In Kentucky yesterday I reaffirmed @POTUS‘ promise to #RepealAndReplace Obamacare. KY’s a case study of Obamacare’s failures & it must go. pic.twitter.com/pQ0WU3RYgu

— Vice President Pence (@VP) July 13, 2017

(All times EST)TODAY’S EVENTS

4:10 AM President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in the French National Day Parade with President and Mrs. Macron

6:45 AM President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart Paris, France en route to Newark, New Jersey

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1:15 PM Vice President Pence delivers remarks at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting

2:00 PM Vice President Pence participates in a series of meetings with governors

2:45 PM Vice President Pence participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada

3:30 PM Vice President Pence participates in a series of meetings with governors

PHOTO OF THE DAY

President Donald J. Trump and President Emmanuel Macron | July 13, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

OBAMACARE FACT OF THE DAY

FACT: Taxpayers are on the hook for Obamacare’s surging costs. The average Obamacare subsidy in February 2017 was nearly $4,500 – an increase of nearly $1,200 from just two years prior.

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WHITE HOUSE UPDATES

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participated in a viewing of the National Day Parade in France in honor of Bastille Day. President Trump is the first United States President to participate in the ceremonies since 1989.

#POTUSinFrance in Photos: https://t.co/6efZkihXfM pic.twitter.com/xg53CawtFZ

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 13, 2017

President Trump had a productive visit to Paris, France, where he participated in numerous meetings, including an arrival ceremony at Les Invalides and a joint press conference with President Macron.

Great bilateral meetings at Élysée Palace w/ President @EmmanuelMacron. The friendship between our two nations and ourselves is unbreakable. pic.twitter.com/IOSoC0MdPv

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 13, 2017

Follow the President’s trip to France, on Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter.

Vice President Pence delivered remarks on Obamacare in Lexington, Kentuckyon Wednesday saying, “it’s going to take courage, and it’s going to take leadership in Washington, D.C. And make no mistake about it, there are many voices in our Nation’s Capital, and you see them on TV all the time. But there is no more compelling voice in Washington, D.C. than the voice of the American people. So let your voice be heard.”

Press Secretary Sean Spicer released a statement saying, “President Donald J. Trump was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo.”

.@POTUS Administration Welcomes Israeli-Palestinian Deal to Implement the Red-Dead Water Agreement pic.twitter.com/8CJCE8CQJu

— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) July 13, 2017

OMB Director Mulvaney discussed the President’s plan to achieve 3% economic growth in America and introduced the President’s broad agenda that will set in motion the single greatest economic revival since the 1980s.

This is a time of great challenge, but also extraordinary opportunity. American leadership is back. https://t.co/RAiTjZcWd1

— Sarah H. Sanders (@SHSanders45) July 13, 2017

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