. A speech that was drafted within HRS & that also reassured the nation that America was in very safe hands.
Real Clear Politics also polled on how Americans viewed the late President Donald Trump: 71% have a negative opinion of the late President but 39% said his Presidency was a success, only 57% said the opposite.
BREAKING: PRESIDENT PENCE KEEPS CABINET & DECLARES STATE OF NATIONAL MOURNING
*On December 12th, President Pence held his first Cabinet meeting inside the Cabinet Room to discuss the upcoming agenda as well as the battle against COVID-19. During his opening remarks, the new chief executive asked all members to remain in their respective jobs, sources said. All members of the Cabinet agreed to stay on & have some continuity. With that, the Trump administration became the Pence administration. With Pence's ascension to the Presidency, the Vice Presidency became vacant & Mike Pence will become the first President since Chester A. Arthur to have no Vice President.
The Pence Administration
(December 11th, 2020-January 20th, 2021)
President: Mike Pence (R-IN)
Vice President: VACANT
Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
Secretary of the Treasury: Steve Mnuchin (R-CA)
Secretary of Defense: Christopher Miller (R-IA)*Acting
Attorney General: Bill Barr (R-NY St)
Secretary of the Interior: David Bernhardt (R-VA)
Secretary of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue (R-GA)
Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross (R-FL)
Secretary of Labor: Eugene Scalia (R-VA)
Secretary of Health & Human Services: Alex Azar (R-IN)
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development: Dr. Ben Carson (R-FL)
Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao (R-KY)
Secretary of Energy: Dan Brouilette (R-TX)
Secretary of Education: Betsy DeVos (R-MI)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Robert Wilkie (R-NC)
Secretary of Homeland Security: Chad Wolf (R-TX)*Acting
US Trade Representative: Robert Lighthizer (R-FL)
Director of National Intelligence: John Ratclifffe (R-TX)
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: Gina Haspel (R-KY)
EPA Administrator: Andrew Wheeler (R-VA)
Small Business Administration Administrator: Jovita Carranza (R-IL)
Director of the Office of Management & Budget: Russell Vought (R-VA)
White House Chief of Staff: Mark Meadows (R-NC)
US Surgeon General: Dr. Jerome Adams (R-IN)
US Ambassador to the United Nations: Kelly Craft (R-KY)
On that afternoon, President Pence signed his first official document, declaring a state of national mourning for 30 days & ordered all flags to be lowered for the same period of time.
32.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D-NY St): 32nd President from Marcg 4th, 1933 to April 12th, 1945: elected in 1932; reelected in 1936, 1940 & again in 1944. Died in office while at his Summer retreat in Warm Springs, GA.
33.) Harry S. Truman (D-MO): 33rd President from April 12th, 1945 to January 20th, 1953: Ascended to the Presidency upon Roosevelt's death; elected to full 4-year term in 1948 but didn't seek reelection in 1952.
34.) Dwight David Eisenhower (R-KS): 34th President from January 20th, 1953 to January 20th, 1961: elected in 1952 & reelected in 1956.
35.) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (D-MA): 35th President from January 20th, 1961 to November 22nd, 1963: elected 1960; assassinated in office while riding in an open limousine during parade at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX.
36.) Lyndon Baines Johnson (D-TX): 36th President from November 22nd, 1963 to January 20th, 1969: Ascended to the Presidency upon Kennedy's assassination; elected to full 4-year term in 1964 but didn't seek reelection in 1968.
37.) Richard Milhous Nixon (R-CA): 37th President from January 20th, 1969 to August 9th, 1974: Elected in 1968 & reelected in 1972; resigned in disgrace due to the Watergate Scandal.
38.) Gerald Rudolph Ford (R-MI): 38th President from August 9th, 1974 to September 5th, 1975: Ascended to the Presidency upon Nixon's resignation; assassinated in office while greeting well-wishers on the CA State Capitol Grounds in Sacramento, CA.
39.) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (R-NY St): 39th President from September 5th, 1975 to January 20th, 1977 Ascended to the Presidency upon Ford's assassination; Didn't seek election to full 4-year term in 1976.
40.) Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr., (D-CA): 40th President from January 20th, 1977 to January 20th, 1981: Elected in 1976; Didn't seek reelection in 1980.
41.) Ronald Wilson Reagan (R-CA): 41st President from January 20th, 1981 to July 14th, 1987: Elected in 1980 & reelected in 1984; resigned following backlash of the Iran-Contra Scandal.
