โWe did what we came here to doโ: Trump releases farewell address but doesnโt mention Biden by name
WASHINGTON โ In his farewell address, President Donald Trump says he will pray for the success of the next administration. The White House released excerpts of the video address ahead of its release Tuesday afternoon, a day ahead of President-elect Joe Bidenโs inauguration. He said: โWe did what we came here to do โ and so much more.โTrump doesnโt mention Biden by nameTrump does not mention his successor, Biden, by name in his farewell address. Trump refers to the โnextโ and โnewโ administration in the nearly 20-minute speech taped in the White House Blue Room. Trump acknowledged in his farewell address that he will โhand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesdayโ - when Trumpโs term ends and Bidenโs begins.
FBI vetting National Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
He said Guard members are also getting training on how to identify potential insider threats. Multiple officials said the process began as the first Guard troops began deploying to D.C. more than a week ago. That could include involvement in prior investigations or terrorism-related concerns, said David Gomez, a former FBI national security supervisor in Seattle. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, has been meeting with Guard troops as they arrive in D.C. and as they gather downtown. Behind them were dozens more National Guard officers and staff, with their eyes trained on additional maps and charts displayed on the wall.
$1.7M for George Strait, six-figure bonuses: Months later, a lawsuit forced Texas to release details on inaugural spending
The result is the most detailed and complete account of inaugural spending in decades. Few records document inaugural committee spending in the state, and those that exist are inconsistent about how expenditures are categorized year to year. Instead, the inaugural committee spent nearly twice that โ 19% โ on fundraising last year. Five days after that, a process server tried to deliver the lawsuit to Bugg, the chair of the inaugural committee. Aleshire said thereโs no reason why the Texas Inaugural Committee should be walled off from scrutiny.