A Memorial Day speech for our President
I thought I’d take a stab at presidential speech writing, as I think there is a critical message the president can deliver on this Memorial Day. This is a complete speech, that includes all the predicted ad-libs I expect Trump would make. Those will be set off in brackets and italicized.
My fellow Americans, I address you on this Memorial Day as our great country [the greatest country in the world] is emerging from this darkness of the virus, this terrible, invisible enemy that has spread across the world [in over 185 countries now, unbelievable, almost every country in the world].
Memorial Day is a solemn holiday in our country, a day to honor the great service of our warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our values. On this Memorial Day, we also honor the sacrifice of the over 100,000 Americans we have lost during this current war we are now engaged in. [That’s what this is, a war, and we would have lost so many more Americans if I hadn’t acted so early. We were very early in our response and it saved a lot of lives. A lot of lives.]
We have suffered so many deaths — our brothers and sisters, daughters and sons, grandparents, aunts, uncles, mothers and fathers. This terrible virus that started in China [that’s where it all started and we’re going to be looking at that a lot more closely, China, and how they let this happen] and spread across the world and has caused not only suffering in health and all these deaths, but has also caused tremendous economic hardship never before seen in the world. Whole economies have been shutdown, in some cases for over two months, including our own economy that was setting records and doing so well, and we had to take bold and immediate action to help halt the spread of the virus. [Can you imagine, our economy was just incredible, and they told me I had to shut it all down, and that’s what we did, and we saved so many lives, but now we have to open up again, and bring our economy back to life, too. That’s what we’re doing. We’re re-opening America.]
Memorial Day is also the traditional start of summer, when families and friends gather for cookouts and picnics, and towns come together for parades and beautiful and poignant memorial services to honor our great veterans. Because of this horrible virus, many towns have decided to cancel these events. Never before has this happened in our great country, and it is a terrible thing. But I believe we can win this war, and I think by the 4th of July we’ll have our great country back, and America will be greater than it’s ever been. We’ve had the best doctors and scientists working on this, the best in the world, and they’re telling me we have a very good chance at winning this war. I told them the American people are up for this challenge, a challenge like one we’ve never seen. [I see it happening, the way people are coming together, and there’s a lot of demand. There’s a lot of pent-up demand.]
As your President, I am also your Commander-In-Chief, and in this great war against the virus, we are all drafted to serve as foot soldiers. Every single American, every man, woman, and child, of every state in our union, of all ages, races, religions, and political party. We all must unite together as one army, one American army, and fight together against this invisible enemy, the virus, and I know we can defeat it. We can stop it in it’s tracks. [They didn’t want me to say this, but that’s what I do, I don’t hold back. I’ll get misquoted and the fake news will get it wrong, but I’m going to say it anyway.]
Today is your first day of duty, and you are all called to serve. Our mission is simple and as your Commander-In-Chief, I have three orders for every American to follow, to fulfill their duty as soldiers in this great battle we are now engaged in. First, we all must wear a mask when out in public spaces and especially when indoors in stores, offices, or factories. We are re-opening and getting back to work, and we need to keep up this fight. We cannot back down. Second, we must all continue to social distance, as much as possible, whenever possible. We are learning that this virus spreads in the air more than any other way, so it is critical for us all to wear masks and stay at least 6 feet apart as much as possible. Third, we must continue to wash our hands. [Remember that one, wash your hands. Easy, just wash your hands.]
Even though I get tested regularly, we are starting a new policy in the White House. I am hereby ordering all personnel to follow these three orders, and this will extend to all staff. I want the American people to know that I am in this fight with you, and that I too will be wearing a mask any time others are in the Oval Office or anytime I am out in public spaces. I will be keeping a space, as we’ve been doing for months now, we’ll keep doing it. And I’ll keep washing my hands. Because we want to win. We all want to win and defeat this virus, get our great country fully back on it’s feet, and resume our booming economy. [I think things are really about to start taking off. By the third quarter we’ll be transitioning, but by the fourth quarter things will really pick up speed, and I think next year will just be incredible. Like nothing we’ve ever seen.]
So on this Memorial Day, I am calling on all Americans to unite together and fight this great battle together. Wear your masks, maintain safe distance, and keep washing your hands. Together we can overcome this terrible enemy. Together we can win. And on the 4th of July we will declare a new independence from this virus, and victory over this enemy.
Thank you, may God bless you all, and may God bless America.