42.) George Herbert Walker Bush (R-TX): 42nd President from July 14th, 1987 to January 20th, 1993: Ascended to the Presidency upon Reagan's resignation; elected to full 4-year term in 1988; defeated for reelection in 1992.
43.) William Jefferson Clinton (D-AR): 43rd President from January 20th, 1993 to January 19th, 1995: Elected in 1992; died under mysterious circumstances while on vacation in outskirts of New Delhi, India.
44.) Edwin Washington Edwards (D-LA): 44th President from January 19th, 1995 to June 14th, 1998: Ascended to the Presidency upon Clinton's death & elected to full 4-year term in 1996. Impeached & removed from office due to bribery scandals.
45.) Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., (D-TN): 45th President from June 14th, 1998 to January 20th, 2001: Ascended to the Presidency upon Edwards' impeachment & removal from office; defeated in election bid for full 4-year term in 2000.
46.) George Walker Bush (R-TX): 46th President from January 20th, 2001 to January 20th, 2009: Elected in 2000 & reelected in 2004. First US President since Eisenhower to serve 2 full terms.
47.) Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., (D-IL): 47th President from January 20th, 2009 to April 28th, 2014: Elected in 2008 & reelected in 2012. First African American elected to the Presidency; assassinated in office during Welcoming Honors Ceremony State Visit at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines.
48.) Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., (D-DE): 48th President from April 28th, 2014 to January 20th, 2017: Ascended to the Presidency upon Obama's assassination; didn't seek election to full 4-year term in 2016.
49.) Donald John Trump (R-NY St/FL): 49th President from January 20th, 2017 to December 11th, 2020: Elected in 2016; defeated for reelection in 2020. Died in office during emergency surgery at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.
50.) Michael Richard Pence (R-IN): 50th President from December 11th, 2020 to January 20th, 2021: Ascended to the Presidency upon Trump's death.
51.) Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., (D-DE): 51st President beginning on January 20th, 2021.
Funeral Arrangements announced for the late President Donald J. Trump
Saturday, December 13th, 2020
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnairy addressed the White House Press Corps on the latest developments in funeral arrangements for the late President Trump & confirmed the following:
Lying in Repose:
Sunday, December 14th-Tuesday, December 16th, 2020
US Capitol Rotunda
Washington, DC
State Funeral:
Tuesday, December 16th, 2020
11:00 AM EST
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC
Departure Honors Ceremony
2:00 PM EST
Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base
Prince Georges County, MD
Arrival Honors:
3:00 PM EST
Tallahassee International Airport
Tallahassee, FL
Lying in Repose
FL State Capitol
Tallahassee, FL
Funeral Service:
Wednesday, December 17th, 2020
10:00 AM EST First Presbyterian Church
2200 North Meridian RD
Tallahassee, FL
Final Resting Place:
Mar-a-Lago Estate Grounds
Palm Beach, FL
*21 Cannon Salute will be fired by the FL Army National Guard
*48 fighter jets will be flying during the Rite of Committal.
*Flag presentation: FL Governor Ron DeSantis (R) will personally present former First Lady Melania Trump the US flag.
COMING UP IN CHAPTER IV OF PUTTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FIRST
The mysterious kidnapping of CA Governor Gavin Newsom (D) & the ramifications going forward.....
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National & International highlights of the Pence Presidency
National & International Highlights December 11th-18th, 2020
Thursday, December 11th, 2020:
*The European Union agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% over the next decade.
Friday, December 12th, 2020:
*COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passing 70 million worldwide.
*Bhutan & Israel announce the normalization of diplomatic relations.
Sunday, December 14th, 2020:
*COVID-19 pandemic: The United States & Canada both begin mass vaccination efforts with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, Singapore approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, with other companies to provide vaccines progressively.
*Sudan-United States relations: The United States removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
*Turkey-United States relations: The United States placed sanctions on Turkey in retaliation for their purchasing of a S-400 missile system from Russia, making it the first time they've ever sanctioned a NATO-allied country.
*A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America & the South Atlantic Ocean.
Monday, December 15th, 2020:
*The International Criminal Court accuses former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity in his administration's controversial War on Drugs.
Thursday, December 18th, 2020:
*COVID-19 pandemic: The United States approves Moderna's vaccine for emergency use, the second brand available there.
*President Mike Pence, First Lady Karen Pence, US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), & US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine respectively.
Funeral festivities for President Trump Sunday, December 14th, 2020-Wednesday, December 17th, 2020
The caisson carrying the flag-draped casket of the late President Donald J. Trump passes in a funeral procession to the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Sunday, December 14th, 2020.
