Washington DC Campaign Events | Speeches, Interviews, Town Halls

Mike Pence stood in for Donald Trump for a Veterans Day speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Pence also participated in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony that honors service members who were killed while serving the country.

Joe Biden spoke with Andrea Mitchell on her MSNBC program in a wide ranging phone interview where he discussed how he sees the 2020 race as it is today, the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, Trump's withdrawal withdrawal from Syria, and what his thoughts are on Trump's continued attacks against his son Hunter.

Bernie Sanders sat down with Pod Save the World co-hosts Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes at the 2019 J Street Conference where they discussed the Israel-Palestinian conflict and what Sanders thinks can be done to finally bring peace to that part of the world. Sanders proposed giving a portion of the billions of dollars in military aid we give to Israel to Gaza instead. Bernie claimed "it is a lot of money, and we cannot give it carte blanche to the Israeli government, or for that matter to any government at all. We have a right to demand respect for human rights and democracy.”

Pete Buttigieg sat down with Pod Save the World co-hosts Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes at the 2019 J Street Conference where they discussed the Israel-Palestinian conflict and how he thinks the long time conflict can eventually be solved. Buttegieg also notably compared the US-Israel relationship to that of a close friend who needed a little help and guidance during a difficult time in their lives.

Donald Trump delivered an address to the nation in which he declared that U.S. Special Forces conducted an operation in northern Syria that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Trump spoke for a number of minutes before taking numerous questions from the press. During the question and answer session, Trump routinely embellished and exaggerated details that were later proved to be not true. He also claimed that al-Baghdadi's death was more important than the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011.

Donald Trump delivered a statement on a ceasefire between Turkey and Syria in northeast Syria, taking full credit for a deal already brokered by Turkey and Russia that didn't have any input from the United States. Trump said that he wants to “[l]et someone else fight over this long bloodstained sand,” seemingly ignoring the fact that hundreds of US soldiers are still stationed in the area. His speech was met with widespread condemnation from members from not just Democrats, but members of his own party who lamented Americas abandonment of the Kurd's, who have been longtime allies in the fight against ISIS.