Rev’s Transcript Library

Donald Trump held a press conference and a speech today as he visited the Honeywell Plant that makes N95 masks in Arizona. He talked about winding down the Coronavirus Task Force, and took criticism for not wearing a mask on his visit to the mask-making facility.

Donald Trump sat down with David Muir of ABC News on May 5 for an interview. He said “there’ll be more death” from coronavirus, but reopening is worth it. Full transcript here.

Ellen Degeneres gave a virtual graduation speech from her home, congratulating the class of 2020. Read the full transcript of her commencement speech here.

Tom Hanks congratulated the Wright State University class of 2020 in a commencement speech on May 4. Read the full transcript of the speech and click the timestamp links for video synced with an interactive transcript.

Donald Trump held an “America Together Returning to Work” town hall on Fox News on May 3. He said he believes there will be a coronavirus vaccine “by the end of the year,” and that at one point, Dr. Fauci told him COVID-19 was “not gonna be a big deal.” Read the transcript here.

Former President George W. Bush released a video today with a message on coronavirus. It is a call to unite, and was released by his Presidential Library. Read the full transcript here.

Actor Ryan Reynolds gave a virtual online graduation speech for the Kitsilano Secondary School Class of 2020. Read the full transcript of his commencement speech here.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an assault weapons ban in Canada. He was joined by Christia Freeland, Bill Blair, and David Lametti. Read the full transcript here.

Apple held their financial results conference call on April 30, 2020. Read the full transcript with Q1 results from CEO Tim Cook and other prominent Apple leaders.

Donald Trump held an April 30 press conference on protection for senior citizens from COVID-19. He was joined by Tennessee governor Bill Lee. Read the full transcript here.

Fed chair Jerome Powell held a press conference on April 29 on COVID-19 and its economic impact. He said second-quarter economic data is going to be worse than anything we’ve ever seen before, and the Fed would do anything it can to support the economy.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards met with Trump at White House to discuss Louisiana’s response to COVID-19 on April 29. Read the full transcript of their meeting.