*Sunday, December 14th, 2020: Events in Washington, DC.
In Washington, DC., members of Congress, several US State Governors, members of the public paid tribute to Trump immediately after his death & throughout his funeral.
Events in the capital began when Trump's flag-draped casket arrived at Joint Base Andrews AFB in Prince Georges County, MD. It was removed from the plane, driven by hearse in a procession through the MD & VA suburbs & the nation's capital, across the Arlington Memorial Bridge, & onto Constitutional Avenue.
Near the Eclipse, & within sight of the White House, the hearse immediately came to a stop & Trump's body was transferred to a horse-drawn caisson for the remainder of the procession down Constitutional Avenue to Capitol Hill (making Trump the first US President to have a horse-drawn caisson since Ronald Reagan in 2004). Former First Lady Melania Trump & the entire Trump family stepped out of the limousine to witness the casket's transfer; Melania was greeted with warm greetings, including applause. The cortege began the 45-minute journey just after 5:00 PM EST, with the Trump family following in limousines. Military units escorted the caisson as it made its way to the sounds of muffled drums. Behind the caisson was a riderless horse named Sergeant York, carrying Trump's riding boots & golf clubs reversed in each stirrups. The caisson paused at 4th Street & Constitutional Avenue, where 21 Air Force F-15's from Seymour AFB of Goldsboro, NC, flew over in missing man formation.
*Capitol Hill:
The caisson stopped when it arrived on Capitol Hill; military units removed it, & "Hail to the Chief" was played amidst a 21 Cannon Salute. The casket was carried up the West Front steps of the Capitol, mainly because since Reagan's 1981 inauguration, every succeeding President has been inaugurated there. Two teams of military pallbearers carried the casket up the steps of the Capitol to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
When the casket reached the top of the steps, the Trump family met it. Melania, Barron, Eric, Donald, Jr., Ivanka, & Tiffany each touched the flag-draped casket for a few moments before the casket was marched inside the Capitol Rotunda, followed by the Trump family & several of the Trump Cabinet Secretaries.
The casket was placed under the Capitol Rotunda, where it lay in state on Abraham Lincoln's catafalque. An evening memorial service then took place, with dignitaries primarily composed of Congressional members, members of the United States Supreme Court & the Diplomatic Corps; the Reverend Franklin Graham, gave the invocation. Eulogies were delivered by United States Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-IA), US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) & US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
After the eulogies, the three speakers each laid a wreath at the casket & the US Senate Chaplain, Pastor Barry Black, gave the benediction. Pompeo escorted former First Lady Melania Trump to the casket, where she said her goodbyes. The dignitaries in the room paid their respects during the next half-HR. In a rare instance, the doors of the Capitol were temporarily open (despite the COVID-19 pandemic) to the public, who stood in lines stretching many blocks to view the flag-draped casket of the 48th President.
*Public Viewing: Sunday, December 14th, 2020-Tuesday, December 16th, 2020
The general public stood in long lines (socially distanced obviously & masks were required) waiting their turn to pay their respects to the late 48th President. About 5,000 per HR passed the casket, after waiting up to seven HRS. In all, 104,583 paid their respects when Trump lay in state.
After returning to Washington following a meeting with the National Governors Association in a virtual meeting, President Mike Pence & First Lady Karen Pence visited the Capitol (this time Trump's flag-draped casket was marched to the West Front steps due to the COVID-19 pandemic) to pay their respects. Many world leaders did the same, including Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, Korean President Moon Jae-in.
While Trump's casket lay in state, Melania Trump & her family took up residence in the Blair House, the official residence of guests of the President of the United States. There, she was greeted by additional dignitaries & public figures.
*Tuesday, December 16th, 2020: State Funeral Service.
Following 35 HRS of lying in state, the doors of the Capitol (were already closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) & a military honor guard carried the flag-draped casket down the steps of the West Front of the US Capitol to a 21 Cannon Salute where the Trump family held their hands over their hearts, while TV cameras showed Tiffany crying uncontrollably. After it was placed in a hearse, the motorcade departed on the five-mile trip (8 km) to the Washington National Cathedral, where the State Funeral service was to be held; crowds lined up the route of the cortege as the hearse made its way.
About 2,000 people gathered at the Washington National Cathedral for the State Funeral, including President & First Lady Pence, former Presidents Jerry Brown & Albert Gore, Jr.,; former Vice Presidents Dan Quayle, Wesley Clark & Mary Landrieu. Members of Congress including past & present US State/Territorial Governors were in attendance. Foreign dignitaries also attended the service, coming from just 72 nations ranging from past & present Heads of State & government.
