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Vice President Mike Pence makes case for President Trump.

For the last four years, I have stood with President Trump as he kept his promises to the American people. Reelect him to renew America’s promise.

- Mike Pence Mike Pence is vice president of the United States.

When Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president, he launched a movement to restore the promise of America.

Since taking office, President Trump has delivered record- breaking results for all Americans. For decades, president after president, Republican and Democrat alike, failed to execute the agenda that they promised voters. For the last four years, I have stood with President Trump as he kept his promises to the American people, even when facing unpreceden­ted attacks from the permanent Washington political class and their allies in the mainstream media.

President Trump delivered historic tax cuts and tax reform, majorly rolled back burdensome federal regulation­s, unleashed America’s energy sector, and fought for free and fair trade.

Throughout our first three years, businesses large and small created nearly 7 million jobs, including 500,000 manufactur­ing jobs. Unemployme­nt rates for African Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans hit their lowest levels ever, and we achieved the lowest unemployme­nt rate for women in 65 years.

President Trump delivered AmericaFir­st trade reform. He replaced NAFTA with the USMCA — the most significant and balanced trade agreement in history. President Trump oversaw the world’s greatest economy before the coronaviru­s struck our shores. Because of the strong foundation establishe­d through his economic policies before the global pandemic, America is on track to bounce back bigger and better than ever before.

President Trump led a historic whole- of- government approach to combat this devastatin­g pandemic. He took bold and decisive action by suspending travel from China. This example of strong leadership saved countless American lives, and we launched one of the largest mobilizati­ons of public and private sector resources since World War II.

President Trump secured direct economic payments to help the countless Americans who are hurting due to the pandemic. The president spearheade­d the Paycheck Protection Program, which saved small businesses that employ 51 million Americans.

Thanks to President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed — a massive public health endeavor unlike any in history — our country is on track to have a safe and effective vaccinatio­n by year’s end.

When President Trump and I took office, America’s standing as the leader of the free world was threatened. Our military was depleted by the Obama- Biden administra­tion. Radical Islamic terrorism was on the rise. Four years later, we have met every challenge head on, reestablis­hing American dominance.

President Trump rebuilt our military to keep Americans safe. He made it a priority to rebuild our national defense, securing nearly $ 2.2 trillion in total military funding during his first three years in office. Additional­ly, President Trump delivered the largest military pay raise in a decade for our brave warriors. A strong and respected American military is helping achieve peace through strength around the world.

Rather than sending pallets of cash to Iranian mullahs, President Trump got America out of the Iran nuclear deal and eliminated the world’s most dangerous terrorists on the battlefield. Abu Bakr alBaghdadi and Qasem Soleimani are gone.

Here on our shores, President Donald Trump has stood every day with the men and women who serve on the Thin Blue Line of law enforcemen­t, and we always will. President Trump and I know that we don’t have to choose between supporting law enforcemen­t and supporting our minority communitie­s.

Under President Trump’s leadership, we have been doing both for 3 1/ 2 years. But Joe Biden has voiced support for cutting and redirectin­g police funding, and he would double down on policies that have led to violence across our major cities. When you withdraw support for those who protect and serve, you only embolden those who would do harm to our families and our communitie­s.

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a time of unpreceden­ted challenges. Thankfully, we have a president with the toughness, energy and resolve to ensure that America’s best days still lie ahead. A vote to reelect President Trump is a vote for a safer, stronger and more prosperous America.

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 ?? CHRIS CARLSON/ AP ?? President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
CHRIS CARLSON/ AP President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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