The President spoke at 4:56 p.m. in the Cross Hall at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Gov. Michael Kehoe of Missouri; Gov. James D. Pillen of Nebraska; Gov. J. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma; Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy of Alaska; Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent; Arvind Krishna, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, IBM; Timothy P. Cook, chief executive officer, Apple Inc.; Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth; Gov. Gavin C. Newsom of California; Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors Jerome H. Powell; White House Border Czar Thomas D. Homan; Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon; and Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on May 1.