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President Donald Trump to speak in Kansas City Friday at law enforcement conference Trip is Trump's eighth visit to Missouri since being elected Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT MICHEAL: THIS WAS A WIDE RANGING SPEECH, TYPICAL IN SOME WAYS OF A ROADSPEECH BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. HE TALKED ABOUT VETERANS, NATURALL BUT HE ALSO DEFENDED HIS GET TOUGH STANCE ON TRADE AND TARIFFS, THE PRESIDENT WALKED ON STAGE AS THOUSAND OF VFW CONVENTION DELEGATES CHEERED. >> KANSAS CITY, WHAT A SPECIAL PLACE, THE PRESISDENT STARTED HIS DAY WITH THIS TWEET, TARIFFS ARE THE GREATEST. MICHEAL: WARNING COUNTRIES TO TRADE FAIRLY WITH THE U.S., OR GET HIT WITH TARIFFS. >> AND THE FARMERS WILL BE THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARY. MICHEAL: TODAY HIS ADMINSTRATI ANOUNCED A $12 BILLION AID PACKAGE FOR FARMERS SUFFERINGFROM TARIFFS ON THIER PRODUCTS. THE PRESIDENT ALSO ASKED FOR PATIENCE, METEOROLOGIST: >> THESE COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RIPPING US OFF FOR DECADES. IT DOESN’T TAKE A WEEK, IT TAKERS A LITTLE LONGER.BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET IT DONE. MICHEAL: HE PRAISED THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FOR HELPING PUSH THRU REFORMS AT THE VETERANS. ADMINISTRATION, LIKE PERMITTING VETS TO SEE PRIVATE PHYISIANS TO HELP CUT DOWN WAITING TIMES. HE SPOKE ABOUT NORTH KOREAN AGREEING TO HELP SEARCH FOR AMERICAN MIA’ >> TO LAY AT REST IN AMERICAN SOIL. MICHEAL: IT WAS ONE OF THE LOUDEST CHEERS OF THE DAY. SOME OF THIS, VINTAGE DONA TRUMP, >> WE DON’T APOLOGIZE FOR AMERICA ANYMORE. WE STAND UP FOR AMERICA. WE STAND UP FOR THE PATRIOTS WHO DEFEND AMERICA. >> THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE, TO GET TO SEE A LIVING PRESIDENT THIS SPEECH WENT OVER VERY WELL WITH THE CONVENTIONEERS. MICHEAL: AS PRESIDENT TRUMP USES PART OF IT TO DEFEND HIS TOUGH STANCE ON TARIFFS, AND ASKS AMERICANS TO STICK WITH HIM SEE IT THRU. AFTER THE SPEECH. THE PRESIDENT HAD A COUPLE OF AND A FUNDRAISER FOR THE JOSH HAWLEY SENATE CAMPAIGN WITH THE PRESIDENT’S