In-Town Pool Note #12 - POTUS on US Military - Artemis II
From: James Politi
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2026 11:47 PM EDT
To: DL WHO Wranglers
Subject: In-Town Pool Note #12 - POTUS on US Military - Artemis II
POTUS spoke at length about the prowess of the US military - including saying that the Iranian military had been “ wiped out “ during this year’s war . “America is a nation of winners and today our country is winning again,” he said . POTUS then called on Congress to pass legislation to require voter identification and restrict the use of mail in ballots . The audience is occasionally standing up and often clapping at his remarks .POTUS has throughout his speech evoked American heroes from Davy Crockett to the Wright Brothers and the Marines who fought at Iwo Jima . He then brought on stage the crew of the Artemis II spacecraft . “We’re gonna do the Moon and we’re gonna go from there, we’re gonna go to Mars”.
James Politi
Financial Times
Washington bureau chief
1667 K St NW Suite 825
Washington DC 20006
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2026 11:47 PM EDT
To: DL WHO Wranglers
Subject: In-Town Pool Note #12 - POTUS on US Military - Artemis II
POTUS spoke at length about the prowess of the US military - including saying that the Iranian military had been “ wiped out “ during this year’s war . “America is a nation of winners and today our country is winning again,” he said . POTUS then called on Congress to pass legislation to require voter identification and restrict the use of mail in ballots . The audience is occasionally standing up and often clapping at his remarks .POTUS has throughout his speech evoked American heroes from Davy Crockett to the Wright Brothers and the Marines who fought at Iwo Jima . He then brought on stage the crew of the Artemis II spacecraft . “We’re gonna do the Moon and we’re gonna go from there, we’re gonna go to Mars”.
James Politi
Financial Times
Washington bureau chief
1667 K St NW Suite 825
Washington DC 20006