*Cathedral events:
The motorcade arrived on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral & Trump's casket was removed. The bearers carrying it paused on the Cathedral steps, & an opening prayer by The Very Reverend Randolph Hollerith, Dean of the Washington National Cathedral. The casket was then carried down the aisle; the Trump family followed & Melania Trump was escorted to her seat by President Pence. Rosemarie Logan Duncan was the master of ceremonies. US Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch & Ivanka Trump were the readers. The choir sung songs such as "Faire is the Heaven"; "O Love of God, How Strong & True", "Bring Us, O Lord" & "And I saw a New Heaven". Eulogies were delivered by President Pence, Ivanka Trump (who spoke on behalf of the family, where during her eulogy she tearfully broke down & wept multiple times) & Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Musical tributes were provided by the United States Coast Guard Band, the United States Marine Orchestra & the University of Alabama (Million Dollar Band). Soon afterwards, the flag-draped casket was then lifted, turned & borne out of the cathedral to "For All the Saints, Who From Their Labor Rest" as all of the dignitaries stood in respect.
The Washington Ringing Society had rang half-muffled quarter peal of Grandshire Caters to Trump's memory. The hearse carrying Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews AFB at 2:00 PM EST & at 2:16 PM EST, transferred aboard VC25A 29000 via scissor-truck as the Trump family boarded Special Air Mission 48 & took off after 2:33 PM EST.
Special Air Mission 49 flies away from Joint Andrews AFB for the final time on the final destination to FL.
Trump's remains arrived at the Tallahassee International Airport on the late afternoon of December 16th at 4:30 PM EST where they were greeted by a military escort, transported to the FL State Capitol & laid in repose until the following morning. A second funeral service for family & friends was held at the Faith Presbyterian Church at 10:00 AM on December 17th. Eulogies were delivered by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, United States Senator Richard Scott (R-FL) & Reverend Franklin Graham. Officiating the service was Senior Pastor Brad Clayton & Associate Pastor Trinity Whitley. During the service, The Oak Ridge Boys sung "Amazing Grace" & Lee Greenwood sung "God Bless the USA".
After the church service, the remains were driven by hearse to the Tallahassee International Airport, where it was transported via scissor-truck to Special Air Mission 49 to the final destination: West Palm Beach for interment. Upon arrival at the Palm Beach International Airport, Arrival Honors were rendered followed by the 21 Cannon Salute by the Presidential Salute Battery Unit; Guard of honor formed by the FL Highway Patrol, attended the removal of the casket from Special Air Mission 49 to an awaiting hearse for the procession to the Mar-a-Lago Estate Grounds in West Palm Beach.
Funeral Services for President Trump at the First Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee, FL on December 17th.
During interment, the United States Navy announced it would perform the largest funeral flyover in history, with what the Navy had described as one of the "most unprecedented" 21 F/A-18 Hornets led by Captain Kevin McLaughlin, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic, whose own aircraft was painted in special memorial livery. The missing man formation flyover had featured 21 aircraft. Among those in attendance at the interment ceremony: FL Governor Ron DeSantis (R) & his wife, FL First Lady Casey DeSantis who accompanied the Trump family toward the gravesite on the Mar-a-Lago Estate Grounds in Palm Beach. The interment ceremony was private; it was not filmed (but several pictures were shown to the media the next day or two), broadcast on television, or streamed online at the advance request of the Trump family. Only the Arrival Honors festivites, the flyover, including the 21 Cannon Salute & the performance of "Taps" that happened on the Mar-a-Lago Estate Grounds, were shown instead. According to sources, during the flag presentation, FL Governor Ron DeSantis (R) presented the folded American flag to former First Lady Melania Trump, who accepted the flag; members of the Trump family bid their goodbyes at the graveside service. Trump's remains were buried on the early morning of December 18th.
President Trump's flag-draped casket being taken to private graveside ceremony on the Mar-a-Lago Estate Grounds.
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Chapter II: The Blue Dog Democrat from the Tar Heel State
Cooper 12:56 PM EST, Tuesday, December 16th, 2020
NC Executive Mansion
Raleigh, NC
January 1st, 2017: NC Governor Roy Cooper (D) taking the Oath of Office inside the Old State Capitol Building.
