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The President spoke at 7:37 p.m. at the Nation Building Museum. In his remarks, he referred to Reps. Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis; Jennifer Scalise, wife of House Majority Leader Stephen J. Scalise; former Rep. Joseph L. Barton, in his former capacity as manager for the Republican congressional baseball team; House Majority Whip Thomas E. Emmer, Jr., and his wife Jacqueline; former Rep. Drew Ferguson; President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia; Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Baltimore, MD, on March 12, and remanded for detention at the high-security Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador; former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany; former Vice President Kamala D. Harris, in her capacity as the 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee; Sen. Adam D. Schiff, in his former capacity as a U.S. Representative; 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton; White House Senior Adviser Elon R. Musk; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; and honorary U.S. Secret Service agent D.J. Daniel. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on April 10.