

I'm here today to update the American people on the incredible progress that has been made in the last four weeks since my inauguration. Right after that, you prepare yourselves for questions, unless you have no questions, that's always a responsibility. And we've done some really good work and we're proud of that. Just absolutely catastrophic in terms of what was happening. I had this time, we've been negotiating a lot of different transactions to save money on contracts that were terrible, including airplane contracts that were out of control and late and terrible.

I think I'll say a few words and take some questions. I thank Paul for being here, coming up to the office, he was very strong opponent, and now he's a very strong ally, and I appreciate that. I've been talking about that for a long time, but it's very, very important to me. We're unifying the party and hopefully we'll unify the country. As you know, he was very much involved with the anti-Trump or as they say, Never Trump, and Paul left and gave us total support. I have to say that, weeks, weeks late, Office of Management and Budget, and he will be, I think, a fantastic addition. And, also, as you probably heard just a little while ago, Mick Mulvaney, former congressman, has just been approved, weeks late. We just spoke, and he's going to be a tremendous secretary of Labor. He's a member and has been a member of the National Labor Relations Board, and he's been through Senate confirmation three times, confirmed, did very, very well. He has a law degree from Harvard Law School, great student, former clerk for Justice Samuel Alito, and he has had a tremendous career. I just wanted to begin by mentioning that the nominee for secretary of the Department of Labor will be Mr.