With his reelection victory assured from the previous month by double digits very easily over his arch-rival NC Lieutenant Governor Dan Forrest (R), NC Governor Roy Cooper (D) became the first NC Governor to win reelection since Mike Easley, who was reelected in 2004. Once again, Cooper out-performed other fellow Democrats on the statewide ballot. However, Cooper was going to be facing an openly-hostile Republican-controlled NC General Assembly as he was making plans for what his second term would look like in the next four years as well as his political future as talks of Cooper being mentioned as a future contender for the Presidency or Vice Presidency would slowly, but certainly accelerate.
Cooper, who has never lost an election either in the primary or general elections since first winning a seat in the NC House of Representatives back in 1986, had an unstoppable winning streak which impressed all North Carolinians because they knew him best: strong leadership during tough times & it was necessary to keeping things stable as the world was still in the middle of the international pandemic.
In the meantime, Cooper anticipated more political gridlock with the Republican-controlled NC General Assembly over everything from congressional redistricting, Medicaid expansion debates, bitter debates over repealing the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act among other political heated button issues facing North Carolinians.
Chapter III: President Leni 11:00 AM PHST, Saturday, December 20th, 2020
Bahay Pangarap, Malacanang Palace Grounds
Manila, Philippines
May 16th, 2019: Robredo following her impromptu inauguration as the 17th President of the Philippines.
Following the impeachment & removal of controversial firebrand Rodrigo Duterte & the ascension of Leni Robredo as the Philippines' 17th President on May 16th, 2019, Robredo quickly got to work first by repairing strained diplomatic relations between the Philippines & the United States. During a working visit to the United States on May 24th, 2019, Robredo met with then-US President Donald Trump at the White House, where they agreed to reinforcing US/Filipino joint military exercises in the Pacific in order to reinforce the Armed Forces of the Philippines' abilities in combating Abu Sayyaf in the South China Sea region. Later on the afternoon of May 24th, Trump & Robredo held a bilateral joint press conference about economic & trade ties, energy, human rights, democracy, PRC, North Korea's nuclear threats, & counter-terrorism.
On the domestic front, the Robredo administration did the following:
*Spearheading programs that originally began under the Office of the Vice President, which were transferred to the Office of the President upon her ascension.
*Flagship anti-poverty program Angat Buhay benefited 622,000 families in 223 cities & municipalities across the country.
*Partnered with 372 organizations in the implementation of Angat Buhay.
*The Angat Buhay program focused on six advocacy areas: public education, rural development, food security & nutrition, women empowerment, universal healthcare, housing & resettlement.
*Robredo terminated the Duterte administration's controversial war on drugs. She worked with the Congress of the Philippines, who passed her recommendations of legislation on improving the government's campaign against drugs.
*Voiced support for the proposed anti-turncoat law in the Philippine House of Representatives.
*On foreign policy: Robredo blasted the People's Republic of China for establishing missiles in the West Philippine Sea. By rejecting the Duterte administration's diplomatic approach, Robredo as President, called on PRC to recognize the Philippines vs China arbitral ruling before forging any agreements with the Philippines & also called for transparency in government-sponsored deals with PRC.
*Robredo aggressively continued the full modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines & building credible defense around the country's waters.
Infrastructure: Robredo continued the Build!Build!Build! infrastructure program, but she also prioritized public-private partnerships & the Robredo administration also made sure that proposed infrastructure projects were under one program with strong effectiveness.
Between May 29th-31st, 2019: President Robredo made her second international trip by going to Japan: attending the Nikkei's International Conference on the Future of Asia & held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Robredo accompanied 5 of her Cabinet members on the trip.
Among the other international highlights of the Robredo administration:
*June 21st-23rd, 2019 (Thailand): Attended the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit & joined fellow leaders in discussing a wide range of regional issues. Robredo also attended several important events during the summit, which included the Summit Plenary, Gala Dinner for the leaders, Leaders' Retreat & the 13th Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit.
*August 28th-September 1st, 2019 (Argentina): State Visit of the Argentine Republic, where Robredo met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri at Quinta de Olivos & addressed a joint session of the National Congress of Argentina.
*October 1st-5th, 2019 (Russia): Met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev, Jordanian King Abdullah II & chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov.
*October 21st-22nd, 2019 (Japan): Attended the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Masahito.
*November 1st-4th, 2019 (Thailand): Attended the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
*November 25th-27th, 2019 (Republic of Korea): Robredo attended the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan, Republic of Korea. President Robredo held a bilateral meeting with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in discussing wide-ranging spectrum of issues such as education, free trade, fisheries. Republic of Korea & the Philippines signed four agreements & joint statement on proposed free trade deal in further enhancing the bilateral diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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Robredo restoring ties with Taiwan & fully restores the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States.....
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