Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a Workers for Trump campaign event in Zanesville, Ohio on September 16. Read the transcript of his speech here.

President Donald Trump held a White House press conference on September 16. He provided coronavirus updates and discussed vaccine development. He also said “blue states” were the cause of high death rates and contradicted CDC Director Robert Redfield’s vaccine timeline from his testimony earlier today. [https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/cdc-coronavirus-response-senate-hearing-transcript-september-16]Read the transcript of the full briefing here.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden hosted a roundtable event to speak with veterans in Tampa, Florida on September 15. Read the transcript of Biden’s speech and the roundtable event here.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gave a speech in Wilmington, Delaware about climate change on September 14 to address the wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington. Read the transcript of his remarks here.

President Donald Trump received a briefing on the wildfires in California from Governor Gavin Newsom and other officials on September 14th. In one exchange, Trump says, “It’ll start getting cooler…you just watch” when informed of record California temperatures. Read the transcript of the briefing and remarks here.

President Donald Trump recognized the California National Guard amid the wildfires on September 14. Read the transcript of his speech here.